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Post by rayge on May 17, 2019 13:01:10 GMT
A Albert Ayler - Truth is Marching In
B The Fugs - No More Slavery
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Post by bungo the mungo on May 17, 2019 13:53:58 GMT
no, no, no.
ayler is all that is bad about jazz. unlistenable.
the fugs track is horrendous self-righteous crap.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 17:07:22 GMT
I don't like to do this, but abstain.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on May 17, 2019 17:23:38 GMT
Hmmm, New Orleans jazz funeral on acid, or bargain basement Simon & Garfunkel...
I kinda like 'em both, but the car-crash free-form aspects of A make it slightly less enjoyable.
B
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Post by toomanyhatz on May 17, 2019 18:25:07 GMT
A lot of free jazz is really downright melodic when you break it down and get into its internal logic. Not the case with A, which seems rather squonky for squonk's sake. But I like the patriotic music interludes, which I guess makes this a "protest song" in some respect. I [damning with faint praise]liked what it was trying to do[/damning with faint praise]. But I got the point in the first two minutes.
Sorry, B (pretty obvious who picked it) - I will never understand abiding love for the Fugs outside of their peak. Against most things this would be pure cupicide. Here it's actually got a shot.
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Post by Crunchy Col on May 17, 2019 21:45:52 GMT
Poor choices from two of the most interesting artists of the last century (weren't they both on ESP?).
I'm going for the Fugs' track even tho' it's a flimsy effort. A is mostly unlistenable. Real Emperor's Clothes shit
B
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 22:01:16 GMT
I dislike both. Neither work for me and are a chore to listen to.
Abstain.
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Post by lokie on May 18, 2019 8:01:55 GMT
Ugh. Well, looks to me like a lucky draw for  |
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Post by alejandro on May 18, 2019 13:53:28 GMT
Ha! I'm pretty sure I know who picked A. It's glorious. B isn't without its appeal either even though it can be pretty rote as well. A
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Post by fange on May 19, 2019 9:51:03 GMT
Oh no, a little live Albert Ayler has set the natives off, look out A  Well, you probably should have gone for a more listener-friendly track from that album if it were votes ye be seeking, but I for one love this track. It has its own structure and logic pretty clearly defined to my ears, and the playing is a blast. B is actually kind of pretty in a solemn folky way, but is just too anti-climactic after the storm of A. A |
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Post by osgood on May 19, 2019 11:05:14 GMT
Words fail me to describe how bad B is. Terrible stuff not worth the time of the people cleaning the studio after the recording. But I have to vote for it, and I'd wish I was allowed to vote three times for it, because one vote seems not enough punishment for A.
B
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Post by DarknessFish on May 19, 2019 20:03:29 GMT
A bit weird to call Albert Ayler an interesting artist and then criticise the track choice, it's like criticising a Beatles fan for picking "Tomorrow Never Knows". This is distilled Ayler, trying to advance the form beyond the realms of Coltrane and Ornette, while harking back to the original New Orleans sound. It's sheer unbridled joy, beauty and freedom, and is basically perfection. It just stirs something deep inside my soul. I was in Greenwich village a few weeks back, and couldn't find an Albert Ayler record for love nor money. Seems a shame. But it was bloody hot, and I didn't look very far.
I know nothing of The Fugs, and I can't decide whether I like this or not. It's like Comus playing something on CBeebies, slightly off-kilter still, but very nursery rhymey, too. Has a certain charm, makes me wonder if they did something more worthwhile.
A, obviously.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 9:00:18 GMT
Never really jumped on The Fugs bandwagon...They are interesting here and there, but...Vote A
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Post by Sneelock on May 21, 2019 16:49:28 GMT
A because it is beautiful music suitable for weddings and baptizing babies.
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Post by rankingted on May 22, 2019 22:46:01 GMT
Christ alive! A is absolutely not what I want to hear at this time of night. Or ever again. Politely, its not my bag. Sheesh. I understood the Fugs were some kind of heavy prog/punk concern but this is actually possibly even worse tha A. Self righteous old tosh that I'd expect from a BCB goon.
Abstain.
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