I'm Here Today, Expect It To Stay On - Ki's Journal of Music

Key · 11-27-2014, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Watch for a serious review of this in my main journal very soon.

Looking forward to it.

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On another note, I've been going back and forth with myself as to whether or not I want to include reviews of Strapping Young Lad in this whole Devin Townsend review thing I've been doing. I've come to the decision that I will not be attempting to review those albums as I just don't see myself doing it justice. I've listened to the albums multiple times, but I just can't seem to get the right opinions about them, they are all just heavy and that's the conclusion I tend to go to. I'll continue with Devin's solo albums, but I think leaving out Strapping Young Lad will allow me to continue this little project I have with no stress on my mind.

Key · 11-29-2014, 12:07 PM

Pink Floyd - The Endless River

Honestly, I'm disappointed that I kind of put this off as long as I did. Most of that was due to the opinions of other people saying that it's not as great as an actual album, and that it just lacks the quality of a traditional Pink Floyd album. You know, people just need to get past the "bands are just hungry for money" thing and the whole "they're past their prime" deal. So what if they want to make more money, they've been successful enough in their time that i've got no problem paying for another album. Admittedly, I was on the bandwagon of "this album isn't gonna be as great as an actual release" opinion, however upon listening to it, that opinion is pretty much out the window. I wouldn't necessarily say I love this album, as I haven't heard it in it's entirety, but i've heard about 80% of it, it's still very good, and definitely not the worst one they've released, not even close. It's got a lot of fantastic tracks on it, and it really has that "i could sit in my bedroom for hours and light some incense" feel to it. Ambiance is the word I was looking for, I guess. Either way, don't let people's negative opinions get in the way of you giving this album at least one listen. I'm happy to have heard this, and will probably get more listens out of it in the near future.

Pet_Sounds · 11-29-2014, 03:11 PM

Thanks, man. I've been on the fence regarding listening to that, and you've convinced me to give it a shot.

Key · 11-29-2014, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Thanks, man. I've been on the fence regarding listening to that, and you've convinced me to give it a shot.

It deserves at least one listen. I may listen to it again later.

**Frownland** · 11-29-2014, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

Pink Floyd - The Endless River

Honestly, I'm disappointed that I kind of put this off as long as I did. Most of that was due to the opinions of other people saying that it's not as great as an actual album, and that it just lacks the quality of a traditional Pink Floyd album. You know, people just need to get past the "bands are just hungry for money" thing and the whole "they're past their prime" deal. So what if they want to make more money, they've been successful enough in their time that i've got no problem paying for another album. Admittedly, I was on the bandwagon of "this album isn't gonna be as great as an actual release" opinion, however upon listening to it, that opinion is pretty much out the window. I wouldn't necessarily say I love this album, as I haven't heard it in it's entirety, but i've heard about 80% of it, it's still very good, and definitely not the worst one they've released, not even close. It's got a lot of fantastic tracks on it, and it really has that "i could sit in my bedroom for hours and light some incense" feel to it. Ambiance is the word I was looking for, I guess. Either way, don't let people's negative opinions get in the way of you giving this album at least one listen. I'm happy to have heard this, and will probably get more listens out of it in the near future.

It's definitely worth listening to to form your own opinion on it. Tbh, them being old or in it for the money means nothing to me. It's just a boring album to me. It does have it's good moments but those are far and few in between and the moments are too short to listen to a bunch of lame new age **** to get to them.

Trollheart · 11-29-2014, 05:25 PM

My problem with it isn't that it's a bad album, cos it's not, though it has some very weak moments and most of it is just rewriting material from older albums. My main gripe with it is that it's their swan song, the last we'll hear of them and to me it's a middle finger to the fans, who deserved something better. Even if they said ok, Division Bell is it. No more from us. I could have lived with that. But to put out this weak, cheap collection of studio cutting floor out-takes and songs that weren't deemed good enough for TDB is really annoying me.

Plus, is it just me or does Gilmour look in every picture (recent) of him that I've seen like he's sneering at you?

Key · 11-29-2014, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

My problem with it isn't that it's a bad album, cos it's not, though it has some very weak moments and most of it is just rewriting material from older albums. My main gripe with it is that it's their swan song, the last we'll hear of them and to me it's a middle finger to the fans, who deserved something better. Even if they said ok, Division Bell is it. No more from us. I could have lived with that. But to put out this weak, cheap collection of studio cutting floor out-takes and songs that weren't deemed good enough for TDB is really annoying me.

It's weird, because I don't feel that way at all. Honestly, i'm pretty happy about the fact that most of this album is instrumental, makes it much more of a chill out album than anything. Maybe i'm just too easy to please, but I do see myself enjoying this album quite a bit more than I initially thought.

Key · 11-29-2014, 06:16 PM

That's right, it's that time of the year for frolicking, joy, and a little bit of death. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems like Satan has decided to take the role of handing out gifts this year, and by gifts I mean music, more specifically heavy music, i.e. death metal, melodic death metal, progressive death metal, anything like that.

