The Poseur Cave

Isbjørn · 03-16-2014, 10:31 AM

Artist: Coldplay
Album: Mylo Xyloto
Year: 2011
Genre: Electronic/alternative rock

Once again I prove that I am, indeed, the Musical Slowpoke (I have not played Pokemon, but that kind of proves my point). In 2011, an album called Mylo Xyloto was released by the English alternative group named Coldplay. That was just around the time I got into them, yet I refused to listen to the then-recently released album, because its singles got overplayed everywhere. That was totally ignoring the fact that Coldplay, in general, is the most overrated band ever. Today, about two and a half years late, I sat down and listened to it, and here I will briefly give you my opinion on the album:

It was pretty bad
I will not listen to it again in the near future
Basically it was Coldplay trying to play electronic music, which would have been laughable if it wasn't a serious attempt
If they hadn't tried that hard, they wouldn't have failed that hard
What I'm left with is a melted brain because of the obnoxious synthesizers, and "Charlie Brown" stuck in my head
"Paradise" sucks and "Princess of China" sucks even harder
Viva la Vida is superior, and that album is only half good

Yet I'm excited for the upcoming album, Ghost Stories, which is said to be released the 16th of May (one day before the Norwegian Constitution Day). Based on the singles, the band is ditcing the whole electro-rock thing and going for a more ambient sound. Let's see how they manage to pull that off...

Silenzio · 03-16-2014, 10:47 AM

Despite the fact that I use some Coldplay albums for calming down the screaming cockaties of my sister, I am not a fan of their album Mylo Xyloto either.
Paradise was quite overplayed. In general, compared with the earlier Coldplay works the album is somehow revolutionary.
At any rate, I disliked the synth there even if I am enjoying electronica usually.

Isbjørn · 03-16-2014, 10:54 AM

Yeah, I like some of the electronica you play in plug.dj, but the synth on Mylo Xyloto was nearly headache-inducing

Isbjørn · 03-17-2014, 11:37 AM

First,

I'd like to give some information about the section. First off, we are now three friends running the metal club, though I don't think that will impact any of you reading this. It's still only me writing the reviews, anyway. Secondly, we decided to add doom metal, and we're considering to do some hard rock, too, since it's so related to the metal genre. We also considered merging black and death metal into one chunk, “extreme metal”, but I'm not so sure about whether we'll actually do it or not. For now, they're separate.

Either way, we have selected some new albums:

Black metal: Bathory – S/T
Death metal: Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God
Doom metal: Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Fusion metal: Dream Theater – Images and Words
Glam metal: Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet
Hard rock: Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic
Heavy metal: Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz
Power metal: Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond
Thrash metal: Slayer – Reign in Blood

I decided to start with:

Chunks of metal: doom metal

Artist: Candlemass
Album: Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Year: 1986
Chronological position: Debut album
Genre: Doom metal
Expectations before listening: A doom classic

Heck be damned, Candlemass. These guys play some of the most powerful, mighty music I have ever heard. I started off with Nightfall, an album Batty indirectly recommended to me. It was love at first listen, therefore, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus being selected for our first doom metal album was no problem for me.

Even though the album has only six tracks, is manages to last for 42 minutes since the tracks are all fairly long, yet not a minute is boring. Everything from the acoustic intro starting it off, to the operatic female voice finishing it, is amazing. This is a beautifully sad, dark and haunting album and I love it. Also, because of this and past experiences, I think I'm mostly a fan of the epic brand of metal. Pantera didn't really do much for me, I am a Metallica guy rather than a Megadeth fan, I praise Keeper of the Seven Keys to death, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is my favourite Sabbath album.

5/5

The Batlord · 03-17-2014, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

Black metal: Bathory – S/T

**** yeah. One of my all time favs right there. After Slayer they were pretty much my gateway into extreme metal. Filthy and ugly but surprisingly accessible too. If you don't fall in love with "Necromancy" and "Raise the Dead" then there's something wrong with you.

