I really enjoyed this album. Both easily listenable and interesting. Some funky new wave elements that I enjoyed. A few great songs, the opening track, Indiscipline, and Thela Hun Ginjeet, and the rest are all good. This is the sort of album I could listen to more and I'm sure it would get better with each listen as I hear new things and familiarise myself more with each song. For now it's an 8/10, and 16/22...and is it wrong that after one listen I like it more than In The Court of the Crimson King? Probably.
I would like to listen to Experimental Audio Research- The Kรถner Experiment
Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s by Jameth (2 picks remaining)
1. Shahen-Shah by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2. Les Dragons by Ninki-Nanka
3. Ali Farka Toure (Ten Songs From The Legendary Singer From Mali) by Ali Farka Tourรฉ
12. Sandinista! by The Clash
13. Sumaj Llajta by Luzmila Carpio
23. Moving Pictures by Rush
25. Wassolon - Percussions Malinke by Mamady Keรฏta & Sewa Kan
26. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
30. The Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance
31. Vreemde Landen Vol. 1 by Enno Velthuys
babyBlueSedanUsed to be sort of blind, now can sort of seeProfile
I held off listening to this because I assumed it would be 60+ minute behemoth. Turns out it's only 45 minutes and I feel silly.
I was familiar with RATM's debut and thought that while it has some good individual songs (especially Killing in the Name) it doesn't have enough variety to keep things interesting. I liked this one more, though I think it suffers from the same problem a bit. Despite that this is pretty enjoyable, I knew Sleep Now in the Fire already and like that one a lot, and I wouldn't say there's a song that stood out as bad. There are some nice funk elements and when there's a guitar part that's something other than a driving riff it's a treat. I give them credit for blending rap and metal in a way that sounds pretty natural. I'd just mostly prefer to listen to plain rap or metal though - while the mixture isn't bad I do think the instrumentals get a little tired because if you add too much complexity it would be hard to rap over.
This is my favorite of the couple I've heard from your list Purple, though it's not my favorite Echo & the Bunnymen album.
BEA's top 1,000 albums:
577. Making Movies by Dire Straits
628. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
659. Nursery Crime by Genesis
676. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
680. Songs for Swining' Lovers by Frank Sinatra
688. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
701. The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
705. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
713. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
716. O by Damien Rice _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
Hmm, another one that was underwhelming. This sounds like it would be an awesome collaboration, but I think the earlier albums from this group are supposed to be different.
Babyblue, I would go with Genesis.
Michael Tippett: The Knot Garden
Lou Karsh- Phantom Structures
FACT Magazine: The 30 Greatest Techno Albums You've Never Heard
1. Bandulu- Guidance (1993)
3. Cristian Vogel- Specific Momentic (1996)
4. Dan Curtin- The Silicon Dawn (1994)
6. Hallucinator- Landlocked (1999)
7. Ian O'Brien- Desert Scores (1997)
8. Insync vs. Mysteron- Android Architect (1997)
9. Monrella- Studio 1-7 (2002)
10. Nu Era- Beyond Gravity (1994)
Mental Vortex by Coroner
So this is the one of the 3 albums I was looking forward to the most from that RYM metal overall, the others being Through Silver In Blood and Lightning To The Nations. Their previous effort No More Color is one of the most unique thrash records of the 80s, and an incredible progressive and technical thrash statement. It also had elements of symphonic metal on the closing track, and some jazz-inspired drum passages as well as occasional noise/avant-garde parts. All around an excellent record, the songwriting is top notch too. Now enter Mental Vortex, their fourth album, and an even bigger departure from thrash/speed metal which was still very much present on No More Color. More progressive, a bit slower, prominent symphonic, classical and jazz elements and to be honest maybe even better songwriting. I do miss the ferociousness and great hooks of the predecessor, but they make up for it by writing more varied and longer songs. It's also not an instant classic like No More Color is, but it reveals its value over 2-3 listens. And trust me, it has so much to offer. I'm not gonna lie, every song was a standout except the closer. It ends with a frankly bizzare cover of what is possibly my favourite Beatles song, I Want You (She's So Heavy). I'm not sure I appreciated the vocals on this one, but the solos and even double kick at one point were great additions, confirming my theory that the Beatles in fact wrote a metal song. It does sound like a bonus track a bit, but it still makes for a solid ending. 9 or 9.5/10
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Let's go with Cristian Vogel, I've heard of him but not his music.
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RYM metal top 100 & SquishypuffDave's Top 100 Greatest Albums
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Immolation - Close To The World Below
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Demilich - Nespithe
Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
1. Deerhoof - The Runners Four
6. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History
7. Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians
13. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
15. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
Thanks Blue! This is the album I would have chosen for myself first. I was a fan of Echo & The Bunnymen in the '80s, and I listened to Songs to Learn and Sing a hell of a lot. I also had a few of their other albums, but never this one. Strangely I haven't listened to an album of theirs since joining BEA so until now they had no ratings from me on here. I know a fair few of these songs well already, with A Promise being my favourite, and the rest didn't disappoint. The title track and All My Colours are also great. Very good songs from one of the best post-punk bands of the time. 8/10, and 12/23 for 1981.
Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s by Jameth (last pick)
1. Shahen-Shah by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2. Les Dragons by Ninki-Nanka
3. Ali Farka Toure (Ten Songs From The Legendary Singer From Mali) by Ali Farka Tourรฉ
12. Sandinista! by The Clash
13. Sumaj Llajta by Luzmila Carpio
23. Moving Pictures by Rush
25. Wassolon - Percussions Malinke by Mamady Keรฏta & Sewa Kan
30. The Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance
31. Vreemde Landen Vol. 1 by Enno Velthuys
33. Psychedelic Jungle by The Cramps
babyBlueSedanUsed to be sort of blind, now can sort of seeProfile
Of all the Genesis albums I've heard, this is probably the one that I've liked the most. Is it a bit overblown? Yeah. Are there some ridiculous lyrics? The nursery rhymes on the first track are pretty silly. But, is it better because of those things? For maybe the first time for this band, I'd say yes. Though there are a lot of symphonic elements here, it also has kind of a pastoral feel. Not like a folk album does, but it still feels like listening to a band in a park instead of going to see an orchestra or something. And while there's a lot of really technical playing, I enjoyed it more this time around. Maybe I'm just starting to come around to this stuff.
I'm not a big fan of the two albums I've heard from your list Purple, so instead I'll give you the one I'd be most interested in hearing.
BEA's top 1,000 albums:
577. Making Movies by Dire Straits
632. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
675. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
679. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
680. Songs for Swining' Lovers by Frank Sinatra
692. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
702. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
703. The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
710. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
718. O by Damien Rice _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
The wack review on RYM are pretty entertaining to read. This is a techno album from 1996 that, at times, sounds like it's about a decade too early. I almost thought I was listening to Deepchord at some points. It's inconsistent as a whole, but it's not a bad album by any means. It's probably been the one I've liked the most from this list so far.
Babyblue, the Coltrane record is an easy listen.
Michael Tippett: The Knot Garden
Lou Karsh- Phantom Structures
FACT Magazine: The 30 Greatest Techno Albums You've Never Heard
1. Bandulu- Guidance (1993)
4. Dan Curtin- The Silicon Dawn (1994)
6. Hallucinator- Landlocked (1999)
7. Ian O'Brien- Desert Scores (1997)
8. Insync vs. Mysteron- Android Architect (1997)
9. Monrella- Studio 1-7 (2002)
10. Nu Era- Beyond Gravity (1994
11. Psychick Warriors ov Gaia- Ov Biospheres and Sacred Grooves: A Document ov New Edge Folk Classics
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
I really liked self-titled, so I was moderately looking forward to this one, despite the ugly cover. The first song is pretty solid, but could have been better if it didn't majorly overstay its welcome. Next, Money For Nothing is just a bad song, and would be even if he hadn't dropped the f-slur three times. But my ears really perked up and I got a big goofy grin when I recognized Walk Of Life from rock radio and baseball games. It is a damn good song and easily the best on the album. Love the instrumental hook. And then... what happened lol? The remainder of the album is a soft, spacey snoozefest, starting with some serious smooth jazz vibes. Really aesthetically unappealing, underwritten, sparse in the wrong way, and a chore to get through. The title track brought a slight improvement, but it's nothing special. Not a single song from 4-10 was a true stinker, but together it was truly worse than the sum of its parts. 2.5/5.
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241. Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound
247. Vision Creation Newsun - Boredoms
268. Vol 4 - Black Sabbath
274. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
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Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
This is the third album of his I've listened to now, and probably the best of the three, but only just. They were all good. I really enjoyed being a tourist, and despite not understanding much, getting lost in this musical world I don't come too often. 7.5/10, and 33/37 for 1987. (1987 is a strong year)
Vision Creation Newsun is my favourite of those Bay.
Now to move on to Baystate's '80s chart. For this one I am going to include albums I've heard before but not in the last five years, so I haven't rated them here, because including those there is fourteen albums, the perfect number for five picks.
Top 27 Music Albums of the 1980s by baystateoftheart
2. Spring Fever! by The Pussywillows
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
6. Chronic Town by R.E.M.
7. Beauty And The Beat by Go-Go's
11. Standing On A Beach - The Singles by The Cure
14. Technique by New Order
15. Please by Pet Shop Boys
17. Let It Be by The Replacements
18. Tinderbox by Siouxsie And The Banshees
20. She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
Avant Garde opera is probably one of the most difficult things for me to listen to. Well, for most people to listen to. At an hour and twenty minutes in length as well, it's even more of a gauntlet. This work is a mixed bag because there are some obviously inspired and interesting things going on here musically, and it's even pleasant to listen to vocally, on occasion. However, it's just too much in the end. I feel like most of the creative musical ideas were used up somwhere in the first 20 minutes, and the bizarre operatics get to be tiresome by the end. If this were 40 minutes, I wouldn't mind it so much, but I just felt exhausted by it's conclusion.
Purple, Technique has a few of my favorite New Order songs on it.
Lou Karsh- Phantom Structures
FACT Magazine: The 30 Greatest Techno Albums You've Never Heard
1. Bandulu- Guidance (1993)
4. Dan Curtin- The Silicon Dawn (1994)
6. Hallucinator- Landlocked (1999)
7. Ian O'Brien- Desert Scores (1997)
8. Insync vs. Mysteron- Android Architect (1997)
9. Monrella- Studio 1-7 (2002)
10. Nu Era- Beyond Gravity (1994
11. Psychick Warriors ov Gaia- Ov Biospheres and Sacred Grooves: A Document ov New Edge Folk Classics
12. Speed Jack- Surge
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