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Isbjørn · 10-04-2014, 10:51 AM

Briks tries old-school punk and new wave

Artist: Sex Pistols
Album: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Year: 1977
Genre: Punk rock

I've listened to this album once before, but I decided to include it in the section anyway. Well, this is probably the most talked about punk album of all time. It's credited with kickstarting the whole UK punk movement, and everyone seems to have an opinion on it. My opinion? This album kicks ass. Alright, it's "fabricated", but it's still influential, and my urge to shout along to it remains.

5/5

Isbjørn · 10-05-2014, 04:08 AM

Briks tries old-school punk and new wave

Artist: Buzzcocks
Album: Love Bites
Year: 1978
Genre: Pop punk

I quite like this. It's nice. It has lots of good hooks and melodies, the lyrics are relatable, and even though these guys aren't exactly the greatest instrumentalists out there, they managed to write some great, catchy riffs. The singer bothers me a little, his voice gets old after a while. Still, pretty great stuff.

4/5

Isbjørn · 10-05-2014, 07:29 AM

Briks tries old-school punk and new wave

Artist: The Stranglers
Album: Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus)
Year: 1977
Genre: Punk rock/new wave

Alright, why is this called "Stranglers IV" when it's their first album? Must be a joke or something. Anyway, the music. It was pretty good. Less angsty and more tongue-in-cheek than Buzzcocks, and with a more likeable vocalist. The synthesizers sound like they're from a Doors album or something, I don't know. I think I've only ever heard one song by The Doors. "Peaches" stands out to me. It's an obvious choice, alright, but that bassline sure is catchy. Overall good album, and it sounds less dated than Blondie and Buzzcocks.

4/5

Isbjørn · 10-10-2014, 08:05 AM

I found my old last.fm account. I've edited the details for anonymity's sake, but the stats are there if you want to see what crap I listened to around the time I registered here.

Isbjørn · 10-10-2014, 01:45 PM

...and now for something completely different:

Artist: My Chemical Romance
Album: I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
Year: 2002
Genre: Post-hardcore/pop punk

Alright, so I just found my old Last.fm profile. I looked at the stats, and man, I listened to a lot of MCR. Then my tastes started changing, and I gradually stopped listening to them until they were merely a somewhat embarrassing memory. But I didn't familiarize myself all that much with this album, so I decided to listen to it now and form an opinion on it, y'know? It starts off with "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us", which sets the theme and introduces us to the general sound of the album, which can be described with such assorted adjectives as "energetic", "raw", "campy", "overblown", "cheesy" and "sappy".

All the songs up until track 8 pretty much sound like that, then we are suddenly introduced to... twinkly guitars? The hell? "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" is legit Midwest-inspired emo, guys. Well, that was unexpected, but certainly not unappreciated. I dig it.

Now I'm just wondering why the hell this has a 2.72/5 on RYM while The Black Parade has 3/5. Screw that album. This stuff is genuinely enjoyable if you can get past the fact that it's campy, whiny, weepy and all that. I get the feeling that the people who rate this lowly are either punk elitists who didn't even bother listening to it, or scene kids who dig The Black Parade but are put off by the rawness of this album.

3.5/5

Wpnfire · 10-10-2014, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

I found my old last.fm account. I've edited the details for anonymity's sake, but the stats are there if you want to see what crap I listened to around the time I registered here.

I see the Offspring, Ramones, Blink-182, Sum 41, NOFx, Dropkick Murphy's, and the Academy is...

None of those are crap bands, though I'm not really a fan of NOFx, but whatever.

Isbjørn · 10-10-2014, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wpnfire

I see the Offspring, Ramones, Blink-182, Sum 41, NOFx, Dropkick Murphy's, and the Academy is...

None of those are crap bands, though I'm not really a fan of NOFx, but whatever.

Well, I hope I don't offend you now: The Offspring are fun, Ramones are okay, Blink-182 and Sum 41 are slightly embarrassing, Dropkick Murphys kick ass, and The Academy Is... are also slightly embarrassing. I put on their acoustic version of "About a Girl" from time to time, but don't tell anyone.

Isbjørn · 10-11-2014, 08:11 AM

Some stuff I've listened to during the past few days

4 Non Blondes - Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

I thought it was going to be fun and stuff, but then it was just composed of annoying fillers. "What's Up" is cool though.

2.5/5

Meghan Trainor - Title

Someone played "I'm All About That Bass" in Plug.dj, and I thought "holy shizz, I actually like this". Not amazing or anything, but pretty fun EP.

3/5

The Black Sweden - Gold

Hard rock meets ABBA. It's fun at first, but then you just grow tired of it. Good in small doses.

3/5

Morrissey - Your Arsenal

Just as good as a Smiths album, in my opinion.

4.5/5

Isbjørn · 10-11-2014, 02:28 PM

...and now for something completely different, part 2:

Artist: My Chemical Romance
Album: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Year: 2004
Genre: Pop punk

Why do I feel like writing a disclaimer at the start of this? "I'm only listening to this for my journal" or something? Because this band is universally ridiculed, and if you listen to them, people will assume that you have greasy, black bangs and mutiple facial piercings, which I don't. I don't really have a lot to say about this, other than that this album gets more hate than it actually deserves. These guys are just a campy pop group whose members dig horror movies and comic books. I'm 99% sure that "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" is not meant to be sad or depressing, but tongue-in-cheek. C'mon, that title can't be taken seriously. There's also a song named "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison", so it's obvious that they know irony.

