Love or Hate?

Trollheart · 05-30-2015, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Everyone else has to wait for their recommendation to be reviewed before they send him a new one

That's not strictly true, and wouldn't really be fair as otherwise someone with say one rec like Josef might have to wait till I got through seven other recs before he could post again. No, you can rec as many as you like, just let's say not in the same few hours. You can do two or more a day, but to be fair, not in the one post, and if I started getting floods from one person I would have to break them up, as otherwise that person would be monopolising the thread.

The Batlord · 05-30-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

and nineteen from Batty (all Grindcore, Deathcore, Gorecore and anything else core he can find).

In case anyone is unclear: nominate one album per post please. Thanks.

One: **** deathcore.

Two: it's goregrind. Get it right.

Trollheart · 05-30-2015, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

One: **** deathcore.

Two: it's goregrind. Get it right.

No.

WWWP · 05-30-2015, 01:38 PM

Why? - Alopecia

simplephysics · 05-30-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Why? - Alopecia

Thought about suggesting that but my heart can't handle Trollheart not loving it </3

Trollheart · 05-31-2015, 11:10 AM

Title: The Golden Age
Artiste: Woodkid
Genre: Baroque pop/Neofolk/Experimental, says Wiki...

Track 1(Love) Absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous piano, like his voice, then there are cellos and violins; just superb. If anything this reminds me of The Divine Comedy. Great beginning.
Track 2(Love) More uptempo, great drama, excellent percussion. Another fine track.
Track 3(Love) And another. I'm getting a good feeling about this album.
Track 4(Love) Another beautiful piano ballad. Can this album get any better?
Track 5(Love) More upbeat, with a sort of ethnic feel and some really nice bells, this is another great track
Track 6(Love) I know we're less than halfway through but I think I can confidently predict that there will be nothing on this album that I don't like.
Track 7(Love) Has a certain touch of darkness about it, but very very effective. Love the synths.
Track 8(Love) I have these reviews done in a sort of fillable matrix, with the “Love” or “Hate” part left of course blank, and at the moment I feel like just going down the list and hitting each one as “Love”. Maybe it will save time. This is a superb instrumental, so emotional. Cellos are one of my favourite instruments. So sad and yet so uplifting at the same time.
Track 9(Love) The power and passion in this track is amazing. Dramatic to the max.
Track 10(Love) Just another amazing track. Great orchestral-style keyboards and a wonderful melody and beat.
Track 11(Love) Ok, it's only forty seconds long but come on! It sounds like the probe from out of “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, so I'm happy!
Track 12(Love) Another beautiful ballad. This guy is amazing. The more I hear him the more I hear the similarities to TDC. Stunning.
Track 13(Love) Returns a kind of dark ethnic feel to the music, and I think it reprises or reuses a motif from one of the other songs, but they're all so good I can't remember which.
Track 14(Love) And we end on what for a half-second I thought might be a cover of “Hallowed be thy name” by Iron Maiden (!)

but is in fact a perfect closer to what is pretty much a perfect album. Unbelievable.

End result: If you hadn't worked it out by now, I absolutely love this album. Thanks DWV for introducing me to this guy's music. I owe ya!

So, Love or Hate? Not only Love, but I think this deserves the accolade of being the second True Love

Chances of a full review: 10/10

DwnWthVwls · 05-31-2015, 12:32 PM

Glad you enjoyed. This thread has been great. Here's my next rec if you plan on continuing with it:

Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther

bob. · 05-31-2015, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Track 1(Love) This is beautifully melancholy, sad piano, morose vocal, the wind howling at the end and the sound of gates swinging (?) is perfect and complements the feel of the song. Great start.
Track 2(Love) Accordion is great in this, real carnival atmosphere; more upbeat and there's a slight aggression in the vocal that reminds me at times of Cave. Love the Waters-style megaphone things they have going near the end
Track 3(Love) There's that megaphone again. Kind of a funeral dirge/slow New Orleans thign about this. Bit repetitive but I really like it.
Track 4(Love) Really like this one. Very Cavesque again. Love the organ.
Track 5(Love) Is that violin? Probably not. Great song though. Something of INXS in here? What's the thing going “Woooo” in the background of the music? bob?
Track 6(Love) Beautiful electric piano, phased vocal. Is that a saw? Glass harp? **** man, that is gorgeous!
Track 7(Love) More lovely piano, this time acoustic with some sort of warbling effect or something in the background giving the song a kind of ominous, threatening feel. Nice trumpet work too. The song has a very Waits vibe. Well, it does.
Track 8(Love) More uptempo, with a more passionate vocal. Bit of a shock really, considering how low-key and gentle the rest of the album has been up to now, but great anyway.
Track 9(Love) Back to the melancholy laidback piano. Still beautiful. Feel he really channels Waters well here.
Track 10(Love) Oh this is much different! Very throaty, very deep, sense of Gabriel and Collins about it. Also an odd feel of 80s new wave...
Track 11(Love) Kind of a reprise of the opener. Love it. The only thing I will say is that the last three minutes of the track are nothing but ambient noise. Nice, but it means the track was overextended. Still, it's a good closer.

