how could I forget to mention: JOSS STONE - LP1, what a damp squib!

Yeah I'm going to say, and as hard as Ive tried to listen to it, put it on continuous play for a week.

50 words for snow - Kate Bush.

Its a slow slog through long snow drifts, cold winds, elton john, and in the end you're just glad that you got home in time to shut the door and warm your hands on the embers of this disc.

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It's a damn shame Wayne's "Carter IV" was twice as good as "Watch The Throne". Ye and Jay tried to do too much and not enough at the same time. Instead of esoteric bullshit they should have given us stronger beats a rhymes. Hell a real hook would've been nice.

My 2 biggest musical disappointments (under the 'Don't Hold My Breath Category")

No new D'Angelo and no new Van Halen.

LMFAO

ScarletScandal said:

kitbradley said:

Oh God...that album title

My Life

The Journey Continues

Part II

Act 1

Imabic Pentameter

En Prose

They really hyped this album up to be something that, IMO, it simply was not. For me, this is Mary's weakest album. I was very disappointed. I ended up selling mine on ebay a few days after I purchased it.

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ScarletScandal said:

RKJCNE said:

Lol Mary's album covers are gonna start looking like this eventually:

For the love of god, please DO NOT let Mary J start writting poetry as album titles.

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RKJCNE said:

ScarletScandal said:

Lol Mary's album covers are gonna start looking like this eventually:

For the love of god, please DO NOT let Mary J start writting poetry as album titles.

[Edited 12/17/11 14:54pm]

lol

Continuing her current trend, it's inevitable

MendesCity said:

So many this year:

PJ Harvey

Bon Iver

Kate Bush

Kanye/Jay

Bjork

Van Hunt

All bad this year.

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you don't like LES? wow! im not happy with bon iver and bjork either but polly's cd is great. it's a sleeper like white chalk,imo. at first i had no feel for it, but after the first day iwas singing right along.

sorry your not happy with it.

wavesofbliss said:

MendesCity said:

So many this year:

PJ Harvey

Bon Iver

Kate Bush

Kanye/Jay

Bjork

Van Hunt

All bad this year.

[Edited 12/16/11 21:05pm]

you don't like LES? wow! im not happy with bon iver and bjork either but polly's cd is great. it's a sleeper like white chalk,imo. at first i had no feel for it, but after the first day iwas singing right along.

sorry your not happy with it.

Yeah, wasn't feeling White Chalk either. I just like my PJ a little less...whispery. Glad you like it tho!

Bjork and Meshell's albums weren't bad, but they weren't as satisfying as I'd hoped or expected. That said, I'm enjoying Biophilia more and more with each listen. Weather, however, is still leaving me cold except for a few tracks.

kitbradley said:

I think it's BETTER than the last one, where She sounded like an "Outta-Tune" Robot!!!!!

woogiebear said:

kitbradley said:

I think it's BETTER than the last one, where She sounded like an "Outta-Tune" Robot!!!!!

it seems like her singing is better but her songs are worse. dunno

paisleypark4 said:

enfantdumilieu said:

>Van Hunt's - What You Were Hoping For, uuuh ... I cant say this album is bad but absolutely not my cup of tea, big disappointment!

Otherwise, like in recent years, I am very much disappointed that so many great new talents received just a minimum on attention while ordinary albums of already popular Artist have been promoted to death ....

I heard the Van Hunt album...while it has some great experimentation...wasnt too catchy or memorable unfortunatley...BUT I loved the music in it.

Lemme get this straight...

Hunt's album of the year (IMO) wasn't catchy or memorable but you love the music?

Why?

And enfant also gets the same question...it's not your cup of tea but it's a big disappointment?

The Hunt album isn't R&B and that's why y'all didn't like it: keep it real.

duccichucka said:

paisleypark4 said:

I heard the Van Hunt album...while it has some great experimentation...wasnt too catchy or memorable unfortunatley...BUT I loved the music in it.

Lemme get this straight...

Hunt's album of the year (IMO) wasn't catchy or memorable but you love the music?

Why?

And enfant also gets the same question...it's not your cup of tea but it's a big disappointment?

The Hunt album isn't R&B and that's why y'all didn't like it: keep it real.

His first two albums weren't totally r&b. Portions of the album were rock and i'm talking

as many as 4 songs so we weren't immune to rock but on this album he is just on some

whole different shit that i'm just not feeling. It's also obvious from a few concert reviews

i've seen the audience isn't feeling his new shit either.

phunkdaddy said:

duccichucka said:

Lemme get this straight...

