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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 0:29:57 GMT
Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (2000):
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 9, 2019 23:28:37 GMT
Pink Floyd - The Wall
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 20, 2020 8:53:30 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 9, 2020 5:59:26 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 11, 2020 12:44:09 GMT
Artist: Janet JacksonAlbum: ControlGenre: Pop, dance and r&bYear: 1986Standout tracks: You Can Be Mine, When I Think Of You, Let's Wait Awhile and Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) I have always had a bit of a "thing" for Janet Jackson, at least from when growing up in the early to mid 90s with so many of the memorable songs and music videos on heavy rotation on MTV, then of course later on the whole Velvet Rope (1997) period. But really before or earlier than that, I knew very little of what she had made, but I thought it could be an interesting listen to check out some of the 80s material, I guess that already here, little sister Jackson was already tired of her cute and innocent look and image, and decided that enough was enough, and went for a more challenging and adult sound and image to go with, as well. Anyway, Control I think is heavily done along with the super producer duo that was Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and there is really no surprise, as the tight beats and "cold" sounds is surely very dominating on this record. The production was probably state of the art back in 1986, specially in night clubs and on the dance floor and so on, but somehow I feel that Janet Jacksons voice too often kind of "drowns" out in all the mechanical and very repetitive sound that goes on, and since there are so little time for warmth or melody, this just gets a bit too much and after a while very annoying. Still, in the beautiful and very impressive Let's Wait Awhile along with the sensual and elegant album closer Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) she sure delivers and I only wish the production would make more use of this kind of melody and mood, but maybe she already had done much of that on her earlier albums, so this was more a transition towards something different or more mature from her part. So I guess this one just will not become a instant "favorite" of mine. However, I have to admit that a lot of the songs sure do have that very cool and catchy vibe, but it is sadly not enough to keep my interest going all the way through. Few of the cuts never really stays with me, and those who does are sadly not enough to boost the ratings much higher. Maybe an album I should revisit later one, if I have the opportunity to check out some of the other and later 80s releases. 5,5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 11, 2020 13:43:43 GMT
Artist: KraftwerkAlbum: Computer WorldGenre: Synth popYear: 1981Standout tracks: Computer World, Pocket Calculator, Numbers, Computer World 2, Computer Love, Home Computer and It's More Fun To ComputeIn honor of Florian Schneider (R.I.P.) I decided to go way back and check up on some of my all time favorite albums, where several is that of Kraftwerk. For me, Computer World along with The Man Machine (1978) were probably among my two earliest Kraftwerk CDs, and I have always thought of their early 80s release as just as important and impressive as several of their 70s albums, and which would prove that they could still deliver the goods and so much more, specially in a time where the british synth pop "mania" had been exploding into the music world, and who all pretty much were born out of their love and admiration for these german legends. However, the teachers or masters were still a huge level above most of their younger "students" in that of making groundbreaking and futuristic music, that sounded like nothing else at that time, and with Computer World they would hit on full force with an astonishing mix of ridicously funky, tight danceable sounds, and of course also made great use for maybe one of their most beautiful melodies and songs as well, and it is just one of those rare records where it all is such a fun and catchy time, so that I cannot sit still for very long. Instead of "messing" things up (not that Kraftwerk did that very often) by falling for the temptation of doing things "bigger" or more "complicated", Kraftwerk usually did it their own way, the complete opposite, and behind all these "simple" little melodies, there must have been put down, hours, days, weeks maybe months of intense work and concentration in order to fulfill their goal of musical perfection. Computer World is very likely my favorite of theirs, which goes much in favor of how catchy and melodic it really is, and of course the stunning clean production behind it all. To think of getting the chance of hearing this album back in the day, or just pieces of Numbers or Home Computer in 1981, it must have felt like getting your ears invaded by some alien race from another world. The album includes several of my all time Kraftwerk cuts, and where the fantastic catchy and super-funky electro-geek theme Pocket Calculator, is just impossible not to sit still when it goes on the stereo, those germans sure knew how to crank out those groovy tight beats. The title cut (in two parts) is also excellent electronica music, while the nightmarish and spooky album finisher It’s More Fun to Compute has this very cold and unsettling thing about its haunting melody and sounds, yet there is still so much details going on, and is really just another majestic piece of Kraftwerk magic. But I decided to "save" the best one for last, and one which I not only think of as the albums absolute highlight, but surely one of the finest synth pop songs ever written. The stunning Computer Love just oozes of a beautiful, warm and tender melody and theme, which also is kind of sad in away, but the music is as far away of being "cold" or "mechanical" as you could get, and instead it only showcases how much talent they had of coming up with so gentle and very emotional melodies, and few is as good or memorable as that of Computer Love. The last 4 minutes, where all the synths and the melody just keep on building towards, layer for layer, until they all have reached their big "rende-vouz" in the end, is pure synth pop perfection. 