Braver Than We Are - Meat Loaf

So the last 2016 album I did was pretty solid. I mean not much of a point, but I enjoyed it none the less. Now on to an album that sucks. This is the new Meat Loaf album that was released a few weeks ago. This follows his 2011 album Hell in a Handbasket and is the fifth album to feature songs written by Jim Steiman, though he did co-writer tracks 2 and 7. Now while I could be wrong, their last collaboration was kind of.... it wasn't that great. I haven't heard all of it but what I heard I didn't like. I'll still review it, and the other Bat out of Hell II but this is kinda like (or 5 if you count Dead Ringer). Well I looked into the credits to see something, what I found was this album was produced by M.O.D. guitarist, and features a number of people who have been playing with him for a number of albums.

1. Who Needs the Young: Opening with a bluesy feeling, which to be honest it isn't a bad beginning. I don't really jive with it, but its not a terrible opening. Well for all you fans of blues, don't get to comfy. The song changes to a different style completely. I will point out that transition from the introduction to the horns.... ewwww. I feel the doo-wop/50's vibe that kinda reminds me of Valarie (The Mothers cover), but like what the fuck is this. It kinda sounds like fucked, and not in a good way. Like it kinda slows down and moves the speed of everything around as if the tape is being manipulated. Which could be very interesting, if this was on tape and done more better. The song then goes into a sort of slick jazzy, somewhat cabaret track that I hoped would be really neat. The music is fine, but the vocals.... oh shit. I've heard this song three times now, and it doesn't get easier to listen to. I think the effects on the backing vocals are stupid. I mean I'm glad that he's having fun, but this is just like weird, using it in a negative connotation. It doesn't feel like someone experimenting and doing something fun. I want the flair, and confidence and power... but nothing. You know Bowie'd do a great job with this, song and arrangement. It kind of reminds me a bit of Alabama Song. The song doesn't really ever click together, making that 5 minutes feel even longer than 5 minutes. Yeah there's tons of ideas that happen and this could have been stretched out to 11 minutes and have been an overture.... But it doesn't click ever. Like there are parts where it sounds like they're either intentionally off or they just can't feel the groove. I do see potential in the song though, the doo wop parts in particular.
2. Going All the Way (A Song in 6 Movements): This track is supposed to be the epic one. I mean they kind of all are, but this is, even based off the title, kinda "epic". You know the double digit, and almost double digit, tracks likes Bat Out of Hell, I'd Do Anything For Love, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, For Crying out Loud and well that's kinda it. It features Ellen Foley (the girl in Paradise on the album) and Karla DeVito (the girl on who toured with him and would sing that song with him live). They've done other things, but off the bat there are similarities, almost set against it to have to live up to at least Paradise, a song with three movements (though I think it's more like three movements, but there are four or five sections). I mean I can dig into why I think this doesn't work, each individual part but I think I'll try to keep it simple and be straight. The vocals from Meat hurt my ears, this songs no where near as engaging or charming as past songs and I won't be singing any of the lyrics here ever.  The most important thing in one of thoses is to take me there, this doesn't.
3. Speaking in Tongues: This track features Stacy Michelle and is obviously is a nod to the Talking Heads album cover. The picture on the front of the 1983 album, not the music. No who would do such a crazy thing as that? Actually, the vocals kinda remind me of a white Blowfly. And if the lyrics were dirty and there was no acoustic guitar, this could be a newer track by him. This is a pretty generic track that does absolutely nothing to be honest. The female vocalist who has a bit of flambe reminds me of Feel Inside.
4. Loving You is a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It): Before I get into the cringe that is this title, this track also happens to feature Stacy Michelle. Okay, so where was I.... Oh the title. Are you fucking kidding me? I know Faith No More don't own that phrase, its a dirty job but someone's gotta do it, but like what the fuck. Really, even if he didn't know of that tracks existence or the fucking TV show (which sucks) this title still is a cringe. The only time I'd give this a pass is if the song was about being in love with some who has klismaphilia or whatever the correct tense would be for this sentence. If that was the case I think this entire album would get a pass for how hilarious the song would be. Actually.... Holy shit I have an idea for a song. But as for the song it's self, it opens and is kind okay. I mean I am not digging the keys or synth sound but whatever. This kinda feels like a Paramore song. Like I am in visioning them more or less, but if they had a guest pianist. I like the cadence in the song. Other than that, I don't really know. I mean it's not a terrible song, but there's so many things that sound terrible in the song. I think this works better with older production, this is too clean and clear.... I don't know, where's the bite. This is like nothing, I want a tear jerker or a punch in the gut. I'm not getting that, like the only response here is boredom and I'm more thinking about the cute girl I saw while driving today. Like the girl who I saw for about two minutes, not even, is having more of an impact than the supposed tear jerker of a Meat Loaf album.
5. Souvenirs: This might be the only song, so far, I'll revisit out of the review. This has a very Lean on Me comrade feeling to it. There's also a very prevalent soul feeling. Well maybe not that, but more of a closing SNL theme. This song isn't terrible, and I kinda like it. I mean it doesn't really feel like it's a great or even satisfying song. But I do like the horns, the saxophones are nice. And over all this is the track I have the least problems with. And if you forget about the horrible fx on the harmonies, the sax solo is satisfying. That doesn't mean it's hard to praise this song, or be positive for me, but I still think it's the best one here. And I like that organ on the track, or the organ sound at least. I guess I hear a great Meat Loaf song in this track, something like All Revved Up with No Where to Go, but it just isn't there. Also a negative, it just keeps fucking going.... and leading no where. I don't care if the sax is pay off... it's not enough to warrant this length.
6. Only When I Feel: What kind of a title is this....... okay so I listened to this. If I didn't know him prior, I'd think Meat's got a disability. I'm not trying to be funny, I'm being serious.
7. More: Alright, this totally reminds me of 2001 A Sex Oddysey. I'm not even kidding, like that albums kind of.... bad and cheesy, and this song could be a more serious lyrical cut from that album. So I've heard this song three times, and I'm still speechless when it gets here. Like I'm not even kidding, my eyes just pop out of my head like someone just out of the blue goes "I wanna fuck you". I swear I would hear this on a song from the 90's I just stumbled upon while looking at samples on Whosampled. And this just keeps on going.
8. Godz: This song is, to be honest at this point, fucking corny. Like I'm not jiving with this. Maybe it's supposed to be fun tongue and cheek.... but this is just kinda like lame. Was he trying to make his version of Hamilton.Though there is a part that does remind me of a watered down Residents.
9. Skull of Your Country: This is the last track to have a feature, the feature being Cian Coey. And during my first listen I had kind of checked out for a second and then all the sudden I hear, the "turn around" response to the call from Total Eclipse of the song Meat Loaf turned away before it was given to Bonnie Tyler and made one of my all time favorite songs ever and included in this run on. Now besides the total jarring nature of why; as mentioned he originally turned down the song before it was given to Bonnie Tyler, how does this help this song. Now yeah, Jim wrote the song and its not like he's stealing lyrics or quoting someone else's song for no reason like King Kunta (IMO). Sometimes call backs are really cool, Zappa does them and Aerosmith kind of did... Though the latter I'm not as found of the why they'd do it now as I was before. But like... Why? I'm pretty sure this explanation makes as much sense and I've gotten out of this song. So the second time around this is almost completely un listenable. There is so much happening, but it's not to create chaos it's just a terrible arrangement. Kinda like a jumble fuck, but not in a good way. If you wanna hear what I think they were going for with the drums done right listen to  Packard Goose's solo.
10. Train of Love: This features a slide solo from Rick Meadlocke who was a member of Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd. To be honest, this introduction isn't half bad. But it's the vocals that kill the song for me, this could have been great but it goes down fast. Here's a visual representation *intro** (vocals)*|_rest of song_. Potential, but it just got ass fucked.

