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  1. Well I gave it a listen, and I wasnt impressed at all. Recommended to skip this one, there is nothing groundbreaking on this album AT ALL.

     

    I finally listened to it, and I have to say that this may be a "placeholder" album just to tide us over. However, there are some really good spots in here. I really like how out-there "Waiting" is for them--it's almost "Blondie"-sounding.

     

    I think it may be a grower.


  2. America's youth is being sissified. This goes for the Emo thread too. We need a panel of tough guys to un-sissy the youth......who should head it? Ray Lewis?

     

     

    I disagree. If anything, I think immature macho bullshit ruins this country. Every rap song is a front with guys reinforcing how tough they are and how much they enjoy fucking, the automotive industry trend is just a "my cock is bigger than yours" display of owning the largest vehicle on the road, and no one shows any shred of sensitivity in fear of homophobic responses. I feel like we're still squarely in the cro-magnon era.


  3. I just find myself indifferent to Coldplay.

     

    This is more of a particular song I hate that everyone seems to love, rather than a band: "Sweet Caroline". The drunken participation sections ("Duh-duh-duuuh!" and "So good! So good! So good!") annoy the hell out of me when at any public gathering where buzzed, receeded hairline MBAs want to still prove that they're "hip", in an old-school way, or blasted, dumb-ass frat boys and sorority chicks want to show that they're "down with the classics".

     

    It had it's retro-cool resurgence, but it's way past time for it to be re-retired, such as "Celebration" was 20 years ago.


  4. They explain their songs in-depth at 311.com. I can't link to the exact page, since the entire site is dominated by Flash to the point that individual pages don't have true URLs. Go to Media > Discography. It looks like Martinez has really stepped on on this album, not just with performances, but with major song writing credits as well. It should be an interesting listen.

     

    One great fact: "Long for the Flowers" is a retooled "Transistor" outtake that was called "Grifters". That old outtake was leaked to the net a while ago, so it will be interesting to see what a Trans-era track, dusted off and retooled, has become.


  5. Before I get shit on again for making another 311 topic in this folder, I know there's a couple of fans on here, so I'll just quickly point them to http://www.myspace.com/311 where they can listen to the entire album to be released August 16.

     

    Pardon the interruption. This folder can now return to regularly scheduled metal appreciation and Weezer dissing threads.


  6. I actually read a follow-up story. Some kid started a website, possibily saveourtoons.com or something like that...

     

    Anyway, this pre-teen kid started an online petition to stop Loonatics from ruining the classic characters. Enough people signed that the Kids' WB noticed and responded. Yes, an online petition actually did something.

     

    The aftermath of all of this is that Kids' WB is now classifying these characters as "new", and not a repackaging of the old Looney Tunes.


  7. Whoever produced it sent the guitars to the background, instead of keeping them as bludgeoning as the previous albums. That's the problem here.

     

    Well, that and the fact that someone directed Andrew to sing properly, instead of grunting-howling singing.

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