you consider her first solo album her best?
Yeah, but remember, I'm hard rock guy! Your mileage may etc.
― xhuxk, Sunday, 19 December 2010 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
The second album is surely the one I miss. But the debut is interesting because it is so different from what you'd expect from an ex-Labelle member.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Monday, 20 December 2010 17:10 (thirteen years ago) link
All her solo albums getting reissued.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 January 2012 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
!!!
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Sunday, 15 January 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
wau -- no one bought'em?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
How do you know?
― Stars on 45 Fell on Alabama (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 May 2012 23:25 (twelve years ago) link
no trees in this forest
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
i reviewed her 1977 debut in MOJO last year, it's a solid 3/5.
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 08:09 (twelve years ago) link
Nona is shit-hot.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 May 2012 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
Reason I bumped this, though: Somehow didn't realize til yesterday (listening to Ze's /A Christmas Record/) to what extent Madonna's "Holiday" was a blatant rewrite if not ripoff of Nona's 1981 "It's A Holiday" with Material. (Wouldn't be at all surprised if Madonna was listening to Ze stuff in the early '80s, either.)
Just listened on Spotify to the version on the Bustin' Out EP -- and I gotta say: I don't hear it at all.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 12 May 2012 22:49 (twelve years ago) link
listening to nona for the first time. absolutely unsurprised to find alfred in here talking about it
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 23 November 2014 01:02 (nine years ago) link
Live show I saw in Central Park was great, need to check out some records.
― Junior Dadaismus (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 November 2014 01:23 (nine years ago) link
lol brad
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 November 2014 01:25 (nine years ago) link
"B-Boys" and "Dummy Up"!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 November 2014 01:27 (nine years ago) link
Didn't know that the "Winning" on her first album is the same one with which Santana scored a hit in the early eighties.
― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:06 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I just discovered this today! Her version is so much better. I always liked the tune, but the Santana one I grew up on is so generic AOR. Hers has more of a groove. Guess I should check out the whole album.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 6 April 2015 03:18 (nine years ago) link
"Tears" FFS
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 11:05 (nine years ago) link
seriously going to pass that one around telling people it's a new Dawn Richard song
or D(delta)WN or whatever
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 11:06 (nine years ago) link
Addicted to this song lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzXrZ0JvN6Q
― Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Sunday, 1 November 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
that album
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 November 2015 15:22 (eight years ago) link
This is kind of an odd record. Even tho there’s no Laswell or Laurie Anderson in places it feels a little like Mister Heartbreak’s more languid moments – as jaxon said in the OP, the songs all just kind of hang out rather than go anywhere. Also, other than Kate McGarrigle(!) on backing vox on one track, I have no idea who any of the people credited on Discogs are. Baumann notwithstanding, it seems like Nona wrote and programmed most of this by herself. It’s the only record of hers from that era that’s not on Spotify. Upon a little more investigation, it appears the label it’s on, Private Music, was Baumann’s instrumental/New Age label throughout the 80s, with releases from people like Patrick O’Hearn and Suzanne Ciani. So maybe it all makes a little more sense.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 27 November 2021 16:09 (two years ago) link
private was a weird label. leo kottke put out records on it as well. the stuff he was doing on the label around that time essentially amounts to adult contempo pop music.
still have yet to hear this one but would like to.
(checks)
oh, it's on youtube now and i have to drive to the store this morning. wonderful. will report back.
― please don't refer to me as (Austin), Saturday, 27 November 2021 16:31 (two years ago) link
well, after one listen while driving i have to say it lived up to the hype! on the one hand, it is kind of just an adult contempo pop album. on the other, "new age janet jackson" springs to mind as a quick descriptor. it did strike me as a tad preachy at times, but that leads to my next point — which is that i do very much like it, but that i simultaneously feel like i don't actually "get it."
i think it's really good, whatever the case may be. i've always loved just the sound of her voice and the production is very dated, but in a nice nostalgic way. "woman who fly" definitely feels like it could have been a hit in some capacity. i actually much preferred the second half, but there weren't really any songs that i flat out didn't like. solid four mics.
― please don't refer to me as (Austin), Saturday, 27 November 2021 18:56 (two years ago) link
everyone should listen to this album. it's so wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDjg6DfBiSQ
not on proper streaming right now. plenty of cheap copies across all formats to be found on discogs tho.
― I'm ANTIFA and I vote. (Austin), Saturday, 11 June 2022 15:39 (two years ago) link
Will check it out . Thanks
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:04 (two years ago) link
9.0 on sunday fork archive review. fuck yeah.
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Sunday, 25 September 2022 16:23 (one year ago) link
*pfork
Good review, especially since after 1983's Nona I get restless.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 September 2022 16:32 (one year ago) link
(I haven't heard SkinDiver)
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 September 2022 16:33 (one year ago) link
yes besides the unflinching coolness of them giving the album a highlight, i found the review itself excellent. really pleasant surprise.
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Sunday, 25 September 2022 17:18 (one year ago) link