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Fergenaprido
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- Posted: 02/06/2012 21:43
- Post subject: February SRE Week 2
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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 by Faust (Germany)
Ranked 462 overall and 19 in 1971
Rated 79 from 57 votes
Tracks averaged 81.7 from 6.7 votes
Album 2 nominated by joyofdivision
Quiet Life by Japan (UK)
Ranked 2834 overall and 57 in 1979
Rated 72 from 11 votes
Tracks averaged 81.3 from 1.5 votes
Album 3 nominated by Bork
Album 4 nominated by Xavygravy
Sail Away by Randy Newman (USA)
Ranked 894 overall and 20 in 1972
Rated 81 from 44 votes
Tracks averaged 83.1 from 4.2 votes
Album 5 nominated by swedenman
Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden (USA)
Ranked 484 overall and 13 in 1991
Rated 77 from 76 votes
Tracks averaged 78.8 from 9.8 votes
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cartoken
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- Posted: 02/06/2012 21:45
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What's this thread about ?
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Norman Bates
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- Posted: 02/06/2012 22:06
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This will be a welcome opportunity to re-evaluate Sail Away, it's been quite some time.
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Fergenaprido
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- Posted: 02/06/2012 22:20
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cartoken wrote: | What's this thread about ? |
Please see here and here.
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cartoken
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- Posted: 02/06/2012 22:50
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Fergenaprido wrote: | cartoken wrote: | What's this thread about ? |
Please see here and here. |
Okay
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Facetious
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- Posted: 02/07/2012 09:58
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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.
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Fergenaprido
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- Posted: 02/09/2012 01:14
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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).
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Fergenaprido
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- Posted: 02/10/2012 18:14
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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.
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- 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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I owe $100,000 and wasted 4 years of my life.
And all I got was this silly hat
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