Album Rating: 3.5
“but... I Disagree.”
lol
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Album Rating: 3.0
Not that it was very poignient to begin with, but it did get lost on the last page, and I'm curious if Sowing would agree since I'm pretty sure he's heard Sleigh Bells:
--Before I heard this I saw a lot of people comparing this to Babymetal, but... I Disagree. The two bands aren't really anything alike. After a few listens, this reminds me more of an eccentric Sleigh Bells.--
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Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off
Yeah agreed tbh (on Babymetal, haven't heard Sleigh Bells); Babymetal commit to metal more while Poppy throws it around as pastiche. At the end of the day, I guess the novelty appeal is the biggest draw for both regardless
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Album Rating: 4.5
I've heard Reign of Terror and Jessica Rabbit and I think the Sleigh Bells comparison holds up well. I also agree with the comparisons to Babymetal too, however I've only heard the most recent Babymetal LP and nothing else.
In other news, I still find myself listening to this which is surprising. If I'm still enjoying this a couple months from now might have to bump my score slightly.
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Album Rating: 3.0
I feel there's a big difference in the way Poppy and Babymetal delivers their music. Musically they fall under the same subgenre, but I feel Poppy is doing it as a 'shocking' novelty and almost a persiflage, whereas babymetal actually combine two genres (Metal and J-pop) as 'their thing'. I feel Babymetal are way more serious in their delivery, almost pioneers in a way, since this combination is already much more prevalent in Japan and is sprouting numerous clones.
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Album Rating: 3.0
I totally agree with that assessment. I don't find any real similarities between Babymetal and Poppy. The metal isn't the same, and even the pop isn't the same. Sleigh Bells... that's where I find similarities.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Yeah Scheumke you're absolutely right. I enjoy all three artists on some level, but it's hard to articulate how they are different, ha.
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Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off
Scheumke [2] (thank you lol, much better version of the comment I was trying to make ;])
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Album Rating: 3.0
Babymetal blend actual metal genres, and the songwriters seem like they actually have knowledge and experience with the different subgenres of metal and pop. Poppy doesn't seem to have any knowledge of metal or the subgenres. Instead she seems to be going through the motions and trying to recreate a rudimentary emulation of what she thinks metal might sound like.
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Album Rating: 4.5
I'm probably the wrong person to be commenting on the various approaches/styles of metal, but even I noticed that as well. It feels very "square peg, round role", almost like she's sampling metal rather than integrating it.
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Album Rating: 3.0
--I'm probably the wrong person to be commenting on the various approaches/styles of metal, but even I noticed that as well. It feels very "square peg, round role", almost like she's sampling metal rather than integrating it.--
Speaking of another genre you probably aren't too familiar with... but, Industrial music started that way too. In the 80s when these electro-industrial bands first started trying to include metal, it was obvious they had no real idea how to create riffs or get them to actually go with the electronics. Some bands figured it out on their own, some bands never figured it out, and some bands (Die Krupps) just hired thrash guitarist to make it the most authentic.
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Album Rating: 4.5
That makes sense. It's kind of cool to be witnessing the ascension of a new genre (pop-metal?) much in the same way you just described Industrial music. For as much as many of us lament the exhaustion of creative avenues in music, here's one that's taking off right before our very ears. I know the sound has been around for several years - and I could be wrong - but it definitely seems to be coming into the limelight more recently thanks to Babymetal (and now Poppy). Or who knows, maybe I'm being overdramatic.
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Album Rating: 3.0
I don't think you are being overdramatic. Some people are going to want to call it a fad, but it's most likely here to stay. These bands just have to go through a learning curve. If you follow the first few songs Babymetal released compared to the later songs that came out even on their debut, there was a learning curve. They were smart, though, and went out and got 'the real thing' to improve the metal portion. Poppy is still kind of 'token' metal.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Poppy feels like the nu-metal of pop-metal, lol. If any aspect of this genre fusing is a fad, it's her - unless she makes modifications like Babymetal and early 80s industrial. Regardless, I still enjoy this album...it's very hamfisted and deliberate, but a very fun carefree jam for sure.
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Album Rating: 4.5
I Disagree
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Album Rating: 3.0
I'm not going to lie, I definitely enjoy this, but while you could argue that Babymetal is metal, it wouldn't make sense to say the same thing about Poppy. But, something slightly heavier and weirder than Sleigh Bells... just saying.
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Album Rating: 3.0
"almost like she's sampling metal rather than integrating it"
[2] Also, it feels more of "Poppy and some guests" because she didn't really change(?). But if the music dark (and it is) then I like it.
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Album Rating: 3.5
She’s opening for Deftones this summer
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Album Rating: 3.0
Seriously? ha ha.
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Album Rating: 1.0
"They were smart, though, and went out and got 'the real thing' to improve the metal portion."
bet
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