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Heartfelt congrats from your European Brother, Grey!!! It's time Europe takes control of this board and makes Rush tour the Old Continent for at least 6 weeks.... :lol: :lol:

Looking at this poster, I suddenly realized that Jason would be perfect in a bio-clip of Lemmy's life!!!

This one is a little heavier, the title could be the equivalent of "A**hole" or "D*ckhead", but I surely am not an expert in english swearing, so take it with a grain of salt. Still, this was everywhere in 1988. http://youtu.be/-tXSkJTxeXY

Song titles with 4-letters words. Swearing in song titles. Insulting in song titles. As I scratch my head, I have a hard time remembering a British or US song with a really bad word in the title or in the chorus. The only things that come to my mind are the Sex Pistols debut and that ominous "F*ck you very very much" pop song that was very popular some years ago. Of course, english-speaking bands have found many creative ways to go round the swearing tabu, often coming up with very funny and witty "alternatives". But can you say for sure that an english band ever dared record a song titled "Big Son of a B***?". And did that song ever chart? Well, an Italian band did. http://youtu.be/kvgGnarx3ko I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was like 12 and going bat-sh*t crazy: "OMG, he said Son of a B---!!!!" Naive that I was. Actually, we Italians have a long tradition of insulting songs because, as the whole world knows, when we say 4 words 3 of them are obscenities. Anyway, here are a couple more songs with very clever titles. http://youtu.be/Yi5rt9tzv6w "Scemo" is a very mild insult today. Kid's stuff. As is the song, sung by one of Italy's most successful comedians.

Do you have a tie? I hate ties because they slow the flow of blood to the brain, and also they are friggin' uncomfortable. I always wear indian-style shirts so I look cool without the need of this bad example of western civilization. Well, just make sure you shine your shoes. Shiny shoes are happy shoes! :) Actually, I am more into working-man, rusted down shoes. But I realize I'm running the risk to come across as a poor man's lumberjack wannabe, and thus losing your respect, which is the boulder of my being. So rest assured I can look pretty cool, Seymour Hoffman-levels cool, but in my own style. Hey, I'm Italian! We INVENTED style! :P :P :lol:

Do you have a tie? I hate ties because they slow the flow of blood to the brain, and also they are friggin' uncomfortable. I always wear indian-style shirts so I look cool without the need of this bad example of western civilization.

That's 'cause you're a time traveller

I love Natasha in this one!!!

S*it, now I have to iron the jacket and shine my shoes...

Come on, you all know Manowar won. Black Sabbath was just a scam.

Now who is Sebadoh, you might ask? Beats me, so let's Consequence of Sound speak: Sebadoh and Rush exist on near-polar opposite ends of the musical spectrum. The former is the unsung hero of nerd-friendly indie rock, purveyor of all things grimy and lo-fi. The latter represents rock’s pinnacle of indulgence, the bona fide lord of intricate prog majesty. Yet for one, brief fleeting moment, these two disparate elements came together as Sebadoh undertook a mighty Rush cover for its appearance on A.V. Undercover. So, why did Lou Barlow and co. decide upon 1981’s ? The “Rush Phenomenon”, in which, by some twist of fate, “the world’s three best musicians ended up in one band.” The cover is.. uh... interesting to say the least... Seems I can't post it here, so here it goes: http://consequenceof...imelight-watch/

I have to watch this!!

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Found this interesting article by Julian Cope (I think it's THE Julian Cope): http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/blue-oyster-cult-in-your-dreams-or-in-my-hole What do you think? Do you agree that the "darkness" of early BOC was almost solely inflicted by Sandy Pearlman? Were they just a rock band with an occult black jacket that they stole in the wardrobe room?

http://media.ifcfilms.com/images/films/film-detail-topper-image/GodsPocket_970x390_06.jpg Good movie, superb PSH as always, good Turturro, but the only thing you'll remember is the wife. Oh my!!!

How did you like it? I always cringe when big international actors star in italian movies. They always look so out of place!

WOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!

Another great solo:

I rented this movie a while back but I don't remember if it was the directors cut. What did they add to the directors cut that wasn't in the original release? Not some good acting, I think. Really, as a European, I can't even begin to forgive that pathetic pile of shit attempt at turning Omerus into Lord of the Rings. American directors, leave European mythos alone. You are not cut for it. We can do it much better on our own. And we did.

I've watched Rush in Rio several times, as in: a lot. Also Show of Hands, since I've had it for a long time, first in VHS and then in DVD. The older shows, just a couple of watches. CA, played it last Christmas and a few times.

http://youtu.be/PG0JyplhIZU

Now what would be wrong in his personal image, I can't possibly imagine... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OI6YmYS_QtY/TkmQgy5XkJI/AAAAAAAABak/G5imf1DO-W8/s1600/boc+buck+dharma+1981.jpg :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, I did share my thoughts on it above. I can't effectively explain the entire reason why I give it an 8/10 rather than a 10/10 without spoiling, so I'll refrain from that... I can say though that the soundtrack is a bit lacking and in one instance implemented poorly, so there's that. Jake Gyllenhal's performance, character, and dedication to the role is really what carries this movie. Had some details been changed the movie could have easily been a 10 - so perhaps I really owe it a 9/10.. The thing is though, the two or three things this film f*cks up, I think it really f*cks up bad... I'll go into detail in a spoiler/PM after you see it, because you definitely do need to see it :D Yeah, my bad, I posted my request before reading ALL the posts in the thread (also because your review was in the other page). I am very interested in seeing this, and I love JG, so I'll definitely give it a try. But what is the basic premise? Jake is obsessed with reality shows or something like that? Now, to what I saw last night: http://24-7kpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10255435_737871019587079_1937079513706779181_n-1.jpg It seems all Korean historical movies are about killing the king! Anyway, this one is very good: usually this kind of movies show the king as a winy loser and sympathize with the assassin, but in this one the King is totally badass, and I mean Batman-level badass, while the assassin is a misty-eyed teenyboppers' idol who looks like a frightened doll for the whole time. So you go for the king and that's it. Good action, but not superb. It's more about the characters.

Between yesterday and today I was playing some BOC, I'm actually trying to get back into the band, and it came to my mind that whenever a "Best guitarist" pool comes out, Roeser is never there with the usual gods. I mean, for all I hear, he can play a mean lead guitar and has a great sense of melody. Maybe his tone is a little "old", but that goes for a lot. So, what do you think? Is he just underrated, or is he just flash?

Despite PSH and Walken, I have to admit I couldn't get to the end of this. It's just like a late-period Woody Allen movie, where you see all these artistic, intellectual, rich New Yorkers who go jogging in Central Park and play Beethoven and look so beautiful and perfect and so close to each other and then the movie HAS to show you that deep down they are little ego-monkeys, go for casual sex, have sex with their partner's foxy daughter (this was the last straw). After all, I wasn't interested in what the movie had to say.