#classicalbumtweets: Superfly

Gearing for another edition of #classicalbumtweets. This month is the soundtrack to this movie. pic.twitter.com/ghQICz41y1

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) January 10, 2015

Pushing play on Curtis Mayfield's Superfly now. #classicalbumtweets pic.twitter.com/jo12LEjekm

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) January 10, 2015

"Little Child, Runnin' Wild" was so striking in how it set the tone for the movie. Really elevated things. That drama remains w/o visuals.

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) January 10, 2015

"Where is the mayor who makes all things fair?/He lives outside our polluted air." Mayfield didn't need a time machine. #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) January 10, 2015

Just the way the strings play out are so somber. No solution is offered. It's as if Mayfield understood the cruel cycle. #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) January 10, 2015

"Pusherman" scene is one of my all-time favorites. I'm a sucker for still photo montages #classicalbumtweets pic.twitter.com/x2fc1c74cg

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) January 10, 2015

#classicalbumtweets: Weezer (The Blue Album)

#classicalbumtweets will be coming up shortly. Got my copy of Weezer's Blue Album ready to go. pic.twitter.com/oKS2GIDYyI

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

Pushing play on The Blue Album...now. #classicalbumtweets pic.twitter.com/73sntjyui5

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

"My Name Is Jonas" kicks it off. Didn't have enough money as a kid to buy it in '94. Had to wait several years... #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

...so after hearing all the singles for years, imagine my surprise to hear an acoustic guitar as the first sound. #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

It felt delightful to not only bask in the Blue Album, but the first track was undeniably them: quirky, heavy & catchy. #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

I hear the Ric Ocasek touch most on "No One Else." Similar chord progression & crunch to Cars' "My Best Friend's Girl." #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

"I want a girl who laughs for no one else." Rivers Cuomo understood younger me so well. #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) December 13, 2014

#classicalbumtweets: Crazysexycool

The front page of Hectic But Eclectic was getting a little too #classicalbumtweets heavy, so I withheld posting and tried to space them out more. I still kept on with the tweets and now I do it every 2nd Saturday of the month instead. I'll be doing Discovery by Daft Punk this Saturday, actually.

#classicalbumtweets is about a few minutes away. pic.twitter.com/OzEvoWflun
— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) October 8, 2014

The intro to CrazySexyCool only reminds how closely R&B and hip hop camps circled around each other back in the day. Was the norm back then.
— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) October 8, 2014

Me and my friends were not ready for all the maturity and sexiness TLC had when the "Creep" video dropped. #classicalbumtweets
— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) October 8, 2014

I enjoyed the brattiness and color of the first album, but didn't feel betrayed when they decided to dress alike. "Creep" was perfect intro.
— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) October 8, 2014

"Kick Your Game" was the track to remind you that TLC were still down and had attitude, in case those horns on "Creep" made you think other.
— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) October 8, 2014

Bass lines from Jermaine Dupri productions from 1992-1995 are God's gift to us. #classicalbumtweets
— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) October 8, 2014

#classicalbumtweets: Tapestry

This month's edition of #classicalbumtweets will be taking place in an hour. Carole King's Tapestry will be getting the treatment.

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) September 10, 2014

If you've never heard Tapestry, you're kind of missing out. It was like the 21 of its time, except better.

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) September 10, 2014

Time to get started on #classicalbumtweets. Join me when I press play on Carole King's Tapestry. pic.twitter.com/azzNPK0mXw

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) September 11, 2014

Pushing play on Tapestry...now. #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) September 11, 2014

That opening to "I Feel The Earth Move" feels so much like 70s AM. I literally started seeing things from filter of photographs back then.

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) September 11, 2014

It's pretty much the closest Tapestry comes to rocking. Sign of the times and possible nod to acts she used to write for #classicalbumtweets

— Eloquent 2-Year Old (@hecticivan) September 11, 2014

#classicalbumtweets: Blood Sugar Sex Magik

August edition of #classicalbumtweets coming up tonight. I play it and tweet it. This month is Red Hot Chili Peppers. pic.twitter.com/mgS9yPM5Cu

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) August 22, 2014

And away we go... #classicalbumtweets pic.twitter.com/h2eEylPl9c

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) August 22, 2014

I love how the first thing you hear on Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the riff at an FM radio quality. Everything else is in your face.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) August 22, 2014

I was late coming to BSSM. Didn't get it until about nine years after release. Used my birthday money to finally take the plunge.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) August 22, 2014

When "The Power Of Equality" came on, I was like "Ooh, new Peppers songs!" almost a full decade after the fact.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) August 22, 2014

#classicalbumtweets: The Score

This month's edition of #classicalbumtweets will be coming up soon. Tonight is Fugees' The Score. I simply press play and tweet about it.
— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) July 10, 2014

My #classicalbumtweets for July will be starting shortly. Got my copy of The Score ready. pic.twitter.com/f6M1IjqmYR

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) July 10, 2014

Just a heads up, I won't be dealing with the bonus tracks from The Score. The vision of an album ends when they start. Still enjoyable tho.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) July 10, 2014

Late Registration officially ends with "Gone," not "Late." You can hear it...

