Cape Catastrophe, South Australia Superthread

[Axver]

So far, we've performed mating rituals with:

1. Pot Survivor Round Bong
2. Australia Discotheque style
3. EBTTRT
4. IAMJ
5. TCATT
6. POTDB
7. EYKIW/Liechtenstein
8. AIWIU2
9. Australia
10. Djibouti
11. Te Urewera National Park
12. Inaccessible Island
13. Lodgepole, Nebraska
14. Bangaluru, which was Bangin'
15. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
16. Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Michelin
17. Ouagadougou
18. Dominican Republic
19. What a Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
20. Fernando de Noronha
21. Kyzyl, aka Fuck Vowels
22. Torquay, aka Fawlty Towers
23. Overdue Bill, Wyoming
24. Fenway Park
25. Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
26. Fresh bunch of Bumberries, New South Wales
27. Vrbno pod Pradědem
28. Unalaska, Alaska
29. Sexy Peak, Idaho
30. I want some Fucking, Austria
31. Wittenoom, Western Australia
32. Hell, Michigan
33. Centralia, Pennsylvania
34. Anus, France
35. Vagina, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
36. Wetwang, England
37. Cunter, Switzerland
38. Bastard Township, Ontario
39. Useless Loop, Western Australia
40. Tea or coffee, South Dakota
41. Giggleswick, England
42. Whakapapa (pronounced "Fuck a Papa"), New Zealand, aka Incest
43. Jen's Room, Lamethreadlocation, Geelong
44. Andrew's a Twatt, Shetland
45. Fingringhoe, Essex
46. Blowhard, Victoria
47. Orange Free State, South Africa
48. Middle Intercourse Island
49. Disneyland, USA
50. Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec
51. This Baby's Moustache, America
52. Boring Lava Field, Oregon
53. Morón Air Base, Spain
54. Comet 3D/Biela (lost)
55. Dildo, Newfoundland
56. Haiku Valley, Hawaii
57. Hole of Horcum, England
58. Cumbum, Tamil Nadu, India
59. Hell For Certain, Kentucky
60. Devil's Dyke, Sussex, England
61. Koolyanobbing, Western Australia
62. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
63. Three Cocks and the Truth, Wales
64. Saddam Hussein Town, Sri Lanka
65. Tittybong, Victoria, Australia
66. Humptulips, Washington
67. Show us your Sugar Tits, South Carolina
68. End of Earth, Michigan
69. Big Bone Lick State Park, Kentucky
70. Kholat Syakhl, Russia
71. Adelaide, South Australia
72. Dumb Hope, Northumberland, UK
73. Bumpass, Virginia
74. Bogan Gate, New South Wales
75. The Mullet, Ireland
76. Upperthong, West Yorkshire
77. Sexbierum, Holland
78. Pussy, France
79. Postwhorehouse Meadow
80. Brilliant, Alabama
81. Hooker, Oklahoma
82. Knob Lick, Missouri
83. Fresh Kills, Staten Island
84. Swastika, Ontario
85. Paw Paw, West Vagina
86. Tutaekuri ("dogshit") River, New Zealand
87. Virgin, Utah
88. Alphabet City, New York
89. Kumamoto ("fire cunt" in Swahili), Japan
90. Llanfairynghornwy, Anglesey, Wales
91. Geebung, Queensland
92. Knockemstiff, Ohio
93. Vazza's Bar, Montenegro
94. Rough and Ready, California
95. Uranium City, Saskatchewan
96. Iron Knob, South Australia
97. Howlong, New South Wales
98. Penistone, South Yorkshire
99. Cumby, Texas
100. Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands
101. Vaduz, Liechtenstein
102. Wank, Bavaria
103. Ian's on the Hooker Corner, Indiana
104. Brest Railway Museum, Belarus
105. Craggy Island, Ireland
106. Rooty Hill Holiday Inn, New South Wales
107. Westward Ho!, Devon, England
108. Loveladies, New Jersey
109. Desert Island VII
110. Adiós, Spain
111. Smackover, Arkansas
112. Shag Point, New Zealand
113. Mollie's Nipple, Utah
114. Shitlington Crags, Northumberland
115. Pity Me, County Durham
116. Why, Arizona
117. Die, Drôme
