The Poseur Cave

Wpnfire · 09-05-2014, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Briks

Batty and Wpnfire like them, and I've seen them mentioned a lot lately, so I thought I'd give this album a try. And what did I think of it? Well, I liked the instrumentation. The music is fast and hella brutal, and when it slows down, it does so in the coolest, grooviest way possible. The drummer KILLS. There is, however, one thing that bothers me. It's the vocalist, I don't like his singing (or barking, whatever) style. He sounds a bit like Philip Anselmo, but I don't really care much for him either. Had it not been for that, I'd give this a higher rating. Solid album.

3.5/5

You and I seem to similar in ways, but also different in others...Sorry, thinking out loud here.

Your statement about the drummer made me realize I forgot to talk about how I think Kyle Thomas (the singer) is by far one of my favorite singers in all of extreme metal.

Also something else about Slaughter in the Vatican is that it's beautifully produced. The guitar tone mirrors groove metal, but it's very different from other works of the genre. The sound engineer for that album deserves a raise.

Wpnfire · 09-11-2014, 12:36 AM

This is getting weird Briks. I just reviewed the Ramones' debut album haha. I swear I did not see that you reviewed it either. I'm not at all surprised you found it boring, but you should give it some time.

Isbjørn · 09-11-2014, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by LeHetfield James

This is getting weird Briks. I just reviewed the Ramones' debut album haha. I swear I did not see that you reviewed it either. I'm not at all surprised you found it boring, but you should give it some time.

I am you.

Isbjørn · 09-19-2014, 05:18 AM

(Kind of) cool stuff:

I was going to post this in the Your Day thread in The Lounge, but then I thought "hey, why don't I just put it in my journal" and headed straight over here. In the Norwegian class at school, we got an assignment where we had to write about a travel, in Neo-Norwegian (a language that was created because ordinary Norwegian was moving too far away from the traditional lingo). So I started writing about a guy who wakes up in a dark forest, tied between two trees. He manages to snake his way out from the rope, takes a look around, and finds himself next to the ashes of Fantoft Stave Chuch. Varg Vikernes and some other guy are there, and our protagonist hears that he's going to be sacrificed to Odin. He runs away, trips, prays, and next thing, he's right in front of God, AKA this guy (a pop artist who became famous over here after receiving a total of 0 votes in the Eurovision Song Contest). God sends him an hour back in time to Euronymous' house, where he is supposed to kill Varg Vikernes, as God is pretty pissed at him, aaaand then I had to save the file because I didn't have time to write any more than that. But here's the cool part: I looked at the word count right after I saved, and guess what? It was 666. The only way it could be even more kvlt, was if God was the bad guy in the story.

Josef K · 09-20-2014, 12:52 PM

Have you heard Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie? He's a sort of folky guy, but it's considered his black metal album - it's not really very harsh, but I like it and it's worth checking out if you haven't heard it.

Isbjørn · 09-26-2014, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Josef K

Have you heard Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie? He's a sort of folky guy, but it's considered his black metal album - it's not really very harsh, but I like it and it's worth checking out if you haven't heard it.

Never heard it, but I will. Anyway...

Myrkur by Myrkur

Genre: Atmospheric black metal
Year: 2014
Expectations before listening: Bitchin'...ness

So I expected some really cool Ulver/Drudkh-sounding stuff with demonic screams mixed in with angelic female vocals. Instead, I got some pretty bland Ulver/Drudkh-sounding stuff with okay female vocals and ridiculous screams. The first two tracks are clean, but on the third, "Må Du Brænde i Helvede" ("you must burn in Hell"), the screams kick in. They...

Are too distorted. Think of the vocal filters used by Burzum on Filosofem, but so severe that you can't even tell whether or not the vocalist is actually pronouncing real words.
Are inconsistent. Suddenly she's screaming, and after five seconds, she's done. It seems like she just threw them in randomly for good measure.
Are badly mixed. At times you can barely even hear them. Sure, black metal is supposed to have crappy production, but won't you at least let us hear the vocals?

Oh, and the Gregorian chanting is too loud. I started playing the album, and after a while, there was an instrumental black metal part. I turned the volume up, but then the clean singing was back, and I had to turn the volume down again because it was uncomfortably loud. Oh, and the riffs aren't really anything special. Trollheart, listen to Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler instead. It's like this, but a lot better.

