http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOP98zdmanY&feature=related
― natlawdp, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
anyone heard this seeming grab-bag of pre-spacey songs that's about? (includes 'lettin go', 'time will reveal' and so on.) on wiki it is masquerading as a 2003 album called the audition but i dunno, the whole thing is a bit fishy to me
anyways historical suspicious aside it is quite impressive (on levels i havent thought about too hard yet)! raving about the song 'cindi' would only go and show up my weakness for musicals a bit overfar so check my other jam 'my favourite nothing' instead - it sounds like some passable 'hey ya' shit at first but pay attention to the lyrics cos i don't wanna spoil it
― r|t|c, Thursday, 26 June 2008 14:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
(sort of the lol/waaah audio version of that cat w/ no face blog if it's any incentive)
― r|t|c, Thursday, 26 June 2008 14:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
"Many Moons" video is absolutely amazing:
― After The Hurricane (The Brainwasher), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 07:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
Full Length Album is coming out January 20th.
I must say Diddy is doing a pretty good job promoting her... and obviously he's putting a lot into her project because the "Many Moons" video looks like it had a pretty big budget..
― After The Hurricane (The Brainwasher), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 07:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
man i've seriously never heard one bad thing about her but i kind of think she's really corny
― poetry unit (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 07:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
she is laying it on thick in that video
it's really too much
― poetry unit (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 07:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
Really? What don't you like about her?
I think she is soooo fly... the voice, the music, the lyrics, the style, and if you watch interviews with her she's really intelligent and thoughtful. She's just such a breathe of fresh air, and I love this whole sort of Afro-Futurist aesthetic/movement that she's kind of a part of (along with J*Davey, Sa-Ra, etc.).
― After The Hurricane (The Brainwasher), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 08:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
well i actually like the futuristic american bandstand vibe, but i just think she could deal to lay off a bit. it's like when wayne plays the guitar and you just wanna scream WE GET IT BRO. i feel bad hating cuz it's so singular and vibrant and she is obviously having the time of her life hamming it up, it's just gets to a point where it's too much for me
i mean the song is okay but i don't get excited about it the way i don't get excited about solange. it's a nice piece of retro-pop and i'd probably be way more receptive to it if i just heard an mp3 or whatever
― poetry unit (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 08:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
Muthafuckas act like they forgot about Imani Copolla.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 08:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
So I'm listening to Metropolis right now and it's making me smile a LOT
― Barack You Like A Husseincane (HI DERE), Friday, 23 January 2009 17:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
i <3 JM despite her overplaying the space alien angle at times (esp when the music is not always as imaginative and more conventionally rock). but all i have is the EP. theres must be more out there.
― uk grime faggot (titchyschneiderMk2), Friday, 23 January 2009 17:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like this girl's voice and ideas, but the songs don't quite live up to them yet.
― chap, Friday, 23 January 2009 18:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
titch, sk out "The Audition", her unreleased demo or album or something from 03-ish
― The Reverend, Saturday, 24 January 2009 07:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
I take back my earlier comment, 'Sincerely, Jane' is absolutely terrific, and the other tracks on the ep have grown on me as well. Really looking forward to the full album now.
― chap, Thursday, 29 January 2009 13:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
saw her live at bonnaroo, one of the best performers i've ever seen...painted a painting with her hands while singing a creepy ballad, handed it to someone in the audience still singing...climbed up on a bar stool to sing 'smile', had 1000+ sweaty white people in tears
― guitar hero sparklehorse (nickalicious), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
she did a song there called 'atl' that people in the audience were yelling for that isn't on her album?
she's fucking mindblowing live. i'd never heard of her before i saw her open for an act i was seeing in april and i've been a huge fan since...she's such a fucking star. i will say that the jordans of the world who find her corny probably wouldnt have been swayed, it's quite over the top.
