Rate the latest album you've listened to

[Tnspieler1012]

Hey, thought we could use a game for albums just like the movies one...

21st century breakdown (Green day) - 3.8/10

I know, I'm kind of embarrassed that I listened all the way through it but I used to be a fan, and my curiosity overthrew me (no I didn't pay for it, just listened through lala).

Its weak. They exhausted whatever scraps of creativity they had on 'Idiot', and while the constantly reappearing piano ballads are new, this album is exceedingly long, indulgent, repetitive and simply unoriginal. Almost nothing fresh about it, and for a supposed 'rock opera', you've heard pretty all there is to hear by the end of act 1. Armstrong throws in some 80s guitar influences, and eerily Mccartney-esque piano bits but Billie Joe's voice just knocks these crude imitations way below par.
Its also agonizingly long. I don't see how anyone could keep interest in such stale, monotonous power chords and even less creative lyrics for nearly 70 minutes (even with the occasional piano or acoustic guitar interlude). The album has zero flow, and the only high-points come from the title track, which is a decent attempt at a so-called epic, combining some interesting little sections a la jesus of seburbia. and then the obvious but surprisingly well put together single "21 guns".

But all in all, this album confirms that I outgrew the stale, predictable Green Day years ago, and despite their best efforts, I'm not coming back any time soon.
Would not recommend.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

good idea. :)

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
(note: first album i listen of this band...).

i like the begin and the end, good calm in the middle, playing there "Orchid", may be sounds even better because "Children of the grave" goes just before it, the album generaly goes calmy in the middle end, but again the last song is more 'rocky' ("Into the Void"). No discussion there, Tony Iommi is a great guitarist.

so my mark to this one is 8/10.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

HIM - Dark Light

1. Vampire Heart, powerful entrance, musically and voice.
2. Rip out the wings of a butterfly, just sounds like an anthem itself, good melody.
3. Under the rose, partially camly, and well done putting it there.
4. Killing Loneliness, that decided me to listen the whole album, like a mix of the previous 3.
5. Dark Light, good entrance of the song, nice melody. Sounds mellow.
6. Behind the crimson door, powerful and good guitars there, good riff.
7. The Face of God, mellow voice there, "catchy" lyrics.
8. Drunk in Shadows, hard guitar entrance, a bit like track 3.
9. Play Dead, mellow voice again as the song entrance, again "catchy" lyrics, nice piano.
10. In the Nightside of Eden, good combination piano+guitar at the entrance, good that they sing all together in some lines, makes is more powerful, so metal finished.


I like the order of the songs, it makes the album flows better, and that you don't get tired of it. Good the changes of voice, from more powerful to mellow when it's needed. And the alternation of guitar and piano, and that at times they go with "separated" melodies, through the whole album. I didn't payed much attention to the lyrics so i can't really rate that part, i just payed attention to the music and voice, as i always do when i listen a band for first time. I have to say, that surprisingly for me at times they didn't sound as Hard as i thought they would be, musically, i guess the Hard thing is on their lyrics then, gotta check that part better. And thankfully, to be a band of this kind, they actually sing and don't scream, at least on the study, live i have no clue.

so rate will be: 8.5 / 10.

[Twizted Logik]

big whiskey and the groogrux king - dave matthews band

I'd give it a 7/10 atm. It might still grow on me. Def. not as good as their Big 3 albums of the 90's, but a step in the right direction. A few really good songs, but the middle few of the album drag and give it a somewhat repetitive feel. Like I said, it may just take some time to grow on me.

[tauiwi]

Pheonix - Wolfgang Amadeus 9/10 LOVE IT, better than any old stuff.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Epica - The Divine Conspiracy

8/10

never listened that band before, but i like their style, good mixture of metal and classic music. i still dislike the grunts/screams of the guy, but the woman's voice is great to listen to.

I liked "Living a Lie" cause at some point it have some part of a religious hymn in latin, that was a bit unexpected, and so original.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

... nobody rate albums here?