Overall I have to give this album a 3/10. There is way too much off, pitch, tempo, energy, to say this is a good album. This album is kind of a mess and not in a good way, I can't really suggest this in good conscious, what happened. There's no charm, charisma, heart, soul, enema jokes, epic numbers, colostomy bags, fire, enema jokes. I don't know what happened, but like this kinda sucks. Also if Hilary is elected I think I'm gonna drink myself to sleep and cry on the inside. Not that Trump's any better, but for the fact that were at a point the spectacle that was the election even happened.

Hate Me - Escape The Fate

To keep on keeping on, since I've completed recording this year, I'll do this review. This is the fifth, fourth with Craig Mabbit, studio album by Escape the Fate. While I don't expect this to be much of anything, I could always be surprised. I downloaded that track, the free one, the day it came out and I liked it. It got me kind of excited to hear what was on the album. Then I remembered something, that last time they announced an album with the Ungrateful title track it was a pretty solid track. The second single was pretty good here, but then the album came out and...... well there's a reason the review isn't done yet. I don't really like listening to it. And then I saw the titles for the songs here...... Please Please Please let me be wrong with my preconceived notions, please the be foolish notions. This is also notable for being the first album without Monte Money, here being replaced by Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft. So, at this point, the only original member to be in the group is Robert Ortiz (the drummer).

