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    song and performance entities

    rootsmusic · 1 · Last reply by rootsmusic

    At album-level, the soundtrack credits its first track's composer only to "Traditional".  But at song-level, two composers are added.

    From Los Lobos' version, I discovered that the song was "also performed by" Lalo Guerrero in collaboration with the band.  When I click on their song collaboration though, it's instead linked to Los Lobos' own version.  The album that released their collaborative version wasn't listed among the albums where the band's own version appears on (the same song page on which I discovered the song was also performed by Lalo Guerrero in collaboration with the band).

    I'm confused.

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    Multiple Entries: Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished & Dreamweapon

    Matski · 2 · Last reply by Matski

    Have the editorial team decided that they like both reviews of Animal Collective's Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished that they decided to keep them both? Kinda strange to have two entries for it. Was it done on purpose?

    Also, there are two entries fo Spacemen 3's Dreamweapon (first entry and second entry) though I doubt that's intentional. Any chance of merging them?

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    new albums by previously highly rated artists

    tv · 3 · Last reply by rootsmusic

    When an artist's previous album was highly rated, it always sits a bit uneasy with me it the new one isn't even reviewed. So if you don't mind, I'll occasionally post an example of that here, in the hope it might still be remedied. Exhibit one: Conway the Machine's new album 'Won't He Do It'. https://www.allmusic.com/album/wont-he-do-it-mw0003973881

    Thanks in advance!

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    I tend to get unreasonably impatient when the star ratings for some new releases take a while to appear online, as they are again this week.

    tv · 3 · Last reply by tv

    Is this due to some hard-to-solve bug, or what is causing it, if I may ask? :)

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    unattributed "reviews"

    rootsmusic · 1 · Last reply by Zac

    When a "review" is unattributed, can I assume that it's written as just a descriptive blurb?  Generally, descriptive blurbs are descriptions that can be gleaned from the liner notes and press junkets.  They don't go into depth about any song, except maybe to mention one was a single.

    However, the unattributed review for Mutual Admiration Society seems to be more than a descriptive blurb.  It opines about the songwriting and aesthetic style; comments on the album's "tone and atmosphere"; and concludes that the album is a "quiet, thoughtful collection".  It also doesn't contain any negative critique to justify a rating

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    Website Runs Too Busy

    Louis Toscano · 2 · Last reply by Louis Toscano

    This is a Mac Monterey and I had to close out of Firefox.  It looks like somebody designed this site to damage my browser and shut down my OS.  To get to this forum - and in the midst of researching an artist - despite not wanting to login, I had to reopen in Safari.  While in Firefox the popups in the lower left would not X out.  I do not know if you are running scripts; but my cursor turned into a fast-spinning pinwheel.  These are the only two browsers I have.  I switch between one or the other

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    Oooh La La! - a delightful album by the Crash Test Dummies

    In his review of Crash Test Dummies' album "Oooh La La!" (2010), Stephen Thomas Erlewine complains about the Dummies being "constitutionally incapable of playing things straight", saying that Brad Roberts "has an annoying tendency to sound like he's barely suppressing his smirk as he sings, laughing at his own jokes like a hack comedian", and adding "by sounding so delighted with his own cleverness, he undermines the whole shebang". I don't know how well Mr. Erlewine knows Crash Test Dummies, but I think that this is basically just Brad Roberts being himself. It's just part of his personality and the

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    Hello Discogs!

    Rick Wats · 0 · Posted

    Yeah blocking me from downloading images is a game stopper for me. You have been my go to for a long time, but hey whatever  The internet is pretty deep

    Hello Discogs!

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    Liturgy Discography

    Matski · 1 · Last reply by Matski

    Really enjoyed Thom Jurek's recent review of Liturgy's new record, 93696. However, I was left slightly bemused by some of the entries in the act's discography. It seems that a couple of different acts also using the 'Liturgy' name have been merged into their discography:

    1. 'Associated Arts' was actually a one-off record, recorded by a group of musicians, which included Sean Bendickson and Zach Varnell. It was produced by Hilltop Health Ministries. I couldn't find any official website for them, possibly because it was release twenty years ago. Amazon has a statement from  Hilltop Health Ministries' Executive Director Elliot Stockstad, regarding
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    song highlights

    rootsmusic · 4 · Last reply by Zac

    Besides Peter, I didn't know Chicago's lead singers; so I watched a documentary about Terry Kath.  Afterward, I'm searching for recommended songs with his lead vocals because his solo album is about his guitar playing.  On his artist page's songs tab, there's a guitar track, a demo that he composed, and a British trio's reggae track.

    However, none of these song highlights were track picks on the respective albums.  So how were these songs selected as highlights?  The British trio is particularly dubious, because they weren't mentioned in his documentary.  Thanks.

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    new album Caroline Polachek - no review?

    tv · 2 · Last reply by Zac

    The new album by Caroline Polachek, whose previous one was favorable reviewed by AllMusic, has received 60 user reviews in 5 weeks, but still no review by an AllMusic editor. Hope that might still be rectified. :)

    Thanks in advance!

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    I have an incorrect listing in my credits and am missing a dvd I was the audio producer and surround mixer on. Joel Jaffe

    J Jaffe · 1 · Last reply by Zac

    The credit on the Bonnie Raitt album Just like that. 

    I was the audio engineer for vocal overdubs. Can this be corrected,

    I also was the surround mixer and audio post producer on Ringo Starr's All Star band DVD

    and I don't see the listing in my credits list.

    Regards

    Joel Jaffe  Naras, AES

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    There is an artist with the same name as mine appearing in my artist column

    Kevin Purdy · 4 · Last reply by Kevin Purdy

    A female artist from the UK also has the Artist name Purdy.

    I have been releasing work as Purdy since 1997 here in Australia. My first official release was on a Creative Vibes compilation and have since released six albums and many compilation tracks and remixes. You can see my work here: http://soft-records.blogspot.com/ https://purdy.bandcamp.com/album/in-transit

    The UK artist Purdy, started releasing work more recently.

    I don't care if she uses the same name, it's just that her releases commonly show up on what should be my releases page.

    Is there some way the two artists can have their own releases page

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    I have not tried to access my account for a long time. I am in the process of trying to "reel in" my music on different sites. I would like to be able to delete and add newer versions of songs etc. How can I re-establish my account info. I can be contact

    Egg Fight Soup · 2 · Last reply by Zac

    I have not tried to access my account for a long time. I am in the process of trying to "reel in" my music on different sites. I would like to be able to delete and add newer versions of songs etc. How can I re-establish my account info.

    I can be contacted back at rzizzamia@aol.com

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    Missing Thea Gilmore album?

    Mark Skinner · 2 · Last reply by Mark Skinner

    I'm wondering why a key album from Thea Gilmore's catalogue is missing - 'Don't Stop Singing', a beautiful collection of songs combining Thea's music with the words of Sandy Denny. It seems strange if it is an oversight but if there is a legal reason for it being left out then it would be good to know.

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    CD Inquiry

    Hi! About this cd https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/h2o-just-add-water-mr0004173601

    is it the same as this one? https://www.discogs.com/release/9652925-Indiana-Evans-H2O-Just-Add-Water

    And do you have it available?

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    Spotify Links

    SpotifyThrowbacks · 2 · Last reply by Zac

    Why do you offer so little Spotify links? Spotify is the most used. No one thinks about Amazon music, their collection nowhere near matches Spotify. Are you trying to force your users to purchase an Amazon music subscription? Is that it?