Quote:

I think I'm mostly a fan of the epic brand of metal. Pantera didn't really do much for me, I am a Metallica guy rather than a Megadeth fan, I praise Keeper of the Seven Keys to death, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is my favourite Sabbath album.

Then I would highly suggest viking metal-era Bathory. Nothing like the black metal days at all. Pure epic, doomy heaviness. Quite possibly the most epic thing ever put to record of any genre.

Isbjørn · 03-17-2014, 02:13 PM

Actually I put on some viking-era Bathory today, and I thought it was pretty good. I'll check it out further.

Isbjørn · 03-18-2014, 11:00 AM

Briks tries Doom Metal

Well, despite recently saying that one or two sections were enough for me, I'm now opening another one. This time it's about doom metal, a genre I decided to delve further into after hearing some Candlemass. Carpe Mortem and Batty recommended seven bands in the “What Are You listening To V.III Metal!” thread, and I decided that it was enough for a whole new section. Well, it might get short-lived, but if I like this, I'll probably check out some more bands and write about them. In fact, I'm starting off with one that wasn't recommended, but still caught my interest:

Artist: Witchfinder General
Album: Death Penalty
Year: 1982
Chronological position: Debut album
Genre: Traditional doom metal/NWOBHM

Before listening:

I have not heard much about this band, other than that Wikipedia says it was a major influence on the doom metal scene, and that it was part of the late New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Based on the NWOBHM part, I suppose that this album will have a little more raw production than the other doom I've heard so far, and because of the year it was released, I assume that it will not sound as developed as Candlemass, but more like Black Sabbath.

After listening:

I don't know all that many NWOBHM bands, but this sounds like NWOBHM to me. The production is pretty raw, but even though it's unpolished it's not grinding on my ears. The vocalist doesn't seem to have a great range, but still pulls it off, reminding me of Vince Neil or Ozzy Osbourne. The latter is appropriate, because these guys surely have been listening to a lot of Sabbath. The music isn't as slow as I expected; I thought it would sound sort of like the title track on Black Sabbath's self-titled. The lyrics aren't as doomy and depressing as I thought, either. Instead, they're about sex, drugs and witch burnings. I quite liked this, and I'll probably listen to it again.

4/5

The Batlord · 03-18-2014, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

Briks tries Doom Metal

Well, despite recently saying that one or two sections were enough for me, I'm now opening another one. This time it's about doom metal, a genre I decided to delve further into after hearing some Candlemass. Carpe Mortem and Batty recommended seven bands in the “What Are You listening To V.III Metal!” thread, and I decided that it was enough for a whole new section. Well, it might get short-lived, but if I like this, I'll probably check out some more bands and write about them. In fact, I'm starting off with one that wasn't recommended, but still caught my interest:

I wonder why, ya perv.

Quote:

Artist: Witchfinder General
Album: Death Penalty
Year: 1982
Chronological position: Debut album
Genre: Traditional doom metal/NWOBHM

Before listening:

I have not heard much about this band, other than that Wikipedia says it was a major influence on the doom metal scene, and that it was part of the late New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Based on the NWOBHM part, I suppose that this album will have a little more raw production than the other doom I've heard so far, and because of the year it was released, I assume that it will not sound as developed as Candlemass, but more like Black Sabbath.

After listening:

I don't know all that many NWOBHM bands, but this sounds like NWOBHM to me. The production is pretty raw, but even though it's unpolished it's not grinding on my ears. The vocalist doesn't seem to have a great range, but still pulls it off, reminding me of Vince Neil or Ozzy Osbourne. The latter is appropriate, because these guys surely have been listening to a lot of Sabbath. The music isn't as slow as I expected; I thought it would sound sort of like the title track on Black Sabbath's self-titled. The lyrics aren't as doomy and depressing as I thought, either. Instead, they're about sex, drugs and witch burnings. I quite liked this, and I'll probably listen to it again.

