Re: Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking (1978).

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:33 pm

Now this a sick groove.

by Butterfield Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:33 pm

I've never heard a vibraslap used so much in a song.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:34 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Can someone photoshop Ronnie Corbet as a Rastafarian in the next 3 minutes?
I have put an AI to work on the task.

It has produced its results.

Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking (1978). - Page 7 OQcE45z

No wonder human artists are fearful for their careers.

by Nightjar Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:34 pm

This album is an interesting and eye-opening window onto how tetchy and precious and deluded devout Rastafarians are in general. sad yes

by Butterfield Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:34 pm

They hit the vibraslap then touch it again to stop the vibration.

by Nightjar Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:35 pm

A miserable and humourless shower in my experience.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:35 pm

Not much of a song though…

by Nightjar Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:35 pm

Interesting hyper-wah-wah guitar solo.

by Nightjar Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:36 pm

Was that it?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:36 pm

Butterfield wrote:They hit the vibraslap then touch it again to stop the vibration.

The hypocrites. rant

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:36 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Can someone photoshop Ronnie Corbet as a Rastafarian in the next 3 minutes?
I have put an AI to work on the task.

It has produced its results.

No wonder human artists are fearful for their careers.

I think the real thing was better.

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:

by Butterfield Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:37 pm

Well, that was mostly rather samey, but pleasantly so.

3/5

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:37 pm

It is over.

It was a well put together album but lacked dynamism, at times.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:37 pm

I shall give it 3 stars.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:38 pm

The AI has had another go at Ronnie.

Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking (1978). - Page 7 5l3h0Ql

by Nightjar Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:38 pm

Yes.

Good.

Good sound, but really quite disappointing and relentlessly wall-2-wall packed with tedious Rastafarian dogmatic drivel.

I don't care what anyone says, but Rastafarianism is one of the most inane religions ever thought up.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:39 pm

Well, it started off alright, and I liked the reggae professionals playing on songs that weren't that reggae as such, but it got a bit samey, and well preachy.

Did sound good though.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:40 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:The AI has had another go at Ronnie.

Language, mon!

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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:58 pm

Scrapes a **** from me.

by Nightjar Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:04 pm

Gets a ** from me.

So much Rastafarian drivel it got seriously dodgy at times.

Some more playful and engaging lyrical themes (e.g. like the smash hit) and it'd be double the Wendi-approved b*mholes, but all that dozy Rastafarian dogma sunk the ship.

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