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

Trollheart · 11-12-2017, 05:12 AM

Album title: Rollin'
Artist: Brave Girls
Genre: K-pop
Nationality: Korean
Release date: March 7
Position in Discography: Fourth
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: 3.50
Another day, another K-pop album. Well, EP. Not a whole lot more to say, really: seems once you've heard one you've heard them all. Maybe there's some hidden gem lurking out there that I have yet to encounter, but so far the ones I've listened to could all be interchanged with each other and I wouldn't even be able to tell them apart.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Oh, I'm sure I'l have to. That's it for the moment though.

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-12-2017, 09:49 AM

Album title: Western Ware
Artist: Hyperbubble
Genre: Synthpop/Electropop
Nationality: American
Release date: March 7
Position in Discography: Sixth
Fear Factor: Critical
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: N/A
Well this is interesting, and by interesting I mean potentially excruciating! The first ever electro country and western album? Sounds scary! The first track is, to be fair, ****, and then they cover Dolly's “Jolene”, but they, again to be fair, don't do much new with it: she even sounds a little like the Country national treasure herself. Meh. Yeah, I just don't get it. They're country songs, but there's little (so far) in the way of “electropopping” them up, this could be a low grade country album. What's the point here? At least “Bar Wars” has some fizzing electronic thingamummies going off, but it's still basically a country song. Yawn.

Okay, finally! Their version of Glenn Campbell's “Rhinstone Cowboy” goes all out, with jumping synth, wails, sirens, tripping drumbeat, the whole bit. That's more like it. And of course I know that song so I can evaluate it properly. The rest is basic country though, while the closer seems to go more in the synthpop vein and ignore country altogether. Again, I ask, why did they bother doing this?

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

(Luckily, no YouTube videos seem to exist for these songs. Be thankful!)
Expectation Index: 0

The Batlord · 11-12-2017, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Look like a couple of over-the-hill never-weres with a desperate idea to scrape up something resembling sales.

rubber soul · 11-12-2017, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Look like a couple of over-the-hill never-weres with a desperate idea to scrape up something resembling sales.

There has to be a bad songs thread. Are these guys on Spotify? It sounds like the so bad they're good variety like the Shaggs or whatever

Trollheart · 11-12-2017, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

There has to be a bad songs thread. Are these guys on Spotify? It sounds like the so bad they're good variety like the Shaggs or whatever

Anything I review here is either on Spotify or on YouTube. This is certainly on the former. And no, I wouldn't think you could even save them by saying they're so bad they're good. There are maybe two or three decent tracks on the album, the rest are simply covers of country songs done in country style. Hopeless.

Trollheart · 11-12-2017, 02:25 PM

Album title: In Droves
Artist: Black Map
Genre: Alt-Metal/Post-Hardcore
Nationality: American
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Second
Fear Factor: Low
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.03
Amother so-called supergroup, the members of which means nothing to me, but at least it's not mind-numbing dancy K or J-pop. Opener is decent, but still, I don't know if it's just me and post-hardcore, but I find it hard to care. I mean, it's probably a good album, but for me it's just, you know, there. Nothing bad, nothing great, just ... there. I'm probably being unfair to these guys, but I just can't hear anything not only that I like, but that even makes an impression on ... hold on, the last track there ... well it was only a very short one, kind of a continuation of the twenty-six-second intro, but it was almost better than anything else I've heard on the album. Maybe that says it all.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I'd prefer not to but I'm sure I will

Expectation Index: 4

Trollheart · 11-12-2017, 05:17 PM

Album title: Black and White Rainbows
Artist: Bush
Genre: Alt-Rock/Post-Grunge
Nationality: English
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Seventh
Fear Factor: Low
Familiar with this artist? No but I've heard of them
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.39
Okay, someone ****ed up bigtime. The next album up, Off the Grid by hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso is shown, but double and triple checks show it was released in April, so what the **** is it doing on the list for March? Nice one, Wiki! So in that case I'll put it aside till next month, hopefully forget I mean remember it, and go on with this one, which is from English rockers Bush. A good rocking start anyway, and “Mad Love” is a great song, as is “The Beat of Your Heart”. Next one's great too. Yeah, I think I could get into this. Good stuff.

