theklein25 reviews albums

[nathanfairchild]

theklein25, you have a unique taste in music. We want you to review albums that we choose for you. They don't have to be long they just have to be honest. Keep them inline with your review of the latest Smashing Pumpkins album:

This album is just about what I expected.
Weak and very forgettable. Bass player is terrible
It reminds me of Maroon 5 but worse

First album, review the latest from Sigur Rós, Valtari.
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Reviews:
Sigur Rós: Valtari
Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Orbital - Wonky
Kriss Kross - Totally Krossed Out
My Morning Jacket - Z
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
Peter Gabriel - Security
Scott Walker - The Drifts
Metric - Synthetica
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombone
Gwar - Scumdogs of the Universe
Sunn O))) - Black One
Monsieur Gainsbourg - Revisited
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Here
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Death Grips - The Money Store
Linkin Park - Living Things
Amon Tobin - Bricolage
Thrice - Beggars
blink-182 - Enema of the State
blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Wire - Pink Flag
Underground Resistance - Interstellar Fugitives
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Grimes - Visions
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Mutations EP
Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour
Wolf Parade - Expo 86
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
Sister Nancy - One, Two
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
The Orb - Pomme Fritz
Brotha Lynch Hung - Season of da Siccness
Whitehouse - Thank Your Lucky Stars
Saetia - A Retrospective
Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread
Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
Taco - After Eight
White Noise - An Electric Storm
Crazy Town - The Gift of Game
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
They Might Be Giants - Flood
BrokeNCYDE - I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It!
Simply Red - A New Flame
Liturgy - Aesthetica
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls, and Marches
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
Phillip Glass - The Hours Movie Soundtrack
Daniel Johnston - 1990
The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Chemical Brothers - Surrender
Lali Puna - Faking the Books
G.G. Allin - Dirty Love Songs
Com Truise - Galactic Melt
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Color Me Bad - C.M.B.
Pink Floyd - Animals
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Sublime w/Rome - Yours Truly
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Caninus - Now the Animals Have a Voice
Dinosaur Jr. - Bug
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
Zola Jesus - Stridulum EP
People Under The Stairs - O.S.T.
http://www.coachella.com/forum/showt...avedeath, 1972
Radiohead - Amnesiac
Trentmøller - The Last Resort
Tinariwen - Tassili
Joanna Newsom - YS
Baroness - Yellow & Green
Moderat - Moderat
TV On The Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
Wesley Willis - Rock N Roll Will Never Die
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
The Stooges - Fun House
Last Dinosaurs - In A Million Years
Daughtry - Daughtry
Bear vs. Hawk - Terrorhawk
Prince - Dirty Mind
Blur - Parklife
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
Justice - †
Starfucker - Starfucker
Nirvana - In Utero
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy
Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family
X - Los Angeles
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - Streetcore
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
The White Stripes - Elephant
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Cog - The New Normal
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
Crazy Frog - Crazy Hits
Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album
Kevin Drumm - Sheer Hellish Miasma
John Wayne - Texas Funeral
Devo - Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!
The Specials - The Specials
Bad Religion - 80-85
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Kaya
The Fall of Troy - Doppelganger
Outkast - ATLiens
Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Michael Bolton - Time, Love & Tenderness
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Boys Noise - Oi Oi Oi
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Boyz II Men - II
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 2
Prince - 1999
Daft Punk - Discovery
Sea Lions - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid To Ask
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[cutterbutter]

Yes. Do this. Please.

[Gribbz]

Support.

[TallGuyCM]

I gotta defend theklein25 on this one. For the first time that I've seen in his history on this board, he's actually been critical of something, and something mainstream (which he normally seems to eat up) nonetheless.

[Gribbz]

Oh, I wasn't joking. I genuinely support. I know Cara does too.

[guedita]

Support, but only if the reviews are in that similar style of
strange poetry

[cutterbutter]

It doesn't have to do specifically with his opinion of the new smashing pumpkin's album, that's just Nathan's example for how a review could be.