1. Just A Memory: Released first track to drop, this wasn't half bad. I mean I liked the over all sound of it and it was pretty good at getting me to at least listen to the record.  But as mentioned eariler, the first to drop from the last album was similar. Upon finally listening to this on the day of the albums, day after to be exact, release I noticed stuff I hadn't before. I noticed the fact that this isn't really that good of a song. In fact, there wasn't anything here for me to even get excited about. I was a fool to have any hope for the new album. Does that mean the songs a piece of shit, not, it just means its initial veil has been lifted. I mean it's a rocker, has some nice screams and growls. This is not half bad, but I think the thing bugs me is the "unforgivable" line. This has these electronics that remind me of Born of Osiris, and the solo sounds like Monte. But the solo doesn't really feel like him. It almost sounds like it was sped up, or made faster. Like it comes, and goes. There is nothing to savor or remember.
2. Live For Today: Die once I hear this album.  ahaha. No this is link one of the weaker songs on This War is Ours, but done in an annoying rendition. There are also harkens, I think that's the right word, to Gorgeous Nightmare. But like..... I heard this once, then a second time for the review. I wanted so badly to just skip this track. It's too, poppy. Where's the grit, or balls. Maybe albums like Symbolic, Scum, Scar Slighted and other heavy records have tainted my outlook on this. But then why does DIYLF and TWIO still hold up pretty well in my mind.
3. Remember Every Scar: This is another title I'm not digging. I mean don't get me wrong, most of these titles are kinda lame, but some at least don't bother me. This and track 1 (and any I mention later) do.  Okay, seriously, Coldplay came to mind with the intro. Like if these guys did a Punk Goes Coldplay song. I can't begin to tell how much this breaks my heart. 
4. Breaking Me Down: Nice two songs with Break in the title, looking forward to what's ahead. There was a reason I forgot this song the first time through, it's so generic. There isn't a single moment on this that is worth remembering. 
5. Alive: "At last, now its time to look away. When you have to, sit through someone like this today. Don't worry yourself, it will be over soon. Music can get this bad, and then your day'll be in ruin. So always remember, to listen with you heart and ears, and not with your penis. Fuck Nostalgia". That's a 10/10 right. I wrote that for you guys, why, because the lyrics are better than anything going on in this track. That intro reminds me a bit of something from Guitar Hero. Don't quite remember, but don't care enough to check at this point. This is another song that's okay, not that I'll care to remember it.
6. Get Up, Get Out: I never knew they went Reggae. This hurts. There was a point in time I was under the belief that there were only two good bands, I liked, on Epitaph. Well, that theory is no longer relevant.
7. Hate Me: This is too close a title to that of Waif Me. Bonus points if you get the reference. But this  track happens to be the title track. I don't know why, but whenever I see "hate" in a title it kind of looks stupid to me. The only exception is if you like incorporated it into a cool title, but Hate Me. There isn't any way you can think of that as a cool song title. Throw this on the not intrested pile.
8. Les Enfants Terribles: I don't like when people use french for titles or anything that reminds me of infants or Le Mes. Also Enfants looks like Elephants and Infants combine, or misspelling Elphants. This is kind of lame. I mean I really can't dig much deeper than that.
9. I Won't Break: Before I started typing I misread this as I Won't Back Down. I do misread titles often, or names, but once I hear the correct pronunciation I'm usually okay. But that bummed me out a bit, like a "ha-ha fuck you, let's remind you of a better movie in our movie" type deal. That could have just been me, but still. That distortion, made me cringe. Hey, when did I start listening to Marlyin Manson?
10. Let Me Be: "Let Me Be, Let Me Be. Stop putting me through this travesty. The only fucking answer's, Let Me Be eeeeeeeeee!". This song, the song on the album not my rewrite, is a piece of crap. This is now the worst song the group has put out to date. I didn't think that was possible, but it Alone, has reached a new low. I'm going to be straight right now, that stupid joke I made to that song, Alone, yeah that song. That has m more redeemable moments than this one. Let that sink in for a minute.  I can't think of any song that is more of a nail in the coffin. Drifter gave Falling In Reverse a country twang, and it was nice. This is shit country. Like bullshit, listen to me on the radio, horse shit shit shit shit. I can't believe I consider, at any point, Self Titled record to be a sell out. This folks is the definition of a sell out.

Overall I have to give this album a 3/10. I contemplated reviewing the bonus tracks, but based on the last two deluxe editions (Ungrateful and Just Like You) and seeing the bonus tracks I decided not to. And when I listend to the remixes.... If you want to know what I'd give them I'd give them a {2/10}. There was no fucking point, plus they weren't that interesting. But back to the album at hand. This album, much like JLY and Ungrateful, just isn't that good. I mean this album is like a watered down Ungrateful. And while JLY has it's moments, this has none. The moments that shined on that are toned down here and the moments of lame, stupid and pointlessness are now complete garbage. This album has made it official ...... I am no longer a fan of the band. They have now put out more albums I dislike than material I do like. I mean seriously I get no enjoyment out of this record. As much as I'd like to think it's me being depressed or something that's my fault....... but I still feel a rush when I listen to Journey to the Center of the Mind and,maybe a better example in this case, DIYLF. Those are exciting, fun, awesome records and songs.... this..... this is not......

I also like to note, you can argue, they are changing their style.... but they really aren't. They're just tampering with their formula, not their style.

Stay Gold - First Aid Kit

This is the third album by First Aid Kit. I listened to the LP front to back the day it came out. As I did with Lazaretto and Ultraviolence and The Hunting Party. To be honest, this is slightly not on par with those subpar albums. This is slightly lower.

1. My Silver Lining: They are kind of cute. There's one thing. Also where is the Man and the Mountain. Also is there a play book that can help make this track better?
2. Master Pretender: Question, is this guy an expert at exploding also. 
3. Stay Gold: Stay hopeful Danny, you can do it. 
4. Ceder Lane: I've heard of the lake, not the lane though.
5. Shattered & Hollow: I wonder how Sleepy Mick & Phil are? He's getting older, they probably need a naps.
6. The Bell: Lou Reed is a Stupid Man in 1979's The Bells.
7. Waitress Song: What?
8. Fleeting One: I wonder if this is a cover of the Children of Bodom collab with Fleet Foxes.
9. Heaven Knows: What, this album was made?
10. A Long Time Ago: In a galaxy far away. 

Overall I have to give this album a 3/10. My biggest problem is it gets boring fast. Also there aren't any surprises here at all. Hebrews I think was an all around better album then this, and it kinda sucked. To be completly Honest I began tuning ithis out upon first listen. 

The Lost Children - Disturbed

I don't know, but I feel like this will ultimately be my favorite Disturbed album.That's not a very good intro, mainly because I haven't heard the whole thing yet. Well anyway, this the "B-Sides & Rarities" album by Disturbed titled Hell. It was released in November, 2011. I remember one of my friends saying "I'm getting the new Disturbed album today". I naturally wasn't that impressed, but because he was my friend I said "ok". Well I remember seeing these  guys, not my choice, when I saw Avenged Sevenfold for the first time at Uproar 2010. That was the first one they did. It's bad to say that Disturbed is a price to pay to see Avenged Sevenfold. Well I went to the 2011 one too. I didn't go to the 2012 one, but that's because I could careless for every single band that was there. But I remember hearing about Asylum. I listened to that, there are some good songs on that. But here I am with this. I do like that the song titles are kind of short.

