SAW [Week 64 - "Home of the Strange"]

[G-Man]

G-Man submitted tubthumping

Yep.

[nutella]

OK, put on Emotion again today and just bit the bullet and moved it up to a 4.0, who am I kidding I enjoy it too much

Also gave Lanquidity a first pass today, it was nice and cool for jazz I guess

[speedchuck]

Week 63: Itzhak Perlman - Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos

Submitted by Golden

Available via Golden's reconstructed playlist

[Golden]

That is clearly not Itzhak Perlman

[speedchuck]

was the first google result though.

You people and your concertos

[G-Man]

That feeling when you call a co-worker into your office to discuss something important and you realize partway through your conversation that Aphrodite's Child's "Infinity" is playing on your speakers.

[speedchuck]

That feeling when you call a co-worker into your office to discuss something important and you realize partway through your conversation that Aphrodite's Child's "Infinity" is playing on your speakers.

I am thrilled that this happened.

[nutella]

Yikes dude now that's one I wouldn't play in public

[G-Man]

I found this week's album on Spotify.

[Tangrowth]

That feeling when you call a co-worker into your office to discuss something important and you realize partway through your conversation that Aphrodite's Child's "Infinity" is playing on your speakers.

OMG now that’s amazing.

[G-Man]

The blend of two composers' work is interesting here. There's a noticeable difference between the two. I find myself more absorbed in the Tchaikovsky portion.

Seven tracks. Two three-track concertos and a standalone piece. It's kind of like cherry-picking for the instrument (violin in this case). Is Perlman playing or conducting in these pieces? Maybe Golden the Coward can help us out there. If playing, it's easy to judge. I don't know how to judge classical music based on the composer though (unless it's a familiar piece to me and I pick up on something out of the ordinary).

[G-Man]

That feeling when you call a co-worker into your office to discuss something important and you realize partway through your conversation that Aphrodite's Child's "Infinity" is playing on your speakers.

OMG now that’s amazing.

I successfully muted my speakers before things got too orgasmic, thank you very much.

[Tangrowth]

Well, at least it wasn't dataplex, though you would just get people thinking you're a robot, so maybe infinity is worse.

[Golden]

Perlman is playing.

[Golden]

And yes, the tchaikovsky is definitely the better composition.

[nutella]

Finally listened and loved it. Beautiful music. Having played violin before but not at a nearly high level I'm always in awe of the technical skill and sheer beauty that the masters like Perlman show.

[ColinIsCool]

Lanquidity was interesting. I don’t have much of a vocabulary for it though and the same is true for Golden’s submission. Nice stuff to put on even if it doesn’t particularly excite or move me.

[Tangrowth]

I've been busy. I'll catch up soon, sorry!

[speedchuck]

I've been busy. I'll catch up soon, sorry!

Ditto.

My headphones are not working again. Can't listen at work. Gotta get some new ones.

[speedchuck]

Week 64: Young the Giant - Home of the Strange

Submitted by Sprityo

Available on YouTube and Spotify

[nutella]

just listened!! I'd known a few songs by Young the Giant (none from this album) but never really got into them, but they are talented. This was a fun album, pretty much every track was solidly enjoyable. Will be listening again.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

Reminder to self to SAW soon.

[speedchuck]

I'm going to leave this album for another week. If someone else disagrees, they can move it forward.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

That’s fine, and I appreciate you keeping up with things lately.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

So I finally had an opportunity today to listen through: Perlman plays Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn concertos

It was quite enjoyable. I thought the most appealing material was in the first one or two videos in Golden's playlist, as the slower, more sweeping atmospheric sound worked better for me than the more active material. Regardless, I didn't struggle to get through it, and that is high praise considering the length.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

I gave Young the Giant a spin as well. It had a nicely restrained manner of drama about it, in that the sound was large and loud without being obnoxious or particularly cheesy. In that regard I am reminded of some of nutella's earliest submissions to SAW -- that's a good thing.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

I get the impression we could use a collective break from SAW, which is perfectly fine. It's been going for over a year! We can resume this at a later time when it's better for everyone.

[ColinIsCool]

I was going to suggest taking it to biweekly for the summer while activity is lower, but a pause works too.

