Texas Rez Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Share your thoughts on the music news of 2012. Any albums you've listened to that you were satisfied, disappointed, of even surprised with? Any albums that you've anticipated? Anything you're expecting? Those are just the basic questions to get you guys started off with. Enjoy! :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Can this thread also be used for other people to post reviews of 2012 albums? I'd like to share some input, also, if people care enough to read it. Anyway, I await your review on "Channel Orange." It's the only one on your list that I've also listened to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Rez Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Can this thread also be used for other people to post reviews of 2012 albums? I'd like to share some input, also, if people care enough to read it. Anyway, I await your review on "Channel Orange." It's the only one on your list that I've also listened to. Yup! You can review albums in this thread, too. I wouldn't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Ah, sweet. I'll get onto some of this, then. I won't review all I've heard, though, as I think posting some of them would be pointless. (As far as I know, I'm the only person here who listens to NDH bands, so no one would care if I posted a review of "Die Hölle Muss Warten" by Eisbrecher.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Hello all! Just thought I should give my thoughts on all of the occurrences in the music world this year. This includes all of the albums I have anticipated, listened to, and also the surprises, and the upsets, and honorable mentions. I'll also mention reissues, but I won't go into too much detail on that. Does this mean I can start my own thread called para-para-parrotdies' 2012 Music Summaries? .....also you listened to 7 albums the entire year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 we must listen to him, he knows more than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Radio Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yeah, why not rename this thread into "2012 music summaries" so that everyone could post their reviews, thoughts, etc. about 2012 music releases here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 review of Keane - Strangeland by Troxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Rez Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 I basically re-created this thread, so feel free to discuss music in 2012 amongst yourselves! :P Does this mean I can start my own thread called para-para-parrotdies' 2012 Music Summaries? .....also you listened to 7 albums the entire year? Yes, seven albums. :P we must listen to him, he knows more than us I doubt it. :lol: Yeah, why not rename this thread into "2012 music summaries" so that everyone could post their reviews, thoughts, etc. about 2012 music releases here? Done! :D Hehehe, I knew the parrot would come up with that :P I like the idea though. Yeah, could we make it a general review thread? I wouldn't mind using this post to link to loads of reviews for a overview either. I have some written down already. I could post those. Rezzy, does this mean that you only listened to 7 albums so far this year? Ayup. So far, only seven new albums this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I basically re-created this thread, so feel free to discuss music in 2012 amongst yourselves! :P I'm struggling to see how this is any different than 2012 Albums Worth Listening To. :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think what he's trying to do is to involve more discussion about the albums themselves, rather than do what everyone does in the "2012 Albums Worth Listening To" thread and just say, "Hey, guys, this is ace, check this out!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 This is confusing I basically re-created this thread, so feel free to discuss music in 2012 amongst yourselves! :P We're grateful for your benevolence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troxley Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Here's my official thoughts on Keane's fourth album, "Strangeland" Although I really enjoyed this album, it was not, in my opinion, near as deep and thought full as their previous albums (even "Perfect Symmetry") and I feel quite as connected to a few of these songs. "Silenced By the Night", for instance, was not really that amazing, but is quite fitting for a long car ride, and is rather fun to hear live. "Disconnected" is one I could never really connect to either. I like it far more than "Silenced By the Night", but it in mo way compares to songs from "Hopes and Fears" or "Under the Iron Sea". I think "You Are Young" was a perfect song to start this album with, and it's a nice song, but does not stand out as anything special. "Watch How You go" almost captured that connection I was looking for, but there was still something missing. Then we get to "Sovereign Light Cafe". This song brings back all the memories of a little cafe that I would go to with my friends, and all those special times I had with them before being "torn" from them. The first song on the album that really tugged at something within me. "On the Road" is an up beat song that took me a few listens to decide that I really do love it. It's just a fun song that cheers me up after a gloomy day. When it comes to songs that I instantly fell in live with "The Starting Line" is up on that list. Something in it just struck me. I really felt like it had knocked the air out of me. Yes, there are lots of songs that are about pressing on, but this was much more than that to me. I can't really put it into words, but it really is my favourite song from this album. "Black Rain" is not a very memorable one for me. It's a lovely song, but I kind of forget about it. One song that really just stands out in this album is "Neon River". Apart from the fact that I think Tom Chaplin's voice sounds a little strange in this song, I think it's really great. It's the perfect example of using elements from all of their previous albums. I always compare "Day Will Come" to "On the Road", and it has is about the same thing as "Silenced By the Night", but quite a bit better, in my opinion. "In Your Own Time" is another forgettable one. I like it a lot, but it gets lost in the sea of songs Tim has written, and hasn't really shined like so many others. Then there is"Sea Fog". Unless you buy the deluxe version, this is the final song on the album. I burst into tears the first time I heard it. It's a beautiful ending. It's a very depressing song, though, so it doesn't leave you feeling jolly. The deluxe version is worth buying though, because you get the song "Strangeland" with it. I can't understand why this song is only on the deluxe version. It is, in my opinion, a brilliant song. It's a song that really makes me visualise the scene in my head. That alone makes me tear up. I'm still not quite sure what I think of "Run With Me". It's quite a hard one for me to understand, even though it's quote straight forward. "The Boys"...let's just skip that one. "It's not True" is one I sometime feel a connection with, but other times it feels quite dull. Lastly, there is "Myth". This song is worth listen to, only for the last minute or so. The first time I heard it I though "this isn't as great as people are making it seem" until I got to the end. I am a big fan of the end of that song! As a whole this album is pretty great, but will not be as memorable as "Hopes and Fears" or "Under the Iron Sea", but will still have some favourites. The people who were not so keen on the departure of "Perfect Symmetry" seemed to find this a refreshing return, while the ones who loved "Perfect Symmetry" moaned the fact that they took a step backwards. I on the other hand, see it as a fitting album. First they had "Hopes and Fears", which was, as their first album, is about the start of their journey, and looking ahead with all their hopes and fears "Under the Iron Sea" it about all the troubles that came with the sudden fame. "Perfect Symmetry" is about having fun and just trying to enjoy everything. And Strangeland is about looking back at how far they've come. It concerns me in a way, because it feels like an ending, and I'm hoping it's not the last album that Keane make. Anyways, that's my sum of "Strangeland". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Rez Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 2012 Albums Worth Listening To[/url]. :shrug: Just talk about 2012 music in general, besides just the albums themselves. Hell, you could even talk about "Gangnam Style" in here! :P This is confusing We're grateful for your benevolence. I'm sorry if I'm making it confusing. :| and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Til_Kingdom_Come Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I don't really know any 2012 albums I like, apart from Green Day's UNO, DOS, TRE, Muse's The 2nd Law and that's probably it. Any suggestions? If not, could I post my reviews of other years? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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