What Are You Reading Right Now...Part Uno

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

I'd actually really love to read Mein Kampf, but I'm pretty sure it's illegal here, and I don't want to ask around for fear of being deported...

What is it and why would you be deported? Now I'm intrigued!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by sara1998

What is it and why would you be deported? Now I'm intrigued!

It's Hitler's book and I *believe* our friend is in Germany at the moment. Or he's studying German, at least, as demonstrated by his reading Musarion.

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by amber

I think Mein Kampf is Hitlers manifesto? A quick google-oo would answer that, though.
I don't know why the deportation.

Why google it when I can ask you???

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by dissention

It's Hitler's book and I *believe* our friend is in Germany at the moment. Or he's studying German, at least, as demonstrated by his reading Musarion.

Thank you. I was too busy over at the Dirty Sanchez thread to go and google it!

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by dissention

It's Hitler's book and I *believe* our friend is in Germany at the moment. Or he's studying German, at least, as demonstrated by his reading Musarion.

Bingo and bango.

Mein Kampf is Hitler's manifesto, written in 1924 when he was in jail for something or other. (It's just like Martin Luther King's book, only, you know, evil.) And as I think mentioned elsewhere in this thread, since the book is considered "Nazi propaganda" its sale is illegal in Germany. It's available only in specific annotated editions for academic use.

Although of course these days it's online all over the place in different forms, so that's becoming increasingly difficult to enforce.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by markolas

I like her older/deeper voice to an extent, but it seems like it's deteriorated even since Turbulent Indigo

Agreed. Love me some Joni though. I think Hejira was her last "great" album. Night Ride Home is her last really good album. She was at the pinnacle with Blue, For The Roses, and Court and Spark imo. I also love Ladies of the Canyon and have either of you heard that early song, "Tin Soldier?" I think that's early Joni at her best.

So is Travelogue a "jazzy" experimental reworking of her songs? I don't like that overly jazzy business .

[markolas]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Agreed. Love me some Joni though. I think Hejira was her last "great" album. Night Ride Home is her last really good album. She was at the pinnacle with Blue, For The Roses, and Court and Spark imo. I also love Ladies of the Canyon and have either of you heard that early song, "Tin Soldier?" I think that's early Joni at her best.

So is Travelogue a "jazzy" experimental reworking of her songs? I don't like that overly jazzy business .

Oh, I think Turbulent Indigo was greatness.

Travelogue is an orchestral reworking of her songs; I wouldn't call it jazz. And what's with nobody liking jazz on this board??? Geez.

And I haven't heard Tin Soldier. Unless you mean Tin Angel.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by markolas

Oh, I think Turbulent Indigo was greatness.

Travelogue is an orchestral reworking of her songs; I wouldn't call it jazz. And what's with nobody liking jazz on this board??? Geez.

And I haven't heard Tin Soldier. Unless you mean Tin Angel.

Sh*t, yes, Tin Angel, what the hell am I thinking?

Yeah, never been a big fan of white, hippy ladies doing jazz The way I see it, if it's gonna be jazz, then let it be REAL jazz..uh, oh, did I just enter a purist debate?

[markolas]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Sh*t, yes, Tin Angel, what the hell am I thinking?

Yeah, never been a big fan of white, hippy ladies doing jazz The way I see it, if it's gonna be jazz, then let it be REAL jazz..uh, oh, did I just enter a purist debate?

Ermm...so it's only jazz if black people perform it??

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by markolas

Ermm...so it's only jazz if black people perform it??

Uh, hell no. I just don't like jazz that sounds like Steely Dan . I DO like Ricki Lee Jones so there! And I also think John Zorn is a genius. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't like "jazz" packaged as a fusion of easy listening and watered down jazz. Maybe it's just her brand of "jazz" that I don't like. Yeah, that's it.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by markolas

Ermm...so it's only jazz if black people perform it??

Boy, I hope not. I've always had a soft spot for Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown music...

Has anyone here ever heard Jane Monheit? Really wonderful young (white) jazz singer with a wonderful, soulful voice, which she has great control over. She goes for some really interesting and beautiful notes in her songs.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Uh, hell no. I just don't like jazz that sounds like Steely Dan .

I enjoy Steely Dan's first album well enough (which is not really all that jazzy and has stuff like "Reelin' in the Years" on it), but I've never understood all of the critical praise they seem to get. Their music is just so... pussified, for lack of a better word. Aja bores me to tears.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

but I've never understood all of the critical praise they seem to get. They're music is just so... pussified, for lack of a better word. Aja bores me to tears.

I totally agree. I've NEVER understood the appeal of Steely Dan. They are like brussell sprouts to me; much like brussell sprouts are the one vegetable I cannot stomach, Steely Dan is one of the only big bands of the 70's that I truly cannot stand.

[gldstwmn]

Madonna-Confessions On A Dancefloor. I can't say it's growing on me yet.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Madonna-Confessions On A Dancefloor. I can't say it's growing on me yet.

Wrong thread, but I agree. It hasn't exactly bowled me over yet.

EDIT: Okay, I'm really digging it now. I practically love every song but Future Lovers and I Love New York (oh, the horror of that one). The way that each track bleeds into the next is uber cool to me. Isaac has to be one of her greatest songs.