I just realized Rick Ro$$ has other albums; and I just looked at the producers, and every album has a bunch of good ones.

WTF.

This is a major oversight on my part. “Teflon Don” is ridic good. How is it possible that I just never looked into his other material. Like, I think I might have known he had other albums, but I’m not sure. It’s really just a bad situation all of the way around.

Anyway, I discovered Rick Ro$$ had other albums when I randomly listened to his song, “No. 1” (produced by Danja), and wondered if he had released anything since “Teflon Don”. He has one due out soon called “God Forgives, I don’t”.

Aside: This is the first line of the Wikipedia entry: “God Forgives, I Don’t is the upcoming fifth studio album by rapper Rick Ross, scheduled for release on July 31, 2012.” My first thought was, “Cool a new one out soon”. My second thought was, “Wait, huh, fifth”?

So yeah, here we are. Lots of Rick Ro$$ in my future, me thinks.

I just got done listening to Nicki Minaj’s second full-length album, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”, for the first time. Overall, I’m pretty disappointed. As a whole, I found the album to be incredibly ehhhh. There wasn’t one single song, that I was like, “Wow, yes, this track bumps (or whatever)”. This includes, 5 RedOne songs, a J.R. Rotem song, and a Dr. Luke song.

I think my problem with the album is that Minaj can’t decide if she’s a rapper or a singer - and while she mostly chose the latter, neither style really felt that developed for me. Too bad, I guess.

The only think missing from the title is that I am drunk. Ok, so yeah, it is 13:32 in the afternoon, so sue me.

I think it is absolutely hilarious that people loathe this album so much.

But first, the rest of my story…..

So anyway, so yeah…. ok I guess I need to do an aside first…

Aside: Ok, so I have all of my packages sent to my parents house. This is mostly due to the fact, if mail doesn’t fit into my mailbox (which is one of those typical apartment complex kind of mass mailboxes - hopefully I’m right in assuming they are typical), it goes to the office. I’d rather not deal with all that mumbo jumbo, so I just have it delivered to my parent’s house. It is not far away, and it gives me an excuse/forces me to see them pretty often. I fortunately/unfortunately buy a lot of music. Sometimes, I forget what all is coming.

So anyway, so yeah, I ordered it and…..

Then February and March, and most of April happened. Then one day, I was like holy shit, I ordered that album; I totally forgot. However, I then looked back upon my some of my ordering past. Sometimes, shit takes too long, but still comes in the end.

I really wanted the album. I convinced myself to give it until at least May.

Then May came. Still no CD.

I was disappointed.

A few days ago, I made a dispute on Paypal (the way in which I paid). I got an immediate response back from Paypal, saying I couldn’t dispute anything over 45 days. Blast, I said!

Aside: I have actually successfully integrated “blast” into my my unconscious/natural  vocabulary as a response to a negative (and it is often paired with a shaking fist, like a super villain).

Aside of the aside: I hope you’re not just finding out now that I am a huge nerd. All of the warning signs definitely seem impossible to have been ignored, but just in case, I felt compelled to make sure that we were all on the same page.

However, I later received an e-mail that an item was being shipped. I was hopeful. Wonderfully, there was a tracking number I could follow, and I did. I followed it all the way to being delivered on Monday, to my parent’s house. I texted my Dad, who had just texted me moments ago about seeing “The Avengers” with him and my brother then following day (or today).

Aside: I said I did, and I did, and it was great!

I asked him if a package has been delivered. He said there had, and that he would bring it with him, and he did. Then today, he gave it to me, I brought it home…..

…….and I am about halfway through my 2nd time through, and like I said above, I think it is absolutely hilarious that people loathe this album so much.

I like it.

Sure, it’s no masterpiece of an album, but I mean, seriously, the hate for this album is more over-the-top than the breakdowns on it.

Over-the-top breakdowns, good. Over-the-top hate, bad.

I don’t like it near as much as I like “Beyond Cops. Beyond God.”, but it is definitely enjoyable enough for me that I will listen to it again (and I already am). I notice that they changed both guitarists between albums. Maybe that has something to do with it. Maybe not. Regardless, I hear a raw (and perhaps also less controlled) version of what Waking the Cadaver have become.

It was a long bumpy ride, but in the end, it was all worth it.

It’s built into the album!!

PS: On my 3rd time through now; it’s a pretty short album (not a bad thing).

PPS: Love the ridiculous album art - so good!

Oh man, I hope you can read sounds. Otherwise, that probably doesn’t make any sense. If that’s the case, it’s ok. You could probably read the word “Rewind”, and that was the most important word.

Several months ago I wrote about buying the most recent Waking the Cadaver album, “Beyond Cops. Beyond God.”. I then talked about trying to get my hands on their first album, “Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler”. It was harder to find, and certainly not at a price that I wanted to pay. Then I randomly went to their website (and I NEVER go to band’s websites - seriously, like REALLY infrequently), and discovered I could buy it from them, and at a very reasonable price. So I ordered it.

There’s a lot of story that occurred in the middle of there and now. However, I will fill that in later (not literally, but in a following post). For now I am going to finally listen to “Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler”, for the first time.

I liked “Beyond Cops. Beyond God.”. The general sentiment I get is that though, is that people didn’t like “Beyond Cops. Beyond God.”, but that it was a VERY significant upgrade over “Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler”. I also get the sentiment that “Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler” is one of the worst [metal] albums that most metalheads have ever heard. That’s ok though; metalheads hate a lot of stuff I like - and if people generally don’t like “Beyond Cops. Beyond God.”, and I do, that gives me hope that I will be satisfied by “Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler”.

Aside: Wow, I hope that made sense, because I am not going back in there to find out.