10/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 11, 2020 14:13:18 GMT
Artist: BjörkAlbum: PostGenre: ElectronicaYear: 1995Standout tracks: Army of Me, Hyper-Ballad, Enjoy, Isobel and Possibly MaybeI don't think I have ever been through an entire album of her, but several of her songs and music videos was a pretty big deal back in the mid 90s and up till around 1997-98, where MTV used to play her several times a day, not just one video, but many different. Still, I have always been kind of interested in checking out one of the albums, not really sure where to start, so I just decided to pick up one of the releases a while back, and landed on Post. I guess the most famous or well played one, of that record is of course It's Oh So Quiet, but somehow it never really hit home with me, it just lies there in the background, and sadly this "description" feels kind of "fitting" for the album, as I have tried over the past month, not on a daily basis, but a bit too often, to give it a go, and there is just something that never really "connects" with me, and ends up in return as a very frustrating album. As you get some truly stunning moments, such as the more upbeat and incredible tight and catchy cuts of Army of Me or Enjoy which almost feels something close to what Swans were doing, and then you have almost the complete opposite, in the more tender and cute stuff like Hyper-Ballad or just the sheer beauty in Isobel. Still, with those kind of very impressive cuts, the album itself is a bit too "uneven" for my part, and for most of the time it just end up lying there, on the surface. Maybe not the best album to start of my Björk journey with, but I feel that I have tried, but it jus was never really any close of a great "match", so maybe I might check up on some of her later records, but as of right now I end up with a very kind: 7/10
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jun 11, 2020 14:36:10 GMT
My Dying Bride - 34.788% Complete
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 12, 2020 15:23:10 GMT
Artist: Tom WaitsAlbum: Blue ValentineGenre: Singer/songwriterYear: 1978Standout tracks: Somewhere (From "West Side Story"), Red Shoes by the Drugstore, Romeo Is Bleeding, Whistlin' Past the Graveyard and Kentucky Avenue I have not been through one of his albums, since, well, around the late 00s and Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs, both which I very much enjoyed, but then it ended up with quite a time-out. I do have tried out Nighthawks and Closing Time, but again, it has been so long that, well, I might check them up once or twice more, but as of lately I try to go through CDs and albums that I have bought in and yet have heard before. Anyway, this sadly did not work out as much as some of other stuff, as yes, there are some very strong cuts here, but also some incredible boring and overlong ones too, that just drags on and on, and I guess you have to be in the "right mood" for the more slow-moving blues type of songs, but for me, they just did absolutely nothing. Instead, I tend to favour the much more upbeat and fast paced stuff, that or a few of the almost electric or just very beautiful ones, which I think suits his voice and style very well. As with Björk yesterday, there is just so much of time that I feel I can give a record, before my motivation runs dry, and Blue Valentine is certainly not a bad record, but it is just not my kind of music, and I end up giving it, maybe a bit of a "harsh" rating, but I see no reason in handing out any higher than that of how I feel, so cannot go much higher than: 5,5/10
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Post by Vodkie on Jun 12, 2020 20:08:36 GMT
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Jun 14, 2020 2:41:57 GMT
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 14, 2020 4:33:30 GMT
Artist: BjörkAlbum: PostGenre: ElectronicaYear: 1995One of my all-time favorite artists (close to top 10). That said, Post is probably my 3rd or 4th favorite album of hers. I won't guarantee you'll like anything that came after (or her Debut) better, but they're quite different. I think Homogenic and Vespertine are her masterpieces, with Vulnicura, Post, and Debut not far behind. One thing about Bjork is all of her albums are pretty different in tone and style. Vespertine is my favorite merely because it's one of the most rapturously gorgeous albums I've ever heard. Homogenic is much icier by comparison, a kind-of spiritual companion to Radiohead's Kid A, but at its best is probably her most impressive. Post was, IMO, something of a transitional album between the quirky electronic pop of Debut and the more experimental stuff that came after. It's a bit uneven, but it definitely has some of my favorite tracks from her (Possibly Maybe, Isobel, Army of Me, Headphones).
