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#241 The Sunset Strip » Greatest Album of the 21st Century Elimination Series, Nominations » 251 weeks ago
- AtariLegend
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It's been a long tradition of Evo, since the ROV days to do elimination (or Madness) poll series from Guns N' Roses albums/song (even band members), to favourite films, TV shows to even Michael Jackson's Thriller and multiple Metallica related topics (the later two of which vanished with the great server thread loss) ect.
So since it's been a while, it's been suggested that we do a series on favourite album of the 21st Century so far.
For anyone interested, it would be great if you could nominate 10 of your favourite albums released since 1/1/00. Live albums/the greatest hits/box sets will not count. It has to be an album of original material, here's a sample list:
#242 Re: The Sunset Strip » Tenet » 251 weeks ago
I saw it on opening day here (last Wednesday) in a morning showing. There were only 3 or 4 other people with all the social distancing.
It is Christopher Nolan's most Christopher Nolan film for better or worse. If you've seen Inception, Memento, The Prestige and Interstellar (to a lesser extent) you should know what to expect.
A few of the set pieces would make those that make the Mission Impossible films weak in the knees.
MINOR SPOILER:
If you see it, see it on the biggest screen possible. Not for those with short attention spans either.
#243 Re: The Garden » RIP Chadwick Boseman » 252 weeks ago
Utterly shocking.
Yes.
tbh I googled this to see which role he played in Black Panther, didn't realize... he was black panther.
Too young.
r.i.p.
#244 Re: Management » Buzzsaw » 252 weeks ago
Why was he banned? Everybody related to those threads should be banned if that is the case. Buzz isn’t a cancel culture liberal? Is that the reason?
He was actively trying to get banned. Read through the posts.
It's nothing to do with his political views and entirely down to do with baiting and trolling. He's wanted this for a while. His wish was granted.
#245 Re: The Sunset Strip » A Song Of Ice And Fire » 252 weeks ago
I always thought LF was sowing discord and war while slowly amassing power and land so he could take a run at being king after everyyhing falls apart
Littlefinger had the Vale, the Key to the north, Sansa (thinking Rickon and Bran were dead), Harrenhal in the Riverlands and influence in King's Landing in various plots... he might also have something else up his sleeve via (Winds preview chapter). Keeping in mind that everyone up north is involved a war where they're running out off men and the Vale is untouched... he thinks he's in a good position.
He's obviously making a play, he did scheme to start the war in the first place and has everyone killing each other off.
Problem is, he doesn't know about what's happening beyond the wall and might not have factored in Danny's dragons to the equation.
The show writters didn't have any idea what to do with Littlefinger after they ditched George's direction (post pushing Lysa to her death).
#246 Re: The Sunset Strip » Tenet » 253 weeks ago
AtariLegend wrote:So one of the many disapointing things about this year, is the fact that this pandemic has completely derailed the summer film season.
....And this was one of the biggest films thats in constant delayed release date mode:
It's a Christopher Nolan film, they were expecting to make several hundred million on this like The Dark Knight films, Dunkirk, Interstellar and Inception.
I felt Inception was too layered for me tho, 1917, the opposite.
Nolan did Dunkirk, 1917 was the Sam Medes film. Both are very different takes on war films.
Anyway, I'm definitely heading to the cinema next week to see this. I won't be disappointed if the pandemic deters others though. I like sitting in a quiet (audience) cinema.
#247 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's optimism in 2002.... » 253 weeks ago
"Shacklers Revenge" didn't have vocals until 2007.
"Soul Monster" didn't have vocals until December 2006/2007.
"Scraped" I think fits alongside the two above.
"This I Love" was possibly a 2006-2007 vocal session.
Any source on this? Better for example looking at the credits i very similar (in credits) to the tracks above and vocals by 04 at the latest.
I bet Leave Me Alone, Seven, Thyme and The General all had vocals by 2002 for Beltrami to work on shortly after.
Neither "Catcher" nor "This I Love" were destined for the first two albums
I'm not sure there's any proof though on this first two albums stuff and if so, what "first two albums"?
#248 Guns N' Roses » Tracks on the album better than the Rough Mixes » 253 weeks ago
- AtariLegend
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Based on Lofton's thread and some comments on the mixes, I got to thinking about some album tracks that I actually think sounded better than the Rough Mixes (a controversial view, I know).
The album is a mess in my opinion for the record (that should have released in 2000), in terms of pacing/length and too many guitars drowning out Tommy's bass with dubious song selections.
- The title track shouldn't have had the intro and the extra guitars that damages the spirit of it.
- Shackler's is a very radio unfriendly track, with an annoying chorus (the second verse of which goes on too long). I think it dramatically influences people's takeaway and I honestly can't listen the album from start to finish because of it.
- Street of Dreams like the title track, seems a little soulless to an extent compared to its wonderful rough mix (disc 1) counterpart.
- Catcher in the Rye is a musical abomination that should not have happened and the opposite of it's Bryan May version. The least defensible track on the album as far I'm concerned.
- Scraped I actually like, but it's really more of an album filler track on an album that was too long. It's like Shotgun Blues imo, except I don't listen to UYI II and think it's too long.
- Ryiad and the Bedouins I have mixed feelings about (the intro that got them into legal difficulties was pointless) and Tommy's base is once again MIA.
However, after I've thrown half the album under the bus, this is the part people might disagree with. I think all the tracks below sound great, even with everything thrown into them:
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#249 Re: The Garden » The United Kingdom General Election, 2nd May 2024 » 254 weeks ago
UK crashes into deepest recession of any major economy
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/economy/ … index.html
Wow, is Brexit not going well? I realize alot of it is Covid related, but I don't know that UK suffered it any worse than anyone else, unless specific industries they are in were impacted harder?
Brexit doesn't really happen till the start of next year. We're in a transition peroid until the end of the year at the minute that basically keeps everything the same in terms of trade, rules ect. Once up, we lose all our trade deals with everyone ect. A no deal Brexit (which the conservatives in charge basically want) was expected to crash the economy, however no one predicted covid would do so before.
Don't forget we're at the top of the league tables for deaths in Europe.
#250 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 254 weeks ago
R.I.P.
Yeah, he's been in poor health for years. Obviously it was a bit before my time, but I do remember him being out there for the x7 gimmick battle royal.
