Back on my SHIT bitch:
>Twa Toots - The Peel Sessions
Twee pop so I didn't like it. Tracks 1 and 3 were alright and I enjoyed some of the jangle-ier aspects I guess but also pretty annoying.
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>Sesame Street - Bert's Blockbusters
Nothing amazing, but pretty fun anyways. It's not super long, and growing up with this show made me actually somewhat excited for this album. Honestly, even though it isn't incredible, I laughed a lot listening to this. I swear it's impossible to listen to this without cracking up at least once.
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>ELO - Out of the Blue
Liked more than I expected, but this style of mega over-orchestration really bothers me. Stand out good tracks were Mr. Blue Sky,
Turn to Stone, and sections of
Concerto for a Rainy Day. Otherwise, the abundance of orchestral use in this pop context bothers me sometimes, and felt really tasteless at times.
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>ELO - A New World Record
Like the before record, but shorter, more consistent, and, in general, slightly more tasteful use of violins. Telephone Line is for sure the stand-out track for these guys that I heard. All in all nothing incredible, but I could see someone who enjoys this style of pop rock more than I do get something more out of this than I did.
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>The Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard in My Backyard
Not as good as cowpunk rivals like Meat Puppets or Femmes, but a lot of genuinely hilarious comedic tracks like "Bitchin' Camero". Anyone who usually finds themselves enjoying most of spork could probably get something out of this.
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>Various Artists - The Big Lebowski
Maybe one of the best compilations of songs in a really popular film??? I'm not HUGE on TBL really, but this soundtrack has a line-up like none other: Dylan, Beefheart, Costello,
Yma Sumac, Moondog, Nina Simone,
Townes Van Zandt, Meredith Monk, and more. A lot of comments were complaining about the lack of CCR, but I'm glad. I'm also glad "Hotel California"' was replaced by a faster, better, flamenco-pop rendition. Just a good mixtape, really.
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