The Poseur Cave

Isbjørn · 11-01-2014, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Ah, right. You realize there was more metal in my journals last month? Somehow, I can't see that happening again for a while.

More like "Switching Roles Month", or what?

Herr Kaizer says "dance"!
Norway's favourite band:

Artist: Kaizers Orchestra
Album: Ompa til Du Dør
Year: 2001
Genre: Gypsy punk

Imagine what a musically oblivious 12-year old must feel when he is exposed to this energetic blend of Gypsy punk, alternative rock and Balkan folk music for the very first time. I tell you, it will not be impactless. In 2011, Iron Maiden was the most special band I listened to. Yeah. Then, boom, I found these guys, and they quickly became my favourite band. They weren't like anything I had ever heard before. This album, Ompa til Du Dør (“Oompah till you die”) is still one of my favourite albums, and I will guard my signed copy of it with my life.

The album opener, “Kontroll På Kontinentet”, is a fast and crazy gypsy-tinged rocker which sets the general theme of the album, musically and lyrically (the album is about the Mafia, WWII and the Resistance movement). It's followed by the album's title track, one of the band's most popular songs, and understandably so, because it's a big load of fun. “170” might be my favourite track from the album. The throbbing beat, the repetition of the lines, and the dramatic lyrics about a soldier in war get me every time. “Resistansen” is another favourite. It's as catchy and infectious as the common cold. There's not a single bad track on this album. Nope, not one. “Fra Sjåfør til Passasjer”, a ballad, isn't as strong as the other tracks, but it's still a truly great song. This is an album I listen to regularly, and it seems to just get better every time.

5/5

Wpnfire · 11-01-2014, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Briks

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The Batlord · 11-01-2014, 07:23 PM

I find it amusing that at least three people on this site love Deathcrush, but are at least somewhat unimpressed by De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Perhaps it's that those who are not infected with black metal elitism are willing to admit that De Mysteriis's flaws detract, while Deathcrush's enhance.

Isbjørn · 11-02-2014, 12:43 PM

Beware: there will be spoilers
But the movie's been out for 10 years, so 2bad4u

Title: Van Helsing
Director: Stephen Sommers
Year: 2004
Genre: Action/fantasy/gothic horror

I only watched this because one of my best friends had been hyping it up and mentioned it every time we talked about anything horror-related.
This is the first time I talk about a movie in this journal. I think. I'm only featuring it because I'm slighly pissed.
Sooo... Dracula meets Frankenstein. This prevented me from taking the movie seriously from the very beginning.
The visual effects are alright, but they're used way too excessively.
There's supposed to be a decent plot in there, but I can't find it. The movie just gets dumber as it goes.
Vampires don't procreate by laying giant, disgusting slime egg... things. They bite people.
The only way to kill a vampire isn't a goddamn werewolf.
And OMGWHYDIDYOUKILLVICTORFRANKENSTEIN
Moaning about Sharknado is cool, right? Or was that last year? Anyway, that was a campy B-horror flick that I kind of enjoyed watching because it wasn't meant to be taken seriously in any way. It's called "Sharknado". This movie just soils the name of Dracula.
I'm going to be generous with with my rating, since it did grant me a couple of laughs:

1/5, which, in my RYM rating system, is "getting kicked in the crotch by a Nazi".

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 11-02-2014, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

Beware: there will be spoilers
But the movie's been out for 10 years, so 2bad4u

Title: Van Helsing
Director: Stephen Sommers
Year: 2004
Genre: Action/fantasy/gothic horror

I only watched this because one of my best friends had been hyping it up and mentioned it every time we talked about anything horror-related.
This is the first time I talk about a movie in this journal. I think. I'm only featuring it because I'm slighly pissed.
Sooo... Dracula meets Frankenstein. This prevented me from taking the movie seriously from the very beginning.
The visual effects are alright, but they're used way too excessively.
There's supposed to be a decent plot in there, but I can't find it. The movie just gets dumber as it goes.
Vampires don't procreate by laying giant, disgusting slime egg... things. They bite people.
The only way to kill a vampire isn't a goddamn werewolf.
And OMGWHYDIDYOUKILLVICTORFRANKENSTEIN
Moaning about Sharknado is cool, right? Or was that last year? Anyway, that was a campy B-horror flick that I kind of enjoyed watching because it wasn't meant to be taken seriously in any way. It's called "Sharknado". This movie just soils the name of Dracula.
I'm going to be generous with with my rating, since it did grant me a couple of laughs:

1/5, which, in my RYM rating system, is "getting kicked in the crotch by a Nazi".

