Stroopy121 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 #29New Found Glory - Resurrection I had expected this to be pish and for my "review" I could just say "...they should've stayed dead." but it's actually a pretty solid record. It's more punk rock than pop-punk, more into the A Day to Remember kind of vein, some chuggy guitars and beatdowns 'n' shit. I enjoyed it. Jordan's voice is also a little less nasal and whiny in this record too. They've been re-inventing themselves over the past few records going by the snippets I've heard - haven't listened to any in full since Catalyst and there's been about a half dozen records since then, so this could just be more of the same. I don't know. But I liked it. 4/5 xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 What happened to that open Ab-Mus playlist? Might be worth trying to resurrect it? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 #29New Found Glory - Resurrection I had expected this to be pish and for my "review" I could just say "...they should've stayed dead." but it's actually a pretty solid record. It's more punk rock than pop-punk, more into the A Day to Remember kind of vein, some chuggy guitars and beatdowns 'n' shit. I enjoyed it. Jordan's voice is also a little less nasal and whiny in this record too. They've been re-inventing themselves over the past few records going by the snippets I've heard - haven't listened to any in full since Catalyst and there's been about a half dozen records since then, so this could just be more of the same. I don't know. But I liked it. 4/5 xxAll their records are harder to listen to knowing that Steve Klein was probably abusing kids while he was coming up with some of the lyrics/riffs. Even though he was kicked out before this album it's still a little tainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 All their records are harder to listen to knowing that Steve Klein was probably abusing kids while he was coming up with some of the lyrics/riffs. Even though he was kicked out before this album it's still a little tainted. How the fuck did I not know that?! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 The name Resurrection makes a bit more sense now though, I guess! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 30 New Albums In 30 Days #26 (day 28) The Computers - This Is The Computers Not sure what to make of this. Starts out sounding like a fairly average rock / screamo band, but by the middle it sounds like a screamo band covering AC/DC and it all gets a bit ridiculous. Fun though.*** 30 New Albums In 30 Days #27 (day 29) Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World Heard a lot about this band but never listened to them. Glad I did. This was fucking immense. A bit QOTSA / NIN. Top riffage.**** 30 New Albums In 30 Days #28 (day 29) Presidents Of The USA - Kudos To You As much fun as it was revisiting a band I used to like when I was 16, there's nothing about this that would make me listen to it again. Catchy songs but with no substance. They Might Be Giants without the clever lyrics. Nah.** 30 New Albums In 30 Days #29 (day 30) Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward Exactly the sort of thing I'm into at the moment. Fast, fun, power pop with heavy guitars and electronic bits. A bit Fight Like Apes-y. Super lovable.***** 30 New Albums In 30 Days #30 (day 30) InMe - Herald Moth I have the album prior to this one and I like it a lot, although it took me a while. I wasn't keen on this to start with, the songs are a bit more complex than on the previous, and some of the cock rock solos are a bit unneccesary, it grew on me as it went on though. Some superb songs.**** 30 albums in 30 days - DONE. I now nominate your ma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 1. As Ab-Music's resident InMe apologist I must point out that the cock rock solos are entirely necessary.2. beyourownPET were incredible and I miss them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 1. As Ab-Music's resident InMe apologist I must point out that the cock rock solos are entirely necessary.2. beyourownPET were incredible and I miss them. I fucking LOVE InMe! Cock rock solos n'all! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Lucky you really must listen to the debut albums from DFA 1979 and Be Your Own Pet if you haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I fucking LOVE Cock InMe! rock solos n'all! xx I think you got the order of the words wrong, fixed 4 jew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Lucky you really must listen to the debut albums from DFA 1979 and Be Your Own Pet if you haven't.I have the Be Your Own Pet one, I'll check out the DFA one tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I actually need to listen to the new DFA one. I love both the byop albums but I think the first edges it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 #28 The Melvins - Hold It In In recent years, 1/2 of the Melvins has been the two gents from BIG BUSINESS, turning the Melvins into a double drum assault. Big Business are busy doing their own thang, so this new album is Buzz and Dale, as usual, plus Jeff and Paul from the goddamn BUTTHOLE SURFERS. Cool, huh?! Buzz himself says he didn't write many of the songs on this, so this is the Buttholes, playing Melvins songs, sung mostly by Buzz. There's some super-poppy-pop thrown in here too, but it's mostly just loads and loads of riffs. Right bastard good. 5 outta 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 #THIRTY The Melvins - Hold it In I've never listened to a Melvins record front to back before. Tried when I was in my teens and a die-hard Nirvana fan, but I just couldn't get through the pop side of things. As soon as there was a song with no riffs and NOIZE then I got bored and put Incesticide back on. After seeing Soda's review above, I decided to give this a spin, since I've been after a bit of a balance for getting though work, an all-out aural assault for 8 hours in the office can take a lot out of you. This record is exactly what I've been after. Some belting riffs and noise with some more laid back stuff in there too. Fantastic record, really fucking enjoyed it. 5/5 xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) The