Weekly Music Trading Post
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Johnny Thunder - So Alone
Story Milo sent me this album...here's my listening experience.
Pipeline - Nice. Has a nice classic rock feel to it.
You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory - Not a big fan of his voice. The guitarist is pretty good.
Great Big Kiss - I'm a sucker for horns, I would love this track without all the talking.
Ask Me No Questions - God I hate his voice. Great instumentation though.
Leave Me Alone - Ok.
Daddy Rollin Stone - Really catchy track. Still can't stand the vocals.
London Boys - Same as above.
Untouchable - Great song. Easily my favorite so far. His voice actually melRAB well with the music this time. Real nice Jazzy vibe once the horns kick in.
Subway Train - Nooooooooooooooooooo. There his voice goes again. First song on the album I didn't like.
Downtown - SounRAB like Johnny's take on the blues. Not bad.
Dead or Alive - Hmmmmm. Don't know if I like this track or not.
Hurtin - Good track. His voice works well with this one also.
So Alone - Not really liking this track. Huge dropoff in tempo compared to the rest of the album. Good nominee for saddest song though.
Wizard - Another great song. Real jazzy vibe to it. Definately one I'll listen to again.
Overall I would love this album to death if it was an instrumental. Johnny (I'm assuming that's the lead singers name) voice just doesn't do it for me.
The guitarist is pretty damn good (pretty sure that's Johnny too), every track for the most part has a really catchy beat to it. The stand out tracks in my opinion
are the ones infused with a bit of jazz. The album also has a real nice classic rock vibe to it.
If you like the Vocals you'll love this album. If you don't like the vocals you'll probably listen to it and search the net for an instrumental version,
but you won't delete b/c one day you know you might want to listen to it again.
Overall - Good Recommendation.
I give it a 6.5/10 because even though Johnny's voice annoyed me to death I still enjoyed the album and will eventully listen to it again. Go figure.
If you like his voice easily an 8/10.
Story Milo sent me this album...here's my listening experience.
Pipeline - Nice. Has a nice classic rock feel to it.
You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory - Not a big fan of his voice. The guitarist is pretty good.
Great Big Kiss - I'm a sucker for horns, I would love this track without all the talking.
Ask Me No Questions - God I hate his voice. Great instumentation though.
Leave Me Alone - Ok.
Daddy Rollin Stone - Really catchy track. Still can't stand the vocals.
London Boys - Same as above.
Untouchable - Great song. Easily my favorite so far. His voice actually melRAB well with the music this time. Real nice Jazzy vibe once the horns kick in.
Subway Train - Nooooooooooooooooooo. There his voice goes again. First song on the album I didn't like.
Downtown - SounRAB like Johnny's take on the blues. Not bad.
Dead or Alive - Hmmmmm. Don't know if I like this track or not.
Hurtin - Good track. His voice works well with this one also.
So Alone - Not really liking this track. Huge dropoff in tempo compared to the rest of the album. Good nominee for saddest song though.
Wizard - Another great song. Real jazzy vibe to it. Definately one I'll listen to again.
Overall I would love this album to death if it was an instrumental. Johnny (I'm assuming that's the lead singers name) voice just doesn't do it for me.
The guitarist is pretty damn good (pretty sure that's Johnny too), every track for the most part has a really catchy beat to it. The stand out tracks in my opinion
are the ones infused with a bit of jazz. The album also has a real nice classic rock vibe to it.
If you like the Vocals you'll love this album. If you don't like the vocals you'll probably listen to it and search the net for an instrumental version,
but you won't delete b/c one day you know you might want to listen to it again.
Overall - Good Recommendation.
I give it a 6.5/10 because even though Johnny's voice annoyed me to death I still enjoyed the album and will eventully listen to it again. Go figure.
If you like his voice easily an 8/10.
brittykay09
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Goodness people, it's not that complicated! :rofl:
ThePianistt
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I want in for the next one too!
Yes I relate to what you say. I went mad yesterday and bought 4 albums, 2 of them doubles and a book. I have countless gig that also deserves a listen, ahve albums I can't stop playing and as much as I enjoy these reviews I just can't keep up. I don't wanna die. I might miss something
lovepinkkx17
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dreadnaught sent me:
This is a very different album if you're not acustomed to lo-fi music, which I am not. So this album was a little hard to access for me. But after a few listens, and some different listening techniques, the album has found a place in my collection. While not becoming a favorite over night, Hymie's Basement has just enough stand-out moments to grab you and keep you interested if you listen for them. The closing track 'You Die' is by far my favorite on the album, the group covers more ground on this one song than they did the entire first portion of the album. Overall, this album is mood-cast, and can only be listened to when called upon.
