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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 7:43:44 GMT -6
 Joan Baez - Any Day Nownominated by teekoh Released: December 1968 Recorded: CBS Studios, Nashville, September 1968 Genre: Folk Length: 65:28 Label: Vanguard Producer: Maynard Solomon Any Day Now is a Joan Baez double LP from 1968, made up exclusively of Bob Dylan songs. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. Personnel: Joan Baez – vocals, guitar Fred Carter – mandolin Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar Johnny Gimble – fiddle Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass Tommy Jackson – fiddle Jerry Kennedy – guitar Jerry Reed – guitar Harold Bradley – guitar, dobro Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano Stephen Stills – guitar Harold Rugg – guitar, dobro Grady Martin – guitar Buddy Spicher – fiddle Norbert Putnam – bass Kenny Buttrey – drums New Release Robyn Hitchcock - Robyn HitchcockNominated by 1015 |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 7:42:58 GMT -6
Saw a drop off last week in contributions, and two days into this and no one has commented. Are we done with this project?
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 1, 2017 7:45:23 GMT -6
Admittedly, I pretty much only ever comment on these on Friday.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 7:46:46 GMT -6
And that's totally fine. I just noticed a drop off, and it may be as a result of the changing of boards.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 7:48:25 GMT -6
I have been one of the slackers but it has been because of an insane personal life, not a lack of interest in this.
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Post by teekoh on Jun 1, 2017 9:15:26 GMT -6
I just haven't gotten to these albums yet. I fully plan on it.
I should also take a look at the nominations thread. Not sure where we left that.
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 1, 2017 9:16:23 GMT -6
I hope we at least stick with it through next week, given that my nom is then.  I just haven't gotten to these albums yet. I fully plan on it. I should also take a look at the nominations thread. Not sure where we left that. Sticky'd in the Board Projects forum. |
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Post by teekoh on Jun 1, 2017 9:19:29 GMT -6
Thx. Figures that madbird nominated a bunch of stuff and then decided not to come over.
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Post by mookie on Jun 1, 2017 9:38:15 GMT -6
I gave the Robyn Hitchcock album a chance, since I've known his name for years, but have honestly never paid much attention to his music. It was pretty much what I expected from the few songs I've heard in the past. I'd say I liked maybe half of the album, but man I was skipping over a few of the tracks, like "I Pray When I'm Drunk," "Sayonara Judge" and "1970 in Aspic."
Glad I gave it a chance at least, but I won't be going back to it.
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Post by Kamera on Jun 1, 2017 13:26:49 GMT -6
Yeah, I still want to do this. The changing of the board's threw me off.
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Post by pigs on Jun 1, 2017 22:13:13 GMT -6
I'm still interested, just been busy the last 2 weeks. Been reading comments though.
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 2, 2017 8:27:50 GMT -6
I started listening, and I'm already thrilled that this isn't the Swedish Robyn like I thought it was.
I dig the variation of sound on the album. That's a real hit or miss thing for me, if I like what you're doing, I don't want you to mess with it too much, but all of the songs are strong enough to stand on their own.
Had to give Sayonara Judge a skip. (But these track titles are wonderful)
I think Virginia Woolf was my favorite off of the album.
This was probably the album I've enjoyed discovering the most from this project, thank you for nominating it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 9:51:42 GMT -6
If you dig the Robyn Hitchcock album, you should give the Soft Boys a listen.
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 2, 2017 10:03:04 GMT -6
Will do!
As for Joan Baez, I'll admit, I'm not as familiar with Dylan as I should be, so I can't speak to the comparison, but her voice is a treasure on these tracks. Tears of Rage is a show(album?)-stopping number. The track that follows, Sad-Eyed Lady, is another standout, and one of the ones where the instrumentation best serves her, in my opinion. This was a delight, and I can definitely see myself going back to this. A great week all around this time, and I do hope people give both albums a shot.
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Post by ten15 on Jun 2, 2017 12:20:57 GMT -6
So, I nominated Robyn Hitchcock before I even listened to the whole album. I was a big fan of his 80's/90's stuff when he played with The Egyptians, but hadn't been too impressed with a lot of his recent stuff. But, I heard "I Want to Tell You About What I Want" on 'XRT, I think, and was intrigued.
