Random Music Talk XLIX: Celebrating traditional Australian customs

[Moonlit_Angel]

Merry Christmas, everyone. Hope you're all having a lovely holiday.

I've seen Mr. Bean's Christmas thing once, from what I recall I thought it was quite funny.

Also, listening to that cover of "Fairytale Of New York" right now-Billy's voice sounds lovely here, as does that harp. Nice rendition.

 

[cobl04]

So good to see you round here again Angela!

Today at the Boxing Day sales I picked up:

Radiohead - The King of Limbs (vinyl)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Biggie - Life After Death
ODB - Return to the 36 Chambers
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
2Pac - Me Against the World
NWA - Niggaz4Life
Breaking Bad s3

For $99.90.

so little time?

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

So good to see you round here again Angela!

Thanks ! Good to be back.

Nice little haul you have there. I wish we had a store that just sold albums here. We've got Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, and KMart for options where I live. Best Buy and Target have some good stuff, but still, a proper record store would be awesome.

 

[the tourist]

How come?

People like to bitch and moan about how lame it is that their league's rules are so much better than the other league's rules. That's why. I don't mind the games. It's seeing people bitch and moan about it that makes me dislike it. Without the people bitching and moaning about it, I couldn't care less, but seeing that just makes me roll my eyes at the whole ordeal, and at the people who bitch and moan about it. That's why indifferent people also dislike it.

 

[cobl04]

I've never understood how those conferences/leagues work. I can't get my head around the fact that teams from the American League play teams in the National League during the regular season. Seems to me to defeat the purpose of having two distinct leagues. And then you've got the divisions...

 

[cobl04]

We're playing gridiron. Our knowledge of the game doesn't extend beyond "HUT! 42! HUT!!!!"

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Or Lucy grabbing the ball away from Charlie Brown.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Been youtubing for videos of Bono et al busking on Grafton St Christmas Eve. Bugger Bono, this video rules.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlDWryN3uVo&feature=related

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Damn, that is cool. Thanks for posting.

Dylan is the greatest.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=7gDCF9tqx1U&NR=1

Another one. Glen Hansard and Liam O Maonlai rule, OK?

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

This is me last night.

 

[iron yuppie]

After all of the mythologizing that I have read about Smile, it will be a huge disappointment if it is anything less than the best album that I have ever heard by a wide margin.

 

[mobvok]

The Taylor/Civil Wars collaboration was a good idea. I suspect TCW were responsible for removing a bit of contemporary flavor which gives it a fresher sound for Taylor.

Speaking of which, I just finished reading The Hunger Games a week or so ago and thought....well, I don't know, it's decent. I don't think I've even seen whatever media bono_212 referred to it ripping off, but the story beats already felt familiar. Not a great literary work, but the plot kept moving enough to keep me reading until the end.

 

[Danny Boy]

This is me last night.

Well at least that car broke your fall.

 

[bono_212]

The Taylor/Civil Wars collaboration was a good idea. I suspect TCW were responsible for removing a bit of contemporary flavor which gives it a fresher sound for Taylor.

Speaking of which, I just finished reading The Hunger Games a week or so ago and thought....well, I don't know, it's decent. I don't think I've even seen whatever media bono_212 referred to it ripping off, but the story beats already felt familiar. Not a great literary work, but the plot kept moving enough to keep me reading until the end.

It's a Japanese book and movie called Battle Royale. Great movie, never read the book. But go read the synopsis on wiki and you'll see, I think.

 

[bono_212]

Oh, I like this. I can get behind this.

Battle Royale To Leverage The Hunger Games Theatrical Debut | The Hob

 

[Imperor]

This is me last night.

Ball so hard.

 

[Reggo]

Hope everyone had a good holiday.

 

[coolian2]

not a regular by any means, but after the last three weeks i've had i'm in a conciliatory mood.

merry christmas, wankers.

i'll try to to have my body make me nearly die next year, ergo i won't be in here.


or whatever. i've kinda missed this blue bullshit.

 

[cobl04]

So Kevin fucking Federline is going to be in a reality show here called "Excess Baggage" in 2012. It pits fat no-name celebrities with fat no-name Joe Bloes in a number of challenges.

I don't even

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Is it sad that I'm not even remotely surprised by that news? Good to see the reality show arena keeps pumping out more dreck-I'd have thought that well long dry by now.

 

[Reggo]

Is it sad that I'm not even remotely surprised by that news? Good to see the reality show arena keeps pumping out more dreck-I'd have thought that well long dry by now.

Rule 35: If it exists, there will be a reality show of it.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Rule 35: If it exists, there will be a reality show of it.

This is true.

There is always one upside to all these crap shows, though-it gives "The Soup" more stuff to have fun with .

 

[Jive Turkey]

Rule 35: If it exists, there will be a reality show of it.

I don't think that's rule 35

 

[Reggo]

I don't think that's rule 35

Fine. Rule [insert arbitrarily-assigned number here].

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

not a regular by any means, but after the last three weeks i've had i'm in a conciliatory mood.

merry christmas, wankers.

i'll try to to have my body make me nearly die next year, ergo i won't be in here.


or whatever. i've kinda missed this blue bullshit.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Fine. Rule [insert arbitrarily-assigned number here].

I only say that because I know what rule 34 is (it's the only one I know), so I assumed 35 would be similar. The googles told me that was a fair assumption.

 

[LemonMelon]

That Liturgy album all the critics have been wanking to is pretty interesting stuff. The music is fast-paced, moderately skillful hard rock with some electronic whatsits thrown around liberally. I like it. Gets the blood pumping and doesn't let up, which probably isn't healthy but that's pretty rock n' roll anyhow. The lyrical content is pretty much the last 20 seconds of Vertigo spread out over 12 tracks though...there's this guy screaming shit like AWWWHHH YEAHHHHH and WOOOO HOOO and UNNGHHHHHHHH in the background on just about every song. But I guess it's better than grunting about the usual metal shit, like blanket political corruption, ritual sacrifice, whatever.

 

[lazarus]

Does anyone listen to Bombay Bicycle Club?

Someone recommended them, specifically their recent album from 2011, and I'm digging it.

 

[Lance's Mom]

I haven't performed a Bombay Bicycle in years.