R.E.M. - Document

8.5/10

The songs that were good were great. The songs that weren't so great weren't terrible. Album should have ended after The One I Love.


The One I Love
It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Disturbance At The Heron House
Finest Worksong
Exhuming McCarthy
Welcome To The Occupation
King Of Birds
Fireplace
Strange
Oddfellows Local 151
Lightnin' Hopkins

Just listened to Vol 3: The Subliminal Versus.
Hmmmm... I'm pretty perplexed about this album, which I would say that it's better than me just flat out thinking it's boring. The album has some FANTASTIC songs (the best song is one of my favorite songs of ALL time), some pretty neat ones, and some catastrophic duds. I like that they tried to add variety into the album, but almost all of their slower tracks failed miserably and Virus of Life is pure horribleness. Either way, it has some great stuff and makes me a pretty happy camper, so I dig it.


Before I Forget
Duality
Pulse of the Maggots
Opium of the People
The Nameless
Three Nil
Circle
Vermillion
Welcome
The Blister Exists
Vermillion Part 2
Danger - Keep Away
Prelude
The Virus of Life

7/10

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Originally Posted by Mega-Tallica

If you're looking for radio-friendliness...

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I don't listen to the radio.
And why shouldn't it surprise me that there's rapping in it?

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Originally Posted by Cipher_Peon

And why shouldn't it surprise me that there's rapping in it?

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I've already said why it shouldn't surprise you, but to paraphrase...

Korn > stereotypical nu-metal band > Follow The Leader, stereotypical nu-metal album > nu-metal: metal with elements of hip-hop and/or rap > guest artists on FtL: Fred Durst and Ice-T

Considering all these things going in, you should have expected to hear a bit of rapping I'd think. Unless you had no idea Korn was a nu-metal band, then that's a different story...

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I don't listen to the radio.

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Maybe not, but based on everything I've read from you on here, you live off singles (unless it's Paramore) and singles, generally, are watered-down songs meant for radio play. Just looking at the Korn ratings and now the Slipknot ratings, all the singles are at the top in both cases.

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Originally Posted by Mega-Tallica

Maybe not, but based on everything I've read from you on here, you live off singles (unless it's Paramore) and singles, generally, are watered-down songs meant for radio play. Just looking at the Korn ratings and now the Slipknot ratings, all the singles are at the top in both cases.

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The gospel, right here. "Virus of Life" is one of the best, and most creative, songs Slipknot's ever done.

Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One)
9/10

Excellent neo-progressive album from Big Big Train, occupying a space somewhere between the symphonic sound of Gabriel-era Genesis (songs like "Uncle Jack" and "Upton Heath" in particular), the guitar-driven neo-prog of Pendragon ("The First Rebreather"), and the layered counterpoint of Hogarth-era Marillion ("Hedgerow", an incredibly strong final track). Not sure I'd go far enough to call it a contender for Album of the Year in my book, but it is nonetheless an exceptional release that will likely be firmly planted in my musical rotation for years to come.

the last album I Listened to was The State from Nickelback 9/10
downright it is one of Nickelback's best albums with great songs such as Breathe And Leader Of Men other good songs include Old Enough and Worthy To Say, Not Leaving Yet and Deep

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Originally Posted by dragoninforcer

9.5/10

Scattered
Haushinka
Nice Guys Finish Last
Platypus (I Hate You)
King For a Day
Hitchin' a Ride
Prosthetic Head
Reject
The Grouch
All the Time
Jinx
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Take Back
Worry Rock
Uptight
Walking Alone
Redundant
Last Ride In

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Put Haushinka at the top and that's exactly how I'd rank it.

Tame Impala - Lonerism 9/10

Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made
8.75/10

Other than a couple of weak tracks toward the end, easily the band's best album since Marbles.