6.5/10
Hymie's Basement - Hymie's Basement
This is a very different album if you're not acustomed to lo-fi music, which I am not. So this album was a little hard to access for me. But after a few listens, and some different listening techniques, the album has found a place in my collection. While not becoming a favorite over night, Hymie's Basement has just enough stand-out moments to grab you and keep you interested if you listen for them. The closing track 'You Die' is by far my favorite on the album, the group covers more ground on this one song than they did the entire first portion of the album. Overall, this album is mood-cast, and can only be listened to when called upon.
6.5/10
Random Persun
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I think I will definitely check that out.
PS. Everyone who PMed to be in for next weeRAB has been added.
PS. Everyone who PMed to be in for next weeRAB has been added.
Wasted Puppy
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I'm always in.
Lazy Eight (∞)
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I'll review the album either tonight or tomorrow at the latest.
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I'm in for this one. Is there a theme?
choirnerd93
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Seems like I really should check them... Dowloading De-Loused in the Comatorium atm 
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:.Strawberry-Dalu:*
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I wont have time to do this before i go out now so if anyone else wants in, you have until tomorrow to put your name down.
The wonderful Miss Dreadnaught was kind enough to send me some good ol' Southern Rock with The Mountain by the group Heartless BastarRAB. I wasn't really critically listening to it, it was more inbetween the stages of passive listening and analytical however when I was listening intently I really was enjoying what I heard. Me thinks with a few more listens (preferably one with headphones) this will become an album I come back to on a regular basis. At times I found the vocalist a little hard to listen to, but those were few and far between and never really affected my opinion on the actual music. All in all I would have to give this a real positive review, if I believed in giving numerical reviews I'd have to put this somewhere between a 7-9 out of 10. I can only hope you enjoyed the album I sent you as much as I enjoyed this one.
Also I just want to say that I'm still planning on doing this and will post partners on Saturday August 29th so if you're interested in participating just let me know.
Also I just want to say that I'm still planning on doing this and will post partners on Saturday August 29th so if you're interested in participating just let me know.
From Unchained Ballad
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
Up until recently, this was the only Smiths album I didn't own. But after a few listens though, I'm whacking myself over the head for not picking this up earlier, because this final studio work from Morrissey, Marr and co. is by far their most attractive sounding release to me: the jangly production of the last three albums was dropped in favor of a cleaner, more atmospheric style that was customary back in the 80's, and I think the music benefits from the choice.
Musically, most of the tracks here are gems, but a few that stood out for me in particular were the synth-laden 'Paint A Vulgar Picture" and the buoyant opening nuraber 'A Rush and a Push...': much like some of their earlier material, these tracks are truly animated and seem to leap out of the speakers like the best ones always manage to do. 'Death of a Disco Dancer' also stanRAB out some for me with its industrial musings and dissonant nature burbling below that distinctive mew of Morrissey's: it'll probably be my favorite before too long.
Overall, this is an album that revels in excellence, and I can see why the band merabers rank it as their favorite Smiths record: in the right mood, this is jawdropping stuff.
Kudos UB and thanks.
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
Up until recently, this was the only Smiths album I didn't own. But after a few listens though, I'm whacking myself over the head for not picking this up earlier, because this final studio work from Morrissey, Marr and co. is by far their most attractive sounding release to me: the jangly production of the last three albums was dropped in favor of a cleaner, more atmospheric style that was customary back in the 80's, and I think the music benefits from the choice.
Musically, most of the tracks here are gems, but a few that stood out for me in particular were the synth-laden 'Paint A Vulgar Picture" and the buoyant opening nuraber 'A Rush and a Push...': much like some of their earlier material, these tracks are truly animated and seem to leap out of the speakers like the best ones always manage to do. 'Death of a Disco Dancer' also stanRAB out some for me with its industrial musings and dissonant nature burbling below that distinctive mew of Morrissey's: it'll probably be my favorite before too long.
Overall, this is an album that revels in excellence, and I can see why the band merabers rank it as their favorite Smiths record: in the right mood, this is jawdropping stuff.
Kudos UB and thanks.