The Monthly Music Trading Post

Zarko · 11-13-2010, 04:22 AM

Eh, depends on the mood I guess

Zarko · 11-13-2010, 04:25 AM

Also btw it was a compilation of their EPs

NumberNineDream · 11-13-2010, 04:51 AM

Contestants (Updated):

bob.
Janszoon
OctaneHugo
NumberNineDream
ThePhanastasio

Dankrsta, you in (and tyt with the reviews

) ?

dankrsta · 11-13-2010, 05:07 AM

I don't know yet. I don't like being this late with reviews. Will there be a theme? Can I decide by tomorrow?

NumberNineDream · 11-13-2010, 05:11 AM

No themes this time, and sure you can decide by tomorrow.

**Janszoon** · 11-13-2010, 06:53 AM

Hey, since there are only three people far, can I still sign up for this round?

OctaneHugo · 11-13-2010, 07:32 AM

I'm in for this round as well.

dankrsta · 11-13-2010, 05:17 PM

from NumberNineDream (2. album)

Bobby Jameson - Color Him In (1967)

Unlike The Mandrake Memorial, Bobby Jameson's album 'Color Him In' was hard for me to get into. It's a collection of thirteen pretty simple, typical 60s pop songs with lavish arrangements, female background vocals and with a bit of soul. NumberNine offered me this album with a beautiful song 'See Dawn'. It is by far the best song on the album and it's quite difficult for me to explain what makes it a standout, what clicked there. Maybe it's the overall clearness of a simple pop melody, not muddled by sometimes too embellished arrangements, that gives this song a necessary directness. Backing vocals are very subtle and non intrusive and they add to the overall sprawling feel of the song.

Upon closer listening, the other songs started to get a bit more personality and to open up for me, like 'Jamie', Know Yourself', 'Candy Colored Dragon', 'Windows and Doors', 'The New Age', 'Vietnam'. I felt that songs with the least soul influence actually work the best. Jameson's voice is much more enjoyable when he sings those simple melodies than when he attempts to do soul. 'Know Yourself' and 'Candy Colored Dragon' are quite a bit sugarcoated, but strangely, that makes them more charming.

It actually hit me right there that this typical product of its time has the ability, just because of that, to transport you, like in a time machine, straight to the 60s. You can almost smell and taste these idealized times. If you submit yourself to the charm, be it sometimes cheesy, this album can be pretty enjoyable. Now I understand much more clearly why NumberNine likes it so much.

RVCA · 11-13-2010, 05:52 PM

Count me in, I'm down to take another stab at the weekly trading post

dankrsta · 11-14-2010, 08:29 AM

OK, I'm in.

11-13-2010, 04:51 AM	#1733 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	Contestants (Updated): bob. Janszoon OctaneHugo NumberNineDream ThePhanastasio Dankrsta, you in (and tyt with the reviews ) ? __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge Last edited by NumberNineDream; 11-13-2010 at 01:29 PM.

11-13-2010, 05:07 AM	#1734 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	I don't know yet. I don't like being this late with reviews. Will there be a theme? Can I decide by tomorrow? __________________ Last.fm

11-13-2010, 05:11 AM	#1735 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	No themes this time, and sure you can decide by tomorrow. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

11-13-2010, 06:53 AM	#1736 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Hey, since there are only three people far, can I still sign up for this round? __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

11-13-2010, 07:32 AM	#1737 (permalink)
OctaneHugo Goes back & does it again Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: philadelphia Posts: 807	I'm in for this round as well. __________________ If Any Major Dude Has Yet To Tell You, Click Here

11-13-2010, 04:22 AM	#1731 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Eh, depends on the mood I guess

11-13-2010, 04:25 AM	#1732 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Also btw it was a compilation of their EPs

11-13-2010, 05:17 PM	#1738 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	from NumberNineDream (2. album) Bobby Jameson - Color Him In (1967) Unlike The Mandrake Memorial, Bobby Jameson's album 'Color Him In' was hard for me to get into. It's a collection of thirteen pretty simple, typical 60s pop songs with lavish arrangements, female background vocals and with a bit of soul. NumberNine offered me this album with a beautiful song 'See Dawn'. It is by far the best song on the album and it's quite difficult for me to explain what makes it a standout, what clicked there. Maybe it's the overall clearness of a simple pop melody, not muddled by sometimes too embellished arrangements, that gives this song a necessary directness. Backing vocals are very subtle and non intrusive and they add to the overall sprawling feel of the song. Upon closer listening, the other songs started to get a bit more personality and to open up for me, like 'Jamie', Know Yourself', 'Candy Colored Dragon', 'Windows and Doors', 'The New Age', 'Vietnam'. I felt that songs with the least soul influence actually work the best. Jameson's voice is much more enjoyable when he sings those simple melodies than when he attempts to do soul. 'Know Yourself' and 'Candy Colored Dragon' are quite a bit sugarcoated, but strangely, that makes them more charming. It actually hit me right there that this typical product of its time has the ability, just because of that, to transport you, like in a time machine, straight to the 60s. You can almost smell and taste these idealized times. If you submit yourself to the charm, be it sometimes cheesy, this album can be pretty enjoyable. Now I understand much more clearly why NumberNine likes it so much. __________________ Last.fm

11-13-2010, 05:52 PM	#1739 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Count me in, I'm down to take another stab at the weekly trading post

11-14-2010, 08:29 AM	#1740 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	OK, I'm in. __________________ Last.fm