I kind of have the same feelings toward Van Hellsing as well. It isn't this huge monstrosity of a movie, there are worse ones you could suffer through. But it had so much it lacked; could have had a much better plot, could have done without Frankenstein, acting could have been more serious, Kate Beckinsale could have gotten naked, so on and so forth.

It's basically one of those monster/hero movies that rather favored the more cheesy take on Van Hellsing, rather than the dark, and tormented reality Van Hellsing lived.

**Frownland** · 11-03-2014, 04:40 PM

Cut your friend some slack, he's only 14.

Isbjørn · 11-08-2014, 10:27 AM

Briks' exploration of folk starts NOW!

Pet_Sounds said in the shouty yesterday that more people needed to post in the folk subforum. I'd totally post there, but I can't really do that right now, as I'm not that well-versed in the folk landscape (even though I dig most of what I've heard). So I'm starting a folk section, where I do mini-reviews of folk albums. Simple enough. A couple of them will be ones I've already heard, but ultimately I'm doing this to branch out and discover new stuff. I'll be doing contemporary folk music, traditional folk music, indie folk, folk rock, folk pop, country folk (that's a thing, right?) etc.

Albums to be featured (red albums have already been done):

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà vu
Neil Young - Harvest
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds - Fifth Dimension
Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Paul Simon - Graceland
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Loreena McKennitt - The Visit
Planxty - Planxty

The list will be edited over time. Feel free to throw recommendations at me (Pet_Sounds already has): I'll write them up and try to listen to most of them.

Isbjørn · 11-08-2014, 10:56 AM

Briks' exploration of folk music

"Holy ****, just realized that I've never heard a Bob Dylan album"
-Me, about eight hours ago

"Bob Dylan kinda kicks ass"
-Me, just now

Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Year: 1963
Genre: Contemporary folk

I'd never heard a Bob Dylan album before this. I'd heard Dylan songs, of course. “Hurricane”, “Blowing in the Wind”, “Like a Rolling Stone”, the big ones, y'know? I was about to say “classics”, but that doesn't do justice to the less popular tracks found on this album. They're all pretty goddamn great. Isn't it amazing what one man can do with only a guitar, a harmonica, a hoarse voice and a high-quality brain? The simplicity of it all creates a feeling of honesty, and helps accentuate the lyrics, which are witty, wise, sentimental, direct, and definitely relevant. Four of these songs are anti-war to different degrees, and though they were all written during the Cold War, the lyrics to all of them can apply even today. The standouts for me are “Blowin' in the Wind”, “Masters of War”, “A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall”, “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right”, “Talking World War III Blues” and “I Shall Be Free”. Definitely worth its reputation as an all-time classic.

5/5

Isbjørn · 11-14-2014, 11:31 AM

Some albums I've listened to recently, reviewed
(in haiku format)

Slayer - Hell Awaits

Well, I think I would
Rather put on Reign in Blood
But this is alright

3.5/5

Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter

Wow, this was so bad
I'd rather listen to noise
From construction work

1/5

The Cleaners from Venus - Midnight Cleaners

Lo-fi production
Adds to the jangly charm
Of this little gem

4/5

Timbuktu - The Botten is Nådd!

Some conscious hip hop
The lyrics are in Swedish
But Goofle might dig

3.5/5

Pet_Sounds · 11-14-2014, 02:12 PM

Genius.

