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

Trollheart · 02-06-2018, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You'd probably be all up on Tera Melos and Wilco's dicks. Minutemen and Deerhoof are excellent as well, iirc Deerhoof was in a song war and we argued about it once.

Now you mention it, I may have reviewed a Wilco album back in the old "Love or Hate?" thread. Sounds vaguely familiar.

Oh wait, was Deerhoof something about milk or something? I think I hated it. Or was that something else? Wow: I've used the word "something" three times in this post. That's something else. Four times now. Oh, no, five actually.

Trollheart · 02-06-2018, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

1. It's pointless. Give your opinion and spare us the patronizing bull****.

2. You are being disingenuous when you say something you don't believe just to "keep the peace".

1. **** off
2. **** off

3. Who says I don't believe it? Chances are that most fans of most bands will like most (crap: here I go again. Three times I've said most!) of their output. If you're a fan you're more likely to give a weak album a pass than if you're not. So the odds are on the side of my being right: they probably would like it.

**Frownland** · 02-06-2018, 11:39 AM

Quite at peace in here.

The Batlord · 02-06-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

1. **** off
2. **** off

3. Who says I don't believe it? Chances are that most fans of most bands will like most (crap: here I go again. Three times I've said most!) of their output. If you're a fan you're more likely to give a weak album a pass than if you're not. So the odds are on the side of my being right: they probably would like it.

So because someone likes a band they probably like any given album? Here, let me try...

"Personally I think Iron Maiden's The X Factor is a load of absolute bollocks, but I've never really been a fan of metal and I'm sure their fans will enjoy it."

I guess that's not at all patronizing and disingenuous.

GD · 02-06-2018, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Okey dokey. Your last one didn't exactly go over well, but we'll see how this one does.

Lol. Don't worry, it sounds nothing like IDLES. Anyway, the goal is to hear as many releases from last year as possible, no?

Trollheart · 02-06-2018, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

So because someone likes a band they probably like any given album? Here, let me try...

"Personally I think Iron Maiden's The X Factor is a load of absolute bollocks, but I've never really been a fan of metal and I'm sure their fans will enjoy it."

I guess that's not at all patronizing and disingenuous.

First of all, that's a ridiculous example, since you know I AM a metal fan, a big Maiden fan and know what I'm talking about there, and would never say that. I know very little about ATDI so for all I know this could be their ****ing masterpiece, and I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on them.

Tell you what: here's an idea. Why don't you leave me to review as I see fit, and keep your beak out? Don't you have a Death Metal Album Club thread to ignore?

**Frownland** · 02-06-2018, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

First of all, that's a ridiculous example, since you know I AM a metal fan, a big Maiden fan and know what I'm talking about there, and would never say that. I know very little about ATDI so for all I know this could be their ****ing masterpiece, and I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on them.

Yes it is a ridiculous example. It was used to demonstrate how ridiculous your "keeping the peace" is in a way that you would understand. This is a common function of most analogies.

Trollheart · 02-06-2018, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Yes it is a ridiculous example. It was used to demonstrate how ridiculous your "keeping the peace" is in a way that you would understand. This is a common function of most analogies.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Tell you what: here's an idea. Why don't you leave me to review as I see fit, and keep your beak out?

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**Frownland** · 02-06-2018, 12:57 PM

Unwillingness to improve is a sign of a great writer.

Trollheart · 02-06-2018, 01:54 PM

Album title: Pollinator
Artist: Blondie
Genre: New Wave
Nationality: American
Release date: May 5
Position in Discography: Eleventh
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? Oh yeah
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: 3.06
Holy hell! I didn't even know Blondie were still around. Debbie's voice is definitely starting to crack a little, but then she has been singing since the late seventies and went through a lot personally, so that's not that surprising. Oh wait a minute: second track, “Long Time”, and she sounds like she does on the likes of “Heart of Glass” or “Call Me”. Maybe that growlier vocal on the opener was an affectation. No, it was Joan Jett I was hearing, apparently. So what does Debbie sound like for a seventy-three-year old? Pretty damn good, really. I would say Blondie still have that knack for writing catchy and memorable pop songs, but I see most of the tracks here are written by other people. Still, she co-writes this one, and she and Chris Stein write two more out of the eleven here. Good stuff, though. “Already Naked” is another great catchy tune which evokes the spirit of seventies Blondie and even Debbie's solo material, and really there's nothing here I don't like so far.

Her voice is a little weird on “Best Day Ever” (what a crappy title) but the song is okay; if I had to choose a weak track, though, so far, this would probably be it. Been very solid up to now. Yeah, well I'm not crazy about the vocal on “When I Gave Up On You”, and though “Love Level” is a far superior song, her voice is still that kind of weird from the previous one. Odd. Then again, as I pointed out, she's in her seventh decade now, and the fourth, closing in on fifth, of her career, so I can't be too critical of her voice, which is still strong, if not quite as I remember it. The horns definitely add something to this song; not mad about the chorus though. The album finishes strongly on the last two tracks, the closer of which edges the seven-minute mark and is in fact a real standout, a great way to finish an album which is great at times, but not always.

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

Actual Rating:

02-06-2018, 11:39 AM	#1793 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Quite at peace in here. __________________ 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

02-06-2018, 12:57 PM	#1799 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Unwillingness to improve is a sign of a great writer. __________________ 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

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Album title: Pollinator Artist: Blondie Genre: New Wave Nationality: American Release date: May 5 Position in Discography: Eleventh Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? Oh yeah Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: 3.06 Holy hell! I didn't even know Blondie were still around. Debbie's voice is definitely starting to crack a little, but then she has been singing since the late seventies and went through a lot personally, so that's not that surprising. Oh wait a minute: second track, “Long Time”, and she sounds like she does on the likes of “Heart of Glass” or “Call Me”. Maybe that growlier vocal on the opener was an affectation. No, it was Joan Jett I was hearing, apparently. So what does Debbie sound like for a seventy-three-year old? Pretty damn good, really. I would say Blondie still have that knack for writing catchy and memorable pop songs, but I see most of the tracks here are written by other people. Still, she co-writes this one, and she and Chris Stein write two more out of the eleven here. Good stuff, though. “Already Naked” is another great catchy tune which evokes the spirit of seventies Blondie and even Debbie's solo material, and really there's nothing here I don't like so far. Her voice is a little weird on “Best Day Ever” (what a crappy title) but the song is okay; if I had to choose a weak track, though, so far, this would probably be it. Been very solid up to now. Yeah, well I'm not crazy about the vocal on “When I Gave Up On You”, and though “Love Level” is a far superior song, her voice is still that kind of weird from the previous one. Odd. Then again, as I pointed out, she's in her seventh decade now, and the fourth, closing in on fifth, of her career, so I can't be too critical of her voice, which is still strong, if not quite as I remember it. The horns definitely add something to this song; not mad about the chorus though. The album finishes strongly on the last two tracks, the closer of which edges the seven-minute mark and is in fact a real standout, a great way to finish an album which is great at times, but not always. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018