Taking Tiger Mountain and Another Green World with Brian Eno

Between Eno's second and third solo album (1974-75) I believe he went from the most engaging and creative concept in rock history into relatively boring structures I still don't grasp some meaningfulness in.

If the later style never had become more synonymous with Eno, I would have thought he had a hollow of depression. Seems like walking from a circus stage into an elevator. Maybe the presence of Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music still gave the tiger mountain rich sharpness.

Anyway the critics as well as the users now on allmusic gives both albums a full hand of stars.



most Amusing songs
THE TRUE WHEEL
St. Elmo's fire


most Beautiful songs
MOTHER WHALE EYELESS
everything merges with the night


most Sexy songs
THE GREAT PRETENDER
in dark trees


most Smart songs
BURNING AIRLINES GIVE YOU SO MUCH MORE
golden hours [perhaps my brains are old and scrambled]


most Strange songs
THE FAT LADY OF LIMBOURG
I'll come running (to tie your shoe)


most growing Strong songs
THIRD UNCLE
sombre reptiles




Overall Albums

6 / 6 sound

4 / 2 melodies

7 / 3 accompaniment

6 / 2 rythms

4 / 2 singin' feeling

5 / 1 playin' dynamics

7 / 3 concept

6 / 3 variation

5 / 3 lyrics

7 / 3 titles

6 / 4 order of tracks

6 / 5 cover picture

7 / 6 historical importance

=

76 / 43



I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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A Game of Thrones

finally seen three episodes of first season,
begin to get more taste than I thought for this medieval fantasy

by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
UK /USA [HBO] 2011

based on book series A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R.R. Martin 1996





my SnowBlack "Movie" # 1222


Happy role:  KING ROBERT BARATHEON (Mark Addy)

Grumpy role: PRINCE JOFFREY BARATHEON (Jack Gleeson)

Crazy role: VISERYS TARGARYEN (Harry Lloyd)

Shy role: SANSA STARK (Sophie Turner)


Extreme role: KHAL DROGO (Jason Momoa)

Exhausted role: CATELYN STARK (Michelle Fairley)

Wise role: TYRION LANNISTER (Peter Dinklage)


Beautiful role: DAENERYS TARGARYEN (Emilia Clarke)


5 Characters
7 Scenery
3 Camerawork

4 Thrill
6 Conflict
3 Humour

3 Psychology
4 Philosophy
2 Fantasy

3 Composition
3 Music
4 Concept

= 47


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)




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Girl of Medieval Scotland

SnowBlack Movie # 1219



BRAVE
was to be "The Bear & The Bow"

a Pixar animated production 2012
with most scottish voices



Happy role:  FATHER FERGUS AS KING (Billy Connolly)

Grumpy role: MOTHER ELINOR AS QUEEN (Emma Thompson)

Crazy role: THREE LITTLE BROTHERS (HARRIS, HAMISH, HUBERT)

Shy role: WEE DINGWALL (Callum O'Neill)


Surprising role: THE QUEEN AS A BEAR (Emma Thompson)

Ordinary role: MAID MAUDIE (Eilidh Fraser /Sally Kinghorn)

Wise role: THE WITCH (Julie Walters)


Beautiful role: MERIDA HERSELF (Kelly MacDonald)



5 Characters
6 Scenery
6 Camerawork

4 Thrill
3 Conflict
6 Humour

2 Psychology
3 Philosophy
2 Fantasy

5 Composition
4 Music
3 Concept

= 49


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)






Brave via wikipedia

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Son of a Plumber makes girls twice as nice

= Per Gessle seven years ago, rolling again
with a little help from Helena Josefsson

probably the best Double Album ever made in Sweden (in english). Even if too much is happening on the first sides compared to last sides, all becomes overflowingly great anyway.




most Amusing song: DROWNING IN WONDERFUL THOUGHTS ABOUT HER (including Reprise)

most Beautiful song: HEY MR DJ (WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER LOVESONG)

most Sexy song: JO-ANNA SAYS (including epilogue)

most Smart song: THE JUNIOR SUITE = five songs, especially DOUBLE-HEADED ELVIS

most Strange song: I NEVER QUITE GOT OVER THE FACT THAT THE BEATLES BROKE UP

most growing Strong song: LATE, LATER ON

most Loving song: CAROUSEL (after a kiss like this)



Overall Album

6 sound

7 melodies

7 accompaniment

4 rythms

6 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

7 concept

6 variation

3 lyrics

5 titles

5 order of tracks

2 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 69


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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39 personal favourites penned by Lennon

1

Across The Universe

2

Nowhere Man

3

Mind Games

4

Strawberry Fields Forever

5

How?

6

Sexy Sadie

7

Norwegian Wood (this bird has flown)

8

Glass Onion

9

No. 9 Dream

10

Revolution 9

11

Oh My Love (for the first time...)