Vile by Cannibal Corpse

i don't know well how to rate it as it was just to check death metal. :uhoh:
6/10.

i don't like the constant grunding, but i like the guitar, although is nothing so spectacular.
didn't pay any attention to the lyrics (and i find it like impossible to understand with the grunding), but judging by the artwork and song titles, is pretty violent and agressive.

if i am honest the grind has bring me a bit of a headache now...
but will be interesting to listen when i'll be really :angry:

[Pseudonym]

East of Angel Town by Peter Cincotti


8/10


Different. Interesting. Fun at times.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Alone in the Dark ---> 8.5 / 10
(metal/rock compilation album).

is a double cd so occupied me almost the whole evening....

i would consider first album just rock or if so goth rock....

the second album is clearly metal, grindmetal, deathmetal, and with that "helicopter" effect.

anyways as it was a good way to discover more bands, and it have some good melodies.

thought to give it a 7.5 or 8 .... but oh, just the last song is lovely, just music, no voice. :surprised: (great and mostly after 4 grind songs :rolleyes: )

---
surprised that after some grind have no headache as usual. :lol:

[staring elf]

Julien Plenti - Julien Plenti is...Skyscraper - 8/10

Paul Banks's solo stuff is better than I expected. Some catchy tunes, a rather fun album overall.

[Gautama]

alligator- the national 8/10
i'm addicted atm. thanks to the man. :)

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

bump

8.5/10
Porta - Trastorno Bipolar
(spanish)

Ok i used to hate that guy, but think some songs on that album are great, not like much others.... but really some people should take them as a warn and reflection of his generation, it just reflects most the problems they have.

best songs:
Espejismos
Querida Alma Gemela
La Bella y La Bestia

not liked those ones:
Confesiones
Voces en mi Interior

i wonder how people will take it this time :rolleyes:
anyways is a bit worrying some the lyrics that seem to reflect recent problems of himself. :\

[Crests]

Good Feeling - Travis - 9.5

Much better than I expected from the cover, though not as good as The Man Who. Some really good stuff on this one.

[Pseudonym]

Breadcrumb Trail - The Frames

6.5/10

Their first live album. Many great moments including some hilarious anecdotes from Glen Hansard, but the sound was poor and the crowd was largely unresponsive. I look forward to hearing Set List, their main live album.

[inthecoldwhichplays]

The Resistance - Muse
9/10
exactly what i hoped for.

[Crests]

IIIII - Magenta Skycode

9.5/10

[domscientist]

Interpol - Turn on the bright lights

upon first listen , i'd says 8/10 (not sure)

[EmmaLouiseSmyth]

I've been re-listening to older albums over the past few nights.
Razorlight's Razorlight :P
7.4 / 10 :nice:

[ainsley]

A Storm In Heaven - The Verve
first time I heard it and... well. . it was... amazing.
42/10

[Starlight Chaser]

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (Yes, here too!)

10/10, definitely their best album and one of my all time favourites. Just amazing!

[LadyBellaStrawberry]

Help! - The Beatles :heart:
11/10, pure amazing.

[Crests]

Up And Blow Away - Metric

10/10 Beautiful for a first album, different then I expected but good :heart:

[Pseudonym]

The Swell Season - Strict Joy

9/10. Damn near perfect.

[Notion]

Paramore - "Riot!" <3 10/10 LOVE IT!

[domscientist]

Slint - Spiderland

first listen: 9/10

quite dark, but pretty incredible.

[wangmaster]

Adore - Smashing Pumpkins

8/10

it's good, but it drags on towards the end.

[ivet]

Vampire Weekend


10/10

:heart:

[Crests]

Amnesiac 7/10

I'm sure it will go up, this was just the first time I listened to it.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Today i checked those albums.

Anni B Sweet (http://www.myspace.com/annibsweet) - Start, Restart, Undo
8.5 /10
really nice voice, liked the acoustic, and some duets but at times i found it too much like a copycat of Alondra Bentley (http://coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64089&highlight=alondra+bentley).

