actually in your first post you have just to say which album you've chosen. and after that you give the rating and if possible a little review. you can do all at once if you can rate an album that you've never listened to o quickly.
my turn (i have to choose an album i've never listen to before)
album choosen from thomas697 top 50: Raw Power - The Stooges
(i'm gonna post the rating and my impressions later)
Excellent album! Haunting even. One of the few distinctly "80s sounding" albums that I'm not put off by and can listen to seriously. Loved all the layers and the variety of sounds throughout. This is going on my list...
I had always seen Porcupine Tree albums at my local music store but never attempted to listen to one, on the of chance that it might actually be good. So this gave me an opportunity to listen and give my opinion.
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (2005)
Did a little bit of reading and found that the album was based on a script written by one of the band members. And with this in mind, the initial listen of Deadwing was one of atmospheric and filmic wonder. The title and opening track sets up a heavy tone to the album but this subsides by track 3 (Lazarus) and in comes the film-quality to the album.
I really did enjoy listening to this album. For a band I never listened to, it was a nice surprise. Undertones of Pink Floyd and other 70s progressive rock but Porcupine Tree still make their own genre, even mixing ideas within a song.
Pretty good album, powerful, intense, the guitars are overwhelming, and iggy's vocals performance is so Punk ! this record can get a better rating, there is just, at the moment, a lack of a leading 5/5 song like Down on the Street in Fun House which pushes you to listen to the album again and again. anyway i need more listening to fully digest this album.
Thomas697 :
Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
I have intentionally never listened to this until now!
My Review:
There are some tracks which have nostalgic value and remind me of beloved John Hughes' movies and the mid-80s in general. Just Like Honey, Some Candy Talking and the Hardest Walk are faves. Bottom line though is that these guys were pogie burn-outs who couldn't play musical instruments. They borrowed simple sounds from bands that they liked, played the rudiments and drenched everything in feedback. This played well to disenfranchised kids who were too young to attend the original punk movement or the later American faux-punk movement.
I can't decipher the vocalist's garbled lyrics and the wall of noise doesn't help. The saving grace here is that the catchy pop hooks that they "borrowed" from their favourite bands are really good, even in a very basic form. I don't consider this album good and won't listen to it in its entirety again.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
cartoken
thomas697
SquishypuffDave
videoheadcleaner
Freddie55
