"Is that the "Final Cut" of Brazil you have on here, or is it the original?"
I believe it was the 142 minute cut that’s on the Criterion edition. I believe the original theatrical release had a tacked-on happy ending, a la Blade Runner, which this edition was thankfully lacking. Anyways, AMAZING film.
"btw, Boondock Saints 2 just came out!"
Yes, it seems that the Q-pocalypse is finally upon us.
"Now all we need is both a Michael Bolton and Kenny G album to be released this week...titles could be something like "Nuthin But A Kenny G Thang" and of course, "Lightning Bolt From The Blue Sky Where We Carry On Our Monumental Love That Moves Endless Mountains And Vast Panoramas While Legions Of Horses Run Across Sand Dunes That Feature Brilliant Bonfires Beneath Cliffs And Canyons In The Desert That Dries Our Sunburnt Love, An Autobiographical Musical Ode To My Life By Michael Bolton, Part 1 of 4"..."
I refuse to type “LOL”, but that truly did make me laugh out loud. O my Lord, that may be the greatest album name ever.
"White Light/White Heat syndrome", that's a good way of putting it. I actually like Steal Away well enough (probably my 4th favorite track on the album). I enjoyed Hello, Voyager, but I couldn't get over feeling that it wasn't a fully finished album. Maybe that "stipped-down" style just doesn't suite Bozulich as well.
Did Parable of Arable Land just jump up to a 9.5? If so, awesome. It's been very interesting seeing the evolution of your list.
I've being toying with adding Evangelista to my list as well, but I can't quite decide. The title track is an absolute masterwork, epic and terrifying, but the rest of the album doesn't to seem "come together" as well as I would like. I think it's a pacing issue, something to do with the track order. It's pointless criticizing an album as stunning and evocative as Evangelista, but I still can't quite get over the feeling that it's not quite as great as some of the "lower rung" entries in my list.
You're very welcome; I'm glad to hear that the album had as big of an impact on you as it had on me. Real credit is due to Scaruffi and AfterHours, who introduced me to Marion Brown as well as countless other artists that I have since come to love.
I completely agree with you about Brown's style being similar to that of a painter. The title track sounds more like a field recording than jazz music, but it so vividly realized that it becomes a visual and tactile experience.
I think this Amazon reviewer summed it up best:
"Brown and crew create an impressionistic soundscape that for me evokes early childhood memories of summer afternoons in rural northeast Texas (not quite Georgia, but close enough). The sound of the birds, insects, the breeze blowing on the leaves, the sultriness of the hot and humid summer afternoons -- it's all there."
I am flabbergasted by the fact that it was actually created by PEOPLE using musical instruments. Nevermind the fact that is was completely improvised.
I like this list. It always nice to see the often overlooked Waits get his due. Exile, Highway 61 and Rain Dogs are all-time favorites of mine. I go back and forth on London Calling, but there's no denying that it is a classic a piece of the rock 'n roll canon.
Mingus Ah Um was one of the albums that got dropped when I parred down my list last year. It is an excellent album, but not quite on par with Pithecanthropus Erectus. Of course, now that I've said that, I'll go re-listen to it and end up putting right back on my list.
I'll have to give Giant Steps another spin as well. I remember really liking the title track, but it didn't quite hit me as an "all-time favorite". Then again, I hadn't really developed a relationship with Coltrane's music at the time, so I may have a different reaction to it now.
Thanks again, and keep the recommendations coming. At this rate you may just force me to start listening to jazz again.
I still haven't heard Jazz Composer's Orchestra in it's entirety, although what I have heard of it sounded quite impressive. I'd be willing to do a short term trade, maybe 1-2 weeks. Litanies is one of the albums that I still listen to regularly, so I wouldn't want to be without it too long.
"Is that the "Final Cut" of Brazil you have on here, or is it the original?"
I believe it was the 142 minute cut that’s on the Criterion edition. I believe the original theatrical release had a tacked-on happy ending, a la Blade Runner, which this edition was thankfully lacking. Anyways, AMAZING film.
"btw, Boondock Saints 2 just came out!"