Check out more from this artist? Think I will
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yeah

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-13-2017, 10:09 AM

Album title: Number 1 Angel
Artist: Charlie XCX
Genre: Avant-Pop/Electropop/Bedroom Pop
Nationality: English
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Third
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No. Have heard of her
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.25
What the **** is “bedroom pop”? No, be polite: let's see. Oh right: a genre where someone records their music at home rather than in a studio. Makes sense. Never heard of it before though. This apparently is a mixtape Charli made when she was “bored” waiting to release her third album. Sure, Batty and Goofle and who knows who are going to tell me Charlie is bae (which she does appear to be) and pop royalty, and how dare I diss her, but **** you all. I hear nothing here that interests me. Bland pop that has been done so many times before, and better. Nothing new. Fine, fine, “White Roses” is okay, quite good actually. One track stands out. Yeah, not for me thanks.

Note: I'll just say in advance, Batty, **** off.

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

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-13-2017, 12:58 PM

Album title: Godless Prophets and the Migrant Flora
Artist: Darkest Hour
Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore
Nationality: American
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Ninth
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.31
Batty said to ignore the “death” part in MDM and if it weren't for the vocals here, yeah, I could. Second track is far superior to the first, some really good guitar work on it. Metalcore though: will it ever be for me? To be honest, when yer man shuts the **** up howling you can hear how good the music is. Trouble is, he doesn't stay quiet for long. **** him. Look at “None of This is the Truth” - some superb musicianship here, but most of the time it's lost behind his ravings and howls. See, for “Widowed” he ****s off and leaves the band to rack out a fine instrumental, and it's so much the better for his absence, but of course he's back for “Enter Oblivion”, and normal service is, sadly, resumed. Could have been so much better.

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

Expectation Index: 6

Trollheart · 11-13-2017, 02:26 PM

Album title: DM
Artist: Dulce Maria
Genre: Pop/Latin Pop
Nationality: Mexican
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Third
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.33
Ah, my second Latin pop album. Glory be. I already hate the percussion on this. You all know how little notice I take of drumming, but the drumming is so off here I thought the album had a glitch and was sticking. Well, on the first track anyway. Second one is much better, touch of the soft AOR about it maybe. Good catchy melody. She sings like a twelve-year old though. Or a K-pop singer, which may in fact be the same thing. Not bad though in fairness; some decent songs, some nice ballads. Pleasant, if you can get past her voice.

Check out more from this artist? I .. might
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Possibly

