Moonraker

Little Shop of Horrors (lol, if you like musicals)

 

I also liked Interview with a Vampire, though that one just had horror elements in it, not really a horror movie per say.

I saw Sons & Daughters last Friday, my second time seeing the band, but this time it was at a much smaller place and I was front and center for it. Openers were The Wolfkings, who were a little mellow for my tastes, and Willy Mason. Mason is a 1 man acoustic thing, but hes obviously a very talented and humorous songwriter. Lol, one of the songs he sang was about his fathers fear of lyme disease. Anyway Sons and Daughters were great, kinda a cross between Nirvana and Buddy Holly, with a scottish flavor to them. Plus I think its kinda cool the way they have a female lead singer with a male backup, it gave the music a nice twist.

Connery definatly, but Brosnon is very very very close behind. Roger Moore was good, but seemed too much like a playboy then a secret agent. Timothy Dalton on the other hand seemed way too much a serious secret agent, and very little playboy. Its kind of a fine line, but Connery and Brosnon seemed to be able to pull the persona off. Lazenby didnt get the chance to develop his character in my opinion, I did like him but it was just bad timing for him to jump in as Bond.

 

GoldenEye was probably my favorite Bond movie though, I really liked that darker, moodier feel it had to it, and unlike the preceeding Bond movies with Brosnon, it wasnt overproduced with special effects and over the top action sequences in lue of a decent storyline. Trevelyen was the last decent Bond villain in my opinion.

QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Oct 27 2005, 02:07 AM)

Ladytron - Witching Hour The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday Devandra Banhart - Cripple Crow

Probably had something to do with The World Series going on the same night. Its kinda tough for a tv show to compete with the last game of the World Series where the team that was favored to win hadnt won a series in 80 something years.

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QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Oct 24 2005, 07:15 PM) MD, is that your first NIN album? Because that wouldn't have been where I would have suggested to start. Yeah, it's my first album. It's probably not where I would've started, either... but here's the story:   I was over at a friends house, and there was another guy hanging out there (that makes three >_>), and he had a copy of With Teeth, but didn't like it or something. So he offered to give it to my friend, and I said "I'll take it". My friend didn't want it either, so it ended up with me.   I do really like it, though I suppose the earlier stuff is even better. After reading a lot of his lyrics, I'd say I'm most interested in Pretty Hate Machine. But most people tell me to get The Downward Spiral first... To get the best idea of what NIN really is, Downward Spiral is really the way to start.

QUOTE (daveyt @ Oct 23 2005, 06:45 PM)

moonraker DID YOU GET A RAISE?

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QUOTE (R.G @ Oct 24 2005, 05:44 AM) as with most of these things i wish they wouldn't make the films so people would have to discover the stories and read the books themselves, its so much better I think so too. But many kids and adults these days can be enticed by said film to read the book(s). Although I always think it's better to read it first then viddy the film. That maybe true, but you would be suprised how many kids I have met that didnt even know that Lord of the Rings was based on books, let alone actually spend the time to read them instead of watching the movie. I used to love the Chronicles of Narnia books, but I havent read them in soooo long. I might have to read up a bit on them before going to this one. I did love that one english version they did of it a while back as well, but this one looks like its going to be much more special effects heavy. I just might actually pay to go see this movie.

QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ Oct 23 2005, 01:14 PM)

So, what comes after "The Oracle"?

Heh, I usually just start a new thread when I want to get into a mega review for bands, but I like this idea too. I can give little mini reviews without feeling like I have to write a novel of a thread, lol. I think I might pin this one.

 

I saw The Red Elvises last night at Slim's. They are all Russian, from Siberia, and play surfer music. The novelty definatly works and it was a very high energy show. By the end of the night my voice was completely cracked and I couldnt yell anymore, but it was a blast. One of the coolest things about this band is the bass player doesnt play a bass, but this HUGE red balalaika, which is really cool to watch. The singer/guitarist was constantly getting the crowd to yell in enthusiasm for the band, and at one point there was a drum solo in which all 6 members in the band were playing on the drummers kit, took turns doing solos for each person, followed by an insane drum solo. Their drummer is like Neil Peart good, just a completely different style.

 

Anyway, if I would highly recommend this kick ass rock'n'roll from Siberia, check them out. The Red Elvises, Your Favorite Band!

Spinal Tap was really high up there, but in the end I had to go with MP and the Holy Grail.

Ok, I will just finish off this month real fast so I dont have to keep coming back here

 

Last night (10/21) was Porcupine Tree @ The Grand Ballroom

10/22 - The Red Elvises @ Slims

10/24 - Apollo Sunshine @ Cafe Du Nord

10/28 - Sons & Daughters @ Cafe Du Nord

Wow PK, I need to check out that store if you found all that for just $54. I recently purchased

 

David Bowie - Diamond Dogs (30th Ann.)

Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel

Peter Gabriel - 3 (Melt)

13/20

 

Way too much of a focus on thier early career. (Hell, the whole damn thing)

This thing is so bad its incredible. It was the funniest thing I have heard in a while.

 

Do Leave That Thing Alone next

Suicidal Tendancies

 

(BTW, Exodus sucks live, if anyone has ever seen em)

Big fan myself, it will take a bit of work, but I would like to see him try to pull off a blonde bond. I've never seen any of his work before, but I am glad they picked him rather then some of the other actors I've heard rumors of. I'll put away my skepticism, for now at least.

Oh wow, this is a funny idea, I will have to find one.....

After a bit of a hiatus in buying cds, I went to the store yesterday and purchased..

 

The Cure - Pornography

The Decemberists - Picaresque

Depeche Mode - 101

Gary Numan - Replicas

 

BTW, this slipped by me and maybe a few of you, but Roger Waters latest piece of work, a 3 piece opera named Ca Ira, was released last week.

TONIGHT ITS LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

 

I saw them back in May, and it was seriously the best show I have seen all year. I cant wait for tonight.

The Nirvana conversation was going so well, it was decided to split it up into its own topic to get more people involved. You can continue the conversation here...

 

http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?showtopic=10763

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A lot of current country is that way. I cannot say what older country was like becaue I havent heard any of it, but most of the new country is just like most of any other kind of popular music coming out today. It's just trying to appeal to as big an audience as they can to sell more records. Now interejecting some personal opinion, I have to go with hip/hop as my least desired musical taste, there is just nothing I get from that. I am so far removed from the whole hip/hop way of thinking that even what is supposed to be good hip/hop does nothing for me. There is still a lot to be said for writing your own music to go along with your words, not just stealing another persons beat and mixing it up a bit.

Music is a constantly growing idea that will never stay put. I am finding it harder as I learn more about music, to say that any form of music is definitivly bad. Sure there are forms that I dislike, but I cannot classify it as being universally bad. As long as anyone gets anything positive from the experience of listening to some kind of music, then I find it impossible to place my name on the validity that it is bad. If I were in a company whose credibility was on the line for my thought, I would be fired for placing my opinions over what is real.

 

Therefore I cannot vote on which form I believe to be the worst. I dont think there is a worst. Every form of music, no matter how much my personal distaste, is in some way valid if it appeals to no one else but the person making it.

 

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To me, Emo is a new trend in music and in social interactions. It is a way of thinking and acting in todays youth, an analogy to the hippie generation, or generation X can be drawn along the same lines.