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[443] hey, you don't know me, but you don't like me
Bit of a blank of a day. I think Monday is when my equivalent to the Sunday scaries sets in. The clock is ticking, and I'll be back in the cold without any sleep again before I know it. One more late night all to myself, and then it's back to the grind.
Gonna finally finish watching The Venture Bros. after many years away and give Section 31 a fair shot. Do some cleaning and maybe break in my Mubi subscription with Queer. I've already eaten a bunch of shrimp that ostensibly expired two days ago, so I'm gonna mostly take it easy. It tasted fine!
Wikipedia Sez: Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room is the third studio album by American country music singer Dwight Yoakam, released on August 2, 1988. The album contains Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles singles. The first was "Streets of Bakersfield," a duet with country music veteran Buck Owens, who had originally released a version of the song in 1973. The second was an original composition of Yoakam's titled "I Sang Dixie." A third song on the album, "I Got You," also an original composition, peaked at No. 5. The title song, "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)," also charted, but only to the No. 46 position.
Genre: Country, Pop/Rock
Styles: Alt-Country, Alternative/Indie Rock, Bakersfield Sound, Contemporary Country, Country-Rock, New Traditionalist, Honky Tonk
Release Date: August 2nd, 1988
Prior Familiarity: Lowish.
What I Did While Listening: Tried to figure out what I wanted to do with my night. The answer mostly involved laying in bed!
Verdict: Had it only included one song about shooting his cheating woman in the head, this would have been a solid three stars, but no! There's more than one! It's super fucking gross! There's, admittedly, a pretty clear thematic narrative running through the entire first side of the album that actually does justify it somewhat, going from love, to adultery, to paranoia, to abandonment, to murder, but still. Ugh. Total vibe ruiner. Because the vibes are otherwise impeccable! Pure country from an era where that had largely stopped being a thing, hell yeah. Though honestly, the title and overall presentation of the album deserved something sadder and hornier than ol' Dwight is capable of. I loved you in Crank and Crank: High Voltage, sir.
Favourite Song: Streets of Bakersfield, some absolutely sick accordion going on all up in there.
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐
Gonna finally finish watching The Venture Bros. after many years away and give Section 31 a fair shot. Do some cleaning and maybe break in my Mubi subscription with Queer. I've already eaten a bunch of shrimp that ostensibly expired two days ago, so I'm gonna mostly take it easy. It tasted fine!
Wikipedia Sez: Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room is the third studio album by American country music singer Dwight Yoakam, released on August 2, 1988. The album contains Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles singles. The first was "Streets of Bakersfield," a duet with country music veteran Buck Owens, who had originally released a version of the song in 1973. The second was an original composition of Yoakam's titled "I Sang Dixie." A third song on the album, "I Got You," also an original composition, peaked at No. 5. The title song, "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)," also charted, but only to the No. 46 position.
Genre: Country, Pop/Rock
Styles: Alt-Country, Alternative/Indie Rock, Bakersfield Sound, Contemporary Country, Country-Rock, New Traditionalist, Honky Tonk
Release Date: August 2nd, 1988
Prior Familiarity: Lowish.
What I Did While Listening: Tried to figure out what I wanted to do with my night. The answer mostly involved laying in bed!
Verdict: Had it only included one song about shooting his cheating woman in the head, this would have been a solid three stars, but no! There's more than one! It's super fucking gross! There's, admittedly, a pretty clear thematic narrative running through the entire first side of the album that actually does justify it somewhat, going from love, to adultery, to paranoia, to abandonment, to murder, but still. Ugh. Total vibe ruiner. Because the vibes are otherwise impeccable! Pure country from an era where that had largely stopped being a thing, hell yeah. Though honestly, the title and overall presentation of the album deserved something sadder and hornier than ol' Dwight is capable of. I loved you in Crank and Crank: High Voltage, sir.
Favourite Song: Streets of Bakersfield, some absolutely sick accordion going on all up in there.
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