November 2020 Challenge Thread: The End Is Near

[ranbalam]

Day 2: Anticipation
It's Election Day in the US tomorrow. Feeling excited, hopeful, scared, all of the above? Play an album that reflects your mood.

The War and Treaty - Healing Tide

I'm scared, and very anxious. But overall I'd really love to see the beginning of a healing of the nation.

A big, blue healing tide.

 

[cul8er]

Day 2: Anticipation
It's Election Day in the US tomorrow. Feeling excited, hopeful, scared, all of the above? Play an album that reflects your mood.

I want to feel hopeful, but I really want to...




Washed Out - Mister Mellow

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 2: Anticipation

I’m not American yet even I’m... stressed out.

twenty øne piløts - BLURRYFACE

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 2: Anticipation
It's Election Day in the US tomorrow.

Guided By Voices - Hold on Hope EP



“Everybody's gotta hold on hope
It's the last thing that's holding me”

 

[wmeugene]

Day 2: Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess

Hoping its not a mess tomorrow, but just in case...

 

[GritNGlitter]

Day 2: Anticipation
Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

The title really sums up how I'm feeling, and my politics in general. I believe in deep, radical love, and that motivates my commitment to social justice and libertarian socialism (yes baby, I'm am anarchist). Whatever happens, we'll keep fighting. Out of love for people and planet.

 

[Goodlivingav]

Day 3: Election Day
Play an album that's quintessentially American

Spinning this, which took the European art form of Dada and the French school of composing that went from Berlioz to Debussy to Varese, and made it typically American. This album sounds as new and shocking today as it did in 1966.

 

[Selaws]

Day 3: Election Day
Play an album that's quintessentially American

Bruce Springsteen ‎– Born In The U.S.A. (CBS, 1985 European Pressing)

This seems to fit pretty well. Its not my favourite Springsteen album, but the cover and title alone lends itself perfectly for today's theme.

 

[Skeletonframes]

Day 3: Election Day
Play an album that's quintessentially American

Bruce Springsteen ‎– Born In The U.S.A. (CBS, 1985 European Pressing)

This seems to fit pretty well. Its not my favourite Springsteen album, but the cover and title alone lends itself perfectly for today's theme.

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Haha damnit! I even woke up early because I knew this would be taken quickly. Good game.

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Haha damnit! I even woke up early because I knew this would be taken quickly. Good game.

It’s a European pressing so it doesn’t count

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 3: Election Day

The Presidents of the United States of America - II



Excuse me for saying so, but this is their best record.

 

[Selaws]

Haha damnit! I even woke up early because I knew this would be taken quickly. Good game.

Being in Europe paid off for once!

It’s a European pressing so it doesn’t count

Haha its quite the oxymoron. Born In The USA, pressed in Europe.

 

[cul8er]

Day 3: Election Day
Play an album that's quintessentially American.

Green Day - American Idiot



This song has been on my mind pretty much all year.

 

[thefsb]

Day 3: Election Day
Play an album that's quintessentially American.

Quintessentially American .... Hmm. What quintessentially American music didn't evolve (culturally, mimetically) from music that was already quite sophisticated when it came to America? To my shame I don't have or even know any albums of North American music.

Redbone to the rescue! Let's listen to Wovoka.



Don't know Redbone? Upbeat 70s pop/rock with drivin' riffs and choruses made by a band of four all from North American tribes/nations in the USA. (Correct me if any of those details are wrong.) They would begin stage performances (in front of standard 70s rock and pop audiences!) with some traditional music.

In 1974 on Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special they did a little bit of that before segueing into what I guess must be today their most famous song, Come and Get Your Love.

 

[Eriatarka]

Day 3: Election Day
Youngblood Supercult - The Great American Death Rattle

PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE

 

[thefsb]

Day 3: Election Day
Youngblood Supercult - The Great American Death Rattle

I'm unfamiliar with the music (listening now) but omigod that is the perfect album title choice.

 

[Gavaxeman]

Catch up
Day 2: Anticipation
It's Election Day in the US tomorrow. Feeling excited, hopeful, scared, all of the above? Play an album that reflects your mood.

strange days indeed

 

[jfitzy]

Day 3: Election Day
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

It’s impossible to separate this music from the time period of early 60’s America.

 

[Gavaxeman]

Day 3: Election Day
Play an album that's quintessentially American.

Not exactly American but look at track 1

 

[imtheocean]

Day 3: Election Day

While the Truckers have always told an American story, I think this release marked a big difference in them writing more songs of protest / resistance for current events that has continued on it's more recent releases.

Drive~By Truckers ~ American Band