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Rudy said: FunkJam said: 
Very Cool.  I really love this record too - to my ears nearly every song is a fantastic production. Didn't he play almost every note of 'Live' himself? For one guy he brings one hell of a group mojo. Lots of that sort of thing on '5' (and most of his records really). You can call him derivative, but he makes classic rock that's better than classic rock. 2 songs I can't stand though, 'Little Girl's Eyes' (boring!) and 'Straight Cold Playa' (kinda fluff) LOL i actually think they are some of the best songs he's ever done! But hey, theres so many styles on the album that it's hard to like them all!! "Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system" - Bruce Lee |
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FunkJam said: Rudy said: I really love this record too - to my ears nearly every song is a fantastic production. Didn't he play almost every note of 'Live' himself? For one guy he brings one hell of a group mojo. Lots of that sort of thing on '5' (and most of his records really). You can call him derivative, but he makes classic rock that's better than classic rock. 2 songs I can't stand though, 'Little Girl's Eyes' (boring!) and 'Straight Cold Playa' (kinda fluff) LOL i actually think they are some of the best songs he's ever done! But hey, theres so many styles on the album that it's hard to like them all!!  amazing how people like completely different things from an artist. Great example is the "Best/Worst songs on Prince's albums" thread. Many people's "worst's" are my favorites | |
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Rudy said: I really love this record too - to my ears nearly every song is a fantastic production. Didn't he play almost every note of 'Live' himself? For one guy he brings one hell of a group mojo. Lots of that sort of thing on '5' (and most of his records really). You can call him derivative, but he makes classic rock that's better than classic rock. 2 songs I can't stand though, 'Little Girl's Eyes' (boring!) and 'Straight Cold Playa' (kinda fluff) Lenny could use a songwriter. He's a good musician and a charismatic performer but he can't do it all. 5 is a decent album, but not brilliant album (one person's opinion, folks, reasonable minds can disagree . . . ). Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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These are not my all time favorites, but they're what I'm listening to right now:
The Kinks--Village green Preservation Society. Classic 60's pop that is sensitive & sentimental without being syrupy. Brilliant songs. Only the singing can't quite compete with Beatles/Stones Green Day--American Idiot. There are more hooks on track 2 than most pop/punk bands' entire albums. Every song is good, and the whole album flows well. Elvis Costello--Get Happy remastered w/bonus disc. 50 songs! I'm really loving the bonus disc (new to me) with the early versions of most of the original album tracks. You can really appreciate the songwriting hearing the (in some cases very) different approaches to the songs. [Edited 3/2/06 14:50pm] My Legacy
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Invincible1958 said: Some good stuff from my home country:
A really great german band: Wir sind Helden 2005: "Von hier an blind" 
2003: "Die Reklamation" 
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Pavement - 'Slanted & Enchanted'
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namepeace said: Rudy said: I really love this record too - to my ears nearly every song is a fantastic production. Didn't he play almost every note of 'Live' himself? For one guy he brings one hell of a group mojo. Lots of that sort of thing on '5' (and most of his records really). You can call him derivative, but he makes classic rock that's better than classic rock. 2 songs I can't stand though, 'Little Girl's Eyes' (boring!) and 'Straight Cold Playa' (kinda fluff) Lenny could use a songwriter. He's a good musician and a charismatic performer but he can't do it all. 5 is a decent album, but not brilliant album (one person's opinion, folks, reasonable minds can disagree . . . ). 5 was Lenny's last decent album. I stopped being into him after that, even though I bought the Greatest Hits and the Lenny album. Come to think of it, I haven't listened to Lenny (the album) since I bought it--it was that dull. Something about the mainstream commercialization of 5 (esp. Fly as a car commercial!!) ruined Lenny for me. (Just like Titanic ruined Leo di Caprio in my eyes.) I don't like my tastes to be too "common." 
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2freaky4church1 said: Sure does
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jone70 said: namepeace said: Lenny could use a songwriter. He's a good musician and a charismatic performer but he can't do it all. 5 is a decent album, but not brilliant album (one person's opinion, folks, reasonable minds can disagree . . . ). 5 was Lenny's last decent album. I stopped being into him after that, even though I bought the Greatest Hits and the Lenny album. Come to think of it, I haven't listened to Lenny (the album) since I bought it--it was that dull. Something about the mainstream commercialization of 5 (esp. Fly as a car commercial!!) ruined Lenny for me. (Just like Titanic ruined Leo di Caprio in my eyes.) I don't like my tastes to be too "common."
