Good Songs from Bad Albums

Oriphiel · 11-15-2018, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I actually kind of agree that it's an unfortunate album. I've owned it for almost 10 years but maybe had it in my stereo a handful times.

Yeah.

It's not even that it's an overtly bad album, it's just that it passes by without leaving much of an impression beyond "Welp, that was an album." But there are like three or four songs on it that've grown on me, maybe partly because The Line, The Cross, And The Curve was so adorable.

~~MicShazam~~ · 11-15-2018, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Yeah.

It's not even that it's an overtly bad album, it's just that it passes by without leaving much of an impression beyond "Welp, that was an album." But there are like three or four songs on it that've grown on me, maybe partly because The Line, The Cross, And The Curve was so adorable.

I probably need to listen to it more. The "cold" sounding production bothers me, that's one thing I remember about my reaction to the album.

Oriphiel · 11-15-2018, 05:02 AM

I mean, 50 Words For Snow was way colder, and not just figuratively

The song where she ****s a snowman >

~~MicShazam~~ · 11-15-2018, 05:20 AM

But it sounds warmer. Hard to explain. I really like 50 Words for Snow. Very good album. It's only The Red Shoes and Aerial that don't really speak to me.

Oriphiel · 11-15-2018, 05:21 AM

Been awhile since I threw Aerial on

Maybe I'll do that today, see if my feelings about it have changed

~~MicShazam~~ · 11-15-2018, 07:58 AM

I don't think I've heard it in a least a small handful years. Used to not really hold my attention, but I used to be more challenged in that regard, so that could have changed. It's not like 50 Words for Snow is a super hooky tour de force.

Unitron · 11-15-2018, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

The more straight forward rock songs are what I like the most about that album: Breadline, Ecstasy, Seven, Wanderlust. All good songs in my book.

It's been a while since I've listened to the whole album, but Seven is the song I always remember and love. Oh, and their cover of the Duke Nukem theme which was a Japan bonus track, that's fantastic.

~~MicShazam~~ · 11-15-2018, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Unitron

It's been a while since I've listened to the whole album, but Seven is the song I always remember and love. Oh, and their cover of the Duke Nukem theme which was a Japan bonus track, that's fantastic.

Oh yeah, that one is pretty fun. I'm both a Duke Nukem fan and a big fan of Megadeth, so of course I've listened to that one a lot.

windsock · 11-16-2018, 03:47 PM

Overall I thought the new Idles album was dull as sin but I horoughly enjoyed Colossus, more for the vocal work than anything else (the instrumentation is pretty flat imo).

Unitron · 12-14-2018, 07:05 PM

Really unpopular opinion here, but I've never been a fan of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. I think it's the weakest of the original Ozzy-era albums (and that's including Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die). Even after giving it another shot, I still don't get why everyone loves it so much. I can hear some good ideas throughout, but it just feels like those moments are sparse.

With that said though, Killing Yourself to Live is great:

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	But it sounds warmer. Hard to explain. I really like 50 Words for Snow. Very good album. It's only The Red Shoes and Aerial that don't really speak to me.

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I don't think I've heard it in a least a small handful years. Used to not really hold my attention, but I used to be more challenged in that regard, so that could have changed. It's not like 50 Words for Snow is a super hooky tour de force.