The Sigur Ros album can be listened to in full here: http://open.spotify.com/album/0zNndSTi4Kqg98hzSU6d2x

[ocbruin84]

will these be in haikus

[TallGuyCM]

I vote we give the kid a break, and look in the mirror. The vast majority of the 2012 albums thread (and I'm definitely guilty of this too) are short, unimaginative descriptions of albums like "it's boring and I probably won't listen to it again" or "it's so good and full of energy!"...so when he says an album is "weak and forgettable", it's really a case of the pot calling the kettle black for us to pile up on him.

[cutterbutter]

But the Japandroids album changed my world.

[guedita]

Don't make me the person to create the "TallGuyCM RUINS POTENTIAL FUN" thread.

[TallGuyCM]

hahaha, ok I'm done.

[theklein25]

I'm in. I always like to hear new music

[RedHotSgtPeppers]

I'm 100% in support of this as well.

[Mugwog]

Next big thread after this: Bumblee and Baily present lessons in parenting.

[cutterbutter]

To be fair, I'd like to know theklein's history with the artist of the album he will review. Like, Valtari is a unique place to start with Sigur Ros to the say the least...

[TallGuyCM]

I'm in. I always like to hear new music

You say that now. But if history has taught us anything, this could be your "Matt at the Movies" that ends with your mom calling Goldenvoice.

[Gribbz]

You say that now. But if history has taught us anything, this could be your "Matt at the Movies" that ends with your mom calling Goldenvoice.

Haha, nah. I hope not anyway. Theklein seems harmless.

[RotationSlimWang]

You say that now. But if history has taught us anything, this could be your "Matt at the Movies" that ends with your mom calling Goldenvoice.

Oh my god, shut the fuck up you old, golem-looking motherfucker who never contributes anything worthwhile to this fucking board but can't wait to hop up and try and warn the kid who's about to be hilariously shitty that he might regret this later.

[TallGuyCM]

[theklein25]

Valtari by Sigur Rós

Going into Valtari I had no clue what to expect. As the album began I felt like I was on a mountain overseeing an ocean. The music was very relaxing and if they were to be at Coachella then the Outdoor theater would be the spot. My one criticism is that the song Valtari had twinkle twinkle little star or a rip off of it in the background. Overall each song made me feel like I had an alternate life as a wolf, dolphin, etc. There were a lot of different sounds and this music crosses a boundary i am unfamiliar with.

My rating: 7

[cutterbutter]

Would you listen to Sigur Ros again? Do you have an interest in listening to another of their records? What didn't you like about Valtari?

[guedita]

And, to give us a brief understanding of the way your scale works, name some albums that are "10s" and at least 1 or 2 that fall below the "4" mark.

[bmack86]

Wait, why is Chris doing this? Wasn't he always a lovable curmudgeon?

[TallGuyCM]

Guys, I've had a long day. And am feeling unusually positive and optimistic after the game tonight.

[Gribbz]

Overall each song made me feel like I had an alternate life as a wolf, dolphin, etc.

This is how I feel when I listen to Sigur Ros too.

[RotationSlimWang]

Unlikable Dicknose would be more accurate.

[rasooli]

Good review, well done. Im going to now get the album on Spotify.

[theklein25]

Would you listen to Sigur Ros again? Do you have an interest in listening to another of their records? What didn't you like about Valtari?

Yes I would listen to them again. I would probably start at the beginning, but since their music is brand new to me I have no desire to see them live. I don't dislike Valtari but it is something i could rarely be in the mood for.

And, to give us a brief understanding of the way your scale works, name some albums that are "10s" and at least 1 or 2 that fall below the "4" mark.

Edit: How my scale works: The lead singer's voice is very important if I can't stand the voice then I'm going to dislike everything else. I like music that pumps me up but I also like music that I can just enjoy and follow the lyrics. Drums, guitar, and bass usually just do the job for me. How an album flows is important because it sets up the next song. Anyways I could go on forever but catchiness, energy, passion, and voice are the top things that come to mind

Nevermind
What's the Story Morning Glory
Is This It
and most recently Torches are 10's for me.

And then here are some albums I've heard that get lower than a 4
Hurley by Weezer
Congratulations by MGMT
Mumford and Sons

[bmack86]

How old are you?