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| 5.0 classic | Winesburgohio EMERITUS | January 31st 13 |
squall squall squall squall squall squall squall TRANSCENDENCE
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| 2.5 average | Santa Koopa | October 2nd 24 |
orgiastic harpy sex followed by hangover wanderings of the alcohol thence imbibed
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| 3.9 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | May 9th 23 |
After the Ascension sessions, Trane couldn't go anywhere without Pharoah Sanders. He thus brings him in, alongside drummer Rashied Ali and his other classic quartet members, for another session that borrows as much from Ascension as it does from A Love Supreme. Spirituality still is present, but it's deployed through two sets of percussions and two saxophones, thus carrying an opacity built upon polyrhythms and atonality. It's nevertheless more "coherent" than Ascension, because it still possesses some more "virginal jazz" passages; ie traditional jazz that does not try to go beyond jazz, tone, rhythm, or melody. Meditations also is important because it is the last recording featuring legendary quartet members pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones. Thanks a lot boys: you were the wood upon which Trane's fire could burn.
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| 4.5 superb | Bedex | February 18th 21 |
Db is not really in order because this came out after Ascension I believe but it's also seen as the 'spiritual follow-up to A Love Supreme' apparently so whatever. An important one historically as this is the last album with Tyner and Jones, which makes me sad but all good things have an end. The first track is perhaps one of the spiciest Coltrane tracks yet ith 12 minutes of noisy free jazz that remains an enjoyable listen, especially 2 and more so 3 go back to more conventional, calmer jazz - though 2 retains some spice on the piano which is lovely. 4 summarises the record perfectly, starting on almost as much spiciness as 1 and evolving all through the track to unfold into decreasingly dissonant and ultimately very relaxing piano, continuing into the serene 5 with an incredibly smooth transition. The smooth transitions and this strong ending of the album bump it ever so slightly to a soft 4.3
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| 4.0 excellent | commonist | May 9th 18 |
78/100. While I prefer the grandeur and immensity of Ascension, I do appreciate the bite-size approach Coltrane takes on this. Outside of the opening track, Meditations is short and sweet, giving the album more accessibility and space. I also really enjoyed the solos on this LP, including the crawling baseline opening of Love and the shimmering piano closer on Consequences. Overall, a great album and worthy entry in Coltrane's discog.
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| 0.0 | TheBalderdashMan | September 6th 10 |
Goddamn it, let me remove this terrible soundoff I wrote 18 months ago!!
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| 4.5 superb | Verdr | March 20th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hovse | September 21st 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Ryan P STAFF | May 20th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | May 14th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 10th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | nash1311 | November 17th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Audrey | June 7th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Bren80 | July 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | krongey | April 4th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | ZIG | February 19th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | rajtako | February 2nd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Fort23 | November 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | BogdyB88 | November 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | KuyJuk | July 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | January 23rd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | July 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Onater | April 26th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | crab | February 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Rhyme | December 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | orakst | October 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrpuri2 | September 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | August 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Michael | December 29th 17 |
| 2.5 average | solrage | October 20th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Tb1114 | September 10th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Piglet | August 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | benn855 | July 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | April 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | rrodf | March 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | October 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | July 14th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | adr | April 12th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Henry | January 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Runeii | August 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ciregno | April 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | pbass0 | July 16th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ethos | April 27th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | akimbo | December 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | zundza | December 18th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | wabbit | October 16th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Acorn | October 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | bastni | September 16th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | llll | September 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Hawey | September 2nd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Kinch | June 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | denislg | June 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | gelud | April 9th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Koei | March 20th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Ethics | January 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | krkat | July 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | WJM73 | April 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cuki92 | April 27th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Skipdog | September 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ONI65 | May 11th 11 |
| 3.0 good | nkbr | April 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | VlePa7 | October 28th 10 |
| 3.0 good | IAJP | July 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | NoiseIP | February 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | yontar | October 26th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Steeed | January 18th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sleepy | November 10th 07 |
| 5.0 classic | Kage | November 9th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | tuff | October 30th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | yeahboi | October 13th 07 |
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