Frownland

I always thought it was akin to people taking a lot of acid and staring at a dollar bill until it unveils a conspiracy. Sure, a lot of work was probably put into making that dollar bill, but mother****er you're just high.

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Mondo Bungle

we both want to rape you

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Today's review is Courtney Barnett's Sometimes I sit and think, sometimes I just sit (2015) (Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter)



I think Violet repped this awhile back. As far as repping goes, Violet is 0-1. So here's his chance to redeem himself. I'm not usually big on Indie rock, but let's see shall we.

Elevator Operator: Interesting start. Cool song. Not sure how I feel about it.

Pedestrian at Best: Very similar to the last song. Some real interesting lyrical concepts going on, but nothing to blow my mind.

An Illustration of Loneliness (Sleepless in New York): Cool, I like this a lot more then the last track.

Small Poppies: I like the bluesy start to this track. I really like this song so far. It's got some really cool elements thrown in here.

Depreston: You know, I really like her voice. Nice guitar solo.

So far these song are pretty good. Have lots of personality. Nothing revolutionary but still good.

Aqua Profunda: Starts with bit of a alternative feel. Pretty good song.

Dead Fox: I'm digging this song.

Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party: Well, that song title hits home... Way too upbeat music for that title. "I wanna go out but I wanna stay home." You and me both sister.

Debbie Downer: I dig this.

Kim's Caravan: Interesting intro. This is weird... I like it. I really like this song. The slow build, as it slowly comes together with a pretty damn good pay off.

Boxing Day Blues: Starts with an acoustic guitar. Vocals come in to create a very sad song. I dig.

Final thoughts - Pretty good album. Has a personality that I enjoy, doesn't stay the same, but really offers up nothing different. Which isn't a bad thing frankly.

☆☆☆☆

Exo

My favorite album of 2015 before I found out Tapestry'd Life by Pretend existed.

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Today's review is Alanis Morisette's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998) (Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Post-Grunge)



Front Row - Starts with a chorus of Morissette singing before moving into some traditional post-grunge pop music. I dig.

Baba - starts off with some interesting guitar. Halfway through the track we get a melodic section before back into the grunge pop. This is a badass track.

Thank U - I remember this track. It's a good song.

Are You Still Mad - A simple piano riff with some singing on top of it. Drums come in and progress the track forward. I dig. Got some heavier guitar comes in... for like a second. Huh.

Sympathetic Character - Starts off with some synth and cymbals being lightly played. Very industrial feel to this. Much darker feel to this song. Now I'm getting some feedback in the song.

So far this album feels like Alanis is experimenting with different concepts to see how far she can push it.

That I Would Be Good - Some simple chords playing on a guitar while Alanis sings.

The Couch - Some ambient sounds play as Alanis sings. Drums come in making a Kind of jungle feel. Some ambient guitar drenched in reverb comes in. I dig this.

Can't Not - Ashes far as pop music goes, this isn't traditional pop music. This is all over the place with different stuff. I dig.

UR - some simple guitar plays while a bass pounds in the background to company Alanis voice. Song finds an outro with a harmonica.

I Was Hoping - Bit more industrial playing.

One - This album is going on too long. The music is good but I'm getting tired of it.

Would Not Come - Huh... This song has kind of a hip hop beat to it.

Unsent - Now we're being presented with some acoustic guitar with her voice. A simple drum beat comes in and with some orchestral stuff playing in the background.

So Pure - Starts with Alanis singing till the drums come in.

Joining You - Alanis says two words and then a guitar comes in and plays some power chords. We get more grunge pop and its wonderful.

Heart of the House - A very melodic song. I dig.

Your Congratulations - A piano plays while Alanis sings with lots of reverb on her. A Cello comes in to help the melody along. Now we have a violin as well. Kind of a boring song frankly.

Final thoughts: It feels like Jagged Little Pill was the teenage album and this is the adult album. It seems like Alanis is branching out and trying new things while maintaining the pop sound. Its a great album but suffers from how long it is.

☆☆☆☆

The Batlord

I love Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie. Yeah, it's bloated and doesn't have the best pacing, but it's way more interesting and engaging than Jagged Little Pill, which I still dig. Flavors of Entanglement is awesome as well. Curious if I recced you this.

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Today's review is Run The Jewels' album Run The Jewels 3 (2016) (Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop)



This is a rec from violet. I don't listen to much hip-hop, but I'll give this a fair chance.

Down - Some rap with a simple beat. Nothing overly impressive. The chorus is cool with the girl rapping with him. Seems like it's a rap about coming from a bad situation. A staple of the genre.

Talk To Me - I dig the beat here.

Legend Has It - Has some robotic voice counting down as apart of the beat? I have to say, that's a pretty cool concept. These guys have killer flow.

Call Ticketron - A synth plays while someone snaps.

Hey Kids (Bumaye) - I like the beat.

What does Bumaye mean? I googled it and I'm not sure what the significance that song is to this song.

Stay Gold - Starts with somebody talking before moving into a fun beat.

Don't Get Captured - So far the beats have been awesome minus the first song with great rapping... but something about this album just isn't clicking.

Thieves! (Screamed the Ghosts) - I hate being repetitive... Same story.

2100 - Starts with some feed back with a hunting piano playing. Rap comes in and readys the track for the next rapper to up the bpm.

Panther Like A Panther (Miracle Mix) - Starts with some rap with a haunting synth. Then he picks up the rap with a very primal(?) Beat.

Everybody Stay Calm - Cool beats with great rap.

Oh Mama - Starts with some synth replicating a guitar. I actually really like this track.

Thursday in the Danger Room - I'm kind of surprised this doesn't have the experimental Hip hop tag on RYM. These beats don't feel traditional. Pretty awesome stuff. And a Sax outro to end a cool track.

A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters - A fun track with a sentimental feeling to it.

Final thoughts: I am not qualified in anyway to review a hip hop album. It's a genre that was not really in my ear growing up. But I'll try to do justice. Nothing about this is bad. The rap is pretty great, the beats are interesting, fun, and different. It feels like this should be a five star album... but i can't give it that.

I'm not going to sit here and dissect this albums lyrical content, but I found it extremely hard to relate to, which significantly hurt it's star rating.

☆☆☆1/2

Key

I typically give RTJ3 a solid 8/10. It's got some of the best tracks they've done, and some very decent tracks. Way more solid tracks on RTJ3 than RTJ2 though.