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So here's some weird:
Also included are "Monkey Banana," a laid-back groove that showcases drummer Tony Allen's mastery of the Afro-beat, and "Everything Scatter," a standard mid-tempo romp. Both songs are forgetful in relation to "Zombie," but this is still an essential disc to own for the title track alone.
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Zombie - Fela Kuti | Album | AllMusic

Zombie by Fela Kuti released in 1977. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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What are they talking about, there are no versions of Zombie with those songs on it...

Also, this was brought up because it was my record of the day through this site which was brought to my attention by @Thackeraye in response to a profile post to @AnthonyI:
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1001 Albums Generator

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Lee Newman said:
So here's some weird:

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Zombie - Fela Kuti | Album | AllMusic

Zombie by Fela Kuti released in 1977. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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What are they talking about, there are no versions of Zombie with those songs on it...

Also, this was brought up because it was my record of the day through this site which was brought to my attention by @Thackeraye in response to a profile post to @AnthonyI:
1001albumsgenerator.com

1001 Albums Generator

Explore the history of music. One album a day. From the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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Fẹla And Afrika 70 - Zombie

Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for Zombie by Fẹla And Afrika 70. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs.
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I've run into different versions of Fela albums/comps back then a few times where they combined several releases or even split them up.
 
I love reviews that don't match their ratings. for Garbage's debut with a 4 1/2 star out of 5 rating:
Garbage's self-titled debut has all the trappings of alternative rock -- off-kilter arrangements, occasional bursts of noise, a female singer with a thin, airy voice -- but it comes off as pop, thanks to the glossy production courtesy of drummer Butch Vig. Not only is the sound of the record slick and professional, but all the tracks are well-crafted pop songs. Unfortunately, only a handful of the songs are memorable, but those that are -- "Vow" and "Queer," in particular -- are small, trashy alternative pop gems.
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Garbage - Garbage | Album | AllMusic

Garbage by Garbage released in 1995. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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I mean there is appropriation as appreciation with recognition and acknowledgement, which is one thing; there is appropriation without acknowledgement; and then there is whatever the hell that is...
 
Lee Newman said:
I love reviews that don't match their ratings. for Garbage's debut with a 4 1/2 star out of 5 rating:

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Garbage - Garbage | Album | AllMusic

Garbage by Garbage released in 1995. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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It feels like a "i don't think this album is as perfect as you all think so, so i'm going to tell you but I'm afraid to rate it lower than 4.5 because people will riot"
 
So PJ Harvey, tonight's 1001 Album Generator album is Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea....

I get from reading reviews, this might not be the normal way she sounds, like maybe it's mellower than normal, which is interesting because it strikes me as jangly indie music with a bit of an anger edge and a bit of a sonic youth feel - it's just kind of raw.

What's even more interesting, maybe because the music isn't exactly blowing me away, the lyrics seem to be taking the lead here. Is that the deal with her, because the lyrics are where it seems to be at. I'm not normally drawn to lyrics first. I am drawn to her voice though more than the music.

It's also fun to hear Thom trade verses with her on This Mess We're In... he's in full whine mode, but it still seems like a bit of edge versus smooth there.

She also has a huge Chrissi Hynde feel to her voice on this.

I like. We'll see what happens after a couple of listens.

(Full disclosure, about halfway through first listen now)
 
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Kamikaze is interesting, revved up and the higher register parts of the song remind me of Yoko Ono (not tonally - well voice texture tonally, but in that avant-garde dissonance way. It's kind of like the album just builds up... This is Love is primal MC5/Stooges pre-punk growl. The music starts to demand your attention in the way her voice and lyrics did in the first half... or maybe given it getting mellow again with Horses in My Dreams, the whole thing just ebbs and flows, kind of like New York on any given night, pockets of more activity than you could ever ask for surrounded by solitude and the feeling that you are alone in this world despite the PEOPLE EVERYWHERE....

It's an interesting album. I'm adding it to my list of albums worth spending more time with....
 
Lee Newman said:
So PJ Harvey, tonight's 1001 Album Generator album is Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea....

I get from reading reviews, this might not be the normal way she sounds, like maybe it's mellower than normal, which is interesting because it strikes me as jangly indie music with a bit of an anger edge and a bit of a sonic youth feel - it's just kind of raw.

What's even more interesting, maybe because the music isn't exactly blowing me away, the lyrics seem to be taking the lead here. Is that the deal with her, because the lyrics are where it seems to be at. I'm not normally drawn to lyrics first. I am drawn to her voice though more than the music.

It's also fun to hear Thom trade verses with her on This Mess We're In... he's in full whine mode, but it still seems like a bit of edge versus smooth there.

She also has a huge Chrissi Hynde feel to her voice on this.

I like. We'll see what happens after a couple of listens.

(Full disclosure, about halfway through first listen now)
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so your mentioning of the 1001 album generator got me intrigued. Thanks for.
Starting my journey with Duran Durans Rio, which is a total 80s blindspot for me
 
Lee Newman said:
Pitchfork sure didn't like it:
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PJ Harvey: Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

My philosophy has always included the tried-and-true motto, "You have to take the good with the bad, and the bad ...
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sounds like a different album than the one I just listened to. maybe this was the perfect entry point if it only gets better from here.
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It's probably my favorite from her, but she also hasn't missed. Her discography is worth checking out from the beginning, and if you found this one to be "raw," wait til you hear 'Dry' and 'Rid of Me!'
 
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