more like outbaduing xtina
― nabisco infiltrator (J0rdan S.), Monday, 26 April 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago) link
just the visuals, just the visuals
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:48 (fourteen years ago) link
wait
she spells it monáe
how on earth is that supposed to be pronounced? there's no á in french, and i'm not aware of another reference point.
if it's pronounced MOE-NAH-EE, it should perhaps be spelled monàe. if it's pronounced MOE-NAY, then monée would be more appropriate. if it's MOE-NAH-AY, then monaée is possible (but awkward).
explique-moi.
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:06 (fourteen years ago) link
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/4/4c/Itisamystery.gif
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:12 (fourteen years ago) link
is it sort of like the heavy-metal umlaut?
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:13 (fourteen years ago) link
also i'm getting a bit tired of videos that have a rock band hanging around "playing" instruments that aren't to be heard in the arrangement.
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:15 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, i get it, it's just played at this point.
ha, the r&b acute is totally like the metal umlaut
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:26 (fourteen years ago) link
ágrééd
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Meshell NdegeocelloJanelle MonaeEsmee DentersBeyoncewho else?
― Let’s all be friends and hang out often. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Mýa
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Zhané
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:51 (fourteen years ago) link
not sure why the double post
teairra marí
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:52 (fourteen years ago) link
deserves a thread imo
― Let’s all be friends and hang out often. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 16:26 (fourteen years ago) link
T-Páin
― not having a luxury watch is terrible (unregistered), Sunday, 9 May 2010 16:30 (fourteen years ago) link
R. Kellée
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Forksclovétofu
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 9 May 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
see ü and raise ü
― ₣õ®₭§©₤¤∵釰ƒü (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
But what about Jaÿ-Z?
― Alex in Montreal, Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ha, what is the deal w/ jigga's discarded umlaut?
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 23:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.amazon.com/The-ArchAndroid/dp/B003L0V758/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1273342495&sr=301-1
sounding good if not earth shattering
some obv standouts though
mainly the slow songs
her rockers are very generic
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 10 May 2010 15:14 (fourteen years ago) link
It's out and about. Two tracks in and I'm signed up for wherever this takes me. This is better than I'd hoped.
― Alex in Montreal, Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Hoped/dreamed/take yr pick.
:D
― silence is a rhythm too (Turangalila), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/original/rubot2.jpg
― Generation Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Not to jump the gun or anything but four and a half tracks in and I think this is going to be really good. Very psyched.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I found it mostly underwhelming on first listen. There's nothing as arresting as Sincerely, Jane. However, I do really like her personality and vision, so I will give it a few more tries.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Excellent singing as well, of course.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 15:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Mmm. Suite II >> Suite III and there's no 'Sincerely, Jane', but hopefully it'll be a grower - there's plenty here to like, but it's a lot to process at once.
― Alex in Montreal, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Has she blown up yet? In Atlanta it's felt like she was about to blow up for about 5 or 6 years...
― Adam Bruneau, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 19:19 (fourteen years ago) link
i don' think she's blown up yet, but i'm hoping this album will help.
it's a weird album though. not sure what to think yet!
― borntohula, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
"oh maker" is a real standout track for me ATM
― borntohula, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Not feeling this album. :(
― silence is a rhythm too (Turangalila), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:58 (fourteen years ago) link
This is long enough that I still haven't really gotten a full of view of it as a piece, but I'm pretty sure I like portions of it. Part of "Locked Inside" reminds me of "Golden Lady." I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing, but I've never heard anything else that remind me of that Stevie Wonder song. I think I like when she does the 60s soundtrack thing (e.g., "Sir Greendown")
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Agree that "Oh Maker" is a stand-out, but the beginning sounds like it could be exactly like some other song, but I have no idea what song, so maybe it's just the style. (Again, not really sure if this is a good thing or bad thing, but I could see pastiche being seen as a weakness or strength, or both, on this album. And what was the song that sounded like it was co-written with David Bowie?)
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 23:44 (fourteen years ago) link
(Oh, that's the Of Montreal one.)
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 13 May 2010 00:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I like "Wondaland" a lot.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 13 May 2010 00:05 (fourteen years ago) link
at first i was convinced i only liked the first half, but after every listen i'm starting to like more and more beyond the halfway mark.
― borntohula, Thursday, 13 May 2010 03:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, definitely feeling it more second time round. Like how II is all rocky and III is all weird. The production could be beefier, though.
― jabba hands is cool (chap), Thursday, 13 May 2010 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Dammit, shouldn't have used ILX on Jabba Hands' computer!
― Jabba hands is an arse (chap), Thursday, 13 May 2010 15:09 (fourteen years ago) link
album is a bit long but wow. i want to marry this woman.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Thursday, 13 May 2010 15:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I am really hearing a "Clair de Lune" quote at the end of "Say You'll Go," right? But those rising choral voices, aren't they something out of a 1940s Hollywood soundtrack?
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 17 May 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Part of "Locked Inside" reminds me of "Golden Lady."
Yes! I was listening to this while washing the dishes in the other room, so only half paying attention, but I was like, "Is that...?"
― jaymc, Monday, 17 May 2010 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
The last two tracks are my favorites at this point.
Also, since I'm still very new to her, I find myself repeatedly struck by how good her singing is. I like this: Janelle Monae (or perhaps android alter-ego Cindi Mayweather) has received many accolades for her unique personal style and stage show, but not enough acclaim for the strength and versatility of her singing voice.http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2010/05/18/22225030.aspx
(I'm a little surprised this thread is not busier. Maybe others are smart enough to wait until they've had more time to sort through the album.)
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
still need to really crack the album
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 21:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Tunes that I've grown to like quite a bit:
Dance or DieFasterTightropeOh, MakerCome AliveMake the BusWondalandSay You'll Go
I think it was a bit of a mistake to give the first three songs proper the same pace and make them run into each other - more of a mid-album trick. At the start it lulls you into nodding off a bit.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 22:12 (fourteen years ago) link
<3 this post
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Her choice of electric guitar sounds tends to be a bit banal, but what I'm finding is that most of the time there's enough redundancy built into the music that I can look over the parts I don't like. (Most skip-able songs for me: probably Come Alive and Take the Bus.)
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:18 (fourteen years ago) link