Trollheart's Theme Park

Trollheart · 11-26-2016, 10:56 AM

... and that's it for Silence. Next theme up...

Yeah, taking the opposite approach to our previous section, the next one is all about STORMS. Stay tuned.

The Batlord · 11-26-2016, 11:26 AM

The Batlord · 11-26-2016, 11:28 AM

And I'm not the biggest fan of Operation: Mindcrime either. Too much concept, not enough album. But Empire is pretty fantastic and you should definitely give it a shot.

Trollheart · 11-27-2016, 09:53 AM

Title: “Surrender to the storm”
Format: Album track
Written by: Joseph Arthur
Performed by: Joseph Arthur
Genre: Folk Rock
Taken from: Redemption City
Year: 2012
Acclaim: n/a

Sometimes I come across a song that's so good I want it to be a lot longer (don't we all want it to be a lot longer, guys? What do you mean: speak for yourself?

) and this song when I heard it was one such. It's not so much the singing part as the guitar instrumental section, which takes up about ninety percent of the track, that really impressed me. I just find it so laidback and gentle, soothing and the kind of thing you can close your eyes and get lost in. It certainly serves as a way to demonstrate Arthur's prowess on the guitar.

Luckily for me, it doesn't just fade out after a few minutes; the whole track runs for over twelve, and even then it doesn't seem long enough, the kind of composition that could theoretically just go on and on. Do yourself a favour: listen to it, close your eyes and just drift away...

Things I like about this :

Everything; one of my favourite slow tracks now

Things I don't like about this:

Nothing

Rating:

Trollheart · 11-27-2016, 10:07 AM

Dedicated to the memory of my friend Pet_Sounds, with the hope that we may some day see him back here among us. Until then, this one is for you, kid.

Title: “Riders on the storm”
Format: Single
Written by: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore
Performed by: The Doors
Genre: Psych Rock
Taken from: LA Woman
Year: 1971
Acclaim: One of the Doors' most successful singles and a signature tune for them, despite doing poorly in the charts both sides of the water. There can be few people who have never heard this song.

From the opening sounds of rain and thunder, the dark ominous bassline and then the sprinkling keyboards coming through, to Jim Morrison's laconic, menacing vocal and the jangly guitar riff recalling “Ghost riders in the sky”, this song is a classic of rock and there's nothing bad you can say about it. Even I, who am not in any way a Doors fan, love this song. It's pretty much impossible not to.

Things I like about this :

What's not to like? You'd need to be dead inside not to love this, from the atmosphere it creates to the superb keyboard playing and the hypnotic bass, to say nothing of Morrison's voice. It's the whole package.

Things I don't like about this:

Um, yeah ...

Rating:

The Batlord · 11-27-2016, 10:50 AM

You should put spaces between the lightning bolts. Five of them together are kind of an eyesore.

Trollheart · 11-27-2016, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

You should put spaces between the lightning bolts. Five of them together are kind of an eyesore.

Says the man who once had a huge, bright yellow sig!

But yeah, I'll look into it.

Edit: No, I can't. Each of those is a single pic, as in, one is a picture of 5 bolts, one a picture of 4 etc. It's not like five pictures of one bolt posted together. Sorry.

The Batlord · 11-27-2016, 11:34 AM

Why is that pic registered to trollheart.com?

Trollheart · 11-27-2016, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Why is that pic registered to trollheart.com?

Registered? Do you mean it's in the URL, cos that's my FTP server as I think you know...

Trollheart · 11-27-2016, 03:04 PM

Title: “Storms over still water”
Format: Album track
Written by: Bryan Josh
Performed by: Mostly Autumn
Genre: Progressive Rock
Taken from: Storms Over Still Water
Year: 2005
Acclaim: n/a

You'll be seeing a lot of Mostly Autumn in my new prog rock journal, as they're one of my favourite recent prog bands, fusing prog rock and folk effortlessly, and they have never yet disappointed me with an album. This is from their sixth, one of my favourites from them.

