February is Music Writer Exercise Month #MWE • Page 62

I know! There are some good ones left. I might just keep trying to do one a day and make my peace with finishing late.

 

Haha take it at your own pace man. It's only worth it if it stays fun. But I'm itching to see what you think of that one.

 

I found myself doing a bit different this year and doing discography runs of bands I’ve always thought I’d like but never took the time to listen to:
Sunny Day Real Estate
Queens of the Stone Age
Fall Out Boy (post Infinity on High)
Paramore

I’m almost ashamed of myself for not listening to Sunny Day …just incredible stuff

 

Obviously behind so Im just picking from my list out of order. Just started The Roches and holy shit hahaha. Going from "We" to "Hammond Song" is so fucking cool. Those opening chords sound so good

 

I completely lost my way with this here this month, which is a shame. However, I’ve been listening to The Koln Concert by Keith Jarrett repeatedly, and it’s absolutely mind blowing.

I’ve never heard piano sounding the way he does. I’m completely transfixed with it, and haven’t been able to listen to much else over the last couple of weeks.

 

Koln Concert is outta bounds.

It has the story, but just about all the live improv records are must listens too.

I listen to this standards album a lot too:

 

The Sun Bear Sessions are excellent as well. Also love "The Melody at Night" and "Facing You"

 

Yes, I started the Sun Bear Sessions a little bit too! There’s like six hours of them, and there feels like there’s so much going on in the Koln Concert, so I’ve been returning to that for the most part. Really looking forward to exploring his music going forward.

 

We doing this again?

 

this is where i go to not fap right?

 

no thats the video games thread

 

no that thread definitely seems more pro-fapping

 

MWE 2024: The Fappening

 

Lining up my 29

 

Oh man, I completely forgot about this. Probably because I never finished last year...

I should do it.

 

got through all but these last year (I think?). Gonna add them to the new list. Any ambient or calming jazz recs are greatly appreciated. Also any solid entrypoints for your fav/under appreciated artists you think I’d dig

 

Will see if I can make a list tomorrow. I dropped off about half way through (or maybe even earlier) last year, so will try and pick more interesting albums this time.

 

Twitter becoming an absolute cesspool made this a lot less fun last year. I think that was my issue. That and having a really busy February, I guess.

 

You had so many I was excited for your take on left! Haha

 

I need to look back at last year's list. I think I've listened to some of them since, but could transfer a few over.

 

1. Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
2. Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
3. Tom T. Hall - In Search of a Song
4. The Gloria Record - Start Here
5. Mahalia Jackson and Percy Faith - The Power and the Glory
6. Girl School - Hit and Run
7. Kim Jung Mi - Now
8. Erasure - The Innocents
9. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
10. The Jam - Sound Affects
11. Tony Bennett - The Beat of My Heart
12. Pousette-Dart Band - Pousette-Dart Band
13. Alberta Hunter - Amtrak Blues
14. Brian Eno - Another Green World
15. Shaggy - Com Fly Wid Mi
16. Fania All-Stars - Rhythm Machine
17. Maze - Inspiration
18. David Wiffen - Coast to Coast Fever
19. June Millington - Running
20. Isaac Hayes - The Isaac Hayes Movement
21. Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop
22. Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
23. Genya Ravan - Urban Desire
24. Melanie - Candles in the Rain
25. Jimmy Cliff - Struggling Man
26. The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon
27. John Lee Hooker - It Serves You Right to Suffer
28. Shaun Cassidy - Wasp
29. R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

 

I can’t believe I’m about to recommend a comp, especially one that omits one of my 10 favorite songs of all time, but Croce’s Photographs & Memories is a basically perfect listen.

 

Going to try to do this this year. I always fall behind on the weekends, but here's 29 albums I've never heard (or in a couple cases maybe heard once a really long time ago and have no recollection of) with an emphasis on older stuff/artists/genres I don't typically listen to, but should/would like to get more into.

The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Nas - It Was Written
Nat "King" Cole - Where Did Everyone Go?
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
The Doors - Strange Days
The Who - Tommy
Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station
Frank Sinatra - Watertown
Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
Sixpence None the Richer - Sixpence None the Richer
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Usher - Confessions Radiohead - The Bends
U2 - War
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Couldn't Stand the Weather
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
Tom Petty - Southern Accents
Better Oblivion Community Center - Ten Captivating Stories
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The Velvet Underground - Andy Warhol
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly
Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
Lucinda Williams - Happy Woman Blues
2Pac - Me Against the World
Etta James - Tell Mama
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - King & Queen

Not sure what order I'll listen to those in yet.