Love or Hate?

Machine · 08-15-2015, 08:54 AM

The Microphones - The Glow Pt.2

YorkeDaddy · 08-15-2015, 09:08 AM

Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs

Josef K · 08-15-2015, 10:38 AM

Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads

Easily the best album of 1940

**Goofle** · 08-15-2015, 12:50 PM

Catherine Wheel - Ferment or Chrome

Trollheart · 08-15-2015, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

Catherine Wheel - Ferment or Chrome

Did Chrome on CAIHNH; will do the other one if you want but maybe check out my review first?

Trollheart · 08-15-2015, 04:11 PM

Title: Boxer
Artiste: The National
Genre: Indie Rock
Familiarity: Zero

1. Fake empire: Singer reminds me of Nick Cave. Piano is nice, sort of counterpoint to his voice. Like the drumming a lot. Trumpet at the end is really good too, adds something.
2. Mistaken for strangers: More guitar driven, more uptempo. Vocal's a bit subsumed in this, kind of muddy. Overall I don't like this as much as I did the opener. Good beat, but the whole thing sounds sort of fuzzy?
3. Brainy: This one is much better. Hangs together well, good fast uptempo beat, drumming is again excellent. Actually I hear more Ric Ocasek here now in the vocals.
4. Squalor Victoria: Cello? We got cello? And the slow, mournful sound contrasts really well with the upbeat, happy drumbeat. Piano then adds another dimension.
5. Green gloves: Nice really laidback acoustic track, has a sort of folk/Country feel to it. Like the vocal and the whatever-is-making-the-clicking-noise.
6. Slow show: This is one of the best tracks so far. Love this. Is that accordion?
7. Apartment story: And now I think he sounds like Neil Hannon! Yeah can't really decide; he's a great singer though. Like this one too. Again the drumming is great. Super guitar work too.
8. Start a war: Other than the sort of muddiness of the second track, there hasn't been anything here that I haven't enjoyed. And there still isn't.
9. Guest room: More uptempo with a really nice guitar line and again great percussion.
10. Racing like a pro: Nice work from Sufjan Stevens on the piano, and some great violin and maybe clarinet?
11. Ada: But he really shines on this one.
12. Gospel: And a great closer too.

End result: Thoroughly enjoyed this album. I don't quite see why it gets all the accolades it does --- it was great but album of the decade?? But it's certainly worth listening to and I'm glad I did. Nothing bad to say about it really.

So, Love or Hate? Well, it would be a Love, wouldn't it?

Justthefacts · 08-15-2015, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Title: Boxer
Artiste: The National
Genre: Indie Rock
Familiarity: Zero

1. Fake empire: Singer reminds me of Nick Cave. Piano is nice, sort of counterpoint to his voice. Like the drumming a lot. Trumpet at the end is really good too, adds something.
2. Mistaken for strangers: More guitar driven, more uptempo. Vocal's a bit subsumed in this, kind of muddy. Overall I don't like this as much as I did the opener. Good beat, but the whole thing sounds sort of fuzzy?
3. Brainy: This one is much better. Hangs together well, good fast uptempo beat, drumming is again excellent. Actually I hear more Ric Ocasek here now in the vocals.
4. Squalor Victoria: Cello? We got cello? And the slow, mournful sound contrasts really well with the upbeat, happy drumbeat. Piano then adds another dimension.
5. Green gloves: Nice really laidback acoustic track, has a sort of folk/Country feel to it. Like the vocal and the whatever-is-making-the-clicking-noise.
6. Slow show: This is one of the best tracks so far. Love this. Is that accordion?
7. Apartment story: And now I think he sounds like Neil Hannon! Yeah can't really decide; he's a great singer though. Like this one too. Again the drumming is great. Super guitar work too.
8. Start a war: Other than the sort of muddiness of the second track, there hasn't been anything here that I haven't enjoyed. And there still isn't.
9. Guest room: More uptempo with a really nice guitar line and again great percussion.
10. Racing like a pro: Nice work from Sufjan Stevens on the piano, and some great violin and maybe clarinet?
11. Ada: But he really shines on this one.
12. Gospel: And a great closer too.

End result: Thoroughly enjoyed this album. I don't quite see why it gets all the accolades it does --- it was great but album of the decade?? But it's certainly worth listening to and I'm glad I did. Nothing bad to say about it really.

So, Love or Hate? Well, it would be a Love, wouldn't it?

High Violet and Trouble Will Find Me are equally brilliant. Not many bands can make three back to back superb records.