12

Instant Karma (We All Shine on)

13

Lucy in The Sky with Diamonds









14

Julia

15

Look at Me

16

Everybody's got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

17

I'll Cry Instead

18

Watching the Wheels

19

In My Life

20

Love (is Real, Real is Love)

21

Woman

22

I Know (I Know)

23

Happiness is a Warm Gun

24

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

25

Hey Bulldog!

26

I Am The Walrus









27

I'm Only Sleeping

28

Cry Baby Cry

29

Steel And Glass

30

Isolation

31

HELP!

32

Jealous Guy

33

She Said She Said

34

Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)

35

Ballad of John And Yoko

36

Out The Blue (you came to me)

37

Ticket to Ride

38

Remember

39

(Just Like) Starting Over









For example here I saw a favourite 40 Lennon list:
http://www.keno.org/john_lennon/Favorite40JLSongs.htm

I've choosen only 39 pieces
inspired by John's "love" for number nine
(even though he died forty)

and presented them in order of how well I believe they resonate with my own life, now and before now...

...since for Lennon as it seems, your individual experience was what's really real - although Love is more important than introspection.

I've tried to consider the lyrics as well as the feeling of each song, becoming some kind of archetypes. Well, these intentions may in the end be the same thing as how much I love each one (while Lennon's more explicitly political songs I don't really love).






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Essence of Cosmic Wheels with Donovan

Some believe Donovan Leitch's both records released 1973 are the worst you can imagine, in comparision to his late 60's full of pure songwriting. Then Donovan turned the psychedelica, via children's tunes, into something more singalong-like of kinda new age sort. That began with these two "comeback" albums : Cosmic Wheels + Essence to Essence, gathered on one disc in 2004. I like them better, but maybe just because that was my first impression of this Glasgow-born scotchman.

Well, I can understand why people experience these as superficial songs, but I think it suits Donovan even better. (On first side of the wheel he even steps a toe into heavy metal.) And this still tells so much more about life's fun, sad and spiritual sides, than ordinary dancin' hits do, which soon would narrow glam rock and soul into disco. And I don't really hear some unbridgeable difference from the Donovan who made Hurdy Gurdy Man and Barabajagal - it seems like a naturally developed process.




most Amusing songs
MARIA MAGENTA
LIFE IS A MERRY-GO-ROUND

most Beautiful songs
APPEARANCES
SAILING HOMEWARD

most Sexy songs
WILD WITCH LADY
LAZY DAZE

most Smart songs
THE INTERGALACTIC LAXATIVE
LIFE GOES ON

most Strange songs
COSMIC WHEELS
DIVINE DAZE OF DEATHLESS DELIGHT

most growing Strong songs
SLEEP
DIGNITY OF MAN

most Loving songs
I LIKE YOU
BOY FOR EVERY GIRL





Overall Albums (as if they were a double)

5 sound

6 melodies

6 accompaniment

6 rythms

5 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

7 concept

7 variation

4 lyrics

4 titles

2 order of tracks

7 cover picture

3 historical importance

= 67


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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Walls And Bridges with John Lennon

my love is going back to Lennon again
here reached so far as 1974
in an album witch can be hard to grasp first times
since it can seem lazy, just groovin' on unpersonal
but realise more now it contains creative sides
really cold and really warm
of the same old man and dreamer




most Loving song: NOBODY LOVES YOU (when you're down and out)

most growing Strong song: STEEL AND GLASS

most Strange song: # 9 DREAM

most Smart song: SURPRISE, SURPRISE (Sweet Bird of Paradox)

most Sexy song: (You don't know) WHAT YOU GOT (until you lose it)

most Beautiful song: OLD DIRT ROAD

most Amusing song: YA YA (sittin' in the La La)




Overall Album

7 sound

6 melodies

6 accompaniment

5 rythms

6 singin' feeling

3 playin' dynamics

4 concept

5 variation

6 lyrics

4 titles

2 order of tracks

6 cover picture

4 historical importance

= 64


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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CallGirl takes shelter by SugarMan

TriangleDrama # 61

three New Big Movies
about positions in /perspectives on this world
rather hard for others to imagine
and the process of trying to hide oneself
for bad or for good






SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
by Malik Bendjelloul

Sweden /UK 2012
located to South Africa and Detroit

documentary about a music legend not living as a star




most charming character : Collegue RICK EMMERSON

most crazy character : Producer + Storekeeper STEVE "SUGAR" SEGERMAN

most provoking character : CLARENCE AVANT Boss of Sussex Records

most honourable character : Wise Worker SIXTO RODRIGUEZ

most mystic character : Songmaker SIXTO RODRIGUEZ


5 Characters
3 Scenery
2 Camerawork

4 Thrill
3 Conflict
2 Humour

3 Psychology
6 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

6 Composition
7 Music
7 Concept

= 53









CALL GIRL
by Mikael Marcimain

Sweden 2012

about luxurious prostitution in the 70's




most charming character : IRIS (Sofia Karemyr)

most crazy character : DAGMAR GLANS (Pernilla August)

most provoking character : PERMANENT SECRETARY (Mats Blomgren)

most honourable character : DETECTIVE SANDBERG (Simon J Berger)

most mystic character : STIG HALL (Sven Ahlström)


