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Joy Division - Closer

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  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Joy Division's second and last album, Closer. Released 2 months after frontman, Ian Curtis committed suicide, we see a bit more of a different sound compared to Unknown Pleasures . We open on Atrocity Exhibition, the song, not the album. Anyway, it's pretty good, but I find the vocals rather annoying and the percussion doesn't sound very powerful. Isolation has better sounding vocals, but the percussion on here still sounds pretty bad. The song, in general, sounds rather goofy. Passover finally brings us some substance. Ominous guitars and vocals, powerful drumming and thicc basslines. Colony is in the same vein, but this sounding a bit brighter. A Means To An End is rather forgettable, in my opinion. It doesn't really stand out in anyway. Heart And Soul, on the other hand, brings us something new. Reverb drenched... everything, gentle synth pads, heavy basslines and some very nice percussion. Twenty ...

Queen - The Game

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  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. You know the deal, Queen, The Game, Anthony Fanta-, I mean let's jump straight into it. Play The Game opens on some reversed noises, rising into a soft rock song, with a nice driving piano, but a decent at best sounding guitar. The performance didn't impress me that much. Really was just a decent song. Next we have Dragon Attack, which was a much heavier and hard hitting song compared to the opener. The guitar this time sounded much more aggressive, and the bassline on here was especially nice. We see an upward trajectory for the album. funky bassline. it's my favourite song from queen. bites za dusto. Need Your Loving Tonight, however, sounded very cheesy. The vocal performance on this song is in no way impressing, or at least fun, like on Another One Bites The Dust. You could also replace the guitar on here with a synth, and it would sound the same. The solo towards the end was pretty sweet tho. it's a crazy little thing call...

AC/DC - Back in Black

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  Hello everybody! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be talking about one of AC/DC's most beloved albums, Back in Black. This was suggested by a classmate of mine, and said why not, since I already loved AC/DC's music, why not listen to this. Right of the bat, Hells Bells, was an amazing start to the album. Even though it had a slower beat, it was still amazing. Shoot to Thrill was another great song and the drum oriented part around the middle of the song was a pleasant surprise. What Do You Do For Money Honey and Giving The Dog a Bone were pretty similiar, but still amazing. Loved the guitar work in both of them! Let Me Put My Love Into You was a bit slower, but still had a nice head-bopping beat and the guitar riff around the end, was just amazing. Back in Black was definitely my favourite song, because of it's epic drums and guitar riffs. Straight up epicness! You Shook Me All Night Long and Have a Drink on Me were another pair of great songs, the main attra...