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Topic	Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them.
thundersheep 11/02/17 9:41:31 PM #195:	Emilie Autumn - Opheliac Get ready for an update to the tier list because this ones got nope all over it As Ive mentioned a few times before, I really dont enjoy writing negative reviews so Im going to try and get this done quickly and clinically. There is a lot of personality in this album and thats where my first gripe lies. Ive never enjoyed artists playing characters or taking on personas in their music when those characters require a heavily affected vocal performance, and this album is full of them. Its a choice some people can appreciate and Im not going to argue that it makes the music inherently bad, but I find that these vocal exercises distract from the music rather than adding any meaningful quality. What Im complaining about here is basically the entirety of what Autumn does on the title track Opheliac. She switches in and out of many vocal affectations and while the worst is the strained/screaming/urgent one, I cant really stand any of them. The second track Swallow is probably the only song I enjoy on this album as it feels like a mostly straight-forward electronica track with some nice vocal processing that reminds me a lot of the type of music I used to listen to in the mid 2000s. Its incredibly nostalgic for me and feels like one of the few tracks here that isnt so heavily inspired by a goth aesthetic (lyrics notwithstanding). The strings here are very tasteful and there is some great vocal layering features throughout the track. I dont have anything nice to say about the rest of the album as Im not crazy about the goth-industrial production or the over-the-top theatricality of her vocal delivery. I appreciate the fact that this isnt an album that was simply slapped together in the hopes of having a few singles hit big, as its clear she approached making this album with a clear vision and concept the album is nothing if not consistent and cohesive, its just that there isnt much here for me to enjoy. Final Rating: All this talk about vocal affect/inflection has me thinking about Marina/10 --- http://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/these-beautiful-nightmares <cite>thundersheep posted [p:889654145] in Recommend ... [t:75771327]...</cite> <quote>Emilie Autumn - Opheliac Get ready for an update to the tier list because this ones got nope all over it As Ive mentioned a few times before, I really dont enjoy writing negative reviews so Im going to try and get this done quickly and clinically. There is a lot of personality in this album and thats where my first gripe lies. Ive never enjoyed artists playing characters or taking on personas in their music when those characters require a heavily affected vocal performance, and this album is full of them. Its a choice some people can appreciate and Im not going to argue that it makes the music inherently bad, but I find that these vocal exercises distract from the music rather than adding any meaningful quality. What Im complaining about here is basically the entirety of what Autumn does on the title track Opheliac. She switches in and out of many vocal affectations and while the worst is the strained/screaming/urgent one, I cant really stand any of them. The second track Swallow is probably the only song I enjoy on this album as it feels like a mostly straight-forward electronica track with some nice vocal processing that reminds me a lot of the type of music I used to listen to in the mid 2000s. Its incredibly nostalgic for me and feels like one of the few tracks here that isnt so heavily inspired by a goth aesthetic (lyrics notwithstanding). The strings here are very tasteful and there is some great vocal layering features throughout the track. I dont have anything nice to say about the rest of the album as Im not crazy about the goth-industrial production or the over-the-top theatricality of her vocal delivery. I appreciate the fact that this isnt an album that was simply slapped together in the hopes of having a few singles hit big, as its clear she approached making this album with a clear vision and concept the album is nothing if not consistent and cohesive, its just that there isnt much here for me to enjoy. Final Rating: All this talk about vocal affect/inflection has me thinking about Marina/10 --- http://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/these-beautiful-nightmares</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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