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AriDoe
July 14th 2018


280 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Ok honestly though Doof why did you hate it so much? A 1.5 is REALLY low. Do you just hate this style of post hardcore? Was it the vocals? Like at least tell us why you rated it THAT low

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

It conveys absolutely nothing interesting to me melodically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually



It's just a monotonous trudge through 'already heard' huff and puff twinkle voice teen-bait 'post hardcore' trope vocals with tired derivative chugger chug riffs and 'twinkle sections' of guitar uplift as manipulative in their intention as the cheesiest soap opera soundtrack swells.



I haven't focused on the vocals because nothing stood out with them either, if you're singing like a 12 going on 13 year old you're probably writing lyrics to match.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
July 14th 2018


47595 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

"Unlistenable is a purely subjective term"



yeah but you said dictionary definition, which isn't subjective, cos it's a definition. I'm just pointing out your poor use of language tho, carry on with the shit takes

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Why can't the dictionary define a word that's 'to be used subjectively'



Like the word 'taste' as used in the term 'personal taste'



Rowan for someone so clever you aren't half thick

teamster
July 14th 2018


6222 Comments


Sometimes it’s good to write a review without critiqued every sentence and looking in the syllabus all the time. For that I will give you a pos.

Scoot
July 14th 2018


22193 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

at its worst this is generic post hardcore, that's not worth a 1.5 no matter how you slice it



the production is ace and the songs are catchy enough, sure it does nothing to reinvent the wheel but they already did that with the satellite years



by giving it a 1.5 you're putting it on the same level as aiden



Scoot
July 14th 2018


22193 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i'd put this on the same level as magnetic north, it's nowhere close to the satellite years



only the clouds takes a giant shit all over this record

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

I don't like this argument - I have a lot of better albums on a 2 than this so that would be unfair on them....if I bump them up to a 2.5 then that's not fair on the stuff I have on a 2.5 so they all need bumping....



....then you end on 1000 5 out of 5 ratings and you can't tell what is actually a deserving 5.



Or you can just rate 95% all 3.5's and f'ck everything

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

If it eases anyone's pain I do have an Aiden album on a 0.5 rating on RYM

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
July 14th 2018


47595 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

lol "Dictionary Definition: unlistenable



to be used subjectively even if something is, in fact, listenable"



yeah, I detect no problems there

luci
July 14th 2018


12844 Comments


I think the record is listenable, by which I mean it's "capable of being listened to," but what's a good reason to? Not atmospheric enough, nor catchy enough, nor emotional enough... just a humdrum mess.

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

It's a nonsense term really.



Definition: something unbearable to listen to.



I don't think there's any music 100% of all humans would find 'unbearable' (clue, usually it's made by humans, who you think would tolerate it to some degree. Beyond that it needs to be released, sometimes involving money) so it has to be subjective

Relinquished
July 14th 2018


48718 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

the ‘subjective’ argument here should stop before it gets stupid

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Anyways does 1.5 equal 'unlistenable' - thought it was 'awful'



Plus I rate stuff the same here and on RYM where you have the 0.5 available so this is two levels above the stuff I consider the worst.



For what it's worth, I wouldn't call this 'unlistenable'. Just so poor I'd never reach for any track again - aka a 1.5

luci
July 14th 2018


12844 Comments


for what it's worth, i checked the dictionary definition and it's "(especially of music) impossible or unbearable to listen to." doof is correct

DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15007 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Sounds like we're both right :D



Impossible = objective



Unbearable = subjective

Astral Abortis
July 14th 2018


6731 Comments


Great album agreed

Astral Abortis
July 14th 2018


6731 Comments


Great album agreed

Chambered79
July 14th 2018


1032 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

This album would've been cool 15 years ago

Gyromania
July 14th 2018


37017 Comments


Yeah I would have loved this when I was a teenager and didn't listen to much good music



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