Necro Presents - Album Walrus REVEAL THREAD

Necro

Our full table rather than reading the posts:

Position My Fave Artist Points
1st Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan 14
2nd Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 13
3rd Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi 12
4th What's The Story, Morning Glory - Oasis 11
5th Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You 10
6th Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty 9
7th Folklore - Taylor Swift 8
8th The Silent Force - Within Temptation 7
9th Good Years - The Shires 6
10th Apostrophe - Frank Zappa 5
11th Notorious - Duran Duran 4
12th Escape From New York - 65daysofstatic 3
13th Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen 2


And our current, overall table


Player Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score
Trigger 11 11
LeVar 6 6
Irish Aris 4 4
the purple tin 14 14
Sawduck 9 9
JP Liz V1 2 2
Kolido 12 12
ShaneU 6.5 6.5
Electric Nitwit 3 3
cee_jay 8 8
RasTa 5 5
mustang shelly 7 7
Zaph 6.5 6.5
Rikand 10 10

Well done to the purple tin, really enjoyed your entry. Still all to play for, particularly with the duplicate... will there be more?

Aiming to get Round 2 done and having the reveal maybe next weekend sometime.


Thoughts on the reveal folks? Like? Hate? Anything needing tinkering?

Zaph

Necro wrote: »

Thoughts on the reveal folks? Like? Hate? Anything needing tinkering?

Just the half points yoke

Good reveal, I enjoyed it.

Electric Nitwit

Nice one Necro, good work!
Congrats purple tin. That's one I'll be giving a good listen, Steely Dan are a name I know but I've never listened to them that much

I'll give most a spin, a few I know the odd song but nothing deeper - Tom Petty, even Bruce to an extent. Within Temptation sounds very, well, tempting too!

I liked the reveal - I liked the focus being taken away from the points, let the thoughts on the music breath a bit

Irish Aris

I like the way you do it, with the 2 parts!!!
Gives everyone the time to read the comments.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Fair play Purple.

Enjoyed the reveal Necro.

ShaneU

Good reveal apart from Zaph, who I both love and hate right now :pac:

I was close to picking The Postal Service album for this, ever listened to it?

Sawduck

I loved that reveal Necro, great job and great winner too, steely Dan are brilliant nice selection purple tin

Electric Nitwit

ShaneU wrote: »

I was close to picking The Postal Service album for this, ever listened to it?

Love that album

the purple tin

Nice one Necs. Glad you enjoyed it.

Nearly 50 years old and it still sounds fresh.

JP Liz V1

An enjoyable reveal

Trigger

Nice one necro, enjoyed not knowing the points till the end, it was a good idea.

I'm quietly confident on my next pick

Electric Nitwit

the purple tin wrote: »

Nice one Necs. Glad you enjoyed it.

Nearly 50 years old and it still sounds fresh.

I was listening to Cillian Murphy's show earlier and he played a Velvet Underground track that sounded great, then said it was from 1970, so 50 years old. It's scary! :eek:

(I mean, it's well before my time, but even so it sounds crazy to hear the word fifty in that context!)

Kolido

Congrats purple and great reveal Necro. The 2 parts work well.

Rikand

Really glad you liked the album

My next two albums feature very little vocal and might be more a long the lines of what EN, ASLB and Shelly were expecting

Well, one of them might be

RasTa

I forget what music you're into but I was sure Zappa would be last. Goes great with a spliff.

Necro

Going to be another few days before I get Round 2 completed here folks. Between Alphabet Sheep this evening and a few other bits and pieces I'm only about halfway through. The albums in general are a bit longer too so taking up more time here than I anticipated.

Aiming for maybe Wednesday or Thursday evening next week.

Electric Nitwit

I presume it's an unwritten rule of honour that if you picked a glorified compilation tape as your "soundtrack" that you're a dirty rotten scoundrel and any points earned will be tainted!

Zaph

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I presume it's an unwritten rule of honour that if you picked a glorified compilation tape as your "soundtrack" that you're a dirty rotten scoundrel and any points earned will be tainted!

Don't be so harsh on yourself EN, we all make mistakes...

Necro

Round 2 coming your way this evening from around 9.30pm!!!

Electric Nitwit

Just remembered what I submitted for this and that you like nice vocals. I regret nothing

...but I am a little bit sorry

Irish Aris

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just remembered what I submitted for this and that you like nice vocals. I regret nothing

...but I am a little bit sorry

yeah, I don't expect much in this round either, I went for an original score, so unless Necro has seen and liked the film, bottom-3 here I come

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

yeah, I don't expect much in this round either, I went for an original score, so unless Necro has seen and liked the film, bottom-3 here I come

Oh wait, film scores! I was thinking of round 3

Oh, I went original score too, we're the purists Aris
I feel you need to know the film to like mine too, but it is a wonderful soundtrack

I regret nothing and I'm not sorry

Necro

I honestly didn't have any base for reference in this round. Film Soundtracks (other than musicals) aren't something I would listen to on a regular basis.

Some I loved, some I was very ambivalent to - others I'd not listen to again if you paid me


No duplicates this round so no split points, something ShaneU and Zaph will be relieved to hear :pac:

Tauriel

I now regret my choice and wish I went for the one that I said would feel like cheating.

Necro

Ok kicking off in about 10 mins or so.

Same again. I'll be posting my thoughts on the albums then announcing the rankings.

Necro

American Wedding – The Soundtrack submitted by Also Starring LeVar Burton




Highpoints – The Anthem, The Hell Song

A great album and real throwback to the ‘nu-punk’ of the early noughties. It’s got all the offenders on board, Good Charlotte, Sum 41 etc. The movie was grand, the dance off in the gaybar being an absolutely brilliant highlight. The album itself is very strong for the first half, it does get a bit repetitive and samey by the time we roll into Sugarcult – Bouncing off the Walls. But all in all I really enjoyed it.

Necro

The Fountain OST submitted by Irish Aris




Couldn’t get into this at all. The opening track was fairly good but dragged on forever and I found the same issue with most of the tracks to be honest. Had they been half the length I would have really enjoyed this entry but to be honest I found myself looking at my watch and how much time was left on the album and just wanting it to be over.

Necro

Superfly OST submitted by the purple tin






Highpoints – Superfly, Pusherman


The first couple of tracks on this album were a chore, Curtis Mayfield’s voice just annoys me. It does improve a little as the album continues but it is again very much a chore to get through.

Necro

Dark Phoenix OST submitted by mustang shelly






Highpoints – Reckless


First track takes 2 mins and 25 secs to get going in typical bloody Zimmer fashion. I like his music but jaysus he is some waffler when it comes to length of tracks. Reckless is a really good track mind, but again the sheer length of each song just irritates me.

Necro

Where the Wild Things Are OST submitted by Electric Nitwit





Ah lads, the humming at the start of the first track is doing my head in. Is this some sort of torture method? I mean I guess it’s ok. I’m not really vibing it much at all unfortunately. That humming is still annoying me throughout the album, it’s a really bad starting track. Yep… doesn’t improve much as I go deeper. Still annoyed by that humming

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

The Fountain OST submitted by Irish Aris




Couldn’t get into this at all. The opening track was fairly good but dragged on forever and I found the same issue with most of the tracks to be honest. Had they been half the length I would have really enjoyed this entry but to be honest I found myself looking at my watch and how much time was left on the album and just wanting it to be over.

Interesting, I love the soundtrack to Requiem For A Dream, must give this one a listen

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

Where the Wild Things Are OST submitted by Electric Nitwit

Ah lads, the humming at the start of the first track is doing my head in. Is this some sort of torture method? I mean I guess it’s ok. I’m not really vibing it much at all unfortunately. That humming is still annoying me throughout the album, it’s a really bad starting track. Yep… doesn’t improve much as I go deeper. Still annoyed by that humming

Well that went well
Ah man, I love this soundtrack

Necro

Saturday Night Fever OST submitted by ShaneU






This is what I wanted, THIS is what I’m talking about in terms of soundtracks. Iconic music from the movies. This starts off with an absolute banger in Stayin Alive and you just get all sorts of happy vibes from the music compared to the dark depressing albums I’ve already listened to. Great choice.

