February 2011
It's a shame, because I can get behind some of...
Then Billy goes and fucks them up with his vocals and his lyrics and his not-very-good solos.
Billy Joel's Dio impression hits critical mass...
TEAAAAAR
THIIIIIS
CAAAAA-STLLLLLE
DOOOOOWN!!!
This is probably the best song on the album so far, though.
Lyrics still suck.
But the standards have been lowered by tracks one through five.
"Rollin' Home" ends with this weird, carnival...
It offers no answers, just more questions.
Track 5, "Rollin' Home," is baaaaad boogie.
If Jon would have calmed the fuck down, it probably would have swung a bit more. As it is, it’s just ugly. And not the good, difficult kind of ugly. It’s the ugly kind of ugly.
Re: "Amplifier Fire."
I think the instructions when conceiving the “Godzilla” bit was: it’s a blues, it’s in this key, and just give’r.
The instructions for part two were probably: Think Iron Butterfly, guys. Bill, here’s the theme. Jon, do some tribal shit. And Bill, when I give you the signal, go nuts.
I'll be damned if "Amplifier Fire" isn't the best...
A seven-minute, two-part jazzy jump-blues instrumental?
Sure, why not, it’s the 70s.
I’ve listened to much worse.
Track 3 is called "Revenge Is Sweet."
Again, not bad, just hella boring.
Billy Joel trying to sing “I’ll kick your faces in” while channeling Dio is friggin’ hilarious.
The lyrics are so god. Damn. Bad.
“California Flash” is just really awkward.
It is clear to me that Mr. Joel had yet to mature as a songwriter.
Alright, so track one is called "Wonder Woman."
Billy Joel lays down some decent Jon Lord-y riffing from time to time, but the lyrics are atrocious. It’s beyond stupid. This is, like, sub-Bad Company shit.
Overall, it’s not so much bad as it is really fuckin’ boring.
So before embarking on his piano man career, Billy...
Billy Joel played a Hammond Organ fed through every effects pedal imaginable and sang in a herp-derp cock-rock voice. His buddy Jon Small played drums.
It’s one of those albums that has a reputation for being really, really bad.
And I’m gonna listen to the sumbitch.
So if y'all like pictures of bunnies and puppies...
Following my girlfriend would probably be a good idea.
By her own admittance, she’ll be an infrequent poster.
*she’ll also probably rag on silly people that she knows and share books and shit. Y’know, like someone on Tumblr does.
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January 2011
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Sloan is joy.
Pure joy.
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rikers-beard replied to your post: DOWNLOAD SPREE
I FEAR THE DAY WE LOSE OUR FREEDOMS OF INTERNET.
AS DO I, COMRADE.
DOWNLOAD SPREE
Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen
Si on avait besoin d’une cinquième saison by Harmonium
Wrong by NoMeansNo
Harmony in Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker
Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s self-titled album
raptoravatar replied to your post: I think Darren Aronofsky is a good director, but that ‘stache has got to go.
Everyone in that photo is both brilliant and (probably) a dork. However, that stache makes Aronofsky look like he’s the only one who isn’t OK with being a dork.
I think Darren Aronofsky is a good director, but...
Dude.
No.
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Pop Music Bracketology 2010: Round Two, Part Two
It continues! (click for parts one, two, three and four of Round One and part one of Round Two)
14. Jason DeRulo, “In My Head” vs. 39. Michael Buble, “Haven’t Met You Yet” How do you make douche-rock even douchier? Use your name as the first lyrics. That’s exactly what Mr. DeRulo does here on “In My Head,” a toothless, boring club track, about,...
My graphics card had been revving like a jet...
Replaced the sucker.
My box sounds like like a purring kitten now.
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Am I the only person who thinks that John Boehner...
hitRECordJoe: The Social Network & My Generation... →
hitrecordjoe:
The Social Network & My Generation an open letter to my friend Peter Travers Peter, Hey man! So, I finally watched The Social Network the other night, and today I read your review of it, curious about your claim that this film defines my generation. First let me say, I agree that…
Here’s Joe Gordon-Levitt being all eloquent and shit, man.
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Likes and likes and likes and likes.
I blame Alvaro and Druv.
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I was out walking with my nearly-dead iPod.
I was listening to They Might Be Giants’ “I’ve Got a Match.”
My iPod finally died as John Linnell was singing “I’m gonna die/if you ask me one more time.”
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's, #45: The...
attackshipsonfire:
#45: The Pogues- Rum Sodomy & the Lash
Celtic folk music played with punk attitude- it was novel, even revolutionary, when The Pogues came out with this album, and although it has been often rehashed since, few (if any) made the combination sound this vital and riveting.
Download Link:
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This + If I Should Fall From Grace With...
Just caught myself singing "Peg" by Steely Dan.
Didn’t know I was 50.
If I ever release an album, it will be called...
It will be awesome.
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There's an easter egg in Grandaddy's "He's Simple,...
At 3:39, buried deep in the right channel mix, you can hear the opening keyboard line from “A.M. 180” from Under the Western Freeway.
I had never heard it until now.
pertoleum:
America’s Most Blunted feat Lord Quas...
Drinkin' whiskey and watchin' "Adventure Time"
I feel like Jake Day or some shit.
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Obligatory Oscar predictions post
Best Picture: The Social Network Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King’s Speech Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network...
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particleparades:
Salvador Dali was kicked out of the fucking Surrealists
i didn’t know you could be kicked out of a movement, unless it was a separate group named the Surrealists
if the former is true i’d like to opt out of the MySpace/Facebook generation
André Breton was an asshole.
"Whale Music" by Rheostatics is such a great god...
Not my favourite 1992 album, but definitely in the top 3.
attackshipsonfire replied to your post: Tom Waits Sonic Youth Johnny Cash Flaming Lips Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Kate Bush
for CFTPA get Etiquette first, and for Kate Bush get Hounds of Love.
Duly noted.
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Hey, I'll do the... →