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  3. Moog the Kvlt
    First off I'd like to say that I'll be starting the Netsky and Depeche Mode reviews sometime this week, sorry I've been procrastinating them, I've just had to do homework, work around the house, and lots of other things that are more important as for the other albums that I've been requested to review, I'll start those once those two reviews are done. Though anyways onto what this blog post is about which is a few top lists that I've done of music related stuff. So anyways here they are, hope that you enjoy reading them, and I hope to hear what you guys think about these lists:
     
    Top Metal albums from the 90's
    http://rateyourmusic.com/list/MoogVoyager/top_metal_albums_of_the_90s
     
    Top Metal albums from the 00's
    http://rateyourmusic.com/list/MoogVoyager/the_top_metal_albums_of_the_00s
     
    Top Electronic albums from the 90's
    http://rateyourmusic.com/list/MoogVoyager/top_electronic_albums_of_the_90s
     
    Top Electronic albums from the 00's
    http://rateyourmusic.com/list/MoogVoyager/the_top_electronic_albums_of_00s
  4. Moog the Kvlt
    Alright then, so since the very old review thread that I did a long while ago had died out I figured that I might as well do what everyone else seems to be doing right now, and make a music review blog. I will do reviews through requests only, except for the occasional one that I think deserves to be reviewed. Now before you ask I WILL NOT DO ANY OLDER/CLASSIC/LEGENDARY ALBUMS because I don't wanna review things that everybody's already heard a million times. Only things that have came out during this year and maybe later on in last year will I be reviewing, though I will do a monthly list of mini-reviews on albums that I consider to be legendary and noteworthy albums. As for legendary artists'/bands' new releases, yes I will review those because they are recent enough to get a review. The requests box is always left open, and you can request an album on here or any of my actual reviews. Now give me some requests, and also.....
     
    inb4 someone requests a review of the new Daft Punk album.
  5. Moog the Kvlt
    Alright then so I decided that since I don't wanna leave any of you guys hanging off with nothing after I just created my music Review Station being hosted on my blog, I figured that I'd do the first entry of this segment which I like to call "Older Album Mini-Reviews" which is just where I make mini-reviews of some of what I think are legendary/classic albums in my heart. Now as for how the requests are doing, I'll start listening to the Netsky album tomorrow, and I'll probably start writing the review by the end of this week. I'll also be posting a review of the new Depeche Mode album as well. Now that's out of the way let's get started on the list.
     

    Converge - Jane Doe





     

    Jane Doe is Converge's most notable release and most well known one yet. Jane Doe was the album that marked Converge as a headbanging furious band, and made them grow to their status that they have. Now do I think that this is an album for everybody out there, do I recommend this album? Well, if you love screaming vocals that are thrown onto this album with a dirty and raw production, then it's definitely for you. Jane Doe portrays anger in one of the greatest ways, with it's very well written lyrics and it's loud, noisy and furious sound. The album starts out with the headbanging track "Concubine" which in my opinion, is the craziest song on the whole album. Then as the album continues you get to songs like "Distance And Meaning" and "Hell To Pay" which aren't as crazy as the other songs from this album, but definitely do remain with the same full-on angry emotion that the other tracks do, and then finally the album ends of with the 11 and a half, minute title-track. The title track really does evolve when it goes on, and deserves the name of the title-track because it's almost like every single track on the album piled into one. All of the raw emotion, and violent headbanging, just sums up in this one track.


     

    ISIS - Oceanic





     
     

    Alright then, so here's another Metal album making it onto my list, this time it's the Post-Metal/Sludge band named Isis. This was the first Isis album that I had listened to, and it definitely still is one of the most unique Metal albums that I've ever heard. Oceanic is both aggressive and calming, it has these parts with growling, and powerful vocals, then it goes off into these long instrumental parts in each song, that just make you feel relaxed and get lost into the riffs of the album. The album starts out with "The Beginning And The End" which is probably the most suitable track to start the album off with, because it has the aggressive side of them, but when it gets to the instrumental parts of the album it doesn't get too calming.



    Near the middle of the album comes tracks like "Weight", "Maratime", and the untitled track from the album. These three tracks go extrememly well together like peanut butter and jam on a sandwich. The untitled track has this very weird and unusual feel to it, and this track really does remind me of "Mantra" by Tool off of their album Lateralus, in the sense that they both have a really unusual sample playing through the entire track, that gives you this almost confused feel as towards what the sound exactly is. Then comes "Maratime" which just gives you a sense of relief from the discomforting untitled track, in the fact of how it has such a Post-Rock vibe to it, when you listen to it, it's just such a beautiful sounding and really relaxing feel to it. After that comes "Weight" which gives off such an Ambient feel to it, then evolves into more of a Post-Rock song. "Weight" is without a doubt the most peaceful song on this entire album. It just really gets you into such a relaxed feeling, that is just further amplified by listening to it after listening to the other tracks that I had previously described.