Yes, it seems that the Q-pocalypse is finally upon us.
"Now all we need is both a Michael Bolton and Kenny G album to be released this week...titles could be something like "Nuthin But A Kenny G Thang" and of course, "Lightning Bolt From The Blue Sky Where We Carry On Our Monumental Love That Moves Endless Mountains And Vast Panoramas While Legions Of Horses Run Across Sand Dunes That Feature Brilliant Bonfires Beneath Cliffs And Canyons In The Desert That Dries Our Sunburnt Love, An Autobiographical Musical Ode To My Life By Michael Bolton, Part 1 of 4"..."
I refuse to type “LOL”, but that truly did make me laugh out loud. O my Lord, that may be the greatest album name ever.
That is awesome.
"White Light/White Heat syndrome", that's a good way of putting it. I actually like Steal Away well enough (probably my 4th favorite track on the album). I enjoyed Hello, Voyager, but I couldn't get over feeling that it wasn't a fully finished album. Maybe that "stipped-down" style just doesn't suite Bozulich as well.
Did Parable of Arable Land just jump up to a 9.5? If so, awesome. It's been very interesting seeing the evolution of your list.
I've being toying with adding Evangelista to my list as well, but I can't quite decide. The title track is an absolute masterwork, epic and terrifying, but the rest of the album doesn't to seem "come together" as well as I would like. I think it's a pacing issue, something to do with the track order. It's pointless criticizing an album as stunning and evocative as Evangelista, but I still can't quite get over the feeling that it's not quite as great as some of the "lower rung" entries in my list.
You're very welcome; I'm glad to hear that the album had as big of an impact on you as it had on me. Real credit is due to Scaruffi and AfterHours, who introduced me to Marion Brown as well as countless other artists that I have since come to love.
I completely agree with you about Brown's style being similar to that of a painter. The title track sounds more like a field recording than jazz music, but it so vividly realized that it becomes a visual and tactile experience.
I think this Amazon reviewer summed it up best:
"Brown and crew create an impressionistic soundscape that for me evokes early childhood memories of summer afternoons in rural northeast Texas (not quite Georgia, but close enough). The sound of the birds, insects, the breeze blowing on the leaves, the sultriness of the hot and humid summer afternoons -- it's all there."
I am flabbergasted by the fact that it was actually created by PEOPLE using musical instruments. Nevermind the fact that is was completely improvised.
"It is so astonishing it will send shockwaves through your entire list, not to mention the very soul your life depends upon."
You're talking about Nurse Betty, right?
How about the Anthology of American Folk Music?
I seem to be pathologically incapable of responding to the correct post. Plus, this will bump my comment count to 8. See below for my actual response.
I suggest you watch Walkabout before shipping Roeg off to the death camps.
I like this list. It always nice to see the often overlooked Waits get his due. Exile, Highway 61 and Rain Dogs are all-time favorites of mine. I go back and forth on London Calling, but there's no denying that it is a classic a piece of the rock 'n roll canon.
Mingus Ah Um was one of the albums that got dropped when I parred down my list last year. It is an excellent album, but not quite on par with Pithecanthropus Erectus. Of course, now that I've said that, I'll go re-listen to it and end up putting right back on my list.
I'll have to give Giant Steps another spin as well. I remember really liking the title track, but it didn't quite hit me as an "all-time favorite". Then again, I hadn't really developed a relationship with Coltrane's music at the time, so I may have a different reaction to it now.
Thanks again, and keep the recommendations coming. At this rate you may just force me to start listening to jazz again.
Very cool list. What would you recommend as a good "introductory" album to Black Metal?
I still haven't heard Jazz Composer's Orchestra in it's entirety, although what I have heard of it sounded quite impressive. I'd be willing to do a short term trade, maybe 1-2 weeks. Litanies is one of the albums that I still listen to regularly, so I wouldn't want to be without it too long.
I really like this list. Spirit of the Beehive is on it's way from Netflix, so I'll let you know what I think of it.
For some odd reason I removed Brilliant Corners from my list last year. This tasteless blunder has been corrected ;-).