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) July 10, 2014

Pushing play...now! #classicalbumtweets

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) July 10, 2014

First time I heard "Red Intro," I immediately felt like I was going to be taken on a journey. So dramatic and felt like a sermon. Uncommon.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) July 10, 2014

#classicalbumtweets: Voodoo

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, I go on Twitter and listen to a classic album. I tweet about the experience and whatever thoughts come to my mind. I try to make sure it's an album that I haven't played to in a while, but one that I'm very familiar with and that others are as well. For June, I did D'Angelo's Voodoo. Come back next month for Fugees' The Score.

Every 2nd Wed. of the month, I put on a classic album and tweet about the experience. Tonight is D'Angelo's Voodoo. http://t.co/Nnv5lZLdx5

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) June 11, 2014

Gearing up for another edition of #classicalbumtweets. Voodoo by D'Angelo. Get your CDs/playlists queued up. pic.twitter.com/fXf4b49Zb8

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) June 12, 2014

Used to hate the thickness of Voodoo's booklet b/c it was always difficult sliding it back in the case. That corner! pic.twitter.com/Wf4ERVGkS4

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) June 12, 2014

Would have loved to see the look on those expecting Brown Sugar 2 when those chants started on "Playa Playa." #classicalbumtweets

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) June 12, 2014

Such a big difference in starting off with "Playa Playa." Lyrics are sometimes indiscernible. D'Angelo is basically kissing mainstream g'bye

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) June 12, 2014

#classicalbumtweets: Rumours

This is the fourth time I've done #classicalbumtweets. Each time I feel like there's more that I can do to make it better, so if you have any constructive feedback, I'd be willing to listen. Next month, I'll be doing D'Angelo's Voodoo, so make sure to come back for that one. The focus will still be on blockbuster albums that nearly everyone has heard, but from time to time I also want to take on critical faves that were extremely popular and have a large following as well.

Getting ready for this month's #classicalbumtweets. As always, feel free to listen along and chime in. pic.twitter.com/tANKgib6Mm

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) May 15, 2014

Pushing play now on Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. #classicalbumtweets

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) May 15, 2014

"Second Hand News" just begs to be listened to in the sun while cracking open cold ones. #classicalbumtweets

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) May 15, 2014

I'm not afraid to admit that I was first familiar with "Second Hand News" through Kid Rock's "Wasting Time." Had a strange aversion to Mac.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) May 15, 2014

Also, just assume that every song, my reaction is going to be "OMG, Lindsey Buckingham's guitar y'all." His picking is blissfully insane.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) May 15, 2014

Classic Album Tweets: Jagged Little Pill

This month's choice for Classic Album Tweets was Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. You can always click here to check out past editions. I try to do them every 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Classic Album Tweets up soon Basically, I put on a well known album and tweet any insight I have on it as it plays. Jagged Little Pill 2nite
— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) April 10, 2014

It's about to go down in just a few. Jagged Little Pill will get the Classic Album Tweets treatment. pic.twitter.com/c8WQ7VB8rK

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) April 10, 2014

Just a little insight into my love for JLP: it was the first album I owned for myself. Most stuff I listened to was my stepsister's.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) April 10, 2014

My best friend in grade school dubbed a copy on cassette for me. He was the only other black kid that watched MTV as much as I did.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) April 10, 2014

Classic Album Tweets: Purple Rain

Once a month I'll take to Twitter and tweet about an older album that's widely popular with American audiences as I'm listening to it. For February I did The College Dropout and in March I took on Prince's Purple Rain.

Dearly beloved...we r gathered here today...2 live tweet Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack. #albumtweets pic.twitter.com/v14kTm8ldE

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) March 13, 2014

Basically how this thing goes is that on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, I'll play a classic album from my library and tweet about it.

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) March 13, 2014

Pushing play on Purple Rain now. #albumtweets

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) March 13, 2014

Almost forgot how angelic those opening chords on "Let's Go Crazy" were. You must hold your hand in the air. #albumtweets

— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) March 13, 2014

Classic Album Tweets: The College Dropout

As a lot of you may know, the 10 year anniversary of Kanye West's The College Dropout was this week. I had intended to write about it for my Ten Years Gone series, but ultimately I felt that I would have made the same points there for a future Kanye album I also considered worthy of a decade retrospective. With my desire to somehow acknowledge The College Dropout, I put the two ideas together by taking to Twitter last night and getting familiar with an old friend. Hopefully this will be a regular feature on Hectic But Eclectic.

I kinda wanted to write about College Dropout's 10 year anniversary, but decided to hold out for a future Ye album. So I'm live tweeting CD!
— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) February 11, 2014

Getting ready to put on The College Dropout and tweet about the experience. Yes, this copy is ten years old. pic.twitter.com/8EXiJuvcdp
— Ivan Mitchell (@hecticivan) February 12, 2014