I only know Janet

Dewrede said:

Hope you get the chance to try Meshell sometime. She kicks ass.

I only know Janet

Dewrede said:

You should get into more of these albums!

"i'm ready...i'm ready for laughing gas. i'm ready...i'm ready for what's next." and so were we all. u2 was ready to enjoy fame. bono was ready to not only save the world but, dammit, he was gonna have fun doing it! the sounds, the looks, the style...this song says it all! from the first tinkling sounds of this soundbreaking records u2 fans (and non-u2 fans) knew something different was brewing under the surface. the lyrics were still heartfelt, the message was still urgent, but there when bono sings, "i'm ready for the shuffle, ready for the deal...ready to let go of the steering wheel...I'm ready...ready for the crush," he wasn't only giving lip service.

CinisterCee said:

One of my favorites.

minneapolisgenius said:

I can't even listen to the title track without "Space Intro" before it now.

starting things off with "beauty queen/horses" is a way to show that this
album is not going to be the average commercial pop record but instead an
elaborate tapestry of melody without any footfalls to commercial success.
beauty queen is one of the best interludes i've ever heard on any record.
janet, the queen of interludes, never even came close to anything like it
on any of her records. this is what seques should sounds like.





i love the way this, their second lp, starts out with strange weird noise
of car breaks, distant tribal drumming and the weird metalic mocking bird
chants in the bg. then the melody and the hook kick in and the whole song
just opens up like a flower. perfect pop drama. one more, one more chance





from the first 10 seconds on you know this is not just another madonna lp
this is something rather different. the lyrics are clever and personal in
a way they had seldom been before on any of her albums and the structure,
vocal and melody of the song are amongst her best work ever. not just one
great album opener but a career highlight.





segued together in a 6:11 min pastiche, before the album relaxes into the
moody atmosphere of "under the cherry moon", the first 3 songs on parade,
form something of a unique sequence of songs, even in prince's catalogue.
what makes it even more remarkable, apart from the sheer sonic weirdness,
is the fact that prince recorded the basic drum patterns for all three of
these songs himself, in one take. wow. the way the songs flow from one to
the other is just breathtaking.





Nebraska, the title track is a first-person account of the killing spree of
mass murderer Charlie Starkweather. The song sets the tone for a series
of portraits of small-time criminals, desperate people, and those who loved
them I always get chills from the opening harmonica solo. It really conjures
the image of deserted highways and lonely roadtrips in the night. perfect way
to set a mood and tone for an album.






abandoning the recent path of rock/pop they had started walking with the
albums be yourself tonight and more so on revenge, savage marked a return
to their more synthesizer dance route of albuml like sweet dreams & touch
and to me, it's always striking how they build up the tension before the
drums and synths kick in full force on "Beethoven". it always reminds me
of "Missionary Man" and it's long winding intro. but where Missionary Man
finally soared off into rock/pop territory, "Beethoven" finally gets it's
release in layers of synths and drumcomputers -vintage eurythmics style.
a perfect kick off song for an extremely good album that i have loved from
the first moment i heard it in 1988 but have yet to understand completely.


[Edited 6/10/06 4:25am]

IstenSzek said:

Nice writing there!