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[TheLadyoftheWood]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 12:00am

Rihanna has done it again! She released a mediocre album with a few good songs on it and the rest all sad sorry excuses for songs. She needs singing lessons badly. The girl couldn't stay on key if her life were hanging in the balance. Why do we have to listen to every song she sings in minor keys because she has a tendency to go flat?

What are some Albums that were released this year which you were very disappointed in? Or other that you were very pleasantly surprised by? Give me your thoughts on this.

[JP2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 12:08am

The only album worth buying this holiday season is STRONGER by Ms. Kelly Clarkson.

:)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 12:41am

C'mon you guys, get off the processed cheese food music and start ingesting something nutritious:

Foster the People, Hooray for Earth, We are Augustines, Death Cab for Cutie, M83, St. Vincent, Cults ... there are really creative people out there doing their thing. Meanwhile, a highlight on NPR this year was a report on NPR about the megacorporation behind Rhianna spending 1 million dollars to make one of her flop singles a hit. Why be a cog in that machinery?

[JP2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 12:45am

"C'mon you guys, get off the processed cheese food music and start ingesting something nutritious:"

Don't be rude.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 1:30am

If I wanted to be rude I wold have called you easily placated dweebs suckling at the teat of the entertainment industrial complex. Instead I offered you some pointers on excellent music you haven't heard three million times. Because I care.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 9:51am

At times in the life of man, we find ourselves sucking. I like Rihanna. But please don't call the dweeb police!

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 9:59am

Adele.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 10:47am

I'm just patiently waiting for a new Mika album.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 10:55am

^ LOL ^

[tazber]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 11:19am

I was just playing Mika's last album! Is there any word on when his next one will be out?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 11:40am

Here is what Wikipedia has to say about Mika's upcoming album:

The Origin of Love: 20112012

Mika has begun recording his new album. He has stated in numerous interviews that the new album will be more simplistic and less layered than the previous album. Mika announced the title of the album, The Origin of Love in a French interview on 17 June. Mika has said in numerous interviews that he will include a number of French tracks on the album, and has said that the musical style will include elements of Daft Punk and Fleetwood Mac. He describes the album as less child-like and more serious. The first single released from the album is "Elle Me Dit", Mika's first French track. It was released online on 1 July 2011. The album is expected to be released in 2012.


Whatever. I just think he's a freakin' genius. And I like Elle Me Dit. It's very simple and catchy.

[IAMWHATIAM]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 11:41am

Even though my kids, and not I, are their target demographic, I think I've become a giant indie rock/pop cliche - I'm stuck in an endless loop of bands like Beirut, Bon Iver, The National, Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, with some Adele thrown in. That is when I'm not listening the bands/singers of my youth, like Zeppelin, the Dead, The Who, the Stones, The Eagles, Steely Dan, The Sex Pistols, Earth Wind & Fire, Dylan, Neil Young, Lou Reed...which us really where my taste in music stalled.

[JP2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 11:51am

I adore Mika, and his last two albums. But, I love his layered sound... reminds me of Queen. None the less, excited for his next endeavor.

[Kad]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 11:53am

Sondre Lerche.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 11:57am

I am guesting the Muppets soundtrack does not count.

Just bought Florence and the Machine.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 12:56pm

Since disco is my favorite music, yes I said that, I like whatever sounds like disco. So I like some of Mika, Rihanna, or anything that makes me want to get up and dance.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 1:02pm

Jane, I have been working late nights in dance clubs and both the Rhianna singles and the Britney singles sound great blasting over a 95db sound system. It's just so obvious they're factory-assembled, I wouldn't be surprised to find out there are Chinese prisoners assembling the singles, the actual composition and recording, on some giant conveyer belt.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 2:04pm

lol, I don't even care how they were produced- I just like the finished product!

Now don't get me wrong, I don't play some loud disco while trying to relax or trying to have a high cultural moment. I save those occasions for doo-wop. Just kidding, um, no not kidding.

While I'm on the subject of doo wop music, those were the days when a lead singer had to SING. Every note was spot on and the voice quality was superb. Male lead singers had strong tenor voices and I don't know which voice the girl groups had but in my opinion, that was singing. And much of it was a cappella.

Frankie Lymon had the best voice in pop. I had a crush on him from his voice alone. He was also kind of cute.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/28/11 at 8:00pm

To inject some levity into the proceedings

The Ames Brothers

[TheLadyoftheWood]

Posted: 11/29/11 at 2:33pm

@findingnamo Doesn't the fact that people listen to and pay for albums which as you say are "created on a conveyor belt in asia," say something very sad about our culture as a whole. We would rather pay for mediocrity than strive for excellence. That can be said about a lot of things in our culture.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/29/11 at 2:47pm

Lady, I'm not sure if that music is made on a conveyor belt in Asia, and if it is, I'm not sure the music which you like isn't made on the same conveyor belt.

Anyway, that it's mediocre is your opinion. The only reason I'm mentioning it is that if indeed it IS mediocre, then there's nothing wrong with enjoying some mediocrity in life.

I'd be tired of listening to German Lieder for very long. I'd need an ABBA break!

[TheLadyoftheWood]

Posted: 11/29/11 at 2:56pm

You make a very good point Jane2. I was just stating that much of today's news and music is filled with mediocrity. What every happened to all of the things that made life worth living. Now all we hear about is sex and cursing and drama. What about the wonderful family sitcoms which people used to watch? Now everything is violence and where can we get our next reality television fix. I am a television junkie but some people spend their whole lives sitting in front of the television watching meaningless scripted reality shows. While I was home for this thanksgiving my family members were each in a different room watching the same television programing, not for one hour but for the whole day. Watching a marathon of a very mediocre show. What happened to family and togetherness?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/29/11 at 3:25pm

I'd be tired of listening to German Lieder for very long. I'd need an ABBA break!

I'd suggest the Voulez Vous album. My personal favorite.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/29/11 at 3:27pm

I'm on the same page as you are, Lady. I agree with every sentiment you stated. All I can come up with the satisfy my own wonderment is that it must be a generational issue. Perhaps our parents and grandparents bemoaned the same situations when we were young. But mind you, I really don't believe what I'm saying that it's just an age thing. I'm with you about quality decline in culture and everyday life, really.

It's just so hard to accept, that I try to blame it on my age. It IS very SAD.

[TheLadyoftheWood]

Posted: 12/1/11 at 1:18pm

Btw @findingnamo, I love Foster the people...but I would prefer something way more substantial such as Steve Winwood, Shirley Bassey, James Taylor, or Bette Midler over them any day.