Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me

[Saracene]

Has anyone had a chance to listen to it yet?

I have, all three discs I think it's a gorgeous, exquisite piece of music but at 124 minutes it's really just too damn long. Eventually the lack of variety becomes a problem and I start craving for songs that pick a melody and stick with it and don't wander all over the shop (however beautifully). Not that it necessarily makes the album a failure but I don't think I'll ever listen to it in entirety again. So it's nice that's it's helpfully split into three CDs.

 

[u2popmofo]

I still haven't made it through all 3. This is pretty cool though:

YouTube - J. Newsom, On A Good Day

 

[Jack In The Box]

finally a thread about a good album

amazing work, I don't know if it is her best ("Ys" is too good), but definitely one of the best of this year so far, beautiful tunes, great lyrics, weird mood as usual

 

[u2popmofo]

Saracene and JitB, what are your favorite songs at this point?

 

[BigMacPhisto]

I think it's a gorgeous, exquisite piece of music

From a look at the inside pictures, there's no doubt that she's a gorgeous, exquisite piece of ass.

Album was alright. Could use about six editors.

 

[Jack In The Box]

Saracene and JitB, what are your favorite songs at this point?

difficult choice, "81" was a great teaser for this album, but I think right now I'm in love with "Soft as chalk", three cds are full of great songs

 

[u2popmofo]

I really like '81 as well! I actually really like On A Good Day that I posted the Fleet Foxes dude's cover of before. I guess I"m a fan of having short songs after the 17 minute track being my favorite on Y's.

 

[u2popmofo]

In case you haven't seen it elsewhere yet:

YouTube - Joanna Newsom Soft as Chalk Jimmy Fallon 5 march 2010 by DeepAtSea

Great sounding performance, but I don't think I could ever see her live, as I'd end up laughing during moments I shouldn't be laughing.

 

[Imperor]

Hard not to with that whole side mouth thing.

 

[u2popmofo]

One of the comments I saw said, "She looks like Popeye".

 

[Saracene]

Saracene and JitB, what are your favorite songs at this point?

Hmmm... probably Good Intentions Paving Company. And Kingfisher - I like its medieval vibe. At this early point though I find it a bit hard to really distinguish one song from another.

The side mouth thing is... peculiar. Reminds me of PJ Harvey a bit.

 

[Jack In The Box]

she sings like Lisa Simpson with harp, definitely hard to to laugh

 

[No spoken words]

I actually met her last year, at the Kentucky Derby. Interesting woman.

No way could I listen to her music for a whole hour, but, definitely interesting stuff. I like her lyrics a lot better than the music/voice itself.

 

[LemonMelon]

I managed to listen to the entire thing in one go, and I didn't start to get bored until about halfway through disc 3. Really very, very good. It's like a new Tori Amos album...well, no, not a new Tori Amos album, as that would imply that it's awful. More like Little Earthquakes on steroids. Or maybe a more ambitious Regina Spektor. Will I return to this? Doubtful, but it is absolutely deserving of the accolades, and it does make me want to listen to her more manageable records.

 

[Saracene]

and it does make me want to listen to her more manageable records.

Well there's really only one of these Although her singing on The Milk-Eyed Mender is probably harder to take in than her more mature vocals on Have One On Me.

I'm only listening to disc 1 for now, letting the music sink in properly.

 

[u2popmofo]

Overall, I still prefer Ys, but I do like all of her albums.

 

[u2popmofo]

YouTube - Joanna Newsom - '81 (Live on Later with Jools Holland)

 

[u2popmofo]

Apparently she was on Letterman last night. This is probably my favorite track from the album, and it sounded quite nice, so I'm posting:

YouTube - Joanna Newsom - "On A Good Day" 12/14 Letterman (TheAudioPerv.com)

 

[Lancemc]

How did I miss this thread entirely.

I adore both Have One On Me and Milk-Eyes Mender. Ys is possibly my favorite album of the decade, however.

 

[iron yuppie]

I have really enjoyed Have One on Me. I tried Ys several times, but it never quite registered with me; Have One seems a bit more restrained, which is odd considering that it is a triple album.