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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1923041)

He's mocking how common self-aggrandizement is in hip hop by tacking it onto every song on the mixtape. So when you say something like "I've heard plenty of rappers who go on about themselves but not as much as this guy does," it really does sound like you're entirely missing out on the joke because you don't understand irony. You think that's annoying? Kool AD is only being so in your face with it because he thinks it's annoying too. He mocks a lot of elements of hip hop culture on this record. Why the **** else would someone like Kool AD use the Migos flow?

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Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 1923212)

There's not really anything I'm into on the entire April list, but I have a slight bit of history with the band Ulver, so I'm curious what you think of their new album when you get that far.

Uh, I've done April, moving on to May on Monday. The Ulver album has already been reviewed; check the index.
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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1923220)

I have no idea what that is.

A rapping style made popular by Migos. Didn't you review Culture?

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It may be a joke, and I certainly didn't get it; not being anything like into hip-hop as much as you guys, how could I?

The repetition and jokey presentation maybe?

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However, even if it is a joke it's flogged to death and it just gets annoying to hear it all the time.

Alright I'm just gonna chalk this up as you being unable to understand irony.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1923220)

I have no idea what that is.
It may be a joke, and I certainly didn't get it; not being anything like into hip-hop as much as you guys, how could I? However, even if it is a joke it's flogged to death and it just gets annoying to hear it all the time.

Uh, I've done April, moving on to May on Monday. The Ulver album has already been reviewed; check the index.
:usehead:

I admittedly haven't been following this too closely of late. Hey, you're further than I thought! It's still going to take forever to get through all the way, but good job regardless.

The main thing in May is that I'm curious to see if you think Diana Krall is as disappointingly boring an artist as I think she is. Oh and Oceano is on the list somewhere. That should be fun, if you don't dodge it somehow.

My Top Twenty for April

1. The Comet is Coming – Death to the Planet
2. Dayna Stephens – Gratitude
3. Willie Nelson – God's Problem Child
4. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
5. Karen Elson – Double Roses
6. Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owens
7. Rachel Leahcar – Shadows
8. Vancouver Sleep Clinic – Revival
9. Planning for Burial – Below the House
10. Eddie Palmiere – Subidaria
11. Imelda May – Life Love Flesh Blood
12. Texas – Jump on Board
13. Gentleman's Dub Club – Dubtopia
14. Falls of Rauros – Vigilance Perennial
15. Mostly Autumn – Sight of Day
16. Wear Your Wounds – WYW
17. Fen – Winter
18. Angaleena Presley – Wrangled
19. Big Big Train – Grimspound
20. Jonathan Coulton – Solid State

Honourable Mentions:

Bleanevon – That's Your Lot
The New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
Novembers Doom – Hamartia
Antiphon – Alfa Mist
Brad Paisley – Love and War
Gas- Narkopop
JMSN – Whatever Makes U Happy
Lea Michele – Places
Terror – The Walls Will Fall

My Bottom Twenty for April

1. Remo Drive – Greatest Hits
2. Pentatonix – PTX Volume IV: The Classics
3. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Thunder of the Gods
4. Alee – Bad Habit
5. Idles – Brutalism
6. Ray Davies – Americana
7. Animal Collective – Meeting of the Waters
8. Gorillaz – Humanz
9. Greta Van Fleet – Black Smoke Rising
10. Barenaked Ladies and the Persuasions – Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and the Persuasions
11. Alexandra Savior – Belladonna of Sadness
12. Guided by Voices – August by Cake
13. Playboi Carti – Playboi Carti
14. Charly Bliss – Guppy
15. John Mellencamp – Sad Clowns and Hillbillies
16. American Standards – Amti-Melody
17. Betty Buckley – Story Songs
18. Mary J Blige – Strength of a Woman
19. Kool AD – Sky Ladder
20. Incubus – 8

Dishonourable Mentions:

ATB – neXt
CDB – Tailored for Now

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1923239)

A rapping style made popular by Migos. Didn't you review Culture?

One album, yeah. I should totally understand a rapper's "style" or "flow" from one listen to one album, you're right. How could I not?

You know, what really bugs me is that you, as usual, focus on the negative reception for one album and completely ignore the positive reaction I gave to, say, Antiphon. Not a squeak from you on that. You'd rather fight with me over something I don't like and you think I should like and therefore decide to insult me. But hey, that's you; I shouldn't expect anything else really, should I?

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Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 1923256)

Oceano I think I already heard - are they something in the nu-metal line? Didn't like it, but unless there's a valid reason for me to skip the album (or I can't find it) then chances are I'll be doing it. I don't try to avoid things, but there are certain criteria I use, as posted in the OP.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1923274)

One album, yeah. I should totally understand a rapper's "style" or "flow" from one listen to one album, you're right. How could I not?

Actually, yes. You could've also googled it and understood it in 2 seconds instead of getting pissy at me for referencing it.

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You know, what really bugs me is that you, as usual, focus on the negative reception for one album and completely ignore the positive reaction I gave to, say, Antiphon. Not a squeak from you on that. You'd rather fight with me over something I don't like and you think I should like and therefore decide to insult me. But hey, that's you; I shouldn't expect anything else really, should I?

I actually do not even care that you don't like the album (even though the beginning of the review is all praise...), I just think you bailed on it for a shortsighted reason. And I didn't mean to be insulting when I said you don't seem to understand the irony of it. I said it because you're demonstrating a total lack of understanding and have now married yourself to it out of stubbornness since I brought it up. Would you like me lie to you?

Sorry for not replying to your Antiphon review. I'll do it now. Yayy you like Antiphon too! Good job, TH!

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1923274)

Modern deathcore band from France. Can't say I'm a fan, but I like them more than most very similar acts.

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Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 1923277)

Modern deathcore band from France. Can't say I'm a fan, but I like them more than most very similar acts.

Pretty sure they're one of any number of other bands who are embarrassed to be deathcore but aren't really capable of being anything else so they just chuck some other **** in there and pretend to be progressive.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1923280)

I haven't actually listened to any of their music for more than a year, but I remember liking the sound of some of their tracks. They're not anything special. If they were, I wouldn't so easily forget that they exist.