Trollheart Listens to Every Album on Wiki's List for 2017

Trollheart · 09-23-2017, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

But srsly is there any meaningful difference?

And the stock answer is: seven hundred years of oppression.
Plus Irish people are more fun, less stuck up than English, and don't give two ****s about the Queen.

Seriously: you go abroad, people say "Oh you're English?" with a kind of bored expression, you say "No, Irish" and suddenly they're all smiles. True story.

Trollheart · 09-23-2017, 12:03 PM

Album title: E.G. Crazy
Artist: E-Girls
Genre: J-Pop/Dance/EDM
Nationality: Japanese
Release date: January 18
Position in Discography: Fourth
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Check out more from this artist? Yeah, I might
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Maybe
Well, I said it would happen, didn't I, and here it is: not quite a 30-track monster, but certainly 24 tracks on a double album. And looking ahead, I see there were about three million albums released on January 20, so sigh, but on we go. Can't say for sure I'll get through all of this (it IS a double album, after all) but so far it's not terrible. Catchy, certainly, if nothing amazing. Halfway through the first side and I have no impulse to turn it off. Quite enjoying it to be honest. Ok, so the two sides of the CD (shut it) are called “EG Pop” and that was the one we just finished listening to, now we're moving on, apparently, to “EG Cool”. Well, I don't have anything bad to say so far. Ah yeah, this is fun. It's not reinventing the wheel and it won't make you rush out and buy their albums, but it's a good time for all.

Expectation Index: 7

The Batlord · 09-23-2017, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

And the stock answer is: seven hundred years of oppression.
Plus Irish people are more fun, less stuck up than English, and don't give two ****s about the Queen.

Seriously: you go abroad, people say "Oh you're English?" with a kind of bored expression, you say "No, Irish" and suddenly they're all smiles. True story.

Europe sounds funny.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 09-23-2017, 12:22 PM

sorry TH but i would associate "fun" with MLM and Goofle long before I would with you m8.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-23-2017, 12:35 PM

A lot of English people are arseholes in Europe. We're coming to your country, getting drunk and pissing in your streets and you'd better ****ing speak English.

Neapolitan · 09-23-2017, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

That's an insult. I don't like emo. If anything, I'm a prog fag.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I thought you said "proper fag" for a second and was like "Lol British".

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

FUCKING IRISH, YOU CUNT!

^ look who's acting emo now.

Trollheart · 09-23-2017, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Europe sounds funny.

It can be.

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

sorry TH but i would associate "fun" with MLM and Goofle long before I would with you m8.

I didn't say I was fun, did I? Though if you got me out with the lads I can be fun. Fun, hmm? Let me just look that up on wiki. And obviously I don't mean every single English person is a ****. Though those two are.

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

A lot of English people are arseholes in Europe. We're coming to your country, getting drunk and pissing in your streets and you'd better ****ing speak English.

Exactly. Especially football supporters. Sorry. Irish fans are beloved all over Europe, and further.

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

^ look who's acting emo now.

Trollheart · 09-23-2017, 02:11 PM

Album title: AFI (also known as The Blood Album)
Artist: AFI
Genre: Punk/Post-Punk/Gothic Rock
Nationality: American
Release date: January 20 (here we go...)
Position in Discography: Tenth
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I might, yes
Maybe it's just the word punk that sets off alarm bells in my head, but I had expected this to be much rawer and more visceral, but from the beginning I don't see any punk tendencies here – not that I'd recognise punk tendencies if they followed me down an alley, mugged me and ran away with my wallet. Mind you, I'd have the last laugh: my wallet is empty! But the album kicks off nicely, though I reiterate my annoyance at bands self-titling any album that isn't their debut. That aside, this is quite enjoyable so far. Scratch that: it's ****ing excellent. The only thing I can imagine that gives these guys a punk in their genre tag is the energy, which is certainly there. Great stuff.

Expectation Index: 9

Trollheart · 09-23-2017, 05:35 PM

Album title: Okay
Artist: As It Is
Genre: Pop Punk
Nationality: American
Release date: January 20
Position in Discography: Second
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Meh
So punk raises its belligerent little head again, two albums in a row. Well, if this is anything like the AFI album I have nothing to fear, and given that the punk is qualified by a descriptor of pop, I'm cautiously optimistic. Yeah well it's all right, but I don't see the justification for the punk tag. On the AFI album I could see it – lots of energy, a little anger – but here? No. This is more just like pop rock, or alt-rock, or alt-pop or some ****ing thing, but pop punk? Maybe it is, I wouldn't know. But if it is, and if this is what pop punk is about, it's kind of weak really. Not bad, but just not particularly good. The album title is completely appropriate here.

