Taxman

Yeah Stones are awesome. those friggin Sixties were so fantastic. Have you tried The Who or The Byrds then?

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Isbjørn

I've tried the Byrds' debut, but The Who, not so much.

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Artist: Mineral
Nationality: American
Album: EndSerenading
Year: 1998
Label: Crank!
Genre: Midwest emo
Tracks:
Lovelettertypewriter
Palisade
Gjs
Unfinished
ForIvadell
Wakingtowinter
Aletter
Soundslikesunday
&Serenading
Thelastwordisrejoice

Chronological position: Sophomore album
Familiarity: The Power of Failing
Interesting factoid: In the book Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers and Emo, these guys were called something along the lines of “the band who represented emo in the best way”. I don't fully remember, but something like that.
Initial impression: Starts off well, I think I'll like this
Best track(s): “&Serenading”, “LoveLetterTypeWriter”, “SoundsLikeSunday”
Comments: The first thing you notice is that this album is a lot more mellow and soft than the debut, The Power of Failing. I think that's part of what makes this album so good. I liked the debut too, for being so raw and honest, but this album shows that they can master the soft sound as well.
Overall impression: A very good, mellow emo album. It's not as raw as the debut, but they pull it off.
Intention: Sadly, this was the last album they released, so there's nothing left to hear. Hands down, I will not go out of my way to find their obscure split singles or whatever they have.

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Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Artist: Green Day
Year: 2009
Genre: Alternative rock
Expectations: Low, I've heard that none of the Green Day albums released in the noughties go above “decent” (sorry, fans of American Idiot)

Before listening:

Since this album has gotten some hype in the review forum, I decided to dig it out and finally listen to it. The first thing I notice is that it's very LONG, over one hour, when punk albums tend to be really short (Descendents' debut is 22 minutes long). Is Green Day even punk? Let's just call them “alternative”. Anyway, I've heard that this is pretty bad. It's the 4th worst rated album of theirs on Rateyourmusic. But why is ¡Tré! at the bottom? I've only heard the first four tracks or so, but I thought they were just fine!

After listening:

I read some of the (negative) reviews on Rateyourmusic, and I mostly agree with them. What's wrong with this album? There are so many things. The music is what happens when Green Day tries to go progressive (SPOILER: it doesn't work), and the lyrics don't make much sense. This is supposed to be a concept album, but what's the concept? There's some rattle about not wanting to live in the “modern age”, and something about how we're slaves of the system (Green Day, shut up. You're on Reprise). The GOOD part is that this album can serve perfectly as a test in patience. Sitting through all the 18 tracks in one sitting is a pain. Though it's not terrible to the point of being comparable to gassing an orphanage, I don't think I'll sit through it voluntarily again.


2/5

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Taxman

Sometimes maturation does not work and sometimes you should not try something you're unable to do. Plus they destroyed Working Class Hero completely. And remember what I said about Ram, won't you?

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Isbjørn

Yes, I remember. Maybe it'll be my next entry

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Album: Believe
Artist: Justin Bieber
Year: 2012
Genre: Teen pop

Let me start off with saying this one thing: Justin Bieber and his music does not have a spot in my heart, and never will have. There. So, why am I doing this? Because it's JB Week, the one week when we try to persuade Trollheart into listening to, and review, a Justin Bieber album. Oh, and you'll have to listen to it yourself, too. It seems that both Dj and YorkeDaddy have accepted the dreadful challenge. Great!

The album starts off with “All Around the World”. Repetitive and annoying. That synthetizer WILL melt my brain. It's follow-up, “Boyfriend” is softer, but just as vomitive. Also, it's very creepy, both in terms of lyrics and instrumentation.

You know what, let's just move on to listing some of the crimes committed in the making of this album, I'm lazy and don't want to run out of degrading words.

- Melting my brain
- Causing major ear damage
- Collaborating with Nicki Minaj
- Lyrically covering exactly one theme
- Repeating the word “swag” for no apparent reason on "Boyfriend"

I would include the non-musical crimes he's committed, but here in the Poseur Cave it's all about objective views. What do you mean “that's not objective at all"? Shut up!

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Swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, on you.

Congrats on coming out with your masochism.

#litteringyrjournal
#thispostwillneverbeapproved

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Silenzio

Swag - what a shortcut:

Secretly We Are Gay
Souvenirs, Wearables, And Gifts
Stuff We All Get
Stuff We Ain't Got
Stolen Without A Gun
Sold Without A Guarantee

Well anyway...
I guess you've been kinda brave? Congratz.
At any rate, I've got to point out a mistake!
Genre: Pop => Genre: teen pop

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Isbjørn

I wasn't really sure, so thanks. I'll change it

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