Ki's Journal for Terrible Albums

Isbjørn · 03-19-2014, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ki

[prepares for the hate]

You're not getting it from me, I understand what you mean. It's got some great tracks, but half of it consists of fillers. Wouldn't call it terrible, though.

Taxman · 03-19-2014, 11:51 AM

I personally think it has only one bad track, that afwul#9, but then again maybe I'm too much into them to rate that album rationally.

Key · 03-19-2014, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Actually, I agree with a lot of what you say about the White Album. I even started a thread on the subject of trimming it to a single LP a while back. Definitely the weakest of the Big 5. It's an album of extremes: on one hand, Revolution 9, Bungalow Bill, etc, and on the other, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Back in the USSR, Julia... If cut to a single disc, it easily becomes my favourite Beatles album.

I remember that thread. I think it'd definitely be a lot better if it were a single album.

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Originally Posted by Briks

You're not getting it from me, I understand what you mean. It's got some great tracks, but half of it consists of fillers. Wouldn't call it terrible, though.

I like to write these reviews with extremes. Whether or not I think the album deserves the hate i'm throwing at it, it's just fun to be really up front and personal about it

I do put them in this journal though fully knowing that I don't like it, so I suppose it's not all that extreme.

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Originally Posted by Taxman

I personally think it has only one bad track, that afwul#9, but then again maybe I'm too much into them to rate that album rationally.

I could listen to the album ten times in a row and there's no way i'd ever be able to say it has only one bad track. A few of them are cringe worthy, but that's for another day.

Key · 08-30-2014, 02:48 PM

Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere

Songs didn't really mend together well, felt like just a bunch of random songs put together. Seems like after each track, it just cuts off suddenly, then goes to the next. No sense of merging or fading etc etc.
No song really shined. I'm used to Agalloch making beautiful pieces like Falling Snow and the trio of Our Fortress Is Burning. This album didn't really have any of that.
The album are is interesting, but i'm not entirely sure what's going on in the background through what seems to be a snake. Hence the album title I guess.
Hoping to hear something in the future that brings back what I love about Agalloch, because this album just does not do it.

Key · 10-27-2014, 11:42 PM

This Town Needs Guns - 13.0.0.0.0

The vocalist really doesn't do it for me, I wish they didn't replace Stuart Smith. A lot of the quality throughout the album Animals really did come from the vocals.
Nothing particularly mind-blowing with the tracks, basically feels like a dumbed down version of Animals. I know I reference that album a bit, but it was their debut, and this is only the 2nd album of theirs.
Maybe this a step in the right direction for what they want to create with their music, but I don't really see much success after this album, unless they go back to their roots.
Not entirely sure why they chose the Maya Calendar as a theme for the album, as it really doesn't seem like you can take much from that and turn it into a music album, though I suppose someone had to do it.

03-19-2014, 11:51 AM	#32 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	I personally think it has only one bad track, that afwul#9, but then again maybe I'm too much into them to rate that album rationally. __________________ ...

08-30-2014, 02:48 PM	#34 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere Songs didn't really mend together well, felt like just a bunch of random songs put together. Seems like after each track, it just cuts off suddenly, then goes to the next. No sense of merging or fading etc etc. No song really shined. I'm used to Agalloch making beautiful pieces like Falling Snow and the trio of Our Fortress Is Burning. This album didn't really have any of that. The album are is interesting, but i'm not entirely sure what's going on in the background through what seems to be a snake. Hence the album title I guess. Hoping to hear something in the future that brings back what I love about Agalloch, because this album just does not do it.

10-27-2014, 11:42 PM	#35 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	This Town Needs Guns - 13.0.0.0.0 The vocalist really doesn't do it for me, I wish they didn't replace Stuart Smith. A lot of the quality throughout the album Animals really did come from the vocals. Nothing particularly mind-blowing with the tracks, basically feels like a dumbed down version of Animals. I know I reference that album a bit, but it was their debut, and this is only the 2nd album of theirs. Maybe this a step in the right direction for what they want to create with their music, but I don't really see much success after this album, unless they go back to their roots. Not entirely sure why they chose the Maya Calendar as a theme for the album, as it really doesn't seem like you can take much from that and turn it into a music album, though I suppose someone had to do it.