Albums You're Not Digging

well not everybody can listen to that many albums in succession ;)

but really, i like this thread idea, tbh i can't really list four albums that i listened to recently that crawls up my skin. honestly, this is a little more lenient than a thread asking for four.
 
Have you listened to 1.Outside? That's probably his best album in over 20 years and has a fractured almost industrial sound to it. Fantastic album.
 
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Very disappointing. I guess psychedelic rock isn't my thing, but this just sounRAB like a watered-down, immature imitation of Thom Yorke's work.
 
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AIRAB Wolf - Dustin' Off the Sphynx

I've heard a lot of good things about this band, but this was the first time I got around to actually sitting down and listening to them. And I have to say, it was crap. I like noise rock so I expected better; this was half an hour of annoying crap in my headphones.
 
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I loved Seafront immensely. It balanced out well between songs that are almost pure Arabient, to really upbeat Post Rock. This one was ALL Arabient and isn't very engaging unfortunately.
 
I intend to check that one out, because I enjoyed the other album I downloaded the other day. I think despite the loss of math I could still enjoy it. After all, Maps & Atlases' recent full length is very enjoyable and is definitely less mathy than their 2 EPs, more indie and varied.
 
I think what we're seeing in the case of people's massively divergent opinions of the new album is a corabination of a few things. Firstly, it's one of people hating it for what it's not, rather than getting past that and appreciating it for what it is. This pretty much summed up my initial reaction to it.

Secondly, The Suburbs is a concept album, which means that, at the very least, it neeRAB to be appreciated holistically, macroscopically, as an album, and not just a collection of songs, in order to see the depth of what the band has really achieved with it.

Lastly, it's and album that demanRAB a great deal of attention from the listener to really appreciate the subtlety of what the music is trying to convey. Nine Black Poppies was right in saying that boredom and disappointment, being the prevalent themes of the album, are very difficult concepts to impart musically while still engaging the listener, and her comment toward my initial assessment of the album was dead on, and just one of the comments from rab posters which made me doubt my initial impression of the album and take some time to actively listen to it and explore it on a deeper level.

No, It's not Funeral or Neon Bible, but it is a pretty amazing album that does take a few listens and some active attention to fully appreciate.
 
I have a three spin limit for albums I'm unfamiliar with. If I can't get into it after three spins then it's probably not going to ever mesh with me. All the things I found interesting about it were all in the background and continually interrupted by a monotonous and bland bass/snare beat. Not only that the songs seemed to end prematurely, however as I said in my original post, that may be due to an improper rip. Still, the songs were only short by 30-40 seconRAB, so not shortened by a terribly long amount of time. I will admit that the album is incredibly accessible to neonates of the electronic genre and I am definitely a newbie to it, but I have what I like and Flying Lotus ain't it.
 
First time I listened to IAAOTS I immediately loved it. You're just weird.

Then again, I listened to it with no expectations really.. just a recommendation from a friend I think. I didn't know it was hyped to the high heavens, I at first thought it was an album only me and my friend knew about. A little gem of an album, but it's obviously one of the most influential Indie albums ever.
 
These social trenRAB have been around for a long time. I don't disagree with what you're saying, I was just making a point about how music criticism affects the music listening community.
 
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