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Wpnfire · 11-14-2014, 02:29 PM

Wpnfire raids his parents' CD collection

One of my education classes is cancelled today, so I drove back to my house in Kansas today for the weekend. My parents are out of town, and I decided to listen to a few of their CDs while they are out.

Well, it is a glam metal CD, and I managed to make it through half the CD already without turning it off, and shockingly, without losing interest. We could be looking at my favorite glam metal album here folks. The first four tracks are really good, and "(Flesh and Blood) Sacrifice" is pretty bad ass for such a catchy song. The middle tracks take a dip in quality before "Come Hell or High Water" brings the CD back to par of the first few tracks.

Overall rating: 3/5

Moving on...

Genesis - A Trick of the Tail

Well, this is a surprise. This is an overwhelming wall-of-space-age--sounding rock music. Unexpected. The guitar riff on this first song KILLS. This is fabulous. I apologize to prog. rock fans, please forgive me for my transgresses against you and your kind. "Entagled" sounds like a complete 180 compared to the previous song, and I like it only slightly less than the prior track. The mellow, synth-fueled ending is okay, but it is a tad too long for me, and it just plods along until the song is over.

We take another turn as we head into "Squonk" as the space-age, ambient sounding guitar riff comes ringing in bright and clear, followed closely by Collins. Those bass pedals are really heavy and distorted. The instrumentation does not always hold my attention, but Phil Collins helps to stave off boredom, for the most part.

I just realized how many instruments are on this album. I do not have any experience with synth, bass pedals, and mellotrons, so I apologize if I get the name of the instrument wrong.

Now "Mad Man Moon" tests my patience a bit. It is just a tad too slow for me. The space age synth returns in "Robbery, Assault and Battery." The combination of the grooving, thumping beat and Collins' singing blends very well. Eh, the second half of this song is also...lackluster. This seems to be a pattern.

Finally, "Ripples" breaks this mold, and has the best part towards the end. I do not care for the first few minutes, but the progressive breakdown around the four-minute mark with the fast cymbals, futuristic synth, and fast melodic piano playing, is highly addicting and sounds very epic and fanciful. Collins meets the rest of the instrumentation perfectly as well. Quite a ballad-esque ending.

"A Trick of the Tail" might be my second favorite track so far. For the most part, there is nothing about it that I dislike. Ooooh! The final track is an instrumental. Intriguing. The spaciest synth yet gets us going before wild congo-type drums propel the song ahead at full-speed, at least before stopping and yielding for a synth solo. The synth riff appears to be a variation of the riff from the opening track. That is a very unique idea to do a variation of a riff from the opening tack for the ending track, and I have only seen it done one one other album that I know of. Really makes the album seem like a huge story instead of just a bunch of tracks. A solid ending track to be sure.

Well, my first real experience listening to a progressive rock album went much better than I thought it would. Better than I hoped it would too. Obviously, I need to listen to more Genesis.

Overall rating: 4/5

Alright Batty, I'm mulling over that Dream Death album, and I shelved Anacrusis to listen to later.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Re: your two Springsteen reviews. I would agree that the debut is a weak album, and my own particular favourites from it would be definitely "Lost in the flood" but then "Spirit in the night" and "It's hard to be a saint in the city". It's easily my least favourite Bruce album though. "The wild, the innocent and the E Street shuffle" was a huge leap forward for the man, and quite a gamble, given that the second side has only three tracks, all of which hit over the seven minute mark.

Moving on to "Born to run", I agree this is one flawless album, though I personally think "Meeting" is a weak track, also "Tenth Avenue freeze out". The rest of the album more than makes up for it though, a total classic through and through and I would agree with the solo on "Jungleland": is there a better sax player than Clarence? The SOUL he put into his playing, man it can bring tears to your eyes!

My own journey began with "Born in the USA" --- specifically, the single "Dancing in the dark" followed by the purchase of the album --- then moved on to "Born to run", "The river" and "Darkness" before I got his lesser albums as it were. After that I was a fan for life.

Good reviews. Watch for one on BTR in my own journal very soon....

RIP Clarence Clemmons.

Thanks for the thoughts TH, I'll keep an eye out for those reviews in your journal.

Pet_Sounds · 11-14-2014, 09:58 PM

Geez, I think I'll have to file for copyright infringement.

Wpnfire · 11-17-2014, 04:20 PM

I think I would rather listen to Suffocation. Actually, I would rather listen to Suffocation than this, in a heartbeat. This has to be the most chaotic and aggressive album I have ever heard, and not in a good way. The vocals are easily the worst part of this. Hardcore vocals are probably my most hated singing style ever. I could never get into this.