1. Hell: When I first heard this song I thought that it was a pretty cool song. I though that this actually might be a good album, but well.... I was kind of wrong.
2. A Welcome Burden: This is a good song, right? Yes I want a heavy book dropped on my head to knock me out so I don't have to sit through this.
3. This Moment: So... Yeah.
4. Old Friend: 3 more to go.
5. Monster: Paramore did it better Nickelback.
6. Run: This is it. :)
7. Leave it Alone: This is a b-side from Asylum. I can see that. I isn't that much of a stretch. It kind of reminds me of Asylum. The song that comes to mind most is Another Way to Die. The music sounds like that, if you listen and think about it. I don't really, as for basically every single Disturbed solo, care for this guitar solo. The only exception might be Inside the Fire.
8. Two Worlds: This is a b-side from Ten Thousand Fists. I can see that. I don't really go crazy for this song. I think that it's kind of the same as the other songs on that album. The solo is Ok.
9. God of the Mind: Wow.... This isn't even an attempt at making this new. I'm disappointed. #ProofAllTheirSongsSoundTheSame. I almost don't want to sit through this song because I can tell how this is going to end. The lyrics are even less complex. I mean it is a b-side from The Sickness, but I hope it's not a an actual song that could have been on the album.
10. Sickened: Eh
11. Mine: This is a b-side from Asylum. I kind of wish it was on the album. This isn't that bad of a song.
12. Parasite: This song starts out Ok. At this point I haven't listened to this in a single sitting and don't even care about background info. I just want to hear the whole thing and say my view. I really can't tell the difference between this and another track off Asylum.
13. Dehumanized: This song sounds like it could have been off The Sickness. Enough said.
14. 3: ......
15. Midlife Crisis: Faith No More does it better. I don't think that they do this with as much as Mikey can do. By that I mean that Mike Patton does the song better. And also, I don't think this version makes me want to jump and sing along. And they have the bridge with the Disturbed synthz, I can't stand that. That is part of what makes this band not one of my favorites
16. Living After Midnight: Judas Priest cover. I don't understand why the did the intro to Painkiller. That didn't empress me at all. This song actually songs like it would be on a "Pop Gone Punk" type of compilation by Epitaph. Well Judas Priest isn't a pop band. This version of the song is actually more Poppy than Judas Priest's 1980 version of the song. The 80's are really not as heavy as todays music. I could see this being a cover from a band I don't care for. And the end :(

Overall I have to say that, well..... this would get a 3/10. My biggest struggle with Disturbed is they're huge, and they are basically U2. Everything sounds the same. Sorry, this is ok. I think I like Asylum more then this. The Only album  that I could say I'd buy on CD is The Sickness. That's a goodie. It was one of the most boring things to listen to with more than one song at a time. Also Draiman kind of irritates me, I feel he's a tough big guy, who wrote, basically, 5 songs over the entire 5 album's they've released. By that I mean an album is the exact same song, with little variation and lyrics. I don't have anything against them, just not being a fan of them in general. I just want to say that. This is harder to sit through than the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album.

Waves & The Both of Us - Charlotte Sometimes

This is the debut full length album, following the self titled EP released earlier that year, by New Jersey raised Charlotte Sometimes. One of her artists that sound similar to her is Dia Frampton. Well That's what I've listened to. But I love that she was on season 2 of The Voice and was eliminated at the first live round.

1. Loosing Sleep: This song starts out with a type of pop song that I kind of remember being on the radio around 2008. I don't really care much for it though.
2. How I Could Just Kill A Man: This song is another songs that I could see being on the radio at that time. I don't care much for this song either.
3. Waves And The Both Of Us: This song actually kind of, in a odd enough way, reminds me of Rihanna's voice a little at parts in the song.
4. Sweet Valium High: I don't understand why she had the word Fuck in her song. There was no need for it at all. It bugs me when people swear for appearance. To make themselves look cool, or not as much of a sweet girl or a lame guy, they drop the f bomb in songs.
5. Ex Girlfriend Syndrome: This song was kind of another lost cause with me. I didn't find this song interesting.
6. AEIOU: ......... Actually this song kind of reminds me of Kelly Clarkson.
7. Toy Soldier: After taking a break to eat in the middle of this album, this song isn't as bad as I though it'd be. I'm still not huge on it, but I don't love this. I might listen to this song again.
8. This Is Only For Now: This song sounds like the backing music is kind of skipping until the other sounds join in with the guitar.
9. In Your Apartment: This song is kind of pretty in the beginning. It sounds like she borrowed parts of the songs Children of the Damned off Iron Maiden's 1982 classic Number of the Beast, and some Ennio Morricone song that would be used in on of the Clint Eastwood movies. But only in the beginning of the song.
10. Army Men: I am excited that this is coming to an end. But this song isn't terrible.
11. Build The Moon: This song kind of reminds me a little of a less good version of jar of hearts.
12. Pilot:..........

Overall I have to give this a 3/10. I didn't care for this at all. I gave it a try and I didn't think that it was for me. But I do have to say that I could see, if she makes music that is current right now, her being on the radio. Theses songs reminds me of 2008 radio songs and songs that would be on Disney Channel. Both of which I don't care for. I realized this album was a lost cause by track 2. If you don't like the first track, you probably won't like anyother song. Honestly, I was waiting for this album to end so I cold finish up the channel ORANGE review. Who knows maybe I'll return to this album.

