Love or Hate?

Trollheart · 07-01-2015, 01:40 PM

Title: Play
Artiste: Moby
Genre: Electronic/Dance
Familiarity: I know “Natural blues”, that's it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(...#Track_listing

Track 1 Good boppy opener, bit repetitive
Track 2 Another decent track, but I'm not overly impressed just yet
Track 3(Love) Ok, I think I know this one. Or is it just using the piano line from “Piano in the dark”? Nice anyway.
Track 4(Love) And this is lovely too. Favourite by a long way so far.
Track 5 This is just ok; a bit of a comedown after the last two great tracks.
Track 6(Love) This however restores my confidence. Gorgeous little track, mostly instrumental with just a female vocal sort of lazily singing “Yeah yeah yeah” over it. Almost classical in a way. Really nice.
Track 7(Hate) Oh God this is awful!
Track 8(Love) I know and love this, of course.
Track 9 OK I suppose, nothing special
Track 10 Too short to rate.
Track 11 Yeah it's all right. Bit annoying.
Track 12(Love) This is lovely though.
Track 13(Love) This one is great too; very low-key, slight touch of menace in it
Track 14(Love) Love the acoustic guitar line in this
Track 15(Love) This is just gorgeous too. Talk about chillout!
Track 16(Love) And this is beautiful too.
Track 17(Love) And another great chill out. Spoken vocal. Very low-key, very very cool.
Track 18(Love) And a beautiful, tender closer. Superb.

End result: Started off a little wobbly, but really recovered towards the end and the last seven tracks or so were all gold, so I can ignore the meh ones and the one I hated. Great album, with some flaws but not too many.

So, Love or Hate? I'd put this down as a Love.

Chances of a full review: 7/10

Trollheart · 07-01-2015, 05:40 PM

Title: Black Messiah
Artiste: D'Angelo and the Vanguard
Genre: Funk/Soul/R&B
Familiarity: Zero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_...#Track_listing

Track 1(Love) Decent opener; slow paced with a sort of soul vibe that reminds me of Prince and Smokey. Maybe a little too much like them...
Track 2 Testify, brother! Love the guitar and the rhythm. Can live without the almost inaudible vocal though. Well ok, the vocal got a bit more intelligible. Lot of Prince in this again. Yeah, it's way too long and I don't really like it. I don't hate it but I sure don't love it.
Track 3(Hate) Oh dear! I really, really don't like his voice. It's like he's trying to be Prince and it does not work. Liking this less and less as it unfolds.
Track 4(Hate) Nah, **** it: if I wanted to listen to Prince I'd listen to Prince. This is terrible so far.
Track 5(Love) Good god! As if the Prince rip off wasn't already too obvious, we have the closing section of “Purple rain” used in the intro! Is this guy taking the piss or what? Nice guitar, whispered vocal, but it's getting hard to take him seriously. All right, this track is actually really nice.
Track 6 This one's not terrible
Track 7(Love) I kind of like this one
Track 8 This one isn't bad; like the bells. It's a little plodding though.
Track 9(Love) Bright, breezy and jazzy, kind of reminds me of George Benson. Not bad. Brass is good too.
Track 10(Love) Now this one I like
Track 11 Not this one though
Track 12 Nice 70s soul feel to it. It's ok, but just that.

End result: Definitely not my thing. Good for what it is I guess, but too much a Prince clone at times for me. Won't be listening to any more from Mr. D'Angelo, that's for sure.

So, Love or Hate? This is a Hate.

Chances of a full review: 0/10

Machine · 07-01-2015, 06:58 PM

Ha I just listened to his album Voodoo last night and thought it was excellent. I don't know how you don't like his voice it just sounds very cool to me.

**Frownland** · 07-01-2015, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machine

Ha I just listened to his album Voodoo last night and thought it was excellent. I don't know how you don't like his voice it just sounds very cool to me.

This type of vocalist is more up to TH's caliber.

Trollheart · 07-01-2015, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machine

Ha I just listened to his album Voodoo last night and thought it was excellent. I don't know how you don't like his voice it just sounds very cool to me.

Differnt storks man!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

This type of vocalist is more up to TH's caliber.

Up yours douche!

Actually I'm more into this

Don' need no Prince clone, no sir.

**Frownland** · 07-01-2015, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Differnt storks man!

If this is a typo, haha you made a typo *typical frowndouche snarky comment*. If it isn't a typo and you're making fun of Machine, this is one of your finest moments.

Quote:

Up yours douche!

