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Ross (3282 KP) rated Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star in Music
May 5, 2020
Rolling Stone's 449th greatest album of all time
A mediocre bunch of folk-rock songs. I can't see why on earth this would come above Jackson Browne's album, there seems to be passion missing and none of the songs are particularly memorable.
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 by Various Artists in Music
Nov 12, 2017
ClareR (5589 KP) rated A Pocketful of Crows in Books
Mar 2, 2019
A gorgeous grown up fairytale.
At first, this seems to be an innocent fairytale, but it swiftly becomes more of a proper, adult fairytale. It's a warning to the Folk that they shouldn't break their promises to the Travelling Folk.
The main character is a young girl with no name: to name her is to tame her. She falls in love with the local Lord's son, and he DOES name her. She loses the ability and the freedom to travel in the bodies of wild animals (I really liked this part). He betrays her, and she decides to exact her revenge on him so that she can get her magical abilities back. It's a beautiful story with some lovely illustrations, and each new section has a quote from a Child Ballad or an old wives/ folk saying.
It's novella size, so a quick read (I could have read more!), and well worth it.
The main character is a young girl with no name: to name her is to tame her. She falls in love with the local Lord's son, and he DOES name her. She loses the ability and the freedom to travel in the bodies of wild animals (I really liked this part). He betrays her, and she decides to exact her revenge on him so that she can get her magical abilities back. It's a beautiful story with some lovely illustrations, and each new section has a quote from a Child Ballad or an old wives/ folk saying.
It's novella size, so a quick read (I could have read more!), and well worth it.
Ross (3282 KP) rated Hunky Dory by David Bowie in Music
Jun 22, 2020
Rolling Stone's 108th greatest album of all time
Not the most hit-laden album by Bowie but this was probably him at his best. Still with the pomp and personality, but with so many interesting songs with different styles, folk and rock represented equally.
Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) in Movies
Jun 28, 2019
I've been sleeping on this movie like a struggling musician on a friend's couch. Inside Llewyn Davis is a fantastic snapshot from the Coen brothers of a folk singer in the 60's trying to make it in New York. Wonderful soundtrack and film.
MusicCritics (472 KP) rated Phantom Brickworks by Bibio in Music
Nov 9, 2017
The restless UK electronic musician sets aside prior experiments in spliced soul and finger-picking folk-glitch in favor of foggy ambient atmospheres that are both soothing and haunting.
Critic- Andy Beta
Original Score: 8.2 out of 10
Read Review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bibio-phantom-brickworks/
Original Score: 8.2 out of 10
Read Review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bibio-phantom-brickworks/
Ross (3282 KP) rated Tapestry by Carole King in Music
Jul 3, 2020
Ross (3282 KP) rated Clandestino by Manu Chao in Music
Apr 12, 2021
Rolling Stone's 469th greatest album of all time (2020)
Good soft reggae/latino folk album. I could see myself nodding my head to this in a beach bar on a summer holiday, and have even recommended it to my parents, this seems right up their street.
Che (148 KP) rated The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help in Books
Jun 15, 2019
A waste of my time. Or how I got road rage listening to a rambling artist talk endlessly about nothing useful and then was forced to listen to horrifically bad punk folk songs while I scrambled to push the correct radio buttons that would make the madness stop!