Work/Sleep EP - The Appreciation Post

This is another band that I found out because of FrostClick and this is their Ep that was released March 2010. These guys are from Boston and started up in '05. They are like a pop=punk/synth-core band, as said on their FaceBook page. So why not give these guys a try, for funzies.

1. The Beating of a Lifetime: This song starts out very poppy. But it has this "bubble gum" happiness to it. The synths give it that feel. They lyrics aren't as happy feeling and the melody. Damn it,  I hope this isn't the whole Ep. The breakdown of the song has an electronic drum in it. This song is too pop feeling to be a punk song.
2. I'm No Sure Thing: This song starts out worse than the last song. This song is kind of like the last song, but I don't think that it's as happy. This has a feeling of Dying is Your Latest Fashion in the vocals and the melody. What kills it is the synth. Its buzzing is abnoxious to me.
3. Doom & Gloom: This song doesn't really show that much of a difference between this one and the last one. There is a part that reminds me of the first album by Escape the Fate, but it ends to fast. If they had that part a little more than maybe it'd be better.
4. No Songs Is Good Songs: This song has a new Weezer feeling to it. That doesn't feel good, it doesn't have a good feeling for me. Yeah this sounds like a more winy Weezer.
5. Better My Future: This is the closest the guys have come to a Punk vibe. The bad thing is that this is just under 40 seconds and is an intrelude.
6. Fear Of Loss: Then this song starts and contiunes that punkish vibe from the last track. The vibe is killed by the synth. The drum roll doesn't even help these guys out.
7. Moving Backwards: Yeah this is the best part, # the ending is near. :(

I have to give this a 3/10. This is the first time that I'd ever heard anything by these guys. And to be honest I don't like this type of music. They sound like some random band on Epitaph Records. I think there is only 2 or 3 bands ever on that label that I like, ETF and FIR. It just doesn't work for me, I can't explain any more than, it just bugs me. I hope they make it onto Epitaph. Hey it's only 18 minutes so....

The First - Dominique Grace

This is the first thing that I've ever heard by this girl. I found out about her from the daily FrostClick emails I get. I got this one a while back. I love that she instaspamed the album cover. And She is pretty cute so why not check this out. The cute thing hopefully won't at all affect the review

1. Struggle: This is one 2 and a bad, I actually think that it sounds pretty cool and has a good feel to the beginning of this Ep.
2. Can't You See: This is a piano driven song. Her vocals are pretty cool sounding. They kind of remind me of Adele. Not really, but kind of in a way.
3. Angel Grace: This song reminds me of a soft song. This song isn't that amazing. I actually am not that crazy about it. I don't really think that I can give it a good positive idea. It reminds me of a not so good Christie DuPree or now Merriment.
4. Lessons Of Life: I don't at all like this song. It has very crappy distorted vocal in the background. It is an Capella song and it isn't anything special.
5. Battle: This is basically like the first track. This isn't really that great. It doesn't keep my interest.

Over all I unfortunately give this a 3.5/10. I wasn't interested in this and probably won't check out any of her other stuff, if she released stuff in the future.

One Hour By The Concrete Lake - Pain Of Salvation

I found out about this band the same way I found out about Fates Warning. That's the band I reviewed yesterday. Theses guys are also a progressive metal band from Sweden. They formed in 1984, a year after Fates Warning. When I saw the album cover to this album I thought that it was pretty cool and good. As I said I would review FZ's St Patrick's Day boot today, I am also reviewing this. Since I am a little short on time and super busy today, have to finish recording by 10pm and leaving to go somewhere at 7pm. I can only listen to this once. So sorry if this isn't exactly what you want it to be.

