Now you've gone and done it, Violet.

I kind of have to agree here. Consider the appeal? But, if you find nothing appealing about it in the first place, what's to consider? I could say to you, Violet, consider the appeal of Peter Gabriel, for instance, but if you hate him then you obviously won't see any appeal. Same with anything. I'm not quite sure how you think you can make people see the appeal of something they don't find in any way appealing?

There are far too many instances of the word "appeal" used in the above sentence.

It's easy to see the appeal of things that you don't like, it's just that you don't agree that it's appealing.

Frownland doesn't listen to music.

Beat me to it.

Music? Like Justin Bieber? Get out.

Do that Iron Maiden album you're always going on about.

I like how what I said become an MB meme overnight. My immortal status is assured. :thumb:

Tell that to DJ about women he doesnt find attractive. :x

Yeah, good point.
Wtf is a half Japanese album? Are half the band Hawaiian or something?

And now...

1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
“Aw ****! It's Grindcore!” :(
2. What did you think of the opening track?
Hated it, what I could make out of it
3. What did you think of the next track?
Same
4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions? (see note 1)
It's grindcore. No, I didn't like the vocals as they seemed to be screamed at me.
5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not? (see note 2)
Mostly no. There were some brief flashes of what I'd call (to keep Frown off my back) more traditional melody, or what I would think of as such, but overall it was just pummelling noise to me.
6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it (first time)?
Slightly better, but only slightly
7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
I assume it was tongue in cheek but I didn't appreciate the humour. Reading the lyric sheet made me hate the album all the more.
8. Did you like the instrumental parts? (see note 3)
Only the few where I could make them out.
9. What did you think of the production?
Meh. It's grindcore.
10. Did you know of this artiste prior to listening to the album, and if so, did that foreknowledge colour your perception of this album?
No and no but had I known I was about to listen to a Grindcore album then yes, it would have coloured my expectations, ie lowered them completely.
11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
Absolutely, one hundred percent not. I'd rather listen to smooth jazz.
12. Assuming you listened to the album more than once, on repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
I only listened to it the once. I didn't see my impression of it changing with repeated listens, and quite frankly, I have better ways to spend thirty-odd minutes.
13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
Maybe “Cocaine”, which they did a decent job on.
14. And the one you liked least?
Everything else.
15. If the album in question is a debut, did that fact allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated? (see note 4)
No. It's Grindcore so I was probably going to hate it from the beginning. I wouldn't care if it was their ninetieth album, I think I would still hate it.
16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
No way.
17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
In no way, shape or form.
18. Did the album end well?
It ended. That was good enough. Torture over.
19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
Make it about thirty-five minutes shorter.
20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
It blasted by so fast I couldn't even begin to answer this question.

All told, I can only award it 2/5, and that's for the Clapton cover and the few what I would call sporadic moments of melody.

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1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
Annoying, confusing, amusing etc... Name an adverb and I probably felt that way at some point during the opening track.

2. What did you think of the opening track?
I've only listened to a little bit of grindcore. One of my most music affluent friends introduced me to Pig Destroyer and Cattle Decapitation a while back. Obviously they're on another planet compared to O.L.D, but that's pretty much all of the recognizable grindcore that I have more than dabbled in. Other than picking up on some thrash influence, the first track was kinda a blur in terms of actually making sense of what the **** was going on.

3. What did you think of the next track?
It was still a bit of a mess in my head after the second track, but I did pick up the comedic tone.

4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
I've heard more grating voices. And in terms of how the vocals match the music, these work really well. So, in the end, the vocals were actually a major positive for me.

5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
Overall, I did like this. I've seen reviews compare it to Ween in terms of the musical variety, but I was reminded more of the Residents' Third Reich and Roll, especially because of the vocals. I did like this, but it's one of the those albums that I like more for the fact that it exists rather than listening to it.

6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it (first time)?
My enjoyment improved a lot within the first listen.

7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
Old people jokes written by Beavis and Butthead...? Cool.

8. Did you like the instrumental parts? (see note 3)
The really fast grindcore parts were solid, but thrashier parts were a bit better. The splashes of clean guitar were a cool since it allowed the album to slow down a bit, but actually made the whole package even more confusing and disorienting.

9. What did you think of the production?
Kinda terrible. And that's a good thing.

10. Did you know of this artiste prior to listening to the album, and if so, did that foreknowledge colour your perception of this album?
No lo sé.

11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
Not really.

12. Assuming you listened to the album more than once, on repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
I enjoyed listening to it again each time, since it didn't feel like a chore (unlike our last album...) It didn't improve much from the first listen when I revisited it, but it did become clearer as I could decipher what was going on each time I heard it.

13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
Special Olympics, I Laugh As I Chew and Old Ladies Always Break Their Hips.

14. And the one you liked least?
Maybe the opener.

15. If the album in question is a debut, did that fact allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated?
From my limited knowledge, this is far enough outside the box that there's plenty of leeway in terms of how you feel about it. But, this album also hedged its bet being weird by also being fun, and that helps a lot too.

16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
I'm not sure I'd seek them out. But this album could easily be in a rotation where I don't listen to it for awhile, and then listen to it several times over a few days and them forget about it for a year.

17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
Based on my very first few minutes, I kinda am. But after my first complete listen, not really.

18. Did the album end well?
It gave me a little taste of everything that I already heard on the album, so yeah.

19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
I liked their cover of Cocaine, but it could easily be taken off this album.

20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
This album is very much it's own thing and these tracks form a nice little ecosystem of grindcore insanity together.

7/10