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Post by NJtoTX on Jun 14, 2020 11:58:13 GMT
I particularly like Something.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 14, 2020 12:58:29 GMT
One of my all-time favorite artists (close to top 10). That said, Post is probably my 3rd or 4th favorite album of hers. I won't guarantee you'll like anything that came after (or her Debut) better, but they're quite different. I think Homogenic and Vespertine are her masterpieces, with Vulnicura, Post, and Debut not far behind. One thing about Bjork is all of her albums are pretty different in tone and style. Vespertine is my favorite merely because it's one of the most rapturously gorgeous albums I've ever heard. Homogenic is much icier by comparison, a kind-of spiritual companion to Radiohead's Kid A, but at its best is probably her most impressive. Post was, IMO, something of a transitional album between the quirky electronic pop of Debut and the more experimental stuff that came after. It's a bit uneven, but it definitely has some of my favorite tracks from her (Possibly Maybe, Isobel, Army of Me, Headphones). Thanks for the information, and I have no plans of "quitting", as Homogenic is surely one I think or at least hope I might soon get a chance to check up on, but still I think many of the used stores/second hand shops are not open for business, yet. I know some are back to selling clothes and so on, but for me music, movies and books are what interest me the most, and I guess it might take a while before things will get back to normal. Still, I have lots of unseen/unheard movies and music to check out in the meantime, and right now I am moving onto The Waterboys and The Breeders, which I think is the albums This is the Sea and Last Splash, which I purchased back in spring/summer of 2018, so I really need to continue on with listening to all of these CDs, but hopefully I will be able of picking up again Bjork and her music later this year, as I really did enjoy several of her songs, but the album just never hit off with me, as much as I would have liked it to do.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 15, 2020 14:44:55 GMT
Artist: The BreedersAlbum: Last SplashGenre: Alternative rockYear: 1993Standout tracks: Cannonball, Invisible Man, No Aloha, Flipside, I Just Wanna Get Along, S.O.S. and SaintsAnother album I got back in 2018, not until lately that I have gotten around to hear it a few times over, and of course I knew of the hit Cannonball, but beside that, very little else of this record comes to my mind. It has been ages since I last heard my old The Pixies records, and I need to have another go at them, sooner or later, but there is something about the sultry and sexy voice of Kim Deal that have always stayed with me, and along with the grungy/alternative rock sound of the early 90s, well, it was surely not a bad match. On this album there is about 15 tracks, lots of very short songs, some are cut down to almost 40-50 seconds, so it is a bit an uneven listening, as there were several of those I really enjoyed of the shorter songs, and I would have liked for them to have at least continued on, for maybe another minute or more. So, there is also a lot of the whole "stop-start-stop-start" stuff as well, which I guess was really a very well known and used way of making music in those days, but it kind of gets a little on my nerves, as some songs seems to reach the "climax", or close to that, only to then slow it down, and start up again, and it begins to loose my interest after a while. Not something bad really, but more a little annoying in the long run. I was not sure what to expect, but I know that I did like most of this album, the sound of distorted guitars, the sweet yet vampy voice of Kim all sat down well with me, and while not one I think might climb up above 8/10 any time soon, but there are several great songs on it, and the whole early 90s alternative rock sound, right now, feels actually pretty darn good as fitting music for those hot and warm summer days, and of course it should be of no surprise, as the album and the title, along with some of the "surf-rock" style that takes place here, helps create quite the summer-vibe, all right. Anyway, some real cracking and very cool tunes, but overall a bit too uneven, still one CD that I will keep in my collection because of the many highlights spread all over. 7/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 18, 2020 7:16:00 GMT
Artist: Van HalenAlbum: 1984Genre: Hard RockYear: 1984Standout tracks: Jump, Panama, Hot for Teacher and Girl Gone BadI only have about two of their albums, the debut and this one. None of them have been played all that much over past 15-20 years or so, and I guess by that, I am not really a huge fan of their music. Still, I decided to try and have another go at their 1984 album, which I guess have little to do with George Orwell and his dystopic book, and more about party, getting laid and yeah, have lots of fun. Nothing wrong with that of course, and when I first bought it, I only did because of the huge 80s hit, Jump, which makes great use of a heavy futuristic synthesizer sound, and not really sure if they had done something like that earlier on, as I mentioned, I only own two of their records, still, I really dig the combination of synth-rock/hard rock going on strong on several of the cuts. From that moment when Jump hits in, after the short synth-intro of 1984, you are thrown directly into a huge nostalgic 80s party mode, and while it may be the most famous or biggest hit of this record, I think it would soon reveal far better or stronger songs. The incredible and upbeat Panama is just great stuff, no question about that, however Top Jimmy is kind of a "downer" for me, more annoying than ever able of matching the quality of the former two classic cuts. One thing that surprises me, is how short/fast this album plays through, about 33-34 minutes, and it feels like it just flies by you, not something bad but it is surely not an album that will stay with me for a long while afterwards, and is something that works, well, here and there, but I guess there is a reason to why it doesn't exactly gets "overplayed" on my part. Beside the two great songs of the first half, I think the best stuff is yet to come, and where Hot for Teacher and Girl Gone Bad for me are the two best highlights of 1984. Sadly, I do not believe this is a great album, too much in between, and while I'll Wait is one of the better (of the "lesser" album cuts) and again packs a heavy synth-driven sound, there are 4 fantastic songs, and, well, a few good/decent ones, but that is not enough to be considered of going any higher than a rating of: 6,5/10
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jun 18, 2020 10:01:57 GMT
M.I.A. - AIMOnly knew her big singles, but just gave all 5 albums a listen. Great stuff. Cool, visually inventive video too
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Apr 1, 2022 2:35:27 GMT
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Post by DrKrippen on Apr 1, 2022 7:01:21 GMT
Swamp music.
Tony Joe White - Rain Crow
title track
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Post by jcush on Apr 1, 2022 7:11:23 GMT
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
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