Expectation Index: 4

11-12-2017, 05:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Rollin' Artist: Brave Girls Genre: K-pop Nationality: Korean Release date: March 7 Position in Discography: Fourth Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: 3.50 Another day, another K-pop album. Well, EP. Not a whole lot more to say, really: seems once you've heard one you've heard them all. Maybe there's some hidden gem lurking out there that I have yet to encounter, but so far the ones I've listened to could all be interchanged with each other and I wouldn't even be able to tell them apart. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Oh, I'm sure I'l have to. That's it for the moment though. Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-12-2017, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Western Ware Artist: Hyperbubble Genre: Synthpop/Electropop Nationality: American Release date: March 7 Position in Discography: Sixth Fear Factor: Critical Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: N/A Well this is interesting, and by interesting I mean potentially excruciating! The first ever electro country and western album? Sounds scary! The first track is, to be fair, **, and then they cover Dolly's “Jolene”, but they, again to be fair, don't do much new with it: she even sounds a little like the Country national treasure herself. Meh. Yeah, I just don't get it. They're country songs, but there's little (so far) in the way of “electropopping” them up, this could be a low grade country album. What's the point here? At least “Bar Wars” has some fizzing electronic thingamummies going off, but it's still basically a country song. Yawn. Okay, finally! Their version of Glenn Campbell's “Rhinstone Cowboy” goes all out, with jumping synth, wails, sirens, tripping drumbeat, the whole bit. That's more like it. And of course I know that song so I can evaluate it properly. The rest is basic country though, while the closer seems to go more in the synthpop vein and ignore country altogether. Again, I ask, why did they bother doing this? Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes (Luckily, no YouTube videos seem to exist for these songs. Be thankful!) Expectation Index: 0** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-12-2017, 02:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: In Droves Artist: Black Map Genre: Alt-Metal/Post-Hardcore Nationality: American Release date: March 10 Position in Discography: Second Fear Factor: Low Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.03 Amother so-called supergroup, the members of which means nothing to me, but at least it's not mind-numbing dancy K or J-pop. Opener is decent, but still, I don't know if it's just me and post-hardcore, but I find it hard to care. I mean, it's probably a good album, but for me it's just, you know, there. Nothing bad, nothing great, just ... there. I'm probably being unfair to these guys, but I just can't hear anything not only that I like, but that even makes an impression on ... hold on, the last track there ... well it was only a very short one, kind of a continuation of the twenty-six-second intro, but it was almost better than anything else I've heard on the album. Maybe that says it all. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I'd prefer not to but I'm sure I will Expectation Index: 4 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-12-2017, 05:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Black and White Rainbows Artist: Bush Genre: Alt-Rock/Post-Grunge Nationality: English Release date: March 10 Position in Discography: Seventh Fear Factor: Low Familiar with this artist? No but I've heard of them Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.39 Okay, someone ***ed up bigtime. The next album up, Off the Grid* by hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso is shown, but double and triple checks show it was released in April, so what the ** is it doing on the list for March? Nice one, Wiki! So in that case I'll put it aside till next month, hopefully forget I mean remember it, and go on with this one, which is from English rockers Bush. A good rocking start anyway, and “Mad Love” is a great song, as is “The Beat of Your Heart”. Next one's great too. Yeah, I think I could get into this. Good stuff. Check out more from this artist? Think I will Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yeah Expectation Index: 0** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-13-2017, 10:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Number 1 Angel Artist: Charlie XCX Genre: Avant-Pop/Electropop/Bedroom Pop Nationality: English Release date: March 10 Position in Discography: Third Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No. Have heard of her Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.25 What the ** is “bedroom pop”? No, be polite: let's see. Oh right: a genre where someone records their music at home rather than in a studio. Makes sense. Never heard of it before though. This apparently is a mixtape Charli made when she was “bored” waiting to release her third album. Sure, Batty and Goofle and who knows who are going to tell me Charlie is bae (which she does appear to be) and pop royalty, and how dare I diss her, but you all. I hear nothing here that interests me. Bland pop that has been done so many times before, and better. Nothing new. Fine, fine, “White Roses” is okay, quite good actually. One track stands out. Yeah, not for me thanks. Note: I'll just say in advance, Batty, off. 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

11-13-2017, 12:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Godless Prophets and the Migrant Flora Artist: Darkest Hour Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore Nationality: American Release date: March 10 Position in Discography: Ninth Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.31 Batty said to ignore the “death” part in MDM and if it weren't for the vocals here, yeah, I could. Second track is far superior to the first, some really good guitar work on it. Metalcore though: will it ever be for me? To be honest, when yer man shuts the ** up howling you can hear how good the music is. Trouble is, he doesn't stay quiet for long. him. Look at “None of This is the Truth” - some superb musicianship here, but most of the time it's lost behind his ravings and howls. See, for “Widowed” he s off and leaves the band to rack out a fine instrumental, and it's so much the better for his absence, but of course he's back for “Enter Oblivion”, and normal service is, sadly, resumed. Could have been so much better. Check out more from this artist? Maybe Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Maybe Expectation Index: 6** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-13-2017, 02:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: DM Artist: Dulce Maria Genre: Pop/Latin Pop Nationality: Mexican Release date: March 10 Position in Discography: Third Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.33 Ah, my second Latin pop album. Glory be. I already hate the percussion on this. You all know how little notice I take of drumming, but the drumming is so off here I thought the album had a glitch and was sticking. Well, on the first track anyway. Second one is much better, touch of the soft AOR about it maybe. Good catchy melody. She sings like a twelve-year old though. Or a K-pop singer, which may in fact be the same thing. Not bad though in fairness; some decent songs, some nice ballads. Pleasant, if you can get past her voice. Check out more from this artist? I .. might Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Possibly Expectation Index: 4 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018