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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 20, 2021 5:54:35 GMT
Johnny Thunders - So Alone (1978) - 10 /10 Like Exile on Main Street or Let It Be this is in that exclusive tier of greatness where if you don't love it - you probably don't really love Rock & Roll ..... .....or life...........or air.........or happiness.......have fun kicking kittens you weirdo .........we shant be lovers........
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 21, 2021 5:27:23 GMT
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 (1972) - ~ 8 / 10Their first 2 were horror movies set to music - their 3rd was a recap but an expansion .......and this one is - their um - 4th - begins an odd experimental template for albums 5 and 6 where they turn inward, mystical, weirder, jazzy (and proggy and folky), and are so coked out of their freakin' minds that they put "Changes" on this record and thought it sounded good. ..............and yet it all works extremely well within their narrow worldview............extremely downbeat lyrically and utterly humorless - almost every song is overtly about mental illness, chemically enhanced or otherwise - but they'd probably ask what's so fncking funny anyway?
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Post by Mattsby on Jun 21, 2021 17:49:39 GMT
The Kinks, Arthur (1969) .... 10/10 or as one might say in its time, Oi'll give it foive.
HBD Ray Davies. "We can't do tomorrow what we did yesterday " - to a man who had something to say...
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Post by themoviesinner on Jun 21, 2021 18:27:18 GMT
Chthonic - Seediq Bale (2005) -- 10/10Absolutely awesome album, definitely up there with the best black metal albums of the 21st century. Dark, unrelenting sound with a very unique eerie atmosphere. By far the band's best effort.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 22, 2021 8:21:56 GMT
The Libertines - Anthems for Doomed Youth (2015) - ~ 8.5 - 9 / 10
The very definition of a record that is far smarter than its potential mass (but not specific) audience thinks - this comeback record after 11 years was a triumph of delayed effect - at first you can't believe it exists...........later how terrific it really is.
Carl back in the role of ironic enabler - and hating himself for it ("The mirror is fncking ugly and I'm sick and tired of looking at him"), Pete back in the role of career killing screw-up and hating himself for it at least as much - and then, they switch roles, thrillingly. The most self-mythologizing great band - at least since The Clash - so of course they increase / deflate the story so it wrenches and careens and excites - they play it up here to such an extent that it's almost a parody...............if it wasn't so raggedly marvelous Rock and Roll.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 23, 2021 7:16:18 GMT
The Best Of Buddy Holly: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) - 8.5 / 10pacinoyes hot take: I'll listen to Holly, Lewis, Richard, Berry over Zep, U2, Eagles, Yes........ every single day of the fncking week.........and I do.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 24, 2021 10:49:46 GMT
Screeching Weasel - Happy, Horny, Gay and Sassy EP (1992) - around a 7.5 / 10When I die - and theoretically I will one day - I'm 223 already - I'd like to be remembered by what I hate.....and one thing I hate is when people twist word meanings or redefine them in the moment and then say "times have changed - this doesn't mean that anymore". That is called "semantics" (the Progressive Left does it constantly these days, the Right has always done it) and I try never to do it - ever - and Oceania hasn't always been at war with Eastasia has it? Screeching Weasel were insanely concerned with this idea - and with flippant sarcasm - they maybe at most were only horny and sassy in the EP's title - and in choosing words that meant exactly what they said and when they did not they were still the same words . At their most offensive and great - no band walked such a line or dared to say who "owned" words and who had "the right" to use words at all. This EP - out of print (never on cd?) - was a live radio station broadcast where they got to do 2 of their most famous songs - My Right and I Wanna Be A Homosexual - which in the latter lists every single utterly offensive term they can think of to implicate people who use those terms - they don't exclude or redefine - it almost dares you to misunderstand the song and why THEY are using those terms in the song at all here......the first song sums up that why and if you don't get it.......you just don't get it......it's brilliant stuff, semantic-bashing, genuinely dangerous American music.........and since this is live it's thunderous too: Those 2 songs didn't appear on the same studio record at that time so you weren't predisposed to "know" the bad (or band actually) at all while hearing this which was basically a form of playing f-you with their career at the time by doing them here. If this performance was right now..........well .......it would be called "Happy, Horny, Gay and Sassy........and Cancelled"
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 25, 2021 7:54:35 GMT
The Replacements - All For Nothing / Nothing For All (1997) ..........(1985-1990)) - 10 /10What passed for "rare" in 1997 for this band - the first outtakes to ever appear and how glorious they were. Part major label greatest misses, part fantastic major label outtakes........or bigger misses.......with a couple things you still can't get anywhere else. Who wants another beer?........do something smart!.......
