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Post by morning_rain on Dec 5, 2017 3:41:33 GMT -5
Which is the album or live act that hasn't fulfilled your expectations this 2017?
Mine, without a doubt, would be Humans by Gorillaz. Hated it when it came out and gave it another chance yesterday with same result. I didn't like Plastic Beach when it came out and now I love it, but this time I don't think I'll ever change my mind, the songs are too repetitive and I'm not a fan of the style.
I'm sure is not a bad record, is just not working for me. Damon's voice is why I listen to a Gorillaz album and in this one is almost absent, he had to release a stand alone single sung by him because critics pointed to it and is the best song of this album circle "Sleeping Powder".
So, what's yours?
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Dec 5, 2017 6:34:46 GMT -5
Cannibal Corpse- Red Before Black (as much as I like them, the zombie theme is too much repetition).
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Post by lahaine on Dec 5, 2017 6:58:10 GMT -5
Which is the album or live act that hasn't fulfilled your expectations this 2017? Mine, without a doubt, would be Humans by Gorillaz. Hated it when it came out and gave it another chance yesterday with same result. I didn't like Plastic Beach when it came out and now I love it, but this time I don't think I'll ever change my mind, the songs are too repetitive and I'm not a fan of the style. I'm sure is not a bad record, is just not working for me. Damon's voice is why I listen to a Gorillaz album and in this one is almost absent, he had to release a stand alone single sung by him because critics pointed to it and is the best song of this album circle "Sleeping Powder". So, what's yours? Plastic Beach is a masterpiece imo, loved when I first heard it. Demon Days is probably Damon Albarn greatest work. Human's I think is patchy but it's better then half the stuff that came out this year. I do agree less of Damon doesn't make for a great album, to make matters worse a few days after it's release he's releases Sleeping Powder which is better then nearly most of Humanz. But I do think it had too many cooks in the kitchen. But it was voted Q's album of the year by fans lol. I wouldn't be surprised if we get a quick follow to the album the next year or two. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Dec 5, 2017 8:45:56 GMT -5
For me Humanz was also a big disappointment, yeah.
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Post by morning_rain on Dec 5, 2017 12:29:40 GMT -5
Which is the album or live act that hasn't fulfilled your expectations this 2017? Mine, without a doubt, would be Humans by Gorillaz. Hated it when it came out and gave it another chance yesterday with same result. I didn't like Plastic Beach when it came out and now I love it, but this time I don't think I'll ever change my mind, the songs are too repetitive and I'm not a fan of the style. I'm sure is not a bad record, is just not working for me. Damon's voice is why I listen to a Gorillaz album and in this one is almost absent, he had to release a stand alone single sung by him because critics pointed to it and is the best song of this album circle "Sleeping Powder". So, what's yours? I wouldn't be surprised if we get a quick follow to the album the next year or two. Damon said in an interview in France last week that he has almost finished a new TGTBATQ and a new Gorillaz album which will be ready in March 2018. I don't think it will be a real album (because Jaimie needs almost 2 years to make the illustrations for each record), it'll probably be something like The Fall. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 5, 2017 13:01:14 GMT -5
For me Humanz was also a big disappointment, yeah. Way tooooooooooooooooooooooo many singers. Damon needed to be featured more. It’s like he is the guest on his own album. I still wanna head the original demo for We Got The Power with just Damon, Graham and Noel. The studio versions allegedly has Noel on it but you’ll have to have Jedi focus to hear it. Could be anyone. |
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Post by oasisserbia on Dec 5, 2017 13:14:35 GMT -5
Arcade Fire.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 5, 2017 17:32:33 GMT -5
The album is uneven as hell. I’ll give you that. Plenty of golden nuggets worth the priceless alone. - Everything Now - Signs of Life - Creature Comfort - Electric Blue - Put Your Money On Me - We Don’t Deserve Love That’s half the album and some of their strongest material to date. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 17:50:37 GMT -5
Kind of. Not really a disappointment cos it's fucking Arcade Fire and they alredy accomplished so much but the last album is average. Their musicianship is still great but the songs aren't good enough. I save Creature Comfort and We Don't Deserve Love. And I might be in the minority but I really don't like Everything Now. |
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Post by The Escapist on Dec 5, 2017 18:29:32 GMT -5
Everything Now is just one centrepiece away from being a great album. The middle just kind of lines up a long of individually decent interlude tracks that feel even more interludish when put together. However, you can take some of them out and you're left with a 42 minute record that I think is pretty damn good:
EVERYTHING NOW
1) Everything_Now
2) Everything Now
3) Signs of Life
4) Creature Comfort
5) Peter Pan
6) Electric Blue
7) Good God Damn
8) Put Your Money on Me
9) We Don't Deserve Love
10) Everything_Now (Continued)
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Post by My Big Name on Dec 5, 2017 18:46:09 GMT -5
Humans for me as well, as soon as I heard the singles the hype immediately died for me. Annoyingly enough pretty soon after the album was released they put out Sleeping Powder which would've easily been my favourite song on the album.
