The Random Album Thread

Key · 08-30-2018, 09:55 PM

Christina Perri - Lovestrong

What a nice surprise this was. I just listened to a bit of it while updating my journal and I absolutely love everything it has going on. It's really well done how she puts together so many great instruments together. Especially the acoustic guitar. Her voice is also breathtakingly good. Been getting a lot of great female vocalists and I'm loving everything about it. Definitely going to listen to this again.

I'm also a sucker for great lyrics and she's an amazing songwriter. And then I got to Jar of Hearts and realized exactly who this was. Man, I'm glad I listened to this now.

Aux-In · 08-30-2018, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

I'm also a sucker for great lyrics and she's an amazing songwriter. And then I got to Jar of Hearts and realized exactly who this was. Man, I'm glad I listened to this now.

Great song.

Key · 08-30-2018, 10:36 PM

It's a great album too. Gonna listen to it again on my way to work tomorrow

Aux-In · 08-31-2018, 12:02 PM

DJ Qbert - GalaXXXian

https://soundcloud.com/djqbert/sets/galaxxxian

Genre: Hip-Hop
Year: 2014
Place of Origin: San Francisco, CA
General Pace: Regular tempo, beat-box, turntable type of stuff

The Skinny: DJ Qbert, not to be confused with Gottlieb's Q*bert, and I'm quoting directly from the suspiciously self-written bio on his Web site, "is widely regarded as the most highly skilled skratching dj that has walked this planet." On to Wiki I went where I learned that Qbert, along with Mixmaster Mike, won the DMC World Championship three times in the '90s, and he was also voted America's Best DJ in 2010. Fair enough.

Summation: Well, "Kooty Kat" was somewhat catchy, and that was kind of it. Much of GalaXXXian felt like old-school rap meshed with Limp Bizkit's mixing style. Not saying that's a fair comparison, because I'm sure it isn't when you break below the surface. And it's not throughout the whole album or anything, just a few songs, but it was my most immediate thought on some of the turntable sounds I was hearing. Check out "Back Suspension" and tell me if I'm wayward. Qbert's been around a long time, but he doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, so he's probably a cool cat. That said, I found the album's sound to be dated and frankly kind of boring, although there may be some technical scratch DJ enthusiasts who would want to have a word with me.

Best Song: "Kooty Kat" (ft. P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, Genie Love & Camille Velasco)

Contrarian1 · 08-31-2018, 12:24 PM

Here's one I just discovered, Whitchfinder General - Death Penalty.

It's very doomy and reminds me a lot of the Ozzy/Sabbath I love (probably sounds like Master of Reality the most). At some points it sounds a little like they are copying the style rather than doing something fresh, but I dig the **** out of this album anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ZUTN8SgFo

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-31-2018, 01:50 PM

^Pretty cool. I remember listening to that many years ago because of the name relation to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKV7WUM-Ots

Aux-In · 08-31-2018, 05:23 PM

Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

Genre: Indie Rock, Art Rock
Year: 2008
Place of Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
General Pace: Traditional 2000s indie sound with some psychedelic undertones

Totally meh. Didn't make it through this one.

Aux-In · 09-01-2018, 06:39 AM

The Lillingtons / Nothing Cool - Idiot Word Search [Split LP]

Genre: Punk Rock
Year: 1997
Place(s) of Origin: USA: Newcastle, WY / San Fransisco, CA
General Pace: Thrashing, furious/fast-paced instruments, some pop vocals

Summation: As the title indicates, this is a split album between two punk bands, with The Lillingtons on Side A and Nothing Cool on Side B. Lyrically, the themes deal with teenage rebellion, partying and girl crushes, but the album fails to make any kind of statement. Is it really supposed to make a statement, though? Maybe they just want to make music. And musically, the album was fine. Nothing epic, but fine. I liked The Lillingtons better as they reminded me of this guy in high school who used to give me tape recordings of his garage band, which I still have.

Best Song: "Teenage *******"

Aux-In · 09-01-2018, 10:06 PM

Interstellar - Late Night Tea

Genre: Electronic, Rock
Year: 2000
Place of Origin: Canada
General Pace: jazzy, lounge

Summation: Pleasant, easygoing listening with some abrasive-yet-ambient textures and sci-fi sounds. That's what it wanted to be, and that's what you get. There is too much abrasion for me to call this dream pop, so I am calling it dream rock.

Best Song: "Microburst." I liked the transmission signal noise that is in the background of the song for some reason. It starts @ 2:10 and progressively takes prominence by the end of the track.

I am ready for my space probe now.

Aux-In · 09-02-2018, 04:05 PM

Autoscan - Город слепых [EP]

Spoiler for Album Cover:

https://autoscan.bandcamp.com/

Genre: Heavy Metal
Year: 2014
Place of Origin: Russian Federation
General Pace: Thrash/fast-paced, furious, screaming

EP title translates to City of the Blind. I'm definitely a fan of heavy instruments, but this is the type of metal with with unintelligible lyrics, so I can't tell you if they're good at that type of screaming style or not. Not that I'd understand what they were saying if it was in English. Song 3, "The Script" does have some singing in it.

This thread's fun, but it's obviously going to lead to a lot of dead-ends, which is fine. I don't like putting ratings on music (too many grey areas). Instead of that, I am going say whether or not I would return to the album, which is a simple way to say a complex thing.

