"Beatlesque experimentation in sounds combined with an emotive Joni Mitchell lyrical deliverance and a moody Eric Satie twist?"



Ugh!

eaglebear4839 said:

Well, it works for me.

I wished that I can get it today but I cant I have to wait until I get pay. :- Meanwhile I am luving this album and I just going to enjoy the samples. Word on the street is this album kick ass with sales and I bet more orders is on the way especially when people getting paid.

I like the self title song so far the best remind me a bit of an 80s soft rock song.

The Sweet Suite is lovely. Pretty. Beautiful.
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I think Wendy & Lisa are the only artists in the world that only have released albums I like back to front. Every album.

Okay, not a big output (with five albums in 2 years) compared to other artists, but I rather have a few great albums than a whole lotta albums filled with crap. You know who I'm talking about.
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Yeah we know Prince would be nothing without them and Prince can thank them everyday + he wouldn't have done anything in his career without them.
Let's start this silly debate over and over again !

sarkozyiszeman said:

I certainly did not say that. But hey, you can read into my words whatever you like, just like I am not going to pay much attention to someone who thinks this album is boring; to each their own.

Actually, I'm quite tired they are still cornered in the 'related artists' forum on here. They certainly crafted a perfect carreer for themselves outside of the Prince universe.

I only made the comparison to Prince because I am frustrated that Prince jampacks his album releases with so much second rate filler and, of course, because this is a Prince site.

There should be a W&L's forum where you W&L's fans could talk about their music forever and leave the Prince (you know this horrid dwarf) camp at the same time.
That would be so nice !

sarkozyiszeman said:

LoL
You're funny but probably not in the way you intended.

Please calm down mate.

You dig their cd.

I don't at all.

What's the problem.

Thats what forums are made for: debating.

That's simply the kind of pop production that freezes my whole soul and my whole body from my head to my feet.

Apparently it talks to your heart and there will be a vast majority of people here who will agree with you and that will surely make you more confident in your own opinions ans taste.

Again it's just a cd.

sarkozyiszeman said:

Sorry for waving my tec 9 in your face.

I do not need other people agreeing with me to feel good about myself, thank you.

sarkozyiszeman said:

One that is in my top five of this year and the entire decade.

If it is in your top 5 this year, you can call that a nice xmas gift.

sarkozyiszeman said:

I actually already did on the What Do You Want For Xmas-thread in General Discussion. But if you call me nerd I will slap you with my handbag, you hear me!

What's in YOUR top 5 this year then?

Sorry but this new opus by W&L bores me to death (apart from a few brillant moments here and there).
I recognize their effort to be experimental in their production but their compositions are just plain boring. Listening to their new music is like being stuck in a fridge.
Don't get me wrong, I love these girls and they are very talented
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Hmmmm - ass kissing i think not - appreciation of good music from some source(finally) - long tim e coming but long worth the wait me thinks - dont believe I've read a bad comment yet - cmon where are these W&L haters??? or have they been silenced (bout time)

L4OATheOriginal said:

if they were that good, then they wouldn't have been dropped by columbia and virgin records.

jstar69 said:

it's not about hating on them, it's about truly recognizing that they r so overated. if they were that good, then they wouldn't have been dropped by columbia and virgin records.

where was the praise 4 greazy meal?

where was the praise 4 the sons of almighty which featured both sonny t, tommy barberella and michael bland?

so yes there is a LOT of ass kissing 4 wendy and lisa on the org and elsewhere, i'm just not one of them.

Hmmmm - ass kissing i think not - appreciation of good music from some source(finally) - long tim e coming but long worth the wait me thinks - dont believe I've read a bad comment yet - cmon where are these W&L haters??? or have they been silenced (bout time)

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if they were that good, then they wouldn't have been dropped by columbia and virgin records.

L4OATheOriginal said:

Big stretch.

Very seriously, if you're at all interested in the state of the modern music industry, I recommend watching "Before the Music Dies." Awesome documentary about the disconnect between musical talent and the music industry, which includes both industry insiders and amazing musicians from across the spectrum.

Short version (and coming from someone who used to conduct extensive research on behalf of the music industry lo these many years ago): serious talent is as likely to scare off a major label as attract them.

The radio business and record deals are all about research ratings these days. But, you want to know the interesting thing? Artists and song who rate strongly positive are just as likely to get the boot as those who rate strongly negative -- because they tend to evoke very strong reactions. And when your primary business in radio is attacting advertisers, those strong reactions are something to avoid.

Add pre-defined genres, and you see where we're going. More homogeny within each genre, and less room for coloring outside the lines.

So, you end up with a lot of extremely talented musicians who fall outside those genre boundaries, labels who don't quite know how to market them, and A&R reps under a lot of pressure to sell an artist now, now, now. There is no more budget or patience for marketing artists and slowly building a real audience.

Which is why an increasing number of artists (including not only W&L, but folks like Ani DiFranco, Radiohead, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Nine Inch Nails -- and yes, even Prince) are looking beyond the labels for ways to connect directly with their audiences.

It's about time.
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jstar69 said:

it's not about hating on them, it's about truly recognizing that they r so overated. if they were that good, then they wouldn't have been dropped by columbia and virgin records.

where was the praise 4 greazy meal?

where was the praise 4 the sons of almighty which featured both sonny t, tommy barberella and michael bland?

so yes there is a LOT of ass kissing 4 wendy and lisa on the org and elsewhere, i'm just not one of them.