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

Trollheart · 11-21-2017, 02:44 PM

Album title: Hot Thoughts
Artist: Spoon
Genre: Indie Pop/Art Pop
Nationality: American
Release date: March 17
Position in Discography: Ninth
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? Heard one album; don't remember being particularly impressed by it but don't recall hating it either
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.37
Seven tracks in and I really can't point to anything that leaped out and impressed me about this. It's not bad, not at all, but I don't see it being anything other than just okay. Yeah it's just one massive meh really. Actually, “Shotgun” is a decent track. There: I said something nice about the album. The closer is clever too, sort of an experimental/avant-garde instrumental. That was different.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 0

The Batlord · 11-21-2017, 03:15 PM

I don't know what I find more amusing, that TH likes Rick Ross or that he actually knew what dead presidents meant.

**Frownland** · 11-21-2017, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I don't know what I find more amusing, that TH likes Rick Ross or that he actually knew what dead presidents means.

It's definitely the fact that TH is all about coke rap now.

The Batlord · 11-21-2017, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

It's definitely the fact that TH is all about coke rap now.

Trollheart · 11-21-2017, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I don't know what I find more amusing, that TH likes Rick Ross or that he actually knew what dead presidents meant.

It's not that hard to work out. As I mentioned, it's in a Waits song, "More Than Rain" when he sings "There are no more dead presidents we can fold." Simples.

Trollheart · 11-21-2017, 05:46 PM

Album title: Live From the Fox Oakland
Artist: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Genre: Southern Rock/Blues
Nationality: American
Release date: March 17
Position in Discography: Second live; fifth overall
Fear Factor: Low
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.81
Got to admit, when I saw the name of this band I worried they were some corporate entity sponsored by a motor vehicle manufacturer (Tedeschi Trucks get you where you want to go!) but it turns out that it's just the surnames of both the founders, however odd Trucks may seem a surname. Oh, I see he was in the Allman Brothers Band. Interesting. And they're husband and wife. Ah, live albums! While I do like them, they can be hell to review, as you end up with, as we found with Jerry Garcia's band, very long versions of songs, and I already see three ten-minute tracks, an eleven and one clocking in at over fourteen. Ah well.

It's really hard not to like this. It's just basically one big jam. I mean, Clapton's “Keep on Growing”, Cohen's “Bird on a Wire”, Harrison's “Within You, Without You”, how can you go wrong? Throw in some Miles Davis, some Santana, and a whole heap of their own material, some serious guitar playing, and well you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be into this.

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

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-22-2017, 12:15 PM

Album title: So Good
Artist: Zara Larsson
Genre: Pop
Nationality: Swedish
Release date: March 17
Position in Discography: Second
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little
Average RYM Score: 2.54
Meh, so far just another Rihanna/Beyonce/Swift/Add generic pop artist here clone; nothing new, nothing special, voice is generic, music is bleh. She says on the Wiki page that there are a lot of different styles on the album, but so far I've heard nothing but bargain basement pop. I don't see it. “Only You” is the first song I hear here that isn't terrible, but it's still pretty meh. The semi-reggae beat is really the only thing that distinguishes it from the rest of the general pap here. No, I didn't misspell.

The song “Never Forget You” could not be more wrong: I won't remember a thing about this album once I shut it off, nor will I want to. Meh, “Make That Money Girl” is also not terrible, but these are single tracks standing out among pretty much a pile of unremarkable dross. Okay, “One Mississippi” is okay too, but I have yet to hear any of these “darker songs” to which she refers. Got a little better towards the end, but still nothing I'd be raving about.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 0

**Exo** · 11-22-2017, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Album title: You're Not As _____ As You Think
Artist: Sorority Noise

Yeah. I enjoyed this a lot. I am partial to enjoying emo music though since it was such a part of my high school experience.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-22-2017, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

Yeah. I enjoyed this a lot. I am partial to enjoying emo music though since it was such a part of my high school experience.

aren't you like 40 by now

**Exo** · 11-22-2017, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

aren't you like 40 by now

Dude, I'm 28.

11-21-2017, 02:44 PM	#1101 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: Hot Thoughts Artist: Spoon Genre: Indie Pop/Art Pop Nationality: American Release date: March 17 Position in Discography: Ninth Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? Heard one album; don't remember being particularly impressed by it but don't recall hating it either Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.37 Seven tracks in and I really can't point to anything that leaped out and impressed me about this. It's not bad, not at all, but I don't see it being anything other than just okay. Yeah it's just one massive meh really. Actually, “Shotgun” is a decent track. There: I said something nice about the album. The closer is clever too, sort of an experimental/avant-garde instrumental. That was different. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-21-2017, 05:46 PM	#1106 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: Live From the Fox Oakland Artist: Tedeschi Trucks Band Genre: Southern Rock/Blues Nationality: American Release date: March 17 Position in Discography: Second live; fifth overall Fear Factor: Low Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.81 Got to admit, when I saw the name of this band I worried they were some corporate entity sponsored by a motor vehicle manufacturer (Tedeschi Trucks get you where you want to go!) but it turns out that it's just the surnames of both the founders, however odd Trucks may seem a surname. Oh, I see he was in the Allman Brothers Band. Interesting. And they're husband and wife. Ah, live albums! While I do like them, they can be hell to review, as you end up with, as we found with Jerry Garcia's band, very long versions of songs, and I already see three ten-minute tracks, an eleven and one clocking in at over fourteen. Ah well. It's really hard not to like this. It's just basically one big jam. I mean, Clapton's “Keep on Growing”, Cohen's “Bird on a Wire”, Harrison's “Within You, Without You”, how can you go wrong? Throw in some Miles Davis, some Santana, and a whole heap of their own material, some serious guitar playing, and well you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be into this. Check out more from this artist? Yeah Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-22-2017, 12:15 PM	#1107 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Album title: So Good Artist: Zara Larsson Genre: Pop Nationality: Swedish Release date: March 17 Position in Discography: Second Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? A little Average RYM Score: 2.54 Meh, so far just another Rihanna/Beyonce/Swift/Add generic pop artist here clone; nothing new, nothing special, voice is generic, music is bleh. She says on the Wiki page that there are a lot of different styles on the album, but so far I've heard nothing but bargain basement pop. I don't see it. “Only You” is the first song I hear here that isn't terrible, but it's still pretty meh. The semi-reggae beat is really the only thing that distinguishes it from the rest of the general pap here. No, I didn't misspell. The song “Never Forget You” could not be more wrong: I won't remember a thing about this album once I shut it off, nor will I want to. Meh, “Make That Money Girl” is also not terrible, but these are single tracks standing out among pretty much a pile of unremarkable dross. Okay, “One Mississippi” is okay too, but I have yet to hear any of these “darker songs” to which she refers. Got a little better towards the end, but still nothing I'd be raving about. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018