    Once all of that ends the album goes back into it's more aggressive side of things with the track "From Sinking" which gets the feel of the album back again with the aggressive vocals being added onto the really flowing guitar riffs. The final track from this album being named "Hym" is the most appropriate end to the album, it has the most clean vocals out of all the songs, but gets aggressive near the middle of the track. Do I think that this is an album for everyone? Most definitely not, this album is an acquired taste that I don't think everyone would like.


     
     

    My Bloody Valentine - Loveless





     

    Loveless is an album done by the shoegaze band named "My Bloody Valentine", the album was one of the first albums to really define shoegaze music. Loveless has soft, touching, and flowing guitar riffs that are loaded onto a wall of effects that it gives this album such a softer tone that it's like a Drone album that you can fall asleep to. Loveless is actually to me, the greatest shoegaze album and one of the very few albums I like that are played in this style. Do I recommend this album to anyone? Most definitely not, Loveless is an album that really takes quite the ear to enjoy it.


     

    Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon





     

    Now here's an album that more people would enjoy. But really though, do I even need to go on about the legacy of Pink Floyd, how whenever someone mentions the band's name, that rainbow with a prism album cover pops up in your mind, do I really need to explain all of that? Well I'd hope that everyone reading this review knows all about this album, and how it is still considered today as one of the most legendary Progressive albums. But now let's get off of that and get onto the review of Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd.



    he songs on this album have both an experimental taste on them as well as an easy-listening taste which is the one thing that I think is why Dark Side of the Moon had gotten so popular. Songs like "Money" have got this really kind of funky feeling to them, while ones like "Time" and "Breathe" have a more calming feel to them, but yet still enjoyable without falling asleep. Each of the songs just have a nice flow to them that isn't interrupted, but yet at the same time most of them don't repeat themselves constantly. This album is definitely, without a doubt, well deserved of it's fame. Now whether this album is your favorite Pink Floyd album or not, that's entirely up to opinion, though Dark Side of the Moon will always remain with it's legendary status.


     
     

    Now that sums up the first of my series on Older Albums, if you'd like to leave some feedback on each of these albums and what you thought of them, or any albums that you'd like me to review then it would be greatly appreciated. If you are looking for me to recommend some albums then people do leave those in the comments as well. So thank you very much for reading through this, and I hope to get to more of these, see you all later.


  7. Moog the Kvlt
    Alright then here it is, my opinion on each of these creepypastas that are well-known
     
    Slender: This....oh come on this must be a total joke to the world of horror. Slenderman isn't even that scary looking himself, he actually kind of looks cool if you ask me. The game is just plain boring and completely over rated, actually everything about the Slenderman is over rated, other than having a cool character design, there's nothing else that's interesting.
    3/10
     
    Secure Contain Protect: Hmmm....it's original compared to the other creepypastas out there and definitely interesting, I like the whole idea of having an Area 51 for weird and unordinary things that were once out in this world and are now thrown into containment, most likely for researching. Though SCP is definitely not scary it is actually very well done, now as for the game well....I personally wasn't scared of it probably because I had already read up on the documents before the game even first started production, but still the game is fun to play for about a week, then it gets old. Even though Containment Breach was a let down for me, I've gotta hand it to SCP for being a creepypasta that I actually had found interesting.
    8/10
     
    Ben Drowned: Even more boring than Slender for a whole 10 mintues, I tried watching some of the Ben drowned videos, and even read up on the story behind it, I wasn't scared by it at all, I was just bored, there's really no weight at all to it, it's weak to the point that it's bland and not enjoyable.
    2/10
     
    Candle Cove: While Candle Cove may not be scary or meant to be enjoyable, it's very mysterious and gives out a weird presence to it, maybe a little bit discomforting for some, though it's meant to evoke curiosity. It's definitely unique and the most different out of all creepypastas out there.
    7/10
     
    Smile.dog: Surely, the picture of the dog smiling looks unsettling though when you look at the backstory it just makes you roll your eyes and say "oh great, lookie here somebody had decided to rip off of The Ring" in which case both are very similar to each other. The thing that I don't like the most about the smile.dog is that it only has the picture to give it some weight, other than that it's really just plain boring.
    5/10
     
    Jeff The Killer: Oh pfft this is the same deal with the smile.dog, except subtract a backstory at all, nothing but a picture that is spread around, Jeff himself is cool looking though the creepypasta itself as a whole, is weaker than any other one that I've discussed. You can't just take one picture without any sort of backstory and expect it to be interesting.
    2/10
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    And that's about all there is, if you have any other suggestions for creepypastas that I should look up then please do tell me one or a few.
  8. Moog the Kvlt
    After quite the while of researching I think I've found it, the most expensive musical instrument out there, it's called the Impossible Box and it's by handmade by Arius Blaze from the artistic collaboration known as Folktek. The Impossible Box is basically all of Arius' work put into one synthesizer, the price goes from 1 million dollars and up. The sounds that come out of it are meant to be used for music and sound scapes. I'd honestly love to own it.
     
