Giuseppe Zangara

"When the Levee Breaks" is a better closer than "Stairway to Heaven." The idea that the latter can't be followed is more looking at the legendary status ascribed to the song than the song itself. LZ obviously didn't realize just what "Stairway" would become when they were sequencing the album. That said, you can follow "Levee," but only only only with "Going to California." I like the sequencing as is, though Czech's is an interesting alternative.

I still like this a whole bunch.

The undeniable stench of self-importance occasionally crops up during this album, but all is forgiven in the face of its sheer kickassery.

The way all you dudes would piss your panties over Coey was funny, but yeah, he was pretty awful.

I'd say making Coldplay the point of reference for melodic, chiming guitar chords is a display of ignorance, if not outright stupidity.

Yeah, I wasn't including you in my "you people are retarded" comment. Fucking what the hell, Coldplay?

Even if this is a joke, I'm simply not going to take anything you say seriously from now on.

And it doesn't sound like Coldplay. You people are retarded.

One listen down, and I'd agree that it's their best album since Kid A. That's not the highest of praise, considering how I felt about Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief, but I like it okay.

Czech, which is better: "Someone Great" or "All My Friends."

Oh man, fuck you. Dogfish Head is my favorite brewery. EDIT: Actually, now that I think about it, they're my second favorite brewery. #1 is Rogue, given just how much more often I drink Rogue beers than Dogfish. Still, I love DH.

I forgot this was being released today. That I don't think they've made a good album since Kid A—seven years ago!—was the driving force of my apathy.

Perhaps the parent would like to explain what, exactly, in TCITR was intended for nothing other than sexual titillation. The finalists for this year's National Book Awards have been announced: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2007.html Tree of Smoke is the only one of any of those I've read.

So have you guys done nothing but listen to this today.

I haven't paid too close attention to the pre-release hype, but was anyone really pushing the music itself as something that would "change the face of the record industry?" The way the album is being released, maybe, but not the album itself. Also, a number of your comments seem to be more about what other people have been saying about the album, not the album itself. I haven't listened to this—and, honestly, don't hold very high hopes for it—but, when I do, I will be listening to the songs with little preconception. You're too wrapped up in almost everything else.

And it's only decent. I'm not sure why I, for so long, thought "Across the Universe" was a would-be great song that hadn't been given the proper treatment—well, no, I know why I used to think that—but I wonder why I thought it for as long as I did. There's no diamond in this mine.

Why would I expect a Dinosaur Jr album to be "jam-bandy?"

The new generation of boarders are engaging in shtick that was considered fresh and funny (the latter of which is now debatable) in 2004. The older members are recycling thread ideas that were arguably neat when first implemented years ago—the Ask ______ thread; Hoff looking for MSpaint ideas—but are long past their sell-by date. Vanhalen is bumping old threads, ostensibly to show that this board used to be "better," but is only showing this board was never good, or that he has bad taste in old threads. I suspect a little bit of both. Anyway, I'm well aware that, for any bitching I may do, I'm doing only that: bitching. Why are you here? I'm here out of habit, one which I've slowly been breaking.

Why are you using ` instead of ' ?

Taken shortly after Anna Nicole Smith died. No way. I need a source on this.

bigolsmitty, I hope you get cancer of the rectum.

My "fuck off" was re: his solo career. I've no beef with Ringo during his time with the Beatles; in fact, I think, at this board if not elsewhere, I'm in the minority in thinking his vocal contributations to the White Album are among that release's highlights.

That and "It Don't Come Easy" are unassailable. Still, Ringo can fuck off.