Overall rating: 1/5

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Geez, I think I'll have to file for copyright infringement.

What?

Pet_Sounds · 11-17-2014, 04:52 PM

I looted my parents' CD collection a couple days before you.

Wpnfire · 11-17-2014, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

I looted my parents' CD collection a couple days before you.

That's funny, I had no idea. I steal from Trollheart, and I review a lot of the same albums Briks does, but no I don't steal from anyone else.

Wpnfire · 11-22-2014, 12:55 AM

Deathcrush (EP) - Mayhem

This shreds your ears till there is nothing left for you to hear, then the buzzsaw riffs cut through you and reduce you to a mound of flesh and limbs lifeless on the cold floor.

Deathcrush.

This violent EP, and I mean violent figuratively as well as literally–with what looks like severed hands on the cover in a creepy black-and-white photo and yes, one of the tracks is actually named "Chainsaw Guts****." (It's ****ing metal!)–is hands down (or cut-off!) one of the most brutal releases of the entire 80s metal scene.

Released: 1987
Genre: First Wave Black Metal
Recommended by: teh Batlulz

The first track is hilarious. It is like you are a warrior sailing on a massive ship with your fellow warriors to enemy land, and once you arrive, the buzzsaw riffs kick in and you massacre everyone that opposes you.

Deathcrush.

The reason I find the first track hilarious is because the fledgling Mayhem felt it necessary to give such a violent, uncompromising, and shrill album an epic, yet soft, introductory track. It is superflous, but it is nonetheless damn effective at setting the mood. The actual first track lives up to its name. Instantly, guitar riffs, though they sound nothing like a guitar, rather a tool of brutal devestation, that are so sharp and wildly distorted it makes pop listeners flee for the hills in just a matter of seconds. The vocalist is horrendously bad, heh, but in a good way. He is absolutely not singing I can tell you that. He is nigh incomprehensible, and I say good, I do not want to hear what the lyrics to a song titled "deathcrush" are. The song alternates between a short, groovy section that plays for a bit until the song launches forward. The riffs sound like nails on a chalkboard and the drummer sounds like he is playing out of his goddamn ****ing mind.

Deathcrush.

The next song is just pure evil. With possibly the most evil riff in extreme metal, "Chainsaw Guts****" does what it says. The end. You are dead.

Deathcrush.

"Witching Hour" is a Venom cover, but it sounds so much more metal than the original, it is almost appropriate to call it a bastardized version of it. The vocalist sounds very different on this track, toning down the eternal damnation vocals in favor of some quieter, but still screamed vocals. It adds a hint of variety, which is good.

"Necrolust" is a true death/thrash-influenced song, featuring sections of breakneck speed instrumental sections that go all over the place. Before you know it, the song is over.

We have reached the last track, a shame. Melodic, psychedelic piano playing starts us off before a few fleeting minutes of this damned-to-hell black metal album bring this EP to a close. The drummer is at his best here, which sounds ridiculous, but yes, he was actually hiding his true potential from us earlier. There is no ****ing melody in this track. Just PURE!! ****ING!! ARMAGEDDON!!

Honestly, it is hard to pick my favorite part of this wonderful album, but it would be the drums. To say the drummer provides a "beat" dose not cut it. He, like the guitars, cuts through you, which is not a figure of speech that you normally associate with a drum player, but **** it, that is how I can describe him. The drummer pierces your body, and that is the end of you.

Deathcrush.

"Chainsaw Guts****" is my favorite song by a wide margin. That song has one of the most memorable, and unmistakable riffs I know of outside a Metallica album. Good lord, is it evil.

Overall Rating: 4/5

The Batlord · 11-22-2014, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

"Witching Hour" is a Venom cover, but it sounds so much more metal than the original, it is almost appropriate to call it a bastardized version of it. The vocalist sounds very different on this track, toning down the eternal damnation vocals in favor of some quieter, but still screamed vocals. It adds a hint of variety, which is good.

Actually Maniac didn't sing on that song, or "Pure ****ing Armageddon". He only did "Deathcrush", ""Chainsaw Gutsfuck", and "Necrolust". I've never found any credible source about who did sing them though and it doesn't say on the album. Some say it was Euronymous, but it could have been any of them.

Isbjørn · 11-22-2014, 08:56 AM

Hey, I saw your post about Poison. Have you listened to W.A.S.P.'s eponymous debut? It's hella fun, much recommended.

Wpnfire · 11-25-2014, 01:57 PM

Pantera - Cowboys from Hell

Genre: Post-thrash
Release: 1990

Cowboys from Hell is dull. "Best metal album of 1990" my ass.

