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Post by countjohn on Jun 26, 2018 22:00:14 GMT
10/10. Just listened to it and it immediately became one of my favorite rock/pop albums. Allegedly none of their later albums came close to this but I'll give some songs a listen and see if any of the later ones jump out at me.
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Post by evilbliss on Jul 2, 2018 7:56:32 GMT
20/10 When does Florence ever fail? NEVER!
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Jul 3, 2018 11:55:46 GMT
First listen in a very, very long time. I recalled it being grim, but man is this fucking grim. It just assaults your ears with misery and pain right from the get go; but I don't think misery has ever sounded so damn great. As much as I love "Closer" and consider it one of the best songs I've ever heard, I think "I Do Not Want This" is probably the best track on the album. "Hurt", one of the saddest but most beautiful songs ever written, is a top closer too.
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Post by Viced on Jul 10, 2018 0:42:43 GMT
great vibe but not really riveting from start to finish. Still enjoyed it. 8/10
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 20, 2018 12:52:48 GMT
Is this the weakest album from the first incarnation of my favourite band? Well sure it is, but when your first 4 albums are all near perfect, if #5 even drops off a little, then it's going to seem really noticeable. I actually think, at 18 years old now, this album sounds very modern, and it deals with themes and tells stories via song that are always relevant, so its solid ageing is perhaps unsurprising.
The opening two thirds of the album are actually brilliant and up to the end of track ten, the perfectly pompous "Glass and the Ghost Children", I would rate this one a super strong 4.45/5, but the final third just doesn't do it as much for me, and drags my overall rating down a bit. 4.2/5 for an underrated work.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 25, 2018 10:15:51 GMT
This is a really solid debut for sure. It's very dancey and wears it's influences heavy (which isn't a problem). I like that it has a flow and a sense of coherency, but at the same time, it leaves it without a true standout track. I guess “The Only Time” is the closest it comes to that. The main negative, is that the clarity often given to Reznor's voice in the mix, at times shows A) his weaknesses as a vocalist and B) his weaknesses (at that point) as a lyricist.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 13:39:01 GMT
Perfect for a road trip. 10/10
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 13:44:01 GMT
10/10
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Oct 2, 2018 10:48:56 GMT
It always bums me out that this album isn't as remembered as some of the 60s greats, as it can stand with the majority of what the likes of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Stones and Beach Boys put out there. 10/10
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Oct 2, 2018 12:09:05 GMT
When we get to our 90s Best Albums Poll, this will be way up the upper end of my ballot. Such a fun album and maybe my favourite by and Irish band. 9.5/10
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Oct 3, 2018 10:48:30 GMT
What a damn beautiful singer. She has to be considered one of the best ever. The arrangements on these songs is also brilliant for the most part. It really is near perfect stuff, but unfortunately I don't care for "In the Land of Make Believe" enough to drop it a point. 9/10
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Post by Joaquim on Oct 26, 2018 3:15:04 GMT
8/10
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Post by Deceit on Oct 27, 2018 3:43:45 GMT
9/10
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Post by Joaquim on Oct 27, 2018 3:45:17 GMT
9/10
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Post by Joaquim on Oct 29, 2018 3:52:47 GMT
9/10
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 3, 2018 1:07:17 GMT
8/10
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 3, 2018 1:15:22 GMT
8/10 I kept safe search turned off when looking for the album cover and I'm sure you can imagine what results I got instead of Bob Dylan.
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 3, 2018 1:57:01 GMT
10/10
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 3, 2018 2:58:34 GMT
Dude, this guitarist is insane.
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Post by Viced on Nov 3, 2018 5:24:46 GMT
Joaquim Did you like the album though? I gave it a re-listen recently and found it pretty uneven tbh. Though its highs are pretty high.
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 3, 2018 5:33:13 GMT
Joaquim Did you like the album though? I gave it a re-listen recently and found it pretty uneven tbh. Though its highs are pretty high. Yea, I liked it a lot. First half is definitely a lot stronger than the 2nd although idk why We Will Fall is there. It’s a cool, atmospheric song but it just doesn’t fit with the other songs on the album for me. The guitar playing throughout the album is definitely what elevates this for me.
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 10, 2018 4:14:14 GMT
8/10
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Post by countjohn on Nov 10, 2018 6:08:11 GMT
The Stooges were one of those bands who always had 2-3 great songs on their albums and that cements their reputation just because those few songs were so good. And they were super influential songs. Search and Destroy is like the first Sex Pistols song and Gimme Danger is like the first Nirvana song. But they never made a great album, IMO except for maybe Raw Power.
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Post by countjohn on Nov 10, 2018 6:12:11 GMT
Listened to the new remaster. The rock songs sound too clean and less chaotic, but the poppier stuff is better. Specifically the new Dear Prudence is heavenly and the remaster really elevates the song. Remaster or no the album is of course a 10/10.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 10, 2018 11:33:16 GMT
The Stooges were one of those bands who always had 2-3 great songs on their albums and that cements their reputation just because those few songs were so good. And they were super influential songs. Search and Destroy is like the first Sex Pistols song and Gimme Danger is like the first Nirvana song. But they never made a great album, IMO except for maybe Raw Power. The Stooges are a band I love but I do mostly agree with that - a lot of their power is implicitly suggested as a live act rather than just as an album band - which is what I say also about the Velvets and the MC5 - it was scene music so you had to go out into the scene to experience it (weirdly I do not think that about the NY Dolls or even the Modern Lovers who people would say that about too but imo they have all their best elements ON record). You had to see the Stooges (what would Iggy do, would he bleed etc.?) - although I'd call all 3 of those albums great in a way - their first 2 albums would make my best of decade stuff. Raw Power is the one that doesn't make it for me because I see it as predictable - great but copying Fun House which is to me a genuinely weird, scary spontaneous Rock record - and artistically daring too, it's almost like punk jazz. Raw Power is very much "give them noise" or give them what they want - and of course almost 3 years went by between the two records, so it feels to me more calculated (and sounds it in the second half a bit).
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