4/5

Love that album. Yeah, it's definitely more Sabbath than a lot of other, later doom bands. But back then doom metal didn't exist. The only band that had really picked up with what Sabbath was doing was Sabbath. So Witchfinder General were were more like a tribute band than anything else. I guess they may have evolved the sound a tiny bit, but from what I understand their place of honor in doom circles is mostly due to being the only band since Sabbath to have done that kind of sound, and I suppose they influenced other bands just because of that.

Trollheart · 03-18-2014, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristesse

I heard Slippery When Wet for the first time when I was about 13, and I adored it for about a year. Then I grew up and started taking an actual interest in music and realised it was a bit crap really.

The hits (You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer and (to some extent) Wanted Dead Or Alive) are good and I still enjoy listening to them, but the remainder of the songs are just poor fillers and aren't worth listening to at all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

Chunks of metal: glam metal

Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: Slippery When Wet
Year: 1986
Chronological position: Third album
Genre: Hard rock/glam metal
Expectations before listening: The bad kind of cheese

Bon Jovi is among those bands I try to avoid because my first impressions were really, really bad. If we hadn't selected this in our little club, I simply wouldn't have listened to it, unless it was some sort of new JB week challenge.

Why don't I like Bon Jovi? Their lyrics are cliched and dull, their songs are overly repetitive, and those synthesizers sound like they inspired Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay. That album had some bad synthesizers. Maybe I'd enjoy Bon Jovi if I was above legal age for drinking, drunk, and at a concert full of sweaty people with much hair and little clothes. Unfortunately, I'm not.

2/5

BOO to you both! Bon Jovi roolz! Seriously, I think that album is excellent and won't have a bad word said about it. From "Let it rock" to "Wild in the streets" I enjoy every single moment. Hell, maybe I'm just old. No maybe about it. But talk **** about Bon Jovi again and I'll meet you at dawn where we can select our weapons and sort this out once and for all.

Do.
I.
Make.
Myself.
Absolutely.
Crystal.
****ing.
Clear??

Isbjørn · 03-19-2014, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

BOO to you both! Bon Jovi roolz! Seriously, I think that album is excellent and won't have a bad word said about it. From "Let it rock" to "Wild in the streets" I enjoy every single moment. Hell, maybe I'm just old. No maybe about it. But talk **** about Bon Jovi again and I'll meet you at dawn where we can select our weapons and sort this out once and for all.

Do.
I.
Make.
Myself.
Absolutely.
Crystal.
****ing.
Clear??

An axe is my weapon of choice, of course

03-16-2014, 10:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Artist: Coldplay Album: Mylo Xyloto Year: 2011 Genre: Electronic/alternative rock Once again I prove that I am, indeed, the Musical Slowpoke (I have not played Pokemon, but that kind of proves my point). In 2011, an album called Mylo Xyloto was released by the English alternative group named Coldplay. That was just around the time I got into them, yet I refused to listen to the then-recently released album, because its singles got overplayed everywhere. That was totally ignoring the fact that Coldplay, in general, is the most overrated band ever. Today, about two and a half years late, I sat down and listened to it, and here I will briefly give you my opinion on the album: It was pretty bad I will not listen to it again in the near future Basically it was Coldplay trying to play electronic music, which would have been laughable if it wasn't a serious attempt If they hadn't tried that hard, they wouldn't have failed that hard What I'm left with is a melted brain because of the obnoxious synthesizers, and "Charlie Brown" stuck in my head "Paradise" sucks and "Princess of China" sucks even harder Viva la Vida is superior, and that album is only half good Yet I'm excited for the upcoming album, Ghost Stories, which is said to be released the 16th of May (one day before the Norwegian Constitution Day). Based on the singles, the band is ditcing the whole electro-rock thing and going for a more ambient sound. Let's see how they manage to pull that off... __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-16-2014, 10:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Silenzio Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Austria Posts: 210	Despite the fact that I use some Coldplay albums for calming down the screaming cockaties of my sister, I am not a fan of their album Mylo Xyloto either. Paradise was quite overplayed. In general, compared with the earlier Coldplay works the album is somehow revolutionary. At any rate, I disliked the synth there even if I am enjoying electronica usually. __________________ Sometimes the - silence - guides your mind.