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 21 July 2009 20:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
talking to a friend who works at a club in atlanta:
mce: babysitting janelle monae audition drummers omg kill mesomedude77: hahahasomedude77: they can't be as annoying as janelle monae herselfmce: no but i have to listen to 20 drummers in a row play over her stupid musicsomedude77: lolsomedude77: you have my sympathy dogmce: its awful. 2 down and 18 to gomce: oh great her heinous is heremce: its so gay she made all her people like get dressed upmce: what a cuntmce: no wait she sent a clone!mce: rofflesmce: she's a "representive of janelle monae"somedude77: hahahasomedude77: and the representative is dressed up like her?mce: yes she is wearing what id imagine janelle monae would wear on a saturday morning.mce: and i do think its her and she lied.
― some dude, Saturday, 29 August 2009 15:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
rock lobster?
― The Brainwasher, Sunday, 25 October 2009 21:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Such a great voice.
― His skin is eroding. His suckers have divots. (chap), Monday, 26 October 2009 02:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
After a series of sci-fi-soul EPs, funk futurist Janelle Monáe is finally ready to drop her debut album, The ArchAndroid, which is due out May 18 courtesy of Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy. According to a press release, the LP is not merely another collection of songs but an "EMOTION PICTURE"
― nagl wayne (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 February 2010 23:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
She sounds like Liza Minnelli to me. I don't get the appeal.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 00:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
still love 'many moons' but i can see this chick grating like nellie mckay quick fast
― average gangsta rap from average gangstas (deej), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 01:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
She's coming to DC shortly (with the presumed winner of the drummer audition mentioned above)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
I would rather listen to lady gaga than this bullshit
― the-fream (Curt1s Stephens), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
i like what i've heard of janelle a lot.
i hear a lot of her sound in Beyonce's Radio
― you have to forgive me (surm), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
realizing that r&b'ers will be forced to listen to of montreal if they listen to this record ^_^
― vag gangsta (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
What was the "song of the century" at the top of this thread? The Youtube link's broken and I'd like to hear it!
― Chris, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love this woman so fucking much.
― Turangalila, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think this new song is kind of missing a chorus -- and comparing it to "1 thing" is pretty much blasphemy in my eyes
― suge knight btw (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
it sounds mostly like raphael saadiq throwback soul way more than it sounds like rich harrison
― average dump from average gangsters (deej), Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's definitely not missing a chorus but idg the "1 thing" comparison either
― idgi, mon (k3vin k.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
sounds like james brown schtick with neo-retro production. more than anything it reminds me of that one christina aguilera record, or cupid '369'
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
james brown schtick with neo-retro production
That pretty much describes the two tracks I heard from the forthcoming album. She seems to have so much potential, but it's almost like she's trying to be as unoriginal as possible on these two songs. If it weren't so retro maybe I would like it less, but is it really necessary to clobber us over the heads with the retro references?
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
the poster upthread was closer with the liza minelli reference - 'tightrope' et al is twee retro, obviously, but theatrically framed in way that i think is different to its soundalikes. i do agree with the general criticisms here though in terms of it being of tiresomely little use as a single per se, but since nearly everything she's done so far has been album-orientated i'm not taking it as such just yet.
plus the production's pretty admirable for this kinda thing, especially for the second half.
i dunno, monae and her fans can & do often lean toward being pretty annoying, but all things considered there's many worse cases of those same annoyances flourishing in other popular artists that i'd much sooner rather stfu. for the moment, anyway.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Plus, even if Tightrope isn't your cup of tea, "Cold War" is straight fire.
― Alex in Montreal, Thursday, 25 February 2010 02:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
And ends with a fade out that could lead into Boulevard of Broken Dreams, oddly enough.
no, that one actually is dire whatever context you put it in.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 25 February 2010 02:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
I TIP ON ALLIGATORSAND LITTLE RATTLESNAKERS
― wakaflockapitusberry (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
BUT I'M ANOTHER FLAVOR SOMETHING LIKE A TERMINATOR
― wakaflockapitusberry (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
monae got heat
I'm ridiculously excited to see her next week
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
Same here in two weeks -- though for her EMP talk rather than a performance!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
I watched this video before bed and had dreams about it. Been in my head since...
― kate78, Thursday, 1 April 2010 17:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, Tightrope is awesome (and I maintain that Cold War is too, even if it's a little messier structurally).
Digging the video and hoping that this means that Monae isn't just hanging out with Big Boi and Diddy and of Montreal and Solange (and by extension Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors and Beyonce) but also with Yeasayer, since they've both put out videos this year with the creepy mirror-face dudes.
Like, WKIW ^^^
― Alex in Montreal, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
yep, so pumped for this.
― borntohula, Thursday, 1 April 2010 20:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love that video. Cool dancing!
― Adam Bruneau, Thursday, 1 April 2010 21:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
ugh this shit is endless, i'm very sorely tempted to turn it off at the 2:30 mark
― some dude, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 18:47 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
oh well second half is better at least
― some dude, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 18:48 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
erykah kills it and the bit at the end was pretty exciting.
keen for this album, the last one was a real mess of ideas but a lot of them stuck
― monotony, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 23:08 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'm hoping the new one will be shorter and more concise. New song is cool, probably a grower.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 23:28 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
Can't. Stop. Playing. This. So many fresh new tunes this week. And it's only Tuesday.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 23:34 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
oh no, the booty don't lie.
― cherry blossom (soda), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 23:47 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
Maybe I'm just in the wrong mood, but Q.U.E.E.N. is totally boring to me.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 15:34 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
7/10 for the first half, 9/10 for the second half!
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:22 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
The first half is a nightmare. I'm actually hoping Badu goes in her half's direction.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 27 April 2013 13:58 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
new video is hot. the poodle is a great touch.
realized also that the first part reminds me of "all i need"
― Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 23:31 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Song gets better with each listen. Song + video increases its betterness to the power of 10.
(And not to be creepin, but Janelle in that mod wig and stripey dress is killing me dead.)
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 2 May 2013 00:51 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
otm cool video
― deeznuggz (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 2 May 2013 02:34 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
really like this song
at her red bull talk badu was gushing about monae... i think she said something like "she understands my heart more than anyone"
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 2 May 2013 02:43 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
This is fantastic! Great song and video. Hope the album is coming real soon.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 2 May 2013 03:12 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Love the strings under the rap at the end, very Curtis.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 2 May 2013 09:17 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
badu's part is great, the way the blunt keyboards slide away leaving jazzy impressions and she just weaves in and out of them
unfortunately her delivery kind of emphasizes how dull monae's is
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 May 2013 14:56 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
but then this is the least i've been bored by a monae track since "many moons," so that's something
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 May 2013 14:57 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
yeah never been a big fan of hers either but this song sticks out for me
― deeznuggz (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 2 May 2013 14:58 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― big firework, Friday, 3 May 2013 23:38 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Whoops, meant to post this one, although, now that I look, the video wasn't in here yet anyway.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6B5nqy_MwwE
― big firework, Friday, 3 May 2013 23:40 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Janelle looks really hot in the short wig.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Saturday, 4 May 2013 15:57 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
^^^^^^^
― frogbs, Saturday, 4 May 2013 16:26 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Got to see Monae again a few months ago as a special guest at a Prince aftershow. She's usually a dynamo, and I was hoping she would own it after lackluster Prince as bandleader doing wan covers sans guitar, but this night was a total drag. 3am was not the right time to debut a couple of chill new songs. :(
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 4 May 2013 16:59 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Not feeling Q.u.e.e.n. at all.
― longneck, Saturday, 4 May 2013 21:25 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Likewise.
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Sunday, 5 May 2013 00:03 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
It's not my favorite song ever but it has my favorite line in a song ever right now
― Fred by Durst (The Reverend), Sunday, 5 May 2013 00:07 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
BADOULA OBLANGATA
― m0stlyClean, Sunday, 5 May 2013 16:27 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
^^ sounded much better sung by a meerkat in The Lion King.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 May 2013 20:35 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
The video def takes it up a notch, but I think it's really good on its own.
― big firework, Monday, 6 May 2013 22:46 (2 weeks ago) Permalink