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

Trollheart · 11-18-2017, 02:59 PM

Album title: Queen
Artist: Ten Walls
Genre: Electronic/House
Nationality: Lithuanian
Release date: March 15
Position in Discography: Seems to be his debut album
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.15
This is a big one, with no less than twenty-four tracks, all of which I'm going to assume are instrumental? First two songs have gone by kind of without my noticing, third has a lot of funk in it, then there's an ambient kind of thing with someone talking behind it (never like those sort of effects at all) but then there's a vocal track, and it is actually pretty damn good. “Age Old Pain”, I think. Yeah, some of this is really nice, ambient piano and synthesiser stuff. In fact so far I'd say there's nothing really bad. Twenty-four tracks, and not one boring or stale. Cool.

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

Expectation Index: 10

Trollheart · 11-18-2017, 03:32 PM

Album title: The Two of Us
Artist: Chole X Halle
Genre: R&B
Nationality: American
Release date: March 16
Position in Discography: Debut
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.33
Wow. Mixtapes, huh? Some of these tracks are really short. I mean, the first thing that really impressed me was “Poppy Flower” (though I thought she was singing “Puppy” not “Poppy”!) and I look and it's the fourth track, yet we seem only to have begun. Seventeen tracks, but somehow I don't think this is going to be anything near as long as the previous album. Well, that had twenty-four tracks, but you know what I mean. Lot of Prince circa 1999 in here I feel. And suddenly we're on track nine! This is flying along! “Upset stomach”, the aforementioned track nine, is another good one, with a really breathy, soft vocal and some nice piano. “Mistake” is another great little song, not even a minute and a half long, and “Up All Night” is just beautiful. But the songs are generally so short, it's hard to really appreciate them. Hell of an album though. Sorry, mixtape.

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

Expectation Index: 10

rubber soul · 11-18-2017, 12:58 PM

Just out of curiosity, how many albums do you listen to a day, Trollheart? I usually see several reviews on any given day. That can't be easy.

The Batlord · 11-18-2017, 01:08 PM

Same ol same ol.

Trollheart · 11-18-2017, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Jesus. Don't be so sensitive.

Nah, nah, you got the wrong man there!

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Just out of curiosity, how many albums do you listen to a day, Trollheart? I usually see several reviews on any given day. That can't be easy.

Depends. I try to make sure I have three or four done, depending on whether I'm going to update my Iron Maiden thread. If not, I can do more. I'm on my fifth now, but it's a big one. I think I did nine once. Not sure. As many as I can while still maintaining what remains of my fragile sanity.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Aaannnddd... you are now a TH rec'er.

Again, not a rec thread.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Same ol same ol.

As in, TH is still stupid? Can't argue with that.

rubber soul · 11-19-2017, 02:06 PM

Bright Eyes is a fantastic band and Conor Oberst is impressive in both. He's essentially a folkie by nature. Just about everything I heard from him or Bright Eyes I really like. I'll have to give the whole album a listen tomorrow.

Trollheart · 11-19-2017, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Bright Eyes is a fantastic band and Conor Oberst is impressive in both. He's essentially a folkie by nature. Just about everything I heard from him or Bright Eyes I really like. I'll have to give the whole album a listen tomorrow.

Yeah, I thought it sounded very folkish. Excellent album.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-19-2017, 04:30 PM

hey, i remember rec'ing Bright Eyes to you back in the Love or Hate days. pretty sure it was my first True Love rec. anyway, glad you liked his new album. unfortunately his solo stuff hasn't ever really done it for me.

rubber soul · 11-20-2017, 02:36 AM

What is this, RS's favorite bands week?

I was really into Depeche Mode around the time of Violator. For a period between maybe 1985 and 1993, it seemed they could do no wrong. I especially liked their melancholy sound as you put it, TH. They slipped for a while after Violator really, but it's good to hear they still have it.

~~MicShazam~~ · 11-20-2017, 02:43 AM

I really loved that Depeche Mode album too. I think it's some of their very best work in a very long time. It took a while, but it really, really grew on me. Very impressively layered album with a lot of details in the mix. I don't think it will be my album of the year, but it's going to be pretty close.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

“Pooman” is a dark melancholy dirge decrying the state of the world

Um... You might want to spell check that one

11-18-2017, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Queen Artist: Ten Walls Genre: Electronic/House Nationality: Lithuanian Release date: March 15 Position in Discography: Seems to be his debut album Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.15 This is a big one, with no less than twenty-four tracks, all of which I'm going to assume are instrumental? First two songs have gone by kind of without my noticing, third has a lot of funk in it, then there's an ambient kind of thing with someone talking behind it (never like those sort of effects at all) but then there's a vocal track, and it is actually pretty damn good. “Age Old Pain”, I think. Yeah, some of this is really nice, ambient piano and synthesiser stuff. In fact so far I'd say there's nothing really bad. Twenty-four tracks, and not one boring or stale. Cool. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 10 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-18-2017, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: The Two of Us Artist: Chole X Halle Genre: R&B Nationality: American Release date: March 16 Position in Discography: Debut Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.33 Wow. Mixtapes, huh? Some of these tracks are really short. I mean, the first thing that really impressed me was “Poppy Flower” (though I thought she was singing “Puppy” not “Poppy”!) and I look and it's the fourth track, yet we seem only to have begun. Seventeen tracks, but somehow I don't think this is going to be anything near as long as the previous album. Well, that had twenty-four tracks, but you know what I mean. Lot of Prince circa 1999 in here I feel. And suddenly we're on track nine! This is flying along! “Upset stomach”, the aforementioned track nine, is another good one, with a really breathy, soft vocal and some nice piano. “Mistake” is another great little song, not even a minute and a half long, and “Up All Night” is just beautiful. But the songs are generally so short, it's hard to really appreciate them. Hell of an album though. Sorry, mixtape. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 10 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018