The Playlist of Life --- Trollheart's resurrected Journal

The Batlord · 01-30-2017, 02:07 PM

I'm hoping that isn't the cover to an actual rock album?

permalink · 03-27-2017, 03:23 PM

His debut is really fun to listen to. Some great songs on it.

People probably wrote this off based on reviews and the reputation of his other albums.

I'd rate it about the same.

permalink · 03-29-2017, 04:07 PM

Great review agree with it all.

permalink · 03-29-2017, 11:20 PM

Wow I love at least four tracks on this. But Sister is ****ing disgusting I wish it was an instrumental or about something else the dirty swine.

permalink · 03-30-2017, 11:51 PM

Good stuff again mate.

Would you say I Wanna Be Your Lover wasn't a hit single then? Cos it was what top 10 in the US which is pretty big imo. I saw an interview from that era as well where he was on some show and was so shy it was adorable.

Anyway I loved this album at first but as time has gone on it's slipped further down the Prince pecking order and wouldn't get into my top 3 now. But the title track is insane and probably top 5/10 for me, the melody, funkiness of it, the lyrics and structure are all top notch. They are simple lyrics but they just hit the nail on the head. It never fails to make me bop my head and do a little dance. Great track.

Can't wait for the next post, I think it will be a belter

permalink · 04-03-2017, 12:04 PM

Agree with a lot of this.

HOL will be a 4.5 imo.

Oriphiel · 04-03-2017, 10:08 PM

Hey Trollheart, I can't help but feel like you may be rushing through these songs. For example, it's odd how all you had to say about The Infant Kiss and The Kick Inside was that they were "nice ballads", when the first is very clearly about a woman who feels the urge to rape her infant son, and the second is about a woman who kills herself after being impregnated by her brother. They're probably Kate's darkest and most haunting songs, but I feel like you were so busy comparing her to other female musicians that you completely missed the point and the power of the way she approaches each song.

Saying that a female musician is channeling Lene Lovich simply because she screams during an emotional song, or that she's copying Siouxsie Sioux because she can be moody and gothic, is not only doing a great disservice to her and her music, but is also an oversimplification that shows a fundamental lack of understanding of each of those musicians.

That being said, I'm still enjoying each of your reviews. Believe it or not, I actually had less of an opinion than you did of the albums you've reviewed so far. It took quite awhile for them to grow on me.

The Batlord · 04-04-2017, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Suzy Creamcheese

Saying that a female musician is channeling Lene Lovich simply because she screams during an emotional song, or that she's copying Siouxsie Sioux because she can be moody and gothic, is not only doing a great disservice to her and her music, but is also an oversimplification that shows a fundamental lack of understanding of each of those musicians.

Trollheart · 04-04-2017, 05:14 AM

OK, well let's put this in context. I currently have in excess of seventy discographies to be reviewed. That's not seventy albums, it's seventy full discographies. You could be talking in the region of anywhere from 300 to over 700 plus albums. My choice, yes, but that's a whole hell of a lot of work. I'm trying to get through them at some sort of pace - not rush them, but I certainly don't have the time to go through each track on every album in depth. You'll note I made no reference to the incestuous nature of Prince's "Sister" or even the deeper meanings behind "Automatic". The point is that I have to give here an overall view of the album as a whole, and move on to the next. I don't have the time or the desire to delve deeply into lyrics and meanings.

Apart from that, up until Hounds of Love I find it very hard to even understand what Kate is singing, so making out lyrics is not easy. I could pull up lyric sheets, but as I said, I just want to give an overall sense of the album, and for me, a brief description will do. I don't know the history behind her music, so this is the best I can do with the time I've got. If that's not good enough for you, well all I can do is suggest you take on even one discography and see how deeply you can get into it. Then multiply the time and effort that took by seventy. Oh, and don't forget my thirty-odd discogs in my prog journal, Game of Thrones, the History of Cartoons and all the other stuff I'm dealing with. I do the best I can but I literally don't have the time to drill down into every song on every album.

I understand she's one of your favourite artistes, and those with favourites whom I feature here may feel similarly short-changed at my treatment of them, but then again, consider those who are not interested in, say, Kate Bush and are waiting for, say Death Grips. And then, consider too that they may believe my reviews of that artiste insufficient. So I just do the best I can, but while I would like to of course go more in-depth into her (ooer! Wouldn't we all?) I simply don't have that luxury, and so this is how it has to be.

tl;dr Sorry I don't have time and can only give a sense of each song on each album, then move on. That's how I'm doing this.