11-02-2014, 12:43 PM	#264 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Beware: there will be spoilers But the movie's been out for 10 years, so 2bad4u Title: Van Helsing Director: Stephen Sommers Year: 2004 Genre: Action/fantasy/gothic horror I only watched this because one of my best friends had been hyping it up and mentioned it every time we talked about anything horror-related. This is the first time I talk about a movie in this journal. I think. I'm only featuring it because I'm slighly pissed. Sooo... Dracula meets Frankenstein. This prevented me from taking the movie seriously from the very beginning. The visual effects are alright, but they're used way too excessively. There's supposed to be a decent plot in there, but I can't find it. The movie just gets dumber as it goes. Vampires don't procreate by laying giant, disgusting slime egg... things. They bite people. The only way to kill a vampire isn't a goddamn werewolf. And OMGWHYDIDYOUKILLVICTORFRANKENSTEIN Moaning about Sharknado is cool, right? Or was that last year? Anyway, that was a campy B-horror flick that I kind of enjoyed watching because it wasn't meant to be taken seriously in any way. It's called "Sharknado". This movie just soils the name of Dracula. I'm going to be generous with with my rating, since it did grant me a couple of laughs: 1/5, which, in my RYM rating system, is "getting kicked in the crotch by a Nazi". __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-03-2014, 04:40 PM	#266 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Cut your friend some slack, he's only 14. __________________ 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

11-08-2014, 10:27 AM	#267 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Briks' exploration of folk starts NOW! Pet_Sounds said in the shouty yesterday that more people needed to post in the folk subforum. I'd totally post there, but I can't really do that right now, as I'm not that well-versed in the folk landscape (even though I dig most of what I've heard). So I'm starting a folk section, where I do mini-reviews of folk albums. Simple enough. A couple of them will be ones I've already heard, but ultimately I'm doing this to branch out and discover new stuff. I'll be doing contemporary folk music, traditional folk music, indie folk, folk rock, folk pop, country folk (that's a thing, right?) etc. Albums to be featured (red albums have already been done): Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà vu Neil Young - Harvest The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds - Fifth Dimension Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence Paul Simon - Graceland Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes Loreena McKennitt - The Visit Planxty - Planxty The list will be edited over time. Feel free to throw recommendations at me (Pet_Sounds already has): I'll write them up and try to listen to most of them. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 11-08-2014 at 01:04 PM.

11-08-2014, 10:56 AM	#268 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Briks' exploration of folk music "Holy **, just realized that I've never heard a Bob Dylan album" -Me, about eight hours ago "Bob Dylan kinda kicks ass" -Me, just now Artist: Bob Dylan Album:** The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Year: 1963 Genre: Contemporary folk I'd never heard a Bob Dylan album before this. I'd heard Dylan songs, of course. “Hurricane”, “Blowing in the Wind”, “Like a Rolling Stone”, the big ones, y'know? I was about to say “classics”, but that doesn't do justice to the less popular tracks found on this album. They're all pretty goddamn great. Isn't it amazing what one man can do with only a guitar, a harmonica, a hoarse voice and a high-quality brain? The simplicity of it all creates a feeling of honesty, and helps accentuate the lyrics, which are witty, wise, sentimental, direct, and definitely relevant. Four of these songs are anti-war to different degrees, and though they were all written during the Cold War, the lyrics to all of them can apply even today. The standouts for me are “Blowin' in the Wind”, “Masters of War”, “A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall”, “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right”, “Talking World War III Blues” and “I Shall Be Free”. Definitely worth its reputation as an all-time classic. 5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal Last edited by Isbjørn; 11-08-2014 at 12:55 PM.

11-14-2014, 11:31 AM	#269 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Some albums I've listened to recently, reviewed (in haiku format) Slayer - Hell Awaits Well, I think I would Rather put on Reign in Blood But this is alright 3.5/5 Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter Wow, this was so bad I'd rather listen to noise From construction work 1/5 The Cleaners from Venus - Midnight Cleaners Lo-fi production Adds to the jangly charm Of this little gem 4/5 Timbuktu - The Botten is Nådd! Some conscious hip hop The lyrics are in Swedish But Goofle might dig 3.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-14-2014, 02:12 PM	#270 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	Genius. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease