Howard the Duck

weird that it got the most votes for discussion

and i'm the only one with an opinion on it

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Paedantic Basterd

I haven't listened to it yet. I'm debating whether I want to procrastinate it a couple of weeks, or step out altogether and penalize myself for two rounds.

jackhammer

I like a lot of dodgy Metal and cliched 80's crap along with my usual impeccable and varied tastes but Iced Earth?

Absolutely shocking. I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy.

Carry on though people

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Electrophonic Tonic

Ok, I uploaded the whole album onto grooveshark. It should all be there. I'll give a listen to it sometime this weekend.

bob.

hmmmm i'm not sure if fan of Spawn is correct....but i enjoyed some of the comics and loved the short lived animated series.....but absolutely hated the movie.....so i suppose there is a bit nostalgia with the subject

i had never even heard of Iced Earth until i started posting here....sooo


1) What are this albums' strengths?
i am not a fan of this type of music.....i did listen to the entire album twice and in no way shape or form did i sit there and complain to myself......however i checked the track number and length numerous times .....i even found myself tapping my fingers a few times.....still this just is not my cup of tea.....but not completely horrible
2) What are its weaknessess?
i honestly feel there is an audience for this stuff.....but for me it sounded like over used megadeath and metallica chords....combined with Iron Maiden ripped of breaks and vocal styles....combined with really cheesy and stupid lyrics which OVER dramatized an already over dramatic comic book.....and when the "singer" wasn't trying to sound like Bruce he was trying way to fucking hard to sound like that guy from Queensryche....which also really set me off
3) How does it compare to the artist's other work?
i don't think i'll ever listen to another album by them
4) Favourite songs?
they really kind of all blended together....which i suppose could be good in a "story telling" kind of way....i suppose "the hunter" would be my "favorite" song on the album
5) What feelings did this album evoke?
laughter at the over cheese of it all....like really trying way to hard to pull some kind of philosophy out of a spawn comic book....i enjoyed that....then boredom.....then anger.....then cynical laughter....then releif
6) How does this album fit into your regular rotation?
again i really do listen to amazingly bad music....so in no way am i going to try and critique the band or their "talent" for what they do.....but i have no interest in looking further into this band or ever listening to this album again
7) What stood out to you about this album's themes, musically/lyrically?
i suppose the simple fact that they really did follow the comic fairly well....but man are the lyrics over the top
8) If you've had any noteworthy experiences with this album, what have they been?
i was driving through bay area rush hour traffic while listening to it
9) What do you know about this album's creation? Any interesting facts or anecdotes?
nope
10) How does this album represent the chosen theme?
i think it represents the theme perfectly.....i just feel it was a bad choice and a bad album.....(again keep in mind that i listen to stuff like Fuckemos.....so really i'm not one to judge)
11) How does this album compare to other albums nominated for this theme?
it doesn't....it stands on its own
12) How does this album compare to others in its genre?
i am sure there are plenty of people out there that really dig this stuff
13) Can you recommend similar albums to this?
nope
14) What does this album's artwork say about it? Is it well paired with the music?
well it is a drawing of Sp[awn for whom the album is about and apparently it was commissioned by the band for the cover....so i suppose thats pretty cool....they were able to get McFarland to draw an original for their album

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Paedantic Basterd

Never apologize, Blarrobarg! All suggestions are valid, and yours won fair and square. My hesitance to listen is nothing personal, I've just not heard a metal album I've liked yet.

Paedantic Basterd

So, had you heard this before your nominated it, Blarrobarg, or did you know of it and suggest it because you'd been meaning to listen to it?

Blarobbarg

Hmm. I might make some suggestions on metal if you don't like it, what do you typically listen to?

Yeah, I didn't care for the album at all... I didn't absolutely hate it, like I said, but it was just background noise, not music that I actually enjoyed... too bad, I was hoping Iced Earth had more to offer.

The second one. Basically, I'm a comic book geek, and although I'm not a huge fan of Spawn I thought that a concept album based on the series would be kinda cool. And I wanted to hear some more Iced Earth since I hadn't heard much. Ah well, better luck next time.

Paedantic Basterd

Here. Give er.

Ahhhh, well, no way to assure quality there. If nobody minds, I'd like to skip this one, because the reviews are so bad, and I wasn't really looking forwards to it. I'll penalize myself 2 months if I have to.

Lisnaholic

^ Yeah, it was an interesting exercise for me too. Absolutely nothing to apologise about !

^ I`m sure nobody wants you to penalize yourself, Pedestrian. In fact I skipped a week myself, but just came back and carried on like nothing had happened. I recommend you do the same !