Love or Hate?

Trollheart · 11-10-2015, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Plainview

I actually like this album, he has talent... It's a bit like, you know, say what you will about the Nazis, but they were sharp dressers.

Not to mention the trains ran on time, there were no strikes, etc etc ....

Trollheart · 11-10-2015, 10:10 AM

Title: Die the Nightmare
Artiste: Pat “The Bunny” Schneeweis
Genre: Punk?
Familiarity: Zero

1. First song: Punk? Punk? It's acoustic folky music. I like it. Very catchy, lyric is hilarious.
2. More about alcoholism: Yeah I can hear the punk here; much faster, angrier, still acoustic though. This is quite interesting.
3. We are all compost in training: Yeah this is good. The only problem is that when all the tracks are a little clever/funny the joke may begin to wear thin before the album is over. But we'll see.
4. From here to Utopia (Song for the desperate): Great riff to this, reminds me in ways of Springsteen's “Open all night”. Probably the best track yet.
5. Never coming home (Song for the guilty): Slower kind of lament. Nice.
6. Vampires are poseurs (Song for the living): Great title anyway. Good start. It's more uptempo, but it doesn't really live up to the promise of the title.
7. Of ballots and barricades: Yeah it's okay but I'm kind of losing interest now.
8. Bitter old man: So, he wrote a song about me, did he? Nice and uptempo. Other than that, meh.
9. Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist: Yeah it's okay but I'm finding it hard to care now.
10. First song (Part 2): Yeah, just bored now.

End result: It's good but the novelty soon wore off and I was just left waiting for it to end.

So, Love or Hate? Nothing more than a Meh here I'm afraid.

Trollheart · 11-11-2015, 03:08 PM

Title: Roots
Artiste: Curtis Mayfield
Genre: Soul/R&B
Familiarity: Who doesn't know of Curtis? Saw him on the OGWT from the 70s; very uplifting performance. Haven't heard much at all from him though.

1. Get down: Sort of opens like a steam train coming into the station, then some very Santanaesque guitar gets the song going, some great brass coming in. Great sense of togetherness, brotherhood in the song. Certainly brings the funk.
2. Keep on keeping on: More soulful and laidback to a degree, kind of reminds me in ways of “What's happenin'?” Great backing vocals. Again the brass is excellent.
3. Underground: Very soft vocal, almost spoken; seems to be an early eco-song. Nice soft tribal style drums. Definitely see a correlation between this and what Marvin was doing. Real kind of shuffle to it.
4. We got to have peace: Man, there was certainly optimism back then wasn't there? Between himself and Marvin they really hoped for the future and tried to build a better world. Love the keys in this and the short sax solo. And the longer sax outro.
5. Beautiful brother of mine: Sort of an idea of a Bond movie about this. Funks along nicely. Some fine orchestration. Great stuff at the end there, sounds like synth but were they using synth in 1971?
6. Now you're gone: Ooh yeah! Sing them blues, Curtis! This is obviously the big ballad. Again that orchestra adds its punch in just the right moments and never swamps the production like some later bands. It's a vehicle for Curtis's voice, not an excuse for it or something to hide behind.
7. Love to keep you in mind: Kind of a feel like a Mariachi ballad, with the trumpets going. Not bad, but maybe not as strong as some of the other tracks. Won't spoil a perfect record though; it's worth a Green of anyone's money.

End result: Superb and important soul album from the glory days of r&B, when the genre actually meant what it stood for, not just for where the singer came from or how many Grammys they had won. Destiny's Child? Give me a break! This music MEANT something. Excellent stuff.

So, Love or Hate? Well, it has to be a Love, don't it? Micco is, as I said already, turning into my sensei for soul and r&b...

Machine · 11-11-2015, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Title: Die the Nightmare
Artiste: Pat “The Bunny” Schneeweis
Genre: Punk?
Familiarity: Zero

1. First song: Punk? Punk? It's acoustic folky music. I like it. Very catchy, lyric is hilarious.
2. More about alcoholism: Yeah I can hear the punk here; much faster, angrier, still acoustic though. This is quite interesting.
3. We are all compost in training: Yeah this is good. The only problem is that when all the tracks are a little clever/funny the joke may begin to wear thin before the album is over. But we'll see.
4. From here to Utopia (Song for the desperate): Great riff to this, reminds me in ways of Springsteen's “Open all night”. Probably the best track yet.
5. Never coming home (Song for the guilty): Slower kind of lament. Nice.
6. Vampires are poseurs (Song for the living): Great title anyway. Good start. It's more uptempo, but it doesn't really live up to the promise of the title.
7. Of ballots and barricades: Yeah it's okay but I'm kind of losing interest now.
8. Bitter old man: So, he wrote a song about me, did he? Nice and uptempo. Other than that, meh.
9. Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist: Yeah it's okay but I'm finding it hard to care now.
10. First song (Part 2): Yeah, just bored now.

