funky does Kylie: "DISCO" (2020)

Not that I've ever seen any because I'm always having lots of real sex and never sit at home wanking, obviously.
 
Hurt that "Illusion" got such a mediocre rating from @funky but pleased he wasn't totally dismissive of Aphrodite. The title track is indeed phenomenal.
 
And yeah "Heartstrings" would have been top 3 for me on the album had it made it. "Mighty Rivers" isn't bad either.

Kiss Me Once is more of an X style hodgepodge without the incredible highs. "Feels so Good" is my only 10. But then there is "Sleeping with the Enemy" :googlyeyes:
 
Kiss Me Once contains one of the most maligned Kylie songs of all time but one that I personally adore so there is that.

@funky you should do a side react to The Abbey Road Sessions.
 
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Eddie said:
Kiss Me Once contains one of the most maligned Kylie songs of all time but one that I personally adore so there is that.
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OMG me too :disco:
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And YES to an Abbey Road detour, I think it would definitely have merit for this journey.
 
I low key HATE the Kiss Me Once album. :D Faceless, joyless, directionless, generic rubbish for the most part.

The title track, I Was Gonna Cancel and Sleeping With the Enemy are the only ones I'd save from a fire. Maybe Les Sex, but it's very much overrated for having one mildly amusing lyric and not much else.
 
I'm not sure if you know about it @funky, but in 2012 Kylie celebrated 25 years in the industry with various events including the Anti-Tour (you'll have heard about THAT in this thread :tongueout:) as well as the Abbey Road Sessions album, where she rerecorded a selection of her hits with a live band or orchestra (depending on the song). Here's a sample:
 
I mean he might! I think it might be a little bit too pop/dance music OF THAT ERA though :D
 
Oh I just remember people quoting that les leg line a lot when the album came out. I certainly don't think it's some BRILLIANT JOKE.
 
VoR said:
Oh I just remember people quoting that les leg line a lot when the album came out. I certainly don't think it's some BRILLIANT JOKE.
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It's one of those lines I always think I need to Google to work out what it actually is as I never thought LES LEG could be right. But I seem to have forgotten every time over the last 8 years
 
As disastrous of a single choice as it was, I Was Gonna Cancel has aged shockingly well for me though. It's just so fun!

The mental image of Jasmine Masters from Drag Race doing half-hearted calisthenics to it while wearing a ridiculous drawn-on beard has become completely inextricable from the song in my head. :D

 
Given all the hate it gets, Kiss Me Once as a whole is definitely my guilty pleasure in terms of Kylie albums.

Just so you know @funky, Sia was responsible for overseeing the record and since you're a fan of Haim you might like If Only which is an Ariel Rechtshaid track and is absolutely one of my favourites on it.
 
I draw a tenuous link between If Only, Lost Without You and Say Something. [To me] they are all of the same ilk with their vaguely 80s inspired sound.
 
COB said:
I'm not sure if you know about it @funky, but in 2012 Kylie celebrated 25 years in the industry with various events including the Anti-Tour (you'll have heard about THAT in this thread :tongueout:) as well as the Abbey Road Sessions album, where she rerecorded a selection of her hits with a live band or orchestra (depending on the song). Here's a sample:
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Yes i think I definitely need to do TARS. How did that even pass me by? Or did I just forget all about it? Kylie was clearly very low on my radar between X and DISCO.
 
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As disastrous of a single choice as it was, I Was Gonna Cancel has aged shockingly well for me though. It's just so fun!

The mental image of Jasmine Masters from Drag Race doing half-hearted calisthenics to it while wearing a ridiculous drawn-on beard has become completely inextricable from the song in my head. :D

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Iconic on so many levels :disco:
 
Eddie said:
Given all the hate it gets, Kiss Me Once as a whole is definitely my guilty pleasure in terms of Kylie albums.

Just so you know @funky, Sia was responsible for overseeing the record and since you're a fan of Haim you might like If Only which is an Ariel Rechtshaid track and is absolutely one of my favourites on it.
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I wouldn't even say it's a guilty pleasure for me. I actually prefer it to Golden, Aphrodite and, well, probably even Disco.
 
I much prefer Nerina's version of Better Than Today. The song just landed like a lead balloon as a single. And then we had this frankly cringeworthy performance of it:

 
I've always struggled with Kylie irrespective of whether she's playing it safe or trying to cover a lot of bases in one album release. I do recall enjoying the 'Aphrodite' album more than any of the others in this particular phase of her career. The title track is in my all-time top ten Kylie songs. I usually play it before or immediately after the album version of 'Shocked'. Sometimes both.
 
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I've always struggled with Kylie irrespective of whether she's playing it safe or trying to cover a lot of bases in one album release.
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This is my big takeaway from the whole project. She really is a singles artist. So many great tracks over the years but she doesn’t seem to have one Ray Of Light or Like A Prayer, or even an Erotica - something that has a distinct mood that you can listen to from start to finish without any bumps or diversions.
 
funky said:
She really is a singles artist. So many great tracks over the years but she doesn’t seem to have one Ray Of Light or Like A Prayer, or even an Erotica - something that has a distinct mood that you can listen to from start to finish without any bumps or diversions.
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I almost totally agree. I have to give her 'Fever'. I can listen to that end-to-end without skipping and have even been known to press the repeat button when it's finished.
 
Talking of repeating Kylie, I could play 'Dreams' from 'Impossible Princess' on a repetitive loop and NEVER get bored of it.
 
Singles act is harsh. I don’t think she’s ever delivered an all-time classic album either, but her career is littered with absolute gems that were left as album tracks or B-sides.
 
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Singles act is harsh. I don’t think she’s ever delivered an all-time classic album either, but her career is littered with absolute gems that were left as album tracks or B-sides.
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Love you VoR but your second sentence is basically just agreeing with what I said :D
 
funky said:
This is my big takeaway from the whole project. She really is a singles artist. So many great tracks over the years but she doesn’t seem to have one Ray Of Light or Like A Prayer, or even an Erotica - something that has a distinct mood that you can listen to from start to finish without any bumps or diversions.
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Come on now Funky. A Madonna comparison? In 2022? Really?!
 
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