Jilli! Did you get that thingamawhozit done that you were supposed to get done?
Don't let the space bugs bite!
Kaylee ,'Objects In Space'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2005 2:42:30 pm PST #7047 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Atropa - Jan 24, 2005 6:02:21 pm PST #7048 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli! Did you get that thingamawhozit done that you were supposed to get done?
Yes, and I didn't kill ANY cow-orkers, which I think shows real restraint on my part.
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2005 6:05:34 am PST #7049 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Okay, question: chatty!co-worker, who is a music snob and trends toward all things BritPop, told me that Frou Frou is "girlie" music.
I called bullshit and told him it was electronica-esque, which is not what comes to mind when *I* think of "girlie" music.
Opinions?
tommyrot - Jan 25, 2005 6:07:03 am PST #7050 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"Girlie" music has lyrics about flowers and horses and unicorns.
Or not.
Maybe shopping is mentioned....
Lyra Jane - Jan 25, 2005 6:09:34 am PST #7051 of 10003
Up with the sun
I only know "Beauty in the Breakdown," but I can see why that song wuld be considered "girly" (for certain values of girly). It has soft, fuzzy edges and a female vocalist, and there's nothing to play air guitar to. It's not macho music, anyhow.
But I don't think "girlie" should be an insult.
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2005 6:11:41 am PST #7052 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It has soft, fuzzy edges and a female vocalist, and there's nothing to play air guitar to. It's not macho music, anyhow.
As a comparison, he cites Sarah McLachli-howeveryouspellit as "girlie." And I just wouldn't put Frou Frou in the same category as Sarah Mc.
Polter-Cow - Jan 25, 2005 6:20:47 am PST #7053 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I only know "Beauty in the Breakdown,"
"Let Go."
t /pedant
I called bullshit and told him it was electronica-esque, which is not what comes to mind when *I* think of "girlie" music.
I agree with you. I think more electronica/trip-hop with Frou Frou, not Sarah McLachlan. Is Azure Ray girlie? Portishead? Massive Attack's "Teardrop"?
Frankenbuddha - Jan 25, 2005 6:23:06 am PST #7054 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Maybe shopping is mentioned....
So, the Pet Shop Boys, then.
Lyra Jane - Jan 25, 2005 6:30:09 am PST #7055 of 10003
Up with the sun
And I just wouldn't put Frou Frou in the same category as Sarah Mc.
I think it depends how he's dividing music. They both seem to be both atmospheric, pretty music, though they come from different traditions --- Mclachlan is like a pop Tori Amos, where Frou Frou (from the little I know of them) is electronica-y. If the choice is girly vs. macho, I'd put them both on the girly side, though.
"Let Go."
Thanks. I suspected I was getting the title wrong, but I was too lazy to check.
Betsy HP - Jan 26, 2005 12:19:24 pm PST #7056 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Oh, suh_NAP!
Fans of small, pretty-voiced soprano Sarah Brightman will not be disappointed by this CD. In addition to some pop songs, Brightman sings high-flying excerpts from Orff's Carmina Burana, Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" (performed better by almost any other operatic soprano elsewhere), and "Alleluia" from Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate. One might call this a crossover disc; others might just see it as a recording featuring a pop singer with artsy aspirations. Whatever it is, Brightman's fans love her; others do not. Two duets with tenor Jose Cura remind the listener what opera singing really ought to sound like.
That's the official Amazon review explaining why "Time To Say Goodbye" is an official Amazon Essential Album (TM).