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A lot of folks say that Core is Stone Temple Pilots' masterpiece, but I say it's either Tiny Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop or Purple. Try as you might, you won't find a bad song on Purple.
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Remove Glass and the Ghost Child, The Crying Tree of Mercury and Blue Skies Bring Tears, and this would have been a nearly perfect album. I think the melodies are weakest on these songs, and as for Glass, etc, I've never been a big fan of the spoken word either right before or in the middle of a song. Also, while the music on this one is interesting, the melody leaves something to be desired. Everything else on Machina is top shelf as far as I'm concerned, and I consider many of these songs, ... read more
You know, it's been like 20 years. One would have thought that The Hold Steady would have come up with something else to write songs about other than drug use and dereliction in the streets. I wouldn't even care if the melodies were better or if some of these songs had any semblance of a chorus. It's a wonder his bandmates have indulged Craig Finn for this long. Has he tried writing a novel? If not, he should, and put more effort into writing melodies. In any case, I knew going in that one ... read more
I hadn't heard of Hamish Hawk before, but this is a solid album with some good tunes. His voice is similar to Morrissey's, which I don't necessarily care for, but just based on the strength of the melodies alone, I'll give this one some more listens.
Yeah, I guess someone needs to explain to me why this album is so popular. The record has almost no compelling vocal melodies. Track seven, Quarry, has the best one in the verses and the chorus. Got Shocked is unremarkable in the melody department, but it does have a good guitar riff that pretty much carries the song. Bull Believer, which I guess some listeners consider to be the centerpiece, suffers from an overuse of that vocal lift technique, which is normally used sparingly for emotional ... read more
Final Thoughts
Now that I've given several listens to part three of Atum, I can say that the last part is definitely the best 11-song collection of the bunch. Other Smashing Pumpkins fans like the opener, Sojourner. I thought it was kind of a slog to get through the full seven minutes. It has an OK hook in the chorus, but I'm not eager to hear it again. This act features three heavy burners: That Which Animates the Spirit, In Lieu of Failure and Harmageddon, the latter of which has the best ... read more
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9mo
Thank you for contributing! You can view the list here:
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/demacalling96/list/80528/albums-that-are-better-experienced-at-night/
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/demacalling96/list/80528/albums-that-are-better-experienced-at-night/
10mo
Yo Jeremy! What's an album you think is better experienced whilst listening to it at nighttime? This is for a list btw, you can pick as many albums as you like. Reasonings are optional :)
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