Brilliant song. I'm not particularly anxious to hear guitar solos. I like that their song structures have gotten really tight and focused, and I hope that other than sound quality, they continue with they did on Vapor Trails as closely as possible. If there's some solo that acts as a...
The Big Wheel happens to be one of my favorite Rush songs. I like the Far Cry single and the whole sound they got going on. Though not every song is a winner, the best ones are even better than their "classic" era material. It's guitar-heavy but melodic, and sounds like a nice cohesive blend...
Another vote for Night Train. Peterson is no doubt extremely talented, but the biggest criticism people have (some to the point where they just plain don't like him) is that he embellishes a lot, to where the song is lost or it doesn't make artistic sense. While I think he does this...
This was very reminiscent of the episode where Stan befriended a Mormon boy. Only in that one they excused Mormonism wereas their slam of Scientology lasted through the end. I would buy a Xenu action figure.
It is my understanding that, legally, any ad that tells you specifically what the drug does must also list side-effects. Since a long list of side-effects sounds very bad in a commercial, they avoid this by not specifically saying what the drug does. The TV ad then serves as just a method of...
It really depends on the title. Overall, however, I've found that many of the titles released on SACD have been remastered well on redbook. Note also, however, that some SACDs aren't more expensive than CDs. For example, the SACDs from Fantasy are hybrids and priced no more than a...
Well, yes. Keep in mind that those who believe dreams are messages or meaningful usually accept it as symbolism. So fishing the Confederacy means that they're going to be in a car accident or something (yes I know people, including my mother, who have a whole system of symbols worked out, such...
Evolution "creates" or, rather, results in a lot of things that don't seem logical because all that's required for a mutation to become dominant is reproduction.
One who contends that dreams have a meaning could logically argue that the "jumbled impressions we are left with" is exactly what...
- Though it's popular to slag on criticism and "elitism," I find that selective absorbing of well thought-out writing regarding art is a worthy addition and sometimes revelation to the open-minded observer. As long as one understands that not every piece of art is going to effect everyone in the...
Fruits and vegetables. If you eliminate carbs, you have to eat more of everything else, and meat is more filling than carbs to many people, so in the end it's consuming less calories. Also, of the carbs people consume, an inordinate amount is packaged stuff, which has lots of sugar. I know...
Carbs just contain a lot of calories. The reason low-carb/Atkins/whatever diets work for some people is that cutting carbs usually just means cutting lots of calories, and as long as your caloric consumption is less than it expenditure, you will lose weight.
I think my favorite non jazz cover right now is Isaac Hayes' version of Something by the Beatles. He gives it the fully produced epic soul treatment and, like all his best stuff, it just drips with cool. I'm not that interested in straight covers. Doesn't add anything. Fun live, but that's...
Pretty much everything on Zep's first two albums are "covers." But without crediting most of the sources, I think the proper term is "stealing." Hendrix's Watchtower is great. Other than that I pretty much disagree with every opinion expressed to far on this thread.
Yeah. At least he has little clangy melodic thingies and, recently, a spinning set and film clips and the like. It's still pointless, but entertaining.
I finally... FINALLY... received Deadwing. I ordered from their web site directly in May (not a typo- freakin' May!) and they were using some third party distributor who screwed everyone. Fortunately a friend let me borrow a copy. I got the one with the CD and book of illustrations and the...
Has anyone hear heard Voyage 34? It looks like something in the vein of Matanoia or The Sky which doesn't really interest me that much, but I'm wondering what it sounds like.
Finally got it and the more I listen to it the more I like it. The potential I had thought would lead to a really nice sound when Rudess joined the band is finally realised here. He is as ingrained in the music's soul and composition as Moore was but with a much wider sonic palette. If I...
The Post has an anti-milk bias? Or an anti-stupid dieter bias? As usual, I will point that most stupid lawsuits are actually thrown out or lost. Anybody is allowed to claim anything they want, it doesn't mean jack. Just that the pernicious anti-dairy media like to jump on anything silly or...
It was entertaining as always, but I can't imagine anyone who's for gun control being convinced by this episode. The vast majority of people aren't thinking about overthrowing the government.
Statistically, the strongest predictor of the financial well-being of an individual is the financial well-being of his/her parents. I forgot about this show and will keep an eye out for repeats.
Well that's true for any president, or anyone being caricatured for that matter. Clinton's head and/or body were never near as big, proportionally, as cartoonists made him. (I always thought it was ironic that he was parodied both for being "fat" and a womanizer)
I loved it because it was just so over the top, which is typical FG humor. Yes, everyone makes "W is dumb" jokes, but this was to the point of complete absurdity (not only is he dumb, but a mildly retarded child), so it actually makes fun of other "W is dumb jokes."