End result: I kind of expected to Love this album, given that a) bob has yet to steer me wrong and b) I had heard one track from this band already and really loved it. So I'm not surprised, but happy that both he and I were right.

So, Love or Hate? This one goes down as the first True Love.

Chances of a full review: 9/10

on track 5 that is a Moog

....i thought this may be your first true love in this

....i highly suggest checking out both 3 and Amore del Tropico...the latter is actually a murder mystery opera.....try to figure out who the killer is!

glad you liked it man

Pink is by far the most accessible Boris album....and probably their best....

i think my next choice for you (Mocket) may push your boundaries but i hope you can see that punk music can be fun and danceable and not have people screaming at you

and i think i'd like to push them a little more with a proper Neofolk album

so please add to the list....

Kiss The Anus of a Black Cat - An Interlude to the Outermost

i would just like to point out that this album is easily within my top 5 favorite albums of all time

Trollheart · 05-31-2015, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Glad you enjoyed. This thread has been great. Here's my next rec if you plan on continuing with it:

Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther

If? IF??? I'm having a great time here, so as long as people keep giving me recs (sorry WWWP, haven't got to update the list with your latest yet but it will be added) I'll keep giving you my thoughts.

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Originally Posted by bob.

on track 5 that is a Moog

....i thought this may be your first true love in this

....i highly suggest checking out both 3 and Amore del Tropico...the latter is actually a murder mystery opera.....try to figure out who the killer is!

glad you liked it man

Pink is by far the most accessible Boris album....and probably their best....

i think my next choice for you (Mocket) may push your boundaries but i hope you can see that punk music can be fun and danceable and not have people screaming at you

and i think i'd like to push them a little more with a proper Neofolk album

so please add to the list....

Kiss The Anus of a Black Cat - An Interlude to the Outermost

i would just like to point out that this album is easily within my top 5 favorite albums of all time

Oh I heard a track from that and it was great. I have this odd thing about not listening to bands whose names I dislike, and this was always one. Glad to see that thinking was in error. I'll add this for sure. I think you have a perfect score so far, you know...

bob. · 05-31-2015, 01:37 PM

awesome

we'll see....i was listening to that Mocket album yesterday and thinking it would be a hard stretch....but i think you'll dig it

.....it is the same guitar player/singer from Satisfact...still definitely a punk band....without being yelled at

yeah they have one of the worst names in the history of music....but are by far one of the most underrated bands i listen to

05-31-2015, 11:10 AM	#506 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Title: The Golden Age Artiste: Woodkid Genre: Baroque pop/Neofolk/Experimental, says Wiki... Track 1(Love) Absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous piano, like his voice, then there are cellos and violins; just superb. If anything this reminds me of The Divine Comedy. Great beginning. Track 2(Love) More uptempo, great drama, excellent percussion. Another fine track. Track 3(Love) And another. I'm getting a good feeling about this album. Track 4(Love) Another beautiful piano ballad. Can this album get any better? Track 5(Love) More upbeat, with a sort of ethnic feel and some really nice bells, this is another great track Track 6(Love) I know we're less than halfway through but I think I can confidently predict that there will be nothing on this album that I don't like. Track 7(Love) Has a certain touch of darkness about it, but very very effective. Love the synths. Track 8(Love) I have these reviews done in a sort of fillable matrix, with the “Love” or “Hate” part left of course blank, and at the moment I feel like just going down the list and hitting each one as “Love”. Maybe it will save time. This is a superb instrumental, so emotional. Cellos are one of my favourite instruments. So sad and yet so uplifting at the same time. Track 9(Love) The power and passion in this track is amazing. Dramatic to the max. Track 10(Love) Just another amazing track. Great orchestral-style keyboards and a wonderful melody and beat. Track 11(Love) Ok, it's only forty seconds long but come on! It sounds like the probe from out of “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, so I'm happy! Track 12(Love) Another beautiful ballad. This guy is amazing. The more I hear him the more I hear the similarities to TDC. Stunning. Track 13(Love) Returns a kind of dark ethnic feel to the music, and I think it reprises or reuses a motif from one of the other songs, but they're all so good I can't remember which. Track 14(Love) And we end on what for a half-second I thought might be a cover of “Hallowed be thy name” by Iron Maiden (!) but is in fact a perfect closer to what is pretty much a perfect album. Unbelievable. End result: If you hadn't worked it out by now, I absolutely love this album. Thanks DWV for introducing me to this guy's music. I owe ya! So, Love or Hate? Not only Love, but I think this deserves the accolade of being the second True Love Chances of a full review: 10/10 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-31-2015, 01:37 PM	#510 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	awesome we'll see....i was listening to that Mocket album yesterday and thinking it would be a hard stretch....but i think you'll dig it .....it is the same guitar player/singer from Satisfact...still definitely a punk band....without being yelled at yeah they have one of the worst names in the history of music....but are by far one of the most underrated bands i listen to __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.