What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE HILLTOP HOODS "the calling" cd, 2003

career stats:
studio albums............7
singles.....................20

this album..............#50 AU
singles:
"dumb enough"...............no chart action
"testimonial year"............no chart action
"the nosebleed section"....#85 AU

album #3 for these Aussie hip-hoppers....
first two albums were released as mixtapes, this is their first on a proper label....
some really catchy stuff on this album, probably their most catchy album IMO....
third single, Nosebleed Section, only made it to #85 on the charts here but still
managed to go double platinum eventually...
probably my favourite of theirs...
best thing about these guys is that they don't try to emulate the American rappers
with their language and stereotypical themes, they keep it sounding Australian!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: tomorrow will do
best track: the nosebleed section (crappy video!)

[video=youtube;lqCyTM1bF6Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqCyTM1bF6Q[/video]

tracks:

.....incoming (intro)
1...testimonial year **
2...the calling **
3...dumb enough **
4...illusionary lines **
5...tomorrow will do *
6...laying blame **
.....Simmy & Gravyspitter (freestyle)
7...the nosebleed section ***
8...down or the cause ***
9..mic felon **
10.walk on **
11.the certificate ***
12.hilltop hoods ***
13.working the mic ***
14.outgoing **
15.the sentinel **
16.here come the girls **

3s=5
2s=10
1s=1

rating: 2.2

[BammThePrince]

myself mostly
https://soundcloud.com/raimykel-reyna
tryna get more people to listen too

[CRAZY-HORSE]

IGGY AZALEA "the new classic" cd, 2014

career stats:
studio albums......1
singles...............13

this album...............#2 AU...#2 CAN...#3 NZ.....#5 UK.....#3 US
singles:
"work"..................#79 AU..#87 CAN...............#17 UK...#54 US
"bounce".................................................. ......#13 UK
"change your life"...#44 AU................#38 NZ...#16 UK
"fancy"...................#5 AU...#1 CAN.....#1 NZ....#5 UK...#1 US
"black widow"........#15 AU...#6 CAN...#11 NZ....#4 UK...#3 US

Aussie rapper Iggy's one and only album so far.....
some of her rapping is quite good, that is until she wants to use foul language
like the Mikki Minaj's of the world!....
some half decent songs on here, the best on the album being her real breakthough
hit "fancy"....
about a year after she released this one she rerecorded it with a lot of "featuring"
artists...why?, because she could, and because she got known and others wanted to
record with her. on this one there are only a couple of 'featuring' artists
I wont bother that rerecorded/remix album, i'll stick to this one.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: f##k love
best track: fancy

[video=youtube;O-zpOMYRi0w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w[/video]

tracks:

1...walk the line ***
2...don't need y'all ***
3...100 *
4...change your lie **
5...fancy ***
6...new b##ch *
7...work **
8...impossible is nothing *
9...Goddess **
10.black widow **
11Lady Patra **
12.f##k love *

3s=3
2s=5
1s=4

rating: 1.8

[Music Head]

loved Fancy
but that voice got old so fast
her and Nicki

[jaw clinchin]

hi im new to this stuff.
i have been listentin to this new guy
https://soundcloud.com/samolowlife
he has remixed most of trilogy, live for by the weeknd, and two drake songs.
pretty chill and Different.

[Music Head]

from the cd room



3rd album
reached #20 here
old school rap
a lot of it sounding like that Fresh Prince style
don't care for the album

but I do like this funk sound

[video=youtube;fw0uz88E2gI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw0uz88E2gI[/video]

[tylerlanellemusic]

Lanelle Tyler "Drink It Up" (UnOfficial Music Video) https://youtu.be/pNa9s2Ee39Q via @YouTube

[Ruby]

Yay!! Four years after his debut, Home Again, Michael Kiwanuka has, this past week, released his second album, Love & Hate.

I’m not really sure how to categorise this as there are a few different elements involved, but a whole lot of old soul is what first comes to mind! And I mean that both literally and figuratively. Danger Mouse produced and played on the album and I can clearly hear his almost cinematic signature right from the first track. I feel a little conflicted about this; his involvement doesn’t detract from what Kiwanuka brings us, and mostly enhances it, but it’s a very fine line, and having listened to both the album and some of the live sessions on YT, my personal preference is for the latter where there’s slightly less of a definitive DM stamp. And speaking of the first track, it’s unusually long at just under ten minutes - the funny thing is, the time just flies by! It’s a great, evocative piece with a fairly lengthy instrumental intro which, paradoxically, lulls as much as it intrigues.

Is there such a thing as measured funkiness? If so, that’s what Kiwanuka has achieved here – never strident, well laid back and awesomely easy on the ears, yet all the while dealing with significant issues. There’s a lot more orchestration and choral/vocalise than on his previous release, and it all works just fine, IMHO - skillful execution which adds texture and warmth. In fact, I’d go as far as to say, that with the exception of one or two tracks, listening to this album is like being enveloped in a big ‘it’ll all be ok’ kind of hug, and is prevented from descending too deep into retro fuzziness by select, spicy guitar work and some seriously groovy baselines. The only thing I’m not much sold on is the album artwork, but hey – that’s just packaging.

Mr Kiwanuka really can sing his soul – no doubt about that, and he has a recognisable, distinctive voice; he also plays a fairly mean guitar. Thank goodness he’s not copying, or trying to emulate anyone else, which I’m sure is exactly where his charm lies – he sounds honest, as opposed to having been groomed and manufactured for mass consumption - how refreshing! Long may he hold on to his truth … I hope he doesn’t let others direct him too much.

“One More Night” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fpSbCekzxU

“The Final Frame” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dksqOVmivCU

The title track – live in studio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMZ4QL0orw0

That lovely ten minute opener I mentioned – another live studio clip, super cool … better than the album version IMHO …

[video=youtube;FngDSOuCNAA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FngDSOuCNAA[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

Cold Little Heart.....superb, superb, superb Ruby, thanks!!!!

I heard Knopfler when the guitar started, full of emotive feel...
when it amped up a bit I heard Gilmour.....
then he started singing, man oh man, the man has "soul",,,awesome stuff!

i'll check out the album in full tomorrow...

[Jerome]

Something else you might like CH - https://youtu.be/Ra2Qndv_xeE