Giuseppe Zangara

I stand by the first post.

hahahahahahahalololol Hey, Street Teamer who started this thread, go be a hero and put a bullet in Tom DeLonge's head.

Not that it was a secret, but really, Rondo: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/czechrepublicTCR/wallaby.jpg

Oh, I hope the film version of Blood Meridian that Ridley Scott is set to direct stays in development hell. The book is great, but I can't imagine a good movie being made out of it. Especially by Ridley Scott.

I saw a guy fall of his skateboard once. I laughed and laughed.

Now I'd switch around For Your Pleasure and Stranded. Other than that, the list stays the same.

The Collected Bertil Olsson: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...sult_type=posts Why wasn't I that funny all the time? The one about Belgium's neutrality in WWII made me laugh very loudly.

I stand by every single thing I said in that thread.

Compared to their contemporaries, yes, STP were tolerable, but I don't think the purpose of the thread was to argue that a great American rock song could only be considered within the realm of popular rock radio. I suppose the use of "American" may connotate something big, which, in turn, can be popular. Is that what you're thinking? That the use of "American" must mean it has to be a grand statement, and not simply a descriptor of the song's origin?

For comparison, when I was 13, I thought the following albums were masterpieces: Truth and Soul The Reality of My Surroundings American Must be Destroyed Gretchen Goes to Nebraska I suppose you could argue that STP were simply better than Fishbone, Gwar and King's X, but I can't buy any argument in favor of any of them.

Sensei John Kreese, remember when I turned you on to Tom Cochrane?

I was the right age to be a Stone Temple Pilots fan back when they were first an ongoing concern, but I couldn't stand them. With that in mind, wtf Kinetic and Blak.

Wal Mart is the only place where you should be able to buy Eagles records.

"Our Country" is second only to "All My Friends."

One more outlet to subtract from terrestrial radio means you're reaching smaller audiences, which means you're billing lower. That's not going to affect the news-talk monoliths at the top, but it's going to hurt smaller stations. What do you consider a smaller station? I don't believe there's such a beast in my town anymore—well, I'm completely ignorant of local AM stations—all stations here (save for the local NPR affiliate) are owned by major corporations.

I have three "classic" rock stations to choose from: one that plays what you generally consider to be classic rock; one that plays rock from the 70s and contemporary rock (but little in between); and one that plays rock ranging from the 70s to the 90s. Oh, the selection!

I've been thinking of getting XM/Sirius, but I fear I'd quickly get sick of what few channels I'd listen to.

But how is it not helping? I'm not very informed on the politics of the radio business, but you seem to have some ideas. Tell me. EDIT: Re satellite. I don't know where you're going with the race card thing you edited into the post.

How is satellite radio a "bane" to an industry that had had been doing a fine job of ruining itself prior to its existence?

I haven't done this since the album came out. First disc is the best one, but they're all good.

You can't rush perfection.

Let's get Red Hot Thumbtack in here to post that screed on non-racist nationalism he first read on assrot.com.

From allmusic's review of John Cale's Slow Dazzle, regarding "Heartbreak Hotel": "One of the most amazing cover versions ever" and a "masterpiece"? Really? No. Cale's performance is nothing without the admittedly creepy chorus. The verses are a total snoozer. At least Ned Raggett adds the "arguably" to "the best Elvis Presley revamp in existence." My vote would go to Bryan Ferry's aggressive take of "The 'In' Crowd," found on his Another Time, Another Place album.

Anyone go back and read this thread's early pages? I totally fucked the one I always found attractive earlier this year. o/