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

Paedantic Basterd · 12-26-2017, 04:24 PM

It's Boxing Day in Canada.

Mondo Bungle · 12-26-2017, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

No personal albums. Sorry. I think I mentioned this at the beginning. If I didn't, I meant to.

you'd also hate it

Trollheart · 12-26-2017, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

There isn't an American equivalent.

I see. That is odd. So it's just an ordinary working day? That really sucks.

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

It's Boxing Day in Canada.

Is that, do you think, a tradition brought by the British, or maybe the French? What do the French look on Dec 26 as, I wonder?

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

you'd also hate it

I'm sure I wouldn't. I may listen to member albums next year, I just won't be reviewing them. It's too close to home and I feel I can't be as honest as I'd like to be in many cases.

Mondo Bungle · 12-26-2017, 06:05 PM

nah I'm sure you would

**Frownland** · 12-26-2017, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I see. That is odd. So it's just an ordinary working day? That really sucks.

We were built on slavery and we're still feeling the echoes.

Trollheart · 12-26-2017, 06:07 PM

One more foray into last month afore I wrap up this one. The last look, then, at albums you've suggested I listen to which are

Album title: Burial Songs
Artist: Palehorse/Palerider
Suggested by: Gigantic Debaser
Genre: Doom Metal/Shoegaze
Nationality: American
Release date: February 3
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A very little on both
Average RYM Score: 3.47
That name is just made for a doom metal band isn't it? And these guys seem to rate both tags, doom metal and shoegaze; as I listen to the first (and longest, at over ten minutes, but just barely as the other three tracks on this all eclipse the nine-minute mark) I can hear both indeed. In fact, given the band name again, there's a real feeling of desolate western landscapes, prairies, outlawed strangers and mystery going right through this. That feeling is helped of course by the album cover, showing one of those old Mexican churches that crop up in so many western movies, usually as a place where the good guys make their final stand, the old copper bell pealing out dolefully (again, appropriate for a doom metal band) when the bad guys approach.

I'd definitely class this as more in shoegaze territory, though I can hear the whispers of doom metal in there. It's sort of hard to review, given that most of it is kind of the same, but it's a good same, if you know what I mean. Nice false ending there halfway through the final track. Yeah. Like this a lot. Nice one.

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

Actual Rating:

Paedantic Basterd · 12-26-2017, 06:38 PM

Pretty sure I rec'd you Suiyoba No Campanella's Superman for Feb too but okaaaaaay.

The Batlord · 12-26-2017, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Why? What's going to happen when everyone is on holidays? I mean, it's not like you're a firefighter or something... someone needs an emergency mortgage that can't wait till after Christmas? Or is it maybe because some of your clients don't celebrate Santa's birthday?

Poor people gotta eat I guess...

Seriously though: do none of these places close down for Xmas?

Well, technically I am at work, so, you know.
But when I worked in an office, we would end halfday usually Dec 24, be off 25/26 and the next two or three days, depending on how the Christmas fell, would be staggered between the staff.

4am like every day cause nobody cares about whatever the hell they call the day after Christmas. Manager was late so nothing was ready when I came in, two hours later the dude supposed to come in called out, then when I was supposed to get off the person on the schedule called out cause **** her and she never shows up anyway. And we were kind sorta busy so the day after Christmas was mildly ****ed up.

Welcome to America.

**Frownland** · 12-26-2017, 07:20 PM

America: where the fast food employees never sleep.

Trollheart · 12-26-2017, 08:29 PM

I honestly had no idea. As I say, here we always have the two days, same in the UK, possibly the rest of Europe. I just find that strange; I would have thought, with all the Irish immigrants going over there, that the traditions would have gone with them.

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

Pretty sure I rec'd you Suiyoba No Campanella's Superman for Feb too but okaaaaaay.

You did; I'll post it tomorrow.

12-26-2017, 06:07 PM	#1406 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	One more foray into last month afore I wrap up this one. The last look, then, at albums you've suggested I listen to which are Album title: Burial Songs Artist: Palehorse/Palerider Suggested by: Gigantic Debaser Genre: Doom Metal/Shoegaze Nationality: American Release date: February 3 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A very little on both Average RYM Score: 3.47 That name is just made for a doom metal band isn't it? And these guys seem to rate both tags, doom metal and shoegaze; as I listen to the first (and longest, at over ten minutes, but just barely as the other three tracks on this all eclipse the nine-minute mark) I can hear both indeed. In fact, given the band name again, there's a real feeling of desolate western landscapes, prairies, outlawed strangers and mystery going right through this. That feeling is helped of course by the album cover, showing one of those old Mexican churches that crop up in so many western movies, usually as a place where the good guys make their final stand, the old copper bell pealing out dolefully (again, appropriate for a doom metal band) when the bad guys approach. I'd definitely class this as more in shoegaze territory, though I can hear the whispers of doom metal in there. It's sort of hard to review, given that most of it is kind of the same, but it's a good same, if you know what I mean. Nice false ending there halfway through the final track. Yeah. Like this a lot. Nice one. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-26-2017, 07:20 PM	#1409 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	America: where the fast food employees never sleep. __________________ 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

12-26-2017, 04:24 PM	#1401 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	It's Boxing Day in Canada.

12-26-2017, 06:38 PM	#1407 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Pretty sure I rec'd you Suiyoba No Campanella's Superman for Feb too but okaaaaaay.