Hunt's album of the year (IMO) wasn't catchy or memorable but you love the music?

Why?

And enfant also gets the same question...it's not your cup of tea but it's a big disappointment?

The Hunt album isn't R&B and that's why y'all didn't like it: keep it real.

His first two albums weren't totally r&b. Portions of the album were rock and i'm talking

as many as 4 songs so we weren't immune to rock but on this album he is just on some

whole different shit that i'm just not feeling. It's also obvious from a few concert reviews

i've seen the audience isn't feeling his new shit either.

Thank you! I was expecting something to groove to like on his previous albums, not this headbanger stuff. If you're into alternative rock this might please you, I am disappointed.

Actually, this is what happens when you're favorite Artist switches genders eh .. genres. Like I was shocked when Prince did this jazz album or Chaos & Disorder ...

Mayer Hawthorne's sophomore album 'How Do You Do?'----The album isn't terrible,but after his excellent debut album 'A Strange Arrangement',I guess my expectations were extremely high? This time around,the songs are decent but not outstanding.The track with Snoop Dogg is horrendous.Overall,a pleasant listen but I think the debut album is much better.

MickyDolenz said:

I dropped my 45 of Red Beans And Rice by Hank Mance and it broke. It's a very obscure old blues record and I'm pretty sure it's impossible to find.

Amazon.com: Used and New:...rpm single

HANK MANCE Rare Vinyl Rec...aig Moerer

duccichucka said:

The Hunt album isn't R&B and that's why y'all didn't like it: keep it real.

I have no problem with genre jumping but Hunt's latest was just a bore. The songs had no vitality and come off forced. A perfect example: Crossdresser. The song needs to be dirty and gritty, not polished and blah.

Anyhoo, so, I've been listening to Bjork's lastest sans all the filler. There's a killer 9 song album in there if she just edited herself better.

ScarletScandal said:

RKJCNE said:

Lol Mary's album covers are gonna start looking like this eventually:

Great CD though...there is not one bad track on that Fiona CD.

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SPYZFAN1 said:

My 2 biggest musical disappointments (under the 'Don't Hold My Breath Category")

No new D'Angelo and no new Van Halen.

Those are good picks. I was really hoping for both D and VH to release new albums.

As far as "disappointments" go - all the crap music that's out there selling by the millions disappoints me.

phunkdaddy said:

duccichucka said:

Lemme get this straight...

Hunt's album of the year (IMO) wasn't catchy or memorable but you love the music?

Why?

And enfant also gets the same question...it's not your cup of tea but it's a big disappointment?

The Hunt album isn't R&B and that's why y'all didn't like it: keep it real.

His first two albums weren't totally r&b. Portions of the album were rock and i'm talking

as many as 4 songs so we weren't immune to rock but on this album he is just on some

whole different shit that i'm just not feeling. It's also obvious from a few concert reviews

i've seen the audience isn't feeling his new shit either.

His first two albums utilized an R&B blueprint, dude. Don't act like the debut and

OTJF were amalgamations mostly. All of his albums subsist on R&B, except

the new one.

I wonder how many of you who claim WWYHF? as a big disappointment listen

to rock music to have a point of reference?

Do y'all listen to rock at all? If not, then yes, I can see why a Hunt album

that mostly eschews familiar R&B templates is a disappointment. If you ask

me, y'all are just some lazy, unadventurous listeners who want Hunt, who is

the type of artist you cannot pigeonhole, to consistenly churn out formulaic

music.

enfantdumilieu said:

phunkdaddy said:

His first two albums weren't totally r&b. Portions of the album were rock and i'm talking

as many as 4 songs so we weren't immune to rock but on this album he is just on some

whole different shit that i'm just not feeling. It's also obvious from a few concert reviews

i've seen the audience isn't feeling his new shit either.

Thank you! I was expecting something to groove to like on his previous albums, not this headbanger stuff. If you're into alternative rock this might please you, I am disappointed.

Actually, this is what happens when you're favorite Artist switches genders eh .. genres. Like I was shocked when Prince did this jazz album or Chaos & Disorder ...

Wah -

My favorite artist grew up.

Wah -

My favorite artist is going through a phase.

....people act as if Van Gogh came out the uterus with his famous style already

implemented. No. He went through phases. Let Hunt be an artist and go through

the necessary changes his muse asks him to. If that means that he puts out a

Detroit rock album with Sly Stone at the helm, then let him do it. He's a gifted

and adventurous songwriter with lazy fans who want "Down Here in Hell" redux 74

and shit.

