Albums You're Digging II

Mojo · 08-02-2010, 04:05 AM

IRON MAIDEN - IRON MAIDEN

Importing all of my Iron Maiden into iTunes and am absolutely loving back to this one right now. Paul Di'anno is not my favourite Maiden vocalist and this may not be my favourite Maiden album because of that but as a collection of songs i think the debut is indeed the strongest Maiden album and Paul Di'anno did a fantastic job on this album and the follow up, Killers. I just prefer Bruce Dickinson's work with the band overall.

Up the Irons!

duga · 08-02-2010, 07:02 AM

Pia Fraus - After Summer

The twee-est shoegaze album ever. Very straightforward with not many risks taken, but still damn good nonetheless. Usually, shoegaze is about massive amounts of dissonance with a drowned out yet dreamy melody. Pia Fraus get rid of a lot of the dissonance but still make the music enough about dreamy guitars to count this as a shoegaze album.

Mojo · 08-02-2010, 07:12 AM

^ Meh, you sold me. I'm going to get this now.

duga · 08-02-2010, 07:27 AM

^

Always a pleasure to inspire someone to check out an album. I try not to talk about albums in here unless I'm sure other people will enjoy it (as long as they are partial to the genre I'm talking about in the first place). Hope you like it!

DiSTANToblivion · 08-02-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I have just listened to this for the first time this last week too and was thinking about posting this in this thread myself. It was a very enjoyable listen.

'Young Bride' was great live, everyone really got into it. 'Branches' was the second encore and last song of the night, everyone got very emotional too.

You should check out 'The Courage Of Others' as well, another damn fine album by them. It's much more Celtic and earthy sounding (if I am making any sense there).

Mojo · 08-02-2010, 07:43 AM

^ Oh i'm sure i'll check it out as i do like the one album i have.

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Originally Posted by duga

^

Always a pleasure to inspire someone to check out an album. I try not to talk about albums in here unless I'm sure other people will enjoy it (as long as they are partial to the genre I'm talking about in the first place). Hope you like it!

I often check out albums people post about in here, even if i dont always comment on it. I have checked out a few of yours i'm sure. I may be way off but was it you who once posted about Scarling? If it wasn't, it doesn't matter. If i was to look back through your posts I know that I would find a few of yours that I grabbed.

duga · 08-02-2010, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

^ Oh i'm sure i'll check it out as i do like the one album i have.

I often check out albums people post about in here, even if i dont always comment on it. I have checked out a few of yours i'm sure. I may be way off but was it you who once posted about Scarling? If it wasn't, it doesn't matter. If i was to look back through your posts I know that I would find a few of yours that I grabbed.

I listen to them, but I can't remember if I ever posted about them in here. Either way, I'm glad at least one person is using my posts for music recs. That is what I use this thread for all the time...I go off exploring music on my own and 1 out of maybe 5 or 6 albums gets the "I guess I'll be listening to this quite a bit" review. Randomly picking an album from this thread increases the odds to about 1 out of every 2 or 3 albums.

DiSTANToblivion · 08-02-2010, 08:35 AM

No album has honestly moved me like this one has. I waited far too long to buy it...
Listen from start to finish to fully appreciate it and its' VERY heavy story. Absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful.

BottleUpAndEssplode · 08-02-2010, 09:05 AM

No album has honestly moved me like this one has. I waited far too long to buy it...
Listen from start to finish to fully appreciate it and its' VERY heavy story. Absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful.[/QUOTE]

You don't even have to give a description for this album really; the cover pretty much does the job for you. Easily the most harrowing album I've ever heard and one of my favourites.

DoctorSoft · 08-02-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I put this album on a few days ago for my first NMH experience and i couldn't even get through it. I think i lasted about 5 or 6 tracks.

Any particular reason, did you find it boring or something? Because I was captivated right at the start and in love by the time the organ(I think) kicks in in the first song. I've listened to it like four times since I got it and it's been amazing every time.

08-02-2010, 04:05 AM	#4751 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	IRON MAIDEN - IRON MAIDEN Importing all of my Iron Maiden into iTunes and am absolutely loving back to this one right now. Paul Di'anno is not my favourite Maiden vocalist and this may not be my favourite Maiden album because of that but as a collection of songs i think the debut is indeed the strongest Maiden album and Paul Di'anno did a fantastic job on this album and the follow up, Killers. I just prefer Bruce Dickinson's work with the band overall. Up the Irons! __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

08-02-2010, 07:02 AM	#4752 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Pia Fraus - After Summer The twee-est shoegaze album ever. Very straightforward with not many risks taken, but still damn good nonetheless. Usually, shoegaze is about massive amounts of dissonance with a drowned out yet dreamy melody. Pia Fraus get rid of a lot of the dissonance but still make the music enough about dreamy guitars to count this as a shoegaze album. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

08-02-2010, 07:12 AM	#4753 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	^ Meh, you sold me. I'm going to get this now. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

08-02-2010, 07:27 AM	#4754 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	^ Always a pleasure to inspire someone to check out an album. I try not to talk about albums in here unless I'm sure other people will enjoy it (as long as they are partial to the genre I'm talking about in the first place). Hope you like it! __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

08-02-2010, 08:35 AM	#4758 (permalink)
DiSTANToblivion Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 505	No album has honestly moved me like this one has. I waited far too long to buy it... Listen from start to finish to fully appreciate it and its' VERY heavy story. Absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful. __________________ last.fm Journal deviantART

08-02-2010, 09:05 AM	#4759 (permalink)
BottleUpAndEssplode Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 29	No album has honestly moved me like this one has. I waited far too long to buy it... Listen from start to finish to fully appreciate it and its' VERY heavy story. Absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful.[/QUOTE] You don't even have to give a description for this album really; the cover pretty much does the job for you. Easily the most harrowing album I've ever heard and one of my favourites.