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I'm so, so excited for the next season, which will be the second half of A Storm of Swords. All the shit goes down. Hopefully they get the guy who played The Mountain in season 1 back, because the guy they have as him now is just not going to cut it. Nothing against him personally, but he's just a tall guy. He doesn't have that feral animal element that s1 Gregor did.

Vapor Trails for me all the way. I can crank up VT and rock out to the whole thing start to finish, enjoying every second. It's bright, hot, urgent. Love it. I skip through most of Test For Echo, sadly. I like the opening track and Driven kicks ass, but other than that...I don't even think I remember the other tracks. I mean, come on. One Little Victory, Vapor Trails, Earthshine, they just rock so goddamned hard. And even if everything in between isn't as memorable, I don't have any urge to skip songs.

At first I thought I was in for something really, really stupid based on the Krypton opening. It was, like the OP said, way to much like Star Wars, just CGI everywhere...and that flying mount that Jor was riding. What the hell was that? It got better fast, though. Cavill made an awesome Kal, the scenes of young Clark were all badass, Kevin Costner was somehow touching, Lois was a solid character, Zod was a fantastic villain, even if his crew of Kryptonians was a bit silly. I enjoyed the whole film, start to finish, even if it had a few writing issues for me. I thought they should have kept the whole Earth's atmosphere element out of it and just stuck with the Yellow Sun alone...I think that Krypton would have figured it out by then that nitrogen and oxygen give them superpowers. Overall though, hell yes, that was a good Superman film.

Ha, the Hall of Bullshit. I didn't keep track of it for a long time because I thought "If Rush isn't in it, how relevant to music can it actually be?", but I about lost my shit when I learned that Deep Purple, among others have been barred access to something called a f***ing "Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame". I mean, the whole thing is just an insult to music. I laughed when I learned to that Pop and Rap stars are in, because that just further proves the point. It doesn't matter. Let them have their crap. Let them have the trendiest popularity contest in the world, because anyone who actually understands or cares about real musical talent will go "Rush and Deep Purple aren't in? What the f**k kind of Hall is that?".

Tai Shan is pretty. It makes me feel nice.

The only one I'd consider weak there is Presto, and even it has songs I enjoy present on it. Honestly, I don't see what could bring a person to dislike Power Windows. Did you get raped while it was playing, or what?

I saw him last year and thought he sounded stellar. I've never had a problem with him; I want to hear Geddy, not a "singer". He's technically nothing as far as his voice goes, in all likelihood, but he's what I enjoy hearing and what I expect to hear when I hear Rush. Plus, he's playing bass and synth while he does it, so it would take a person with equal multitasking credentials to oppose him.

QUOTE (tjtull @ Dec 1 2011, 09:21 AM) I voted for PoW. I've never been a huge fan of CP, though a lot of the songs have grown on me over the years. I still think Nobody's Hero is cringe worthy though. Really? It might be my favorite off of that album.

As much as I enjoy hearing Counter Parts, Power Windows easily wins this for me. It's no contest, really, with PoW having Marathon, The Big Money, The Manhattan Project, Middletown Dreams...I love all of those songs dearly. CP is awesome, but IMO, it doesn't hold a candle to the magic that was captured by PoW.

QUOTE (Union 5-3992 @ Oct 11 2011, 06:12 PM) I'm interested in it, despite not liking the Hulk movies and Thor. I can see where you're coming from, although I didn't hate Thor. It wasn't stellar, but it was enjoyable enough. The Hulk movies had great elements, but overall, not wonderful...sad, because the action in the first one rocked, and Ed Norton mad a great Banner in the second. Meh.

I'll have to think about it. Also, I actually enjoyed a lot of the films on this list, especially 2004's The Punisher. It wasn't bad at all, if I remember correctly.

Geddy's opening vocals in The Necromancer are enough for me to love that entire album. The Fountain is an epic journey, Bastille Day is hardcore, Lakeside Park is gorgeous, and ITIGB is an alright song, IMO.

