Tuesday, November 20, 2012

11/20/12 Snore


11/20/12  Today's Albums:  Snore . . .

Intro:  This seems like it's going to be a crappy day, musically, Brothers in Arms is a great CD, Bunkka is pretty good, two Buddha Lounges in a row is going to be tedious.

The Albums:
  • Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
  • Buddha Lounge - Various
  • Buddha Lounge 3 - Various
  • Bunkka - Paul Oakenfold
  • Bushwack - Buskwack
  • Busted Stuff - The Dave Matthew's Band
Summary:

Yeah, as I predicted, kind of a forgettable day.  I was in a world electronica phase, it was a brief phase, but during it, I picked up two CD's from the Buddha Lounge series.  At this point, it's tedious to listen to them back to back.  Good stuff if you're in to Indian Chanting with an electronic back beat.

Bushwack is a great find that I made thanks to the now defunct Rogues Gallery podcast.  Very atmospheric instrumental prog rock if that's your thing.  They have a great use of textures.

Bunkka has a lot of great electronica, Starry Eyed Surprise and Ready, Steady Go are both electronica classics and Zoo York has popped up in more soundtracks than Oh Yeah by Yello.

The winner for the day is Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits finest moments.  The Man's Too Strong remains one of the more powerful rock ballads, the acoustic / electric dynamic almost has a Porcupine Tree feel to it, only years prior.

The Final Tally:
  • Winner
    • Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
  • Growers

  • Keepers
    • Bunkka - Paul Oakenfold
    • Bushwack - Buskwack
  • Wibblers (no opinion one way or another)
    • Busted Stuff - The Dave Matthew's Band
  • Moodies (Albums for a certain mood)

  • Bleh
    • Buddha Lounge - Various
    • Buddha Lounge 3 - Various

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