not sure why the double post
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:51 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
still need to really crack the album
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 21:43 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, the r&b acute is totally like the metal umlaut
<3 this post
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:09 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
Make the Bus. (Make the bus, take the bus, whatever.)
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link
the occasional orchestral swoons and production idiosyncracies remind me somehow of st. vincent.
― establishment man cloggin up ur spills (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think the album is very good at all.
― rennavate, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
i found a problem with that too, but more as an issue of pacing. it didn't make me nod off, but it made me think that the album was going to be a lot more funky than it is.
― borntohula, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 00:26 (thirteen years ago) link
if those three were placed in the middle like you suggested, then they'd work more like a well-needed burst of energy.
― borntohula, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm voting yes so far.
― T Bone Streep (Cave17Matt), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 04:19 (thirteen years ago) link
that letterman performance was awesome.
― borntohula, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Enjoy everything I've heard from this album so far. Gonna pick up the CD today.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
that cramps psychobilly raveup in the middle was sorta 0_0 for me.
― establishment man cloggin up ur spills (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 16:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I like the way the similarly paced tracks flowing into one another kick off the beginning of the album. I think it works just fine.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought the performance was pretty great considering the lack of big boi. i was wondering how much his involvement effected my enjoyment, and its safe to say that i like it just as much without him. that rave up part was cool, and the nod to james brown (which one?!) was also great. there was lots of energy in the room, and it sounded great. i'm a bit surprised dave didn't ask her to play again, like he did with these folks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds3yl7YjVyM
― borntohula, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
wow i said great a lot
its been interesting listening to this alongside FanMail (due to the listening club). for all the android next level future stuff, monae's album has a kinda of retroism to it. like right now im listening to 'locked inside' and that guitar line sounds like it could have been pulled off something from 35 years ago. whereas its the tlc album that obv has that real metalic sound that youd expect to hear on album about androids or whatever
― killahpriest (/\/K/\/\), Thursday, 20 May 2010 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link