2.5/5

Isbjørn · 09-26-2014, 03:12 PM

Death to false indie *adjusts black, horn-rimmed glasses*
Warning: contains angry ramblings by a kid who doesn't even know what he's talking about

So I have a little tradition of listening to crappy music just for the hell of bitching about it afterwards (Justin Bieber Week, Nickelback Week, Pierce the Veil Week). So I'm listening to Imagine Dragons right now. At least one of my friends listen to them, and I realized that I can't actually talk about the group with them if I only know two of their songs. So here I am, listening to Imagine Dragons. And I'm not happy. Imagine Dragons is on the list named "bands that piss Briks off". Why? They're labelled as "indie rock", even though they're just some bland pop/alternative group. Here's what a conversation with one of the fans might sound like:

"I don't really like the pop music of today, y'know? I mostly dig indie. Imagine Dragons and Ed Sheeran, y'know. What do you listen to?"
"Well, I try to listen to a little bit of everything... some black metal, some punk, some indie..."
"Indie? Cool! Did you hear that new Imagine Dragons song?"
"Nah. They don't really interest me."
"Oh. How about Ed Sheeran? Isn't 'I See Fire' just awesome?"
"Well, I'm not really a fan. I think it's a bit bl.."
"You said you listen to indie, but you don't even like the two most important indie artists, like, ever? What kind of unsophisticated bum are you?" *adjusts trilby in disgust*

Artists like, say, Nicki Minaj, don't piss me off nearly as much. Nicki is terrible and people know it. She even has some comedy value because she sounds so goddamn ridiculous. But people feel superior when listening to anything labelled as "indie", because it makes them seem as if they actually give a crap about music and seeking out talented artists. So people get all snobby about their taste, start looking down on people with minds too simple to appreciate bland guitar pop, and don't realize that their taste is actually kind of ****ty.

Alright, now I'm just being a huge, flaming hypocrite. But that's what happens when my argumental skills can't catch up with my anger. Please don't hate me.

Isbjørn · 10-04-2014, 06:58 AM

100 Hits: Punk & New Wave

This has been in my library for a while: a 5-disc compilation of various early punk and new wave songs. I've never really listened to all of it, but that's not what I intend to do. Not now, anyway. Instead, I'm going to check out albums by the bands represented and review them briefly. The bands represented are:

Spoiler for long-ass list:

Of course, I won't cover all of the bands, just some of them (I'm not Trollheart), but I think it will be a nice way to familiarize myself with old-school punk rock.

Isbjørn · 10-04-2014, 07:12 AM

Briks tries old-school punk and new wave

Artist: Blondie
Album: Parallel Lines
Year: 1978
Genre: New wave/pop rock

Some of the songs on here are pretty good. “Hanging on the Telephone”, “Pretty Baby” and “Heart of Glass” are the kind of songs that stick in one's head and decide to stay there for a while. But “One Way or Another” gets a little annoying, and “Fade Away and Radiate” is just boring. This is the kind of album that probably kicked ass when it came out, but just doesn't hold up to what came after.

3/5

Isbjørn · 10-04-2014, 08:39 AM

Briks tries old-school punk and new wave

Artist: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Album: Für Immer
Year: 1982
Genre: Neue Deutsche Welle, EBM

"Briks, that's not a punk album. And it's not old-school New Wave either. Silly." Yeah, yeah, I don't care. They were on the punk compilation this section is based around, and I liked what I heard, so I decided to check this out even though it doesn't really fit the title of the section. And I'm pretty glad I did, because this was some good stuff. The whole album is twisted, fun, danceable and even a little bit scary (it being in German might be a contributing factor).

4/5

09-11-2014, 12:36 AM	#232 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	This is getting weird Briks. I just reviewed the Ramones' debut album haha. I swear I did not see that you reviewed it either. I'm not at all surprised you found it boring, but you should give it some time. __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*

09-19-2014, 05:18 AM	#234 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	(Kind of) cool stuff: I was going to post this in the Your Day thread in The Lounge, but then I thought "hey, why don't I just put it in my journal" and headed straight over here. In the Norwegian class at school, we got an assignment where we had to write about a travel, in Neo-Norwegian (a language that was created because ordinary Norwegian was moving too far away from the traditional lingo). So I started writing about a guy who wakes up in a dark forest, tied between two trees. He manages to snake his way out from the rope, takes a look around, and finds himself next to the ashes of Fantoft Stave Chuch. Varg Vikernes and some other guy are there, and our protagonist hears that he's going to be sacrificed to Odin. He runs away, trips, prays, and next thing, he's right in front of God, AKA this guy (a pop artist who became famous over here after receiving a total of 0 votes in the Eurovision Song Contest). God sends him an hour back in time to Euronymous' house, where he is supposed to kill Varg Vikernes, as God is pretty pissed at him, aaaand then I had to save the file because I didn't have time to write any more than that. But here's the cool part: I looked at the word count right after I saved, and guess what? It was 666. The only way it could be even more kvlt, was if God was the bad guy in the story. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

