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

Trollheart · 01-20-2018, 02:45 PM

Album title: Life Love Flesh Blood
Artist: Imelda May
Genre: Soft Rock/Soul/Jazz
Nationality: Irish
Release date: April 21
Position in Discography: Fifth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? I've heard one album and hated it
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.30
I must admit, when this kicks off it's a far cry from Mayhem, the other album of hers that I heard. Much more restrained, much softer and more gentle. She also collaborates with the legendary T Bone Burnett on this album. Not only that, but guitar legend Jeff Beck lends his inimitable talents to “Black Tears”, which is a beautiful bluesy ballad, and by the way Frown, Marc Ribot is on every track here too. Sadly, Bono gets a namecheck - “mentoring and guidance”: Jesus Christ!

- but this has started really really well, much better than I had expected. She really gets to let her voice loose on “Should've Been You”, a good mid-tempo rocker and “Human” has a very country feel to it; I'd possibly rate it as one of the standouts on the album.

Mind you, it might have to share that honour with “How Bad Can a Good Girl Be”, a real smoky, sensual, smouldering (and lots of other adjectives beginning with s) ballad and then there's the superlative gospel of “When It's My Time”, on which Jools Holland from Squeeze guests. Some people will probably point out similarities between Imelda and Lana, but the Irishwoman was here first. Like, almost a decade before her. I'd have to say, we should be proud of Imelda May: it's rare that a talent like this comes out of our small country.

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

Actual Rating:

**Frownland** · 01-20-2018, 02:48 PM

Marc Ribot does a lot of stuff. Is that track a good representation of the album? Wasn't into it really.

Trollheart · 01-20-2018, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Marc Ribot does a lot of stuff. Is that track a good representation of the album? Wasn't into it really.

There are some different styles on it, but kind of yeah. Like I said, I'd compare this to one of Lana's, though I feel this is better. There are some weak tracks. I didn't feel that one was one though.

Trollheart · 01-21-2018, 09:16 AM

Album title: 8
Artist: Incubus
Genre: Alt-Rock/Indie Rock/Electronic Rock
Nationality: American
Release date: April 21
Position in Discography: Eighth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No but I have heard of them
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.58
I have to say, this is pretty basic rock so far, nothing at all different or memorable standing out. It says a lot, perhaps, that I don't hear anything to attract me until the sixth track, “Loneliest”, and even then that's just all right; better than what has gone before but not brilliant by any means. An oddly Queen-like tune with Mexican flair, “When I Became a Man” is another interesting one, but it's less than a minute, so more a novelty than an actual song. Perhaps some people might consider it Beefheartesque in a way, I don't know. It's certainly different.

It kind of falls back into mediocrity then, though “Make No Sound In the Digital Forest” is an interesting instrumental, but there's only one song left now, so I can't see my opinion of this changing. And it didn't. This is a very ordinary album with nothing really to pique my interest.

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

Actual Rating:

**Frownland** · 01-21-2018, 09:18 AM

Lol I'm surprised that they're still active.

Trollheart · 01-21-2018, 09:38 AM

Album title: Palette
Artist: IU
Genre: K-pop
Nationality: Korean
Release date: April 21
Position in Discography: Fourth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? God damn it, yes!
Average RYM Score: 3.10
How inconsiderate: a full album, not an EP!
Alright, let's do this:
A is for Already Heard it
B is for Ballads
C is for Can we stop with the K-pop please?
D is for Don't give me any more K-pop
E is for Ennui
F is for ****'s sake!
G is for Generic
H is for Holy crap! Just stop willya!
I is for Individuality, of which there is none
J is for Just leave me alone
K is for (you guessed it) Korea
L is for Leave me be
M is for Music for the masses
N is for No more
O is for Oh just **** off
P is for Pissed off
Q is for Quite ready to hear no more K-pop
R is for Rock, of which there is none
S is for STOP!
T is for Take me away from here
U is for Unbelievably bland
V is for Very much the same as every other K-pop album
X is for X-rated this is not
Y is for Y do I keep doing this?
Z is for ZZZZZZZZZZZ

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

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 01-21-2018, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Lol I'm surprised that they're still active.

They're demons: they can't die. Unfortunately.

Trollheart · 01-21-2018, 10:28 AM

Album title: Risk to Exist
Artist: Maximo Park
Genre: Indie Rock
Nationality: English
Release date: April 21
Position in Discography: Sixth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.89
Yeah, again it's nothing great. I mean, it's not terrible and there's a certain catchiness to it, but again we're at track six and I really don't care. I really don't. It's basic indie rock and it's totally generic to me. Can't even find anything to talk about here.

