What's Everyone Listening to?
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I’m with Patterson. I’ve loved her last couple albums, but I might like this the most. I would normally find this kind of vocal intonation grating, but her melodies are killer and the band on this one is aces.
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I knew it was going to be a shootout between this and Hurray for the Riff Raff
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I kid you not, old man. I recognize that she's talented but the music (her voice?) just grates on me. Problem is, Randi likes the record a lot so I will be hearing it whether I want to or not. And honestly, that's OK with me.*
*My wife's musical taste is actually really good. Among others, she absolutely adores anything by Isbell (and now Waxahatchee's new one). As I frequently say, if your wife is gonna make you listen to stuff and drag you to shows, you could do a LOT worse than Jason Isbell (and Waxahatchee).
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I was actually commenting on the"snoooooze" adjective. If you're not hearing it, that's valid. But it's by no means a snoozerClams wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:27 amI kid you not, old man. I recognize that she's talented but the music (her voice?) just grates on me. Problem is, Randi likes the record a lot so I will be hearing it whether I want to or not. And honestly, that's OK with me.*
*My wife's musical taste is actually really good. Among others, she absolutely adores anything by Isbell (and now Waxahatchee's new one). As I frequently say, if your wife is gonna make you listen to stuff and drag you to shows, you could do a LOT worse than Jason Isbell (and Waxahatchee).
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Elvis Costello - King of America
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a 3dd classic
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i got a copy of Dume the other day and it's a perfect Neil record. the extra stuff really suits it.
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Beyonce' - Cowboy Carter
I suppose calling a Beyonce' album overhyped is kind of redundant, but that doesn't make it untrue. It's good but it's not that good. And it's a little bit country but it sure isn't a "country album." That's neither diss nor praise, just fact. I'd say that if there's a theme here it's "don't box me in with any genre labels."
Biggest disappointment is not the lack of country music on her country album, it's her performance of "Blackbird." When I first heard that she covered this on the album I was excited; it seemed like the perfect match of artist and material and I expected her to make the song her own. Her version is nice but nothing special and certainly not any kind of statement or planting of a flag.
My favorite cuts so far are "Protector," "Bodyguard," "Jolene," "Alliigator Tears"* and "Texas Hold 'Em."
I suppose calling a Beyonce' album overhyped is kind of redundant, but that doesn't make it untrue. It's good but it's not that good. And it's a little bit country but it sure isn't a "country album." That's neither diss nor praise, just fact. I'd say that if there's a theme here it's "don't box me in with any genre labels."
Biggest disappointment is not the lack of country music on her country album, it's her performance of "Blackbird." When I first heard that she covered this on the album I was excited; it seemed like the perfect match of artist and material and I expected her to make the song her own. Her version is nice but nothing special and certainly not any kind of statement or planting of a flag.
My favorite cuts so far are "Protector," "Bodyguard," "Jolene," "Alliigator Tears"* and "Texas Hold 'Em."
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Agree with most of this. As for Blackbird, it's a pretty basic tune and song. If you stay faithful to the original, which Bey does, I think it's kinda hard to screw it up. I'm still working my way through Cowboy Carter but I give it a big thumbs up so far, it's definitely not a snoozer.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:11 amBeyonce' - Cowboy Carter
I suppose calling a Beyonce' album overhyped is kind of redundant, but that doesn't make it untrue. It's good but it's not that good. And it's a little bit country but it sure isn't a "country album." That's neither diss nor praise, just fact. I'd say that if there's a theme here it's "don't box me in with any genre labels."
Biggest disappointment is not the lack of country music on her country album, it's her performance of "Blackbird." When I first heard that she covered this on the album I was excited; it seemed like the perfect match of artist and material and I expected her to make the song her own. Her version is nice but nothing special and certainly not any kind of statement or planting of a flag.
My favorite cuts so far are "Protector," "Bodyguard," "Jolene," "Alliigator Tears"* and "Texas Hold 'Em."
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To be clear, I don't think she screwed it up at all. I was just hoping she would do more of a personal interpretation along the lines of any great cover like the Queen's 'Respect" or Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares to You."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts ... Position=9Clams wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:30 amAgree with most of this. As for Blackbird, it's a pretty basic tune and song. If you stay faithful to the original, which Bey does, I think it's kinda hard to screw it up. I'm still working my way through Cowboy Carter but I give it a big thumbs up so far, it's definitely not a snoozer.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:11 amBeyonce' - Cowboy Carter
I suppose calling a Beyonce' album overhyped is kind of redundant, but that doesn't make it untrue. It's good but it's not that good. And it's a little bit country but it sure isn't a "country album." That's neither diss nor praise, just fact. I'd say that if there's a theme here it's "don't box me in with any genre labels."
Biggest disappointment is not the lack of country music on her country album, it's her performance of "Blackbird." When I first heard that she covered this on the album I was excited; it seemed like the perfect match of artist and material and I expected her to make the song her own. Her version is nice but nothing special and certainly not any kind of statement or planting of a flag.
My favorite cuts so far are "Protector," "Bodyguard," "Jolene," "Alliigator Tears"* and "Texas Hold 'Em."
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I had a chance to listen to most of Cowboy Carter yesterday and my conclusion is... meh. It's definitely well thought out and executed if you're a Bey fan but to me the music and songs just didn't pull me in. Which is not a surprise given the type of music I gravitate to. Not sure what I was thinking yesterday morning (maybe I had too much coffee?) that caused my over exuberance.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:29 amhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts ... Position=9Clams wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:30 amAgree with most of this. As for Blackbird, it's a pretty basic tune and song. If you stay faithful to the original, which Bey does, I think it's kinda hard to screw it up. I'm still working my way through Cowboy Carter but I give it a big thumbs up so far, it's definitely not a snoozer.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:11 amBeyonce' - Cowboy Carter
I suppose calling a Beyonce' album overhyped is kind of redundant, but that doesn't make it untrue. It's good but it's not that good. And it's a little bit country but it sure isn't a "country album." That's neither diss nor praise, just fact. I'd say that if there's a theme here it's "don't box me in with any genre labels."
Biggest disappointment is not the lack of country music on her country album, it's her performance of "Blackbird." When I first heard that she covered this on the album I was excited; it seemed like the perfect match of artist and material and I expected her to make the song her own. Her version is nice but nothing special and certainly not any kind of statement or planting of a flag.
My favorite cuts so far are "Protector," "Bodyguard," "Jolene," "Alliigator Tears"* and "Texas Hold 'Em."
Now let's get it back into the wheelhouse. NP:
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