09-26-2014, 03:12 PM	#237 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Death to false indie adjusts black, horn-rimmed glasses Warning: contains angry ramblings by a kid who doesn't even know what he's talking about So I have a little tradition of listening to crappy music just for the hell of bitching about it afterwards (Justin Bieber Week, Nickelback Week, Pierce the Veil Week). So I'm listening to Imagine Dragons right now. At least one of my friends listen to them, and I realized that I can't actually talk about the group with them if I only know two of their songs. So here I am, listening to Imagine Dragons. And I'm not happy. Imagine Dragons is on the list named "bands that piss Briks off". Why? They're labelled as "indie rock", even though they're just some bland pop/alternative group. Here's what a conversation with one of the fans might sound like: "I don't really like the pop music of today, y'know? I mostly dig indie. Imagine Dragons and Ed Sheeran, y'know. What do you listen to?" "Well, I try to listen to a little bit of everything... some black metal, some punk, some indie..." "Indie? Cool! Did you hear that new Imagine Dragons song?" "Nah. They don't really interest me." "Oh. How about Ed Sheeran? Isn't 'I See Fire' just awesome?" "Well, I'm not really a fan. I think it's a bit bl.." "You said you listen to indie, but you don't even like the two most important indie artists, like, ever? What kind of unsophisticated bum are you?" adjusts trilby in disgust Artists like, say, Nicki Minaj, don't piss me off nearly as much. Nicki is terrible and people know it. She even has some comedy value because she sounds so goddamn ridiculous. But people feel superior when listening to anything labelled as "indie", because it makes them seem as if they actually give a crap about music and seeking out talented artists. So people get all snobby about their taste, start looking down on people with minds too simple to appreciate bland guitar pop, and don't realize that their taste is actually kind of ****ty. Alright, now I'm just being a huge, flaming hypocrite. But that's what happens when my argumental skills can't catch up with my anger. Please don't hate me. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-04-2014, 06:58 AM	#238 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	100 Hits: Punk & New Wave This has been in my library for a while: a 5-disc compilation of various early punk and new wave songs. I've never really listened to all of it, but that's not what I intend to do. Not now, anyway. Instead, I'm going to check out albums by the bands represented and review them briefly. The bands represented are: Spoiler for long-ass list: Blondie Buzzcocks Sex Pistols Skids Magazine The Members The Ruts Department S Public Image Ltd The Stranglers Devo Lene Lovich The Motors The Flying Lizards Adam and the Ants Dr. Feelgood Tenpole Tudor Rich Kids Ian Dury Be-Bop Deluxe Jona Lewie Ultravox Fad Gadget Simple Minds The Human League Bill Nelson Silicon Teens The Vapors Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Suicide Gang of Four Modern Eon Killing Joke Scars Martha and the Muffins Wire 999 Stiff Little Fingers U.K. Subs Angelic Upstarts The Saints Leyton Buzzards Tom Robinson Band Chris Spedding The Vibrators Penetration Cockney Rejects Wreckless Eric The Knack The Alarm Holly and the Italians The Records The Flys The Banned Celia and the Mutations Ian Dury The Specials The Bodysnatchers The Beat Fun Boy Three UB40 The Saints Stiff Little Fingers X-Ray Spex Honey Bane The Monochrome Set Plasmatics Of course, I won't cover all of the bands, just some of them (I'm not Trollheart), but I think it will be a nice way to familiarize myself with old-school punk rock. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 10-05-2014 at 07:30 AM.

10-04-2014, 07:12 AM	#239 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Briks tries old-school punk and new wave Artist: Blondie Album: Parallel Lines Year: 1978 Genre: New wave/pop rock Some of the songs on here are pretty good. “Hanging on the Telephone”, “Pretty Baby” and “Heart of Glass” are the kind of songs that stick in one's head and decide to stay there for a while. But “One Way or Another” gets a little annoying, and “Fade Away and Radiate” is just boring. This is the kind of album that probably kicked ass when it came out, but just doesn't hold up to what came after. 3/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 10-04-2014 at 10:36 AM.

09-20-2014, 12:52 PM	#235 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	Have you heard Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie? He's a sort of folky guy, but it's considered his black metal album - it's not really very harsh, but I like it and it's worth checking out if you haven't heard it.

10-04-2014, 08:39 AM	#240 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Briks tries old-school punk and new wave Artist: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Album: Für Immer Year: 1982 Genre: Neue Deutsche Welle, EBM "Briks, that's not a punk album. And it's not old-school New Wave either. Silly." Yeah, yeah, I don't care. They were on the punk compilation this section is based around, and I liked what I heard, so I decided to check this out even though it doesn't really fit the title of the section. And I'm pretty glad I did, because this was some good stuff. The whole album is twisted, fun, danceable and even a little bit scary (it being in German might be a contributing factor). 4/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 10-04-2014 at 10:37 AM.