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Get Lost. (1995) 69 Love Songs. (1999) i. (2004) 69 Love Songs is the sixth studio album by American indie pop band the Magnetic Fields, released on September 14, 1999, by Merge Records. As its title indicates, 69 Love Songs is a three-volume concept album composed of 69 love songs, all written by Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt.
Mar 16, 2024 · The songs explore many different aspects and types of love. Straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual love are all touched upon at one point or another. Heartbreak, anger, lust, sex, yearning, frustration, bliss, loss, self-loathing, jealousy and much, much more weave themselves throughout the record.
69 Love Songs is Stephin Merritt's most ambitious as well as most fully realized work to date, a three-disc epic of classically chiseled pop songs that explore both the promise and pitfalls of modern romance through the jaundiced eye of an irredeemable misanthrope.
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Jul 12, 2024 · The concept and the highlights make this record worth an entire listen. Yes, it’s nearly three hours long but it’s still something most people should hear, as I truly believe there’s something in it for everyone.
Sep 7, 1999 · That's because it's impossible to reconcile the concept of 69 Love Songs with its execution; it's simply too big. That might sound like a cop-out, but this is truly an album you can get...
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Feb 14, 2017 · The Magnetic Fields’ three-disc album 69 Love Songs is a staggering achievement, a cultural landmark, a monument to romantic, yet urbane misery. Calling it a concept album seems inadequate.
Sep 9, 2019 · In 1999, 69 Love Songs was included on multiple year-end best of lists, including the prestigious Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, where it took the number two spot, sandwiched between Moby’s Play and Beck’s Midnite Vultures. Over the years, 69 Love Songs has spawned fan sites and a number of critical reassessments.
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