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

Trollheart · 01-14-2018, 01:45 PM

Album title: Back to the Basics
Artist: Rich Homie Quan
Genre: Hip-hop
Nationality: American
Release date: April 14
Position in Discography: Eighth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.86
Now this is more like it. The moment this kicks off I like it. This guy can rap, unlike our friend Carti(er) previously, and this draws you in, whereas the other one pushed me right away and kept me at arm's length till I eventually decided I'd had enough. This is leagues ahead of him. I don't know what the American equivalent is, but fill in your own analogy, but for us on this side of the pond, it's the difference between Bishop Stortford and Manchester City. Guess who's which?

“Heart Cold” is a ****ing amazing song, and it's followed by another one in “Back End”, and “Word of Mouth” has very trap styles (shut it, TH: you know nothing about hip-hop you big fraud!) and is another great song.

I also give the guy props for not overstuffing his album – well, mixtape. Eleven tracks only; very manageable, although to be honest, with this kind of quality I would probably listen to more anyway, but it does help move things along. Perhaps it's the difference between someone who has eight albums under his belt and one who is just starting out, though I've heard better debuts by far than Playboi Carti, and I see too that he's part of some collective (ASAP gang or something) so maybe he has/should have more experience than it might appear. Anyway, he's **** and this guy is not. World of difference. “Replay” is ****ing amazing, as is pretty much all of this album. Word.

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

Actual Rating:

The Batlord · 01-14-2018, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Indeed. It's so much easier to review over a thousand albums, many of which I don't like, than to cherry-pick the ones I would enjoy. Absolutely. Welcome back, ****.

You must jack your dick over some k-pop, then.

Trollheart · 01-14-2018, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

You must jack your dick over some k-pop, then.

Who or what I pop over is none of your business, pal.

Trollheart · 01-14-2018, 03:09 PM

Album title: Caught Up
Artist: Sarah Close
Genre: Indie Pop
Nationality: English
Release date: April 14
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.11
Just an EP, with a mere four tracks, this is the debut offering from English singer/songwriter Sarah Close. Sounds kind of generic I must say, but we'll see. Second track has more personality, and it mentions zombies, so have to get points for that. Third one has too much heavy Autotune, but other than that it has a nice melody and it's kind of a ballad. Also stops and starts too much, breaks the flow but not a bad song. Very short too, less than ninety seconds. The closing track then has a dark, hard edge and I like it a lot. Great punching percussion and a fine hook in the chorus, even if it is only “Oh oh oh oh oh!”

Check out more from this artist? Yeah I might
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

Oriphiel · 01-14-2018, 03:47 PM

Hey Trollheart, this may seem kinda random, but how do you feel about ELO's first two albums?

Trollheart · 01-14-2018, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Hey Trollheart, this may seem kinda random, but how do you feel about ELO's first two albums?

I'm not a fan of them. I feel they improved vastly once they lost Wood.

Trollheart · 01-14-2018, 05:11 PM

Album title: The Seven
Artist: Talib Kweli and Styles P
Genre: Hip-hop
Nationality: American
Release date: April 14
Position in Discography: First collab
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.00
Oh this is good! African tribal beats give way to a kind of jazzy horn ensemble with some damn fine rapping and chorus (gang?) vocals. Again, just an EP, though this has seven tracks. Great stuff so far, some excellent samples, great lyrics, wonderful interplay. “In the Field” is one of the most hard-hitting songs I've heard in my incredibly limited journey through hip-hop so far, and “Teleprompters” keeps the quality super high. Yeah this is pretty sweet.

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

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 01-15-2018, 10:03 AM

Album title: Irgendwas gegen die Stille
Artist: Wincent Weiss
Genre: Pop
Nationality: German
Release date: April 14
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A bit
Average RYM Score: N/A
Ah, wonderful! Another talent contest reject, this time from what I assume is the German equivalent of X Factor/The Voice/Deutschland Gott Talente/whatever. It's quite hilarious (and I'm saying this before I hear his music, so I might need that plate again but whatever) that the person writing his Wiki page trumpets that Weiss finished in the “top 29 contestants”! It's hardly winning it, is it? How many were there: thirty?

All right then, we've poked our fun at him, let's see if he can sing. Unsurprisingly, it's all in German. And it's pretty generic. I mean, it's all right, as far as it goes, but there's nothing here that really makes me glad I listened to this, or want to listen any further. Total meh.

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

Actual Rating:

Oriphiel · 01-15-2018, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'm not a fan of them. I feel they improved vastly once they lost Wood.

I used to feel that same way, but they've really been growing on me these last few months.

rubber soul · 01-15-2018, 10:27 AM

I like ELO, especially up to Face the Music (though latter day ELO isn't all that bad either)

01-14-2018, 01:45 PM	#1551 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Back to the Basics Artist: Rich Homie Quan Genre: Hip-hop Nationality: American Release date: April 14 Position in Discography: Eighth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.86 Now this is more like it. The moment this kicks off I like it. This guy can rap, unlike our friend Carti(er) previously, and this draws you in, whereas the other one pushed me right away and kept me at arm's length till I eventually decided I'd had enough. This is leagues ahead of him. I don't know what the American equivalent is, but fill in your own analogy, but for us on this side of the pond, it's the difference between Bishop Stortford and Manchester City. Guess who's which? “Heart Cold” is a **ing amazing song, and it's followed by another one in “Back End”, and “Word of Mouth” has very trap styles (shut it, TH: you know nothing about hip-hop you big fraud!) and is another great song. I also give the guy props for not overstuffing his album – well, mixtape. Eleven tracks only; very manageable, although to be honest, with this kind of quality I would probably listen to more anyway, but it does help move things along. Perhaps it's the difference between someone who has eight albums under his belt and one who is just starting out, though I've heard better debuts by far than Playboi Carti, and I see too that he's part of some collective (ASAP gang or something) so maybe he has/should have more experience than it might appear. Anyway, he's and this guy is not. World of difference. “Replay” is ing amazing, as is pretty much all of this album. Word. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating:** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-14-2018, 03:09 PM	#1554 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Caught Up Artist: Sarah Close Genre: Indie Pop Nationality: English Release date: April 14 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.11 Just an EP, with a mere four tracks, this is the debut offering from English singer/songwriter Sarah Close. Sounds kind of generic I must say, but we'll see. Second track has more personality, and it mentions zombies, so have to get points for that. Third one has too much heavy Autotune, but other than that it has a nice melody and it's kind of a ballad. Also stops and starts too much, breaks the flow but not a bad song. Very short too, less than ninety seconds. The closing track then has a dark, hard edge and I like it a lot. Great punching percussion and a fine hook in the chorus, even if it is only “Oh oh oh oh oh!” Check out more from this artist? Yeah I might Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-14-2018, 03:47 PM	#1555 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Hey Trollheart, this may seem kinda random, but how do you feel about ELO's first two albums? __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

01-14-2018, 05:11 PM	#1557 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: The Seven Artist: Talib Kweli and Styles P Genre: Hip-hop Nationality: American Release date: April 14 Position in Discography: First collab Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.00 Oh this is good! African tribal beats give way to a kind of jazzy horn ensemble with some damn fine rapping and chorus (gang?) vocals. Again, just an EP, though this has seven tracks. Great stuff so far, some excellent samples, great lyrics, wonderful interplay. “In the Field” is one of the most hard-hitting songs I've heard in my incredibly limited journey through hip-hop so far, and “Teleprompters” keeps the quality super high. Yeah this is pretty sweet. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-15-2018, 10:03 AM	#1558 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Irgendwas gegen die Stille Artist: Wincent Weiss Genre: Pop Nationality: German Release date: April 14 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A bit Average RYM Score: N/A Ah, wonderful! Another talent contest reject, this time from what I assume is the German equivalent of X Factor/The Voice/Deutschland Gott Talente/whatever. It's quite hilarious (and I'm saying this before I hear his music, so I might need that plate again but whatever) that the person writing his Wiki page trumpets that Weiss finished in the “top 29 contestants”! It's hardly winning it, is it? How many were there: thirty? All right then, we've poked our fun at him, let's see if he can sing. Unsurprisingly, it's all in German. And it's pretty generic. I mean, it's all right, as far as it goes, but there's nothing here that really makes me glad I listened to this, or want to listen any further. Total meh. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018