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PrintableIt's not my number one all-time favorite Stevie album but I sure do like it. | |
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MoonSongs said: You have one too!!!!!
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silverchild said: JTTSLOP is one of Stevie's more misunderstood and challenging works. It's not for everyone and it's pretty hard to listen to the album in one sitting because the album's length is 2 hours. There alot excellent numbers here like Power Flower, Black Orchid, Venus' Flytrap and The Bug, Outside My Window. Come Back As A Flower, and Send One Your Love. There are a small number of duds, which is pretty good. The instrumentals are just enchanting and beautiful, but some can get repetitive. Stevie just takes on a lot of different sounds from Africa, China, and other places and creates something magical. I also admire the album for its groundbreaking synthesizer work. He also plays all of the instruments here except the guitars. So, JTTSLOP is an album that just gets you in a different mood and takes you on an exciting journey. This is one of those records that the critics should get blamed for.
[Edited 8/1/05 22:52pm] What are some of the duds, in your opinion? | |
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okaypimpn said:[quote] silverchild said: JTTSLOP is one of Stevie's more misunderstood and challenging works. It's not for everyone and it's pretty hard to listen to the album in one sitting because the album's length is 2 hours. There alot excellent numbers here like Power Flower, Black Orchid, Venus' Flytrap and The Bug, Outside My Window. Come Back As A Flower, and Send One Your Love. There are a small number of duds, which is pretty good. The instrumentals are just enchanting and beautiful, but some can get repetitive. Stevie just takes on a lot of different sounds from Africa, China, and other places and creates something magical. I also admire the album for its groundbreaking synthesizer work. He also plays all of the instruments here except the guitars. So, JTTSLOP is an album that just gets you in a different mood and takes you on an exciting journey. This is one of those records that the critics should get blamed for.
[Edited 8/1/05 22:52pm] Ecclesiastes, Kesse Ye Lolo de Ye, and Seasons, those are the only ones that made me sick. Otherwise, I would give the recording of 3.5 out of 5.0 [Edited 8/5/05 15:57pm] Check me out and add me on:
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BT11 said: I bought this album a long time ago and at first I just didn't get it.
But recently I gave it another spin and I loved it! Very groundbreaking, abstract and totally different from his other work. Great instrumentals 'Voyage To India', 'The First Garden' and Seasons to name a few. And some respectable songs like 'Same Old Story' and 'Send One Your Love'. I know the critics burned it down back in '79, but I think it's very underrated. What are U're thoughts?   | |
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its a strange piece of work considering what came after it (hotter than july - which was nothing like it (a bit like sign of the times and the black album)), and before it.
Ecclesiastes is a beautiful piece. The first garden i played to friend into vai and NIN and he loved the simplicity mixed with expression (a Prince trait i find). I was carried along effortlesly with the mix of trad stevie songs (Power Flower/Same old story) and movie-score stuff/experimental (seasons/ earths creation). Beautiful melodies litter throughout, maybe a soul artists' answer to prog rock. I suppose the professional critics still have to answer for this, although it did not leave a lasting impression on pop music culture. Was it punk or nothing at the time? |
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