tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post8579402727350842925..comments2023-04-15T08:57:27.562-07:00Comments on the kittybrains collective: Eric's "Top" "Ten" Listdr. kittybrainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756158577917324058noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-85363121022531252792008-12-29T10:56:00.000-08:002008-12-29T10:56:00.000-08:00I actually have none of Byrne's solo output. Luck...I actually have none of Byrne's solo output. Luckily for my album-consumption habits, they're often available for a couple bucks, so it's on my list. <BR/><BR/>I tend to agree with Tex on this. When I first heard it I was disappointed only in the sense that, as I said, I wanted an album to really get into and love like I do their other stuff. But on its own terms as a simple pop album, it's good and the songs are quite pretty and nice. A little hook from it will get stuck in my head and I'll have to think hard about where it came from and wil be pleasantly surprised when I remember that it came from this album (eg, the vocal refrain in the verses of "One Fine Day").Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030586653132877610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-49109294732057792542008-12-29T10:43:00.000-08:002008-12-29T10:43:00.000-08:00I love Grown Backwards and also Feelings! From my...I love Grown Backwards and also Feelings! From my perspective, this new collaboration has nothing objectionable on it, but I never feel compelled to listen to it. Maybe it'll hit me later.drischordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415230941462114703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-41581652645927209492008-12-29T10:29:00.000-08:002008-12-29T10:29:00.000-08:00I also love Grown Backwards. VC, you are not alone...I also love Grown Backwards. <BR/>VC, you are not alone in the backlash to Everything That Happens, especially among those hoping for another Bush Of Ghosts, but I think it holds up on it's on terms: 'electronic gospel music' (eno's description) that was a result of a sort of disjointed collaboration (I'm not sure they were ever in the same room together during it's creation)...it veers toward cheesy, and the edgy songs can sometimes be grating, but more often than not, the songs really succeed in finding little sparks of optimism in the darkness of these times. I'm not a lyrics man, but Byrne <BR/>has some beautiful things to say on this record. I spent a lot of time listening to this in the week leading up to the <BR/>election and it went a long way toward soothing my nerves.texplushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595399668036268554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-54934598815732498552008-12-29T10:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T10:00:00.000-08:00I actually consider Byrne's "Grown Backwards" to b...I actually consider Byrne's "Grown Backwards" to be phenomenal.dr. kittybrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756158577917324058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-12583062480378907422008-12-29T08:03:00.000-08:002008-12-29T08:03:00.000-08:00I'm glad you liked the Byrne/Eno, but I have to sa...I'm glad you liked the Byrne/Eno, but I have to say, I was no fan. I used to be a HUGE Talking Heads/Byrne fan (still am really) and absolutely love their earlier stuff. But I think a few years ago Byrne got way too mid-tempo, middle of the road and just plain drab. This album lacks the punch that I expected, and is ultimately forgettable - which is the worst crime.<BR/><BR/>What is your take on Byrne's solo output and how this holds up to those albums? There once was a time I would passionately argue for Look into the Eyeball as being a masterpiece, but a recent relisten revealed it to be... boring. I don't know, maybe I'm just not in a pro-Byrne mood at the moment for whatever reason.Via Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115324216665139256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-53569304574304056852008-12-28T19:40:00.000-08:002008-12-28T19:40:00.000-08:00I really like the Jukebox the Ghost track!I really like the Jukebox the Ghost track!Quinapalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756065227028423860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31335050.post-55202316198393628922008-12-28T19:04:00.000-08:002008-12-28T19:04:00.000-08:00For me, the ultimate disappontment with MMJ comes ...For me, the ultimate disappontment with MMJ comes not from the prince fetish or their clear desire to move on from their signature sound, but from the deterioration of Jim James' voice. It just sounds terrible these days, and the drenching in reverb, when they still apply it, no longer hides its Kermit-ness.<BR/>But at least Fleet Foxes dude sounds exactly like the old JJ I used to love.texplushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595399668036268554noreply@blogger.com