Year of Critique

Picks: December Theme: Snow Hey all! It's been quite a while since I last made a post here. The holidays have had me away from home for quite a while, so I've been a bit delayed in getting out new posts. Before the year ends though, I'd like to take a moment and let you guys know what I've been checking out this holiday season! This is the last month of my year of critique, it's been a blast I hope you've all enjoyed. I'll get to the posts I'm behind on early next year, for now let's get into my picks! Album: 50 Words for Snow Kate Bush Why I chose this Album: Jazz is the first genre that comes to mind when I think of the winter season. Cuddled up by the fire listening to Jazz when it's cold outside is a pretty traditional american past time, which makes this album such a treat. It's not only a jazz album (the first I'm doing for YoC), but also a concept album about the winter season. Originally I planned to do an alb

The Shining Stanley Kubrick Review/Critique: "How could anybody write an entire thesis paper on one movie?" This is a question that may have crossed my mind before watching The Shining , but will never cross my mind ever again. Knowing as much as I did going into this movie I really wasn't expecting to be confused, but lo and behold come the end of it I'm wondering what the fuck just happened. I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey earlier this year, so I thought that I was prepared for the worst Kubrick could throw at me. Clearly I was mistaken.           The Shining  is one of those movies that you could talk about with someone for hours and still barely scratch the surface of what you think the movie might be trying to say. Even with it being one of the most famous horror movies ever made, one that literally has another famous movie dedicated to analyzing it, there's still so much that hasn't been said. I think this is the biggest strength o

Hvis Lyset tar oss Burzum *Sorry for the Delay, I came down with the flu recently so it put a damper on most of my YoC reviews. I'll try and get through these as fast as possible for you all!* Review/Critique: When trying to get into new genres of music, there are often a decent amount of growing pains. It's inevitable as you try to expose yourself to new things that there are going to be some things you have trouble seeing the appeal of. For myself and many others, something that tends to be off putting are harsh vocals. They've certainly grown on me over the last year, but I would be lying if I said I particularly enjoy them. I was totally enamored with  Through Silver in Blood  for example, but the screaming on  Hvis Lyset tar oss just didn't do it for me. So I'm going to try and go a bit more in depth on why that may be, and give you my honest feedback on the album - which is hopefully the first of many black metal albums I will listen to in an at