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

Trollheart · 10-05-2017, 02:53 PM

Album title: South Texas Suite
Artist: Whitney Rose
Genre: Country/Folk/World Music
Nationality: American
Release date: January 27
Position in Discography: First EP, fourth overall
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: 3.23
Heading out of January at last. Only three or four more albums to go, and this is an EP so that makes it that bit shorter. Sort of a Mexican sound to the first track, nice accordion, not mad about the second one though: too fifties cutesy-poo. So is the next one. And the next. Very twee. Not my thing now at all.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 10-05-2017, 05:18 PM

Album title: Theater of Dimensions
Artist: Xandria
Genre: Symphonic Metal/Power Metal/Prog Metal
Nationality: German
Release date: January 27
Position in Discography: Seventh
Fear Factor: Very Low
Familiar with this artist? I've heard one album
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Very
Average RYM Score: 3.24
The last time I welcomed the arrival of a heavy metal album it bored the hell out of me, so I'm not jumping up and down just yet. Plus, I remember listening to one album by these guys and not being exactly impressed. But at least it's better than sugary-sweet country pop, so we'll give it a chance. But I have to say, I'm getting tired of these female operatic singers. I mean, it's a cliche now and quite annoying. Meh, it's very generic too. Kind of like listening to Nightwish without the ... well ... kind of like listening to Nightwish really. Celtic air to “Forsaken Love”: nobody's ever done that before!

Oh no! Now they've decided to have some “unclean vocals” on one of the tracks, and it's still as boring as ****! Let me predict: one, maybe two ballads, one possibly on piano or acoustic guitar (or both), another instrumental and I can already see a fifteen-minute epic to close. It's gonna be a tough ride.

Oh, here's the first of the ballads. And yes, it's piano-driven. It's like someone is building a symphonic metal album from a pre-programmed pattern. Lord this is boring. Oh my god! The “rhyme” in “Ship of Doom” is embarrassing --- “One, two, three, four, listen to the cannon's roar” ... you get the idea. And here comes the other instrumental. Oh, I know: let's make it Celtic sounding: that's a new idea! Well, not really Celtic, but sure, if we call it “Ceili” and throw our idea of an Irish reel on it, who will know the difference? Okay, now for some odd reason they think they're Slayer, though they're not even Flesh Wounder. Oh god make it stop! You know, I think I will. **** this. I've done my best to last this out, but this is as far as I go. **** Xandria. I knew I shouldn't have given them another chance.

Check out more from this artist? No way
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 10

Trollheart · 10-05-2017, 07:34 PM

Album title: Aquaberry Aquarius
Artist: Riff Raff
Genre: Hip-Hop/Trap
Nationality: American
Release date: January 30
Position in Discography: Nineteenth (mixtape)
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.20
Well we're finally finished with January the ****ing twenty-seventh, and this takes us two more albums closer to the end of the first month. Oddly and rather a nice surprise for me, it's only nine tracks and none of them are long, so almost another EP. And it opens on an acoustic guitar? Eh, hold on there a second bub! What's going on here? Singing? Not rapping? Okay there's the rap but damn it's cool. I like this. This slow, dramatic rap – Trap, yeah? - this might actually be appealing to me. But **** Travis Scott still. “Word Around Town” is great and to be honest it looks like everything here is. Even the reggae infused “I'm Not Waitin' On the Summer” is cool. “Last Time I Checked” is also great. As is this album. Another surprise.

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

Expectation Index: 10

Trollheart · 10-05-2017, 07:44 PM

Okay then, here's what I think:

If you believe I'm missing out on some great albums, this is what you can do. At the end of each month anyone who likes can recommend up to three of their favourite albums from that month, and I'll do them in a separate section I'm going to call

Note: don't bother picking albums you know I'll hate, as I have my clauses and I'll just use one of them if it's obvious you're ****ing with me. This is your chance, all of you, to suggest your three favourite albums from each month and have me review them. Post here - don't PM please - and I'll get to them as soon as I can. And rather obviously, nothing I've already reviewed. If in doubt, check the Wiki list to see if the album(s) you're suggesting has/have been covered.