End result: It's good but the novelty soon wore off and I was just left waiting for it to end.

So, Love or Hate? Nothing more than a Meh here I'm afraid.

To give a bit of backround on this album, these are all stripped down acoustic versions of Pat's album Live The Dream which is much more fleshed out in sound. I like this album, but Live The Dreams kicks serious ass I recommend trying that one out as well if you ever get the chance to.

11-10-2015, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Title: Die the Nightmare Artiste: Pat “The Bunny” Schneeweis Genre: Punk? Familiarity: Zero 1. First song: Punk? Punk? It's acoustic folky music. I like it. Very catchy, lyric is hilarious. 2. More about alcoholism: Yeah I can hear the punk here; much faster, angrier, still acoustic though. This is quite interesting. 3. We are all compost in training: Yeah this is good. The only problem is that when all the tracks are a little clever/funny the joke may begin to wear thin before the album is over. But we'll see. 4. From here to Utopia (Song for the desperate): Great riff to this, reminds me in ways of Springsteen's “Open all night”. Probably the best track yet. 5. Never coming home (Song for the guilty): Slower kind of lament. Nice. 6. Vampires are poseurs (Song for the living): Great title anyway. Good start. It's more uptempo, but it doesn't really live up to the promise of the title. 7. Of ballots and barricades: Yeah it's okay but I'm kind of losing interest now. 8. Bitter old man: So, he wrote a song about me, did he? Nice and uptempo. Other than that, meh. 9. Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist: Yeah it's okay but I'm finding it hard to care now. 10. First song (Part 2): Yeah, just bored now. End result: It's good but the novelty soon wore off and I was just left waiting for it to end. So, Love or Hate? Nothing more than a Meh here I'm afraid. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-11-2015, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Title: Roots Artiste: Curtis Mayfield Genre: Soul/R&B Familiarity: Who doesn't know of Curtis? Saw him on the OGWT from the 70s; very uplifting performance. Haven't heard much at all from him though. 1. Get down: Sort of opens like a steam train coming into the station, then some very Santanaesque guitar gets the song going, some great brass coming in. Great sense of togetherness, brotherhood in the song. Certainly brings the funk. 2. Keep on keeping on: More soulful and laidback to a degree, kind of reminds me in ways of “What's happenin'?” Great backing vocals. Again the brass is excellent. 3. Underground: Very soft vocal, almost spoken; seems to be an early eco-song. Nice soft tribal style drums. Definitely see a correlation between this and what Marvin was doing. Real kind of shuffle to it. 4. We got to have peace: Man, there was certainly optimism back then wasn't there? Between himself and Marvin they really hoped for the future and tried to build a better world. Love the keys in this and the short sax solo. And the longer sax outro. 5. Beautiful brother of mine: Sort of an idea of a Bond movie about this. Funks along nicely. Some fine orchestration. Great stuff at the end there, sounds like synth but were they using synth in 1971? 6. Now you're gone: Ooh yeah! Sing them blues, Curtis! This is obviously the big ballad. Again that orchestra adds its punch in just the right moments and never swamps the production like some later bands. It's a vehicle for Curtis's voice, not an excuse for it or something to hide behind. 7. Love to keep you in mind: Kind of a feel like a Mariachi ballad, with the trumpets going. Not bad, but maybe not as strong as some of the other tracks. Won't spoil a perfect record though; it's worth a Green of anyone's money. End result: Superb and important soul album from the glory days of r&B, when the genre actually meant what it stood for, not just for where the singer came from or how many Grammys they had won. Destiny's Child? Give me a break! This music MEANT something. Excellent stuff. So, Love or Hate? Well, it has to be a Love, don't it? Micco is, as I said already, turning into my sensei for soul and r&b... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018