Milla Jovovich

Ben · #1 10-05-2007, 12:03 AM

Hey Brad, I noticed that your avatar is a picture of Milla Jovovich taken from her only commercially released album, The Divine Comedy. Are you a fan of that disc as well? To those unfamiliar with it, it's definitely worth checking out.

Capn · #2 10-05-2007, 12:08 AM

I will check it out

brad · #3 10-05-2007, 12:11 AM

fan is not the word, my first obsession is better. i loved that album so much when i was younger, and i recently just found it again in some of my old stuff.

i have kind of been re-discovering it the past couple of days. every song on that disc is amazing. and in some strange way, it may be related to my current love for alizée's music.

i would just repeat "in a glade" over and over again, i absolutely loved that song. but like i said, every song on there is really great.

heyamigo · #4 10-05-2007, 12:22 AM

thanks, i never even knew she had an album...

brad · #5 10-05-2007, 12:24 AM

it is very unique, she wrote all of the songs herself when she was like 12 yrs old or something. and then recorded it when she was 16 i think? i know it wasn't released until she was 18 though.

Ben · #6 10-05-2007, 12:48 AM

Yeah, it's a really interesting disc. I first heard about it a few months ago when Spin ran an article on Hollywood-Music crossovers. Hers was one of the few they had positive words for. Like Brad said, all the tracks are good, though I particularly like the first three: Alien Song, Gentleman Who Fell, and It's Your Life. There's a cool promo clip for the second modeled after Meshes of the Afternoon, an experimental film I studied in school.

Do you like Kate Bush too, Brad? Because I can definitely hear her influence in Millia's music like many critics have pointed out. Though I've never really gotten into her myself because I don't love her voice. Though I'm really looking forward to the October 23rd release of Nolwenn Leroy's live DVD, one because I went to her show twice in Paris and loved it, but also because she does an awesome cover of the Kat Bush song, Running Up That Hill:

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By the way, Milla releases a lot of free music on her website now, so be sure to check it out.

Here's her page on The Divine Comedy:
http://www.millaj.com/music/tdc.shtml

I wish she'd make another album rather than appearing in all these cheesy horror movies!

CFHollister · #7 10-05-2007, 12:55 AM

Unfortunately I don't think I have time for another obsession.

fsquared · #8 10-05-2007, 01:01 AM

Oh man, I saw "Ultraviolet". That movie was pretty high up on the "Worst Movies" list on rottentomatoes.

I do remember when her album came out, but I can't remember whether I listened to it.

Capn · #9 10-05-2007, 01:04 AM

I first came across her in the fifth element didn't know she had an album I will look into it

brad · #10 10-05-2007, 01:07 AM

My first music "discoveries" were Nirvana and Milla. That is basically all i listened to until I was about 17. Every song on the album is great, I don't know if I could pick any favorites, but "charlie" is just awesome. It is really weird listening to the album again lately, it has probably been 8 years since I listened to it. Brings back a lot of weird memories.

never listened to kate bush, i will have to check it out.