The Soapbox Album Club! (the resurrection)

I will review Tucker's choice within a week and then go on with JP's choice.

Nice choice JP, I remember seeing that you rated it highly on RYM so was curious to know what it sounded like.

There's still hope then that at least one other person will like it

I'm doubtful, though.

Less than 10 days to go to give your thoughts on the James Chance record or receive the bad AIDS.

SRK, your choice is on the 15th.

Oh yeah, I was gonna review tucker's album this afternoon but because of the reviews I actually preferred doing to the dishes over reviewing that album. Will do soon though, in fact, both reviews (tucker & jp) will follow before Sunday.

(Thinking....) Should I go with Gordon Lightfoot or Stompin' Tom? You people are getting a heaping helping of Canadian content, in any case.

Celine Dion!

Has anyone ever heard of this guy?

Did he do the cover of Wonderwall?

Dunno, but he did a song with a spice girl. That has to count for something, right?

classic

Murphs, back me up on this.

I sang 'summer of '69' with a cover band in galway one night. Only because everyone in the bar turned and looked expectantly at me when they started it. Because I'm Canadian, you know.


Those were the best days of my life.

ehi guys, sorry but recently I was asked by a local band to write a couple of tunes for them and I spent most of the month listening to the bands they like so I could understand how their genre works. I gave Denim a spin or two but it's not enough to have an idea. I promise I will catch up in the near future!

You always come with the same excuses and the dinner's been cold since I don't remember when.

Been listening to the James Chance/Contortions record quite a bit over the past week or so. I know it's classed as No Wave, but for me it is very much Post-punk at heart. I tend to find with most Post-Punk records that I respect them more than I actually enjoy them. I dig the aggressive trashyness of The Contortions sound, but as a record everything starts to sound very similar after after a few songs. Overall, a record I wouldn't mind hearing a track or two from every once in a while but as a whole I don't think it's something I'll be returning to in a hurry.
6.5/10

My opinion on JP's choice:

Overall, I liked it. Some very interesting stuff going on and I can definitely see how LCD Soundsystem may have been influenced by them.

It's definitely musically challenging but sometimes, it was a little bit too much for my Virginmary's-loving brain. It just seemed a little all over the place with no real focus, but, maybe that was the point; to make a funky, jazz-inspired record while not giving a fuck about conforming to the norm. Unfortunately, it resuled in me sometimes losing interest.

As Mahoney says, it does start getting a little bit samey and everything kind of blends into one. Plus, none of the tunes really grabbed me.

But, it's definitely an interesting record, and I can appreciate it for what it is. I also don't see myself coming back to this one too often but if something comes on while I'm shuffling through my collection, I'm not gonna turn it off in a hurry.

6/10