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Post by matt on Dec 5, 2017 19:08:22 GMT -5
Humanz definitely. The album's a mess, the songs are a mess - none of the craftsmanship of Demon Days. Just a load of tunes that don't amount to anything or go anywhere. It's got all the Gorillaz ingredients but does absolutely nothing with them.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Dec 5, 2017 19:09:42 GMT -5
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Post by andybellwillring on Dec 5, 2017 19:16:07 GMT -5
Depeche Mode - Spirit
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Post by Headmaster on Dec 5, 2017 19:38:40 GMT -5
Arcade Fire.
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Post by FP on Dec 5, 2017 19:54:56 GMT -5
Maybe Royal Blood. As enjoyable as they are, expected more from their 2nd album. It’s just the same as the first but part 2. Good song writing though.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 5, 2017 20:33:45 GMT -5
Everything Now is just one centrepiece away from being a great album. The middle just kind of lines up a long of individually decent interlude tracks that feel even more interludish when put together. However, you can take some of them out and you're left with a 42 minute record that I think is pretty damn good: EVERYTHING NOW1) Everything_Now 2) Everything Now 3) Signs of Life 4) Creature Comfort 5) Peter Pan 6) Electric Blue 7) Good God Damn 8) Put Your Money on Me 9) We Don't Deserve Love 10) Everything_Now (Continued) The negative reaction to Chemistry and the Infinite Contents really shaped this albums "music review" narrative. The album simply has way too many stud tracks to be considered a dud. Even negative reviews site 3-4 songs are awesome. So then you have to ask yourself, are they even being truthful with their reviews or just buying into the pre-build album narrative of a struggling band. |
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Post by Thomas on Dec 5, 2017 20:36:30 GMT -5
HAIM's second LP, Something To Tell You. It's not really a bad record, but I had such high expectations for it... it's my personal disappointment. It's kinda derivative and all the songs follow the exact same structure. The singles are really strong and I love them, especially Want You Back and Little Of Your Love, but that's about it. Their first effort was miles, miles better.
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Post by lahaine on Dec 12, 2017 16:54:54 GMT -5
HAIM's second LP, Something To Tell You. It's not really a bad record, but I had such high expectations for it... it's my personal disappointment. It's kinda derivative and all the songs follow the exact same structure. The singles are really strong and I love them, especially Want You Back and Little Of Your Love, but that's about it. Their first effort was miles, miles better. Agree 100%, I think the album was very meh for me plus it took them ages to release it, nearly 3 and a half years, alright for a band who released a few albums already. But they only had their debut if they released Something To Tell You near the end of 2015 it wouldn't have been too bad but the long wait took the sting from them. Less hanging out with Taylor Swift and doing photo shoots, and write a quick follow up and change the sound up a little or I could see the sisters in the "What Happened to.." bracket. Shame as I think there is talent in them. |
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Post by marqueemoon on Dec 13, 2017 1:29:25 GMT -5
I have to second Everything Now. I wasn't entirely sold on the singles, but I was enjoying them and was convinced the rest of the album would be better. Chemistry is an absolute monstrosity, Peter Pan is embarrassing and the best songs are merely average compared to their previous work. Don't think I've ever been that disappointed by one of my all-time favorites.
