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Saracene said:Bloody hell! Knights of Cydonia won Triple JJJ Hottest 100 Competition for 2008, beating Silverchair to the top spot by just 13 votes!
For non-Australians, Triple JJJ is a radio station which runs this competition every year. I was so sure that Silverchair would win it with "Straight Lines"! Yay for boys!
Saracene said:Bloody hell! Knights of Cydonia won Triple JJJ Hottest 100 Competition for 2008, beating Silverchair to the top spot by just 13 votes!
For non-Australians, Triple JJJ is a radio station which runs this competition every year. I was so sure that Silverchair would win it with "Straight Lines"! Yay for boys!
Haha, where do you reckon my username is fromZihua said:P.S. Saw your website, I used to be addicted to Ultima back in the day, especially during study times.
Arcadion said:
Haha, where do you reckon my username is from
Zihua said:For some reason I had the impression though that the song had been around for long enough that it would have qualified for the 2006/2007 Hottest 100, but apparently not.
Saracene said:
I've seen a few people grumble about a 2006 song winning, but it was released as a single in 2007, so it was eligible for that year. Can I just say that you couldn't have picked a more polar opposite winner to last year's "One Crowded Hour" (which I also love)?
Saracene said:
I'm happy to meet fellow Ultima lovers, I've been a fan since I was 13 years old or so, I've got many fond memories playing it in Russia with the English dictionary by my side. Has any of you guys been a member of Ultima Dragons club by any chance?
I was a bloody awesome weapon thoughZihua said:
Hehe cool! I remember the mess you made in Serpent Isle after being released.
Nah, was going to but it didn't end up happening. Would love to play the entire series again, 1-9 and of course the UWs. Can't seem to get 7 & 8 running well in XP however. So anyway, how bout this solo @ 3:30?Saracene said:
I'm happy to meet fellow Ultima lovers, I've been a fan since I was 13 years old or so, I've got many fond memories playing it in Russia with the English dictionary by my side. Has any of you guys been a member of Ultima Dragons club by any chance?
Zihua said:What a great way to learn English, starting with 'name', 'job', and 'bye'. The copy protection bits would've been tough though, wouldn't they? You know, where they ask you to look up the Book of Lore (?) and whatnot.
Zihua said:.. So was it good fun, the Dragons?
Saracene said:
Well, I studied English at school so it wasn't like learning it from scratch, but even with the dictionary the dialogue still left me mighty confused for a lot of the time, The copy protection thing drove me mad for while because I had no manual (hey, back in 1993 there was no way you could get a legal version in bloody Siberia!) and I was stuck in Trinsic for ages before my Dad got us a cracked copy.
I'm actually still a member and still post in the newsgroup occasionally. Naturally since the series are long over the posts have dwindled to a trickle, but I hang around, mostly for sentimental reasons and good company of the long-time members. Back in the days it was an awesome internet community, despite the occasional flame wars and all.
And... that version of New Born is wicked, but my favourite live performance of the song is still this one. Mostly because of Matt going nutty nuts with the riffage at the end:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fh5RcnzSM4E
It's interesting, sometimes I get a feeling that Matt does all that rock god stuff as a bit of a laugh, and other times he seems to be doing it simply because he's totally lost in a performance and just needs to let all that energy out.
Saracene said:
Well, I studied English at school so it wasn't like learning it from scratch, but even with the dictionary the dialogue still left me mighty confused for a lot of the time, The copy protection thing drove me mad for while because I had no manual (hey, back in 1993 there was no way you could get a legal version in bloody Siberia!) and I was stuck in Trinsic for ages before my Dad got us a cracked copy.
Zihua said:Also, how is this for a home-made cover? http://youtube.com/watch?v=V5mQrIRHBuk
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Fuckaduck. It's incredible. The CD will be from the 16th (I was there!!) and the DVD from the 17th. It's released over here on March 17th. I cannot WAIT.
Saracene said:
Arcadion said:
I actually liked U9 but I can see how some wouldn't...
martha said:I ran out of cds in the spinner on the way home from Petco this afternoon, and KROQ played a three song block of Muse.
Zihua said:
What a performance, she is a virtuoso! I love cover versions. Well, good ones that is, thank goodness for YouTube ratings.
How did you find it compared to the earlier Ultimas? Speaking of which, check out dosbox.com if you want to run them in XP. Sorry, meant to mention it earlier.
martha said:I ran out of cds in the spinner on the way home from Petco this afternoon, and KROQ played a three song block of Muse.
Saracene said:
That's a very nice cover! Thanks for posting. This guy even does Matt's sharp intakes of breath,
Time is Running Out by four cellos:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FYZNqShcU1I
Map of the Problematique piano instrumental:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tv89MJOOz5E
...and I'd like to add that I'm still heartbroken by how crappy Ultima IX turned out to be,
bono_man2002 said: