Giuseppe Zangara

Sensei John Kreese, how are things.

I could say that Weezer (mostly) lacks Folds' pretentiousness; the latter sounds like he's so full of his own shit even in the more lighthearted, "funny" songs. Rivers Cuomo, even when Weezer could still lay claim to being a good band, knows what it's like to have his head up his ass—see "Only in Dreams" or "Butterfly," though preferably not both—but, save those moments, Weezer circa the first two albums never came off so self-important.* *I should add here that I am well aware that the bulk of reviews that greeted Pinkerton upon its release felt just the opposite, raking across the coals an album full of ugly self-loathing and a notable lack of sing-a-long melodies. Given the critical revisionism that occured around the dawn of this century, time has been kind to this album, though any accusations of pretension to this day are not without merit. To that, I'd say the songs on Pinkerton avoid the usual "I hate myself and no one loves me" cliches and are a bit more like pulling on that loose bit of hangnail and stripping the skin down the length of your finger.

That is a bad name, though.

I happen to know a lot of Ben Folds fans, so I don't think he's any more or less taken seriously than Weezer. Message boards are not a microcosm of real life.

Ben Folds is an insufferably smug jackass, a trait he barely manages to mask by singing in his boyish voice.

Lot of stupid people in this thread.

I was never blown away by pizza any of the times I've been to NYC. I had some good pizza, yeah, but nothing spectacular.

Why did I click on that link? Now I've needlessly given a profile view to someone.

But it looks like I'll be seeing them in Gainesville the next night. Awesome. I haven't been this excited for a show in a long time.

I like the Loose Fur s/t lots and still put it on occasionally. Born Again in the U.S.A. I'm a little less sure of; I liked it okay when it came out, even if it felt insubstantial. Admittedly, I never gave it that fair a shake, so I should reinvestigate it.

Complete and utter horseshit. Rage Against The Machine, of all the bands in the world, is going to headline a summer tour exclusively funded by corporate sponsors? Kiss my black ass. How to follow a terrible post with an even worse one.

In related news, I continue to be the only Wilco fan here who thinks Being There is their best album. Not that I think they peaked early—Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a close second and Summerteeth is a respectable third, but BT is tops. Good wheat-to-chaff ratio on that one, too, with "Kingpin"—which, somewhat frustratingly, has become a concert staple and one of the few songs they ever play off Being There these days—being the only dud.

I generally agree, but Wilco gets a pass because it couldn't be helped. That it works aesthetically is gravy.

Five Favorite Double Albums That, in Spite of the Greater Storage Capacity of the Compact Disc, are Still Double Albums: Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Prince - Sign o' the Times Wilco - Being There The inclusion of Wilco is a slight bit of cheating; its combined 77 minute running time can easily fit on a single disc today, but was required to be split into two discs upon its release in 1996, due to the at-the-time limit of 74 minutes. It works better this way, giving BT that classic rock (not "classic rock") feel.

Just spent the last five days in another city/state and found this board wasn't high on my list of Things to Do.

Were my death threats premature?

Get out of here. I'd like those muscular thighs squeezing my midsection in the tenderest of embraces.

Nirvana was a breath respite; they ultimately did more damage than good, as far as commercial rock radio goes. It's not their fault, but they're still responsible for it, however indirectly.

Incredible thighs, too.

No, seriously. Did you ever think she had any credibility? What the hell's wrong with you?

Anyway, my own aversion to uncut wang aside, that's a nice-looking cock. Fine in both girth and length.

It's common in Europe.

It's fine. Kreese was never that much like me, I think, in spite of whatever Slayer thinks/thought.