2009 let downs

sidewinder · 11-28-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

In the world of Mars Volta, this should be an EP. It's way shorter than their other albums, and I really have a hard time accepting this as a proper full length album from them. More like a fun little experiment they had that they're putting out to give their fans something to listen to while they wait for the next hour-and-a-half-long epic.

Fuck hour-and-a-half-long albums, seriously. As much as I enjoy TMV's past work, I get tired after a while. The length of this one is perfect...whether it's a soft album or an intense one.

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Originally Posted by gunnels

One thing I like about Octahedron is that it gives absolutely no clue as to what they are going to release next. Heightens the suspense for the next album abit.

Totally...and like I said before I like this album and it's a nice change, but hope the next one is a bit more intense and/or experimental, and not softer. And the same length.

ay-wun · 11-29-2009, 02:13 AM

how do people even listen to Miley ****en cyrus

sidewinder · 11-29-2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ay-wun

how do people even listen to Miley ****en cyrus

So you had higher expectations, she let you down?

Johnlover · 11-29-2009, 03:50 AM

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Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-29-2009, 09:32 AM

I know I should delete advertisements in signatures on sight but I think I and the forum as a whole need this question answered.

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music_phantom13 · 11-29-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnels

I actually think that Embryonic is one of their most interesting releases yet. It's has some very cool textures, but it's so noisy that it's exhausting to get through.

This sums it up perfectly for me. I can't listen to that all that much, but it's really a very interesting album. I definitely didn't think it was bad.

And Stu, I can't believe you didn't like Farm

Oh well, at least there's still plenty DJ to pick from! (if you like them)

The new mewithoutyou was horrible. I don't know what happened, but they used to be so good and this just wasn't worthy of having their name on it. It made me sad.

I know everyone disagrees with me about this one, but I was really disappointed with Doom as well. It just didn't live up to his older works released under the MF DOOM name...

dac · 11-29-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The Mars Volta- Ocathedron. By all means a progressive band should always try something new but this acoustic album is poor beyond belief. It's not even GOOD acoustic music. Bland, uninspired and totally forgettable. A major let down.

I liked Octahedron when it was released, but as time has passed, I've grown to dislike it. It doesn't have a whole lot of flow to it, and doesn't really have any standout tracks when compared to their previous work.

simplephysics · 11-29-2009, 01:46 PM

Although Born Like This really isn't Doom at his finest, I still think it's a pretty decent album. Dope is dope.

It was pretty much a given, but Cursive's Mama, I'm Swollen get's my vote. They haven't exactly been at the top of their game since Happy Hollow.

Zer0 · 11-29-2009, 03:34 PM

To be honest i wasn't really disappointed with any new releases this year, some were even better than my expectations. Overall it's been a very good year. The only album that came close to disappointing was Mastodon's Crack The Skye. Although it's a great album it just doesn't seem to hold up to repeated listening like their other albums.

anticipation · 11-29-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by music_phantom13

I know everyone disagrees with me about this one, but I was really disappointed with Doom as well. It just didn't live up to his older works released under the MF DOOM name...

I couldn't agree more, this was the biggest disappointment of the decade for me.

Aside from DOOM, Kidcrash's "Snacks"/new material really didn't impress me at all. I hated it. Same goes for Loma Prieta's "Dark Mountain" EP.

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