Love or Hate Reborn

Trollheart · 10-27-2019, 08:31 AM

Now that I'm back I thought I'd give this another go. For any who don't know, this was a very popular thread a few years back and certainly had some of the best participation and interaction of any thread here in recent years. It's certainly not overstating the case to say that it was my most successful thread, though that's probably not saying much.

The premise is childishly simple: suggest an album, I'll review it and tell you what I thought of it, whether I loved or hated it, or anything in between. One album per person per time; until your first one is done you can't rec another one. No restrictions; any genre you like, ideally albums I haven't heard before but I'll even listen to ones I know, and report back on them. Maybe my opinion of them will have changed over time, who knows?

But primarily this is about listening to albums/artists I don't know or haven't heard, and of course it's about getting everyone involved. Music participation and discourse seems to have tailed off a little since I was here, from what I can see, so hopefully this can address that and bring us all together in the sense of fun and enjoying and talking about music.

Albums will be processed according to my now very full work schedule, but I will aim to try to do at least one a day. That may not always be possible, but we'll see. Please do not take offence if I slag off, hate or otherwise malign your favourite album or artist: it takes all kinds, and there will inevitably be some choices here that will not resonate with me. It's not meant to be personal, but those who know me here will tell you I won't pretend to like an album just so as not to put someone's nose out of joint. If I hate it, I'll tell you why, and if I love it I'll tell you why.

True Love
Love
Like
Meh
Hate

These are now the only colours you have to deal with, which will hopefully make things a little easier to understand.

Next Up:

ALBUM LIST

A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window - Cardiacs (Frownland)
2020 - Richard Dawson (grindy)
Bark your Head Off, Dog - Hop Along (YorkeDaddy)
Tea and Symphony - Jo Sago (Neapolitan)

INDEX PART ONE
Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart (Neapolitan)
The Rain - Ghazal (grindy)
The Invisible Comes to Us - Anna and Elizabeth (Frownland)
The Woods - Sleater-Kinney (MarieMarie)
New Mexico - Oppenheimer Analysis (Batty)
How I Loved You - The Angels of Light (Mondo Bungle)
Frostbit Fingers - Planktons Odyssey (Plankton)
Live at Imurj - Black Bouquet (Mrs Tristan Rosenstock)
Illusion Machine - Bret Higgins's Atlas Revolt (grindy)
Entertainment! - Gang of Four (Neapolitan)
Discipline - King Crimson (Frownland)
The Maria Dimension - The Legendary Pink Dots (Elephenor)
U.F.O.F - Big Thief (YorkeDaddy)
City of Caterpillar - City of Caterpillar (Mondo Bungle)
The Queen is Dead - The Smiths (Batty)
Talking Heads 77 - Talking Heads (Neapolitan)
Dreamclub - No Curfew Kids (Mrs Tristan Rosenstock)

Trollheart · 10-27-2019, 08:31 AM

index part two

Trollheart · 10-27-2019, 08:32 AM

index part three

Trollheart · 10-27-2019, 08:32 AM

index part four

Trollheart · 10-27-2019, 08:32 AM

index part five

Neapolitan · 10-27-2019, 09:18 AM

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)

grindy · 10-27-2019, 09:18 AM

Woooo!

Ghazal - The Rain
https://open.spotify.com/album/0r7pq9mgyitHNWbWQzpPSk

**Frownland** · 10-27-2019, 10:27 AM

Anna & Elizabeth - The Invisible Comes to Us

**Marie Monday** · 10-27-2019, 10:42 AM

Hi Trollheart, nice to finally meet you! Let me introduce myself by preaching the gospel of Sleater-Kinney:

Trollheart · 10-27-2019, 10:48 AM

Hello Marie. I've seen you around here while I was lurking, considering whether or not to jump the dark chasm and cross Bifrost, ford the moat and bang on the gates to announce my arrival. You seem a very intelligent person and look to have really found a home here, which is great. So often we have new members who either don't stay, talk nonsense or post once in a moon which isn't yellow. You don't seem to fall into any of these categories, so I'm sure the forum benefits from your presence.