Opening on a gentle guitar strummed, it meanders along nicely for about a minute before vocal comes in alongside soft cello, the vocal initially a duet before Heather Findlay takes over, falling back to a duet with Bryan Josh, stately piano taking up the tune to the third minute, the whole thing then stopping for half a second before thumping, rolling percussion ushers in Bryan's solo vocal and the tempo picks up. Great guitar solo as we hit the fourth minute, taking us almost to the end with Floydesque backing vocals and finally a slow, softly strummed guitar ending. Excellent.

Things I like about this :

1. Heather's vocal
2. The soft intro
3. Bryan's stronger vocal
4. Cello
5. Guitar solo
6. Instrumental passage
7. Guitar ending

Things I don't like about this:

Nothing.

Rating:

11-26-2016, 10:56 AM	#71 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	... and that's it for Silence. Next theme up... Yeah, taking the opposite approach to our previous section, the next one is all about STORMS. Stay tuned. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-27-2016, 09:53 AM	#74 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Title: “Surrender to the storm” Format: Album track Written by: Joseph Arthur Performed by: Joseph Arthur Genre: Folk Rock Taken from: Redemption City Year: 2012 Acclaim: n/a Sometimes I come across a song that's so good I want it to be a lot longer (don't we all want it to be a lot longer, guys? What do you mean: speak for yourself? ) and this song when I heard it was one such. It's not so much the singing part as the guitar instrumental section, which takes up about ninety percent of the track, that really impressed me. I just find it so laidback and gentle, soothing and the kind of thing you can close your eyes and get lost in. It certainly serves as a way to demonstrate Arthur's prowess on the guitar. Luckily for me, it doesn't just fade out after a few minutes; the whole track runs for over twelve, and even then it doesn't seem long enough, the kind of composition that could theoretically just go on and on. Do yourself a favour: listen to it, close your eyes and just drift away... Things I like about this : Everything; one of my favourite slow tracks now Things I don't like about this: Nothing Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-27-2016, 10:07 AM	#75 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Dedicated to the memory of my friend Pet_Sounds, with the hope that we may some day see him back here among us. Until then, this one is for you, kid. Title: “Riders on the storm” Format: Single Written by: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore Performed by: The Doors Genre: Psych Rock Taken from: LA Woman Year: 1971 Acclaim: One of the Doors' most successful singles and a signature tune for them, despite doing poorly in the charts both sides of the water. There can be few people who have never heard this song. From the opening sounds of rain and thunder, the dark ominous bassline and then the sprinkling keyboards coming through, to Jim Morrison's laconic, menacing vocal and the jangly guitar riff recalling “Ghost riders in the sky”, this song is a classic of rock and there's nothing bad you can say about it. Even I, who am not in any way a Doors fan, love this song. It's pretty much impossible not to. Things I like about this : What's not to like? You'd need to be dead inside not to love this, from the atmosphere it creates to the superb keyboard playing and the hypnotic bass, to say nothing of Morrison's voice. It's the whole package. Things I don't like about this: Um, yeah ... Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-27-2016, 03:04 PM	#80 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Title: “Storms over still water” Format: Album track Written by: Bryan Josh Performed by: Mostly Autumn Genre: Progressive Rock Taken from: Storms Over Still Water Year: 2005 Acclaim: n/a You'll be seeing a lot of Mostly Autumn in my new prog rock journal, as they're one of my favourite recent prog bands, fusing prog rock and folk effortlessly, and they have never yet disappointed me with an album. This is from their sixth, one of my favourites from them. Opening on a gentle guitar strummed, it meanders along nicely for about a minute before vocal comes in alongside soft cello, the vocal initially a duet before Heather Findlay takes over, falling back to a duet with Bryan Josh, stately piano taking up the tune to the third minute, the whole thing then stopping for half a second before thumping, rolling percussion ushers in Bryan's solo vocal and the tempo picks up. Great guitar solo as we hit the fourth minute, taking us almost to the end with Floydesque backing vocals and finally a slow, softly strummed guitar ending. Excellent. Things I like about this : 1. Heather's vocal 2. The soft intro 3. Bryan's stronger vocal 4. Cello 5. Guitar solo 6. Instrumental passage 7. Guitar ending Things I don't like about this: Nothing. Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018