Necro

8 Mile OST submitted by Trigger



Highpoints – Lose Yourself, Rap Game, 8 Mile


Starts so well with the title track. It keeps up that momentum more or less throughout though some of the tracks are just very poor to be honest. High points make it stand out much more than some of the others mind.

Necro

Baz Luhrman’s Romeo & Juliet submitted by cee_jay





Highpoints – Lovefool, O Verona


Much better start to this, getting an epic feel from the music. The music is nicely modernised, shame they borked the movie by keeping the language Shakespearan and modernising literally EVERYTHING else – ok ok, rant over, it’s the music you’re judging here Necro. Overall a decent experience, would listen again.

Necro

Footloose OST submitted by Kolido







Ah like Saturday Night Fever before it, this is a great choice. Both absolutely and unequivocally 80s classics. Overall I think it’s fair to say Footloose isn’t as strong as Night Fever throughout. Still good mind, and very very enjoyable.

Irish Aris

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Well that went well
Ah man, I love this soundtrack

I guess it's me against you for last place

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Necro wrote: »

Baz Luhrman’s Romeo & Juliet submitted by cee_jay


Highpoints – Lovefool, O Verona


Much better start to this, getting an epic feel from the music. The music is nicely modernised, shame they borked the movie by keeping the language Shakespearan and modernising literally EVERYTHING else – ok ok, rant over, it’s the music you’re judging here Necro. Overall a decent experience, would listen again.

There's too much Shakespeare in this Shakespeare... :rolleyes:

Zaph

Irish Aris wrote: »

I guess it's me against you for last place

Don't be so hasty, mine hasn't been torn apart yet.

Necro

Zaph wrote: »

Don't be so hasty, mine hasn't been torn apart yet.

Funny you should mention that...

Lost in Translation OST submitted by Zaph





This was a very enjoyable listen for an instrumental, or the start of the album at least. Songs not too long in length and very mellow, laidback vibes. I do like how it ramps into some funk midway through as well.

Necro

Ocean’s 11 OST submitted by Rikand





Highpoints – The Plans, Boobytrappin


More funk to kick this one off. I do like how it basically tells the story of the movie through the soundtrack, makes it stand out in a good way. It does get very sameish mind, all the songs seem to blend into the other which will likely cost it a few points. One of the better entries mind.

Zaph

I'll take that. Sorry EN and Aris, looks like you're on your own.

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

I guess it's me against you for last place

Necro

The Boat That Rocked OST submitted by Sawduck




Highpoints – Hang On Stupid, Jumpin Jack Flash


Another daycent album here with some rockin tunes. Pretty much like the boat in the movie then :P It’s not perfect either mind. Silence Is Golden is completely out of place in terms of the tone of the album, a very poor song to boot too. It rebounds from that back into the rock’n’roll type tracks though and overall it’s excellent.

Necro

The Hateful Eight OST submitted by RasTa





Very sinister overtures in the first few songs, haven’t seen the movie admittedly. I don’t mind the instrumentals but again they’re dragging like fook and not really going anywhere. Again I found this very time consuming which is never good when you’re trying to listen to music. Looking at my watch wondering when the next track was due to start. It’s grand. Better than The Fountain, probably worse than Dark Phoenix. That’s about it tbh.

Necro

She’s The One submitted by JP Liz V1






Interesting, some more Tom Petty, I’m guessing the submitter is a fan :P Oh wait, just checked, a different entrant… EEEEnteresting. I enjoyed the last Petty album so high hopes for this one. Walls is a great kickstarter song. Nice and… anthemic.. is that a word? It is now. Yeah I’m enjoying this one the whole way through, Petty is a good artist and this is a great soundtrack.

Necro

And that's it, all 14 bashed out


Now comes the scores in a few short minutes...

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

And that's it, all 14 bashed out


Now comes the scores in a few short minutes...

Don't worry about that, we don't need them

Necro

Ok.


In 11th place with 4 points - Superfly - the purple tin


In 10th place with 5 points - Where The Wild Things Are - Electric Nitwit



In 9th place with 6 points - 8 Mile OST - Trigger



In 8th place with 7 points - Oceans 11 - Rikand

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

In 10th place with 5 points - Where The Wild Things Are - Electric Nitwit

Wow, i was not expecting that after your writeup