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« on: February 26, 2007, 04:12:51 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2007, 12:56:49 AM » |
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Plvarona: 5
Bloop: 2
Murlough23: 4
Josh: 4
NinjaRob17: 3
Brenden: 5
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murlough23
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2007, 06:44:29 PM » |
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The album I picked is actually called Bleeding Heart Graffiti, but that's OK.
Plvarona: 3
Bloop: 4
Josh: 3
NinjaRob17: 3
Brenden: 5
(Updated to add my guess for Josh after I noticed that plvarona had posted his rating - all other guesses were posted before that point)
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2007, 08:27:19 PM » |
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Plvarona: 3
Bloop: 3
Murlough23: 4
Josh: 4
Brenden: 4
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Brenden
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2007, 09:17:59 PM » |
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The album I picked is actually called Bleeding Heart Graffiti, but that's OK.
I must have had New Pornographers in my head. Plvarona: 3 Bloop: 4 Murlough23: 3 Josh: 3 NinjaRob17: 3 |
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2007, 09:23:42 PM » |
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Plvarona: 4
Bloop: 3
Murlough23: 3
Josh: 4
NinjaRob17: 3
Brenden: 4
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"When we spend so much time promoting everything we're against that the message of who we are for gets lost, when Christians are putting everyone else down, how is Jesus lifted up in that?." Doug Fields
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2007, 04:46:37 AM » |
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Plvarona: 4
Murlough: 3
Josh: 3
Rob: 4
Brendan: 4
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murlough23
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2007, 01:12:55 PM » |
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Idea for the next "theme round", or a later one if you've already got the next round figured out:
"Keeping It in the Family." Groups who are comprised of, or at least contain, siblings. If that's too restrictive, we can expand it to groups with married couples or key members who are otherwise related.
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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2007, 02:29:29 PM » |
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bloop: 4
murlough: 3
Josh: 4
NinjaRob: 4
Brenden: 4
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- Phil V.  My current pub songs: Andrew Peterson: "The Reckoning (How Long)" (from Counting Stars) Jars of Clay: "Out of My Hands" (from an upcoming release) The Mynabirds: "Numbers Don't Lie" (from What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood) |
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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2007, 09:29:34 PM » |
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Idea for the next "theme round", or a later one if you've already got the next round figured out:
"Keeping It in the Family." Groups who are comprised of, or at least contain, siblings. If that's too restrictive, we can expand it to groups with married couples or key members who are otherwise related.
I think we better go with the more expanded definiton. I can't think of many groups that fit the "siblings" thing outside of Nickel Creek. We can go with that for the next theme round, which would be next round. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2007, 12:40:49 AM » |
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I think we better go with the more expanded definiton. I can't think of many groups that fit the "siblings" thing outside of Nickel Creek. Eisley, Chevelle, Collective Soul, The Elms, and Leeland come to mind for starters, though how many groups with siblings in them have just released something that can be reviewed may be another story. Sometimes these bands aren't billed as sibling bands even though siblings are in them. But the expanded definition is definitely easier. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2007, 06:48:40 AM » |
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The Fiery Furnaces, Oasis, and Radiohead have siblings as well. Unfortunately, people know my opinions on most of each of these bands' albums. Maybe I'll get around to giving a Hanson album a full listen.  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2007, 07:17:29 AM » |
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Oasis That's it! Next round I'll do Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory. |
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murlough23
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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2007, 01:02:12 PM » |
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The Fiery Furnaces, Oasis, and Radiohead have siblings as well. Unfortunately, people know my opinions on most of each of these bands' albums. See? There's plenty to work with here. Maybe I'll get around to giving a Hanson album a full listen. That would be awesome. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2007, 08:36:12 AM » |
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(Looks at watch) I don't mean to "jump the gun" here, but it looks like it's well past the deadline. I'm probably going to be pretty busy later in the day, so I might as well get this out of the way now. I must have picked a good one this week, because the guesses for me were all over the map. Album Reviewed: The Balancing Act - Cool Hand Luke Pros: I already knew coming in that this album would sort-of be "The Reintroduction of Cool Hand Luke", and as such, I thought the song selection for the older songs was fairly decent. Most of the highlights were included ("Cinematic", "One Time", "Skydive"), and the inclusion of their older songs was interesting in that it gave a good idea as to how far the band has come since the early days. I'd even say this CD is a lot more comprehensive than a lot of "Greatest Hits" CDs nowadays. The three new songs are all great, with "The Balancing Act" ranking among my favorite CHL songs of all-time. If those songs are any indication of the next all-new album, I can't wait. I thought the liner notes, with the personal testimonies of Mark Nicks and former member Jason Hammil, were especially a nice touch. Cons: There were a few glaring omissions, most notably "Heroes Will Be Heroes", their biggest radio hit. Even though the inclusion of the older, screamo songs were nice for gaining perspective, those songs really weren't very good. While the track arrangement makes sense conceptually, it sounds very awkward musically, especially when "Cinematic" and one of the screamo songs were placed next to each other. The Bottom Line: It's certainly a flawed CD, but as far as pseudo-"Greatest Hits" CDs goes, I still think this one has more to offer than average. The new songs especially increase my anticipation for their next all-new Cool Hand Luke album. Ratings: All this considered, the overall strength of the material, especially the new songs, is enough to balance out the flaws and push this CD into the "B-" range, which is a low 4 stars. On Deck For Next Week: Article One, a band led by two brothers. I believe their upcoming album is self-titled. Here's a link to some full audio samples: http://inpop.com/artists/article_one.html |
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- Phil V. My current pub songs: Andrew Peterson: "The Reckoning (How Long)" (from Counting Stars) Jars of Clay: "Out of My Hands" (from an upcoming release) The Mynabirds: "Numbers Don't Lie" (from What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood) |
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« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2007, 11:17:57 AM » |
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Crap! I forgot to put my scores in. Well ... I guess I get 0 for plvarona, but I can still slip the others in: bloop: 4 murlough: 3 Josh: 3 Ninjarob: 4 Brenden: 5 (I would have guessed plvarona as a 3...if anyone believes me  ) |
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Brenden
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« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2007, 11:50:50 AM » |
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Well, Anberlin has a great track record so far. Three good albums in a row, nice. This album is great, they've matured their sound, added some variations while keeping their distinct style, and the lyrics have improved. The only songs I'm not really sold on are "Hello, Alone", which is a little too typical musically and "Inevitable", which is a little too sappy for my tastes. The bonus tracks are nice, but the only one I think is really strong is the Smith's cover. The original is good, but nothing memorable and The Promise is fun but a bit cheesy. I don't have any real major problems with the album, really, it's their strongest effort. Overall, I'll go with an A-, rounding up to 5 stars.