118. Bitche, France
119. Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania
120. Pecker's Point, Newfoundland
121. Fake breasts, Nigeria
122. Beer, Devon
123. Weed, California
124. Cockplay, Scotland
125. Little Snoring, Norfolk
126. Crap, Albania
127. Mount Buggery, Victoria
128. Mount Gay, West Virginia
129. Watch out for the Dickshooter, Idaho
130. River Piddle, Dorset
131. Wanglik, Guangdong
132. Conception Junction, Missouri
133. Intercourse, Pennsylvania
134. Wendy-cum-Jolly, Hertfordshire
135. Bald Knob, Arkansas
136. Axver has never seen a Woodenbong, New South Wales
137. 8 Hiscock Road, Melbourne
138. Shades of Death Road, New Jersey
139. Cinnaminson, New Jersey
140. Serena is Still a Postwhore, Louisiana
141. Slutsk, Belarus
142. Crapaud, Prince Edward Island
143. Little George Coc'nuts, Pitcairn Island
144. Bland Place, Otara, Auckland
145. Boggus Motor Company, Harlingen, Texas
146. Zzyzx, California, aka "Buy a Vowel!"
147. Blubberhouses, Yorkshire
148. Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
149. Broomrape Lane, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
150. One Tree Hill, Auckland
151. Monster, The Netherlands
152. Kilbrittain, Ireland
153. Murderkill River, Delaware
154. Booze, North Yockshire
155. Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
156. Ohai, New Zealand
157. Tumbleweed Restaurant, Chillicothe, Ohio
158. Belcher Islands, Nunavut
159. Shitterton, Dorset
160. Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
161. Fakfak, Indonesian New Guinea
162. Hackballscross, Ireland
163. Goobertown, Arkansas
164. Texas, Queensland
165. CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (like a penis stabbing the heavens, m'boys!)
166. Old Harry Rocks your socks, Dorset, England
167. Museum Voor Oude Kunst, Brussels, Belgium (six months of the postwhorehouse)
168. Devil's Beef Tub, Scotland
169. Sparta, Wisconsin
170. South Sandwich Islands
171. Last Train to Satansville, Pennsylvania
172. Turda, Romania
173. Gofuku, Japan
174. Kandahār, Afghanistan
175. Mount Disappointment, Victoria, Australia
176. Mount Difficult, Victoria, Australia
177. Mount Hopeless, Victoria, Australia
178. Blue Mountains, New Zealand
179. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, New York
180. Cockhill, Buncrana, Donegal
181. Muff Diving Clubhouse, Muff, Donegal
182. Dublin, Texas and its Dr Pepper
183. Ashley is on the hooker corner, Indiana
184. Andrew's Failure: Bald Knob, White County, Arkansas - So great we just had to visit it twice
185. Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador
186. Should've Used a Condom, Gers, France
187. Farnham, Surrey, England
188. Sexmoan, Pampanga, Philippines
189. Moneymore, Wicklow, Ireland
190. Goobies, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
191. Dyke Parade, Mardyke, Cork, Ireland
192. Clit, Arad, Romania
193. Climax, Saskatchewan
194. Give her the Finger, Tennessee
195. I want to Ramer, Tennessee
196. Guys, Tennessee
197. Woodcock vs bug pinus, Pennsylvania
198. Show us your Booby Island, Queensland
199. Stickittoandre, Melbourne
200. Balzers, Liechtenstein (200 Superthreads!)
201. Nobber, County Meath, Ireland
202. Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
203. Where Reynolds Cut the Firewood, Pitcairn Island
204. Spot the Coward, South Carolina
205. Doodstill, The Netherlands
206. Anti-Atlas, Morocco
207. What a Wankie place, Zimbabwe
208. Bangkok, Thailand
209. Lulworth Cove, Dorset, England
210. Ushuaia, Argentina
211. Kilmore Church, Dervaig, Isle of Mull
212. Chicken, Alaska, aka "Sarah Palin is an idiot"