I can't be sure, but I think I listened to a Sleater-Kinney album (probably for the original incarnation of this thread) and didn't like it, but feel free to try to convert me with another. Something about cities I think it was?

Anyway, nice to make your acquaintance.

ETA: Oops, sorry. Are you submitting that album for the list?

10-27-2019, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Love or Hate Reborn Now that I'm back I thought I'd give this another go. For any who don't know, this was a very popular thread a few years back and certainly had some of the best participation and interaction of any thread here in recent years. It's certainly not overstating the case to say that it was my most successful thread, though that's probably not saying much. The premise is childishly simple: suggest an album, I'll review it and tell you what I thought of it, whether I loved or hated it, or anything in between. One album per person per time; until your first one is done you can't rec another one. No restrictions; any genre you like, ideally albums I haven't heard before but I'll even listen to ones I know, and report back on them. Maybe my opinion of them will have changed over time, who knows? But primarily this is about listening to albums/artists I don't know or haven't heard, and of course it's about getting everyone involved. Music participation and discourse seems to have tailed off a little since I was here, from what I can see, so hopefully this can address that and bring us all together in the sense of fun and enjoying and talking about music. Albums will be processed according to my now very full work schedule, but I will aim to try to do at least one a day. That may not always be possible, but we'll see. Please do not take offence if I slag off, hate or otherwise malign your favourite album or artist: it takes all kinds, and there will inevitably be some choices here that will not resonate with me. It's not meant to be personal, but those who know me here will tell you I won't pretend to like an album just so as not to put someone's nose out of joint. If I hate it, I'll tell you why, and if I love it I'll tell you why. True Love Love Like Meh Hate These are now the only colours you have to deal with, which will hopefully make things a little easier to understand. Next Up: ALBUM LIST A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window - Cardiacs (Frownland) 2020 - Richard Dawson (grindy) Bark your Head Off, Dog - Hop Along (YorkeDaddy) Tea and Symphony - Jo Sago (Neapolitan) INDEX PART ONE Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart (Neapolitan) The Rain - Ghazal (grindy) The Invisible Comes to Us - Anna and Elizabeth (Frownland) The Woods - Sleater-Kinney (MarieMarie) New Mexico - Oppenheimer Analysis (Batty) How I Loved You - The Angels of Light (Mondo Bungle) Frostbit Fingers - Planktons Odyssey (Plankton) Live at Imurj - Black Bouquet (Mrs Tristan Rosenstock) Illusion Machine - Bret Higgins's Atlas Revolt (grindy) Entertainment! - Gang of Four (Neapolitan) Discipline - King Crimson (Frownland) The Maria Dimension - The Legendary Pink Dots (Elephenor) U.F.O.F - Big Thief (YorkeDaddy) City of Caterpillar - City of Caterpillar (Mondo Bungle) The Queen is Dead - The Smiths (Batty) Talking Heads 77 - Talking Heads (Neapolitan) Dreamclub - No Curfew Kids (Mrs Tristan Rosenstock) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 11-19-2019 at 10:17 AM.

10-27-2019, 08:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	index part two __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-27-2019, 08:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	index part three __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-27-2019, 08:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	index part four __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-27-2019, 08:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	index part five __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-27-2019, 09:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Woooo! Ghazal - The Rain https://open.spotify.com/album/0r7pq9mgyitHNWbWQzpPSk __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

10-27-2019, 10:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Anna & Elizabeth - The Invisible Comes to Us __________________ 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

10-27-2019, 10:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Hello Marie. I've seen you around here while I was lurking, considering whether or not to jump the dark chasm and cross Bifrost, ford the moat and bang on the gates to announce my arrival. You seem a very intelligent person and look to have really found a home here, which is great. So often we have new members who either don't stay, talk nonsense or post once in a moon which isn't yellow. You don't seem to fall into any of these categories, so I'm sure the forum benefits from your presence. I can't be sure, but I think I listened to a Sleater-Kinney album (probably for the original incarnation of this thread) and didn't like it, but feel free to try to convert me with another. Something about cities I think it was? Anyway, nice to make your acquaintance. ETA: Oops, sorry. Are you submitting that album for the list? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018