Boat Beam (http://coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66179) - Puzzle Shapes
9.7/10
i loved the melodies and the violins. Great discover of the day with no doubt.

Brian Hunt (http://www.myspace.com/brianbrianhunt) - I lost my glasses
8/10
nice melodies good balance between eletronic and acoustic.
Also was a nice bonus to find his duet with Russian Red (no surprise her album is called "I love your glasses" :wink3: )

The Atomic Bees - Love, Noises and Kisses
8.5/10
no surprise that she is going solo now, under Rita Redshoes name. Was indeed a good voice even that young.

[Jay Niguez]

The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
8.5/10

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Half Foot Outside - Heavenly
7/10
rock style, a bit noisy at times, but still fine and catchy.

Templeton - Templeton
8/10
power-pop, sounds good.

Templeton - Exposición Univeral
8.5/10
good "plane / ambient" parts.

Japandroids - Post-Nothing
8/10
garage rock?

No Age - Weirdo Rippers
6/10
a bit too noisy for me.

No Age - Nouns
6.5/10 better than the first album

No Age - Losing Feeling EP
7/10

[Pseudonym]

Doolittle - The Pixies

8/10.

[Infogatherer]

Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

10/10

[wangmaster]

Core - Stone Temple Pilots

9/10

it gets slated for sounding too Pearl Jam-y, but I think that's a good thing.

[strawberryswinger]

r.e.m. - murmur 8/10 as a first impression

[ivet]

For Emma, Forever Ago (BON IVER)

10/10 woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Tnspieler1012]

Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo - Hammock

6.7/10

Great beginning, and some really gorgeous tracks throughout, but the novelty dissipates a 3rd of the way through. There are little adjustments in the instrumentation, but it's not enough to distract from the fact you're being fed the same worn-out, spacy, reverberated textures and simple chord structures one track after another. Nonetheless if you like ambient shoe-gaze instrumentals, it's a definitely worth at least a partial listen.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Intuit by Ramona Falls
7/10

the airing of grievance by Titus Andronicus
6.5/10

the pains of being pure at heart by the pains of being pure at heart
8/10

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Today it's been:
When the Sky fell down by Chris Robinson
9/10
surprising it have american indian parts and it was not just country/southern rock album only.

Brother by Cry of Love
6.5/10
meh was kinda average on its genre.

Partie Traumatic by Black Kids
7.5/10
sounds too similar to Passion Pit (i wonder who was first)

Devotion by Beach House
7/10
good, but not much to highlight.

Everything all the time by Band of Horses
7.5/10
Cease to Begin
8/10
interesting band.

Yesterday:
Nómadas by Amarillo, Cian y Magenta
9.8/10
great discover of the week, make me want to check more about this Jazz style.

let the lead those who can see but cannot feel by Atlas Sound
7.5/10
a bit too long album
Logos by Atlas Sound
7.7/10

the blind carpenter by Tálesien
8.5/10
good metal band discover.

Zenttric by Zenttric
7/10
averange band on it style, i hope they do better on stage or on next albums, promising but so far nothing too wow.

[viva la vida]

30 seconds to Mars - This is war
6/10 (voice is too annoying for me :dozey:)

[Crests]

The Listening - Lights 8/10

One of those albums I feel I should hate as it's just another produced, airy-voiced pop album but I loved it right away. :blank:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

been trying to catch up with the year music:

Contra by Vampire Weekend
I lived it more than their previous work, so i'd give it a 8/10.