Overall, I really enjoy this album. At first, I thought it was Beatle-esque, with some psychedelic stuff, an odd country song or two, songs that tell stories. But the more I listened to it, I think it is more like a Rutles album. I don't think it is a parody per se, (although I guess you could argue that The Rutles were an homage), but it does seem like Robyn was thinking about the Beatles (and famous authors?) when he wrote a lot of these songs.
My favorites are "Virginia Woolf", "Mad Shelley's Letterbox" and "Autumn Sunglasses". I also like how "I Pray When I'm Drunk" (the guitar line of which borrows heavily from "What Goes On") sounds like a honkytonk song, but still seems British.
Glad Xam liked it. I just find it a fun little album.
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Post by ten15 on Jun 2, 2017 12:21:54 GMT -6
I am planning on sticking with this project. I have just been SUPER busy the last two weeks (and will be next week) but should be more available after that.
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Post by regionrat6337 on Jun 2, 2017 12:42:58 GMT -6
Will do! As for Joan Baez, I'll admit, I'm not as familiar with Dylan as I should be, so I can't speak to the comparison, but her voice is a treasure on these tracks. Tears of Rage is a show(album?)-stopping number. The track that follows, Sad-Eyed Lady, is another standout, and one of the ones where the instrumentation best serves her, in my opinion. This was a delight, and I can definitely see myself going back to this. A great week all around this time, and I do hope people give both albums a shot. Was very excited to listen to this because I just took a semester long Dylan class at my college where we talked about the Dylan/Baez relationship. Her voice is beautiful on all these tracks but was very surprised she covered and opened with "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" since Dylan wrote that for Sara, and met her as he basically dumped Joan when she was on the 1965 UK tour with him |
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Post by doso on Jun 2, 2017 13:18:42 GMT -6
Joan Baez - Any Day Now
Her voice is undeniably fantastic, but to me she sounds (at times) detached from the lyrics and more invested in singing a pretty melody. Many of the songs are performed a little slower and more melodramatic than the originals. More than anything, it just made we want to listen to the Dylan versions. She did pick out some fantastic material. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" is a personal all-time favorite as is "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".
Robyn Hitchcock - Robyn Hitchcock
I've always been lukewarm when it comes to Robyn Hitchcock music. Totally agree that is sounds like he is going for a Beatles homage here. I haven't listened carefully to a lot of his back catalog, but most of this record seemed to fit in neatly with what I have heard. Unfortunately, none of the tracks particularly stood out for me. I admittedly didn't give the lyrics a close listen and that probably is an ill-advised approach for this artist. In the end, I suppose I expected more from a self-titled release.
I don't see myself going back to either of these records, but I appreciate the noms and taking the time to check them out.
As for the overall project, it's something I hadn't paid attention to until about a month ago, but I've come to enjoy it each week. Very interested in continuing to participate.
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Post by teekoh on Jun 2, 2017 15:20:17 GMT -6
This was my first listen to Robyn Hitchcock and thought it was a lot of fun. I picked up on the Beatles/Velvets homages and loved how playful it was. I didn't hone in much on the lyrics, either, but the overall it has definitely piqued my interest enough to go back and check out other stuff. Cheers!
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Post by teekoh on Jun 2, 2017 15:23:23 GMT -6
As for the Joan Baez, I'm glad folks enjoyed! Her voice definitely is the main attraction and I really appreciate the sense of melody and shape she gives the songs. I agree with Xam that 'Tears of Rage' is an all-time great performance. It does seem like some of the lyrical themes don't necessarily suit her approach, but on the whole I think it's very effective and a pretty good example of just how powerful she is as a performer.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 8:38:35 GMT -6
 Endless Boogie: Long Island Nom'd by Xam 2013 album by the blues/psych rock band from Brooklyn. New Release  Guided by Voices: August by Cake nom'd by MadBird |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 8:41:54 GMT -6
GBV - I'm new to the Pollard fan club, and I did happen to see them live back in April, perform much of this album. 90s GBV is still the best, and with the exception of Isolation Drills, I haven't found any of their 21st century output to be worth much. This on the other hand is a solid album, with a lot of great fuzzy hook oriented jams. It's probably their best album in a decade, but it still has quite a few duds on it. Packing the Dead Zone, and Dr. Feelgood Falls Off the Ocean are the highlights for me. Good album, could have used a bit more slice and dice to the tracklisting tho. Too much filler.
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Post by teekoh on Jun 8, 2017 12:45:23 GMT -6
That Boogie is indeed Endless, and is frequently too much so for me. I found myself actually frustrated with the repetition and lack of direction/shape in a bunch of songs. That said, "General Admission" fucking rips/bangs/destroys. I feel like that's the best execution of what they're trying to do. I can't say I'll be going to this one, but I wouldn't be opposed to at least giving future releases a chance.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2017 13:42:17 GMT -6
Agreed. I like the sound, but it was kind of all over the place, and I usually am drawn to this type of psych rock quite a bit. My personal favorite from the album was Imprecations. I still need to give Vibe Killer a chance b/c the track I heard from it sounded more polished than anything I heard on Long Island.
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Post by mookie on Jun 9, 2017 8:07:31 GMT -6
I gave the Guided By Voices album a shot. Never been a fan of theirs at all. But I did enjoy this album for a bit much more than anything else I've tried from them in the past.
However, I made it through about a half hour of the album, then looked at the track list and saw I was barely a 1/3 of the way through it or so. It's just WAY too much. I know that's Pollard's thing, and one of the reasons I never cared about this band, but that was just too much. I gave up after another couple of songs.
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 9, 2017 8:39:30 GMT -6
I think what I honestly enjoy most about GBV's output is they ride a song exactly as long as they feel it's interesting for. None of this verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, chorus, outro nonsense. That said, can't help but agree with Timbo, given that more than a few of the songs did nothing for me, and the last third felt weaker as a whole.
Songs that stuck out to me:
Overloaded
Hiking Skin > It's Food>Cheap Buttons
Chew the Sand > Dr. Feelgood
I can't say I'll go back to the album a lot, but it's definitely what sold me on seeing them. I've actually not listened to any other albums by them.
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 9, 2017 9:36:59 GMT -6
That Boogie is indeed Endless Point one of why I love this band. Few artists have names nearly as accurate. I was definitely prepared for reactions of fatigue with this album, the shortest track is 6:13 long. That said, personally, I love how they find a central groove to a song, and it lets all the other instruments riff and play around it. Because of how much I've listened to this (It was my #1 of 2013), I know exactly where each track goes and how it gets there, but I certainly can't blame the general reactions. That all said, if you need something in the background while you focus on a task you need to accomplish, this album is an excellent choice. If this was all a bit too much for anyone, I'd definitely give Vibe Killer a try if you're still interested in the sound. Much more concise and focused, and less exploratory jamming. That said, my personal complaint is it also seems to have a fuzz less energy, but ymmv. Embarrassingly, because they only just put their discography online, I can't speak to their older work yet. Serious kudos to those who saw the length, and stuck the whole thing out. Much appreciated. Imprecations and General Admission absolutely are the standout tracks I'd recommend if someone wasn't willing to give the album as a whole a listen, with Occult Banker as a third. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2017 10:30:07 GMT -6
I think what I honestly enjoy most about GBV's output is they ride a song exactly as long as they feel it's interesting for. None of this verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, chorus, outro nonsense. That said, can't help but agree with Timbo, given that more than a few of the songs did nothing for me, and the last third felt weaker as a whole. Songs that stuck out to me: Overloaded Hiking Skin > It's Food>Cheap Buttons Chew the Sand > Dr. Feelgood I can't say I'll go back to the album a lot, but it's definitely what sold me on seeing them. I've actually n ot listened to any other albums by them. Bee Thousand is hailed as their masterpiece, but Alien Lanes is where it's at for me. 40 minutes of lo-fi indie rock. Not a bad song on that album in my opinion. |
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Post by ten15 on Jun 9, 2017 13:24:43 GMT -6
I think I am in approximately the same boat as mookie when it comes to GBV in general and this album in particular. To be fair, there were several songs that I enjoyed - "Goodbye Note" "Overloaded" and "High Five Hall of Famers" come to mind. It was just so damn long. Also, it didn't help that for my tastes, there was no momentum. It seems like I enjoyed every other song. Overall, this was a better experience than I was anticipating. Still not interested in seeing them live again, but I may revisit this album (selectively) in the future.
Apologize to xam about not being able to listen to Endless Boogie. Very crazy work week for me and was intimidated by the length and never started it. I feel like I listened to one of the tracks off their new one when it arrived on Spotify, but did not care for the vocals? Idk - will check it out sometime when I can devote more time to it.
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