03-16-2014, 10:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Yeah, I like some of the electronica you play in plug.dj, but the synth on Mylo Xyloto was nearly headache-inducing __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-17-2014, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	First, I'd like to give some information about the section. First off, we are now three friends running the metal club, though I don't think that will impact any of you reading this. It's still only me writing the reviews, anyway. Secondly, we decided to add doom metal, and we're considering to do some hard rock, too, since it's so related to the metal genre. We also considered merging black and death metal into one chunk, “extreme metal”, but I'm not so sure about whether we'll actually do it or not. For now, they're separate. Either way, we have selected some new albums: Black metal: Bathory – S/T Death metal: Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God Doom metal: Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Fusion metal: Dream Theater – Images and Words Glam metal: Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet Hard rock: Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic Heavy metal: Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz Power metal: Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond Thrash metal: Slayer – Reign in Blood I decided to start with: Chunks of metal: doom metal Artist: Candlemass Album: Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Year: 1986 Chronological position: Debut album Genre: Doom metal Expectations before listening: A doom classic Heck be damned, Candlemass. These guys play some of the most powerful, mighty music I have ever heard. I started off with Nightfall, an album Batty indirectly recommended to me. It was love at first listen, therefore, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus being selected for our first doom metal album was no problem for me. Even though the album has only six tracks, is manages to last for 42 minutes since the tracks are all fairly long, yet not a minute is boring. Everything from the acoustic intro starting it off, to the operatic female voice finishing it, is amazing. This is a beautifully sad, dark and haunting album and I love it. Also, because of this and past experiences, I think I'm mostly a fan of the epic brand of metal. Pantera didn't really do much for me, I am a Metallica guy rather than a Megadeth fan, I praise Keeper of the Seven Keys to death, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is my favourite Sabbath album. 5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-17-2014, 02:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Actually I put on some viking-era Bathory today, and I thought it was pretty good. I'll check it out further. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-18-2014, 11:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Briks tries Doom Metal Well, despite recently saying that one or two sections were enough for me, I'm now opening another one. This time it's about doom metal, a genre I decided to delve further into after hearing some Candlemass. Carpe Mortem and Batty recommended seven bands in the “What Are You listening To V.III Metal!” thread, and I decided that it was enough for a whole new section. Well, it might get short-lived, but if I like this, I'll probably check out some more bands and write about them. In fact, I'm starting off with one that wasn't recommended, but still caught my interest: Artist: Witchfinder General Album: Death Penalty Year: 1982 Chronological position: Debut album Genre: Traditional doom metal/NWOBHM Before listening: I have not heard much about this band, other than that Wikipedia says it was a major influence on the doom metal scene, and that it was part of the late New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Based on the NWOBHM part, I suppose that this album will have a little more raw production than the other doom I've heard so far, and because of the year it was released, I assume that it will not sound as developed as Candlemass, but more like Black Sabbath. After listening: I don't know all that many NWOBHM bands, but this sounds like NWOBHM to me. The production is pretty raw, but even though it's unpolished it's not grinding on my ears. The vocalist doesn't seem to have a great range, but still pulls it off, reminding me of Vince Neil or Ozzy Osbourne. The latter is appropriate, because these guys surely have been listening to a lot of Sabbath. The music isn't as slow as I expected; I thought it would sound sort of like the title track on Black Sabbath's self-titled. The lyrics aren't as doomy and depressing as I thought, either. Instead, they're about sex, drugs and witch burnings. I quite liked this, and I'll probably listen to it again. 4/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal