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Post subject: Re: Ukulele Songs: Official Album Thread
Posted: Wed December 04, 2019 10:06 pm
AnalLog
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 8:54 pm Posts: 1469
dimejinky99 wrote:
I'm always a little confused that this album didn't get more appreciation. It's a little gem.
I can't put my finger on why, but this album pales in comparison to the Wiltern show in 2002. Something about those performances really grabbed me, but this record falls flat and doesn't lend itself to repeated listens.
Post subject: Re: Ukulele Songs: Official Album Thread
Posted: Wed December 04, 2019 10:12 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47286 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Hatfield wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
I'm always a little confused that this album didn't get more appreciation. It's a little gem.
I can't put my finger on why, but this album pales in comparison to the Wiltern show in 2002. Something about those performances really grabbed me, but this record falls flat and doesn't lend itself to repeated listens.
It's the stupid fucking breathiness. It's like he's trying to pour on the drama, when his normal '02 voice worked just fine.
Post subject: Re: Ukulele Songs: Official Album Thread
Posted: Thu December 05, 2019 6:12 pm
TIER 1 Essential Critical Infrastructure Worker
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:08 pm Posts: 4739 Location: 5th floor, Bay 7, position 5740
I like it as a whole but rarely listen to it any more. 40 minutes of ukulele gets pretty repetitive if you're not hanging out on a summer day. Trag has a point too; Ed over does the breathiness at times. Without You is still a favorite Ed song though.
Post subject: Re: Ukulele Songs: Official Album Thread
Posted: Thu December 05, 2019 9:00 pm
jeeeesus relax already
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm Posts: 36457
I like it...i even have it on vinyl...never ever listened to it though...basically, i know these songs from before he record them and release them on this one...and those demos or whatever were better i guess.
I dont know..never cared much for this one, but it is a cool experiment.
Post subject: Re: Ukulele Songs: Official Album Thread
Posted: Fri December 06, 2019 3:53 pm
Fake NYC Setlist Relayer
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm Posts: 7692
I think this is really great when you are in the right mood for it. I always enjoyed this version of Can’t Keep (not better than the full band version which I love), Tonight You Belong to Me, Sleepless Nights, You’re True, Longing to Belong, and Satellite. I would agree if you are not in the headspace for 40 minutes of ukulele that it can get cloying fast, and I don’t think it quite measures up to the Into the Wild soundtrack.
Post subject: Re: Ukulele Songs: Official Album Thread
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:22 pm
She / Her
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm Posts: 12347 Location: Warwickshire, UK
listening to this for the first time in years
I love it! but I'm so frustrated that Pearl Jam decided to do a full band version of "Sleeping By Myself" (already great as it was) and not "Without You"; I can hear a great, heavy PJ version of that in my head
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