February SRE Week 2

Fergenaprido · #1 | Posted: 02/06/2012 21:43 | Post subject: February SRE Week 2

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

cartoken · #2 | Posted: 02/06/2012 21:45 | Post subject:

What's this thread about ?

Norman Bates · #3 | Posted: 02/06/2012 22:06 | Post subject:

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

Fergenaprido · #4 | Posted: 02/06/2012 22:20 | Post subject:

cartoken · #5 | Posted: 02/06/2012 22:50 | Post subject:

Hayden · #6 | Posted: 02/06/2012 22:54 | Post subject:

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

Haven't heard the other 2.
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Eggman/Walrus/Taxman · #7 | Posted: 02/07/2012 09:58 | Post subject:

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. Think

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Fergenaprido · #8 | Posted: 02/09/2012 01:14 | Post subject:

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 Very Happy

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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).

Fergenaprido · #9 | Posted: 02/10/2012 18:14 | Post subject:

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. Very Happy

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.

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Here's Little Richard - 100/100 Applause

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 Very Happy

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