What Are You Listening To? December 2020

[axolotl]

Essex Green ~ Everything is Green, Man (1999)



Psychedelic, Pop

 

[axolotl]

The Wannadies ~ self-titled (1997)



Power Pop, Indie Pop, Britpop (?)

 

[axolotl]

Enter Shikari ~ The Spark (2017)



Alternative Rock, Electronic, Pop Rock, Synthpop ....Any Questions (?)

 

[Nickyboy]

So how was it? Inquiring minds want to know.

I almost feel like a traitor for say this, but I thought it was terrible. There have been so many reviews saying how great it is and Paul is back in form again, but.......what? Are we listening to the same album?
Maybe I have to give it another spin or two. I don't know. Nothing grabbed me on first listen and it all sounded like someone just noodling around with preliminary ideas for an album who then said "nah, this IS the album". Right now I would give it two stars, and the second star is only because it is a McCartney album.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I almost feel like a traitor for say this, but I thought it was terrible. There have been so many reviews saying how great it is and Paul is back in form again, but.......what? Are we listening to the same album?
Maybe I have to give it another spin or two. I don't know. Nothing grabbed me on first listen and it all sounded like someone just noodling around with preliminary ideas for an album who then said "nah, this IS the album". Right now I would give it two stars, and the second star is only because it is a McCartney album.

I thought it started out very strong and then it quickly became meh.

 

[axolotl]

Hampton Hawes ~ The Trio - Complete Sessions [Compilation] (2006)



Jazz, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz

 

[axolotl]

I thought it started out very strong and then it quickly became meh.

Hmm... I guess I'll just let it be for the time being.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Hmm... I guess I'll just let it be for the time being.

 

[axolotl]

Smile away, dear boy. Ram on.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Various Artists - The Big Broadcast vol. 7 (Rivermont comp. 2012)

The 20's roar right into the 30's on this comp brilliantly selected by the late Rich Conaty.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Smile away, dear boy. Ram on.

PMIII is pretty much demolished by this track-by-track review in Super Deluxe Edition:

SDE reviews Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’ – SuperDeluxeEdition

www.superdeluxeedition.com

Say Say Say, it's a Fine Line but I've Had Enough. :nunja:

 

[axolotl]

Harold Budd ~ The Serpent (in Quicksilver) / Abandoned Cities [Compilation] (1989)



Ambient, Drone, Dark Ambient, Minimalism

 

[axolotl]

Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia, Daniel Lentz ~ Music for Three Pianos [Album, Collaboration] (1993)



Minimalism

 

[Unsomnambulist]

King Mountain - Days Of Redemption (2020)



Maximalism.

 

[axolotl]

King Mountain - Days Of Redemption (2020)

Maximalism.

You don't say. Would you care to disambiguate that?


Harold Budd ~ The Room (2000)



Minniemousealism

 

[Unsomnambulist]

You don't say. Would you care to disambiguate that?

Big agrro stoner rock sound by guys who look like they're in a biker gang.

 

[axolotl]

Big agrro stoner rock sound by guys who look like they're in a biker gang.

Sounds like mad maximalism, man.

 

[axolotl]

Glen Hansard ~ Rhythm and Repose (2012)



Folk Rock, Contemporary Rock, Singer/Songwriter

 

[axolotl]

The Frames ~ For the Birds (2001)



Indie Rock, Folk Rock, Slowcore

 

[axolotl]

David Sylvian ~ Dead Bees on a Cake (1999)



Art Pop, Ambient Pop, Downtempo