After leaving Sarahpalinland, we arrive somewhere that may have been named after her, Cape Catastrophe in South Australia. However, it is not named in her honour! This cape at the tip of Eyre Peninsula was named by explorer Matthew Flinders after a vessel in his fleet came to grief in 1802. Eight offshore islands now are named after the seamen lost in the catastrophe.

Shipwrecks - Cape Catastrophe

 

[Axver]

:fuckyeah:

 

[The Sad Punk]

:flindersfuckyeah:

 

[The Sad Punk]

Any changes of the masterlist?

 

[Axver]

Well, that was quite the thread:

Who Posted?
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DreamOutLoud13 19
RegularBonoFan 10
blueeyedgirl 9
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LemonMelon 6
bono_212 3
Jackson Vox 3
BoMac 1
coolian2 1
bono_man2002 1

And the closest we've had to a traditional Superthread for a while. Huge showing by the Aussie crowd this evening.

 

[Alisaura]

:fucksleepdepyeah:

I had my electric blanket on 1 this whole time, instead of 3.

Bravo Bonnie!

 

[Axver]

Any changes of the masterlist?

Yes, but nothing especially funny.

Chapterhouse: Probably my favourite or something. Read some pretty harsh reviews of Whirlpool recently. Motherfuckers didn't know what they were on about, it's a great thing with music on it!

I've seen A LOT of really harsh reviews of shoegaze albums lately. It seems they're generally along the lines of "the shoegazers had no talent and hid their crap playing behind effects", or "the shoegazers had no talent EXCEPT FOR THIS BAND ZOMG!!!!"

Lush: Great band. Lady vocals! Sometimes pretty heavy. Does Ax listen to them... ?

I have a couple of Lush albums but I haven't seriously listened to them. Suspect I need to do something about that.

 

[Alisaura]

Going now.

Thank you for a memorable evening

 

[Axver]

:fucksleepdepyeah:

I had my electric blanket on 1 this whole time, instead of 3.

Bravo Bonnie!

You never can leave, can you? Go to sleep!

I'm just about to pack it in.

 

[The Sad Punk]

:fucksleepdepyeah:

I had my electric blanket on 1 this whole time, instead of 3.

Bravo Bonnie!

Oh man, I hate that. And thanks.

Have a good one, Ali!

 

[Axver]

Oh, and I'm vaguely amused that while I'm bitching about it getting too hot too soon after winter's conclusion, Ali is still using her electric blanket, AND still wants it on 3!

Sleep well and wussily, Ali!

 

[The Sad Punk]

Yes, but nothing especially funny.



I've seen A LOT of really harsh reviews of shoegaze albums lately. It seems they're generally along the lines of "the shoegazers had no talent and hid their crap playing behind effects", or "the shoegazers had no talent EXCEPT FOR THIS BAND ZOMG!!!!"



I have a couple of Lush albums but I haven't seriously listened to them. Suspect I need to do something about that.

Alright. Guess I'll wait til I make a thread to check that out.

Yeah, I really refuse to read shoegaze reviews unless the person is familiar with the genre. I'm addicted to it, I can't stay with just fucking Loveless. And I STILL can't understand how people say that was the only album worth listening to in the genre and how it started the whole thing. Here's the stats: Ride released Nowhere in 1990. MBV released Loveless in 1991. Nowhere has songs on it. Loveless has sounds on it. They're both good albums, but one of them was, dare I say, a fucking huge waste of money.

Yeah, gittonit!

 

[The Sad Punk]

The Red Rocks DVD loses so much for losing the snippets.

No "Edge, shut up for a second" during THBAO. No context of Bono climbing up during Electric Co.

I was really looking forward to it, but I feel let down by those fuckers yet again.

 

[LemonMelon]

 

[Axver]

Alright. Guess I'll wait til I make a thread to check that out.

Yeah, I really refuse to read shoegaze reviews unless the person is familiar with the genre. I'm addicted to it, I can't stay with just fucking Loveless. And I STILL can't understand how people say that was the only album worth listening to in the genre and how it started the whole thing. Here's the stats: Ride released Nowhere in 1990. MBV released Loveless in 1991. Nowhere has songs on it. Loveless has sounds on it. They're both good albums, but one of them was, dare I say, a fucking huge waste of money.

Yeah, gittonit!

Shoegazer reviews have a tendency to be fucking worthless, you're right. I really don't get how it is that Loveless has become the defining shoegaze album. Did some stoned hipsters get entranced by the cover or something? I mean, god, it's a diverse genre, and to try to limit it to Loveless is pretty much insulting. I would consider Nowhere to be the definitive shoegaze album. Hell, if I were to write a list of definitive shoegaze songs, Duress and Seagull would be automatic inclusions while I honestly don't think anything from Loveless would make it.

