music acquired
Nov. 18th, 2004 10:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jfbFound used at Tower: Brian Wilson's Smile and Bjork's Medulla. Do I like many-layered vocal harmony? Yes I do.
Also: the UK edition of Gemma Hayes's first album. I don't usually fall for this kind of almost-the-same record, but the album was SO GREAT, I can't bear to think there are Gemma Hayes songs I'm missing out on.
Along similar lines, I was tempted by The Best of Mandy Moore (not kidding), solely because it includes some live tracks and I'm fatally curious whether she's good outside of the studio. I didn't buy it, though... yet.
Obtained by other means: Starry, Starry Night, a Christmas album by local duo Greg and Bev. If you're looking for Christmas music--and I know not everyone is--check this out.
Also: the UK edition of Gemma Hayes's first album. I don't usually fall for this kind of almost-the-same record, but the album was SO GREAT, I can't bear to think there are Gemma Hayes songs I'm missing out on.
Along similar lines, I was tempted by The Best of Mandy Moore (not kidding), solely because it includes some live tracks and I'm fatally curious whether she's good outside of the studio. I didn't buy it, though... yet.
Obtained by other means: Starry, Starry Night, a Christmas album by local duo Greg and Bev. If you're looking for Christmas music--and I know not everyone is--check this out.
Smile
Date: 2004-11-26 06:33 pm (UTC)I thought they did a good job of re-recording everything. Has more energy than the earlier recordings. But are less smoky. I'd put together a version of "Smile" as best I knew how a couple of years ago, based on available recordings. This cd is a much better edit than the one I'd put together, I'd included too much repetition. Odd rewriting of "Good Vibrations" lyrics, I dunno yet what went on there.