Hot Take/ Musical Confession Thread!

Bohnjaggs said:
I've never listened to Shania Twain but I was a big Garth Brooks fan in the mid-to-late 90's (mostly because the place I worked used to play his Greatest Hits album on a loop) and he's not even as country as many think he is. Two of his influences are Don McLean and James Taylor, and I always thought he sounded more like them than other country artists.
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Garth Brooks has quite a few songs that aren’t Country, but he is for sure country.
 
Lee Newman said:
So confession, I’d never listened to Shania Twain’s Come on Over. I discovered it was produced by Mutt Lange reading 1000 Recordings to Hear Becore You Die. So I gave it a listen. You can definitely hear his influence on the album.

Lukewarm take… it’s not country, except for one song.

Hot take… it’s also not very good. Outside of the hits, it’s pretty bland forgettable pop with sometimes laughable lyrics. The hits are great but the album is overlong and full of trite nonsense.

Also, allmusic thinks it is pitchfork with this review, that sure doesn’t read like a five star review:
www.allmusic.com

Come On Over - Shania Twain | Album | AllMusic

Come On Over by Shania Twain released in 1997. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
www.allmusic.com www.allmusic.com
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I think what your trying to say here is that Shania didn’t Impress you much.
 
Lee Newman said:
So confession, I’d never listened to Shania Twain’s Come on Over. I discovered it was produced by Mutt Lange reading 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. So I gave it a listen. You can definitely hear his influence on the album.

Lukewarm take… it’s not country, except for one song.

Hot take… it’s also not very good. Outside of the hits, it’s pretty bland forgettable pop with sometimes laughable lyrics. The hits are great but the album is overlong and full of trite nonsense.

Also, allmusic thinks it is pitchfork with this review, that sure doesn’t read like a five star review:
www.allmusic.com

Come On Over - Shania Twain | Album | AllMusic

Come On Over by Shania Twain released in 1997. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
www.allmusic.com www.allmusic.com
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Listened to this in full the first time this year. I remember Her songs dominating the country radio my mom listened to when I was a kid so I was excited to spend time with it. I think outside of the singles it’s just ok but those singles (especially the opening track) are some of the best in country pop
 
I don't think I've ever listened to a Cake album all the way through. First of all, Fashion Nugget is weird. Second of all, you all were gaga over an album with the following lyrics "the land where big fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear view mirrors"
 
Lee Newman said:
I don't think I've ever listened to a Cake album all the way through. First of all, Fashion Nugget is weird. Second of all, you all were gaga over an album with the following lyrics "the land where big fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear view mirrors"
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Correct. It’s a great record! I don’t think anyone was confusing Cake with Bob Dylan.

“Dice hanging like testicles…” as a a simile is still better than actual Truck Nuts hanging from an actual truck.
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Lee Newman said:
I don't think I've ever listened to a Cake album all the way through. First of all, Fashion Nugget is weird. Second of all, you all were gaga over an album with the following lyrics "the land where big fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear view mirrors"
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I actually think that lyric is pretty amazing.
 
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