Oriphiel · 04-04-2017, 07:01 AM

Sorry Trollheart, I know you've got a lot on your plate, I was just cranky last night.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Apart from that, up until Hounds of Love I find it very hard to even understand what Kate is singing, so making out lyrics is not easy.

Heh, okay, you got me there.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Waking the witch

Aw come on, deep down you know you loved it.

04-03-2017, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Hey Trollheart, I can't help but feel like you may be rushing through these songs. For example, it's odd how all you had to say about The Infant Kiss and The Kick Inside was that they were "nice ballads", when the first is very clearly about a woman who feels the urge to rape her infant son, and the second is about a woman who kills herself after being impregnated by her brother. They're probably Kate's darkest and most haunting songs, but I feel like you were so busy comparing her to other female musicians that you completely missed the point and the power of the way she approaches each song. Saying that a female musician is channeling Lene Lovich simply because she screams during an emotional song, or that she's copying Siouxsie Sioux because she can be moody and gothic, is not only doing a great disservice to her and her music, but is also an oversimplification that shows a fundamental lack of understanding of each of those musicians. That being said, I'm still enjoying each of your reviews. Believe it or not, I actually had less of an opinion than you did of the albums you've reviewed so far. It took quite awhile for them to grow on me. __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

04-04-2017, 05:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	OK, well let's put this in context. I currently have in excess of seventy discographies to be reviewed. That's not seventy albums, it's seventy full discographies. You could be talking in the region of anywhere from 300 to over 700 plus albums. My choice, yes, but that's a whole hell of a lot of work. I'm trying to get through them at some sort of pace - not rush them, but I certainly don't have the time to go through each track on every album in depth. You'll note I made no reference to the incestuous nature of Prince's "Sister" or even the deeper meanings behind "Automatic". The point is that I have to give here an overall view of the album as a whole, and move on to the next. I don't have the time or the desire to delve deeply into lyrics and meanings. Apart from that, up until Hounds of Love I find it very hard to even understand what Kate is singing, so making out lyrics is not easy. I could pull up lyric sheets, but as I said, I just want to give an overall sense of the album, and for me, a brief description will do. I don't know the history behind her music, so this is the best I can do with the time I've got. If that's not good enough for you, well all I can do is suggest you take on even one discography and see how deeply you can get into it. Then multiply the time and effort that took by seventy. Oh, and don't forget my thirty-odd discogs in my prog journal, Game of Thrones, the History of Cartoons and all the other stuff I'm dealing with. I do the best I can but I literally don't have the time to drill down into every song on every album. I understand she's one of your favourite artistes, and those with favourites whom I feature here may feel similarly short-changed at my treatment of them, but then again, consider those who are not interested in, say, Kate Bush and are waiting for, say Death Grips. And then, consider too that they may believe my reviews of that artiste insufficient. So I just do the best I can, but while I would like to of course go more in-depth into her (ooer! Wouldn't we all?) I simply don't have that luxury, and so this is how it has to be. tl;dr Sorry I don't have time and can only give a sense of each song on each album, then move on. That's how I'm doing this. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 04-04-2017 at 06:17 AM.

03-27-2017, 03:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	His debut is really fun to listen to. Some great songs on it. People probably wrote this off based on reviews and the reputation of his other albums. I'd rate it about the same.

03-29-2017, 04:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	Great review agree with it all.

03-29-2017, 11:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	Wow I love at least four tracks on this. But Sister is ****ing disgusting I wish it was an instrumental or about something else the dirty swine.

03-30-2017, 11:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	Good stuff again mate. Would you say I Wanna Be Your Lover wasn't a hit single then? Cos it was what top 10 in the US which is pretty big imo. I saw an interview from that era as well where he was on some show and was so shy it was adorable. Anyway I loved this album at first but as time has gone on it's slipped further down the Prince pecking order and wouldn't get into my top 3 now. But the title track is insane and probably top 5/10 for me, the melody, funkiness of it, the lyrics and structure are all top notch. They are simple lyrics but they just hit the nail on the head. It never fails to make me bop my head and do a little dance. Great track. Can't wait for the next post, I think it will be a belter

04-03-2017, 12:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	Agree with a lot of this. HOL will be a 4.5 imo.