Lenny sure ain't Bob Dylan, we all know that. But it's Lenny - anything too profound from him just wouldn't feel like a Lenny record to me. If he didn't rhyme "insane" with "my brain" on an album I would feel a little disappointed. I'm quite happy to let him be all groovy and stuff. It gives me hope, because though I'm good with music my lyrics just suck ass! And let's not forget that for all of Dylan's talent, he's got about 10% of Lenny's voice. I don't know much about Bob but I can't imagine he could touch Lenny's harmonies. Would he want to? Highly doubt it. That's cool. Neil Young's one wildly bended note equals Eddie Van Halen's divebomb in "I'm the One". Everybody brings the soul their own way. But yeah, Lenny, dude...let's cut the commercial crap and get back to music. The Gap! With horsehead Sarah Jessica Parker no less! What the hell was that all about? | |
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Rudy said: jone70 said: 5 was Lenny's last decent album. I stopped being into him after that, even though I bought the Greatest Hits and the Lenny album. Come to think of it, I haven't listened to Lenny (the album) since I bought it--it was that dull. Something about the mainstream commercialization of 5 (esp. Fly as a car commercial!!) ruined Lenny for me. (Just like Titanic ruined Leo di Caprio in my eyes.) I don't like my tastes to be too "common."
Lenny sure ain't Bob Dylan, we all know that. But it's Lenny - anything too profound from him just wouldn't feel like a Lenny record to me. If he didn't rhyme "insane" with "my brain" on an album I would feel a little disappointed. I'm quite happy to let him be all groovy and stuff. It gives me hope, because though I'm good with music my lyrics just suck ass! And let's not forget that for all of Dylan's talent, he's got about 10% of Lenny's voice. I don't know much about Bob but I can't imagine he could touch Lenny's harmonies. Would he want to? Highly doubt it. That's cool. Neil Young's one wildly bended note equals Eddie Van Halen's divebomb in "I'm the One". Everybody brings the soul their own way. But yeah, Lenny, dude...let's cut the commercial crap and get back to music. The Gap! With horsehead Sarah Jessica Parker no less! What the hell was that all about? I think most of his stuff until "Baptism" is great. But on that album he went to hell!! I just hope he does something ALOT better next time! "Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system" - Bruce Lee |
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Rudy said: Lenny sure ain't Bob Dylan, we all know that. But it's Lenny - anything too profound from him just wouldn't feel like a Lenny record to me. If he didn't rhyme "insane" with "my brain" on an album I would feel a little disappointed. I'm quite happy to let him be all groovy and stuff. It gives me hope, because though I'm good with music my lyrics just suck ass! And let's not forget that for all of Dylan's talent, he's got about 10% of Lenny's voice. I don't know much about Bob but I can't imagine he could touch Lenny's harmonies. Would he want to? Highly doubt it. That's cool. Neil Young's one wildly bended note equals Eddie Van Halen's divebomb in "I'm the One". Everybody brings the soul their own way. But yeah, Lenny, dude...let's cut the commercial crap and get back to music. The Gap! With horsehead Sarah Jessica Parker no less! What the hell was that all about? That's a spot-on analysis. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Rudy said: jone70 said: 5 was Lenny's last decent album. I stopped being into him after that, even though I bought the Greatest Hits and the Lenny album. Come to think of it, I haven't listened to Lenny (the album) since I bought it--it was that dull. Something about the mainstream commercialization of 5 (esp. Fly as a car commercial!!) ruined Lenny for me. (Just like Titanic ruined Leo di Caprio in my eyes.) I don't like my tastes to be too "common."
Lenny sure ain't Bob Dylan, we all know that. But it's Lenny - anything too profound from him just wouldn't feel like a Lenny record to me. If he didn't rhyme "insane" with "my brain" on an album I would feel a little disappointed. I'm quite happy to let him be all groovy and stuff. It gives me hope, because though I'm good with music my lyrics just suck ass! And let's not forget that for all of Dylan's talent, he's got about 10% of Lenny's voice. I don't know much about Bob but I can't imagine he could touch Lenny's harmonies. Would he want to? Highly doubt it. That's cool. Neil Young's one wildly bended note equals Eddie Van Halen's divebomb in "I'm the One". Everybody brings the soul their own way. But yeah, Lenny, dude...let's cut the commercial crap and get back to music. The Gap! With horsehead Sarah Jessica Parker no less! What the hell was that all about?  I'm missing the Bob Dylan connection...I'm not sure if you chose to compare him to Dylan arbitrarily or was there a specific reason? I know about 2 songs by Dylan and don't really care for him--maybe you're comparing them b/c Dylan did that Victoria's Secret commercial?
