Haiku Reviews
Here’s a brief summation of recent reviews on this review blog, in haiku form. As my wife pointed out, you can’t get much more aphoristic than a haiku. I’ve haiku’d nine records below, an assortment of more obscure efforts by established artists and newer releases. Hope you find something to enjoy!
Guppy by Charlie Bliss
2017, 9.5/10
Perky guitar rock
Like Weezer with female singer
Ten excellent songs
Genesis by Genesis
1983, 7/10
Genesis go pop
Illegal alien blows
Home by the sea rules
The Dance by Fleetwood Mac
1997, 6.5/10
Stevie Nicks is back
So is Lindsey Buckingham
Rumours, new songs live
Number 1 Angel by Charli XCX
2017, 7/10
English party girl
Futurist electro-pop
3am! Pull up!
Pop 2 by Charli XCX
2017, 8/10
One year, two mix-tapes
That qualify as albums
Backseat, CRJ
Night Time, My Time by Sky Ferreira
2013, 8.5/10
Want to dance AND rock?
Have I got the disc for you!
Needs sequel pronto
I Trawl The Megahertz by Paddy McAloon
2003, 7.5/10
Mr. Prefab Sprout
Talk-back radio collage
Dreamy, beautiful
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart by Van Morrison
1983, 7/10
New age and weird synths
Fuel daft instrumentals
Not for faint of heart
A Sense Of Wonder by Van Morrison
1985, 5.5/10
His fifteenth album
Poetry, God, and nature
Not one of his best
Aphoristical
Graham Fyfe is fascinated by pop music, and he may just be the only blogger in the world to cover Neil Diamond and Ariana Grande.
Hai-cool! (too much?)
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Thank you!
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I did some haiku reviews for the KMA. Can’t remember if I posted them or not! I love this. Super-cool.
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Looked it up – KMA haikus were in 2009 and they were terrible haha!
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I think yours were better than mine actually!
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Oh! Well thank you, sir
I enjoy well done haiku
it’s years since I tried
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Maybe we should have
Community haiku event
On everyone’s blogs?
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Worth a try! I wonder who else would be into it!
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These are amazing!! (And I really love that Sky Ferreira album, not least for all the David Lynch references…)
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I’m almost totally unfamiliar with David Lynch – I’ve seen Blue Velvet twice and I think that’s it.
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I’m a bit obsessed with his work, that’s how I actually got into Sky Ferreira (‘Night Time, My Time’ is named for a line from Twin Peaks, and she acted in the most recent season of it) — he’s an acquired taste, but his work is incredibly spine-chilling, funny, beautiful, and totally worth delving into if you enjoyed Blue Velvet!
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Great stuff. Love it.
And love the idea of a group event (always do).
Hai-Coup, perhaps?
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No idea how a haiku group event would work…. But feels like it’s time for a group event.
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Lots of charli/charly huh? I’ve never even heard of Guppy despite listening to a total of 55 LPs from 2017. Thanks for the recommendation. I like a couple of Charli XCX tracks, especially her breakthrough single Nuclear Seasons.
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There’s a ton of music out there, so it’s hard to keep up. It’s not that highly rated on RYM, but I really like it – they have good tunes and an interesting vocalist.
Charli XCX is fascinating for me at the moment – she has all the materials to be amazing, but she’s not quite sure what she wants to be.
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