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 26, 2021 7:56:41 GMT
The Zigzag Hearts - Killer Pop Midnight EP (2021) - 7 / 10...........but .........
5 song EP - all good too - with Greg Schneider's voice buried and struggling in some songs and which makes him too upfront in others............ Schneider has been around for a long time and has never been this Power Pop before...........and he's extremely skilled at it too ........the recording holds it back a bit but he has the right idea here......
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Post by dazed on Jun 26, 2021 20:29:44 GMT
Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
9/10
Flower Boy, Igor, and now this is possibly the greatest string of three albums made in a row.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 27, 2021 7:10:00 GMT
Roseanne Cash - The List (2009) - ~ a little less than 7.5 / 10
A bunch of covers from "the list" that Johnny Cash gave his daughter as an American music history lesson of American country and folk.........like all lessons it informs but is at times burdened by being too weighty and good for you......
Then again there's this song which is the definitive version of an all-time American folk song - dark, creepy and haunting.......because sometimes lessons can surprise you too ......
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 28, 2021 5:47:36 GMT
The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde (1991) - 7.5 + / 10
There was certainly no one like them .................... until suddenly everyone tried really hard to be like them...............which weirdly somehow made them seem a slightly lesser band in 90 / 91 - like a mere "act" where in 87-89 they seemed authentically, gloriously unhinged ............but when they still hit it out of the park........... they just seemed like the awesome, best version of themselves .........
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 29, 2021 5:05:32 GMT
The Godfathers - The Best Of The Godfathers: Birth, School, Work, Death (1996)............(1986-1991) - 7.5 / 10
One of the few really good (occasionally great) bands to play straight up Rock and Roll in this late 80s-early 90s era - there was nothing "Indie" or "Post-Modern" or "Grunge" about them - they were far too traditional. They're still around too (and everybody has been in them by now) but from 86-91 the original band were clearly a whole different beast - even if the few albums they made in this era were a mixed bag.
Doesn't have all of their good stuff (where's This Damn Nation?) and it doesn't need TWO versions of the all time classic title song - the British Smells Like Teen Spirit of its day ......(um)..........but it's a very solid intro to them ..........and their high points were very high ....
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 1, 2021 6:46:13 GMT
Pavement - Wowee Zowee (1995) - 7+ / 10
In Bo Burnham's rapturously (imo, over) praised "Inside" he is constantly shielding himself from critique by meta-commenting on his own performance.
Well in Rock - Pavement did something like that themselves and never more so than on this record.
When they do it too much here, it at first feels like a big let down coming after 2 classics.........at others .....they can snap into place immediately......this was like their version of REM's Fables of The Reconstruction (their 3rd full-length too) - you're willing to cut them some slack because they're more interesting when they're off than other bands are when they're on......
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Post by themoviesinner on Jul 1, 2021 8:25:22 GMT
I listened to two rock albums yesterday, one very disappointing, the other pretty great. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) -- 3/10This album summarizes perfectly what I dislike about alternative/indie rock. It's just incredibly basic. An album full of similar sounding songs, full of overly simplistic riffs with little to no variation. Admittedly, some of the riffs are cool, but they are just repeated over and over in each song that they overstay their welcome really fast. Just a dull and uninteresting experience, incredibly boring and unmemorable and I'm extremely baffled that this is considered one of the best rock albums of the 21st century. Am I missing something? Riverside - Second Life Syndrome (2004) -- 8.5/10A great progressive rock album, full of memorable guitarwork and emotional musical passages. The title track is definitely one of the best rock songs I've heard in months. Are you a fan of progressive rock pacinoyes ? If so, then I definitely recommend this.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 1, 2021 10:52:47 GMT
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome (2004) -- 8.5/10A great progressive rock album, full of memorable guitarwork and emotional musical passages. The title track is definitely one of the best rock songs I've heard in months. Are you a fan of progressive rock pacinoyes ? If so, then I definitely recommend this. Well, first of all I'm a fan of people recommending me anything musically - thank you - this board never does that - and it's a weirdly Totalitarian approach to Art. What we really need is 25 distinct threads related to Music which will live forever while the movies are - atm - fncking dead on here and in the horrifying "Rate The Title Sequence" for Godsakes phase of cinematic necrophilia (kidding guys ............ not really). In general not a Progressive Rock fan because musically I mostly identify as a bratty 14 year old girl who is chewing bubblegum and drinking Cherry Pepsi - so Progressive Rock misses the 3 B's that I like about my beloved Power Pop - Brevity, Buoyancy, Barely Able To Play (um).......but I can listen to anything when I'm not in a cranky mood (which sadly, I often am) and that song was not bad at all - that guitar player is grreaaaaaaaaaaaaat and I like how the drummer has to drop out and then come in at various points - I find that kind of "musical patience" fascinating - not sure if I'm expressing that well though. On a side note - here's what two legends on here said about my music taste when people thought I had been murdered back in 2017 - I always loved this because both these dudes are exactly right ......."kind of narrow" - gee, do ya think? The_Cake_of_Roth , Viced : Feb 19, 2017 23:29:18 GMT -4 The_Cake_of_Roth said:Same. Always loved reading his thoughts, even when I disagreed with him, which was rare because he was usually very persuasive haha. If I saw that he had posted in a thread that interested me, I would literally drop what I was doing at the moment to read it. Great writer, great taste, and a bottomless well of film-related knowledge. I found his taste in music kind of narrow, but anytime he recommended a film, I would immediately put it on my queue. Invaluable poster, truly going to miss the guy. I never got to hear his thoughts on Interstellar and that was the only Nolan film he hadn't seen yet...Feb 20, 2017 0:24:31 GMT -4 Viced said:His taste in music is GOAT level
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Post by themoviesinner on Jul 1, 2021 15:07:18 GMT
Well, first of all I'm a fan of people recommending me anything musically - thank you - this board never does that - and it's a weirdly Totalitarian approach to Art. What we really need is 25 distinct threads related to Music which will live forever while the movies are - atm - fncking dead on here and in the horrifying "Rate The Title Sequence" for Godsakes phase of cinematic necrophilia (kidding guys ............ not really). In general not a Progressive Rock fan because musically I mostly identify as a bratty 14 year old girl who is chewing bubblegum and drinking Cherry Pepsi - so Progressive Rock misses the 3 B's that I like about my beloved Power Pop - Brevity, Buoyancy, Barely Able To Play (um).......but I can listen to anything when I'm not in a cranky mood (which sadly, I often am) and that song was not bad at all - that guitar player is grreaaaaaaaaaaaaat and I like how the drummer has to drop out and then come in at various points - I find that kind of "musical patience" fascinating - not sure if I'm expressing that well though. On a side note - here's what two legends on here said about my music taste when people thought I had been murdered back in 2017 - I always loved this because both these dudes are exactly right ......."kind of narrow" - gee, do ya think? The_Cake_of_Roth , Viced : Feb 19, 2017 23:29:18 GMT -4 The_Cake_of_Roth said:Same. Always loved reading his thoughts, even when I disagreed with him, which was rare because he was usually very persuasive haha. If I saw that he had posted in a thread that interested me, I would literally drop what I was doing at the moment to read it. Great writer, great taste, and a bottomless well of film-related knowledge. I found his taste in music kind of narrow, but anytime he recommended a film, I would immediately put it on my queue. Invaluable poster, truly going to miss the guy. I never got to hear his thoughts on Interstellar and that was the only Nolan film he hadn't seen yet...Feb 20, 2017 0:24:31 GMT -4 Viced said:His taste in music is GOAT level Glad you enjoyed the song. I think the album is more subdued and mellow than most progressive rock albums, which can be overly flamboyant and excessive at times, hence the recommendation, as it seemed to me that even people who aren't that big on the genre would enjoy it. And I think everyone has more or less some degree of precepts when searching for music they would listen to. For instance, I generally favor atmosphere and melody above everything else, but I also want the song to command for attention (if that makes any sense) than just serve as background noise. That's why I'm mostly into heavier, more complex stuff that require you're full attention to truly appreciate. I actually very rarely listen to music and do other stuff at the same time.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 2, 2021 6:24:30 GMT
Neighborhood Brats - Confines of Life (2021) - 6 / 10
Like listening to David Pakman go full Leftist wackadoodle with Punk Rock guitars ........ sincere but extremely tiresome Punk Rock that manages the almost impossible trick of being pissed off, loud, timely, "relevant" and somehow dull.
Climate change, transphobia, racism, the wealth gap...... men........ (in general, Harvey Weinstein specifically) - they have a whole litany of topics they apparently are unable to write a single interesting song about. This is Rock critics music - a copy of an approximation of something that sounds possibly like it might be meaningful to someone......maybe
The highlight is a terrific, left-field Joan Jett / Runaways cover of "I Want You" (again proving it's a bad sign when the cover song is the highlight)
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 3, 2021 4:46:17 GMT
The Muffs - Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow (1999) - slightly above an 8 / 10 .......... sorta........
You can't trust my rating - when it comes to this band I own it all, I still play it all too - rationality goes out the window - all those 8's and 9's are meaningless in the face of my mushy boy feelings......