Would I return to this album?: No.

08-31-2018, 12:02 PM	#64 (permalink)
Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	DJ Qbert - GalaXXXian https://soundcloud.com/djqbert/sets/galaxxxian Genre: Hip-Hop Year: 2014 Place of Origin: San Francisco, CA General Pace: Regular tempo, beat-box, turntable type of stuff The Skinny: DJ Qbert, not to be confused with Gottlieb's Qbert, and I'm quoting directly from the suspiciously self-written bio on his Web site, "is widely regarded as the most highly skilled skratching dj that has walked this planet." On to Wiki I went where I learned that Qbert, along with Mixmaster Mike, won the DMC World Championship three times in the '90s, and he was also voted America's Best DJ in 2010. Fair enough. Summation:* Well, "Kooty Kat" was somewhat catchy, and that was kind of it. Much of GalaXXXian felt like old-school rap meshed with Limp Bizkit's mixing style. Not saying that's a fair comparison, because I'm sure it isn't when you break below the surface. And it's not throughout the whole album or anything, just a few songs, but it was my most immediate thought on some of the turntable sounds I was hearing. Check out "Back Suspension" and tell me if I'm wayward. Qbert's been around a long time, but he doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, so he's probably a cool cat. That said, I found the album's sound to be dated and frankly kind of boring, although there may be some technical scratch DJ enthusiasts who would want to have a word with me. Best Song: "Kooty Kat" (ft. P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, Genie Love & Camille Velasco) __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."

08-31-2018, 12:24 PM	#65 (permalink)
Contrarian1 Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 57	Here's one I just discovered, Whitchfinder General - Death Penalty. It's very doomy and reminds me a lot of the Ozzy/Sabbath I love (probably sounds like Master of Reality the most). At some points it sounds a little like they are copying the style rather than doing something fresh, but I dig the **** out of this album anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ZUTN8SgFo __________________ "New member of the year" -OccultHawk

08-31-2018, 05:23 PM	#67 (permalink)
Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer Genre: Indie Rock, Art Rock Year: 2008 Place of Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada General Pace: Traditional 2000s indie sound with some psychedelic undertones Totally meh. Didn't make it through this one. __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."

09-01-2018, 06:39 AM	#68 (permalink)
Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	The Lillingtons / Nothing Cool - Idiot Word Search [Split LP] Genre: Punk Rock Year: 1997 Place(s) of Origin: USA: Newcastle, WY / San Fransisco, CA General Pace: Thrashing, furious/fast-paced instruments, some pop vocals Summation: As the title indicates, this is a split album between two punk bands, with The Lillingtons on Side A and Nothing Cool on Side B. Lyrically, the themes deal with teenage rebellion, partying and girl crushes, but the album fails to make any kind of statement. Is it really supposed to make a statement, though? Maybe they just want to make music. And musically, the album was fine. Nothing epic, but fine. I liked The Lillingtons better as they reminded me of this guy in high school who used to give me tape recordings of his garage band, which I still have. Best Song: "Teenage *******" __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."

09-01-2018, 10:06 PM	#69 (permalink)
Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	Interstellar - Late Night Tea Genre: Electronic, Rock Year: 2000 Place of Origin: Canada General Pace: jazzy, lounge Summation: Pleasant, easygoing listening with some abrasive-yet-ambient textures and sci-fi sounds. That's what it wanted to be, and that's what you get. There is too much abrasion for me to call this dream pop, so I am calling it dream rock. Best Song: "Microburst." I liked the transmission signal noise that is in the background of the song for some reason. It starts @ 2:10 and progressively takes prominence by the end of the track. I am ready for my space probe now. __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."

08-30-2018, 09:55 PM	#61 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Christina Perri - Lovestrong What a nice surprise this was. I just listened to a bit of it while updating my journal and I absolutely love everything it has going on. It's really well done how she puts together so many great instruments together. Especially the acoustic guitar. Her voice is also breathtakingly good. Been getting a lot of great female vocalists and I'm loving everything about it. Definitely going to listen to this again. I'm also a sucker for great lyrics and she's an amazing songwriter. And then I got to Jar of Hearts and realized exactly who this was. Man, I'm glad I listened to this now.

08-30-2018, 10:36 PM	#63 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	It's a great album too. Gonna listen to it again on my way to work tomorrow

08-31-2018, 01:50 PM	#66 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	^Pretty cool. I remember listening to that many years ago because of the name relation to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKV7WUM-Ots

09-02-2018, 04:05 PM	#70 (permalink)
Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	Autoscan - Город слепых [EP] Spoiler for Album Cover: https://autoscan.bandcamp.com/ Genre: Heavy Metal Year: 2014 Place of Origin: Russian Federation General Pace: Thrash/fast-paced, furious, screaming EP title translates to City of the Blind. I'm definitely a fan of heavy instruments, but this is the type of metal with with unintelligible lyrics, so I can't tell you if they're good at that type of screaming style or not. Not that I'd understand what they were saying if it was in English. Song 3, "The Script" does have some singing in it. This thread's fun, but it's obviously going to lead to a lot of dead-ends, which is fine. I don't like putting ratings on music (too many grey areas). Instead of that, I am going say whether or not I would return to the album, which is a simple way to say a complex thing. Would I return to this album?: No. __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."