The Monthly Music Trading Post

Antonio · 10-22-2009, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by trace87

WYWH is soooooooo much better than The Wall. it has some of my favorite floyd songs(Hey You, Comfortably Numb). but overall its pretty mediocre.

to you, it may be. but imo, i thought it was great.

look, you guys could try to convince me that album A is better or worse than album B all you want, but the thing is that's mostly opinion. sure you can say that you're basing it on lyrics, musicianship or whatever, but in the end it's about what you enjoyed listening to better and what really clicked with you.

so yeah, i've heard both and in my opinion i liked The Wall better, and a bunch of people telling me i'm wrong isn't going to change it.

storymilo · 10-22-2009, 07:51 PM

I'm not really trying to convince you of anything but so far you haven't really given any reasons of what you like so much about The Wall. I myself find it boring but what do you like about it?

Antonio · 10-22-2009, 08:02 PM

well, i really enjoyed the story, it's central theme combined with the metaphoric imagery in some songs, like Mother and The Trial. it also comes down to me just enjoying the music more, from Goodbye Blue Sky to Comfortably Numb, it just really clicked with me and was something i could really connect with myself.

plus watching the film really cemented it for me, it gave me something to connect the story with. i still liked the album as much before watching it, mind you, but the movie really helped me in understanding some of the parts on the album and really get the story as a whole.

sure, i understand how people can see the whole thing as overblown and hate it as opposed to their previous work, but for me this was an album that just clicked with me, i can't really explain it further than that

Stone Birds · 10-23-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Got sent Drew Danburry's Besides: Are We Just Playing Around Out Here Or Do We Mean What We Say? by Stonebirds.

The Good: Much appreciated diversity on the instrumental side of things coupled with a refreshing lack of purely conventional song structure. Production isn't too bad either.

The Bad: Usual Indie singer-songwriter drivel lyrically & vocally, which is kind of a shame considering how eclectic everything else is. I don't have a problem with such in small doses, but over the course of an album it makes you want to snap your nearest Garden State and Juno DVDs into little pieces, followed by a trip to the incinerator.

So, equally good and equally obnoxious = 5/10

You should listen to his Daytrotter Session, it's actually really good.
"Nirvana By Kurt Cobain" [MP3] has an akward name, but the song is really good Lyrically, Vocally, and Musically, although this song doesn't give you the musical diversity like a lot of others of his do, but it still has a nice riff

Bulldog · 10-24-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by anticipation

Who still needs to do a review besides me and bully? Hopefully I'll get mine done later tonight.

Yeah, I'll do my best to get your album reviewed tonight as well. I would've done earlier - just been a bit busier than usual these last few days. I will definitely get it done very soon though, and that's a promise.

As for the rest of us who still haven't done reviews yet, let's try and get them done by Wednesday at the latest eh

Start thinking if you wanna be in the next draw over the next few days too.

Bane of your existence · 10-26-2009, 12:23 PM

I'm trying, but I keep burning the album Storymillo sent me and the cd's keep fucking up in my car, so I haven't been able to give it a great listen.

dollarsandcents · 10-26-2009, 01:39 PM

I'll review the album either tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

debaserr · 10-26-2009, 02:18 PM

Lateralus yet to respond to PM =x
we are running a bit late

storymilo · 10-26-2009, 02:21 PM

Some technical issues on my end with the downloading, but I'll hope to get in a review soon enough.

Probably will be little late though

Bulldog · 10-26-2009, 02:33 PM

Fear not fellow MBers! We still have a couple of days to get these reviews done.

Maybe we should make this a fortnightly thing from the next round onwards instead, give people a bit more space like that?

10-26-2009, 01:39 PM	#767 (permalink)
dollarsandcents more tea vicar? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 193	I'll review the album either tonight or tomorrow at the latest. __________________ My Blog: You And Whose Army?

10-26-2009, 02:18 PM	#768 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,467	Lateralus yet to respond to PM =x we are running a bit late __________________ Last.FM

10-22-2009, 07:51 PM	#762 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	I'm not really trying to convince you of anything but so far you haven't really given any reasons of what you like so much about The Wall. I myself find it boring but what do you like about it?

10-26-2009, 12:23 PM	#766 (permalink)
Bane of your existence Such That Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,197	I'm trying, but I keep burning the album Storymillo sent me and the cd's keep fucking up in my car, so I haven't been able to give it a great listen.

10-26-2009, 02:21 PM	#769 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Some technical issues on my end with the downloading, but I'll hope to get in a review soon enough. Probably will be little late though

10-26-2009, 02:33 PM	#770 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Fear not fellow MBers! We still have a couple of days to get these reviews done. Maybe we should make this a fortnightly thing from the next round onwards instead, give people a bit more space like that?