Ol' fat Kevvo of MBV needs to stop bloody pouring money down the drain to make impenetrable sounds. I think the reason I love Ride, Swervedriver, et al. much more is because they use the traditional shoegaze aesthetic to augment their songs, not fucking totally drown them.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Hey Traviud!

I see we're rivals today.

 

[LemonMelon]

Hey Bonnie.

Yeah, but just for one day.

 

[Axver]

Hey Traviud.

Did I tell you I dig the Fleet Foxes album? I told Bonnie but I'm not sure if I told you. It's 3am, forgive me if I have. Reviewed it on RYM and all.

The Red Rocks DVD loses so much for losing the snippets.

No "Edge, shut up for a second" during THBAO. No context of Bono climbing up during Electric Co.

I was really looking forward to it, but I feel let down by those fuckers yet again.

Wait, wait, "shut up for a second" isn't in THBAO?! I can understand not wanting to pay out shitloads in royalties for snippets, but why cut that? It's funny! Ugh.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I'd be really interested to see where Ax's vote goes.

And most likely furious, but your list is certainly a good one.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Wait, wait, "shut up for a second" isn't in THBAO?! I can understand not wanting to pay out shitloads in royalties for snippets, but why cut that? It's funny! Ugh.

No snippets. Unbelievable. Can you imagine the Paris show without Gloria in Exit and LWTUA in WOWY? Yeah, so that was good enough for those guys, but they won't pay for as full a concert as they can get excluding I Fall Down. And there are essentially no extras. It's such a bummer.

 

[Axver]

I'd be really interested to see where Ax's vote goes.

And most likely furious, but your list is certainly a good one.

I've already said I'm open to bribery.

LM would've missed my comment a couple of nights ago that I think his first part beats your first part, but that your second part beats his second part.

Watch as the shoegaze sways me. I'm cranking Duress right now.

 

[LemonMelon]

Hey Traviud.

Did I tell you I dig the Fleet Foxes album? I told Bonnie but I'm not sure if I told you. It's 3am, forgive me if I have. Reviewed it on RYM and all.

Wow, I recommended something to you that you genuinely enjoy?! This is indeed a good day.

I see Your Protector was your favorite. My favorite is Blue Ridge Mountains, but the album's unique atmosphere makes the whole record feel like a single song in parts.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I've already said I'm open to bribery.

LM would've missed my comment a couple of nights ago that I think his first part beats your first part, but that your second part beats his second part.

Watch as the shoegaze sways me. I'm cranking Duress right now.

If it means so much, I'll put a PT song on my next DI. I'm flexible.

 

[LemonMelon]

I've already said I'm open to bribery.

LM would've missed my comment a couple of nights ago that I think his first part beats your first part, but that your second part beats his second part.

Watch as the shoegaze sways me. I'm cranking Duress right now.

I think you said you would vote for whoever is losing at the end to get them an extra point.

 

[Axver]

No snippets. Unbelievable. Can you imagine the Paris show without Gloria in Exit and LWTUA in WOWY? Yeah, so that was good enough for those guys, but they won't pay for as full a concert as they can get excluding I Fall Down. And there are essentially no extras. It's such a bummer.

What I don't get is Send In The Clowns has been quite happily reprinted on European editions of UABRS for YEARS.

And it is worth noting they cut the covers from Paris. I imagine Stand By Me and Help would have cost them a fucking fortune.

 

[Reggo]

 

[Reggo]

I'm baking pizza. Smells so good...

 

[The Sad Punk]

Reggo! How goes it? We were wondering when you'd drop in.

 

[Axver]

I think you said you would vote for whoever is losing at the end to get them an extra point.

Ah yes. I'll watch how voting goes and make my decision based on that. Because this really is a difficult decision. I'd say yours is the better constructed list, that second half in particular has amazing cohesion - but Bonnie has Soundhead / Duress / Blue Pedal. And a trio I like so much can mean a lot.

The worst part is that I'll have to vote against one of you at least twice, since I'll obviously vote for my own list when we face off.

 

[Reggo]

And since I've killed the thread, i'll be sure to beat it into the ground now.