1. Spirit Of The Land: This is the beginning of the album. It has a type of atmospheric 90's electronic feel. I don't really know how to explain my self with this. It doesn't sound like it's good quality keys or whatever. It does serve its purpose thought and this flows good.
2. Inside: That electronic sound is continued and a drum tap comes in and is sick. After the keys or what ever end a piano riff comes in and is awesome. Then the song sky rockets. It is a strong feel. This whole entire song reminds me of a Symphony X album. The singer ever kinda sounds like Russel. The singer doesn't reach that same "fuck you up" vocal of Allen. The backing vocals even sound like Symphony. I could see this having like a supergroup and being keys Michael Pinnella and maybe drums being Thomas Miller. None the less this song leaves me with a good impression and hopes of this continuation. The ending of this song has this type of part where the vocals have this back and forth that remind me of Serj from almost any System Of A Down song. {8.3/10}
3. The Big Machine: This song sounds like it would possibly be on Paradise Lost or The Divine Wings of Tragedy. This song has a guitar part that kind of reminds me of the part in Save Me where it has that cowboy guitar part. Not western but like "dahn dahn dahn, dahn dahn, dahn". Just listen to it you'll know. It's only during a certain part in the song though, like the middle. This song didn't really keep my attention that much. It was ok but still. 
4. New Years Eve: This song starts with a bass riff that reminds me of___. The vocals on this song are kind of sincere sounding. This is a kind of boring song, in the way that it sound like Symphony. I don't really think that this song is that mind blowing.
5. Handful of Nothing: The beginning of this song, the riff and the drums and guitar lead, remind more in a way, of the 1986 Master of Puppets album by Metallica. That is over as soon as the vocals come in. The instrumentation still kind of does, but the vocals take it ways. The pre-chorus still has that type of sound that reminds me of Metallica. Just not the vocals. I mean this isn't that similar, it just slightly reminds me of it. This is an exciting song, it just doesn't excite me. I think that some other people might really like this song a lot, but its too familiar for me.
6. Water: This song still reminds me of that classic Symphony-esque sound. There is a part in this song where it reminds me of when they talk in the middle of Frodo Don't Wear The Ring by the New Zeland comedy duo Flight of The Conchords.
7. Home: This song starts out very promising. And is exciting, it grabed my attention better than almost all the tracks thus far. Until the singing comes in. The instrumental break and solo on this are cool. I don't dig the solo as much as the backing instrumentation to the solo.
8. Black Hills: This is a heavy song. The electric acoustic guitar on this album kills it for me. You have no idea. I serisly am considering turning this off. The vocals are also kind of terrible on this song. I'm not kidding. This song isn't very good. And it is really boring, for me. It doesn't help that it's 6:35 either. There is a lame attempt at this middle eastern thing.... just let this be over. Please
9. Pilgrim: FUCK! This song starts out with that damn acoustic guitar that really hurts this album for me. I feel like he is trying to do a Mike Patton impersonation from I can't think of it right now but I know it's a song of 1995's King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime.
10. Shore Serenity: Yeah no. This song is kind of boring. What's there more to say. I don't really think that I can go on and elaborate the boring ness of this song for myself.
11. Inside Out: At over 12 minutes this is the longest song on the album. This song isn't terrible. This song reminds me of a good Symphony song. This actually reminds me of the song Iconoclast's title track. The piano in this reminds me of the piano ballad soft part in The Oddesy's title track. I fucking love those two albums and songs. This has so far given me a good feeling. This almost lets me forget the acoustic guitar solo at this part that is going in one ear and out the other. This song is probably the best song on this album. Honestly this is good enought to carry the wieght of the rest of the album. I am really digging this song. I am still going to give it this score below, but it's a little higher than before because of this song. At the like 7 minute mark the guitar solos fade out and then an interly new song fades in, it has wind chimes and stuff and is I guess a hidden track and it is just 4 minutes of atmostpheric sounds. After that the last like minute a song fades in after the vocals come in. It sounds like a train and off the tracks and chaos. And is ended with over powering strings.

Overall I would have to give this album a 3.5/10. I could seriously see this having guest appearance by Michael Pinnella, but what ever. There weren't that amazing solos, if any in the songs. This album pretty much reminded me of a  boring version of a Symphony X album from the 90's. I don't know, it was good, you might like it more than I did, just like that Brain Salad Surgery. That album was good, it's just that I've heard that too much and it made me bored. I don't know, maybe this will also grow on me. There are also parts in this where it reminds me of Metallica's more, well.... better stuff. Their more classic stuff, so before Load. I do like thought how this could kind of relate to the theme or concept of the album. I do suggest this though it you like Symphony X sounding bands, and hey it might be something new, you never know till you try it. I am going to give these guys other albums a chance to and review them some time in the future. FYI hopefully I'll review all of the Fates Warning albums.

I'm Gay (I'm Happy) - Lil B

I heard bout this guy, along with a lot of other music I'll be reviewing, via Needledrop, which I conveniently tag on the side so you can see all of them. This is a rapper that partially grabbed my attention with the album title. That is a very odd name for a anyone, let alone a rapper, to name their album that. I don't even think gay people would name their album that. I looked up why he did that and he did because he supports the Gay community. But not only that he says he's gay, (the original meaning which means happy), and attracted to women. Now I don't want to get into my views on people's rights. All you need to know is that I am in no way racist or sexist. I've listened to these songs couple times, twice through, before I started to review this on the computer

1. Trapped In Prison: He talks about, for the most part, how black people have been looked down upon. I like that he mentions third world countries. The thing is that this isn't that much of a taboo subject anymore. I feel that this is a different take on how to spread the message, particularly since he used a jazz/world music feeling sample in the background. Then he begins to talk about money and how he's "livin' 2Pac and Biggie's Vision, Lil B I'm trapped in prison". 
2. Open Thunder Eternal Slumber: The sample in this song is an upbeat one. The thing that I don't like about this song is he mentions that "smoke a lot of weed to calm my stress". That is not very good, but he is saying that he is doing that as a way to deal with the stress of success. Also another thing I'm getting tired of is rappers saying I don't believe in the lord. Now it's not that it offends me, it has just lost it power with me, and I've only really listened to hip hop/rap for the past 6 months. I like this song because it sounds cool it's just that I don't really think the lyrics are ground breaking.
3. Game: I was listening to this song on Spotify the first time that I ever heard it. Since I don't have premium there are commercials, and at the end of one of the song I thought that this was a commercial. The beginning of the song has some type of female gospel sounding sample in the background in it. This is probably my favorite song on the album. This is a good beat to it and makes up for the poor things I get from the last two tracks. I feel like the chorus reminds me of Tears by Wu-Tang Clan. Which was based off the sample called After Laughter, Comes Tears by Wendy Rene.
4. Unchain Me: This is also another good song. I like the beat and the sample of this song. I think that the children singing sounds cool. I am guessing that it was supposed to be more emotional, but it has lost its impact on me. In this song he sings about how money is bad. Now there is other themes in this song but the money thing hits. He also brings up the legendary "The world say I'm bad because my colour". That just really hurts the song and the album for me.
5. Neva Stop Me: The thing about this is that the album feels like it begins to go down hill from here. That is the feeling I get from this song. Now what I don't get is he says he don't believe in God but mentions Baby Jesus and God in this song. That very much contradicts its self. There is someone talking on the phone, which is supposed to sound like the chorus. I think that it's a pretty cool idea.
6. Gon Be Okay: He sampled Barack. This song reminds me of a Disney song. Disney Movie songs get on my nerves because they drag on. They also have began to use too much strings on this. It is comparable to Lana Del Rey's sophomore effort Born To Die.
7. The Wilderness: This has a voice of the telephone is back. Now he mentions history. That gets on my nerves. UGH!!!!!
8. I Hate Myself: In this song he samples Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. Not the best band in the world. Now I think that this is a cool song. The actual thing that hurts this song isn't the lyrics or rhymes, it's the Goo Goo Dolls sample. He like messed with it a lot to make is sound odd, like he's talking on the phone. This song somewhat regains my interest in the album. The lyrics probably have more power to them, but they just don't really hit me. And I kind of wish it was more powerful for me because there are times where I feel like I hate myself.
9. Get It While Its Good: This is an example of what I don't like and how it gets on my nerves. Another thing is that his rhymes aren't even always on beat.
10. I Seen That Light:  This song isn't that bad. It is upbeat and his rhymes are on beat. The last one was just boring. but this eventually gets into the factor of the boring category.
11. My Last Chance: Ironic, This song is pretty boring too. He makes it seem like he wants to show everyone that he is like everyone, even though his success has hit him he's still down to earth. I honestly don't care if a rapper is down to earth in his raps. I think its cool if he is, just don't say you are, because that shows your not. I'd rather listen to a someone rapping about golden showers after S&M with other shemales. Fucked up, but I'd rather negative and angry that happy and meaningful. Now I think it's cool if someone has upbeat songs but I would prefer him singing about "Niggaz" and "Weed" or "Rape" than "Health Care" and "Making History" because of Obama.
12. 1 Time Remix: This isn't that strong of an ending. This album has drained my desire to re listen to it. This is my second time listening to it front to back and it hurts.