Satan has decided that since he's just so fucking tired of seeing all the joy and happiness in our world, he's wanting to change things up, and that means potentially ridding Santa of this world by making his ears bleed with as much power as we can.

Still not sure what's going on? Well, i'll tell you. The entire month of December, my journal is dedicated to doing two things: ridding the joys of Christmas with a taste of death metal. No, that does not mean i'm copying metal month, i'm being much more specific and sticking to one genre and the sub genres alike. Satan would not be very happy if he had to listen to heavy metal, I asked him, he doesn't want it. He heard the word "death" and was excited and told me to go with that, so I am. And two, it'll be me presenting my favorites in the death metal genre as well as giving some new albums a listen, some of which I will take recommendations. Feel free to send some album names my way if you think they will fit and I will like them, and i'll talk about them.

The way I want to do this is not just give albums reviews. I mean, I can do that, but I'm not great at it. If I do end up doing reviews, they'll be short and sweet. I just want to talk about bands, their music, and anything relating to death metal, so expect to see a variety of things. I'm mostly doing this for my own personal liking, but if you end up liking it, that's good too, I guess.

Santa must be brought down, and Satan must reign supreme. Keep an eye out on December 1st for the first post in this month of madness that is to come.

Wpnfire · 12-01-2014, 08:13 PM

Death metal for this month? cooool.

Key · 12-01-2014, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Death metal for this month? cooool.

Hell yeah man. Stay tuned for the first official post of the month to get this rolling.

11-29-2014, 03:11 PM	#223 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	Thanks, man. I've been on the fence regarding listening to that, and you've convinced me to give it a shot. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

11-29-2014, 05:25 PM	#226 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	My problem with it isn't that it's a bad album, cos it's not, though it has some very weak moments and most of it is just rewriting material from older albums. My main gripe with it is that it's their swan song, the last we'll hear of them and to me it's a middle finger to the fans, who deserved something better. Even if they said ok, Division Bell is it. No more from us. I could have lived with that. But to put out this weak, cheap collection of studio cutting floor out-takes and songs that weren't deemed good enough for TDB is really annoying me. Plus, is it just me or does Gilmour look in every picture (recent) of him that I've seen like he's sneering at you? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-01-2014, 08:13 PM	#229 (permalink)
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11-29-2014, 12:07 PM	#222 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Pink Floyd - The Endless River Honestly, I'm disappointed that I kind of put this off as long as I did. Most of that was due to the opinions of other people saying that it's not as great as an actual album, and that it just lacks the quality of a traditional Pink Floyd album. You know, people just need to get past the "bands are just hungry for money" thing and the whole "they're past their prime" deal. So what if they want to make more money, they've been successful enough in their time that i've got no problem paying for another album. Admittedly, I was on the bandwagon of "this album isn't gonna be as great as an actual release" opinion, however upon listening to it, that opinion is pretty much out the window. I wouldn't necessarily say I love this album, as I haven't heard it in it's entirety, but i've heard about 80% of it, it's still very good, and definitely not the worst one they've released, not even close. It's got a lot of fantastic tracks on it, and it really has that "i could sit in my bedroom for hours and light some incense" feel to it. Ambiance is the word I was looking for, I guess. Either way, don't let people's negative opinions get in the way of you giving this album at least one listen. I'm happy to have heard this, and will probably get more listens out of it in the near future.

11-29-2014, 06:16 PM	#228 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	That's right, it's that time of the year for frolicking, joy, and a little bit of death. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems like Satan has decided to take the role of handing out gifts this year, and by gifts I mean music, more specifically heavy music, i.e. death metal, melodic death metal, progressive death metal, anything like that. Satan has decided that since he's just so fucking tired of seeing all the joy and happiness in our world, he's wanting to change things up, and that means potentially ridding Santa of this world by making his ears bleed with as much power as we can. Still not sure what's going on? Well, i'll tell you. The entire month of December, my journal is dedicated to doing two things: ridding the joys of Christmas with a taste of death metal. No, that does not mean i'm copying metal month, i'm being much more specific and sticking to one genre and the sub genres alike. Satan would not be very happy if he had to listen to heavy metal, I asked him, he doesn't want it. He heard the word "death" and was excited and told me to go with that, so I am. And two, it'll be me presenting my favorites in the death metal genre as well as giving some new albums a listen, some of which I will take recommendations. Feel free to send some album names my way if you think they will fit and I will like them, and i'll talk about them. The way I want to do this is not just give albums reviews. I mean, I can do that, but I'm not great at it. If I do end up doing reviews, they'll be short and sweet. I just want to talk about bands, their music, and anything relating to death metal, so expect to see a variety of things. I'm mostly doing this for my own personal liking, but if you end up liking it, that's good too, I guess. Santa must be brought down, and Satan must reign supreme. Keep an eye out on December 1st for the first post in this month of madness that is to come.