Reviews Supplemental

Was it a coincidence you did Blackstar on Bowie's birthday?

I listened to some of blackstar and I didn't hate it Dollar Days was magical, but most of the rest seemed too 80s for me. I'll have to give it a proper listen sometime

While I have your attention: when you get a free spot in your review schedule, you should listen to my fave album right now, Basket of Light by Pentangle

It actually was, since the album just came out today. Well, yesterday technically but I haven't gone to sleep yet even though it's Saturday right now

'80s is definitely not how I'd describe Blackstar. I don't even know how you're getting that.

As far as five-angled shapes go, I'll see what I can do but no promises definitely not promises to do it tomorrow which is technically today but I haven't gone to sleep yet so

09 Jan 2016: Yellowcard/"Lift a Sail" (2014)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-hand-grenade.html

ALL ALBUMS SHOULD BEGIN WITH FILLER INSTRUMENTALS

09 Jan 2016: The Pentangle/"Basket of Light" (1969)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/by-autoerotica.html

>Genres
>British folk rock
>Folk baroque
>Folk rock
>Progressive folk
>English folk music

1: what the fuck this is not what i was expecting
2: how THE FUCK is it a different genre when it's made somewhere else
i fucking hate music people
they overcomplicate everything
invent subgenres that shouldn't exist
segregate EVERYTHING based on minute details
fucking hell



The backing vocals here are kind of annoying. The lead girl tries to hit all kinds of notes, and they don't all sound great.
I hate when people try to show off their voice. You don't have to hit a million different notes every fucking song.

Getting really fucking sick of chimes, too.

THIS SONG IS SUNG BY A MAN
I HATE TO SAY IT BUT I LIKE IT A LOT MORE THAN THE OTHER SONGS
Mostly because he just sings the song. He doesn't try to hit all the notes that exist, or at the very least, he's less obvious about it.
These backing vocals are pretty annoying on the train song.


this album gave me a headache



yellow you listen to some weird-ass shit

hmmmmmmmmm, oh well

As far as genres go, it's really just renaissance folk with jazz bass and drums. I think of it as Jazz Folk in my mind, similar to Tim Buckley and what not.

I agree about Train Song's backing vocals. The song would be better without them.

I do like the girl though. For being super british, she doesn't over do that aspect of it like other british folk groups at the time.

Light Flight is one of my favorite songs of all time. There's so many sweet moving parts in the composition....and the acoustic guy is doing electric style riffs which really gives it a cool feel. I love the band.

10 Jan 2016: Boston/"Life, Love, and Hope" (2013)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-feeling.html

Why is this band still called Boston if Tom Scholz is the only remaining original member?
about as uninspired as albums go

10 Jan 2016: Pixies/"Bossanova" (1990)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/moist-blaze-of-integrity-by-rosablanche.html

finishing discographies from bands i don't like

The album begins with an instrumental. I hope the entire album is like this. Instrumental, I mean.
Overall, though, it was much better than I'd thought it would be. not great though

11 Jan 2016: The New Pornographers/"Brill Bruisers" (2014)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-whatever-by.html

11 Jan 2016: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers/"The Last DJ" (2002)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/progress-by-johnny-progress-and.html

12 Jan 2016: Joe Satriani/"Shockwave Supernova" (2015)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-supernova-by.html

slowly walking down the hall
faster than a cannonball
where were you while we were getting high

someday you will find me
caught beneath the landslide
in a shockwave supernova in the sky






album would have been better without the last four tracks

WE'VE BEEN AUTOMATICALLY SPLIT INTO OUR THIRD TOPIC

12 Jan 2016: AC/DC/"T.N.T." (1975)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/great-by-great.html

THIS will finish off the Bon Scott-era AC/DC albums.
Most of this album would become the international version of High Voltage, and at least one song would be on the international version of Dirty Deeds.


It's a Long Way to the Top's bagpipes annoy me.
The Jack is the epitome of filler. Holy shit, I don't think I'm exaggerating here.

13 Jan 2016: Stone Sour/"Straight Outta Burbank" (2015)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-automaton-by.html

I would have done this months ago if I'd known it was out.


Sailin' On just proves to me that Corey Taylor has no business being in a punk rock band.
I still really don't like Gimme Shelter.

Too Fast for Love just sounds silly when Corey sings it. And the ending, oh wow. "too bleep to bleep" is so cheesy i'm feeling queasy

13 Jan 2016: Elvis Costello/"Punch the Clock" (1983)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/hey-im-gerald-ford-by-gerald-ford.html

Pills and Soap is the best song Elvis Costello ever recorded. Why doesn't it end the album?

14 Jan 2016: Billy Idol/"Kings and Queens of the Underground" (2014)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-grand.html

Billy Idol's voice is completely different here than it was in the '80s. It's completely unrecognisable on a lot of tracks.
Still better than anything else after the debut.

14 Jan 2016: The New Pornographers/"Challengers" (2007)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/survivor-1960s-by-jake-adjutant-band.html

let's just finish THIS discography too
their worst album

some guy on rym said the title track and myriad harbour are without a doubt the band's best songs
they are easily the worst tracks on the album
never change rym


basically
the new pornographers aren't a very good band
electric version was a fluke

Spoiler:

15 Jan 2016: Panic! At the Disco/"Death of a Bachelor" (2016)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-guard-rail-by.html

15 Jan 2016: Blue Cheer/"Outsideinside" (1968)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/great-error-tribute-to-great-white-by.html

There's a bad cover of I Can't Get No Satisfaction here. It just doesn't work.

16 Jan 2016: Bruce Springsteen/"High Hopes" (2014)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-julions-by.html

This album has Tom Morello on guitar for most of the songs. The rerecording of The Ghost of Tom Joad features parts of his guitar battle from GH3.

16 Jan 2016: Incubus/"S.C.I.E.N.C.E." (1997)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-are-not-drinking-from-glass-by-broom.html

finishing discographies is my favourite naked

Changing from a shitty alternative metal band to a mediocre alternative rock band was the best decision this band ever made.

Spoiler:

17 Jan 2016: My Bloody Valentine/"m b v" (2013)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-real-ass.html

boring
as
fuck

17 Jan 2016: Styx/"Cornerstone" (1979)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2010/01/black-album-by-metallica.html

18 Jan 2016: Ian Anderson/"Thick as a Brick 2" (2012)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-grenadier-by.html

surprisingly not shitty

18 Jan 2016: Stray Cats/"Gonna Ball" (1981)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2009/12/lifes-shooting-star-by-brandon-lehman.html

MUCH better than the debut.
Rev it Up and Go sounds like Setzer inhaled some helium or some shit, though.

19 Jan 2016: Kasabian/"Velociraptor!" (2011)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2016/01/julio-and-case-of-missing-10s-by-2010s.html

19 Jan 2016: Alice Cooper/"Killer" (1971)
http://musiccouldbebetter.blogspot.com/2009/12/celebrity-by-nsync.html

Under My Wheels is legitimately a 10/10 song.
Halo of Flies has this really annoying beeping sound and oh god make it stop

the rest is boring mediocre shit
i seriously hope no one expected anything different