Over all I think this album gets a 3/10. This has to be the "Gayest" rap album I've ever heard. By that I mean the most upbeat and happy. The upbeatness of the whole might have had something to do with the downfall for me. The thing is that I think it's messages get on my nerves too much after hearing it to much. I feel that he is not only stating his views but being die hard pusher. It gets to the point where this album begins to bore me. the feeling of 'there isn't anything for me to look forward to on this album'. I really respect that he did this and someone else might like it more than I did and the messages might hit some harder, but I'm sticking with my rating. I don't think I'm gonna plan on revisiting this album again, or maybe even Lil B in general.

Dark Room - Hot Fiction

I found out about this group on Last.fm, where I have all my albums I've recorded uploaded to. Hot Fiction is a garage rock band from the UK. These guys look ok, and I want to free space on this bitch so here we go with this album review of this UK garage rock band. The thing is I'm planning on having one review uploaded daily. I'll get a good start because I have a four day weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

1. Start It Off: This seems like it is an atempt to be The White Stripes or The Black Keys
2. If I Had A Girl: This song is another song that I've already heard before. Nothing suprising
3. My Girl Dances: The beginning riff sounds like a rip of Gimme Three Steps. This song sounds like a rip of Gimme Three Steps.
4. War of Attrition: Major differences between other songs.... This sounds like El Camino in the worst way possible.
5. Autum Girl: This has a funky bass in it. The vocals on this track somewhat remind me of Jack White. Not in a exact way but a similar way. Also there is a harmonica solo on this song. It is ok, not amazing but ok. But then it picks up at the last 40 seconds into something that reminds me of The Black Keys.
6. I Just Want Your Body: This song isn't very original either
7. Thump: This one is good... psyche
8. When Nothing Mattered: Hey the beginning of this one isn't that bad. For realizes. This is not amazing but it is a decent song on the album {4/10} unlike the rest of the songs {3/10}
9. Get Out Of My House: And this is back to well... no
10. Truly Dark: Bad
11. Laid Me Low: BADD
12. Creepy Disco: This song has terrible lyrics.

Overall I think this sucked... so it's 3/10. This isn't very original and its not like I haven't ever heard this before, you know. These guys sound like they copied the bands I mentioned before. There are people who will like this because they like everything to sound the same... that not me. The album lost me after track 3.

Crater Lake - Rogue Valley

This is a band that I found out via FrostClick, and as a part of my this for this month each Monday-Thursday will be a free download music, with the exception of anniversaries of albums, and Friday-Sunday will be music you have to purchase. This is by a band that has released 4 releases in the course of a year, this being the first (Hence the pale coloured ''I'' in the bottom right corner). No matter how this review turns out I will hope fully be reviewing their other 3 albums. Based off the album covers this seems like it's either a concept and each album is like a volume of it, or they just like using the same album covers. But based on the names of the other albums I could very easily see it being an intentional "Läther" type of thing. By that I mean it is the same album, just split into different releases, but these guys might of done a big quadruple album but released it separately into 4 albums. If so that makes sense these guys released their debut with "Crater Lake" and a debut album with 40+ songs (figure about 10-12 songs per average album) to take at once, especially if it is your first listen to a new band. I ultimately had to listen to this thing twice because I didn't think it was amazing but I could tell that 2 times through wouldn't be that bad. But you'll see why I could only do it once.

