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[MrAngryFace]

When I heard the new Aimee Mann album (The forgotten arm) was released I hit up a store for my own copy before even 'testing it' with a download.

To be honest its ok. Its not Lost in Space, but its not earlier stuff like Whatever which I found way too close to the nonsense that was Til Tuesday. There's been a steady evolution of her music style, the longest era existing during the Lost In Space/Bachelor #2/Magnolia Soundtrack releases.

The new stuff is less universal and more context based and while her writing is good, I feel I lack the context to apply it to whatever it is its supposed to mean to me as a listener. The imagery is largely lost on me. Lost in Space was much better at using metaphors n such to keep the theme of the song universal.

Obviously ill be giving it more listens and my opinion may change, but so far I rate it under Lost In Space, Bachelor #2, and Magnolia. Far down the list but her music is awesome anyway.

Worth it half over just for the packaging which has really nice art and a small book inside. SuperEgo knows how to put together a pretty package.

Tonight I also picked up a real copy of Rilo Kiley's Execution of All Things and I think it ties More Adventurous as a favorite. Takeoffs and Landings for some reason during (TEST LISTENS) has never caught with me like albums above have. Execution is an overall winner in terms of variety on the album, but More Adventurous has some amazing vocal-focused pieces and the song More Adventurous is charming in its own right.

 

[fart]

execution of all things is really a pinnacle of their whole folk pop rock thing. it's continued in spirit more on the elected record than on more adventurous though.

 

[BuG]

"With Arms Outstretched" is one of my most favourite Rilo Kiley songs. I should probably pick up the album as well since I've been listening to a stolen version of the song for so long, but I'm not really in a CD buying mood at the moment.

edit: And the DVD I have from their live show at Bottom of the Hill (the Rilo Kiley forums have an awesome guy who makes bootleg DVDs and sends them out to anyone who promises to make copies for those without burners, when I can remember his name I'll re-edit this post) they played a few of their Execution of All Things songs which I really liked too.

 

[fart]

i don't have a burner, but i'd like this dvd. please do post that name.

an mp3 rip would be even better

 

[sc0la]

I feel like this thread was inspired by me. When I went to the store last week I checked out the new Aimee Mann but decided instead to buy Execution of all things.

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MAF knew this. MAF am scola fan total