4 Characters
6 Scenery
3 Camerawork

6 Thrill
6 Conflict
2 Humour

4 Psychology
1 Philosophy
4 Fantasy

5 Composition
6 Music
5 Concept

= 52









TAKE SHELTER
by Jeff Nichols

USA 2011

about potential schizophrenia




most charming character : CURTIS (Shannon) AS FATHER

most crazy character : CURTIS (Shannon) AS HUSBAND

most provoking character : CURTIS (Shannon) AT WORK

most honourable character : CURTIS (Shannon) AS PATIENT

most mystic character : CURTIS (Shannon) AS NOT SICK PSYCHIC


4 Characters
3 Scenery
3 Camerawork

6 Thrill
7 Conflict
1 Humour

7 Psychology
3 Philosophy
5 Fantasy

4 Composition
3 Music
5 Concept

= 51





I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)




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Old Top 13 : First Round

I begin 2013 with finding me back in the Early 60's

Here's the first Revolving songs in my Race on Repeat




1

WONDERFUL LAND
with The Shadows

by Jerry Lordan
in other words it's NOT Mike Oldfield's composition

A bit comic video to The Shadows' most beautiful tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9fJbkzheY




2

CUPID
with Sam Cooke

by Sam Cooke


3

MY HOME TOWN
with Paul Anka

by Paul Anka


4

UP ON THE ROOF
with The Drifters

by Carole King & Gerry Goffin


5

CHIM CHIM CHER-EE
with Dick Van Dyke (& Julie Andrews)

by Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman
from MARY POPPINS the movie


6

REET PETITE
with Jackie Wilson

by Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo

a track from 1958, but paradoxically the first video I recorded on our video player 1985, when american sky tv-channels were new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ3-NnNx6Zs



7

FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY
with Gerry & The Pacemakers

by Gerry Marsden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GWoV4r67h0

Didn't even know this Liverpool band, only some songs.
Could they have taken The Beatles' place?
Bonus like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdosTEGj210



8

BYE BYE BIRDIE
with Ann-Margret

by Green, Adams, Strouse
as ficitve commercial in Mad Men season 3


9

LET'S MAKE A MEMORY
with Roy Orbison

by Joe Melson, Roy Orbison


10

LOVE ME DO
with The Beatles

by Lennon & McCartney

REMASTERED 2012 by Andrew Rose on Pristine Audio (since every song from 1962 and before has been set free from it's record company's complete ownership)



11

IF YOU GOTTA GO, GO NOW
with Manfred Mann

by Bob Dylan


12

THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES
with Bobby Vee

by Brainin, Garrett, Wayne, Weisman


13

THE FLY
with Chubby Checker

by John Madara







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Bashful Blonds who Brian Hyland belonged to

Album # 1302


The Bashful Blond (1961)
Let Me Belong to You (1962)

two original albums on one CD (2003 edition)
Had only heard my mummy's four-track EP before
but now I also get his versions of Elvis-songs and other classics.
Brian then maybe was most boyish of them all, but still could handle girls in pop melodies as passionate as Paul Anka and Neil Sedaka.



most Amusing song: DON'T DILLY DALLY, SALLY!
[by ??]

most Beautiful song: LOVE ME TENDER
[by Elvis Presley, Vera Matson]

most Sexy song: ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI
[by Pockriss, Vance]

most Smart song: "A" YOU'RE ADORABLE ("B" You're so Beautiful...)
[by Lippman, Wise]

most Strange song: (I'd rather have a) PAPER DOLL
[by Johnny Black]

most growing Strong song: LET IT DIE!
[by Gary Geld, Peter Udell]

most Loving song: ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
[by Lou Handman, Roy Turk] as kinda bossa nova



Overall Album(s)

6 sound

7 melodies

7 accompaniment

5 rythms

4 singin' feeling

2 playin' dynamics

3 concept

4 variation

5 lyrics

3 titles

2 order of tracks

2 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 56


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)






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MARY POPPINS The Musical Movie

produced by Walt Disney
made in USA and UK 1964

by Robert Stevenson, Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi
based on P.L. Travers

MUSIC BY IRWIN KOSTAL



SnowBlack Movie # 1217
gets more stars than anything I've seen in a year or so



Happy role:  UNCLE ALBERT (Ed Wynn)

Grumpy role: FATHER GEORGE BANKS (David Tomlinson)

