February 2021 Challenge (& Raffle)

[hatfieldpdx]

Day Two: Solo

Jeff Tweedy - Love is the King

 

[dhodo]

Day 2 - Solo Artist
Elliott Smith - Either/Or

Tried to pick an all one person record as well. One of the best to ever do it. R.I.P.

 

[gafacaode]

Mon Feb 1 – Beer, sweat and sawdust
I miss gigs so much. Play your ultimate live album.

Well, come on

 

[gafacaode]

Tues 2 – Solo

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Day 1 - Beer, Sweat and Sawdust



Sly and the Family Stone - Woodstock

 

[ranbalam]

Tues 2 – Solo
Play your favourite album by a solo artist

This is my favorite Willie album...excellent performances and Lanois’ production is perfect. Willie’s cover of The Maker is sublime.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Mon Feb 1 – Beer, sweat and sawdust

Grateful Dead - Cornell 5/8/77

I love shows and live albums, though I tend to listen to those digitally for the most part. A lot of contenders for my "ultimate" live album but this one is hard to beat.

 

[LeSamourai]

Tues 2 – Solo
Play your favourite album by a solo artist.

Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness

Confession: on these challenges, whenever I see the word "favorite" I pretend there's an "a" in front of it.

 

[D Jilla]

Day 2 - Solo

Gia Margaret - Mia Gargaret

One of my favorite releases from last year. Really beautiful/unique ambient album. Her first LP was singer-songwriter stuff in the “boygenius” vein - not bad, but her ambient music is really standout stuff. I hope she continues to explore this direction.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Day 2 - Solo



Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell

I dont think any artist has influenced me and my taste in music more than Lana has

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Tues 2 – Solo
Play your favourite album by a solo artist (...from this year)

Buck Meek - Two Saviors



I’m surprised by the lukewarm response to this album, but sometimes a record just resonates because it hit me at the right time. Already gonna be a tough one to beat this year for me

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 2: Solo

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city



My #1 on my all time top 50!

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Tues 2 – Solo
Play your favourite album by a solo artist (...from this year)

Buck Meek - Two Saviors

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I’m surprised by the lukewarm response to this album, but sometimes a record just resonates because it hit me at the right time. Already gonna be a tough one to beat this year for me

I just downloaded based off your best of 2021 rec. I haven’t listened to it yet but I have always thought his guitar was the most interesting part of Big Thief.

 

[Wes C. Attle]

I just downloaded based off your best of 2021 rec. I haven’t listened to it yet but I have always thought his guitar was the most interesting part of Big Thief.

Give it a couple listens... half way through the second time is when it really clicked. By the way, I bought kiwi jr today, based on your recommendation! Good trade!

 

[LeSamourai]

I looked ahead and saw how many days have "best" and "favorite" in their prompts and now I'm freaking out.

 

[ModernCyrus]

Tues 2 – Solo

Son House — Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions



This has got to be one of my favorite albums from a solo artist. Spending so many of my formative years (college, residency) in Mississippi has given me such a respect, love, and appreciation for the Delta blues and Son House is the embodiment of it all.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Give it a couple listens... half way through the second time is when it really clicked. By the way, I bought kiwi jr today, based on your recommendation! Good trade!

Oh man, I'm one track in and I am getting a huge Clem Snide vibe, His singing voice is very Eef Barzelay-esqe. This is a wonderful thing. I am already looking it up on Discogs. Thanks for the recommendation.

EDIT: Maybe Eef crossed with Vic Chesnutt, Again not a bad thing.
DOUBLE EDIT: and a tiny bit Nick Drake.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I looked ahead and saw how many days have "best" and "favorite" in their prompts and now I'm freaking out.

Don't wanna commit?

 

[LeSamourai]

Don't wanna commit?

 

[Poly-Rythmo]

I looked ahead and saw how many days have "best" and "favorite" in their prompts and now I'm freaking out.

Sorry, didn't realise it was controversial! I must admit to having to use a thesaurus to find alternatives for "favourite"! As always, interpret each theme exactly as you want. And I picked the themes without thinking of the answers for me, and I've already found it trickier than I thought to pick...