Well, anyway….. wish me luck!!

PS: Picture hosting security code: Goose Bumps

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there.

I will see my mother today, so I will get to tell her so personally. If you don’t get to see your mother personally, pick up a phone or something.

It’s a nice day outside, so I will probably get to cruise down the freeway blasting music (on my way towards the Mother’s Day gathering). I have already decided that I will listen to my K-Rino Mix and Iron Maiden’s “Killers”. It should be a good time.

Thanks to my mother for providing this great driving/music opportunity (as otherwise I would have hidden myself away inside - likely in the dark)!!

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“Blah, Blah, Blah”.

I can’t get enough K-Rino. I’ve decided he has to be my official favorite rapper. So so so good. He’s also currently #9, all-time, on my Last.fm. A year ago he (probably) wasn’t even in the top 100.

It’s funny, I went into my favorite local record shop (Silver Platters in Bellevue, Wa) to pick up the new Cannibal Corpse, and just off-randomly shopped myself into buying “Alien Baby” by K-Rino (only my 2nd album heard, other than “The Blood Doctrine”). It was a decision that altered my musical landscape, as I now consider K-Rino not only my favorite rapper, but one of my favorite artists. I mean, what a stroke of luck!

Aside: Seriously, if you like rap, at all, listen to K-Rino right now! Do it!!!

The best part is that he has many more albums that I haven’t even heard yet.

The Best.

Just about finished with my first time through the Witch Mountain album, “South of Salem”. Witch Mountain are from Portland, Oregon (so they too, are North of Salem), and they play a sludgy doom metal. That along with clean female vocals.

All in all, this record is just ok. I didn’t really care for the vocals all that much, but then again, there isn’t a whole lot of them, so no biggie, I suppose. The music is fine, but not very memorable (for me).

Earlier, I listened to some Wolves in the Throne Room (they too are north of Salem, hailing from Olympia, in my home state of Washington). They never disappoint.

PS: Just who is, south of Salem? Anyone?

Now I am listening to Corpsefucking Art’s most recent release (and probably my favorite), “Zombiefuck”. The humor example this time around is the song, “Beverly Hills Corpse”, which is an obvious reference to the “Beverly Hills Cop” movie series (starring Eddie Murphy). The intro has the recognizable opening tones to the movie’s theme, with Corpsefucking Art’s vocalist, Claudio Carmenini, grunting along in unison. It is quite amusing.

It has become apparent to me, just how much I enjoy Corpsefucking Art’s combination of wicked death metal, and punny/slapstick-y sense of humor (with more of an emphasis on the humor, as it is not very common in [death] metal).

C’mon, Corpsefucking Art, I really need a new album……

I’m taking my own advice and listening to more Corpsefucking Art. Right now I’m listening to their album, “Splatter Deluxe”. This album contains probably one of my favorite Corpsefucking Art songs, “Dawson’s Crypt”. Like I mentioned before with Corpsefucking Art, they like their humor, and “Dawson’s Crypt” is a good example, as it is obviously a reference to the TV show “Dawson’s Creek” (the song even includes a 1 second sample of Paula Cole’s “I Don’t Want to Wait” - the US theme to the show).

Anyway, ta ta for now….

I’ve had the progressive rock band Camel on my list of bands to check out for a long while now. I read that they were a influential band for Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth.

Well, I finally checked them out. I listened to their album “Mirage”.

These guys are awesome. I really like this record a lot. Lots of proggy-wankery, not a lot of vocals. Flutes. Organs. Super good.

In like one minute I’m listening to their album, “The Snow Goose”, for the first time. I’ve  read that there are no vocals. Sweet; I have high hopes.

PS: I also find it interesting that their “Mirage” album cover looks eerily like Camel cigarettes packaging. What’s the deal here?

Whoa, two posts in the same day!! Sound the alarms.

Seriously though, right now I am listening to Corpsefucking Art’s album, “War of the Toilet Gear”. If you you are not familiar with Corpsefucking Art, they are a death metal band from Italy; they are also awesome. If you are not familiar with the album, “War of the Toilet Gear”, it too, is awesome.

Per usual, Corpsefucking Art’s song titles and lyrics are saturated in humor. We have “Scooby Doom” for example, in which the chorus sounds similar to the Cartoon series “Scooby Doo”. Then there’s “Once Upon the Motorcross”, which is like Deicide’s “Once Uon the Cross”. Alas, I digress.

Their humor aside, these guys can play, and all of their material is pretty solid.

I need to listen to these guys more.

PS: I really like the sample used in “Sachertorture”.

Just about finished listening to aforementioned album (I’m on the last track, and one of my favorites from the album, “Blood, Milk and Sky”). It has probably been many many years since I listened to the album from start to finish.

Aside: I could probably figure it out when it was exactly, with the help of last.fm, but I mean, c’mon, I’m barely able to post on this blog.

Even though I no longer consider White Zombie to be one of my favorite bands, I have to admit, I enjoyed listening to the album. That being said, I don’t see many more White Zombie plays in my future.

Aside: If you know the song, the “Blood, Milk and Sky” fade-back-in-section just started.

Top 3 songs from the album?

“Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony)”, “Creature of the Wheel”, and “Blood, Milk and Sky”.

Speaking of “Blood, Milk and Sky”, the song is now over - and so is this post.

It’s sad day in the music world, as Mike “MCA” Yauch has passed away; he was only 47. I was never huge Beastie Boys fan, but I always at least somewhat enjoyed them.

Aside: I actually, really really liked their “To the 5 Boroughs” album.

I will listen to some Beastie Boys (perhaps, at least a bit, all weekend) in remembrance of him.