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Post by Kapitan on Nov 16, 2020 14:24:36 GMT
As of now, it's 260 songs from 41 artists, more than 15 hours of music. I've got some serious listening, assessing, and editing to do, to say nothing of putting things into a good running order! (Last year's playlist was the longest so far, at 46 songs and about 2 hours, 40 minutes. I'd rather keep it shorter than that.) Not to brag or anything, but I'm down to 230 songs.
No, no, I'm not a hero. I'm just a regular guy... Please, hold your applause.
213. Getting there slowly but surely (with about six weeks to go).
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Post by Kapitan on Nov 18, 2020 16:26:00 GMT
Not to brag or anything, but I'm down to 230 songs.
No, no, I'm not a hero. I'm just a regular guy... Please, hold your applause.
213. Getting there slowly but surely (with about six weeks to go). 147. Feeling good about my progress in whittling; unlike last year, I think I'll have a good amount of time finalizing a really strong track list.
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Post by Kapitan on Nov 25, 2020 18:04:27 GMT
213. Getting there slowly but surely (with about six weeks to go). 147. Feeling good about my progress in whittling; unlike last year, I think I'll have a good amount of time finalizing a really strong track list. 96, and no more than three song candidates per artist except with two relatively recently acquired albums (Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen). I'd say this process is going swimmingly! Definitely further along than I was last year at this time.
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Nov 27, 2020 17:56:12 GMT
Just finished listening to Miley Cyrus' new album, Plastic Hearts. It's so refreshing to hear a pop rock album by a major artist in 2020. And it's really good on top of that. It's been quite a while since I've enjoyed an album this much, so much so that this will probably be my first physical album purchase since Unleash the Love in 2017. kds may even like a song or two on it.
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Post by kds on Nov 29, 2020 1:29:11 GMT
Just finished listening to Miley Cyrus' new album, Plastic Hearts. It's so refreshing to hear a pop rock album by a major artist in 2020. And it's really good on top of that. It's been quite a while since I've enjoyed an album this much, so much so that this will probably be my first physical album purchase since Unleash the Love in 2017. kds may even like a song or two on it. That's doubtful, but I'll give her credit. She seems to be maturing and shedding the personna she had for much of the mid 10s when she was responsible for some of the worst music I've ever heard. She had a song called Baby Talk which I credit for significantly lowering the bar.
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Post by surfinnj on Nov 29, 2020 5:02:59 GMT
Such a dirty girl. Weirds me out. My kid used to watch her show on the Disney Channel, so I watched her grow up. Really like this song, its got some hair on it. I'll have to check out the rest if the album.
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Post by kds on Nov 29, 2020 20:13:05 GMT
Such a dirty girl. Weirds me out. My kid used to watch her show on the Disney Channel, so I watched her grow up. Really like this song, its got some hair on it. I'll have to check out the rest if the album. I think its actually pretty good vocally. But, the song itself does nothing for me.
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Post by Kapitan on Nov 29, 2020 20:37:40 GMT
I don't think KDs would be a big fan of anything on here from what I can tell, but this one might be the most likely.
As I listen to her new album--not bad so far! (but not great)--I can't help but think she's a relatively talented person who could do most any style. But also that she's a somewhat empty vessel. And every time I hear her talk, I think a) it's great that she's going outside the PR industry to some degree, but b) she has literally nothing interesting to say.
And now for fun, her cover of Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane."
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Post by kds on Nov 30, 2020 1:18:15 GMT
I think she's a marginal talent. I do think she can do better than the pap she does, and maybe even wants to based on the fact that she covers several classic artists.
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Post by B.E. on Nov 30, 2020 2:34:54 GMT
I just listened to "Midnight Sky". Having never actively listened to her before, I was surprised by the sound of her voice. It was raspier than I expected. Obviously, she was purposefully singing that way for the song, and the vocals were probably processed to highlight that effect, but nevertheless it wasn't what I was expecting. The vocals were pretty good, but not that good to overcome my indifference for the song overall. (The soft porn music video is pretty ridiculous, though, unsurprising!) Another takeaway for me is how derivative the song comes off. I mean, that might just be pop music for you, but the "baby, ooh" is very reminiscent of Stevie Nicks' "Edge Of Seventeen" and the "oh no" of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight". She (or whoever) also tossed "born to run" into the lyrics. Luckily, for me, I dig all those musical references so I ended up listening to the song twice. Outside of that, the only thing I really liked about the song was the "don't need to be loved by you" hook. The vocal harmony was a nice touch. Oh, and it's not just the "oh no"s that sound like "In The Air Tonight", much of the intense vocal delivery seems to be channeling it.
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Nov 30, 2020 15:31:56 GMT
I just listened to "Midnight Sky". Having never actively listened to her before, I was surprised by the sound of her voice. It was raspier than I expected. Obviously, she was purposefully singing that way for the song, and the vocals were probably processed to highlight that effect, but nevertheless it wasn't what I was expecting. The vocals were pretty good, but not that good to overcome my indifference for the song overall. (The soft porn music video is pretty ridiculous, though, unsurprising!) Another takeaway for me is how derivative the song comes off. I mean, that might just be pop music for you, but the "baby, ooh" is very reminiscent of Stevie Nicks' "Edge Of Seventeen" and the "oh no" of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight". She (or whoever) also tossed "born to run" into the lyrics. Luckily, for me, I dig all those musical references so I ended up listening to the song twice. Outside of that, the only thing I really liked about the song was the "don't need to be loved by you" hook. The vocal harmony was a nice touch. Oh, and it's not just the "oh no"s that sound like "In The Air Tonight", much of the intense vocal delivery seems to be channeling it. Your takeaway would be so correct that she actually did an official mashup with Stevie Nicks!
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Nov 30, 2020 15:37:47 GMT
I thought Night Crawling with Billy Idol would be most up your alley, kds. It's definitely my favorite from the album.
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Post by kds on Nov 30, 2020 15:46:15 GMT
I thought Night Crawling with Billy Idol would be most up your alley, kds. It's definitely my favorite from the album. Meh. It might be like the trash can in my alley. I do wonder with Billy Idol and Joan Jett guesting on the album. Is this Miley's attempt to try to entice older rock fans? Or, attempts at relevancy by Idol and Jett?
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Nov 30, 2020 15:59:32 GMT
I guess maybe I'm just missing the mark on what kind of music you're into. Either that, or you're not going to like anything new that isn't straightforward guitar and drums rock.
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Post by kds on Nov 30, 2020 16:03:28 GMT
I guess maybe I'm just missing the mark on what kind of music you're into. Either that, or you're not going to like anything new that isn't straightforward guitar and drums rock. I tend to gravitate towards rock bands that originated between 1962-1992. In general, I feel like new music really started to go downhill around 1993-1994 or so, and never really recovered. I tend to find most pop music over the last ten years or so to be almost completely unlistenable. Miley Cyrus is no exception. Granted, this stuff sounds better than stuff like We Can't Stop or Baby Talk, but it's still pretty far away from anything I'd willfully listen to.
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