Trollheart Listens to Every Album on Wiki's List for 2017

Trollheart · 01-27-2018, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

I love Feist, you can burn in hell, Rubber Soul.

rubber soul · 01-28-2018, 12:07 PM

Mellencamp's okay (I actually Like Lonesome Jubilee as well as Scarecrow), but he ain't no Springsteen.

**Frownland** · 01-28-2018, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Mellencamp's okay (I actually Like Lonesome Jubilee as well as Scarecrow), but he ain't no Springsteen.

Mellencamp = 1/10
Springsteen = 1.2/10

Rethink your life.

rubber soul · 01-28-2018, 12:11 PM

Okay, Elph, will do

**Frownland** · 01-28-2018, 12:12 PM

Just because I'm being dismissive doesn't mean that I'm doing it without reason. You openly admitted to liking Mellencamp. Rethink your life.

The Batlord · 01-30-2018, 03:12 PM

As a moderate Glee fan I'm down with her releasing a good album. Will check it out. She's also dumb fine btw.

**Frownland** · 01-30-2018, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

As a moderate Glee fan I'm down with her releasing a good album. Will check it out. She's also dumb fine btw.

'Glee' Star Mark Salling Dead at 35 From Suicide by Hanging (UPDATE) | TMZ.com

The Batlord · 01-30-2018, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

'Glee' Star Mark Salling Dead at 35 From Suicide by Hanging (UPDATE) | TMZ.com

Oh good, he was a pedophile. Always liked him.

Trollheart · 01-30-2018, 05:04 PM

Album title: Unexpected
Artist: Levina
Genre: Pop
Nationality: German
Release date: April 28
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: 3.50
Opener sounds like “Turn It On Again” by Genesis, but that soon fades out and it's a decent start. Nothing too overly dancy, nothing that annoys me. Mature pop I guess; it's really quite good. It's better balanced than Lea Michele's one, though I still prefer the former. Coming hard on the heels of that opus though, this is by no means a disappointment.

Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 01-31-2018, 08:43 AM

Album title: Letterbox
Artist: Marie Miller
Genre: Country/Folk/Pop
Nationality: American
Release date: April 28
Position in Discography: Second
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: N/A
There is literally no information on this in the usual places – Wiki, Discogs, even RYM. Nobody has it. A pity really, cos it's now the third album in a row by a female artist that has impressed me. “Lost at Sea” is a particular highlight, with a hurried, pounding beat and a great hook. I guess in terms of musical style I'd maybe compare this to the likes of Faith Hill; faintly country but a lot more in the pop spectrum. Certainly, I don't expect to hear any fiddles, harmonicas or mandolins. Doesn't make it bad, by any means. In fact, it's really good.

“Angeline” is a little too bouncy, happy pop for my tastes, but the exuberant “Two to One” makes up for it. I see there's a mention of her doing CCM as well; that could very well be, but I haven't seen any overt references to god or Jesus or anything, so if she does go down that road, at least on this album, the signposts are very small and unintrusive. It's very much an adult contemporary/pop kind of feel I get from this. No real country, no real folk that I can hear and if there's CCM there it's very much in the background.

Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

01-28-2018, 12:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Just because I'm being dismissive doesn't mean that I'm doing it without reason. You openly admitted to liking Mellencamp. Rethink your life. __________________ 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

01-30-2018, 05:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Unexpected Artist: Levina Genre: Pop Nationality: German Release date: April 28 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: 3.50 Opener sounds like “Turn It On Again” by Genesis, but that soon fades out and it's a decent start. Nothing too overly dancy, nothing that annoys me. Mature pop I guess; it's really quite good. It's better balanced than Lea Michele's one, though I still prefer the former. Coming hard on the heels of that opus though, this is by no means a disappointment. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-31-2018, 08:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Letterbox Artist: Marie Miller Genre: Country/Folk/Pop Nationality: American Release date: April 28 Position in Discography: Second Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: N/A There is literally no information on this in the usual places – Wiki, Discogs, even RYM. Nobody has it. A pity really, cos it's now the third album in a row by a female artist that has impressed me. “Lost at Sea” is a particular highlight, with a hurried, pounding beat and a great hook. I guess in terms of musical style I'd maybe compare this to the likes of Faith Hill; faintly country but a lot more in the pop spectrum. Certainly, I don't expect to hear any fiddles, harmonicas or mandolins. Doesn't make it bad, by any means. In fact, it's really good. “Angeline” is a little too bouncy, happy pop for my tastes, but the exuberant “Two to One” makes up for it. I see there's a mention of her doing CCM as well; that could very well be, but I haven't seen any overt references to god or Jesus or anything, so if she does go down that road, at least on this album, the signposts are very small and unintrusive. It's very much an adult contemporary/pop kind of feel I get from this. No real country, no real folk that I can hear and if there's CCM there it's very much in the background. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018