Giuseppe Zangara

Like Marr's done anything interesting since the Smiths broke up. This really isn't interesting, either. More of a "huh" type of thing.

"Living Colour is My Favorite Black Metal Band"

And hey, I'm listening to SABB again right now, and I think I may've been a little too harsh on "Lament." I still don't like "The Night Watch" much.

Speaking of "Fracture," I like when bands reference their earlier material, as they do on that one. Apparently THRAK-era KC does that, too, which is cool.

I think we can all agree on just how much "The Great Deceiver" rocks, at least.

IN THE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAT OF THE MOMENT Really, the fact that I can't get behind Wetton's pipes is a shame, because, musically, I'd definitely agree with anyone who says that that era of King Crimson is their strongest.

Pick It or Kick It

"Lament"'s kind of a bore, with or without Wetton; "The Night Watch"—mostly in the verses—is pure prog twaddle. It's the soundtrack for gnomes frolicing in the forest. Red remains the only Wetton-era album where his voice is just fine; mainly for the lack of it, as well as when he does sing, his voice is very low in the mix. Which was the way it always should've been.

I've talked to people I've never met. I've met people in real life that I first met on the internet. I've bought things from numerous websites. I've downloaded things—both legally and illegally. I've watched various videos and movies. I've read many different essays and articles covering a vast array of subjects. Even porn, the one thing that still made the internet a valuable addition to my life, bores me now.

So, I'm going to continue thinking of New Order as a good singles band.

Well, he was bothering me just now, listening to Starless and Bible Black. Though he acquits himself nicely on "The Great Deceiver." For what it's worth, I appreciate SABB a lot more now than I did a couple of years ago. It's a combination of being more open to this kind of music and immersing myself in Larks' Tongues in Aspic and Red beforehand.

I don't agree with this, as Alex Chilton was the driving force of that band outside of Chris Bell, who was only there for the first album, anyway. Regardless, In Space sucked and is best to be considered as something that Never Happened.

Rap is pretty terrible these days.

I've done this.

As much as I like them, Olivia Tremor Control can be frustrating to listen to sometimes. I enjoy me some free jazz and some noise, but it can be a little irritating when they bury some great pop songs underneath static and myriad tape loops. That said, their highs are really, really high: "The Opera House," "Jumping Fences," and especially "NYC .25"...that's just from Dusk at Cubist Castle. The other one, Black Foliage, is good, but with less standout songs and more of the problems I mentioned earlier.

Cool thread.

The Beatles

Bummer in the summer.

Highway 61 Revisited

Are you? Are you really, legitimately, truly disappointed? Truly, madly, deeply disappointed. That just seems like getting upset that Band of Horses wasn't invited to play at the show, if you know what I mean.

I just sent shockwaves throughout the message board universe.

Starbucks music.

Are you? Are you really, legitimately, truly disappointed?

I have done everything there is to do on the internet.

I still have a fondness for the first album, but The Wolf was excerable. I don't really care about him now. I pirated his latest album—which, apparently, is only being released in Japan—and it's nothing like I assumed. Big, Wall of Sound-style production, with Andrew doing a lot more actual singing than I ever would have expected him to. Good to see him branching out. As for what I think about the album itself, I got distracted and turned it off two-thirds of the way through. Maybe I'll listen to the whole thing one day. Probably not. Also, even though this thread has been sitting on the top of the page for the past few days, I only just now went back and reread it. I forgot I was ever banned at J*Wing/the Pit/whateverthefuckitscallednow. Life goes on.