Of the blue colour of the sky by OK Go
Well it could be better, not bad. 6/10

End Times by Eels
First album i listen of him so i better not rate it, anyways 8.5/10

Realism by The Magnetic Fields
same as Eels, anyways 6/10

The courage of Others by Midlake
same as Eels, but i truly liked that one a lot. 9/10

Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
I liked Demon Days more, 7/10

Beyond the Sky by The Viper Sound
Awesome and brilliant melodies, although i'd like it had more guitars. 9.5/10

Congratulations by MGMT
I liked their previous work better. 7.5/10

Teen Dream by Beach House
I checked them this summer already. 8/10

Transference by Spoon
First album checked i'll check their discography soon. 8.5/10

Magic Chair by Efterklang
I like their sound. So same as Spoon. 8.5/10

Odd Blood by Yeasayer
Loved their sound, waiting for more to come. 9.4/10

Wolves and Thieves by Goldheart Assembly
same as Yeasayer. 9/10

The Besnard Lakes Are the roaring night by The Besnard Lakes
Goodie. 9/10

[djibou]

Conditions by The Temper Trap. Love at first sight. 9.4/10 :wacky:

[clisaj]

mgmt - congratulations

10/10

[Crests]

With Love And Squalor - We Are Scientists 8.2/10
Listened to it for the first time, and I must say I quite like it.

[an angel]

Crystal Sounds - Thirteen Senses 9/10

[ainsley]

Go - Jónsi 10/10

[nick311]

Technology is a Dead Bird - Mars Argo 10/10

[Crests]

9 - Damien Rice 8/10

[clisaj]

climbing to new lows - mgmt

7/10

[the_gloaming09]

Vecketamist-Grizzly Bear

10/10

[clisaj]

florence + the machine - lungs

8/10

[the_gloaming09]

listening right now to Teen Dream-Beach House (10/10)

[ainsley]

Insides - Jon Hopkins
10/10

[Jay Niguez]

Keane - Under The Iron Sea 10/10

[The Final Track]

Black Holes And Revelations 9/10

[nightmarequeen]

All the lost souls - James Blunt

9/10

[clisaj]

phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix

9/10

[Crests]

Grace - Jeff Buckley 9/10

[djibou]

Life Is Still Beautiful - The Orange Lights 8.8/10

[nightmarequeen]

Grace - Jeff Buckley 10/10

[The Final Track]

Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 8/10

[an angel]

For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver 8/10

[clisaj]

mark ronson - here comes the fuzz

8/10

[coldplayhebe12]

Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
10/10 I had forgotten how much I love it :lol:

[Alien Radio]

EDIT:
Metric - Synthetica: 7.1

[Alien Radio]

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die: 6.5

[James.]

Blur - The Great Escape 7.5/10

Not quite as good as Modern Life or Parklife, but it has some classic tunes. Stand-out songs for me are The Universal, Country House, Stereotypes and He Thought Of Cars.

[Violet]

"In Our Heads"-Hot Chip

6/10

I've only listened to it once, so this is subject to change.

[blue_girl]

Lungs - Florence+ The Machine - 10/10

[chommy_16]

Overexposed - Maroon5 - 5/10

[The Final Track]

Father John Misty - Fear Fun: 7.2/10

[Violet]

Overexposed - Maroon5 - 5/10

A friend of mine told me he heard from someone else that this is the ultimate sellout album. I can only hope that's wrong. I'll find out soon enough.

[The Final Track]

Radiohead - OK Computer 10/10

[Abracadabra]

The xx - xx 10/10 :awesome:

[Cheese Nip 2]

Odessey and Oracle - The Zombies (yes, that's how it's spelled)

8 or 9 / 10

I've only listened to it once, so it's hard to give an exact rating but I can tell I'll like it more the more times I hear it. It really is a hidden gem of an album. Check it out :)

[ivet]

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp 8.9/10

[The Final Track]

Beachwood Sparks - "The Tarnished Gold" 7.3/10

[TecHniCoLoR_MX]

Living Things- Linkin Park

7.2/10

[42JTR]

Strangeland - Keane
7.2/10

[an angel]

Lost in the Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs 8/10

[Abracadabra]

Resistance - Muse 6.8/10

[Gautama]

Loveless/ My Bloody Valentine

10/10

[The Final Track]

