Albums You're Not Digging

Rjinn · 12-19-2013, 05:10 PM

Gotta love it when someone brings in personal music taste to prove the worth of other music.

**Goofle** · 02-10-2014, 12:44 PM

Sunn O))) / Ulver - Terrestrials

Completely boring let down. Gimme something more than long aimless sound.

Ninetales · 02-10-2014, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Completely boring let down. Gimme something more than long aimless sound.

yep I thought maybe this would be the time where Sunn O))) would make actual good music. Turns out not even Ulver can help that

duga · 02-10-2014, 01:12 PM

Alcest - Shelter

I've basically given up on this band. Nothing beats Souvenirs d'un autre monde. Ecailles de Lune wasn't as good but it still had some interesting chord progressions and the black metal actually made it interesting. Les Voyages de l'Ame was crap. This isn't necessarily crap, but it sure is boring as hell.

Plus, Neige kept making a big deal about being purely a "shoegaze" band now. There were no black metal vocals in Souvenirs, wasn't that album purely shoegaze? Did the beats make it black metal? Because if that's what he means, he really needs to throw those back in there. It added a lot of dynamics to the music. Now it's so freaking dull.

**Goofle** · 03-20-2014, 09:38 AM

Mogwai - Rave Tapes (2014)

Now this is some boring boredom. Not one single interesting thing happened on this album. Was the music bad? Of course not. But ain't nobody wanna hear well played uninteresting music. Gimme badly played interesting music over this any day.

Moss · 03-20-2014, 07:55 PM

English Oceans by Drive by truckers:

It's not really that I'm not digging it. It's just that it's getting rave reviews and statements like it's a "return to form" and all that. I'm not hearing that's it's any better than the last 3 albums and nowhere near as good as Dirty South, Decoration day, or Southern rock opera. Still a pretty good album though.

**Goofle** · 03-28-2014, 03:17 AM

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata

I listened to this again and liked it less than the first time. The rapping is completely meh but I would forgive it if the beats were a lot more varied and interesting. But this looks to be yet another hugely acclaimed Hip Hop album that I don't believe deserves it.

LoathsomePete · 04-17-2014, 01:21 PM

Cynic - Kindly Bent to Free Us (2014)

Yeah I dunno, just nothing here for me to take away beyond "well that was a thing". It very much straddles the line of mediocre enough to not get worked up about either way, not too good, not too bad, just blah.

**Janszoon** · 04-20-2014, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Cynic - Kindly Bent to Free Us (2014)

Yeah I dunno, just nothing here for me to take away beyond "well that was a thing". It very much straddles the line of mediocre enough to not get worked up about either way, not too good, not too bad, just blah.

That pretty much sums up how I feel about Cynic in general.

LoathsomePete · 05-07-2014, 11:01 AM

Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere (2014)

I agonized over whether nor not I wanted to put this in here because I figured I couldn't convey why this album doesn't work as an album, but does work as a collection of Agalloch songs. Basically, if you enjoyed the more post-rockish elements found in 2010's The Mantle and the Spirit then you will definitely find a lot to take away from The Serpent & The Sphere. If you were hoping for more metal, well it's still here, it's just not utilized in a way that rewards instant gratification.

The Serpent & The Sphere sounds more like it's a collection of Agalloch songs, without any semblance of order or structure, which is something I always assumed the band strived for some idea of "completeness" with their albums, and this just lacks it. The songs are individually good at best, or boring at worst, but there's really nothing here that stays with you.

12-19-2013, 05:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	Gotta love it when someone brings in personal music taste to prove the worth of other music. __________________ last.fm

02-10-2014, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Alcest - Shelter I've basically given up on this band. Nothing beats Souvenirs d'un autre monde. Ecailles de Lune wasn't as good but it still had some interesting chord progressions and the black metal actually made it interesting. Les Voyages de l'Ame was crap. This isn't necessarily crap, but it sure is boring as hell. Plus, Neige kept making a big deal about being purely a "shoegaze" band now. There were no black metal vocals in Souvenirs, wasn't that album purely shoegaze? Did the beats make it black metal? Because if that's what he means, he really needs to throw those back in there. It added a lot of dynamics to the music. Now it's so freaking dull. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

04-17-2014, 01:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Cynic - Kindly Bent to Free Us (2014) Yeah I dunno, just nothing here for me to take away beyond "well that was a thing". It very much straddles the line of mediocre enough to not get worked up about either way, not too good, not too bad, just blah. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-07-2014, 11:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere (2014) I agonized over whether nor not I wanted to put this in here because I figured I couldn't convey why this album doesn't work as an album, but does work as a collection of Agalloch songs. Basically, if you enjoyed the more post-rockish elements found in 2010's The Mantle and the Spirit then you will definitely find a lot to take away from The Serpent & The Sphere. If you were hoping for more metal, well it's still here, it's just not utilized in a way that rewards instant gratification. The Serpent & The Sphere sounds more like it's a collection of Agalloch songs, without any semblance of order or structure, which is something I always assumed the band strived for some idea of "completeness" with their albums, and this just lacks it. The songs are individually good at best, or boring at worst, but there's really nothing here that stays with you. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

03-20-2014, 07:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	English Oceans by Drive by truckers: It's not really that I'm not digging it. It's just that it's getting rave reviews and statements like it's a "return to form" and all that. I'm not hearing that's it's any better than the last 3 albums and nowhere near as good as Dirty South, Decoration day, or Southern rock opera. Still a pretty good album though.