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

Zhanteimi · 10-04-2017, 03:40 PM

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Trollheart · 10-04-2017, 03:57 PM

Album title: A Girl, A Bottle, a Boat
Artist: Train
Genre: Pop
Nationality: American
Release date: January 27
Position in Discography: Tenth
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? I've heard two albums
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not really
Average RYM Score: 1.45
As I say, I've heard two Train albums. Neither particularly impressed me. They weren't the worst thing I've ever heard, but neither did they induce me to check out any more of their work. “Drink Up” should be a rabble-rousing song about getting wasted, but it comes across more as if they're talking about drinking lemonade rather than say whisky. Kids acting as adults? Definitely the vibe I get from this song, and once again, it's not a good start. Could we be going for four bailouts in a row? I guess it's inoffensive enough, but is there any substance there at all? Anything to hang my hat on, did I own a hat? Well there's kind of a nice melody to “Lottery”, but it's pretty vapid stuff, like most of this so far, and probably will continue to be so. And it does. And now they're trying to be a hip-hop band because, you know, that's what the kids are into. Apparently. Jesus. I'm gong to assume the song “Loverman” near the end is not a cover of the visceral Nick Cave number.

Lord! Now they're in the fifties for a “Stand By Me” style song they call “Valentine”! Covering all the bases here, guys! ****'s sake! I swear, I'm only not bailing cos I want this pattern to end, and I expect I'll be hopping out real quick on the next album up, but it's a struggle I can tell you.

There's a song playing now called “What Good is Saturday”. Replace Saturday with Train and there you go. Man this is boring and so very very generic. Yawn with a capital Y. These guys could replace Coldplay as the new corporate pop band everyone hates. There's just not an ounce of passion in this album. Every song could be sung by kids skipping rope. ****. “Loverman” is so bland is almost ... does whatever bland things do. I didn't think that one through very well, did I? Maybe my brain is turning to mush listening to this. Oh ****, now we have a rip off of the melody to “Human Nature” by Michael Jackson at the end. **** this crap. Final track is actually a decent ballad called “You Better Believe”. I don't. But at least it's over. #NeverForget #NeverForgive.

Check out more from this artist? Never in this life
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I'd rather not

Expectation Index: 10

Trollheart · 10-04-2017, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Zer0

Windows:
Start up PC -> wait 15 minutes for it to install updates -> finally login -> computer runs slowly due to too many start-up background processes eating up CPU

Linux:
Start up PC -> Wait 8 seconds -> login -> Watch porn

Sold!

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Originally Posted by Mord

You're welcome. Clearly it's been on your mind lately.

yeah well, with all the ****ing ISIS ****, then I read there's a cell in Dublin doing "dry runs".... it's scary ****. Makes you think. And **** yourself.

Zhanteimi · 10-04-2017, 04:11 PM

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Trollheart · 10-04-2017, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mord

I assumed it was a combination of your age and your sister's condition.

That too. Hey! I'm only fifty-****ing four! I've at least five years left in me! But I do worry what will happen to her if anything happens to me, so yeah, it's on my mind a lot. Guess the only cure is to listen to a bunch of ****ty albums and talk about them. Wait....

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 04:17 PM

I'm more surprised that you didn't like a Train album than I am at you enjoying a few hip hop and jazz albums.

The Batlord · 10-04-2017, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mord

Linux is easy to use on a day-to-day basis. And no virus protection software necessary.

As for gaming, it sucks. You can run Steam, but I think standalone games won't work.

Yeah I'm good.

Trollheart · 10-04-2017, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm more surprised that you didn't like a Train album than I am at you enjoying a few hip hop and jazz albums.

I'm not completely a hopeless case, you know.

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'm not completely a hopeless case, you know.

Take our word for it.

Trollheart · 10-04-2017, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Take our word for it.

Shan't.

10-04-2017, 03:40 PM	#341 (permalink)
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10-04-2017, 03:57 PM	#342 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Album title: A Girl, A Bottle, a Boat Artist: Train Genre: Pop Nationality: American Release date: January 27 Position in Discography: Tenth Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? I've heard two albums Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not really Average RYM Score: 1.45 As I say, I've heard two Train albums. Neither particularly impressed me. They weren't the worst thing I've ever heard, but neither did they induce me to check out any more of their work. “Drink Up” should be a rabble-rousing song about getting wasted, but it comes across more as if they're talking about drinking lemonade rather than say whisky. Kids acting as adults? Definitely the vibe I get from this song, and once again, it's not a good start. Could we be going for four bailouts in a row? I guess it's inoffensive enough, but is there any substance there at all? Anything to hang my hat on, did I own a hat? Well there's kind of a nice melody to “Lottery”, but it's pretty vapid stuff, like most of this so far, and probably will continue to be so. And it does. And now they're trying to be a hip-hop band because, you know, that's what the kids are into. Apparently. Jesus. I'm gong to assume the song “Loverman” near the end is not a cover of the visceral Nick Cave number. Lord! Now they're in the fifties for a “Stand By Me” style song they call “Valentine”! Covering all the bases here, guys! **'s sake! I swear, I'm only not bailing cos I want this pattern to end, and I expect I'll be hopping out real quick on the next album up, but it's a struggle I can tell you. There's a song playing now called “What Good is Saturday”. Replace Saturday with Train and there you go. Man this is boring and so very very generic. Yawn with a capital Y. These guys could replace Coldplay as the new corporate pop band everyone hates. There's just not an ounce of passion in this album. Every song could be sung by kids skipping rope. . “Loverman” is so bland is almost ... does whatever bland things do. I didn't think that one through very well, did I? Maybe my brain is turning to mush listening to this. Oh , now we have a rip off of the melody to “Human Nature” by Michael Jackson at the end. this crap. Final track is actually a decent ballad called “You Better Believe”. I don't. But at least it's over. #NeverForget #NeverForgive. Check out more from this artist? Never in this life Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I'd rather not Expectation Index: 10** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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10-04-2017, 04:17 PM	#346 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'm more surprised that you didn't like a Train album than I am at you enjoying a few hip hop and jazz albums. __________________ 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