Also, again rather obviously, make sure they're available from the usual places.

10-05-2017, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: South Texas Suite Artist: Whitney Rose Genre: Country/Folk/World Music Nationality: American Release date: January 27 Position in Discography: First EP, fourth overall Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: 3.23 Heading out of January at last. Only three or four more albums to go, and this is an EP so that makes it that bit shorter. Sort of a Mexican sound to the first track, nice accordion, not mad about the second one though: too fifties cutesy-poo. So is the next one. And the next. Very twee. Not my thing now at all. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-05-2017, 05:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Theater of Dimensions Artist: Xandria Genre: Symphonic Metal/Power Metal/Prog Metal Nationality: German Release date: January 27 Position in Discography: Seventh Fear Factor: Very Low Familiar with this artist? I've heard one album Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Very Average RYM Score: 3.24 The last time I welcomed the arrival of a heavy metal album it bored the hell out of me, so I'm not jumping up and down just yet. Plus, I remember listening to one album by these guys and not being exactly impressed. But at least it's better than sugary-sweet country pop, so we'll give it a chance. But I have to say, I'm getting tired of these female operatic singers. I mean, it's a cliche now and quite annoying. Meh, it's very generic too. Kind of like listening to Nightwish without the ... well ... kind of like listening to Nightwish really. Celtic air to “Forsaken Love”: nobody's ever done that before! Oh no! Now they've decided to have some “unclean vocals” on one of the tracks, and it's still as boring as ***! Let me predict: one, maybe two ballads, one possibly on piano or acoustic guitar (or both), another instrumental and I can already see a fifteen-minute epic to close. It's gonna be a tough ride. Oh, here's the first of the ballads. And yes, it's piano-driven. It's like someone is building a symphonic metal album from a pre-programmed pattern. Lord this is boring. Oh my god! The “rhyme” in “Ship of Doom” is embarrassing --- “One, two, three, four, listen to the cannon's roar”* ... you get the idea. And here comes the other instrumental. Oh, I know: let's make it Celtic sounding: that's a new idea! Well, not really Celtic, but sure, if we call it “Ceili” and throw our idea of an Irish reel on it, who will know the difference? Okay, now for some odd reason they think they're Slayer, though they're not even Flesh Wounder. Oh god make it stop! You know, I think I will. ** this. I've done my best to last this out, but this is as far as I go. Xandria. I knew I shouldn't have given them another chance. Check out more from this artist? No way Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 10** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-05-2017, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Aquaberry Aquarius Artist: Riff Raff Genre: Hip-Hop/Trap Nationality: American Release date: January 30 Position in Discography: Nineteenth (mixtape) Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.20 Well we're finally finished with January the **ing twenty-seventh, and this takes us two more albums closer to the end of the first month. Oddly and rather a nice surprise for me, it's only nine tracks and none of them are long, so almost another EP. And it opens on an acoustic guitar? Eh, hold on there a second bub! What's going on here? Singing? Not rapping? Okay there's the rap but damn it's cool. I like this. This slow, dramatic rap – Trap, yeah? - this might actually be appealing to me. But Travis Scott still. “Word Around Town” is great and to be honest it looks like everything here is. Even the reggae infused “I'm Not Waitin' On the Summer” is cool. “Last Time I Checked” is also great. As is this album. Another surprise. 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

10-05-2017, 07:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Okay then, here's what I think: If you believe I'm missing out on some great albums, this is what you can do. At the end of each month anyone who likes can recommend up to three of their favourite albums from that month, and I'll do them in a separate section I'm going to call Note: don't bother picking albums you know I'll hate, as I have my clauses and I'll just use one of them if it's obvious you're ***ing with me. This is your chance, all of you, to suggest your three favourite albums from each month and have me review them. Post here - don't PM please - and I'll get to them as soon as I can. And rather obviously, nothing I've already reviewed. If in doubt, check the Wiki list to see if the album(s) you're suggesting has/have been covered. Also, again rather obviously, make sure they're available from the usual places. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*