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James Dean Bradfield recommended track Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone in Destiny by Nina Simone in Music (curated)

 
Destiny by Nina Simone
Destiny by Nina Simone
2006 | Pop
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Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone

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"I was reading Dorian Lynskey’s amazing 33 Revolutions Per Minute book, and I went and investigated this song because he’d written about it. I like it when writing affects the ability to understand music, because I grew up reading NME and Melody Maker, Record Mirror, all telling me why some record was amazing. And then I’d give it a listen and I might not like it at first. But then because the writing about the record was so amazing I would believe that there was something there and I’d often grow to love it. After reading the book, suddenly the lyrics are really flying out at you. “I’ve even stopped believing in prayer”: sometimes one line conveys the utter lack of hope in a situation."

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Cat Stevens recommended King Kong, The Musical by Todd Matshikaza in Music (curated)

 
King Kong, The Musical by Todd Matshikaza
King Kong, The Musical by Todd Matshikaza
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"King Kong was a musical from South Africa that had an all-black cast. It was a fusion of South African traditional music, soul and jazz. It was so powerful when I listened to it for all those nights. I fell in love with that musical, which was a very big part of my life. I think [I was drawn to] the authenticity of the voice of what people call world music or ethnic music coming from the earth, of the people, the hope and their struggle. South Africans are so strong with their emotions and I think Africa itself is an amazing, inspirational place for music, because they live and breathe it. It was for me, a connection with the soul."

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Jonas Carpignano recommended Salvatore Giuliano (1962) in Movies (curated)

 
Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
1962 | International, Drama
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"Salvatore Giuliano was my first introduction to Rosi’s work and today remains my absolute favorite of his films. It is the film that taught me that historical and political films don’t necessarily need to be didactic and lacking in tension and narrative energy. It is a film that explores the many shades of an incredibly important moment in Italian history, without judgment and without an overt agenda, and that is something I have always valued in cinema. Among the writers on the film is Suso Cecchi D’Amico, who coauthored some of my favorite films, including The Leopard, Bicycle Thieves, and Rocco and His Brothers. She is also credited on a film I hope Criterion will release in the future, Scorsese’s My Voyage to Italy."

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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated Malice: Book One of the Faithful and the Fallen in Books

May 6, 2021  
Malice: Book One of the Faithful and the Fallen
Malice: Book One of the Faithful and the Fallen
John Gwynne | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
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Words are going to fail me in describing how much I love this book! I've been a major fan of the works of David Gemmell, and ever since his tragicly early death in 2006 the world has been desperate for a worthy successor. I believe we have found such a man in John Gwynne. In this book he weaves incrediblly nuanced characters with awe inspiring world building and intricate action scenes and plotting. Sure, it is your big standard medieval fantasy world. But with all the other authors doing fantasy differently today, there is enough room for the more traditional stance. As you can probably tell, I love this book. I just hope it's follow ups don't let me down!
  
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Rick Nielsen recommended Absolutely Free by The Mothers Of Invention in Music (curated)

 
Absolutely Free by The Mothers Of Invention
Absolutely Free by The Mothers Of Invention
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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"This is the album with 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It'. What colour shoes are you wearing? Black? Phew. It was the absurdity that I liked in Frank Zappa - this album also had 'Call Any Vegetable'. It was stuff that just didn't make any sense, but they played so well they must know what they're talking about. That was why I liked Soft Machine as well: "Hope for happiness! Happiness! Happiness!" What? I never knew what it was. And that was like The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Arthur Brown, too. Unpredictability is what I like most in rock bands. But only when it's done well. Like with The Who - they had great pop songs, and then they had 'Boris The Spider'."

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