Best Ever Albums

Re: February SRE Week 2

gussteivi — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:44:05 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 02/14/2012 13:44

Fergenaprido wrote:

Week 3 will be up tomorrow, sorry for the delay! Hopefully more people will participate (thank for pushing this gus!) Week three will finally have an album I own, so I can start with the song rating right away! Week 3 is also the most diverse chronologically, from 1958 to 2007, covering 4 different decades, so there should be something for everyone.

Well, everyone being anyone who likes original rock, rock and roll, alternative rock, Scot/Brit rock, and country rock

Looking forward to it!

One of my picks is up this week!

Re: February SRE Week 2

an_outlaw — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:01:05 GMT

Author: an_outlaw

Posted: 02/14/2012 01:01

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

The wheels are turning, gears grinding and the guitars plugged into walls of sound and thunder

1 Rusty Cage - 90
2 Outshined - 60
3 Slaves & Bulldozers - 55
4 Jesus Christ Pose - 90
5 Face Pollution - 50
6 Somewhere - 60
7 Searching With My Good Eye Closed - 65
8 Room a Thousand Years Wide - 55
9 Mind Riot - 55
10 Drawing Flies - 60
11 Holy Water - 55
12 New Damage - 55

Re: February SRE Week 2

an_outlaw — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:48:41 GMT

Author: an_outlaw

Posted: 02/14/2012 00:48

Randy Newman - Sail Away

Has its own unique charm and contains the views from an interesting chaps star and sandpaper notebook.

1. Sail Away 75
2. Lonely at the Top 75
3. He Gives Us All His Love 65
4. Last Night I Had a Dream 65
5. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear 75
6. Old Man 70
7. Political Science 70
8. Burn On 75
9. Memo to My Son 65
10. Dayton, Ohio - 1903 65
11. You Can Leave Your Hat On 70
12. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) 65

Re: February SRE Week 2

an_outlaw — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:44:00 GMT

Author: an_outlaw

Posted: 02/14/2012 00:44

Japan - Quiet Life

Really a nice album. Like an icecream disco or the patter of fuck feet. Could chill out to this disc.

1. Quiet Life
70/100

2. Fall in Love with Me
65/100

3. Despair
60/100

4. In Vogue
70/100

5. Halloween
65/100

6. All Tomorrow's Parties
70/100

7. Alien
60/100

8. Other Side of Life
65/100

Re: February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:35:28 GMT

Author: Fergenaprido

Posted: 02/14/2012 00:35

Quiet Life, by Japan 70/100

Nothing spectacular here. I didn't really know what to expect from them, but there were only 8 songs so I figured it would be an easy listen. And it was; almost too easy. As in, sometimes I didn't remember anything about a song I had just listened to that I had to listen to it again to remind myself just so I could rate it. Essentially, the songs blended into the background and didn't really stand out for me. Nice music for background at a party or in a store, perhaps, but not something I'd care to dig up again.

Aside from the title track (80/100), nothing else really gave me a go, and were generally forgettable. This does not mean that the songs were bad, per se, they just weren't great.

In the meantime, I managed to listen to Nightwish, finally. Better than expected. They're more of the symphonic metal than death metal, I think, so I found appreciation in that. They still don't hold a candle to Within Temptation for me, but that might just be personal preferences. The girl's voice was nice, I just couldn't always understand what she was saying. The "best" tracks were Forever Yours and Beauty of the Beast, but I wouldn't say they were stand out ones compared to the others. This would make my top five best metal albums... after my four WT albums, and without having listened to Tool's Ænima yet (it's on my computer and iTunes tells me it's metal too), or any other metal for that matter.

Week 3 will be up tomorrow, sorry for the delay! Hopefully more people will participate (thank for pushing this gus!) Week three will finally have an album I own, so I can start with the song rating right away! Week 3 is also the most diverse chronologically, from 1958 to 2007, covering 4 different decades, so there should be something for everyone.

Well, everyone being anyone who likes original rock, rock and roll, alternative rock, Scot/Brit rock, and country rock

Re: February SRE Week 2

gussteivi — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:42:11 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 02/11/2012 22:42

Faust-Faust

Album rating: 5/100

No comments

Japan-Quiet Life

1. Quiet Life: 60/100
2. Fall in love with me: 65/100
3. Despair: 60/100
4. In Vogue: 90/100 (!)
5. Halloween: 70/100
6. All tomorrow's parties: 65/100
7. Alien: 60/100
8. Other side of life: 70/100

Album rating: 65

Summary: There's exactly one song I really like. The rest, just plain boring for me.

