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So from this thread I have learned that I do not like Gentleman Jesse.


You just don't get music and should just give up.


This.


You guys will agree that Nude Beach II is roughly one million times better than that Gentleman Jesse though, right?


This was the only record that came to my mind to put in this thread.

If that Tito Lopez full length comes out, I'm thinking that will make it to.

This year may be the year TEH OLDZ caught up with me. None of the records brought up in this thread make me feel like I'm losing out by not hearing them.

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This year may be the year TEH OLDZ caught up with me. None of the records brought up in this thread make me feel like I'm losing out by not hearing them.


We should spend December doing music related podcasts. Maybe bring in some Obs to sell us on things we may have missed.

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Yail Bloor Wrote:
FT Wrote:
Rick Derris Wrote:
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So from this thread I have learned that I do not like Gentleman Jesse.


You just don't get music and should just give up.


This.


You guys will agree that Nude Beach II is roughly one million times better than that Gentleman Jesse though, right?


Negative Ghost Rider. I really like that Nude Beach record but it's a bit of a different beast. It's much more raw and chaotic but I ultimately think the GJ is the better album with better songs all the way through. There are couple of duds for me on that Nude Beach. For me the only throwaway on the GJ is "Rooting For The Underdog" and even that one I can forgive.


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Yail Bloor Wrote:
FT Wrote:
Rick Derris Wrote:
Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:
So from this thread I have learned that I do not like Gentleman Jesse.


You just don't get music and should just give up.


This.


You guys will agree that Nude Beach II is roughly one million times better than that Gentleman Jesse though, right?


Yes. It routinely moves in and out of my top 5. I've been trying not to overkill listening to it, which seems to be working. GJ I initially liked, but it lost some staying power. I will have to revisit with new ears.


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i haven't heard nude beach II, so i will give it a listen on spotify

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1. Pinkish Black - s/t
2. Grizzly Bear - Shields
3. Le Super Borgou De Parakou - The Bariba Sound (don't care if it's a compilation/reissue, it is still awesome)


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That Pinkish Black sounds pretty cool.


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Re: Nude Beach II - playing now.

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Well, it starts strong.

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this Tame Impala is just so.fucking.solid.


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The new Deftones will likely displace one of my current top 3. Awesome.

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Yail Bloor Wrote:
Senator LooGAR Wrote:

This year may be the year TEH OLDZ caught up with me. None of the records brought up in this thread make me feel like I'm losing out by not hearing them.


We should spend December doing music related podcasts. Maybe bring in some Obs to sell us on things we may have missed.


I'm good with this.

I realized today there's that Springsteen rekkid. So that;s 2.

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harry Wrote:
I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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i haven't heard nude beach II, so i will give it a listen on spotify


ok, so i listened to it on the drive home last night, and it's pretty good

but it ain't better than gentleman jesse

like derris said, the nude beach is a bit more scattered than gentleman jesse, and GJ's songs are more cohesive (and have superior production)

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This year may be the year TEH OLDZ caught up with me. None of the records brought up in this thread make me feel like I'm losing out by not hearing them.


This is new music for old folks and my #1 or 2 album of the year:
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Kelly Hogan is one of the finest and most musically astute vocalists working in American popular music, but this seems to be better understood by her peers than the general public. Hogan cut a pair of fine albums for Bloodshot Records near the turn of the millennium, but they failed to find an audience, and she has since become best known for her fine work as Neko Case's backing vocalist, while she's performed with an array of artists from Tortoise, the Drive-By Truckers, and the Mekons to Amy Ray, Jakob Dylan, and Mavis Staples. Given her busy schedule working with others, it seemed an open question if Hogan would ever get around to making another record of her own, but I Like to Keep Myself in Pain not only puts her in the spotlight where she belongs, it's an instant classic that's as strong as any record that she's appeared on, no small achievement given her résumé. For I Like to Keep Myself in Pain, Hogan asked a number of her favorite songwriters to contribute tunes for the project, and they responded with some first-class material; "Ways of the World" by the late Vic Chesnutt is a Southern gothic that could have come from the pen of Bobbie Gentry; "We Can't Have Nice Things" by Jack Pendarvis & Andrew Bird is a pointed study of love and strife; "Daddy's Little Girl" by M. Ward is an epic-scale fantasy seen through the eyes of Frank Sinatra, and "Plant White Roses" is a marvelous countrypolitain weeper from Stephen Merritt. Hogan was also fortunate enough to recruit a superb studio band for these sessions, including legendary keyboardist Booker T. Jones, guitarist Scott Ligon (a frequent collaborator with Terry Adams and NRBQ), bassist Gabriel Roth (one of Sharon Jones' Dap-Kings), and drummer James Gadson (who has worked with everyone from Ray Charles to Paul McCartney), who navigate the music's stylistic shifts with imagination and a sure hand. But this album is truly Hogan's triumph; she has a marvelous voice, to be certain, but just as importantly, she possesses a rare gift for inhabiting the characters of these songs, and her performances here are both musically satisfying and emotionally compelling, finding the truth at the heart of each song and never letting it go. Hogan also works brilliantly with her accompanists, fitting artfully into the arrangements rather than riding herd over them. At a time when the ability to freakishly bend a note has become the standard by which many judge a vocalist, Hogan's style is refreshingly simple, honest, and strikes its target on every track; whether she's tackling country, pop, supper-club blues, or uptempo R&B, she can sing it right and make you a believer, and I Like to Keep Myself in Pain is the triumphant showcase her talent has deserved for far too long.