Melvins are a tough band to get into.They've done a lot of weird stuff. A lot of shitty stuff too, some of which they admit to being purposely shit, like the Prick LP, which is completely unlistenable. The Houdini LP is a good place to start. Less weirdness. More rock. Certainly their seminal record. Edited October 18, 2014 by Soda van Jerk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 The Melvins are a tough band to get into.They've done a lot of weird stuff. A lot of shitty stuff too, some of which they admit to being purposely shit, like the Prick LP, which is completely unlistenable. The Houdini LP is a good place to start. Less weirdness. More rock. Certainly their seminal record. Yeah, Houdini is great, I like Stag as well. Never seen them as poppy though, certainly not poppier than Nirvana :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Time to catch up. It was a hip hop week. #29 Themselves - The No Music Hipster Hip Hop. Hipster Hop. Released by Anticon, where most Hipster Hop is born. It's glitchy and noisy, a little bit like Dalek, and the flow is quite unorthadox in a Busdriver sort of way. I liked it. 3 and a half outta 5. #30 Sage Francis - Copper Gone More Hipster Hop. I think? Or is Sage a big deal now? His last album was a dud, IMO. I'm a big fan of A Healthy Distrust though. On first listen, I found this to be pretty engaging. Sage's flow and delivery is very distinct, but I'm certainly a fan. One of my favourites in terms of using quiet/loud dynamics. The record is a good mix of his more relaxed and ambrasive styles. Cool production from front to back. Very good record. 4 outta 5. #31 Sleep of Oldominion - Oregon Failure Less hipster Hip Hop. Just the regular stuff. Rapping about being good at rapping, and what not. Sleep's delivery is great, but I tend to not be able to put up with a whole album, as there's usually a number of stinkers on there. This does have a few of those, but the standout tracks are standard Sleep. Not bad. 2 and a half outta 5. #32 Sandpeople - Honest Racket I don't know anything about these guys, or this record, other than it sounds poppin'. It's probably 2 or 3 tracks too long, but it's mostly solid material. Big, boomy production, and a mostly lazy and chilled flow. Lots of serious bass grooves. 3 outta 5. #33 Sweatshop Union - Local 604 Geeky white guys from Canaduh spit about being poor and everyone being a right wing bastard. Pretty cool, but a little forgettable upon first listen. I'll probably give their other records a spin at some point. 2 and a half outta 5. #34 Method Man, Ghostface, Raekwon - Wu Massacre I don't know if I listened to this when it came out. It's on my iPod, but I don't think I gave it a spin. It's snappy and brief. A couple of songs start to fade out unexpectedly. It doesn't outstay it's welcome at a mere 29 minutes, which is perfect for my attention span. It's the 3 best Wu guys anyway so, 4 outta 5 #35 Necro - Die! Like Sleep of Oldominion, I wouldn't usually take in a Necro LP in full, but this is an enjoyable listen. His choice of samples is very good, and I dig the fast tempo of most of the tracks. He mostly raps about how he's going to kill you, in great detail. It's all a bit cartoony, but entertaining enough to be a good listen. He's a good rapper overall, despite not being a rapper to be taken overly seriously. 3 outta 5. Edited October 18, 2014 by Soda van Jerk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 The new Prince.I'd fuck Prince. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Decided to stop numbering these and just try to listen to "some new records" every "now and again or when I remember". The Offspring - Days Go By. Starts off really promisingly, some belting tunes that remind me on the old stuff. Then it reaches track 6 - Cruising California - not THAT offensive in context, it feels like another Pretty Fly type song, catchy hook and some really obnoxious and unnecessary vocal stuff thrown in. Then the next two are also equally pop-pish travesties, turning the record into an endurance test. There's a re-mastered Dirty Magic after that which brings back some credibility, but from then on the record feels kinda American-Idiot-era-Green-Day-ish. Not TERRIBLE, but not enjoyable either, really. 2/5 xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Now that I've done my 30 I'm never listening to a new album again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 The Hoteliers - Home, Like Noplace There Is A reet good emo/punk album along the lines of The Wonder Years and You Blew It but with more 'everything is fucked' and less 'aww man, sometimes I get sad'. 8/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 This isn't a new record. I just want to say that Dillinger Four's C I V I L W A R is the best goddamn record. Twenty five thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJStephen Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze I love Kurt Vile. I'm a big folky at heart so his stoner-folk music is stuff I could happily listen to all day, equally good for car journeys, sunny afternon meanderings and sitting about late at night doing not very much.This one isn't as good as his last one but still really decent 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Run the Jewels - "Run the Jewels 2" This is audio cocaine. Same as the first record, but different. Two of the most skilled rappers in the game spitting hot venom over thumping production laced with El-P's trademark eccentricities. I just love it. This tag team has probably become my favourite thing in hip-hop, particularly after the slew of disappointing, farty releases that have come out of the Black Hippie camp this year. As MCs, they're almost perfectly complimentary. They're both hitting you with vicious shot: Mike's just straight-up Tyson smacking you in the face, while El-P's coming at you with surgically-precise blows from crazy angles that you can't even figure out, like a ginger Anderson Silva. I fucking love this thing. It gets all of the stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Melvins- Houdini10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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