B. Brian Brunzell

The only notable MLBer from West Liberty State College is Joe Niekro.

Add Faith No More's "Smaller and Smaller" to my list.

Oh yeah. Thirded. I got a few: "Let's Go Crazy"- Prince & The Revolution "So Far Away"- Social Distortion "Aenema"- Tool

I like October Rust as well. There are some good tracks on that album. "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" is great, but "Be My Druidess" is ownage. At least I think so.

YNA, you should have hitchhiked home or stolen a car because DAMMIT, you missed some QUALITY entertainment to say the very least. Lars Frederickson & The Bastards came on the main stage, AKA the Brian Stage at 5:00 and SHREDDED the fucking place. It was 30 minutes of straight-up loud, abrasive, in your face punk rock. No frills, no cutesy sing alongs, just balls to the wall loudness. **** 1/4 At 5:30, I hit the Uproar stage to see my brother's band Inept play. They started just as Lars was ending and didn't have a big crowd at first. Once they really got into their set and Anthony (the vocalist) started the real crowd interaction, the crowd started showing up, and they even got a nice little pit going. I had never seen them play live due to my move from Chicago to Wheeling West BAH GAWD~! Virginia, so I chilled pretty far back so I could hear everything. They were very tight and sounded great. They made friends with Good Charlotte and the vocalist from Story of the Year backstage, and after the show they sold nearly $200 in cd's. Now I'm not going to be biased, but they put on a **** show. **** I stuck around the Uproar Stage to see Boys Night Out, and they were pretty good live. I was really impressed with their drummer. The vocalist wasn't bad either. And YNA, if you saw the guys outside before gates opened with the portable cd players asking folks to listen to their cd, that who you saw. *** 3/4 I had a half hour to chill before seeing Bad Religion, so I helped sell more cd's and made some small talk with my sister's incredibly hot and intelligent friend Sarah. 7:00 rolled around and it was time for Bad MOTHERFUCKING Religion. They did not disappoint at all. Their set was blistering, and the crowd was HUGE. No one was really standing around for this bad boy. Getting to see "Generator" and "I Want to Conquer the World" live was both unfuckingbelievable and creampantsworthy at the same time. No doubt about it, *****. The day ended for me after Flogging Molly played at 8:00. Once again, they fucking OWNED. They started with "Drunken Lullabies" and followed it up with "Selfish Man", which was dedicated to George W. Bush. After that was "The Rebels of the Sacred Heart" which featured a funny bit about there being "no such thing as a good fucking Catholic." Then it was onto "Raise What's Left of the Flag", dedicated to Dave's father. A track off of the upcoming album was played next and I didn't get the name of the song, but it was great. It sounded like something from Swagger, which is always good. "Black Friday Rule" follwed, and right after they finished the song, a man was shot from a cannon while Dave added ejaculation jokes. "Salty Dog" was the closer, and what a choice closer it was. The whole crowd was still with them, dancing and crowd surfing and just having a grand ol' time. 'Bows were thrown, crowds were surfed, jigs were danced, including one by my dad. **** 3/4 Overall, I had a great time. I got to see some bands that I've always wanted to see as well as some new bands, and well, I saw The Vandals, and I hadn't listened to them since high school. Mostly though I was proud of my brother and his band. They won a contest from a website in Chicago, and after playing saturday afternoon, they drove to my folks hosue 6 hours away, got no sleep, drove to Pontiac at 5:00 in the morning and still managed to play a great gig. Way to go Lucas, I'm proud of you and the rest of the guys. Oh yeah... the lead singer from Coheed & Cambria got clocked in the face with a camera during their first song and played the rest of the gig with a busted lip that bled like a Dusty blade job.

Least Worst Of is pretty good, but the remixes don't do the originals justice. Honestly., you'd be best served to pick up World Coming Down. The whole album is killer especially "All Hallow's Eve."

I don't think I've EVER heard someone proclaim Presence to be their favourite Zeppelin album. You do make a good point about the "Achilles Last Stand", "Nobody's Fault but Mine" and "Tea for One" trio. Though honestly, all you really need is "Achilles Last Stand." There isn't another song in the Zepelin catalogue that's close to it in terms of overall quality. Plus, it's the last Zeppelin track to feature Plant in all of his awesome glory. After that track, his voice took a downward spiral. Best. Zeppelin song. EVER.

Some post-The Real Thing Faith No More is always good if you're going to whore it up for Patton. Go with Angel Dust, then work your way up to the insanity and all over the placeness that is King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime. While you're at it, get your grubby little mitts on some Tomahawk as well.

Well, here's to hoping she has a clue.

The only problem with the Collector's Edition is that, from what I've been told by the dudes at EB, there's only one pressing of the collector's edition, and after thta, it's just the regular game. Luckly, I got mine already.

Seconded.

For years, I was under the impression that either "Come On Eileen" o "Purple Rain" was the greatest pop song of all-time, and the perfect pop song. To have a great pop song, you need several things: a catchy hook, a catchy verse, and just the right amount of cheese in the music to get the kids going. Now, that being said, I have come to a new conclusion: "Just Like Heaven" is the perfect pop song. The hook is wonderful, as are the verses, and there is just a slight amount of cheesiness in that song that puts it over-the-top. Of course, Smith's lyrics are FAR superior to those of your typical pop star, but then again, Robert Smith writes better lyrics than most songwriters period. So anyway, what are your opinions on the subject? --Brunzell

I saw that Cooke album at a pawn shop one day when I was FLAT BROKE. I went in the very next day with the $4 I needed to buy the album, and it was GONE. I should have stolen it, as it's fucking incredible.

"If I Was Your Girlfriend" is just amazing. Weird, but amazing. He REALLY gets into the female part towards the end when he talks about "swallowing it all down." And of course, "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" is Prince at his absolute best. The song is flawless, no faults at all. ANYWHERE. The drums, vocals, lyrics, keys, guitars--they all fit so perfectly. Best. Prince song. EVER.

Is Chris DeGarmo back with the band, or is he still gone?

isn't Candy Girl the song Salma Heyek stripped to in Dogma? It sure was.

I need to find another "Jesus is Coming: Look Busy" tee. I had one back in the day, but grew out of it.

I wouldn't call Roger a co-founder. Bob Close was a member of The Pink Floyd Sound before Rog was.

"Mojo Pin"- Jeff Buckley

"Candy Girl" > "If it Isn't Love" Someone mentioned Janet's mid-late 80s stuff earlier, and if I were to nominate anything, it'd have to be "Pleasure Principle."

A song about a gay sex with an older man isn't strictly pop, is it? It's catchy as fuck. What it's about is immaterial, as far as the pop argument is concerned. That it's about gay sex with an older man makes it all the more likable. Just like "Lola" from The Kinks is basically about falling in love with a transvestite. Not your typical song format, but it gets the job done.

"Billie Jean" may contain the single most catchy bassline ever recorded, and the chorus ain't bad either. The video really makes the song a classic though.

So I bought the new Pearl Jam live album today. I must say that it just may be the best live album that I've ever heard, and I've heard quite a few. They run through the 26 song set FLAWLESSLY, and of course, Vedder sounds just as good live as he does in the studio. I recommend it to any Pearl Jam fan, or any fan of great live music for that matter. Pick this album up, ASAP. --Brunzell

6'2" and 205 lbs. In the year-and-a-half since I left Chicago for West BAH GAWD~! Virginia, I've dropped nearly 50lbs. The beer-belly is almost gone, which makes me both happy and sad at the same time.

Agreed. Norm Charlton and Rob Dibble are both high on the all-time baseball ugly scale, as is Andre Dawson.