Randy Newman-Sail away

1. Sail away: 90/100
2. Lonely at the top: 85/100
3. He gives us all his love: 75/100
4. Las night I had a dream: 75/100
5. Simon Smith and the amazing dancing bear: 75/100
6. Old man: 80/100
7. Political Science: 80/100
8. Burn on: 80/100
9. Memo to my son: 80/100
10. Dayton, Ohio 1903: 80/100
11. You can leave your hat on: 85/100
12. God's song (that's why I love mankind): 95/100

Album rating: (a solid) 80

Summary: Now THIS is a delightful album!
There's not a single song I dislike and the last track is stunning.
This also feels like the sort of album that grows with on you over time.
This one will definetily be listened to again in the near future.

I'll listen to and rate the other two tomorrow.

Re: February SRE Week 2

gussteivi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:37:38 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 02/10/2012 22:37

Fergenaprido wrote:

Haha thanks gussteivi... I take it you have your internet (and porn) back now?

I have three albums to go for this week, so if I can listen to them all between my meetings, commuting, and the chocolate festival here in town... count me in!

Chocolate festival, eh?

I can see how that could be a... distraction from song rating.

Re: February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:56 GMT

Author: Fergenaprido

Posted: 02/10/2012 22:21

Haha thanks gussteivi... I take it you have your internet (and porn) back now?

I have three albums to go for this week, so if I can listen to them all between my meetings, commuting, and the chocolate festival here in town... count me in!

Re: February SRE Week 2

gussteivi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:14 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 02/10/2012 21:02

I'm hereby declaring tomorrow: "Songrating Extravaganza Saturday"!

Everybody will listen to and rate at least three albums from this weeks picks,
if they haven't already.

...

Or I will anyway...

Re: February SRE Week 2

GARY — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:34 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/10/2012 19:59

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Here's Little Richard - 100/100

Badmotorfinger 90/100

Half the album is great and half is not. But at times Soundgarden hits it out of the park so I say 90/100

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Re: February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:09 GMT

Author: Fergenaprido

Posted: 02/10/2012 18:14

Randy Newman - Sail Away - 75/100

Not that bad, really, but not profound. I think he's a great lyricist, and I would appreciate them more if I could stop focusing on his somewhat annoying voice. I think it's just cuz he's young here, because in his more recent work for films I quite like how his voice has aged.

Best track is You Can Leave Your Hat On, for sure. It's not as mellow as the other tracks, ergo not as boring. Memo to my Son and Lonely at the Top were also good. The rest of the album was decent, and I could see it as something I would play in the background at a party for ambience, but not something I would devote a lot of time listening to over and over.

For me, this is an example of an album that is technically, musically, and lyrically quite good... but I just don't connect with it. I can appreciate it, but I won't be rushing out to buy the album any time soon.

Re: February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:14:47 GMT

Author: Fergenaprido

Posted: 02/09/2012 01:14

Just finished Little Richard's album, since I figured it would be the shortest one (with each song 2-3 minutes, I think that assumption will remain correct )

Not my cup of tea. I can appreciate the foundation this laid for future rock and roll, but overall nothing special. His voice, at best tolerable, at worst grating, is not his strongest point. Overall, I give it a 70. Best tracks were Tutti Frutti (the only one I knew before), True Fine Mama, and Jenny, Jenny.

Next up I think it will be Randy Newman, since I'm vaguely familiar with him thanks to his film work, and then perhaps Faust, since I remember it was nominated in the non-US/UK album tourney a while back. Soundgarden, and then Japan, will happen if/when I have time this weekend (along with Nightwish, which I still have to listen to from last week).

Re: February SRE Week 2

Facetious — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:58:53 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 02/07/2012 09:58

I have 3 of these albums on my overall chart already, and have rated them. Now, I guess, I'll have to rate all the tracks too.

Re: February SRE Week 2

Hayden — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:54:44 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 02/06/2012 22:54

Faust - Faust (60/100)
Little Richard - Here's...(60/100)
Randy Newman - Sail Away (80/100)

Haven't heard the other 2.

Re: February SRE Week 2

cartoken — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:50:27 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 02/06/2012 22:50

Fergenaprido wrote:

cartoken wrote:

What's this thread about ?

Please see here and here.

Okay

Re: February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:20:56 GMT

Author: Fergenaprido

Posted: 02/06/2012 22:20

cartoken wrote:

What's this thread about ?

Please see here and here.

Re: February SRE Week 2

Norman Bates — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:06:28 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 02/06/2012 22:06

This will be a welcome opportunity to re-evaluate Sail Away, it's been quite some time.

Re: February SRE Week 2

cartoken — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:45:52 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 02/06/2012 21:45

What's this thread about ?

February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:43:08 GMT

Author: Fergenaprido

Posted: 02/06/2012 21:43

Here are the five albums for Week 2 of the February Song Rating Extravaganza (February 5 - 11)
All data is from January 29th, 2012.

Album 1 nominated by an_outlaw

Faust

Album 2 nominated by joyofdivision

Quiet Life

Japan

Album 3 nominated by Bork

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Album 4 nominated by Xavygravy

Sail Away

Randy Newman

Album 5 nominated by swedenman

Badmotorfinger

Soundgarden