1. The Warming Moon: This song has an upbeat country type of feel to it. I think this song is ok it is in no way smazing but its ok. The vibe I get from this song hopefully does not foreshadow the rest of the album. If do then this wont be an amazing album. I think that the acoustic guitar in the back sounds cool. The thing is that "I've heard this before". 
2. Red River of the North: This song kind of reminds me of something Fleet Foxes-Esq but better quality recording. And also a little bit of These Animals, which self titled Ep I reviewed earlier. (You can find it by either clicking on the FrostClick link on the side or the Ep link on the side, or 2011 link). This isn't really anything that amazing so far. I have heard clips of a band called Fun. (there is a period in their name). And that sounds like something that would be on that album.
3. English Ivy: This song reminds me of a better quality High and Dry by the band Radiohead. I could see the being on 1995's The Bends, if they went back and rerecorded the songs for like a rerelease or something.
4. I-5 Love Affair: this song kinda of reminds me of the title track off Arcade Fire's 2010 The Suburbs. Just more of an acoustic version of this.
5. Hummingbird: when I first saw this song I thought of Neutral Milk Hotel. This could be a cover. I know they didn't write or record this song but that's what I think of. This is an ok son
6. Crater Lake: this reminds me of Coldplay. Espicslly the guitar and the vocals. And also Christmas music I'd hear at church. I'm not huge on Christmas music.c
7. Rope Swing Over Rogue Valley: this sounds like it it would be a song that I like. It just doesn't deliver enough or me to like it. It sounds like the rest of the songs I me.
8. Ursa Minor: this song is el samo
9. The Occidental Hotel: this is pretty much on the same boat as all the other songs.
10. The Planting Moon: I really have lost all interest in this album
11. Slack Water: why must there be more
12. El-Ay: I can honestly say that I spaced out at this song.

Overall I see this album as a 3/10. I think that I was expecting more out of it. It reminds me to much of Arcade Fire, Radiohead both of which I think are ok bands. I really like some indie music. The thing tough is that some indie bands sound too much alike. You can tell that this could be frustrating. This album is the kind of novelty music that I don't like.

Suicide Season - Bring Me The Horizon

This is a band called Bring Me The Horizon. They are arguably, with myself, on of my favorite bands and defiantly no questions asked one of my top 5 bands that scream. The first album I heard by them was There Is A Hell Believe Me I've Seen It, There Is A Heaven Let's Keep It A Secret which came out in 2010 and I heard it a couple months after it came out. I really liked it and it was pretty cool. Well I went to my cousins house and they showed me videos and I saw the music video for Pray for Plague. It blew me away and I went insane with that song. Actually the only reason I am not gonna just review Count Your Blessings is because I'm saving it for a special day. Well after that I heard the song The Sadness Will Never End and liked it, but it was overshadowed by the debut full length. Now I've never heard the whole thing in its entirety and what better reason to sit through it and listen to it then reviewing it. I plan on reviewing all Bring Me The Horizon's albums and eps released and future releases. And also you gotta give them props for such weird song names.

1. The Comedown: The beginning of this song is pretty cool with the static. The feel I get from this song, the first listen, is not very good. Where are the vocals in the background. You barley hear anything at about the 1 minute mark. Then the stop that reminds me of the dreaded Escape the Fate self titled album. Whats up with just before the last minute the quite vocals. The first time through it seems like they are trying to hard and that the album isn't going to be as raw, so to say, as the first album. 
2. Chelsea Smile: The first time through this song seems to be a blur. The breakdowns so far on this album are, well... awful. At about 2:40 when it goes into a verse type thing it a little better, and again at about the 3:00 minute mark with that electric beat. But beside that, its not very good.
3. It Was Written In Blood: The ending of the song is so unnecessary.
4. Death Breath: The beginning of this song got my hopes up and were getting killed by his singing. SCREAM MOFO. Thats what made the first album, it was so B.A. not your vocals that sound like your getting butt fucked and you are done with that shit. And whats with 2:40, in no way necessary. But first time through this is the only decent song.
5. Football Season Is Over: This song is good, but is ultimately ruined by Ollie's. And The spoken word part has no extra power to it. If anything that makes this song worse. And The commentary at the ending is also suckie. 
6. Sleep With One Eye Open: This song is not very good
7. Diamonds Aren't Forever: I really hope this is a song about James Bond. And It's not....
8. The Sadness Will Never End: This is the first song I heard off the album. I thought it was OK. This time, being my first time through the whole album, is my probably 10th time listening to this song. The intro to this song is good, and this song is decently good. I like the guy that is trying to sing, it sounds like it fits. The song would be better if Ollie didn't cut the singer who's clean vocals off.
9. No Need For Introductions, I've Read About Girls Like You On The Back Of Toilet Doors: ......
10. Suicide Season: That song has its parts but.... over all no

Overall I give this a solid 3/10. There is no discussion over if its pushing it to make it point what ever or anything. The album was a not very good album. One thing I have to give them props for, in a way, foreshadowing their next album's sound There Is A Hell Believe Me I've Seen It, There Is A Heaven Let's Keep It A Secret unlike one of my favorite bands, who now suck and I lost a lot of respect for that album and future releases, #ETF. I feel bad if you don't know what that means. The thing about this album is it was just pretty much noise for me to listen to while I was typing this review, more so than trying to keep up with the updates of sounds and comments and stuff. I wasn't able to describe anything, after track one, as anything but terrible. It's hard to back someone up when they make this much of a let down album. I figured this wouldn't be very good but I tried to not think bad but apparently I didn't think enough. And also the fucking volume, it was not as powerful as on Count Your Blessings. I'd honestly rather listen to Lady Gaga/Ke$ha/Chris Brown/Rihanna's sextape that she made with Chris Brown showing she was into that pain S&M shit collaboration with... do I dare say, Primus. The volume was loud it's just I didn't get the same power I would of from the first album.