I recently finished watching Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, and can say with certainty that it's my favorite thing. Ever. Finishing Second Gig finalized my consumption of most available video media linked to the franchise; I've seen both feature films, and Solid State Society. I have not once been disappointed in anything I've watched. It's consistently brilliant, gorgeous, and compelling. No series I've seen has ever hit so hard visually, philosophically, or thematically. From the dark, cyberpunk thrill of the first feature film, through the beautiful intricacy of SAC's Laughing Man case and refugee-based political tension, to Solid State Society's disturbing ending, it's kept me thinking and saying "f**k yeah" from start to finish. I think some people are turned off of it by their preconception of what anime is. This series is not f***ing Naruto, or Beyblade, or some other crap. It's an adult-oriented piece of brutally smart artwork that will hammer you with greatness from every direction, and always leave you wishing that it was never-ending. Is anyone else a fan? Or a massive fan?

What is it with people and genres? This is coming from a heavy metal fan: Rush is not heavy metal. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out. They have some heavy elements sometimes, but they aren't metal. Judas Priest is metal. Iron Maiden is metal. There are elements of their sound and feeling that make them so. Rush is something different. I'd say they're prog rock, but apparently there are dozens of sub-categories of each semi-different sound now days. I've heard the terms "hardcore" and "metalcore" described genres. I've been lost and angry ever since, lol. It's just unnecessary.

I enjoyed the hell out the movie when I saw it last year in US history. Pretty much a perfect film from every angle.

It's entertaining, but really, really stupid. It's a Sci-Fi fan's Jersey Shore. It lost me completely when the kids went to swim in the river. There's no way in hell that they'd ever be able to do that without dying by way of either parasites, bacteria, or the large, hungry things that lived in the water at the time. Realistically, they shouldn't even be able to walk around outside the compound without suits lest they be devoured by huge insects (the mosquitoes alone would have killed people). This show should be "Walking With Dinosaurs" with people trying to survive in it.

GAH!! Hayden Christianson (sp?) is a hack. The original actor as Anakin's ghost was pretty much right on the mark as to what his appearance at that age should look like. Now this shit? He's ruined the f***ing scene! Vader silently looking back and forth between his son and master are the only thing that the audience needs to see. WTF? I need to find a VCR if I ever want to watch those films again...

No...I feel that the Norwegians' predicament is better left unfilmed. It's better left to the imagination. They drug it out of the ship and examined it, it thawed, they caught it in the act, tried to kill it, ect. From the TV spot I saw, it looks like their changing the nature of the creature to be more easily digested by a modern audience.

Make sure you're signed-out, lol. Disastrous situations with relatives on your page...

QUOTE (Union 5-3992 @ Sep 27 2011, 08:46 PM) I might have to choose 2112 because I read the novel Anthem right before hearing it. Since I loved that novel so much, it only makes the song even greater. I love that novel quite a bit Trying to get a friend to read it, but he needs to finish my copy of "Dune" first :/ Sorry for the off-topic.

Don't do this to me, lol. Hemispheres is basically my favorite thing ever, of all time, but 2112's..."ferocity", I guess you could say, hits harder in some ways. I'm really not sure. Hemispheres is more advanced, but 2112 is so raw and powerful in places that if the two albums were giant monsters fighting, the Earth's crust would be peeled back and it would take life billions of years to return.

I like that cover. I thought it would be Hemispheres' as well, considering that I've read somewhere that even Neil commented on its being a disaster (just the art, not the music).

What the hell happened here?

I don't hate any of it. There are songs that don't usually catch me, some that I dislike elements of, but nothing that completely makes me puke. I love some of "Dog Year"'s lyrics, but mostly, it's meh (although, I think they were being goofy about that one). The music is good. But I'm usually not in the mood for it. I don't hate the song, though. Same with "Red Lenses". It does not catch me, but sometimes I find myself enjoying it. No hate, just preference of one piece over another.

As far as I'm concerned, the studio version is one of the greatest musical creations of all time. However, nothing beats it live, tuned-down or no. The energy of that song on stage is ridiculous.