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

Trollheart · 10-05-2017, 07:34 PM

Album title: Aquaberry Aquarius
Artist: Riff Raff
Genre: Hip-Hop/Trap
Nationality: American
Release date: January 30
Position in Discography: Nineteenth (mixtape)
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.20
Well we're finally finished with January the ****ing twenty-seventh, and this takes us two more albums closer to the end of the first month. Oddly and rather a nice surprise for me, it's only nine tracks and none of them are long, so almost another EP. And it opens on an acoustic guitar? Eh, hold on there a second bub! What's going on here? Singing? Not rapping? Okay there's the rap but damn it's cool. I like this. This slow, dramatic rap – Trap, yeah? - this might actually be appealing to me. But **** Travis Scott still. “Word Around Town” is great and to be honest it looks like everything here is. Even the reggae infused “I'm Not Waitin' On the Summer” is cool. “Last Time I Checked” is also great. As is this album. Another surprise.

Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 10

Trollheart · 10-05-2017, 07:44 PM

Okay then, here's what I think:

If you believe I'm missing out on some great albums, this is what you can do. At the end of each month anyone who likes can recommend up to three of their favourite albums from that month, and I'll do them in a separate section I'm going to call

Note: don't bother picking albums you know I'll hate, as I have my clauses and I'll just use one of them if it's obvious you're ****ing with me. This is your chance, all of you, to suggest your three favourite albums from each month and have me review them. Post here - don't PM please - and I'll get to them as soon as I can. And rather obviously, nothing I've already reviewed. If in doubt, check the Wiki list to see if the album(s) you're suggesting has/have been covered.

Also, again rather obviously, make sure they're available from the usual places.

The Batlord · 10-05-2017, 09:01 PM

Quote:

This slow, dramatic rap – Trap, yeah? - this might actually be appealing to me.

**Frownland** · 10-05-2017, 09:14 PM

For January:
Michael Chapman - 50
Led Bib - Umbrella Weather
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Feed the Rats
Zeena Parkins - Three Harps, Tuning Forks, & Electronics
Dumal - The Lesser God

Things you might hate that you should at least try though :
Emptyset - Borders
Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind the Sun
Emptiness - Not for Music
Stabscotch - Uncanny Valley
Utopianisti - Brutopianisti
Mordan Jaikal - True History

Zhanteimi · 10-06-2017, 12:26 AM

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The Batlord · 10-06-2017, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mord

Fucking terrible.

Fucking great.

Legit don't know if Mord is judging the albums or the artist/album names.

Zhanteimi · 10-06-2017, 03:33 AM

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Trollheart · 10-06-2017, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

For January:
Michael Chapman - 50
Led Bib - Umbrella Weather
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Feed the Rats
Zeena Parkins - Three Harps, Tuning Forks, & Electronics
Dumal - The Lesser God

Things you might hate that you should at least try though :
Emptyset - Borders
Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind the Sun
Emptiness - Not for Music
Stabscotch - Uncanny Valley
Utopianisti - Brutopianisti
Mordan Jaikal - True History

I said THREE albums. Three. Maximum. Choose three; I'm not doing a pile of your favourite albums. Three, no exceptions. Did I say three? Three then.

Zhanteimi · 10-06-2017, 05:27 AM

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Trollheart · 10-06-2017, 05:30 AM

While you're there, another question on Linux: can I switch from it to Windows and back easily, ie if I have a program that doesn't work well, or at all, with Linux, can I switch back to Windows to use it, or how hard is that?

10-05-2017, 07:34 PM	#361 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: Aquaberry Aquarius Artist: Riff Raff Genre: Hip-Hop/Trap Nationality: American Release date: January 30 Position in Discography: Nineteenth (mixtape) Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.20 Well we're finally finished with January the **ing twenty-seventh, and this takes us two more albums closer to the end of the first month. Oddly and rather a nice surprise for me, it's only nine tracks and none of them are long, so almost another EP. And it opens on an acoustic guitar? Eh, hold on there a second bub! What's going on here? Singing? Not rapping? Okay there's the rap but damn it's cool. I like this. This slow, dramatic rap – Trap, yeah? - this might actually be appealing to me. But Travis Scott still. “Word Around Town” is great and to be honest it looks like everything here is. Even the reggae infused “I'm Not Waitin' On the Summer” is cool. “Last Time I Checked” is also great. As is this album. Another surprise. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 10** __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-05-2017, 07:44 PM	#362 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Okay then, here's what I think: If you believe I'm missing out on some great albums, this is what you can do. At the end of each month anyone who likes can recommend up to three of their favourite albums from that month, and I'll do them in a separate section I'm going to call Note: don't bother picking albums you know I'll hate, as I have my clauses and I'll just use one of them if it's obvious you're ***ing with me. This is your chance, all of you, to suggest your three favourite albums from each month and have me review them. Post here - don't PM please - and I'll get to them as soon as I can. And rather obviously, nothing I've already reviewed. If in doubt, check the Wiki list to see if the album(s) you're suggesting has/have been covered. Also, again rather obviously, make sure they're available from the usual places. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

10-05-2017, 09:14 PM	#364 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	For January: Michael Chapman - 50 Led Bib - Umbrella Weather Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Feed the Rats Zeena Parkins - Three Harps, Tuning Forks, & Electronics Dumal - The Lesser God Things you might hate that you should at least try though : Emptyset - Borders Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind the Sun Emptiness - Not for Music Stabscotch - Uncanny Valley Utopianisti - Brutopianisti Mordan Jaikal - True History __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-06-2017, 12:26 AM	#365 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 12-05-2017 at 03:52 PM.

10-06-2017, 03:33 AM	#367 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 12-05-2017 at 03:52 PM.

10-06-2017, 05:27 AM	#369 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 12-05-2017 at 03:51 PM.

10-06-2017, 05:30 AM	#370 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	While you're there, another question on Linux: can I switch from it to Windows and back easily, ie if I have a program that doesn't work well, or at all, with Linux, can I switch back to Windows to use it, or how hard is that? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018