Seasonal Albums

[create_destiny]

There are certain albums that are best enjoyed during a particular time of year. To listen to such albums in their "off-season" is to deprive yourself of the full album experience. R.E.M.'s Green album, for example, is best enjoyed in the spring, whereas Fables of the Reconstruction should be played in the fall. Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues or Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking are best when played in the summer. This is not to say that these albums cannot be enjoyed "out of season" ---it's just that they're best when experienced "in season."

Autumn This is the perfect time of year, the perfect month even, to listen to Concrete Blonde's Bloodletting or Portishead's Dummy. Dummy is one of the best damn albums of the '90s if you ask me and it has a long season that goes from late October to early March.

What season should your favorite albums be played in?

Comments

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was a nice try, but not an effective mother joke...

"Take me to the River"...so does that mean Al Green is only a summer guy, too? I don't think I actually ever listen to that one on Stop Making Sense...I'm trying to remember if I do on "More Buildings..." I definitely prefer the live versions of Girlfriend is Better and Life During Wartime, though...

Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Talking Heads do it so much better. Your mom took me to the river once. And oh, what a night it was!

Re: Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

Now that one was more amusing...

So are you saying covers are better than originals? (I don't dispute this sometimes, but there are plenty of people who claim it's not possible...these people have apparently never heard the Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, etc take on Bob Dylan)

Re: Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[ygolonac.livejournal.com]

Superhappytime is just upset because somebody besides him calls me 'lover'. He's such a jealous little bitch sometimes.

Re: Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

I don't know if anyone who makes "I can't quit you jokes" while playing poker with his buddies and has pent up workplace anger can ever be called "lover."

More like "the guy I'm sleeping with, but I still don't trust him 100% cause he might be nuts...."

But I can see it, I suppose...now I just picture you wearing cardigans, sporting a long beard, and sipping expensive wine while voting against gay marriage while screwing over farmers on the animal rights bills...typical Californian.

Re: Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[ygolonac.livejournal.com]

*sob*

Now is the time on Sprocket that we listen to The Smiths and weep.

Re: Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Hey that's an idea of a possible music post you could write up----covers that are better than the original.

Now I know you're going to laugh at me again (for loving those Georgia peach lesbians), but one example of a cover that's better than the original is The Indigo Girls singing "Uncle John's Band."

Re: Why? Because I'm a Girl?

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

you're brining up horrible college memories now of all the lesbians at Agnes Scott college (right next to the largest lesbian bar in America, where the Indigo girls started) playing that music way too much...and some guys...but it was typically the type of guys who were also way in to Dave Matthews...