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« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2007, 02:34:54 PM » |
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Well, Anberlin has a great track record so far. Three good albums in a row, nice. This album is great, they've matured their sound, added some variations while keeping their distinct style, and the lyrics have improved. The only songs I'm not really sold on are "Hello, Alone", which is a little too typical musically and "Inevitable", which is a little too sappy for my tastes. The bonus tracks are nice, but the only one I think is really strong is the Smith's cover. The original is good, but nothing memorable and The Promise is fun but a bit cheesy. I don't have any real major problems with the album, really, it's their strongest effort. Overall, I'll go with an A-, rounding up to 5 stars.
Woohoo! I think that's the first time (or at least one of the first times) that I've correctly pegged someone for a 5-star rating. I didn't like "Inevitable" as much either until I saw them all standing in a circle playing the drums at the same time on the DVD. That really adds a lot to the song. Anberlin does pretty good ballads, on the rare occasion that they actually do them. |
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« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2007, 03:33:15 PM » |
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I was going to listen to Nina Gordon one more time today before posting my rating, but I don't think I have the intestinal fortitude to get through that album yet again. Yeah folks, it's a stinker. Some of you were apparently hoping that I'd hear the mellow, sweet melodies and relate to the numerous breakups songs, because often those things work for me. But the songwriting is embarassing and the musical mood is far too mild-mannered throughout most of this album. When Nina gets upbeat, as on "Suffragette", she just further embarassed herself with the lyrics. There are a grand total of two Nina Gordon songs that I love - one is called "Tonight and the Rest of My Life", which is a simple but mesmerizingly lovely song. The other is called "2003", which is totally a girlie high school song but I love it for sentimental reasons. Unfortunately both of those songs were on Nina Gordon's previous album, which she released over 6 years ago. The fact that it took her 6 to come us with this pile of bland oatmeal is rather disconcerting.
Bleeding Heart Graffiti has the occasional sweet melody or musical ambience that works for me, so I'll spare her the ultimate humiliation and go with 2 stars.
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« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2007, 04:02:20 PM » |
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John Reuben's record fun and ever so slightly biting in places. There's nothing here that is really swinging for the fences in terms of creativity, or production, and his delivery was a little awkward in places, but it's about what I was expecting, I guess B-ish (6.5), or 4 stars.
(It was also hard to listen to it nearly as many times as I like to this week because I had the big program at school, but I fit it in)
Next Round: The Walk by Hanson.
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« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2007, 04:08:50 PM » |
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There's nothing here that is really swinging for the fences in terms of creativity, or production I think he swung on several occasions; he just missed on many of them. But I generally agree with your assessment of this album. |
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« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2007, 04:25:29 PM » |
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Oh yeah. For next round, I'll do Something Real by Meg & Dia.
NP: "Open Wide", Future of Forestry
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« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2007, 09:47:55 PM » |
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I've listened to this album countless times now, and I still can't remember anything about it after listening to it. However, while listening to it, I always find myself enjoying it. So, in short, it's a good but forgettable album. I'll make it a B, or 4 Stars.
Next week is Chevelle's This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In.
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« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2007, 09:48:35 PM » |
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The Walk by Hanson I've been considering going with that as well, Hanson or Oasis, hmm... |
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« Reply #24 on: March 06, 2007, 06:31:54 AM » |
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Oh yeah. For next round, I'll do Something Real by Meg & Dia.
I was just listening to this again this morning. It's kind of like Eisley plus Gatorade. |
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« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2007, 03:11:23 PM » |
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I was just listening to this again this morning. It's kind of like Eisley plus Gatorade.
Is that a good thing? |
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« Reply #26 on: March 06, 2007, 04:53:15 PM » |
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Is that a good thing?
In my opinion, yes. I think they take the innocence and harmonies of Eisley and add some electric oomph to it. |
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« Reply #27 on: March 06, 2007, 06:11:28 PM » |
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So, just waiting for Josh to weigh in now.
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« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2007, 07:32:44 PM » |
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Sorry pholks-- totally swamped, and this round crept up on me; guess I'll getting all zeroes this time around. Anyway, I'll give Lucinda a 3, and say more about the album later...
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