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That Pinkish Black sounds pretty cool.


Definitely worth checking out Drink. I love it, but it is very different from what I have enjoyed in years past. It's gloomy, kind of slick, real similar to the "classic" Sleep albums with just a bit of synth thrown in for good measure. I've found myself listening to a lot of similar stuff the past six months or so...not sure if it is a result of being a bit angry or just being pretty content to play something that isn't really challenging and can be kind of ignored.

With everything that has gone on this year I have taken in so much less music than any other time in my adult life...maybe a total of 20 records that came out this year...could definitely use some reccs for sure as I know there is a ton of stuff I have missed out on.


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No love for Purity Ring? Am I even more out of step than I thought?

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What I've heard of Purity Ring sounds pretty annoying, but hey, that's just me.

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With everything that has gone on this year I have taken in so much less music than any other time in my adult life...maybe a total of 20 records that came out this year...could definitely use some reccs for sure as I know there is a ton of stuff I have missed out on.


I may have already recc'd this to you earlier in the year, but that Haino/O'Rourke/Ambarchi collab Imikuzushi is excellent.

Also the new Rangda album (Ben Chasny, Richard Bishop, Chris Corsano) is really good.


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I like that Purity Ring, but it's not top 3.


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a few releases i've really enjoyed that i haven't seen talked about much here, maybe i'm wrong:

WIN WIN "double vision"
ape school "junior violence"
matthew e white "big inner"
sun araw & m geddes gengras meet the congos "FRKWYS vol 9: icon give thank"
shackleton "music for the quiet hour"
lower dens "nootropics"
cfcf "exercises"
loops of your heart "and never ending nights"
getatchew mekuria & the ex "y'anbessaw tezeta"
clare & the reasons "kr-51"
d'eon "lp"


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I really need to hear that Kendrick Lamar album before year-end.

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I don't really get what's supposedly so spectacular about him/it.

His Fallon performance was cool, but I think the album is kinda boring.


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Anyone else digging on White Fence Family Perfume Vol I & II? Saw them open for Ty Segall and they really ripped it up. At first I was bummed at how different the albums are from their live show...but then it really grew on me. I could see a lot of people that are digging Tame Impala enjoying this this. Similar with the Lennon-esque vocals and psychedelic throwdowns but a little bit edgier.

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Anyone else digging on White Fence Family Perfume Vol I & II? Saw them open for Ty Segall and they really ripped it up. At first I was bummed at how different the albums are from their live show...but then it really grew on me. I could see a lot of people that are digging Tame Impala enjoying this this. Similar with the Lennon-esque vocals and psychedelic throwdowns but a little bit edgier.


Sounds like something I'd dig. Will check it out


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Anyone else digging on White Fence Family Perfume Vol I & II? Saw them open for Ty Segall and they really ripped it up. At first I was bummed at how different the albums are from their live show...but then it really grew on me. I could see a lot of people that are digging Tame Impala enjoying this this. Similar with the Lennon-esque vocals and psychedelic throwdowns but a little bit edgier.


Yeah I'm a big fan of his, really impressed with Vol 1 but not delved deep into Vol II yet, looking forward to it though. Cool that you dig it.

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