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joe11121 04.04.2009 11:40 PM

The production on Machina was awful, same with Zeitgeist...

Sonic Youth - Confusion is Sex

All songs - 5/5

LifeDistortion 04.05.2009 12:18 AM

X- Los Angeles

1. Your Phone's Off The Hook (But You're Not) -5
2. Johnny Hit And Run Pauline -5
3. Soul Kitchen -4
4. Nausea -4.5
5. Sugerlight -4
6. Los Angeles-5
7. Sex And Dying In High Society -5
8. The Unheard Music -4
9. The World's A Mess Its In My Kiss -5

samuel 04.05.2009 12:22 AM

Okay, let me rate my first favorite album.
I was 8, and it was 1998's Version 2.0 by Garbage.

1. Temptation Waits 3/5 - can't really pinpoint why I like this song
2. I Think I'm Paranoid 3/5 - my first favorite song, the video's sexy
3. When I Grow Up 2/5 - such an upbeat song, reminds me of Nickelodeon's "Caitlin's Way"
4. Medication 5/5 - beautiful vocals
5. Special 2/5 - my mom's favorite song, so it reminds me of her when I hear it
6. Hammering in My Head 3/5 - wonderful lyrics and an excellent delivery
7. Push It 3/5 - first single and a good choice
8. The Trick Is to Keep Breathing 5/5 - interesting layers and beats
9. Dumb 2/5 - an in-your-face song, not bad at all
10. Sleep Together 3/5 - I think the chorus(?) is so eerie, love the line "if we come together, we'll go down forever"
11. Wicked Ways 2/5 - it always reminded me of country, but it's another fun song with interesting vocal effects
12. You Look So Fine 4/5 - great ender

I thought I would have given some 1's or even 0's, but I guess I still have a little 8-year-old left in me. Very catchy... to me at least.

Death & the Maiden 04.05.2009 12:27 AM

Malice Mizer - Memoire
1. Memoire - 1/5
2. Kioku to Sora - 3.5/5
3. E-GE Umi ni Sasagu - 3.5/5
4. Gogo no Sasayaki - 2/5
5. Miwaku no Rooma - 4/5
6. Seraph - 4.5/5
7. Baroque - 5/5

Death & the Maiden 04.05.2009 12:34 AM

Malice Mizer - Merveilles
1. De Merveilles - 0.5/5
2. Syunikiss - 3.5/5
3. Bel Air - 5/5
4. Illuminati - 2/5
5. Brise - 2/5
6. Aegean - 3/5
7. Au Revoir - 5/5
8. Ju te Veux - ?
9. S-Conscious - 1.5/5
10. Le Ciel - ?
11. Gekka no Yasoukyoku - 4.5/5
12. Bois de Merveilles - 1.5/5

LifeDistortion 04.05.2009 12:45 AM

Elvis Costello My Aim Is True

1. Welcome to the Working Week-5
2. Miracle Man -4
3. No Dancing -4
4. Blame It On Cain -3
5. Alison -5
6. Sneaky Feelings -4
7. (The Angles Want to Wear My) Red Shoes -5
8. Less Then Zero -4
9. Mystery Dance -5
10. Pay It Back - 3.5
11. I'm Not Angry -5
12. Waiting For The End of The World -3.5
13. Watching the Detectives -5

joe11121 05.09.2009 09:55 PM

Velvet Underground & Nico

Sunday Morning - 5/5
I'm Waiting For The Man - 4/5
Femme Fatale - 5/5
Venus In Furs - 5/5
Run, Run, Run - 5/5
All Tomorrow's Parties - 5/5
Heroin - 5/5
There She Goes Again - 5/5
I'll Be Your Mirror - 5/5
The Black Angel's Death Song - 5/5
European Sun - 3/5

gmku 05.09.2009 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuel
Okay, let me rate my first favorite album.
I was 8, and it was 1998's Version 2.0 by Garbage.

1. Temptation Waits 3/5 - can't really pinpoint why I like this song
2. I Think I'm Paranoid 3/5 - my first favorite song, the video's sexy
3. When I Grow Up 2/5 - such an upbeat song, reminds me of Nickelodeon's "Caitlin's Way"
4. Medication 5/5 - beautiful vocals
5. Special 2/5 - my mom's favorite song, so it reminds me of her when I hear it
6. Hammering in My Head 3/5 - wonderful lyrics and an excellent delivery
7. Push It 3/5 - first single and a good choice
8. The Trick Is to Keep Breathing 5/5 - interesting layers and beats
9. Dumb 2/5 - an in-your-face song, not bad at all
10. Sleep Together 3/5 - I think the chorus(?) is so eerie, love the line "if we come together, we'll go down forever"
11. Wicked Ways 2/5 - it always reminded me of country, but it's another fun song with interesting vocal effects
12. You Look So Fine 4/5 - great ender

I thought I would have given some 1's or even 0's, but I guess I still have a little 8-year-old left in me. Very catchy... to me at least.


HA! This was my favorite album when I was like 45. At least for a few months.

automatic bzooty 05.09.2009 11:13 PM

white light/white heat

white light/white heat - 5
the gift - 3.5
lady godiva's operation - 4
here she comes now - 5
i heard her call my name - 5
sister ray - ... 8!

joe11121 05.09.2009 11:17 PM

automatic bzooty, do you know how Maureen Tucker's solo work is? I wanna check it out, but I wanna know if its worth it or not.

automatic bzooty 05.09.2009 11:29 PM

i have no idea! and i've been wondering myself.

i've been wanting to give the one with some sonics on it a listen, but as you said... no idea if it'll be worth it.

joe11121 05.09.2009 11:32 PM

Haha, okay. I'll have to investigate. I only have 1 VU album. I need more. Love that band!! And I'll have to get some Maureen solo work as well.

automatic bzooty 05.09.2009 11:43 PM

heh, you do need more! which one do you have?

joe11121 05.09.2009 11:48 PM

Velvet Underground & Nico

Death & the Maiden 05.10.2009 12:22 AM

Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
1. Corpsecry - Angelfall 5/5
2. Scarlet Dream 4/5
3. Nietzschean Conspiracy 3/5
4. A Sunset Song 5/5
5. Impromptu (Allegro Maestoso) 3.5/5
6. Dreamsphere (Return to the Chaos) 5/5
7. Ecstatic Transformation 4.5/5
8. Slaughtergarden Suite 4.5/5
9. Bring Back the Dead 5/5
10. Requiem - Nostalgia 5/5

ZEROpumpkins 05.10.2009 03:59 AM

In my opinion, every album has a 5/5 track. When I rate tracks I compare them to the rest of the album, or sometimes other songs in a bands catalogue.

Death & the Maiden 05.10.2009 04:30 AM

I wouldn't say every album has a 5/5 track, just a best track.

Torn Curtain 05.10.2009 05:04 AM

Sonic Youth - Dirty

1. 100% – 3.5 (I like when the bass kicks in at the end though)
2. Swimsuit Issue – 4 (I prefer the slower part at the end)
3. Theresa's Sound-World – 5
4. Drunken Butterfly – 3.5
5. Shoot – 5
6. Wish Fulfillment – 5
7. Sugar Kane – 5
8. Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit – 5
9. Youth Against Fascism – 3.5
10. Nic Fit – 3.5
11. On the Strip – 5
12. Chapel Hill– 5
13. JC – 5
14. Purr – 4.5
15. Crème Brûlée– 3

SYRFox 05.10.2009 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins
In my opinion, every album has a 5/5 track. When I rate tracks I compare them to the rest of the album, or sometimes other songs in a bands catalogue.

Man, even this?

 

ZEROpumpkins 05.10.2009 05:49 AM

Autechre - Incunabula (track listing copied from wiki because of fuck you)
  1. "Kalpol Introl" - 3.5/5
  2. "Bike" – 5/5
  3. "Autriche" – 5/5
  4. "Bronchus 2" – 3/5
  5. "Basscadet"1 – 5/5
  6. "Eggshell"² – 5/5
  7. "Doctrine" – 5/5
  8. "Maetl" – 3/5
  9. "Windwind" – 5/5
  10. "Lowride" – 5/5
  11. "444" – 5/5
True story.

ZEROpumpkins 05.10.2009 06:33 AM

Beck - Mellow Gold
  • Loser - 5/5
  • Pay No Mind (Snoozer) 5/5
  • Fuckin' With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock) 4/5
  • Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997 5/5
  • Soul Suckin' Jerk 3.5/5
  • Truckdrivin' Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat) 4/5
  • Sweet Sunshine 3/5
  • Beercan 5/5
  • Steal My Body Home 5/5
  • Nitemare Hippy Girl 5/5
  • Mutherfuker 4/5
  • Blackhole 5/5

automatic bzooty 05.10.2009 08:29 AM

washing machine

becuz - 5/5
junkie's promise - 4/5
saucer-like - 5/5
washing machine - 5/5
unwind - 5/5
little trouble girl 5/5
no queen blues - 4/5
panty lies - 3/5
untitled/becuz coda - 4/5
skip tracer - 5/5
the diamond sea - 5/5

joe11121 05.10.2009 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by automatic bzooty
washing machine

becuz - 5/5
junkie's promise - 4/5
saucer-like - 5/5
washing machine - 5/5
unwind - 5/5
little trouble girl 5/5
no queen blues - 4/5
panty lies - 3/5
untitled/becuz coda - 4/5
skip tracer - 5/5
the diamond sea - 5/5


Mine..

becuz - 5/5
junkie's promise - 4/5
saucer-like - 4/5
washing machine - 4/5
unwind - 4/5
little trouble girl 4/5
no queen blues - 5/5
panty lies - 1/5
untitled/becuz coda - 5/5
skip tracer - 5/5
the diamond sea - 5/5

I think I've rated this one before on this thread but it's probably different now.

samuel 05.10.2009 04:39 PM

Becuz 3/5
Junkie's Promise 2/5
Saucer-Like 6/5
Washing Machine 5/5
Unwind 4/5
Little Trouble Girl 4/5
No Queen Blues 3/5
Panty Lies 4/5
Untitled 4/5
Skip Tracer 5/5
The Diamond Sea 4/5

gmku 05.10.2009 04:54 PM

Beastie Boys - Check Yr Head

straight 5s from start to finish

ZEROpumpkins 05.11.2009 04:10 AM

becuz - 3.5/5
junkie's promise - 3/5
saucer-like - 5/5
washing machine - 4/5
unwind - 5/5
little trouble girl 3.5/5
no queen blues - 2/5
panty lies - 1/5
untitled/becuz coda - 3/5
skip tracer - 5/5
the diamond sea - 5/5

LifeDistortion 05.11.2009 03:04 PM

Echo and the Bunnymen Ocean Rain

Silver-4
Nocturnal Me-4
Crystal Days-4
The Yo-yo Man-4
Thorn of Crowns-5
The Killing Moon-4.5
Seven Seas-4
My Kingdom-5
Ocean Rain-4
Angels and Devils-4

Torn Curtain 05.12.2009 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe11121

Adore:


[...]
17 - 1/5 -> an attempt at experimental music??



A tribute to that I guess (and tracks on it like "The final song"):


 


gmku 05.12.2009 06:29 PM

Radiohead - OK Computer

5s from start to finish

joe11121 05.12.2009 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torn Curtain


A tribute to that I guess (and tracks on it like "The final song"):



 



I actually gave the 17 second song a 1/5?? Woah. I've changed now

automatic bzooty 05.12.2009 08:20 PM

pixies - doolittle

1. Debaser - 5
2. Tame - 4.5
3. Wave of Mutilation - 5
4. I Bleed - 4.5
5. Here Comes Your Man - 5
6. Dead - 4
7. Monkey Gone to Heaven - 5
8. Mr. Grieves - 5
9. Crackity Jones - 4.5
10. La La Love You - 5
11. No. 13 Baby - 4
12. There Goes My Gun - 5
13. Hey - 5
14. Silver - 3
15. Gouge Away - 5

canabero 05.12.2009 09:54 PM

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mashed Patatoes Box Set

Disc 1

Happy Fucking Valentines N/R
Tristessa (live) 3.5
There it goes 4
Whit you 2.5
Jesus loves his babies 4.5
Stray cat blues (rolling stones) 1.5 - "i hate rolling stones"
Snail (live) 4
Bob Speaks N/R
Window Paine (live) 4.5 "good version"
Wave song 2.8
Blue (acoustic) 4
Lie I lie 2
My eternity 5
Jesus is the sun 4
Sookiie Sookie (stephenwolf) 5 "kick ass cover"

Disc 2

Slunk (live) 4
Rocket (acoustic) 3.8
Under your spell 0.7
Honeyspider 3.2
STP 4.8
Snap 2.5
Rhinocerous (live) 4.3
Let's meet the band N/R
Bleed 4
Opal 3.9
Worship 4.2
Drown (live) 4.5
Fat man blues 3.5
Trt to try 4.5
Venus in furs (Velvet underground) 4.2
WNUR Interview N/R

Disc 3

And from the west side N/R
Girl named sandoz (animals) 5
365 3.5
Spaceboy (demo) 4
The joker (steve miller) 3.5
Suffer (live) 4
Coming Attractions N/R
Egg 5
Bury me (live) 4.5
Moleasskiss 4
I am my end 5
My dahlia 3
Vanilla 5
East 3
Kill your parents N/R
Terrapin (syd barret) 2.5
Cinder 1
Luna (acoustic) 4

Disc 4

Interview Nozems a go-go N/R
Morning jam 3,5
I'm Free (the who) 4.5
Jennifer ener 4.5
Plume (live)4.3
Disarm (live) 4.5 "not a good version"
Siva (live) 4.5
Translucent 4
Not worth asking 4.7
Over you 3.7
Where's vince 5 "great song"
Smiley 5
Geek U.S.A. (Live) 4.5
Crush (live) 4
C'mon 4.5

