July 2020 Record Challenge (The Raffle Strikes Back)

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 9: Give it time

Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns

My introduction to Joni was Blue and Ladies of the Canyon, so when I picked this up for a few bucks in college, I didn't know not to expect more of the same. It's taken several years, but I'm starting to love it on its own merits.

 

[sahomerrocks]

JULY 9
JUST GIVE IT TIME
An album that grew on you

Sunny Day Real Estate - LP2

I probably got into SDRE during early high school, so around 2002 or so. After the band was done for like the 3rd time but before they put out The Fire Theft album. I started with Diary as one does and loved it right away. How It Feels... eventually became my favorite, but this one felt impenetrable for the longest time. I can only wonder how strange it was to fans of the band at the time. You can kinda feel the tension in the album, but the more time I spent with it, the more it felt like a feature not a bug. I'm not that much of a lyric person, so the literal gibberish lyrics never bothered me too much.

 

[sahomerrocks]

JULY 10
BON APPETIT
Play an album that makes you think of food

Lee Perry - Roast Fish Collie Weed & Cornbread

A sampling of some of the lyrics from the album

Service your body
Eat the right food
Get some tonic
Drink some fish tea

Rolling home from work, feeling kind of peckish
Dying to reach home, to have my favorite dish
Ackee and saltfish, dumpling and inana
Cow foot and split peas, tripe and broadbean

Roast fish and corn bread, yeah
Roast fish and corn bread, yah, yeah
Dreadnought and peanut, hey yeah
Skanking in the back yard, hey yeah

 

[LeSamourai]

JULY 10
BON APPETIT
Play an album that makes you think of food

The Sea and Cake - One Bedroom

Something about this band's name makes me think of eating. Probably because I love seafood so much...

 

[AndySlash]

day 10 - why don’t you give me ape tit for $200?



food pyramid - ecstasy & refreshment

covering all your basic nutrition and recreational imbibing needs

 

[gafacaode]

DAY 9
JUST GIVE IT TIME

This band really grew on me.

Beach House - Teen Dream

 

[gafacaode]

JULY 10
BON APPETIT
Play an album that makes you think of food

Oooof, the thing is I'm ALWAYS thinking about food, I find cooking extremely soothing, I really, really enjoy it.

So I'm not picking a food themed album per se but, something I like to listen while cooking and that would be jazz.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 10: Food

Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach

"Every time I'm in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace." - Duane Allman

 

[Joe Mac]

Day 10: Bon Appétit

The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup

Just don’t serve me any please...

 

[gafacaode]

Day 10: Bon Apetite

The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup

Just don’t serve me any please...

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Thoughts on the reissue?
I'm on the fence.

 

[Joe Mac]

Thoughts on the reissue?
I'm on the fence.

This OG sounds too good for me to swap! It has a few light crackles, to be expected from a 47 year old record, but otherwise sounds pretty exceptional!

 

[jamieanderson1968]

JULY 10
BON APPETIT
Lee Morgan - Cornbread.
I love both the record and the food

 

[Piratenovelist]

Day 7 Catch Up!

SORRY FOR THE WAIT

We Are The In Crowd

Full stop Weird Kids is my all time favorite album EVER. I love what Tay is doing in Sainte, but just one more album would be nice!

 

[Piratenovelist]

Day 8 Catch Up

OOH, PRETTY

Vermilion Club ~ Home

Shout Out to Too Many Records for this gem. It's TMR 2 and it's BEAUTIFUL.

 

[debianlinux]

Day 10 - Bon Appétit

Really surprised this one didn't get picked already. I had a stronger backup but didn't want to dig it out of storage (The Lovely Eggs). This is a record my wife got for me because she likes it more than I do (I do really like it).

Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet

 

[MadLucas]

DAY 9 - A GROWER



Xiu Xiu's Fabulous Muscles took a few to get into and enjoy as much as some of their other releases.

DAY 10 - FOOD



I'm just gonna not say anything else here...

 

[debianlinux]

DAY 9 - A GROWER

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Xiu Xiu's Fabulous Muscles took a few to get into and enjoy as much as some of their other releases.

DAY 10 - FOOD

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I'm just gonna not say anything else here...

Surprised you didn’t stick with Xiu Xiu both days and use Girl With Basket of Fruit.

 

[MadLucas]

Surprised you didn’t stick with Xiu Xiu both days and use Girl With Basket of Fruit.

That would have been really easy if I owned that one... There's three or four Xiu Xiu albums I don't own, and that's one of them.

 

[MadLucas]

Surprised you didn’t stick with Xiu Xiu both days and use Girl With Basket of Fruit.

That would have been really easy if I owned that one... There's three or four Xiu Xiu albums I don't own, and that's one of them.

You know what?
I am going to do an entire month of Guided By Voices related picks one of these months. I own about 60 GBV/Pollard related LP's, so... yeah, it might still hurt, but FUCK IT I'M DOING THIS!

 

[gaporter]

Surprised you didn’t stick with Xiu Xiu both days and use Girl With Basket of Fruit.

oooh I should have done that one. I could still do that one for an album with great lyrics I guess. The poetry on that album is truly something else.

Spoiler: NSFW?