The Monthly Music Trading Post

**Janszoon** · 02-26-2012, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob.

i'm sorry you disliked the Neurosis album and honestly i blame myself a bit....i should have thought out my choice for you a bit better....had you had someone like Pete i'm sure he would have sent you something amazing in the genre....i apologize i feel like i kind of copped out a bit with your selection

There's no cop out there as far as I'm concerned. A Sun That Never Sets is an amazing album!

bob. · 02-26-2012, 12:26 PM

i agree 100%....but i think i could have paid a bit more attention to what mancky already likes and catered more towards that....whereas he asked for something in the progressive metal genre....so i just went with that as it was fresh on the brain

....but yeah i agree that it is one of their best albums

14232949 · 02-26-2012, 02:29 PM

I don't know guys, what is it that you particularly like about the album?
I feel as if I am missing something.

Don't feel disheartened Bob, it'd suck if we all liked the same things, it gave me a chance to listen to a type of music I had not already heard, and I thank you for that.

NSW · 02-28-2012, 06:02 PM

Salami sent me Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - King & Queen (1967)

Certainly not a genre or artist I'm not familiar with, but I didn't already have this album and actually had not listened to but one or two songs from it prior to receiving it, so I was extremely happy to get it.

Soul music is pretty much my favorite genre of music, so this was a good (and easy

) pick to send me. And Otis Redding is one of my faves anyway. Surprisingly, I'm actually not all that familiar with Carla Thomas though. I definitely need to rectify that. Their voices worked well together, were natural and meshed like they were meant to be singing together long before then.

"Tramp" is an obvious favorite here, totally fun and they played off each other so well, like an old married couple. Other favorites were "Knock On Wood", "Lovey Dovey", and "Oh Carla, Oh Otis".

Their version of "Tell It Like It Is" was perfection. It made me just want to take someones hand and dance really slow.

The only song I didn't get completely jazzed about was "Bring It On Home to Me". Sam Cooke is probably one of my all time favorites and he just nails this song for me. No one else can or will ever sing it like him. That's not to say Otis and Carla can't hold their own...it just can't ever be their song in my mind.

Overall, 9.9 out of 10 stars! Thanks so very much for the album Salami, it was a very fitting choice!

**Janszoon** · 02-28-2012, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mankycaaant

I don't know guys, what is it that you particularly like about the album?
I feel as if I am missing something.

Well, actually wrote a review of it in one of my member journals here. To quote a couple of my most relevant sentences about it:

Quote:

It's only natural that Neurosis would end up on this list since they've built a career out of making music that sounds like the end of the world. They're an amazing band who do what they do incredibly well and A Sun That Never Sets works as a single, unified piece of artistic expression to an amazing degree. This is a stunningly dynamic album full of peaks and valleys, build-up and release, subtlety and absolutely crushing intensity.

...

Even in it's quietest moments A Sun That Never Sets is a very dark, unsettling and raw album. What's truly remarkable about it though is, despite feeling so raw and stripped-down, it's such a sonically rich album. Acoustic guitar, violin, piano, even bagpipes weave their way in and out of the sharp angles of these tracks while subdued production touches crackle and swirl around the edges.

...

This album is such a strong, integrated piece that it's better appreciated as whole rather than as individual tracks, but if I had to pick highlights they would probably be "Falling Unknown" and "Stones from the Sky". These two—the longest tracks on the album—sort of function as the climaxes of its two movements so it's not surprising that they're the easiest to single out.

Paedantic Basterd · 02-29-2012, 02:47 PM

The month is anew, so we'll be taking participants for March until the 7th.

Salami
Goofle
NSW
Aurora
Bob
Mankycaant
Unrelenting
Il Duck
Jackhammer
Frownland

Salami · 02-29-2012, 03:38 PM

May I sign up again? Last month was excellent (and I now love NSW forever

)

**Goofle** · 02-29-2012, 04:04 PM

I'm in.

NSW · 02-29-2012, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salami

May I sign up again? Last month was excellent (and I now love NSW forever

)

And thank you sir for the most excellent album.

I'm in for March (and I promise to try and get my review in earlier than the last day of the month).

bob. · 03-01-2012, 10:32 AM

i'll take another go at it

02-28-2012, 06:02 PM	#1864 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Salami sent me Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - King & Queen (1967) Certainly not a genre or artist I'm not familiar with, but I didn't already have this album and actually had not listened to but one or two songs from it prior to receiving it, so I was extremely happy to get it. Soul music is pretty much my favorite genre of music, so this was a good (and easy ) pick to send me. And Otis Redding is one of my faves anyway. Surprisingly, I'm actually not all that familiar with Carla Thomas though. I definitely need to rectify that. Their voices worked well together, were natural and meshed like they were meant to be singing together long before then. "Tramp" is an obvious favorite here, totally fun and they played off each other so well, like an old married couple. Other favorites were "Knock On Wood", "Lovey Dovey", and "Oh Carla, Oh Otis". Their version of "Tell It Like It Is" was perfection. It made me just want to take someones hand and dance really slow. The only song I didn't get completely jazzed about was "Bring It On Home to Me". Sam Cooke is probably one of my all time favorites and he just nails this song for me. No one else can or will ever sing it like him. That's not to say Otis and Carla can't hold their own...it just can't ever be their song in my mind. Overall, 9.9 out of 10 stars! Thanks so very much for the album Salami, it was a very fitting choice! __________________ Hi.

02-26-2012, 12:26 PM	#1862 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	i agree 100%....but i think i could have paid a bit more attention to what mancky already likes and catered more towards that....whereas he asked for something in the progressive metal genre....so i just went with that as it was fresh on the brain ....but yeah i agree that it is one of their best albums

02-26-2012, 02:29 PM	#1863 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	I don't know guys, what is it that you particularly like about the album? I feel as if I am missing something. Don't feel disheartened Bob, it'd suck if we all liked the same things, it gave me a chance to listen to a type of music I had not already heard, and I thank you for that.

02-29-2012, 02:47 PM	#1866 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	The month is anew, so we'll be taking participants for March until the 7th. Salami Goofle NSW Aurora Bob Mankycaant Unrelenting Il Duck Jackhammer Frownland

02-29-2012, 03:38 PM	#1867 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	May I sign up again? Last month was excellent (and I now love NSW forever )

03-01-2012, 10:32 AM	#1870 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	i'll take another go at it