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

Actual Rating:

The Batlord · 01-21-2018, 10:35 AM

I'd actually encourage you to check out Incubus' second album. It's an entirely different album than anything they released afterward. I don't much give a **** about their discography, but S.C.I.E.N.C.E. like a mother****er.

**Frownland** · 01-21-2018, 10:42 AM

You should check out Morning View because it's the first album I ever owned and it reminds me of my old house.

01-20-2018, 02:45 PM	#1631 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Life Love Flesh Blood Artist: Imelda May Genre: Soft Rock/Soul/Jazz Nationality: Irish Release date: April 21 Position in Discography: Fifth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? I've heard one album and hated it Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.30 I must admit, when this kicks off it's a far cry from Mayhem, the other album of hers that I heard. Much more restrained, much softer and more gentle. She also collaborates with the legendary T Bone Burnett on this album. Not only that, but guitar legend Jeff Beck lends his inimitable talents to “Black Tears”, which is a beautiful bluesy ballad, and by the way Frown, Marc Ribot is on every track here too. Sadly, Bono gets a namecheck - “mentoring and guidance”: Jesus Christ! - but this has started really really well, much better than I had expected. She really gets to let her voice loose on “Should've Been You”, a good mid-tempo rocker and “Human” has a very country feel to it; I'd possibly rate it as one of the standouts on the album. Mind you, it might have to share that honour with “How Bad Can a Good Girl Be”, a real smoky, sensual, smouldering (and lots of other adjectives beginning with s) ballad and then there's the superlative gospel of “When It's My Time”, on which Jools Holland from Squeeze guests. Some people will probably point out similarities between Imelda and Lana, but the Irishwoman was here first. Like, almost a decade before her. I'd have to say, we should be proud of Imelda May: it's rare that a talent like this comes out of our small country. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-20-2018, 02:48 PM	#1632 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Marc Ribot does a lot of stuff. Is that track a good representation of the album? Wasn't into it really. __________________ 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

01-21-2018, 09:16 AM	#1634 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: 8 Artist: Incubus Genre: Alt-Rock/Indie Rock/Electronic Rock Nationality: American Release date: April 21 Position in Discography: Eighth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No but I have heard of them Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.58 I have to say, this is pretty basic rock so far, nothing at all different or memorable standing out. It says a lot, perhaps, that I don't hear anything to attract me until the sixth track, “Loneliest”, and even then that's just all right; better than what has gone before but not brilliant by any means. An oddly Queen-like tune with Mexican flair, “When I Became a Man” is another interesting one, but it's less than a minute, so more a novelty than an actual song. Perhaps some people might consider it Beefheartesque in a way, I don't know. It's certainly different. It kind of falls back into mediocrity then, though “Make No Sound In the Digital Forest” is an interesting instrumental, but there's only one song left now, so I can't see my opinion of this changing. And it didn't. This is a very ordinary album with nothing really to pique my interest. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-21-2018, 09:18 AM	#1635 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Lol I'm surprised that they're still active. __________________ 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

01-21-2018, 09:38 AM	#1636 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Palette Artist: IU Genre: K-pop Nationality: Korean Release date: April 21 Position in Discography: Fourth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? God damn it, yes! Average RYM Score: 3.10 How inconsiderate: a full album, not an EP! Alright, let's do this: A is for Already Heard it B is for Ballads C is for Can we stop with the K-pop please? D is for Don't give me any more K-pop E is for Ennui F is for **'s sake! G is for Generic H is for Holy crap! Just stop willya! I is for Individuality, of which there is none J is for Just leave me alone K is for (you guessed it) Korea L is for Leave me be M is for Music for the masses N is for No more O is for Oh just off P is for Pissed off Q is for Quite ready to hear no more K-pop R is for Rock, of which there is none S is for STOP! T is for Take me away from here U is for Unbelievably bland V is for Very much the same as every other K-pop album X is for X-rated this is not Y is for Y do I keep doing this? Z is for ZZZZZZZZZZZ Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? No Actual Rating:** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-21-2018, 10:28 AM	#1638 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Risk to Exist Artist: Maximo Park Genre: Indie Rock Nationality: English Release date: April 21 Position in Discography: Sixth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.89 Yeah, again it's nothing great. I mean, it's not terrible and there's a certain catchiness to it, but again we're at track six and I really don't care. I really don't. It's basic indie rock and it's totally generic to me. Can't even find anything to talk about here. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-21-2018, 10:42 AM	#1640 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	You should check out Morning View because it's the first album I ever owned and it reminds me of my old house. __________________ 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