Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Learned some things . . . downtown

Bren
"If you make the weak-minded feel inadequate about what they own, they'll bray and follow you anywhere for a sugar cube!

Whats wrong with braying?

BrotherBob,

I have Aimee Mann's second most recent CD, "Lost in Space", and it's good. (Actually, my wife likes it more than I do, but I still enjoy it.) I bought it after hearing some of her acoustic duet work with her husband Michael Penn. Her latest album was just release last week, but I've yet to hear anything about it.

Thanks Peter, I saw one of CDs in the store the other day and for a moment wondered how her music was, I'll have to check her out.

Seems like I remember one of those 'And where are they today' kind of shows on VH1 or someplace where they did a followup on her and it seems like she was a pretty smart and very down to earth person.

One thing Aimee Mann gets bashed for is her music sounding the same--hard to distinguish one song from another. I recently began listening to a couple of her cds again, "Lost in Space" (SACD) and "Bachelor No. 2", and they are very good. I like "Bachelor No. 2" better, but you have to be patient with it. Give it a couple of listens. First time through everything sounds the same. Dig a little deeper, though, and the songs begin to distinguish themselves. Very well recorded.

Her new album is a concept album. Haven't heard it yet, but from what I've read it suffers from the "sameness" disease. On a side note, her recently released live cd is supposed to be good.

I enjoy her music, but it doesn't have that reach-out-and-grab-you appeal. Her songs have to grow on you.