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

Trollheart · 02-05-2018, 10:45 AM

Echobelly – Anarchy and Alchemy
Esham – Scribble
Gucci Mane – Droptopwop
The Letter Black – Pain
Lil Yachty – Teenage Emotions
Louis Hayes – Serenade For Horace
Paula Arenas – Matices
Shakira – El Dorado
The Unthanks – Diversions Vol 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake
Astro – Dream Pt.01
Baek A Yeon - Bittersweet

Trollheart · 02-05-2018, 10:46 AM

[reserved for May index part three]
(I'm only doing this because, despite the fact that I've never needed a third part of any index up to now, if I don't reserve the post you can be damn sure this will be the one month it goes over.)

Oriphiel · 02-05-2018, 11:15 AM

[reserved for Ori]

The Batlord · 02-05-2018, 11:18 AM

Trollheart · 02-05-2018, 12:00 PM

Album title: 199X
Artist: Triple H
Genre: K-pop
Nationality: Korean
Release date: May 1
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Yeah
Average RYM Score: 2.67
Another month begins and another K-pop album is foisted upon the world. This is the first K-pop band I've come across on this list where it's neither a girl nor a boy group, but a mixture of both – what they call a co-ed group, apparently. It doesn't make any difference. It's still garbage. At least it's short: five tracks, one of which is an instrumental of the title track. Thank god for EPs, huh?

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

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 02-05-2018, 02:15 PM

Album title: Violet Blaze
Artist: Nana Kitade
Genre: Pop/Dance
Nationality: Japanese
Release date: May 3
Position in Discography: Fourth solo
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.50
Not much to talk about really; fairly basic pop till it gets to “One Night Story”, which has something about it, and then it begins to take off a little, so I'll keep listening and see where it goes from here. Yeah, it's picking up now. “Borrowed Time” was a cool little track, and “Canary” allows her to show the softer side of her singing, which is pretty angelic really. Yeah, yeah, it's really got a whole lot better. “Nasty Radio” is I guess what you young'uns would call a boomer, or a banger, or something: it's catchy is what I'm saying, and more than that, it's infectious.

“Shed One Tear” is another fine ballad, and the closer, an uptempo poppy song, has hooks all over it. I'm quite a bit more impressed than I had expected to be, I'll tell you that. Japanese pop is not something I'm very well versed in, but I've heard one or two, and this album stands pretty much head and shoulders above any of them. A nice surprise.

Check out more from this artist? You know, I think I might
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 02-05-2018, 03:07 PM

Album title: In Spades
Artist: The Afghan Whigs
Genre: Alt-Rock
Nationality: American
Release date: May 5
Position in Discography: Eighth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.28
Kind of an odd little start, but now that it's got under way this is pretty decent. Not about to become a fan at this moment, but it's not bad. “Demon in Profile” is an interesting song with a hint of Bowie and Queen about it, and “Copernicus” is great too. All damn fine stuff really. “I Got Lost” is a sweet little piano ballad with an oddly hollow and distant vocal for the first minute or so of the song; kind of makes it sound a little psych rock or something, with a tinge of country in it. Hmm. I see this is some guy called Scott Bennett doing the vocals, the only time he does so on the album. Anyone know who he is? Cos I sure don't. The closer is killer, too. Hell of an album. Hell of an album. Did I mention this is a hell of an album? It's a hell of an album.

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

Actual Rating:

rubber soul · 02-05-2018, 03:35 PM

Sounds pretty good. I'm not really an Afghan Whigs person so this video anyway is a pleasant surprise

GD · 02-05-2018, 03:53 PM

Um, you takin' recs for April already, TH?

Trollheart · 02-05-2018, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigantic Debaser

Um, you takin' recs for April already, TH?

Yeah, throw them this way.

02-05-2018, 10:45 AM	#1751 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Echobelly – Anarchy and Alchemy Esham – Scribble Gucci Mane – Droptopwop The Letter Black – Pain Lil Yachty – Teenage Emotions Louis Hayes – Serenade For Horace Paula Arenas – Matices Shakira – El Dorado The Unthanks – Diversions Vol 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake Astro – Dream Pt.01 Baek A Yeon - Bittersweet __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 03-01-2018 at 05:17 PM.

02-05-2018, 10:46 AM	#1752 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	[reserved for May index part three] (I'm only doing this because, despite the fact that I've never needed a third part of any index up to now, if I don't reserve the post you can be damn sure this will be the one month it goes over.) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-05-2018, 11:15 AM	#1753 (permalink)
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02-05-2018, 12:00 PM	#1755 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: 199X Artist: Triple H Genre: K-pop Nationality: Korean Release date: May 1 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Yeah Average RYM Score: 2.67 Another month begins and another K-pop album is foisted upon the world. This is the first K-pop band I've come across on this list where it's neither a girl nor a boy group, but a mixture of both – what they call a co-ed group, apparently. It doesn't make any difference. It's still garbage. At least it's short: five tracks, one of which is an instrumental of the title track. Thank god for EPs, huh? Check out more from this artist?No Check out more from this genre or subgenre?No Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-05-2018, 02:15 PM	#1756 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Violet Blaze Artist: Nana Kitade Genre: Pop/Dance Nationality: Japanese Release date: May 3 Position in Discography: Fourth solo Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.50 Not much to talk about really; fairly basic pop till it gets to “One Night Story”, which has something about it, and then it begins to take off a little, so I'll keep listening and see where it goes from here. Yeah, it's picking up now. “Borrowed Time” was a cool little track, and “Canary” allows her to show the softer side of her singing, which is pretty angelic really. Yeah, yeah, it's really got a whole lot better. “Nasty Radio” is I guess what you young'uns would call a boomer, or a banger, or something: it's catchy is what I'm saying, and more than that, it's infectious. “Shed One Tear” is another fine ballad, and the closer, an uptempo poppy song, has hooks all over it. I'm quite a bit more impressed than I had expected to be, I'll tell you that. Japanese pop is not something I'm very well versed in, but I've heard one or two, and this album stands pretty much head and shoulders above any of them. A nice surprise. Check out more from this artist? You know, I think I might Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-05-2018, 03:07 PM	#1757 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: In Spades Artist: The Afghan Whigs Genre: Alt-Rock Nationality: American Release date: May 5 Position in Discography: Eighth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.28 Kind of an odd little start, but now that it's got under way this is pretty decent. Not about to become a fan at this moment, but it's not bad. “Demon in Profile” is an interesting song with a hint of Bowie and Queen about it, and “Copernicus” is great too. All damn fine stuff really. “I Got Lost” is a sweet little piano ballad with an oddly hollow and distant vocal for the first minute or so of the song; kind of makes it sound a little psych rock or something, with a tinge of country in it. Hmm. I see this is some guy called Scott Bennett doing the vocals, the only time he does so on the album. Anyone know who he is? Cos I sure don't. The closer is killer, too. Hell of an album. Hell of an album. Did I mention this is a hell of an album? It's a hell of an album. Check out more from this artist? Oh yeah Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-05-2018, 03:53 PM	#1759 (permalink)
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