[speedchuck]

I get the impression we could use a collective break from SAW, which is perfectly fine. It's been going for over a year! We can resume this at a later time when it's better for everyone.

[sprityo]

oh shit you guys queued my suggestion? i completely forgot

[sprityo]

I picked this up from my local record shop back home before i left, it's a really fun album and i eded up liking a majority of the songs. previously all i had heard was "something to believe in"

But another solid car album i dont get tired from

it's also worth nothing that the link provided has a playlist but Young The Giant has a (In the Open) version of some of the songs so listen to both versions for a full experience!

[G-Man]

Back into this! I’ve been busy at work and at home, so I’ve listened to various old haunts and Miles Davis. I revisited the thread I haven’t reviewed yet. Still forming opinions but here are my quick thoughts:

Time’s End has some good stuff but I feel like it reaches for uplifting-majestic so often that the vibe grows stale at times. I hear some Hans Zimmer influence here and there.

Perlman is good. I still prefer Tchaikovsky to Mendolssohn.

Home of the Strange is very indie but it has bigger aspirations that running in second-gear indie-land. Some songs had a unique Coldplay/Black Keys fusion sound. The slower, softer stuff didn’t do that much for me but work isn’t always a place that’s conducive to appreciating slower, softer stuff.

[nutella]

Just saw Timber Timbre live! They put on an awesome show. I could post in the concerts thread but nobody else has since last time I did lol and we listened to them in SAW so hey whatever

[Tangrowth]

I apologize for my inactivity here as well. Obviously it’s been a very hectic summer. Look forward to rebooting it in the future with you all!

[sprityo]

I apologize for my inactivity here as well. Obviously it’s been a very hectic summer. Look forward to rebooting it in the future with you all!

[nutella]

Oh hey Young the Giant just released a new album, lol

[G-Man]

This week I listened to Aphrodite’s Child again, so of course my boss walked in while “Infinity” was in full swing. We need to bring SAW back in 2019.

[nutella]

I'd love to get this rolling again soon if others are up for it!

[G-Man]

Since I was home sick today, I decided to try and catch up on the last two albums we listened to for this.

Perlman's album was delightful. I enjoyed the Tchaikovsky pieces more than the Mendelssohn pieces but I'm also more familiar with Tchaikovsky's style. I suspect I have a bias there. So far my rating for it is a high B+.

Young the Giant needs another listen for me to finalize my thoughts on it. I thought I could do back-to-back listens but I grew a little fidgety and restless from sitting at the computer for so long. I want to make sure I give this one a fair shake. For now it's a B- due to all the extra big-sound production flourishes. For whatever reason, I'm on a kick lately of craving music that can be repeated live with only the instruments and minimal help from effects.

[nutella]

we should do saw again fools!!!!! And/or we could try "walrus" which is a music sharing game I discovered on MU

[speedchuck]

we should do saw again fools!!!!! And/or we could try "walrus" which is a music sharing game I discovered on MU

Explain Walrus pls.

[nutella]

here's an example basically the host chooses some set of categories, they can be weird abstract ideas like the ones here, or specific criteria like cover songs or fast songs,and players submit one song for each category, can be any genre though the host can suggest what they like/dislike, then the host listens to all the submissions and ranks them based on how well they fit the cat and how much they like them, revealing each submission in a countdown. It seems like a fun way to recommend music and get a wide variety of genres. I have no idea why it's called walrus btw.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

here's an example basically the host chooses some set of categories, they can be weird abstract ideas like the ones here, or specific criteria like cover songs or fast songs,and players submit one song for each category, can be any genre though the host can suggest what they like/dislike, then the host listens to all the submissions and ranks them based on how well they fit the cat and how much they like them, revealing each submission in a countdown. It seems like a fun way to recommend music and get a wide variety of genres. I have no idea why it's called walrus btw.

I'd give it a go.

[nutella]

Would you be interested in hosting one or should I start us off and have you guys submit? I'm quite new to it as well, have just submitted to two of them but I feel like I get how it works well enough to do one.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

You can take it away if you like!

[nutella]

Cool, I might start a thread later today and will tag some folks who might be interested.

[speedchuck]

Ooh, I like this. I'm definitely in.

Easier for me to suggest songs than albums, usually.