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12-04-2014, 06:24 PM | #2551 (permalink) | |
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Yeah, you probably did try to convince me but as I said, it was kind of like what happened with Sean Filkins: sure I might as well and then, why the hell did I wait so long? Sometimes ol' Troll needs to be pushed, sometimes fate takes a hand. Yeah, that Bram Stoker is one of the finds of my life. Could not believe how incredible it is, for an unknown band who have only two albums to date. Hope they go further and don't wait another bloody forty years!
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12-05-2014, 06:44 PM | #2553 (permalink) |
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Dear Plankton, What an interesting gift! At first I was not impressed with “Earth rocker” by Clutch: I would have said they sounded like Steppenwolf or maybe Deep Purple if they had Danny Joe Brown on vocals, very seventies hard rock. Then I heard “Gone cold” and I sat up and took notice. From there on the album got so much better. I would still not say I'm a fan, but I'm less likely to dismiss this out of hand the way I had expected to after the first four tracks. So thanks for confusing me! Good pick, and I may listen to more from them. Also, thanks for supplying the link as Spotify did not have ti, even though it's their current album. Rock on for Christmas! Trollheart
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12-06-2014, 03:41 PM | #2554 (permalink) |
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Dear Gigantic Debaser, Thank you so much for the lovely --- I should say, ethereally beautiful --- gift of “Ruins” by Grouper. I don't think I've heard anything quite so gorgeous since Lanterns on the Lake. A truly stupendous album. Favourite tracks? Just every single one. Totally incredible, and what a pick. Well done, and thank you again. Merry Christmas to you and yours from Trollheart
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12-07-2014, 04:15 PM | #2556 (permalink) |
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Dear Batlord Thank you for the gift of “Superunknown” by Soundgarden. Should be called “Superuninteresting”. I have never heard a Soundgarden album or even song prior to this, and while I didn't hate it I certainly have nothing positive to say about it. Just basic formulaic rock that doesn't seem to have anything special about it, and the album was too long. Thanks for the thought but there are millions of albums like this I could listen to if I want to. I don't want to. But I appreciate the thought. As you would say, fuck you. Have a metal Christmas! Trollheart
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12-08-2014, 06:23 PM | #2558 (permalink) |
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Dear Rexx, Thanks for reminding me what a great album “On the third day” by ELO is. You were right: I had totally underappreciated it in the light of the other two and I had forgotten the great tracks on it, like “King of the universe”, “Dreaming of 4000” and of course their amazing version of Grieg's “In the hall of the Mountain King”. In fact, I think there's probably only one track on it I'm not crazy about. Thanks again for reacquainting me with an old friend, and allowing us to settle our differences. Have a funky Christmas! Trollheart
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12-09-2014, 12:17 PM | #2559 (permalink) |
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Dear Machine, Thanks for the Andrew Jackson Jihad album “Can't maintain”. I would like to use a quip like can't maintain my interest, but that would not be true. While it did not blow me away, it is interesting and while I think he's a little too self-congratulatory at times the album was quite enjoyable. And anyone who plays a sonata on a kazoo has to be worthy of my attention. Don't see myself becoming a fan, but it's not impossible. Thanks again. Different certainly. Have a terrorist-free Christmas, Trollheart
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12-09-2014, 03:31 PM | #2560 (permalink) | |
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