The Album Club: "Casanova" by the Divine Comedy

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-21-2017, 11:52 AM

Ouch! I really thought my negative reaction would be in the minority. If there's any people sitting on a more positive take, maybe now would be a good time to chime in before Trollheart jumps off a bridge

A poll would probably be fine. Since people still have to actually write something to get their own album on, I'm guessing it won't tempt people to just vote instead of writing. Not anyone who was going to write something, anyway.

**Frownland** · 07-21-2017, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Ouch! I really thought my negative reaction would be in the minority. If there's any people sitting on a more positive take, maybe now would be a good time to chime in before Trollheart jumps off a bridge

A poll would probably be fine. Since people still have to actually write something to get their own album on, I'm guessing it won't tempt people to just vote instead of writing. Not anyone who was going to write something, anyway.

Anteater is a tepid and safe music connoisseur and he only gave it a 6.5/10, that should tell you a lot about the album

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~~MicShazam~~ · 07-21-2017, 12:00 PM

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Anteater is a tepid and safe music connoisseur and he only gave it a 6.5/10, that should tell you a lot about the album

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I like a lot of tepid and safe music too, so shouldn't I have loved it then?
I'm not sure the math on this one checks out.

Trollheart · 07-21-2017, 12:39 PM

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Starts off with some solid drumming that makes me think I might not hate the album. Song progresses and outs itself as pretty straightforward pop stuff. Second song sounds like Mike Patton being ironically schmaltzy as he fronts cake. The song also perpetuates rape culture. Third song is straight gouda. Fourth song has me wondering how people can sit down and pop this album in. It'd make sense to listen to if it came on the radio, but to listen to it on your own volition? That mindset towards music reflects a dark corner of humanity.

He weirdly reminds me of Carl-Michael Eide, but if he had decided to do some bland crap. Charge starts with 15 seconds of silence so SKIP! That's not music. Songs of Love tells me that this guy is boring as **** in bed. I skipped Frog Princess because starting a song with "I met a girl" gets you nowhere with me. I can't wait for this **** to end. Through a Long Sleepless Night is a little more heavy than the rest of this featherfooted record. God his falsetto is awful. **** this album I'm done.

This is very tepid and safe music. I can see why TH would be into that, but it's not for me. 1/10

Should I add a poll?

I guess you can add a poll, but I wouldn't accept just voting for an album as being necessarily contribution, vis a vis keeping your own album in the list. I'd still want some sort of comment on it if not an actual review. I suppose it would show at a glance how an album went down with the majority.

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Ouch! I really thought my negative reaction would be in the minority. If there's any people sitting on a more positive take, maybe now would be a good time to chime in before Trollheart jumps off a bridge

The Kickstarter address is....

I'm not surprised you all hate this album, but you know, **** you all. I hate you anyway so who cares?

**Frownland** · 07-21-2017, 12:41 PM

Adding the poll is up to you, TH. If you do want me to do it, should it be out of ten?

Trollheart · 07-21-2017, 12:46 PM

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Adding the poll is up to you, TH. If you do want me to do it, should it be out of ten?

No, I'd say just "Great, good, okay, terrible and meh" or something like that. A lot of people don't like rating albums so I think a general overall impression would probably go down best. I'd say do it, see how it goes. Could be a very good idea.

Trollheart · 07-21-2017, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Ouch! I really thought my negative reaction would be in the minority. If there's any people sitting on a more positive take, maybe now would be a good time to chime in before Trollheart jumps off a bridge

Oh, I should point out that in general people here seem to hate my music taste anyway, so I don't expect any other reaction than the one I'm getting, and I don't give a single ****, never mind two. It's cool to **** on my taste so if it keeps them happy what do I care? Doesn't change my mind a single iota and it won't stop me listening to the music they all hate. Ant has been the kindest so far, and I reckon will end up remaining the only one who even gave this album any kind of decent rating, but hey, you know, Hi I'm Trollheart.

Anteater · 07-21-2017, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Anteater is a tepid and safe music connoisseur and he only gave it a 6.5/10, that should tell you a lot about the album

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I like a lot of stuff that isn't yacht rock or smooth jazz tho. Get gud bruh.

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Oh, I should point out that in general people here seem to hate my music taste anyway, so I don't expect any other reaction than the one I'm getting, and I don't give a single ****, never mind two. It's cool to **** on my taste so if it keeps them happy what do I care? Doesn't change my mind a single iota and it won't stop me listening to the music they all hate. Ant has been the kindest so far, and I reckon will end up remaining the only one who even gave this album any kind of decent rating, but hey, you know, Hi I'm Trollheart.

It isn't a bad record really: I'm just a schmaltzmeister to the point where its hard to impress with me with schmaltz unless its got a little extra zing to its zang.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-21-2017, 01:35 PM

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Oh, I should point out that in general people here seem to hate my music taste anyway, so I don't expect any other reaction than the one I'm getting, and I don't give a single ****, never mind two. It's cool to **** on my taste so if it keeps them happy what do I care? Doesn't change my mind a single iota and it won't stop me listening to the music they all hate. Ant has been the kindest so far, and I reckon will end up remaining the only one who even gave this album any kind of decent rating, but hey, you know, Hi I'm Trollheart.

I have a feeling there's going to be many records in the album club over time that don't exactly go over well with the majority in here. At least you had the balls to choose something that doesn't attempt to pander. I feel like my own pick, while a really good album, isn't exactly the most honest expression of what my tastes are really like. If I didn't try to be so diplomatic, I'd have chosen something far more likely to go down in flames.

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It isn't a bad record really.

I wouldn't say so either. I just really don't like it personally. If I had to judge it more at an impersonal distance, I'd say it's clearly competent, creative and has a vision of it's own. It's just that the way it achieves all that grates on me

Trollheart · 07-21-2017, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I have a feeling there's going to be many records in the album club over time that don't exactly go over well with the majority in here. At least you had the balls to choose something that doesn't attempt to pander. I feel like my own pick, while a really good album, isn't exactly the most honest expression of what my tastes are really like. If I didn't try to be so diplomatic, I'd have chosen something far more likely to go down in flames.

Meh, it doesn't matter what I pick, they'll hate it anyway, so I may as well pick something I at least like. And you can change your pick if you so desire.

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I wouldn't say so either. I just really don't like it personally. If I had to judge it more at an impersonal distance, I'd say it's clearly competent, creative and has a vision of it's own. It's just that the way it achieves all that grates on me

You'd be surprised indeed at how little that helps.

View Poll Results: How Much Do You Like the Album? (Voting Without a Writeup Is UNACCEPTABLE)
Loved it	1	8.33%
Liked it	1	8.33%
Meh	2	16.67%
Disliked it	3	25.00%
Hated it	5	41.67%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

07-21-2017, 12:41 PM	#25 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Adding the poll is up to you, TH. If you do want me to do it, should it be out of ten? __________________ 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

07-21-2017, 11:52 AM	#21 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Ouch! I really thought my negative reaction would be in the minority. If there's any people sitting on a more positive take, maybe now would be a good time to chime in before Trollheart jumps off a bridge A poll would probably be fine. Since people still have to actually write something to get their own album on, I'm guessing it won't tempt people to just vote instead of writing. Not anyone who was going to write something, anyway.