Giuseppe Zangara

http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...;hl=john+lennon You like "Freedom," don't you.

If your definition of "successful" includes having the most under the radar solo career, as well as the least commercially and critically popular solo catalog, then yeah, he was the most successful. As for Paul vs. John, really, if either of them had to take a bullet, I'd rather it have been Paul, but that doesn't mean McCartney and Ram weren't a solid set of rock and pop tunes. No muss, no fuss, none of Lennon's self-important bullshit to mar what would be a perfectly good album.

I had it stuck in my head for awhile afterwards.

I've really been enjoying the first two solo McCartney albums, lately. The only post-Beatles Lennon that rivals them is Plastic Ono Band.

You're right about Bruno re fashion industry people. The stuff with the rednecks is simply button-pushing; of course some overalls-wearing bubba isn't going to like having a guy come on to him. That's supposed to be funny? Last night, I finally saw the segment where Borat sings the song at the country bar. Good lord, the crowd's reaction was as frightening as it was hilarious.

I like Blonde Redhead.

Shit. Right now, I can't think of any bands at all, good or band, named after a song. Wait, there's Eric's Trip. They blow.

Bruno's spotty compared to the other two, but still good. He can be a lot more aggressively antagonistic than either Borat or Ali G, which doesn't always work on a comedic level.

I like Timmy's avatar, though. I've been watching a lot of Ali G, lately.

I posit he's a virgin and also very young. Completely inexperienced.

There's a band now called the Stars of Track & Field. Bands naming themselves after songs isn't unheard of, but this is a little weird. Couldn't they have picked a song by a band that is no longer an ongoing concern?

Assuming she hadn't just taken some of your load, kissing a girl after she's gone down on you is nothing. Timmy's never had sex before.

The Showbiz Pizza gorilla used to scare the shit out of me when I was little.

Physical Graffiti I actually wouldn't cut anything from this one (well, maybe "In the Light"), but I hate the sequencing. Putting all the rock numbers on the first disc and the "experimental" numbers on the second disc make listening to PG overall more of a slog than it should be. I might, this evening, work on what I think would've been a more ideal tracklist. (I'd do it now, but I'd rather wait until I'm listening to the album so it's fresh in my mind.) Roxy Music - s/t The first five songs are great; the second half of the album loses the plot and drowns in avant wankery. The last track, "Bitters End," is nice, but too little, too late given the overwhelming mediocrity that proceeded it. Drop tracks 6-10, which leaves the following almost classic: 1. Remake/Remodel 2. Ladytron 3. If There is Something 4. Virginia Plain 5. 2HB In spite of liking "Bitters End," it would stick out in this reconstituted version of the s/t. It goes.

Would I like Final Fantasy? I've not bothered listening to him mainly for his stage name.

"What's your problem with [blank]?" "I think they're [blank], among other things." "Well, they're not [blank], but I don't want to talk about them anymore."

This thread was started nearly two years ago, you knob.

"Bill Moves On" is the only time a sitcom made me teary-eyed. Still, this was a shitty season. I'll pass.

Only posting in this thread because Czech made a Rando-caliber pun.

Czech, don't ever download . Or, do. I haven't heard it since it came out, but I recall the guy sounding absolutely lost on it, and lyrics weren't the only problem.

He already worked with Bernard Sumner in Electronic. Wasn't that enough for unexceptional side projects featuring the frontman from a famous synth band? Also, Isaac Brock makes enough money now. Why not hire a personal trainer?

That's true about Moz; almost, if not all, of his solo songs are co-written, mostly with his guitarist, Alain Whyte. The reason we're picking on Marr is due to both his being unable to find a good songwriting partner, as well as flaming out whenever he tries to strike out on his own. Morrissey's solo work is spotty, yeah, but he's still had a better (in every sense of the word) career post-Smiths than Marr.

They're still just one of the better known indie bands in this country, but in Canada—home of redbaron51—the band is treated as the Great White Hope of Rock in the media. They were even on the cover of the Canadian edition of Time! I'd probably dislike them a lot more than I do now if I lived there.

You know, I generally ignore all this banning bullshit, but really, why are the people in charge here choosing to remain consistent with the one person out of all the multiple-time bannees who is actually funny?

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/f...1_full_smil.mov This band just gets worse. And Johnny Marr is a non-entity, which I said he would be back when the news of him joining MM broke. Dude hasn't been worth a shit since the 80s.