Trollheart · 08-16-2015, 10:36 AM

Title: Salad Days
Artiste: Mac DeMarco
Genre:
Familiarity: Zero

1. Salad days: Oh god right away I hate this! The twee Hawaiian style guitar, the voice I can't stand, the whole setup of the song makes me want to puke. Hope it gets better.
2. Blue boy: No, hate this too.
3. Brother: Ok, this one is a lot better. Kind of hear elements of early ELO here.
4. Let her go: This has a nice melody and a sort of fuller sound.
5. Goodbye weekend: This however I hate. That off-tune guitar sound sets my teeth on edge! Arrrghhh! Song's crap too.
6. Let my baby stay: This has a nice Supertramp acoustic feel to it, very laidback. Like this one.
7. Passing out pieces: This one's okay. Has a kind of new-wave feel to it in parts.
8. Treat her better: Yeah, this good too. Nice romping acoustic-y feel.
9. Chamber of reflection: And this one, oddly, reminds me of Chris Rea!
10. Go easy: This is nice, very relaxing and laidback.
11. Jonny's odysey: Don't think a lot of this though.

End result: Started out thinking I would hate it, sort of grew on me a little. Some very good tracks but there's something about his singing I don't like. A good album but I'd be unlikely to listen to others I feel.

So, Love or Hate? Thought it would be a Hate, but there are enough good tracks here to turn that around and make it a Love instead.

**Goofle** · 08-16-2015, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Did Chrome on CAIHNH; will do the other one if you want but maybe check out my review first?

Great, I'll check it out. But many people prefer Ferment (not me though, but both 5* imo) so I'd like to see how the two compare in your opinion.

DeadChannel · 08-16-2015, 04:55 PM

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw, but Whipping Cords will Serve you More than Ropes will Ever Do.

08-15-2015, 08:54 AM	#1631 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	The Microphones - The Glow Pt.2 __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

08-15-2015, 04:11 PM	#1636 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Title: Boxer Artiste: The National Genre: Indie Rock Familiarity: Zero 1. Fake empire: Singer reminds me of Nick Cave. Piano is nice, sort of counterpoint to his voice. Like the drumming a lot. Trumpet at the end is really good too, adds something. 2. Mistaken for strangers: More guitar driven, more uptempo. Vocal's a bit subsumed in this, kind of muddy. Overall I don't like this as much as I did the opener. Good beat, but the whole thing sounds sort of fuzzy? 3. Brainy: This one is much better. Hangs together well, good fast uptempo beat, drumming is again excellent. Actually I hear more Ric Ocasek here now in the vocals. 4. Squalor Victoria: Cello? We got cello? And the slow, mournful sound contrasts really well with the upbeat, happy drumbeat. Piano then adds another dimension. 5. Green gloves: Nice really laidback acoustic track, has a sort of folk/Country feel to it. Like the vocal and the whatever-is-making-the-clicking-noise. 6. Slow show: This is one of the best tracks so far. Love this. Is that accordion? 7. Apartment story: And now I think he sounds like Neil Hannon! Yeah can't really decide; he's a great singer though. Like this one too. Again the drumming is great. Super guitar work too. 8. Start a war: Other than the sort of muddiness of the second track, there hasn't been anything here that I haven't enjoyed. And there still isn't. 9. Guest room: More uptempo with a really nice guitar line and again great percussion. 10. Racing like a pro: Nice work from Sufjan Stevens on the piano, and some great violin and maybe clarinet? 11. Ada: But he really shines on this one. 12. Gospel: And a great closer too. End result: Thoroughly enjoyed this album. I don't quite see why it gets all the accolades it does --- it was great but album of the decade?? But it's certainly worth listening to and I'm glad I did. Nothing bad to say about it really. So, Love or Hate? Well, it would be a Love, wouldn't it? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-16-2015, 10:36 AM	#1638 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Title: Salad Days Artiste: Mac DeMarco Genre: Familiarity: Zero 1. Salad days: Oh god right away I hate this! The twee Hawaiian style guitar, the voice I can't stand, the whole setup of the song makes me want to puke. Hope it gets better. 2. Blue boy: No, hate this too. 3. Brother: Ok, this one is a lot better. Kind of hear elements of early ELO here. 4. Let her go: This has a nice melody and a sort of fuller sound. 5. Goodbye weekend: This however I hate. That off-tune guitar sound sets my teeth on edge! Arrrghhh! Song's crap too. 6. Let my baby stay: This has a nice Supertramp acoustic feel to it, very laidback. Like this one. 7. Passing out pieces: This one's okay. Has a kind of new-wave feel to it in parts. 8. Treat her better: Yeah, this good too. Nice romping acoustic-y feel. 9. Chamber of reflection: And this one, oddly, reminds me of Chris Rea! 10. Go easy: This is nice, very relaxing and laidback. 11. Jonny's odysey: Don't think a lot of this though. End result: Started out thinking I would hate it, sort of grew on me a little. Some very good tracks but there's something about his singing I don't like. A good album but I'd be unlikely to listen to others I feel. So, Love or Hate? Thought it would be a Hate, but there are enough good tracks here to turn that around and make it a Love instead. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-15-2015, 10:38 AM	#1633 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads Easily the best album of 1940

08-16-2015, 04:55 PM	#1640 (permalink)
DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw, but Whipping Cords will Serve you More than Ropes will Ever Do.