Disc 5

Hello Kitty Kat (demo) 5 "the real good version"
Nothing and Everything 5 "one of the best songs of the band"
Mayonaise (acoustic) 5
Out of focus (blue cheer) 5
Offer up 5
Silverfuck (live) 5
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (traditional) 4.5
Stars fall in 1.5
Godzilla (blue öyster cult) 5 "best cover ever"
Bye june (live) 3
Spiteface 5
Daydream 3.5
I'll never change 3
Infinite sadness 4.5

ZEROpumpkins 05.13.2009 12:19 AM

My doolittle:
1. Debaser - 5
2. Tame - 4.5
3. Wave of Mutilation - 5
4. I Bleed - 5
5. Here Comes Your Man - 4
6. Dead - 4
7. Monkey Gone to Heaven - 5
8. Mr. Grieves - 4
9. Crackity Jones - 4
10. La La Love You - 4.5
11. No. 13 Baby - 4
12. There Goes My Gun - 4.5
13. Hey - 5
14. Silver - 3
15. Gouge Away - 5

Torn Curtain 05.26.2009 05:09 PM

Jeff Buckley - Mystery white boy:

1. Dream Brother - 5 (maybe his best version ever)
2. I Woke Up in a Strange Place - 5
3. Mojo Pin - 5
4. Lilac Wine - 4 (not his best version)
5. What Will You Say - 4
6. Last Goodbye - 5
7. Eternal Life - 4.5
8. Grace - 5 (the guitar is too low in the mix though)
9. Moodswing Whiskey - 5
10. The Man That Got Away - 2.5
11. Kanga Roo - 5 (one of his very best versions)
12. Hallelujah/I Know It's Over (Medley) - 5 (good but I prefer other versions, Roskilde especially)

CD 2 :

1. All that I ask - 4.5
2. Lover, you should've come over - 5
3. So real - 5

MARKJONES 06.08.2009 05:08 PM

For now, I just feel like doing two albums.

Sonic Nurse:

Pattern Recognition - 4.5
Unmade Bed - 4
Dripping Dream - 5
Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream - 5 (a very underrated song)
Stones - 6
Dude Ranch Nurse - 4
New Hampshire - 3.5
Paper Cup Exit - 3.5
I Love You Golden Blue - 4
Peace Attack - 5


Rather Ripped (a fairly decent album, actually):

Reena - 4.5
Incinerate - 4.5
Do You Believe in Rapture? - 5 (i love the angelic sound of those guitar chords)
Sleepin' Around - 3.5 (the noise part saves it)
What a Waste - 3
Jams Run Free - 5
Rats - 4.5 (almost a 5, but not quite)
Turquoise Boy - 3
Lights Out - 4
The Neutral - 4
Pink Steam - 5
Or - 3.5

joe11121 06.08.2009 07:49 PM

Haha. I'll do Nurse, Rather Ripped + The Eternal (although I think I've done all before..)

Sonic Nurse:
Pattern Recognition - 5
Unmade Bed - 5
Dripping Dream - 4
Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream - 3
Stones - 5
Dude Ranch Nurse - 5
New Hampshire - 4
Paper Cup Exit - 5
I Love You Golden Blue - 5
Peace Attack - 4

Rather Ripped:
Reena - 5
Incinerate - 5
Do You Believe in Rapture? - 1
Sleepin' Around - 0
What a Waste - 3
Jams Run Free - 5
Rats - 3
Turquoise Boy - 3.5
Lights Out - 2
The Neutral - 2
Pink Steam - 5
Or - 3.5

The Eternal:
Sacred Trickster - 5
Anti-Orgasm - 5
Leaky Lifeboat - 4.5
Antenna - 5
What We Know - 4.5
Calming The Snake - 3.5
Poison Arrow - 5
Malibu Gas Station - 5
Thunderclap - 4
No Way - 3.5
Walkin Blue - 5
Massage The History - 5

GeneticKiss 06.08.2009 10:29 PM

Man, why so much hate on Sleepin' Around? It's much better live, but still, the album version isn't all THAT bad...

Reena-3.5
Incinerate-3.5
Do You Believe In Rapture?-3
Sleepin' Around-3
What a Waste-4
Jams Run Free-4
Rats-5
Turquoise Boy-5
Lights Out-2.5
The Neutral-3
Pink Steam-5
Or-4.5

I think the biggest problem with that album is the production. Very muffled, muddy, and the whole thing just seems like it never gets off the ground.


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