Actually I'm more into this

Don' need no Prince clone, no sir.

I knew there was little hope for you but I didn't know that it was that bad.

Machine · 07-01-2015, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

If this is a typo, haha you made a typo *typical frowndouche snarky comment*. If it isn't a typo and you're making fun of Machine, this is one of your finest moments.

That'd be pretty damn funny.

**Frownland** · 07-01-2015, 11:54 PM

Trollheart is close minded enough to hate John Cage or WISSK. Of course he's a twat.

Justthefacts · 07-02-2015, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Trollheart is close minded enough to hate John Cage or WISSK. Of course he's a twat.

Mega twat, why do we still talk to him?

**Frownland** · 07-02-2015, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Mega twat, why do we still talk to him?

He's like the dealer that always hits you up even though he has mecc and you acknowledge him from time to time when those dealers with the chronic that will rock your world are AWOL.

07-01-2015, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Title: Play Artiste: Moby Genre: Electronic/Dance Familiarity: I know “Natural blues”, that's it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(...#Track_listing Track 1 Good boppy opener, bit repetitive Track 2 Another decent track, but I'm not overly impressed just yet Track 3(Love) Ok, I think I know this one. Or is it just using the piano line from “Piano in the dark”? Nice anyway. Track 4(Love) And this is lovely too. Favourite by a long way so far. Track 5 This is just ok; a bit of a comedown after the last two great tracks. Track 6(Love) This however restores my confidence. Gorgeous little track, mostly instrumental with just a female vocal sort of lazily singing “Yeah yeah yeah” over it. Almost classical in a way. Really nice. Track 7(Hate) Oh God this is awful! Track 8(Love) I know and love this, of course. Track 9 OK I suppose, nothing special Track 10 Too short to rate. Track 11 Yeah it's all right. Bit annoying. Track 12(Love) This is lovely though. Track 13(Love) This one is great too; very low-key, slight touch of menace in it Track 14(Love) Love the acoustic guitar line in this Track 15(Love) This is just gorgeous too. Talk about chillout! Track 16(Love) And this is beautiful too. Track 17(Love) And another great chill out. Spoken vocal. Very low-key, very very cool. Track 18(Love) And a beautiful, tender closer. Superb. End result: Started off a little wobbly, but really recovered towards the end and the last seven tracks or so were all gold, so I can ignore the meh ones and the one I hated. Great album, with some flaws but not too many. So, Love or Hate? I'd put this down as a Love. Chances of a full review: 7/10 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-01-2015, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Title: Black Messiah Artiste: D'Angelo and the Vanguard Genre: Funk/Soul/R&B Familiarity: Zero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_...#Track_listing Track 1(Love) Decent opener; slow paced with a sort of soul vibe that reminds me of Prince and Smokey. Maybe a little too much like them... Track 2 Testify, brother! Love the guitar and the rhythm. Can live without the almost inaudible vocal though. Well ok, the vocal got a bit more intelligible. Lot of Prince in this again. Yeah, it's way too long and I don't really like it. I don't hate it but I sure don't love it. Track 3(Hate) Oh dear! I really, really don't like his voice. It's like he's trying to be Prince and it does not work. Liking this less and less as it unfolds. Track 4(Hate) Nah, ** it: if I wanted to listen to Prince I'd listen to Prince. This is terrible so far. Track 5(Love) Good god! As if the Prince rip off wasn't already too obvious, we have the closing section of “Purple rain” used in the intro! Is this guy taking the piss or what? Nice guitar, whispered vocal, but it's getting hard to take him seriously. All right, this track is actually really nice. Track 6 This one's not terrible Track 7(Love) I kind of like this one Track 8 This one isn't bad; like the bells. It's a little plodding though. Track 9(Love) Bright, breezy and jazzy, kind of reminds me of George Benson. Not bad. Brass is good too. Track 10(Love) Now this one I like Track 11 Not this one though Track 12 Nice 70s soul feel to it. It's ok, but just that. End result: Definitely not my thing. Good for what it is I guess, but too much a Prince clone at times for me. Won't be listening to any more from Mr. D'Angelo, that's for sure. So, Love or Hate? This is a Hate. Chances of a full review:** 0/10 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 07-01-2015 at 05:48 PM.

07-01-2015, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Ha I just listened to his album Voodoo last night and thought it was excellent. I don't know how you don't like his voice it just sounds very cool to me. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

07-01-2015, 11:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Trollheart is close minded enough to hate John Cage or WISSK. Of course he's a twat. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x