Bowie getting a bit funky and exploring his soul music influences. With some help from John Lennon. And a lot of saxomaphone.
Highlights: Fame, Young Americans, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Win
7/10
Young Man with the Big Beat - Elvis Presley
Oh, you thought we were done with Elvis box sets?!? This is purely his master recordings from 1956. Which is still 40 songs and over 90 minutes of awesomeness.
Highlights: One-Sided Love Affair, Trying to Get to You, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Rip It Up, Paralyzed, Don't Be Cruel
8/10
Young Man with the Big Beat: Live Performances - Elvis Presley
The Las Vegas performance is so fantastic; even as a young man, this dude never took any of this seriously - he keeps calling Heartbreak Hotel "Heartburn Motel", making jokes about the money his record label is making, and insulting all his own songs. The Louisiana Hayride stuff is a mixed bag - the performances are great and full of energy, but they were recorded off a radio in 1956 so the quality is about what you would expect.
Highlights: Long Tall Sally [Live at Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas - May 6, 1956], Money Honey [Live at Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas - May 6, 1956], Blue Suede Shoes [Live at Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas - May 6, 1956]
6/10
Your New Favourite Band - The Hives
Fast punk mayhem. The Hives when they were young were something else!
Highlights: Here We Go Again, The Hives Are Law You Are Crime, Fever
8/10
Yourself or Someone Like You - Matchbox Twenty
This is the most 90s radio rock sounding album since the 90s. Rob Thomas' voice is sooooo American, but he manages to convey a lot of emotion, which really carries the simplicity of the songs.
Highlights: Long Day, Busted, Real World, Hang
8/10
YUKI "The Present" 2010.6.14,15 Bunkamura Orchard Hall - YUKI
This is somewhat interesting, because in true YUKI form she gives a few of the songs more of a jazz interpretation and also works them in to some little medleys. The whole is just a bit let down because her voice is nowhere near the awesome as it normally can be. And it is a bit long. But the setlist is fantastic!
Highlights: ハミングバード [Live], 恋愛模様 [Live], ティンカーベル [Live], Home Sweet Home [Live]
7/10
YUKI concert tour "SOUNDS OF TWENTY" 2022 9月19日 札幌・カナモトホール - YUKI
I was really hoping this version of 呪い would resemble the PRISMIC tour 2002 version, but I forgot that YUKI is ever-evolving.
Highlights: 愛に生きて [Live], ヘイ! ユー! [Live], パレードが続くなら [Live]
7/10
YUKI concert tour "trance/forme" 2019 東京国際フォーラム ホールA - YUKI
This tour, for me (forme?), is YUKI at her vocal peak. And the reworking of some of these songs is just phenomenal. But bah gawd even on the fairly faithful performances, her vocals are just so much more than expected. And the end run of this is ALL THE FEELS. No cap: this version of はみだせ ラインダンスから is one of my all-time favourite songs (which is amazing, since the studio version is just kind of a song).
Highlights: はみだせ ラインダンスから [Live], フラッグを立てろ [Live], 鳴いてる怪獣 [Live], JOY [Live], 美しいわ [Live]
8.5/10
YUKI LIVE "little night music" 2023年9月16日 東京・Zepp DiverCity - YUKI
The last of my live YUKI albums and this one sure is a killer! I am glad I still at least have a few YUKI studio albums to come.
Highlights: タイムカプセル [Live], プレゼント [Live], ラスボス [Live], 忘れる唄 [Live]
8/10
Yume No Ukiyo Ni Saitemina [EP] - Momoiro Clover Z & Kiss
Such a perfect combination and it totally works, because MCZ do the whole heavy idol music thing at times and do it well (see my earlier words about their albums I have).
Highlights: Yume No Ukiyo Ni Saitemina, Samurai Son
8/10
ZUTTO - BiSH
My girls ending the year of BiSH is OVER in a fairly appropriate way - one pop punk song and then a ballad. Not their peak or anything, but would have been a fine enough ending? Except they released another two singles after this. Milking it!
Highlights: ZUTTO, CALL ME AGAiN
8/10
・・・ - SAKANAMON
Japanese indie rock. Kinda quirky in parts, mostly pretty raucous and uptempo.
Highlights: DAPPI, 反照, 凡庸リアライズ, STOPPER STEPPER
7.5/10
1:59PM - 2PM
Time for some classic K-Pop. It is fairly standard male idol quality stuff.
Highlights: My Heart, Heartbeat, I Was Crazy About You
7/10
Unfinished Music, No. 1: Two Virgins - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Ummmm what? Why is this album placed here? I would log in to my computer to figure out, but that died. Like my brain listening to this.
Highlights: Remember Love
Ummm/10
Unfinished Music, No. 2: Life with the Lions - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
I promise you, the intro for Cambridge 1969 will always be entertaining to me; just having Yoko Ono introduce it so calmly, before launching into her trademark wails over a wall of feedback is a masterpiece of trolling.
Highlights: Song For John
Ermmm/10
Wedding Album - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
I would guess that under the "Sorting" field for these albums, it has a hash sign or something. Maybe an exclamation point - like a warning?
Highlights: Listen the Snow is Falling
Mmhmm/10
"Albums" listened to so far: 1906
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