Thought the new Queens of the Stone Age and Fleet Foxes were entirely forgettable as well.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 13, 2017 1:34:49 GMT -5
I have to second Everything Now. I wasn't entirely sold on the singles, but I was enjoying them and was convinced the rest of the album would be better. Chemistry is an absolute monstrosity, Peter Pan is embarrassing and the best songs are merely average compared to their previous work. Don't think I've ever been that disappointed by one of my all-time favorites. Thought the new Queens of the Stone Age and Fleet Foxes were entirely forgettable as well. When you combine the 4 singles with Put Your Money On Me and We Don't Deserve Love, the album looks pretty strong. People are really only dumping on 2-3 songs. More than half the album is extremely strong. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Dec 13, 2017 1:47:29 GMT -5
I have to second Everything Now. I wasn't entirely sold on the singles, but I was enjoying them and was convinced the rest of the album would be better. Chemistry is an absolute monstrosity, Peter Pan is embarrassing and the best songs are merely average compared to their previous work. Don't think I've ever been that disappointed by one of my all-time favorites. Thought the new Queens of the Stone Age and Fleet Foxes were entirely forgettable as well. Oh yeah, the new Fleet Foxes. Listened to it exactly once, whereas I still listen quite often to their first two (mostly their first) albums, especially at this time of year. The new album has too many insanely long songs that don't really go anywhere. |
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Post by marqueemoon on Dec 13, 2017 2:01:56 GMT -5
Another one I really wanted to like, but just couldn't get into: Ti Amo by Phoenix. Thought Bankrupt! was underrated, had some pop gems on it, but this new one is completely forgettable other than Telephono. I have to second Everything Now. I wasn't entirely sold on the singles, but I was enjoying them and was convinced the rest of the album would be better. Chemistry is an absolute monstrosity, Peter Pan is embarrassing and the best songs are merely average compared to their previous work. Don't think I've ever been that disappointed by one of my all-time favorites. Thought the new Queens of the Stone Age and Fleet Foxes were entirely forgettable as well. When you combine the 4 singles with Put Your Money On Me and We Don't Deserve Love, the album looks pretty strong. People are really only dumping on 2-3 songs. More than half the album is extremely strong. Problem is two of the singles do absolutely nothing to me (Creature Comfort and Signs fo Life), neither do Put Your Money on Me or We Don't Deserve Love. I desperately tried to love it, but sadly it leaves me cold. I have to second Everything Now. I wasn't entirely sold on the singles, but I was enjoying them and was convinced the rest of the album would be better. Chemistry is an absolute monstrosity, Peter Pan is embarrassing and the best songs are merely average compared to their previous work. Don't think I've ever been that disappointed by one of my all-time favorites. Thought the new Queens of the Stone Age and Fleet Foxes were entirely forgettable as well. Oh yeah, the new Fleet Foxes. Listened to it exactly once, whereas I still listen quite often to their first two (mostly their first) albums, especially at this time of year. The new album has too many insanely long songs that don't really go anywhere. Thats it none of the tunes go anywhere, and I usually like longer songs. Same goes for that new Father John Misty, though he really sells it all live. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 8:50:05 GMT -5
Another one I really wanted to like, but just couldn't get into: Ti Amo by Phoenix. Thought Bankrupt! was underrated, had some pop gems on it, but this new one is completely forgettable other than Telephono. totally agree with you. geez, you know something i forgot all about that 'ti amo' even came out this year. agreed that 'bankrupt!' was underrated as well. of course,'wolfgang amadeus phoenix' was their masterpiece and i don't think they will ever come close to matching or topping that one. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 9:53:55 GMT -5
the killers - wonderful wonderful
i really like a couple of the tracks on there ('the man', 'have all the songs been written'), but i have listened to the album only twice all the way through since it was released.
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