All the songs are a tad too lengthy, they plod along, and the production is rather abysmal. "The Shortest Straw" from ...And Justice for All sounds more bass-heavy than most of the songs on this. Dimebag Darrel is a good axeman, but extreme metal bands need two guitarists IMO. The beat is also non-existent on most tracks. This entire album really sounds like ...And Justice for All just without the good songwriting, and the variety. That is, except for track 2...

"Primal Concrete Sledge" is like listening to an entirely different (better) band. It is my favorite track and several orders of magnitude better than every other track on this album...almost, combined. This would be a two-star album if not for that track.

/5

The Batlord · 11-25-2014, 06:42 PM

You're wrong. The best song on that album is "Cowboys from Hell". That swagger is just infectiously fun.

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Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	Deathcrush (EP) - Mayhem This shreds your ears till there is nothing left for you to hear, then the buzzsaw riffs cut through you and reduce you to a mound of flesh and limbs lifeless on the cold floor. Deathcrush. This violent EP, and I mean violent figuratively as well as literally–with what looks like severed hands on the cover in a creepy black-and-white photo and yes, one of the tracks is actually named "Chainsaw Guts**." (It's ing metal!)–is hands down (or cut-off!) one of the most brutal releases of the entire 80s metal scene. Released: 1987 Genre: First Wave Black Metal Recommended by: teh Batlulz The first track is hilarious. It is like you are a warrior sailing on a massive ship with your fellow warriors to enemy land, and once you arrive, the buzzsaw riffs kick in and you massacre everyone that opposes you. Deathcrush. The reason I find the first track hilarious is because the fledgling Mayhem felt it necessary to give such a violent, uncompromising, and shrill album an epic, yet soft, introductory track. It is superflous, but it is nonetheless damn effective at setting the mood. The actual first track lives up to its name. Instantly, guitar riffs, though they sound nothing like a guitar, rather a tool of brutal devestation, that are so sharp and wildly distorted it makes pop listeners flee for the hills in just a matter of seconds. The vocalist is horrendously bad, heh, but in a good way. He is absolutely not singing I can tell you that. He is nigh incomprehensible, and I say good, I do not want to hear what the lyrics to a song titled "deathcrush" are. The song alternates between a short, groovy section that plays for a bit until the song launches forward. The riffs sound like nails on a chalkboard and the drummer sounds like he is playing out of his goddamn ing mind. Deathcrush. The next song is just pure evil. With possibly the most evil riff in extreme metal, "Chainsaw Guts" does what it says. The end. You are dead. Deathcrush. "Witching Hour" is a Venom cover, but it sounds so much more metal than the original, it is almost appropriate to call it a bastardized version of it. The vocalist sounds very different on this track, toning down the eternal damnation vocals in favor of some quieter, but still screamed vocals. It adds a hint of variety, which is good. "Necrolust" is a true death/thrash-influenced song, featuring sections of breakneck speed instrumental sections that go all over the place. Before you know it, the song is over. We have reached the last track, a shame. Melodic, psychedelic piano playing starts us off before a few fleeting minutes of this damned-to-hell black metal album bring this EP to a close. The drummer is at his best here, which sounds ridiculous, but yes, he was actually hiding his true potential from us earlier. There is no ing melody in this track. Just PURE!! ING!! ARMAGEDDON!! Honestly, it is hard to pick my favorite part of this wonderful album, but it would be the drums. To say the drummer provides a "beat" dose not cut it. He, like the guitars, cuts through you, which is not a figure of speech that you normally associate with a drum player, but it, that is how I can describe him. The drummer pierces your body, and that is the end of you. Deathcrush. "Chainsaw Guts" is my favorite song by a wide margin. That song has one of the most memorable, and unmistakable riffs I know of outside a Metallica album. Good lord, is it evil. Overall Rating: 4/5 __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings My Glitchwave Beta Profile**

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11-25-2014, 01:57 PM	#59 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	Pantera - Cowboys from Hell Genre: Post-thrash Release: 1990 Cowboys from Hell is dull. "Best metal album of 1990" my ass. All the songs are a tad too lengthy, they plod along, and the production is rather abysmal. "The Shortest Straw" from ...And Justice for All sounds more bass-heavy than most of the songs on this. Dimebag Darrel is a good axeman, but extreme metal bands need two guitarists IMO. The beat is also non-existent on most tracks. This entire album really sounds like ...And Justice for All just without the good songwriting, and the variety. That is, except for track 2... "Primal Concrete Sledge" is like listening to an entirely different (better) band. It is my favorite track and several orders of magnitude better than every other track on this album...almost, combined. This would be a two-star album if not for that track. /5 __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*