A Century of Music

[Zeeba Neighba]

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo (2016)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (2016)
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book (2016)

Must admit, I have not listened to much of Kanye post-Dark Twisted Fantasy because it's hard to separate the artist from the music, but pleasantly surprised at The Life of Pablo
Even as Nick Cave albums go, Skeleton Tree is pretty bleak (Cave's 15 yo son died at time of recording and he did amend some lyrics accordingly). More sparse than many of Cave's albums which highlights its darker themes.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Solange - A Seat at the Table (2016)
Bon Iver - 22, A Million (2016)

Wrapping up 2016 first with Solange - modern R&B is not a genre I listen to so wanted to check this one out given reviews on the year
Was really surprised at the Bon Iver album - I didn't love his first two album, but integrating electronic music, samples, etc into his music with this one really works.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

A slow opening to the week (and have a bit of vacation starting Wed PM) but still hopeful to get through 2017
Started yesterday with the usual singles playlist
Not a huge amount of albums that I'm gonna spin this week but starting with some of the most acclaimed ones of the year:

SZA - Ctrl (2017)
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (2017)
Kendrick Lamar - Damn (2017)
Lorde - Melodrama (2017)

 

[axolotl]

Ctrl A Crow Looked at Me Damn Melodrama

P. S. No, I don't know why I did that.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Ctrl A Crow Looked at Me Damn Melodrama

P. S. No, I don't know why I did that.

The ultimate stylistic mashup
Like:

Nevermind The Wall, Damn the Torpedoes Ten Low

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Have been away for the week but have rounded out 2017 listening with some more albums including:

Jay-Z - 4:44 (2017)
St. Vincent - Masseducation (2017)
Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life (2017)
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream (2017)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

A shortened week back from vacation but starting 2018
Playlist going now that highlights how divorced I am from current music (most notably popular music). Sure I know "Old Town Road", Childish Gambino's "This is American", and "Shallow" from A Star Is Born, but lots of songs I don't know from Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Drake, or even Kacey Musgrave. Most not my style - still I do feel it's good touching base with current pop music.

The Revivalists "All My Friends" came up and coincidentally my 21 year old had a song by them playing at the beach the other day - good sound.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

A shortened week back from vacation but starting 2018
Playlist going now that highlights how divorced I am from current music (most notably popular music). Sure I know "Old Town Road", Childish Gambino's "This is American", and "Shallow" from A Star Is Born, but lots of songs I don't know from Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Drake, or even Kacey Musgrave. Most not my style - still I do feel it's good touching base with current pop music.

The Revivalists "All My Friends" came up and coincidentally my 21 year old had a song by them playing at the beach the other day - good sound.

I'm not familiar with anything you've mentioned in this post and I don't care.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

As a music lover in my 50s, one does reach a point of weighing not being interested in newer popular music vs. not wanting to admit that a whole generation listens to these hugely popular songs and perhaps popular music has passed me by. You have an inner peace about this debate (and in all fairness, you still listen to modern music just of different genres) - I sadly continue to listen (and in some cases subject myself to some dogs) with the delusion that I'm gonna hit a single as good as older pop music. I'm not expecting The Stones or Beatles but hey maybe songs as charming and toe-tapping as The Grass Roots or Boston. Sometimes I do hit a winner but it's definitely like a slot machine in yield (and we know that house always wins).

 

[axolotl]

As a music lover in my 50s, one does reach a point of weighing not being interested in newer popular music vs. not wanting to admit that a whole generation listens to these hugely popular songs and perhaps popular music has passed me by. You have an inner peace about this debate (and in all fairness, you still listen to modern music just of different genres) - I sadly continue to listen (and in some cases subject myself to some dogs) with the delusion that I'm gonna hit a single as good as older pop music. I'm not expecting The Stones or Beatles but hey maybe songs as charming and toe-tapping as The Grass Roots or Boston. Sometimes I do hit a winner but it's definitely like a slot machine in yield (and we know that house always wins).

Great response!

As for The Grass Roots and Boston, this lyric popped in(to) my head:

"In my midnight confessions,
When I know that it's more than a feeling."

P. S. No, it didn't hurt particularly much.

YMMV, tho'.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Starting albums of 2018:

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour (2018)
Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018)
Janelle Monae - Bad Computer (2018)

My daughter told me this weekend that Kacey Musgraves is an icon to the LGBT community. Who knew? (obviously plenty of people besides me)


As I have never heard of Idles or of this album, I was surprised/embarrassed to see it as the #1 album of the year on Acclaimed Music. Lots of positive reviews from the British press probably contribute. I was nicely surprised at their brand of punk

Janelle Monae has never done anything that I haven't enjoyed (had to parse that sentence twice more, but yes)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Starting albums of 2018:

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour (2021)
Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance (2021)
Janelle Monae - Bad Computer (2021)

My daughter told me this weekend that Kacey Musgraves is an icon to the LGBT community. Who knew? (obviously plenty of people besides me)


As I have never heard of Idles or of this album, I was surprised/embarrassed to see it as the #1 album of the year on Acclaimed Music. Lots of positive reviews from the British press probably contribute. I was nicely surprised at their brand of punk

Janelle Monae has never done anything that I haven't enjoyed (had to parse that sentence twice more, but yes)

Your 2018 albums are labeled 2021, which threw me for a loop because I thought Idles had put out a new album.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Your 2018 albums are labeled 2021, which threw me for a loop because I thought Idles had put out a new album.

Whoopsie! Sorry - will correct
Were you excited for a sec? Are you an Idles fan?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Whoopsie! Sorry - will correct
Were you excited for a sec? Are you an Idles fan?

I enjoyed their last album.

 

[axolotl]

Janelle Monae has never done anything that I haven't enjoyed (had to parse that sentence twice more, but yes)

What did she ever do to you to apply such a double negative?

 

[Ojai Sam]

What did she ever do to you to apply such a double negative?

She never did nothing to him, man.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Beach House - 7 (2018)
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018)
Low - Double Negative (2018)

 

[axolotl]

What did she ever do to you to apply such a double negative?

Low - Double Negative (2018)

Right on cue, too!

You once asked me what I thought related to the shoegaze subgenre.

In turn, what do you think of slowcore?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

OMG.

I had a busy day today and did not stop to reflect that the end is near for this thread?

I have mixed feelings about that. When I once joked that it should be renamed "A Century of Posts" I half believed it to be true.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

A bit of short shift I suppose, but will probably finish this shortened week with ten 2018 albums - still, have hit a diverse group of that year's music

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy (2018)
Kendrick Lamar and others - Black Panther (Film Soundtrack) (2018)
Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaake! (2018)
Mitzki - Be The Cowboy (2018)

Some nice surprises here - I can't say I had heart of Mitzki and was a little hesitant when I saw the classification of "art pop" but felt I should check her own when she was high on most lists.
I haven't spun Parquet Courts since Sunbathing Animal from 2015. Nice, tight indie/punk