TheCrocThief
Favorite Albums
Best of 2023
Recent Ratings
Recent Reviews
As I'm approaching my mid 20's and an art student, I thought I would finally do my due diligence and listen to Joy Division.
I've listened to the album twice and a couple of their live performances and you can see how much energy and emotion Ian Curtis puts into the songs and don't get me started on his chaotic dance moves. I can see why people like the band and are enthralled by Ian Curtis's dry, gloomed vocals and also why people may not like his vocals. Joy division was a band a head of ... read more
I've listened to the album twice and a couple of their live performances and you can see how much energy and emotion Ian Curtis puts into the songs and don't get me started on his chaotic dance moves. I can see why people like the band and are enthralled by Ian Curtis's dry, gloomed vocals and also why people may not like his vocals. Joy division was a band a head of ... read more
I've listened to this album twice and on the second listen I had the lyrics up and even then, I couldn't understand what they were saying. That being said with the album being over an album long, it does not feel like a drag to listen to and is a thoroughly enjoyable album with great song structure, instrumentation and utilization of glitch, euphoric instrumental tracks, with use of xylophone, violin and piano, all culminating into a thrilling yet beautiful listen.
I've never listened to this band before, but for a band that was created around the early 80's, they are surprisingly still writing good material. Sadly, there keyboard player Andy Fletcher passed away and this album is there crying out for their fallen member and the inner thoughts of mortality, which we all one day will have to face. With songs like "Ghost Again", and "Never Let Me Go" being dark gothic synth pop songs, being poetic and sorrowful. The album has no ... read more
Album got me like I'm the hoe and pimp slappin the shit out of me, with how much this slaps. The album is great, it feels like a mixtape you would find by accident off a YouTube recommendation, record shop trip or from a cool friend. That being said this album is DERANGE and FERAL. It's a mess, mixing is hit or miss, a sensory overload, and incohesive, but has constant hard hitting beats and versus, all culminating to either a 9 out of 10 or a 6-7 out of 10 depending on who listens to it. ... read more
If you enjoyed the Model/Actriz album Dogbody, check out this band's singles, "Asking", "Static", "Velodrome", and "Them". This is also a review for those tracks as well.
This band is doing a disservice with their name being Chalk, making it harder to find them with seas of other bands also named Chalk, for whatever reason multiple bands had the bright idea of naming their band chalk. Example, the album "Neophobia" on their AOTY page is by ... read more
Shoutbox
6d
I did everything except for the drums. So the vocals, guitars, bass, synths, mixing/mastering, lyrics...
6d
Hello CrocThief, I've released my last Metal single before the album! https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/633224-remark--embrace-the-failure.php
Would really appreciate if you checked it out/reviewed it/rated it, whatever :)
Would really appreciate if you checked it out/reviewed it/rated it, whatever :)
1w
I'll have to relisten to the second half of the album holy shit, I must check that out. I agree with what you said about "Once in a Lifetime" feeling a bit grander than the rest of the tracks, but I still love it and I don't think it disrupts the album flow at all.
1w
Such a based take, "Remain in Light" is a totally amazing 7 track LP, the song "Seen and Not Seen" totally does not exist, so it can't obviously be the worst track.
About
At some point ratings don't make sense and new reviews are compared to old ones. Why do I review albums then, I have no idea, let me be.
-Like all genres but favor, shoegaze, postpunk, hip-hop, Midwest emo, and experimental.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀
• below a 50 I did not like at all
•55 to 69- I liked a couple songs, but not album as a whole
•70 to 80-I enjoyed the album and might get it on vinyl
•80 to 100- I loved or it's a classic
-Like all genres but favor, shoegaze, postpunk, hip-hop, Midwest emo, and experimental.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀
• below a 50 I did not like at all
•55 to 69- I liked a couple songs, but not album as a whole
•70 to 80-I enjoyed the album and might get it on vinyl
•80 to 100- I loved or it's a classic
Around the Web
Rating Distribution
100
90-99
18
80-89
38
70-79
22
60-69
12
50-59
4
40-49
30-39
2
20-29
10-19
0-9
3
Become a Donor
Donor badge, no ads + more benefits.
Donor badge, no ads + more benefits.
Advertisement
Recent Lists
I don't want to think about how many hours I've listened to Ants From Up There......
Updated 3mo agoRanked
Advertisement