Another reason I don't like Lenny is because he seems really smarmy now (again--since 5). I know Prince is no angel--but at least Prince doesn't seem sleazy.  The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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jone70 said: Rudy said: Lenny sure ain't Bob Dylan, we all know that. But it's Lenny - anything too profound from him just wouldn't feel like a Lenny record to me. If he didn't rhyme "insane" with "my brain" on an album I would feel a little disappointed. I'm quite happy to let him be all groovy and stuff. It gives me hope, because though I'm good with music my lyrics just suck ass! And let's not forget that for all of Dylan's talent, he's got about 10% of Lenny's voice. I don't know much about Bob but I can't imagine he could touch Lenny's harmonies. Would he want to? Highly doubt it. That's cool. Neil Young's one wildly bended note equals Eddie Van Halen's divebomb in "I'm the One". Everybody brings the soul their own way. But yeah, Lenny, dude...let's cut the commercial crap and get back to music. The Gap! With horsehead Sarah Jessica Parker no less! What the hell was that all about? I'm missing the Bob Dylan connection...I'm not sure if you chose to compare him to Dylan arbitrarily or was there a specific reason? I know about 2 songs by Dylan and don't really care for him--maybe you're comparing them b/c Dylan did that Victoria's Secret commercial?
What I meant by that was, Dylan is known to be the voice of a generation and really revolutionized pop music. Amazing songwriter and storyteller. On the other hand is Lenny, not always a great lyricist but to my ears has the most powerful and soulful voice in rock today. On top of that are his incredible harmonies - he doesn't get the vocal props he deserves. I can completely handle his blissed-out, hippie dippy lyrics as long as he's the one singing them Cree Summer on the other hand, no freaking way! | |
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dreamfactory313 said: I'll cosign on that. This is one of the most slept on masterpieces of this decade. The album lost steam at the end. But it's a very good one. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Rudy said: jone70 said: I'm missing the Bob Dylan connection...I'm not sure if you chose to compare him to Dylan arbitrarily or was there a specific reason? I know about 2 songs by Dylan and don't really care for him--maybe you're comparing them b/c Dylan did that Victoria's Secret commercial?
What I meant by that was, Dylan is known to be the voice of a generation and really revolutionized pop music. Amazing songwriter and storyteller. On the other hand is Lenny, not always a great lyricist but to my ears has the most powerful and soulful voice in rock today. On top of that are his incredible harmonies - he doesn't get the vocal props he deserves. I can completely handle his blissed-out, hippie dippy lyrics as long as he's the one singing them Cree Summer on the other hand, no freaking way! thanks for the explanation, i'm not sure i would compare the two--Dylan may be the voice of a generation, but Lenny, imo, is not that revolutionary. You really think LK's vocals are that great?
You are definitely right about Cree though--I saw her open for Lenny about 5-6 years ago (along with the Black Crowes). She was awful! The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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jone70 said: Rudy said: What I meant by that was, Dylan is known to be the voice of a generation and really revolutionized pop music. Amazing songwriter and storyteller. On the other hand is Lenny, not always a great lyricist but to my ears has the most powerful and soulful voice in rock today. On top of that are his incredible harmonies - he doesn't get the vocal props he deserves. I can completely handle his blissed-out, hippie dippy lyrics as long as he's the one singing them Cree Summer on the other hand, no freaking way! thanks for the explanation, i'm not sure i would compare the two--Dylan may be the voice of a generation, but Lenny, imo, is not that revolutionary. You really think LK's vocals are that great?
You are definitely right about Cree though--I saw her open for Lenny about 5-6 years ago (along with the Black Crowes). She was awful! I wasn't really attempting to compare them, I was just pointing out that although Bob could outwrite Lenny and most everyone else (so they say, I really don't get him), Lenny could surely outsing him. I guess I really do think he is a pretty awesome singer! Nobody really talks about great rock vocalists these days... Who would you mention? Billy Joe Armstrong? The Weezer guy? I'll take Lenny. It was nice of Lenny to give his friend Cree a break - but come on, she's not that great. Same goes for Dan Dyer on Lenny's new Roxie Records label. Just..so...WEAK | |
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Evilwhitemale? All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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From the Choirgirl Hotel is BRILLIANT!! | |
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