Port St. Willow - Holiday
8.7/10

[Alien Radio]

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
9.2/10

[The Final Track]

Dirty Three - Towards the Low Sun 7.9/10

[Gautama]

magical mystery tour- the beatles 10/10

[Abracadabra]

Radiohead - "In Rainbows" 9.7/10

[The Final Track]

Father John Misty - "Fear Fun" 8.3/10
Dirty Projectors - "Swing Lo Magellan" 8.6/10

[Abracadabra]

Radiohead - "Hail To The Thief" 4.5/10 :shrug:

[Abracadabra]

Thom Yorke - "The Eraser" 6.5/10

[Mrk]

Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets 8.5/10

[Abracadabra]

Broken Bells - "Broken Bells" 7/10 :wacko:

[Abracadabra]

Warpaint - "The Fool" 7.8/10

[Alien Radio]

Neutral Milk Hotel - "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" 10/10 :heart:

[Abracadabra]

Sharon Van Etten - Because I Was In Love 8.9 /10

[Alien Radio]

Fiona Apple - "The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do"
9/10

[Abracadabra]

Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet On Sky 7.2/10

[Mrk]

Brian Eno - Another Day On Earth 9/10

[Abracadabra]

Alt-J - "An Awesome Wave" 7.5/10

[TecHniCoLoR_MX]

#3 - The Script 8/10 IMO.

[Mollyxyloto]

Just listened to Mylo Xyloto for the billionth time today
11/10

[Lisset]

U2 - Achtung Baby 8/10

[Abracadabra]

Wild Nothing - "Nocturne" 8/10

[Mrk]

Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear 10/10

[James.]

Muse - Absolution 9/10

[The Final Track]

Grizzly Bear - Shields 8.8/10

[Abracadabra]

The xx - "xx" 9.9/10

The xx - "Coexist" 8/10

[busybeeburns]

test by testing123

[Alien Radio]

Foals - Holy Fire 7.5/10

Rating may change with more listens

[Mollyxyloto]

Muse - HAARP
9.99/10

[Mollyxyloto]

Queen - The Greatest Hits
10/10

[Abracadabra]

The Antlers - "Undersea EP" 8/10

[Linus]

Girl Who Got Away - Dido (released today)
after listening too it once, i'll give it 7/10. though that'll probably increas to about an 8 or a 9, maybe even 9.5 in 4 weeks time :p

[Abracadabra]

"Parachutes", Coldplay 6.8/10

[James.]

Muse - HAARP
9.99/10

What's the 0.01 stopping it from being perfect?

[Abracadabra]

Justin Timberlake - "The 20/20 Experience" 9/10 I absolutely adore it. I'm glad this is where I started getting to know pop music/breaking the myth about it.

Phosphorescent - "Muchacho" 6/10 Not very engaging at first. But enough to listen to it again.

Local Natives - "Hummingbird" 8.2/10 Another band new to me, they're great.

Daughter - "His Young Heart EP" 9/10 omg get this ep ASAP :bomb:

[42JTR]

OneRepublic - Native 8.5/10

[MorningGlory]

The Lumineers - The Lumineers 9/10

[Alien Radio]

Phosphorescent - Muchacho 9/10

[Alien Radio]

Foals - Holy Fire 7.5/10

Rating may change with more listens

This one is now 8.7/10

[MorningGlory]

Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head 9.5/10

Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys! 8.3/10

Foster the People - Torches 8.7/10

[Mollyxyloto]

Green Day - Uno 8.5/10

[Karencorpse]

Alestorm 9/10

[YellowTeardrops13]

The Strokes - Comedown Machine 9/10

Swedish House Mafia - Until Now (Deluxe Version) 8/10

OneRepublic - Native 9.5/10

[Lisset]

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the moon 9/10.

[MorningGlory]

Green Day - Bullet In A Bible 7.5/10

[James.]

U2 - The Joshua Tree 9/10