Comments which don't warrant a thread.

[Ripper]

keyshia cole's love is the single most annoying song in the history of music.

 

Yes...it is top of my list now.

[Lord of The Curry]

An adult pop/top forty station around here has been heard playing Gnarls Barkley songs. Mother of God.

[Corey_Lazarus]

I wish the CD player in my car wasn't broken. Well, just the eject button. I love Seasons in the Abyss, but motherfucker...I WANNA LISTEN TO SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE!!!

[vivalaultra]

I just heard the new Replacements song...good song. Sounds like something off of Tim.

[ZGangsta]

Come Sail Away by Stxy might be the absolute worst song of all time AS WELL AS the best song of all time. It's corny as fuck, has incredibly lame and fruity parts, the vocals are awful, and the lead guitar is shrill and annoying, and it’s everything wrong with excessive arena rock. My brain tells me ‘you know that this song is terrible.’ However, when the power chords hit at the 'I thought that they were angels...' part, my base instincts tell me to want to rock out like nothing else.

 

What the fuck's wrong with me.

[Your Paragon of Virtue]

Night Ranger, not Rider. And yeah, great scene in a very good movie.

 

I'm a little late in this discussion, buy why'd you like it? I remember thinking it was a bad movie. None of the conflict was resolved in a way that satisfied me, and I thought it was put together sloppily. It started off great, but then kinda got lazy and fell apart. I thought the director/writer (whose name escapes me at the moment, Paul Thomas Anderson I think?) had many other movies that were a lot better.

 

Rothchild was awesome, but someone should tell Marky Mark that his character is from California, not Boston.

[Giuseppe Zangara]

"Put together sloppily?" Were you just searching for whatever phrase that might justify your dislike for that movie? Do you know anything about filmmaking?

[Your Paragon of Virtue]

"Put together sloppily?" Were you just searching for whatever phrase that might justify your dislike for that movie? Do you know anything about filmmaking?

 

Wrong phrase, but I don't think that my dislike of the movie is justified by more than shitty phrases. I'm just waiting to see what Edwin writes so I can see why he liked it.

 

I know a thing or two, the story seemed like it fell apart around the midway point of the movie. I haven't seen it in awhile, so I can't remember specifics.

[Hank Kingsley]

Well, now I have "You've Got the Touch!" stuck in my head.

[Edwin MacPhisto]

One reason I like Boogie Nights is that it's full of fantastic scenes like the Molina/firecrackers/80s hits scene. The porn scene between Julianne Moore and Marky Mark, which is actually really sweet; the hilarious Brock Landers & Chest Rockwell adventures; the long tracking shots and countdown to the 80s on New Year's; everything Don Cheadle does; and all the pathetic collapses of the characters towards the end of the film, when they're brought lowest. And rollerskating dance party, yeah! It all flows together really well for me; the editing is organic and natural, and the whole production does a great job of balancing joy and total despair. Really cool, really fun movie. And since we're in the music folder, it's worth noting that the soundtrack is over-the-top great, and functions like a song-based soundtrack should, providing context, mood, and a sense of time. Don't get enough of that.

[Team Angle Pusher]

All of you need to download Intwine - Happy and tell me what you think about it. It's a dutch group but you really can't tell he's dutch and he has a great voice.

[Your Paragon of Virtue]

Edwin - While they showed them at their lowest, didn't you think all of their stories of overcoming the despair and becoming happy were a little far-fetched? How did Julianne Moore end up on top? Ditto with Heather Graham, and the limo scene had no place in the movie, where they beat the shit out of that guy. They didn't really build on it, or have any of the characters evolve from that scene. I also really liked everything up to the New Year's eve party, but I thought the movie went downhill from there for the most part, save for a few funny spots.

[Hank Kingsley]

The limo scene built on both Rollergirl's and Jack's characters. It showed how low Jack had gotten, where he lost not only his star but his star's replacement, and so has to try to make something out of whatever he can find. It also showed how he's had to change his outlook on film, first with the format (notice the way he says "We're making history on...videotape.") and with how he'd always want to make a "real movie" with a story and characters (now he's doing unscripted amateur stuff).

 

As for Rollergirl, it was basically a reminder of her high school days, and it made her realize how she's been spending her life since she rolled out of class at the beginning.

 

Either way, it's a pretty essential scene. The creepy ringing bells in the background for both that and Dirk getting beat up are perfect for the tone of those scenes.

[Guest Felonies!]

Even with that crappy Lite FM-style electric piano on a few songs, Songs for Drella is better than Loaded.

[Edwin MacPhisto]

I've never heard Songs for Drella (and will now attempt to), but that's kind of a strange comparison, since Cale had nothing to do with the Velvet Underground by the time they were making Loaded.

[Guest Felonies!]

I was just emphasizing how great John Cale is, and I was barely awake at 3.20 in the morning anyway

[Giuseppe Zangara]

Songs for Drella is mediocre and Loaded is only really, really good, as opposed to great, which is what the first three VU albums are. And why compare the two? You could've picked any random Lou Reed solo album (since Cale was long gone by the time Loaded was recorded) and said "gee, Magic and Loss is one song rewritten 14 times, but it's still better than Loaded." Which, too, would've been a completely wrong, misguided thing to say. It's back to the drawing board for The Czech Republic.

[Guest Felonies!]

I don't care forLoaded beyond "Sweet Jane" and "Who Loves The Sun." For some reason I just like the arrangements on Songs for Drella.

[Giuseppe Zangara]

Stick with Loaded until it clicks. There's only two duds on the album.

 

About four, five years ago, I went through a period where I thought solo Lou Reed was a really good thing. Now, the only album of his I can tolerate is Transformer, and even then it's just to listen to "Perfect Day." John Cale's solo stuff holds up better—Vintage Violence and Paris 1919 are both fine albums, but I never feel like listening to them.

[Guest Felonies!]

You don't like Berlin? I think it's pretty strong, but Bob Ezrin ruins it with the arrangements sometimes that go so over-the-top.

[Giuseppe Zangara]

I liked Berlin. I might like it again one day. It's just that there was this moment—I think it was late '02, early '03—where I realized I could no longer listen to Reed outside of the Velvet Underground. Albums I once enjoyed (Berlin, New York, etc.) were now aggravating to me. I lack a rational explanation for this, though my having a complete and sudden turnaround on something isn't without precedent. I once decided I was never going to wear denim again, and went six years without doing so. That's changing this weekend, however. I'm gonna buy some blue jeans.

[Guest Felonies!]

I rarely wear jeans in the winter, because on a windy day you'll freeze yer legs off. Not a concern for you, though

[Giuseppe Zangara]

I'm nervous, I'll admit. I'm sure I'll look fine, but will I feel fine?

[Guest Felonies!]

Don't get any of that contrived shit from the Gap. How do people buy that?

[Giuseppe Zangara]

Give me some credit, man. I'll probably end up at Target. Maybe Old Navy.

[Edwin MacPhisto]

You can't resist the lure of Men's Express.

 

Someday I'll actually buy White Light White Heat, even though it's my least favorite VU album (cue outrage). It's only $10, everywhere. Maybe that day will be today.

[Guest Felonies!]

Hey, nobody in particular, is it better as "Stephanie Says" or "Caroline Says II"?

[Murmuring Beast]

'Stephanie Says' by virtue of it being quicker.

[Hank Kingsley]

I would like to sincerely thank The Czech Republic for blessing me with The Bends. I don't know how I went this long without it.

[Murmuring Beast]

I enjoy Songs For Drella - find it better than New York.