Aimee Mann who made Bachelor No. 2 or The Last Remains of The Dodo

Since season 2 episode 7 of GIRLS included the soundtrack of her fucking cool "How Am I Different", I just had to bring out Aimee Mann again, to hear how she really sounded.

Bachelor shall be her best album, also the only I've ever come across = some years after it was made 2000. Aimee must have inspired more than one female songmaker, leading to the fields of Feist and Fiona Apple. And especially I hear "her style" in swedish pop sirens like Marit Bergman and Sophie Zelmani.

But her music sounds like it was made in The Bangles' period, on the border from 80's into 90's, when beatlesque productions really glistened here and there. Still it feels clear Aimee is grounded in the soil of american folk countryish songwriters, like Carly Simon and many more.




most Amusing song: NOTHING IS GOOD ENOUGH (FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU)

most Beautiful song: IT TAKES ALL KINDS

most Sexy song: HOW AM I DIFFERENT
[co-composed with Jon Brion]

most Smart song: GHOST WORLD

most Strange song: THE FALL OF THE WORLD'S OWN OPTIMIST
[co-composed with Elvis Costello]

most growing Strong song: (CIGARETTES AND) RED VINES

most Loving song: SUSAN



Overall Album

7 sound

6 melodies

6 accompaniment

3 rythms

6 singin' feeling

5 playin' dynamics

4 concept

2 variation

4 lyrics

2 titles

3 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(?)





And so an extremely good live version of DEATHLY :  Deathly Live







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