Random Music Talk LXXIII: Mayan Apocalyspe Never Tear Us Apart

[GirlsAloudFan]

I'm very curious. The only other TV show I can remember iyup mentioning is The Simpsons.

 

[cobl04]

That's not funny. Thanks, though.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, what Cobbler attempted here is called "A Joke". As a novice, he went for the tried and true route of comically inflating a known character trait of the individual he was harpooning. It was a nice effort, though a bit off the mark. 4/10.

Par for the course. #toughcrowd #notasfunnynowivesoberedup

 

[Hewson]

Funkadelic

Mike McCready does a fair job with it also...

Pearl Jam - Little Wing Maggot Brain - 070995 - Milwaukee WI - YouTube

 

[nielsgov]

Par for the course. #toughcrowd #notasfunnynowivesoberedup

I thought it was okay though not as good as Streethawk.

 

[Reggo]

Par for the course. #toughcrowd #notasfunnynowivesoberedup

There, there Cobbler. They can't all be winners.

 

[iron yuppie]

What show?

I'm going to spoiler it in case there are any other fans here:

Spoiler

Downton Abbey

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I'm going to spoiler it in case there are any other fans here:

* SPOILER *

Haha, yeah, I was wondering about this, I posted a general wtf in the thread in ZS.

 

[u2popmofo]

And, Mofo, for the same reason as the above post (pretty much) I just spent the last 20 minutes listening to VNV Nation Tracks. This is...good good shit.

Good! I actually continued listening to that album, Automatic, quite a bit through 2012. Definitely my favorite album of theirs in quite a while. The songs Space and Time, Resolution, Control, and Nova are all crazily good.

They have a pretty solid back catalog too.

 

[No spoken words]

I'm going to spoiler it in case there are any other fans here:

Spoiler

Downton Abbey

That show went off the rails during Season 2, at least for me. I'll go fire up the google machine and find out what happened to upset so many Americans. A few of my Facebook friends were grumbling about this as well so you are not alone, Yuppie von Iron.

 

[lazarus]

More disappointing than Cobbler's joke (which I actually laughed at) is that no one followed his post with a Guns 'n' Roses remark.

 

[lazarus]

So, Laz, I just went looking back in last year's B&C Best Albums thread to see who all voted, and I just watched the video to that Stricken City track.

I may have to listen to that album, soon.

This is pretty much better than any Christmas gift I could have received.

Def worth checking out.

 

[Imperor]

So the Achtung Birdie vinyl box set I bitched about last year was one of my Christmas gifts. I'm giving it its first spin right now and good fucking gravy, gang. As much as I "dread" new shit from them, it's still easily my GOAT. And this pressing sounds so, so good.

 

[corianderstem]

I just got done watching s1 of that show, and have seen lots of dismayed non-spoilery reactions online about some news that came out.

Oh dear.

Time for me to get going on season 2.

 

[PhilsFan]

So the Achtung Birdie vinyl box set I bitched about last year was one of my Christmas gifts. I'm giving it its first spin right now and good fucking gravy, gang. As much as I "dread" new shit from them, it's still easily my GOAT. And this pressing sounds so, so good.

One of these days I'm going to hear a vinyl album.

 

[Imperor]

I can send you the two remix discs I'll never listen to.

 

[bono_212]

If i click on that spoiler, will l I find out what show it is without knowing any spoilers?

 

[No spoken words]

I just got done watching s1 of that show, and have seen lots of dismayed non-spoilery reactions online about some news that came out.

Oh dear.

Time for me to get going on season 2.

I really really enjoyed Season 1. Season 2, for me, turned into a true (and often ridiculous) soap opera instead of bordering on one. IY will patiently explain why I'm wrong, surely, but that was my take. No idea how good or bad S3 is.

This all being said, I hope you enjoy Season 2!

 

[No spoken words]

one of my Christmas gifts.

Did you get that new saddle you'd been eyein'?

 

[corianderstem]

I really really enjoyed Season 1. Season 2, for me, turned into a true (and often ridiculous) soap opera instead of bordering on one. IY will patiently explain why I'm wrong, surely, but that was my take. No idea how good or bad S3 is.

This all being said, I hope you enjoy Season 2!

I have to say, while I liked s1 well enough, I didn't think it was that great, which was a bit of a let down after seeing so many people rave about it for the past year or so.

 

[corianderstem]

If i click on that spoiler, will l I find out what show it is without knowing any spoilers?

Yes; the first spoiler iYup posted is just the title of the show.

 

[Imperor]

Did you get that new saddle you'd been eyein'?

I'm fixed on saddles, kimosabe. Could definitely have used a GPS for the ole stagecoach though.

 

[u2popmofo]

You certainly could, Imps.

After wondering why the hell half of the songs / albums I've listened to recently weren't scrobbling on Last FM, I finally found a thread in the Help section about the incredibly prevalent issue where "new" albums (some dating back to October) aren't scrobbling for a huge amount of people. No updates from the site about what's going on in weeks. They still haven't even fixed the issue where listening to a CD in iTunes with the Last FM client will crash iTunes after every track on Macs. That's been happening for nearly a full year. Sometimes I get the feeling Last FM is going to disappear in the near future.

 

[bono_212]

Geez, that almost makes it sound like they've about given up

 

[bono_212]

OK, I assumed that was the show you all were talking about based on the trillions of news reports I saw yesterday. And I was just about to start following that show, too.

 

[joyfulgirl]

But they kind of do. A younger Boner, the hot one from the mid-/late 80s.

Totally, esp. Eve.

I just realized This Must Be the Place is finally playing here so I'm going to see it this afternoon.

 

[iron yuppie]

I just got done watching s1 of that show, and have seen lots of dismayed non-spoilery reactions online about some news that came out.

Oh dear.

Time for me to get going on season 2.

I really enjoyed season 2, for whatever it's worth. From a historical standpoint, I think that it is extremely well-done and makes some poignant statements about what it meant to live in the pre-modern era.

 

[iron yuppie]

I really really enjoyed Season 1. Season 2, for me, turned into a true (and often ridiculous) soap opera instead of bordering on one. IY will patiently explain why I'm wrong, surely, but that was my take. No idea how good or bad S3 is.

This all being said, I hope you enjoy Season 2!

I don't think you're wrong; that is certainly a valid criticism. But, for me at least,

Spoiler

the drama of season 2 was rooted in historicity, especially in terms of how unflinchingly they portrayed World War 1 and its effects on all levels of society. The suffering was realistic rather than melodramatic. That was also true for some of season 3, but certainly not in terms of the event that has made me so disappointed. That was drama for the sheer sake of drama.

 

[u2popmofo]

I just realized This Must Be the Place is finally playing here so I'm going to see it this afternoon.

It plays here frequently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVrVY540xdc

Seriously though, that's one of my favorite songs. Might even say top 5.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I really enjoyed season 2, for whatever it's worth. From a historical standpoint, I think that it is extremely well-done and makes some poignant statements about what it meant to live in the pre-modern era.

I have loved all three seasons so far but yeah, this latest plot point was a tad over the top.

 

[iron yuppie]

this latest plot point was a tad over the top.

This was basically the equivalent of what happened:

Spoiler

Do you have something to say, Poochie?

Yes, I certainly do! I have to go now. My planet needs me.

Note: Poochie died on the way back to his home planet.