Expectation Index: 4

Trollheart · 09-24-2017, 09:14 AM

Album title: Future Politics
Artist: Austra
Genre: Electronic/Synthpop/Darkwave
Nationality: Canadian
Release date: January 20
Position in Discography: Third
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Doesn't encourage me to, no
Yeah this is ok but it's a little drab. Yer wan who does the singing – there's a technical name for that, isn't there? What is it? Let me think ... oh yeah. Yer wan who does the singing. Anyway, yer wan seems to have some sort of weird French or European accent, so it's maybe odd to find they're Canadian. Or, maybe not. Canada-France/France-Canada? Either way it's a little drear and depressing, which is odd with the mostly upbeat rhythm behind it. So that's darkwave is it? Can't say I'm sold. God this is dreary. I'm tempted to hit the eject button but I'll try and last it out. What's next? Indie rock, then jazz, some power metal coming up... not too bad I guess. Better than this watery tripe anyway. Sigh. Is it over yet? It is? Hallelujah!

Expectation Index: 8

09-23-2017, 12:03 PM	#192 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: E.G. Crazy Artist: E-Girls Genre: J-Pop/Dance/EDM Nationality: Japanese Release date: January 18 Position in Discography: Fourth Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Check out more from this artist? Yeah, I might Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Maybe Well, I said it would happen, didn't I, and here it is: not quite a 30-track monster, but certainly 24 tracks on a double album. And looking ahead, I see there were about three million albums released on January 20, so sigh, but on we go. Can't say for sure I'll get through all of this (it IS a double album, after all) but so far it's not terrible. Catchy, certainly, if nothing amazing. Halfway through the first side and I have no impulse to turn it off. Quite enjoying it to be honest. Ok, so the two sides of the CD (shut it) are called “EG Pop” and that was the one we just finished listening to, now we're moving on, apparently, to “EG Cool”. Well, I don't have anything bad to say so far. Ah yeah, this is fun. It's not reinventing the wheel and it won't make you rush out and buy their albums, but it's a good time for all. Expectation Index: 7 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-23-2017, 02:11 PM	#198 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: AFI (also known as The Blood Album) Artist: AFI Genre: Punk/Post-Punk/Gothic Rock Nationality: American Release date: January 20 (here we go...) Position in Discography: Tenth Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I might, yes Maybe it's just the word punk that sets off alarm bells in my head, but I had expected this to be much rawer and more visceral, but from the beginning I don't see any punk tendencies here – not that I'd recognise punk tendencies if they followed me down an alley, mugged me and ran away with my wallet. Mind you, I'd have the last laugh: my wallet is empty! But the album kicks off nicely, though I reiterate my annoyance at bands self-titling any album that isn't their debut. That aside, this is quite enjoyable so far. Scratch that: it's **ing excellent. The only thing I can imagine that gives these guys a punk in their genre tag is the energy, which is certainly there. Great stuff. Expectation Index: 9** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-23-2017, 05:35 PM	#199 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: Okay Artist: As It Is Genre: Pop Punk Nationality: American Release date: January 20 Position in Discography: Second Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Meh So punk raises its belligerent little head again, two albums in a row. Well, if this is anything like the AFI album I have nothing to fear, and given that the punk is qualified by a descriptor of pop, I'm cautiously optimistic. Yeah well it's all right, but I don't see the justification for the punk tag. On the AFI album I could see it – lots of energy, a little anger – but here? No. This is more just like pop rock, or alt-rock, or alt-pop or some **ing thing, but pop punk? Maybe it is, I wouldn't know. But if it is, and if this is what pop punk is about, it's kind of weak really. Not bad, but just not particularly good. The album title is completely appropriate here. Expectation Index: 4** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-24-2017, 09:14 AM	#200 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: Future Politics Artist: Austra Genre: Electronic/Synthpop/Darkwave Nationality: Canadian Release date: January 20 Position in Discography: Third Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Doesn't encourage me to, no Yeah this is ok but it's a little drab. Yer wan who does the singing – there's a technical name for that, isn't there? What is it? Let me think ... oh yeah. Yer wan who does the singing. Anyway, yer wan seems to have some sort of weird French or European accent, so it's maybe odd to find they're Canadian. Or, maybe not. Canada-France/France-Canada? Either way it's a little drear and depressing, which is odd with the mostly upbeat rhythm behind it. So that's darkwave is it? Can't say I'm sold. God this is dreary. I'm tempted to hit the eject button but I'll try and last it out. What's next? Indie rock, then jazz, some power metal coming up... not too bad I guess. Better than this watery tripe anyway. Sigh. Is it over yet? It is? Hallelujah! Expectation Index: 8 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-23-2017, 12:35 PM	#195 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	A lot of English people are arseholes in Europe. We're coming to your country, getting drunk and pissing in your streets and you'd better ****ing speak English.