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

**Frownland** · 02-02-2018, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Some jokes just aren't funny.
See also under Trollheart.

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?

Trollheart · 02-02-2018, 12:50 PM

Album title: Vigilance Perennial
Artist: Falls of Rauros
Suggested By: Qwertyy
Genre: Black Metal
Nationality: Swedish
Release date: March 31
Position in Discography: Fourth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: 3.31
Qwert's last selection certainly doesn't start off like Black Metal, almost more like ABM, but then the vocal certainly is in the style of BM. Nevertheless, I feel I'm really going to enjoy this and end the month on a high. Only six tracks, but three of them are over ten minutes long and two of the remaining ones just edge below that mark, so still a good hour or so of music. Is this blackgaze, Qwert? It seems to have that kind of feel to it. Enjoying it immensely so far anyway, though we are only on the first track.

Well I'm still here, and still loving it. That instrumental, “Warm Quiet Centuries of Rain” is just gorgeous (and of course, the shortest track on the album at just over two minutes) and then it all kicks back into gear with “Arrow and Kiln” and it's just gold all the way. I do have to laugh at the closer: “White Granite (Single Version)” - it's one minute shorter than the “album version” at nine minutes and change!

Excellent album though; will be checking out more of their material for sure.

Check out more from this artist? Didn't you just hear me say I would? Are you not paying attention?
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Oh yes

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 02-02-2018, 12:52 PM

For now, anyway. No more reviews will be posted till Monday, when I'll dive into May. Hope she doesn't mind!

I'll be back with the usual statistics (I know you love your statistics!) for April a little later on.

Trollheart · 02-02-2018, 04:05 PM

And now it's stats time!

Out of a total of 132 albums reviewed:

Albums I considered excellent: 40
Albums I considered good: 36
Albums I considered meh: 23
Albums I considered bad: 13
Albums I considered terrible: 10

Albums I did not complete

Ones on which I used the "Oh Hell No!" clause: 0
Ones on which I used the "Three Strikes" clause: 0
Ones on which I used the "Bailout" clause: 10

Working on my top and bottom twenty; back with that later tonight or tomorrow.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 02-02-2018, 04:35 PM

ehh it is blackgaze at times i guess but it's a lot more built around atmo-black influence. the difference between the two becomes more clear the more you hear it. it's funny though, i had totally forgotten about the album until your review reminded me of it. i liked it a fair bit at first but it fell out of rotation rather quickly.

~~MicShazam~~ · 02-02-2018, 05:12 PM

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.

Trollheart · 02-02-2018, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

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?

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicShazam

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.

**Frownland** · 02-02-2018, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I have no idea what that is.

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

Quote:

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?

Quote:

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.

~~MicShazam~~ · 02-02-2018, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

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.

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.

Trollheart · 02-02-2018, 06:27 PM

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

02-02-2018, 12:50 PM	#1742 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Album title: Vigilance Perennial Artist: Falls of Rauros Suggested By: Qwertyy Genre: Black Metal Nationality: Swedish Release date: March 31 Position in Discography: Fourth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: 3.31 Qwert's last selection certainly doesn't start off like Black Metal, almost more like ABM, but then the vocal certainly is in the style of BM. Nevertheless, I feel I'm really going to enjoy this and end the month on a high. Only six tracks, but three of them are over ten minutes long and two of the remaining ones just edge below that mark, so still a good hour or so of music. Is this blackgaze, Qwert? It seems to have that kind of feel to it. Enjoying it immensely so far anyway, though we are only on the first track. Well I'm still here, and still loving it. That instrumental, “Warm Quiet Centuries of Rain” is just gorgeous (and of course, the shortest track on the album at just over two minutes) and then it all kicks back into gear with “Arrow and Kiln” and it's just gold all the way. I do have to laugh at the closer: “White Granite (Single Version)” - it's one minute shorter than the “album version” at nine minutes and change! Excellent album though; will be checking out more of their material for sure. Check out more from this artist? Didn't you just hear me say I would? Are you not paying attention? Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Oh yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-02-2018, 12:52 PM	#1743 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	For now, anyway. No more reviews will be posted till Monday, when I'll dive into May. Hope she doesn't mind! I'll be back with the usual statistics (I know you love your statistics!) for April a little later on. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-02-2018, 04:05 PM	#1744 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	And now it's stats time! Out of a total of 132 albums reviewed: Albums I considered excellent: 40 Albums I considered good: 36 Albums I considered meh: 23 Albums I considered bad: 13 Albums I considered terrible: 10 Albums I did not complete Ones on which I used the "Oh Hell No!" clause: 0 Ones on which I used the "Three Strikes" clause: 0 Ones on which I used the "Bailout" clause: 10 Working on my top and bottom twenty; back with that later tonight or tomorrow. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-02-2018, 06:27 PM	#1750 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	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 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-02-2018, 05:12 PM	#1746 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	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.