    This is a video of it in action:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OouGVYj4ppA
     
    And here is a picture of it:

  9. Moog the Kvlt
    HUUUURRRRR DUUUUURRRRR LETZ GO 2 DA METAL THREADZ
    CONVERGE AND SLUDGE METAL R DA BEST LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!
    FUK THRASH METAL IT SUX AND A7X R BORING DOHOHOHOHO
    GRINDCORE MUTHAFUKA!!!!! I LOVES DAT STUFF!!!!!!!!
     
    LETZ GO 2 DA ELECTRONIC THREADZ NAO!!!!!!
    I H8 SKRILLEX HE IZ A FAGET LIEK DA REST OF TEH WUB PRODUCERS
    LOLOLOL APHEX TWIN AND NINE INCH NAILS 4 DA WIN!!!!
     
    SCOOTALOO IS BEST PONEE AND PINKEH PIE IZ TEH STOOPID BEYOTCH
     
    I
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    LUV
    DA
    ENTER
    KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    KAY NITEY NITE FORUMZ
  10. Moog the Kvlt
    As some of you members my have already seen before
    I am personally not a Skrillex fan
    Now why is that so?
    Well I've offered brief explanations
    But I've never been able to go in depth to the music of Sonny Moore
    And I've been wanting to do so for a while
    So now, here it is
    Why Moog really doesn't like Skrillex one bit at all
    Enjoy and if you easily get butthurt then don't bother making a comment
    Because I don't need your "fuk u Skrillex iz a best" comments
    Also no, I'm not gonna rant about how Skrillex isn't dubstep
    Because we've already heard that shit a thousand times by now
    So you don't need to hear it 1001 times
    Now since that is aside *ahem*
     
     
    The first thing that I'd like to say that I have already brought up before is that his sounds that he uses are not that special at all. Honestly without the growl bass sound to hold up Skrillex then he'd be nothing right now. The leads that he uses are pretty much your basic everyday ordinary Trance leads. There are way better sounding leads than his, the only thing that helps cover up the fact of how simplistic his leads are is that he can actually create a melody. But for me having a nice melody doesn't cover up your lead sounds. Now as for the signature "growl bass" sound, he does cleanly produce them and he does take time to make them, but they just don't fit too well with me at all. The sound of his bass drops to me are unnecessarily loud and don't fit in with the track over half the time, which I will get into deeper explanation later on. Surely he has the skill to create a melody but for me in this case, the good doesn't concur the bad.
     
    Another thing that I would like to bring up with about Skrillex is the vocal samples that he uses. Surely in some of his songs they fit well to the aggressive bass drop and make a suitable transition. But then you have those vocal samples that he messes around with the pitch and distorts them. Really these vocal samples can really be bothersome in some cases, most notably tracks like "The Reason", "Rock 'n' Roll", and "Long Drive". Honestly was there ever a need to throw those in there, since to me they just sound annoying and unfitting with the rest of the track. He does use them in good ways with songs, such as "First Of The Year (Equinox)", and "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites", but that only happens in rare occasions.
     
    And now here's the last thing that I want to bring up is the thing that irks me the most about Skrillex. Well let's take a look at the song "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" the song starts up with a nice, soft peaceful melody, and then it starts to get even more softer when the vocal samples start up (Like what I said if Skrillex tries hard enough he can use samples right), and then all of the sudden BOOOOMMM just a random loud, noisy bass overpowers the whole track. Now I understand that the whole suddeness of the bass drop is meant to give off more energy, but I can't find it very energetic at all, as to me it just makes the whole track feel obnoxious and awkward. There are better ways to put aggressive energy into a song while still keeping it as melodic as it previously sounded, and one good example of that is an older Skrillex song (Since I actually like his old stuff) being named "Fucking Die", the bass drop is aggressive, but not too aggressive, and it's not blown up loud, so you get that energy while still getting that same vibe and feel previously. Now don't take me wrong with this, since I'm not saying that all of the dubstep/electro songs need to sound Melodic, you can have a loud and noisy dub-track but it just doesn't sound right when it starts out with a house/trance type lead.
     
    But overall of that Skrillex's older stuff I will admit is good, you know the stuff pre-Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites. Songs like "Fucking Die", "Slats Slats Slats", "My Name Is Skrillex (Not the terrible remix)" and "No Mercy, No Violence" are incredible sounding. But his recent stuff I just can't withstand at all.
  11. Moog the Kvlt
    Well...this actually wasn't half bad of an episode, the only major problem that I had with it is that I was kind of expecting a little bit more from this episode. I felt that as if it were rushed and had way too many songs in it. I was expecting it to go a little bit more in depth with the storyline rather than treating it like the other episodes. But then again this episode wasn't a two-parter so I had my expectations put way too high. I enjoyed Celestia's singing a lot and I think that it was the best singing part of the whole episode.
    The thing that I liked about this episode was actually the idea of their cutie marks getting switched. I think that it was an interesting plot line and definitely gives off the overall message of sticking to what your destiny is quite well. But I still feel quite unsatisfied with this episode.
     
     
    My overall rating: 3/5
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