Crazy role: BERT AS CHIMNEY SWEAPER (Dick Van Dyke)

Shy role: CHILDREN BANKS (Karen Dotrice & Matthew Garber)


Surprising roles: CARTOON CHARACTERS MIXED WITH HUMANS

Ordinary role: KATIE NANNA (Elsa Lanchester)

Wise role: MARY POPPINS (Julie Andrews)


Beautiful role: BERT AS STREET ARTIST (Dick Van Dyke)



6 Characters
7 Scenery
6 Camerawork

2 Thrill
4 Conflict
4 Humour

5 Psychology
7 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

6 Composition
8 Music
6 Concept

= 67


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)








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Tiempo de Lujo with Young Fresh Fellows

Album # 1301
one of the most luxuriously straight listenings from 2012


The fellows have played since the 80's, and that's appearant in their rich register, from punkish to beatlesque and back to 90's.



most Amusing song: LOVE LUGGAGE

most Beautiful song: SAY GOODBYE CENTER

most Sexy song: ANOTHER TEN REASONS

most Smart song: MARGARET (is a doorophobic, that's why she's not coming out today)

most Strange song: LIFE IS A FUNERAL FACTORY

most growing Strong song: SO MANY ELECTRIC GUITARS

most Loving song: BROKEN MONKEY



Overall Album

5 sound

3 melodies

6 accompaniment

6 rythms

4 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

3 concept

6 variation

4 lyrics

5 titles

3 order of tracks

6 cover picture

6 historical importance

= 62


I now give 1 to 7 in thirteen cathegories
where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 13 = 91 never exist(?)








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Lightened Up (in My New Bow Tie)

Solar Silence Station with MANFRED MANN's Earth Band

Manfred Mann made progressive as well as pop music in different incarnations. During the 70's he was the captain over the keyboard sound of his Earth Band. Mick Rogers and Chris Thompson sang mostly, and often other people made/co-made the compositions. Compared though with similar acts like Alan Parson's Project, Manfred Mann's Earth Band didn't invited different performers for each piece.

Not at least DYLAN seems to have lent "left over master pieces" to Mann frequently, starting already in the 60's, most known is MIGHTY QUINN. Therefore I was surprised when Manfred Mann turned out to be british instead of american as I thought. Even though their excursions into psychedelica goes far better along with the english tradition, I should have realised.

Here I return to three Earth Band albums from 1973 (Solar Fire), 1976 (The Roaring Silence) and 1979 (Angel Station).



Overall Albums

3 / 6 / 4 compositions

6 / 7 / 5 instrumentations

7 / 5 / 4 playin' feeling and singin' feeling

5 / 5 / 3 philosophy

3 / 6 / 3 timeline (order of tracks)

6 / 7 / 6 concept (titles, cover picture)

4 / 4 / 2 historical importance

=

34 for Solar Fire

40 for The Roaring Silence

27 for Angel Station



I now give 1-7 for each cathegory
where 3 is good and total possible 7 X 7 = 49 never exist(?)




most Loving song: FATHER OF DAY, FATHER OF NIGHT

[by Bob Dylan] from Solar Fire



most Amusing song: YOU ANGEL YOU

[by Bob Dylan] from Angel Station



most Beautiful song: QUESTIONS (I spoke to those inside of me)

[by Mann /Slade] from The Roaring Silence



most Sexy song: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

[by Bruce Springsteen] from The Roaring Silence



most Smart song: THIS SIDE OF PARADISE

[by Pattenden /Thomas /Mann] from The Roaring Silence



most Strange song: ANGELS AT MY GATE (58... 54 Angels at my Door)

[by Martinez /Mann] from Angel Station



most growing Strong song: IN THE BEGINNING, DARKNESS

[by Rogers /Slade /Mann] from Solar Fire











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13 Remarkable Albums from 2012

which I with Relish will keep Rolling during 2013

my favourite twelve through thirteen perspectives




1. the Renewer / the Revival

LONERISM
Tame Impala



2. the Revolver on Repeat

SOME NIGHTS
Fun.



3. the Relation

LOVE THIS GIANT
David Byrne & St. Vincent



4. the Really Relevant

LONELY ARE THE BRAVE
Maverick Sabre



5. the Big Relief

RIZE OF THE FENIX
Tenacious d



6. the Resource

GHOSTORY
School of Seven Bells



7. the Research

SWING LO MAGELLAN
Dirty Projectors



8. the Revolver on Repeat part II

CORRECT BEHAVIOR
Eternal Summers



9. the Reminder /the Rewinder

LONG WAVE
Jeff Lynne



10. the Readymade

THICK AS A BRICK part 2
Ian Anderson



11. the Refresher

TIEMPO DE LUJO
Young Fresh Fellows



12. the Representative for 2012

THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
Pink


13. the Remaining to maybe love 2013

KISS
Carly Rae Jepsen











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