I've called this the "worst" Muffs studio album - but there is nothing remotely close to a bad Muffs album and this one sure isn't........ it is definitely the most downbeat though:
"Clown" is a dirge-like description of sexual assault and "I'm Not Around" is about wishing Death on someone (and herself)........
Those awesome screams of wild abandon are less present and jarring this time.........and Kim is in a noticeably prickly mood throughout.....
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 4, 2021 4:07:56 GMT
Hole - Celebrity Skin (1998) - around but in no way "above" a .........6.5 / 10 -
Coming 4+ years (yeah ok) after the better in every way Live Through This - this exercise in Faux Punk bullshittery has exactly 1 song that can stand with the 3 really great ones Courtney Love had before (Miss World, Doll Parts, Violet) ........it's the song "Awful" where she sums up herself, her fan-base and the difficulty of sustaining a recording career .............. which makes doing a review kind of redundant:
"It was Punk It was perfect ............now it's awful
I was Punk Now I'm just stupid ............It's so awful"
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Post by DaleCooper on Jul 4, 2021 23:04:48 GMT
One of my all-time favorites. Consistently great tracks (apart from the final noisy mood-piece) and Bloodbirds is possibly the best metal song of the past 20, or so, years for me, just breathtaking in its progression, build-up, melodies and overall atmosphere.
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome (2004) -- 8.5/10A great progressive rock album, full of memorable guitarwork and emotional musical passages. The title track is definitely one of the best rock songs I've heard in months. Great album with an absolutely brilliant title track. Seen them twice (almost thrice) live, terrific band.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 5, 2021 7:50:46 GMT
The Rolling Stones - Aftermath - UK version (1966) - around 9 / 10 On one level this is just a fantastic Stones record in the 60s - weren't they (almost) all? On another level though - it sounded like their brand now more than ever which made it an event The first 4 songs were amazing artistic stretches in the album format .......... critics would say they were amazingly sexist on those 4............. I would say ......um...........have you heard side 2 ..........and what's wrong with being sexy?
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Post by themoviesinner on Jul 5, 2021 16:49:17 GMT
One of my all-time favorites. Consistently great tracks (apart from the final noisy mood-piece) and Bloodbirds is possibly the best metal song of the past 20, or so, years for me, just breathtaking in its progression, build-up, melodies and overall atmosphere. I'm a big fan of Agalloch myself and this is indeed a pretty great album, but I'd rank it fourth in their discography. The Mantle and Marrow Of The Spirit are their two best for me and I'd probably rank Pale Folklore above it as well, mainly because of She Painted Fire Across the Skyline, which is their best song for me (and among my all time favorites). But, Ashes Against The Grain is still a very high quality offering. Falling Snow, Not Unlike The Waves and Bloodbirds are just insane tracks. Too bad Agalloch disbanded. They were definitely among the best bands of the 21st century.
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Post by DaleCooper on Jul 5, 2021 17:30:18 GMT
I'm a big fan of Agalloch myself and this is indeed a pretty great album, but I'd rank it fourth in their discography. The Mantle and Marrow Of The Spirit are their two best for me and I'd probably rank Pale Folklore above it as well, mainly because of She Painted Fire Across the Skyline, which is their best song for me (and among my all time favorites). But, Ashes Against The Grain is still a very high quality offering. Falling Snow, Not Unlike The Waves and Bloodbirds are just insane tracks. Too bad Agalloch disbanded. They were definitely among the best bands of the 21st century. I often go back and forth between The Mantle and Ashes Against the Grain for their best album (as well as going back and forth between In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion and Bloodbirds for their best song), both some of my absolute favorite albums. I love Pale Folklore as well, She Painted Fire Across the Skyline is indeed one of their very best songs. Marrow of the Spirit I haven't nearly spent as much time with, that's something I need to do because I do really like it as well.
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 6, 2021 0:16:46 GMT
Crying Sam Collins and His Git-Fiddle - Jailhouse Blues (1990) comp of recordings mostly from 1927, three of 'em from 1931. 8/10 or more? I have this on CD and the booklet gives more info on Collins than anything I can find online... He barely has a wiki but here's an unusual and obscure man of Delta blues. In '27 he was the second musician to commercially record Midnight Special, paced quite fast.
Lotta great, searing songs on this album... Devil in the Lion's Den which he wrote has great lyrics ("More you cry, the further I'll ride away"), some songs are just deeply sad and floor you like Jailhouse Blues ("Lord, she brought me coffee and she brought me tea, Fell dead at the door with the jailhouse key"), Riverside Blues ("Ain't got nobody to give my troubles to"), Loving Lady Blues, etc.
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