You modern music lovers are frustrating and ridiculous and lack historical perspective;

this is a reason why I could never become a recording artist who depended on fans in

order to make a living.

sosgemini said:

duccichucka said:

The Hunt album isn't R&B and that's why y'all didn't like it: keep it real.

I have no problem with genre jumping but Hunt's latest was just a bore. The songs had no vitality and come off forced. A perfect example: Crossdresser. The song needs to be dirty and gritty, not polished and blah.

Anyhoo, so, I've been listening to Bjork's lastest sans all the filler. There's a killer 9 song album in there if she just edited herself better.

What the hell are you talking about? Crossdresser...wait...NOTHING on this album

is "polished" or "blah." If anything, the album's mix is slightly muddied and amateurish.

It adds to the overall aural charm of the album because it is not polished with studio

sheen.

And I don't know how you think the open pummeling of North Hollywood and the touching

sentiments of the closer are without "vitality."

I dunno...like I said, y'all want this brother to be an R&B stalwart and I think he's too

adventurous for that; and that outside of R&B, y'all really don't know what you're

talking about.

duccichucka said:

enfantdumilieu said:

Thank you! I was expecting something to groove to like on his previous albums, not this headbanger stuff. If you're into alternative rock this might please you, I am disappointed.

Actually, this is what happens when you're favorite Artist switches genders eh .. genres. Like I was shocked when Prince did this jazz album or Chaos & Disorder ...

Wah -

My favorite artist grew up.

Wah -

My favorite artist is going through a phase.

....people act as if Van Gogh came out the uterus with his famous style already

implemented. No. He went through phases. Let Hunt be an artist and go through

the necessary changes his muse asks him to. If that means that he puts out a

Detroit rock album with Sly Stone at the helm, then let him do it. He's a gifted

and adventurous songwriter with lazy fans who want "Down Here in Hell" redux 74

and shit.

You modern music lovers are frustrating and ridiculous and lack historical perspective;

this is a reason why I could never become a recording artist who depended on fans in

order to make a living.

Oops, why so upset? I let everybody do what he wants he do, I really liked Van Hunt, still does and supported him on many occasions. I paid 10 bucks for this album to realize that it's not my cup of tea musically, so I have the right to be disappointed, that's it and Peace! Regarding your personal recording career I understand that you're frustrated, but that's the way it goes unless you are Beyonce, Bieber, Madonna etc, I dont think that has sth to do with genre switching ...

really, dude...look up disappointment and shut up. people are so silly.

enfantdumilieu said:

duccichucka said:

Wah -

My favorite artist grew up.

Wah -

My favorite artist is going through a phase.

....people act as if Van Gogh came out the uterus with his famous style already

implemented. No. He went through phases. Let Hunt be an artist and go through

the necessary changes his muse asks him to. If that means that he puts out a

Detroit rock album with Sly Stone at the helm, then let him do it. He's a gifted

and adventurous songwriter with lazy fans who want "Down Here in Hell" redux 74

and shit.

You modern music lovers are frustrating and ridiculous and lack historical perspective;

this is a reason why I could never become a recording artist who depended on fans in

order to make a living.

Oops, why so upset? I let everybody do what he wants he do, I really liked Van Hunt, still does and supported him on many occasions. I paid 10 bucks for this album to realize that it's not my cup of tea musically, so I have the right to be disappointed, that's it and Peace! Regarding your personal recording career I understand that you're frustrated, but that's the way it goes unless you are Beyonce, Bieber, Madonna etc, I dont think that has sth to do with genre switching ...

I'm not upset, kiddo. And you have the right to be disappointed when you purchase

something that you don't like. My point to you, specifically, has always been that your

reasons for being disappointed weren't so clear, for you said:

And there is Van Hunt's - What You Were Hoping For, uuuh ... I cant say this album is bad but absolutely not my cup of tea, big disappointment!

It's not bad, it's not your cup of tea, but you're disappointed? Hunh?

As for the personal dig at my "recording career" or lack thereof, whatever makes you

feel that you've slighted me, in order to make yourself feel good, have at it!

peedub said:

really, dude...look up disappointment and shut up. people are so silly.

My point of contention in this thread has nothing to do with

whether or not one should be disappointed in Van Hunt's new album,

it's the reason why they are disappointed.

There is a difference between the two.