This is an okay album. It's catchy, it has energy, but it feels a little too theatrical at times, and the slick production makes it sound less genuine and more commercial than the debut. Therefore I give it:

2.5/5

Isbjørn · 10-12-2014, 01:58 PM

Huh. This is Metal Month, but there hasn't been a single metal album in here since September. That's ironic.

10-04-2014, 10:51 AM	#241 (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: Sex Pistols Album: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Year: 1977 Genre: Punk rock I've listened to this album once before, but I decided to include it in the section anyway. Well, this is probably the most talked about punk album of all time. It's credited with kickstarting the whole UK punk movement, and everyone seems to have an opinion on it. My opinion? This album kicks ass. Alright, it's "fabricated", but it's still influential, and my urge to shout along to it remains. 5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-05-2014, 04:08 AM	#242 (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: Buzzcocks Album: Love Bites Year: 1978 Genre: Pop punk I quite like this. It's nice. It has lots of good hooks and melodies, the lyrics are relatable, and even though these guys aren't exactly the greatest instrumentalists out there, they managed to write some great, catchy riffs. The singer bothers me a little, his voice gets old after a while. Still, pretty great stuff. 4/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-05-2014, 07:29 AM	#243 (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: The Stranglers Album: Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) Year: 1977 Genre: Punk rock/new wave Alright, why is this called "Stranglers IV" when it's their first album? Must be a joke or something. Anyway, the music. It was pretty good. Less angsty and more tongue-in-cheek than Buzzcocks, and with a more likeable vocalist. The synthesizers sound like they're from a Doors album or something, I don't know. I think I've only ever heard one song by The Doors. "Peaches" stands out to me. It's an obvious choice, alright, but that bassline sure is catchy. Overall good album, and it sounds less dated than Blondie and Buzzcocks. 4/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-10-2014, 08:05 AM	#244 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I found my old last.fm account. I've edited the details for anonymity's sake, but the stats are there if you want to see what crap I listened to around the time I registered here. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-10-2014, 01:45 PM	#245 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	...and now for something completely different: Artist: My Chemical Romance Album: I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love Year: 2002 Genre: Post-hardcore/pop punk Alright, so I just found my old Last.fm profile. I looked at the stats, and man, I listened to a lot of MCR. Then my tastes started changing, and I gradually stopped listening to them until they were merely a somewhat embarrassing memory. But I didn't familiarize myself all that much with this album, so I decided to listen to it now and form an opinion on it, y'know? It starts off with "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us", which sets the theme and introduces us to the general sound of the album, which can be described with such assorted adjectives as "energetic", "raw", "campy", "overblown", "cheesy" and "sappy". All the songs up until track 8 pretty much sound like that, then we are suddenly introduced to... twinkly guitars? The hell? "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" is legit Midwest-inspired emo, guys. Well, that was unexpected, but certainly not unappreciated. I dig it. Now I'm just wondering why the hell this has a 2.72/5 on RYM while The Black Parade has 3/5. Screw that album. This stuff is genuinely enjoyable if you can get past the fact that it's campy, whiny, weepy and all that. I get the feeling that the people who rate this lowly are either punk elitists who didn't even bother listening to it, or scene kids who dig The Black Parade but are put off by the rawness of this album. 3.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-11-2014, 08:11 AM	#248 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Some stuff I've listened to during the past few days 4 Non Blondes - *Bigger, Better, Faster, More!* I thought it was going to be fun and stuff, but then it was just composed of annoying fillers. "What's Up" is cool though. 2.5/5 Meghan Trainor - Title Someone played "I'm All About That Bass" in Plug.dj, and I thought "holy shizz, I actually like this". Not amazing or anything, but pretty fun EP. 3/5 The Black Sweden - Gold Hard rock meets ABBA. It's fun at first, but then you just grow tired of it. Good in small doses. 3/5 Morrissey - Your Arsenal Just as good as a Smiths album, in my opinion. 4.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 10-11-2014 at 08:30 AM.

10-11-2014, 02:28 PM	#249 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	...and now for something completely different, part 2: Artist: My Chemical Romance Album: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge Year: 2004 Genre: Pop punk Why do I feel like writing a disclaimer at the start of this? "I'm only listening to this for my journal" or something? Because this band is universally ridiculed, and if you listen to them, people will assume that you have greasy, black bangs and mutiple facial piercings, which I don't. I don't really have a lot to say about this, other than that this album gets more hate than it actually deserves. These guys are just a campy pop group whose members dig horror movies and comic books. I'm 99% sure that "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" is not meant to be sad or depressing, but tongue-in-cheek. C'mon, that title can't be taken seriously. There's also a song named "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison", so it's obvious that they know irony. This is an okay album. It's catchy, it has energy, but it feels a little too theatrical at times, and the slick production makes it sound less genuine and more commercial than the debut. Therefore I give it: 2.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-12-2014, 01:58 PM	#250 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Huh. This is Metal Month, but there hasn't been a single metal album in here since September. That's ironic. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal