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    Congressman quits over sexual harrassment

    in The Filibuster

    Posted

    couple questions since i'm in between classes and can't read the whole thing:

     

    have you guys seen the aim conversation where he is talking to the kid WHILE VOTING in the House?

     

    and the press conference where the head of the NRCC (and why are they in charge of this anyways) brought kids up on stage in the press conference designated to talk about the scandal, and when asked if he could ask the kids to leave since it was an adult subject, he said "these are my supporters and they can stay"...

     

    the scandal is bringing out the worst in a lot of people

    Rush not in R&R HoF??

    in SLaM

    Posted

    how many notes you can play in 10 seconds means nothing to me, its not how many notes you can play, its knowing how many you should play. And that to me, is why rush, and most of prog, is useless in the history of music.

    LOST! thread

    in SLaM

    Posted

    yeah but i think this season will focus more on uniting those dudes back to the clan and telling us of the others with later seasons focusing on how weird that island is.

    Rush not in R&R HoF??

    in SLaM

    Posted

    QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 06:22 PM)
    Like I said, "horrible bands" is your personal opinion. I know of many amazing bands that are influenced by Rush, but others might not like them. Just because somebody is too friggin' arrogant and closed minded to accept that something that they do not like is not neccasarilly bad is not my problem or Rush's problem. I am not a Rush fan, I own nothing by them, but I would never be such a closed minded idiot to claim that their musis "sucks". They are fantastic musicians who have made music loved by MILLIONS. No, record sales do not equate great music, but many of the people who claim that Rush are crap will also spend time praising stuff by bands like the Butthole Surfers.

     

    p.s. bmags, who is that in your avatar?

     

    slints album cover for spiderland, recently learned the photo was taken by Will Oldham (also known as bonnie prince billy) besides it being a great album, i love that album cover, it kind of reminds me of stand by me the film, and just being younger. The facial expressions and settings. its so great.

     

    And i realize how horrible bands are subjective, but i've made no bones about saying how much i hate prog.

    Films

    in SLaM

    Posted

    QUOTE(Soxy @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 01:26 PM)
    I went and saw The Science of Sleep last night. Pretty good, in the same thematic vein as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind--but not as an exceptional film. It was good, though, and worth the price of admission--it definitely has a very European vibe to it, so if you're not a fan of foreign films I wouldn't advise this one.

     

    Oh, and ladies, the lead actor, delicious. Probably the best looking thing I've seen onscreen in a very long time.

     

    when i saw the film though, it kind of looked like 'indie film by numbers' which kind of undercuts the freedom of indie films in the first place.

    Rush not in R&R HoF??

    in SLaM

    Posted

    QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 04:15 PM)
    I'm going to have the guts to come out and say this:

     

    I have listened to a whole bunch of Rush than I have of Bob Dylan.

     

    To discredit Rush and what they have accomplished in their time, regardless of how you feel about them and your personal taste, makes about as much sense as discrediting Dylan. I would lay every single one of my yearly paychecks on the fact that Rush has probably influenced damn near just as many people worldiwde as Dylan has directly. I would lay money on it that almost every Metal band out there (remember, drop your personal bias about possibly disliking Metal) will cite Rush as an influence, and many of them will not cite Dylan. I would also lay money on it that many drummers out there will admit to an admiration for Peart.

     

    Arguing over Rush being better or greater or whatever than Dylan, and vice versa is silly. No Rush was not going to have the political significance that Dylan had, but NO BAND did in the 70's.

     

    Geez kids, argue over who was better, Led Zep or Rush. Or argue Dylan vs. The Byrds. Arguing Rush against Dylan is like arguing Backstreet Boys against Burzum.

     

    yes but influencing is bad if it influences horrible bands.

    Films

    in SLaM

    Posted

    QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Oct 1, 2006 -> 06:22 PM)
    So you didn't like Scarface or Carrie or Carlito's Way or The Untouchables at all?

    Scarface - no

    Carrie - no

    Carlito's way - haven't seen

    Untouchable - completely undercut by depalma, over the top in so many ways. The guy is the cecil b. demille of our era, completely superficial as a director. I hate him. He's lucky he had pacino and de niro and garcia and spacek.

    Rush not in R&R HoF??

    in SLaM

    Posted

    QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 02:48 AM)
    Covers? I'd bet the Beatles >>> Dylan. I'd guess Yesterday alone would come close.

     

    while this is prolly true, a lot of it is due to companies getting around how expensive their song rights are.

    Rush not in R&R HoF??

    in SLaM

    Posted

    QUOTE(BobDylan @ Oct 2, 2006 -> 11:19 PM)
    Them's fightin' words. Dylan has longevity in his favor just as well as he does good albums. I guarantee you that Bob Dylan's last three albums are better than Rush's last three just as they are better than the the last three of the Rolling Stones or Aerosmith or any of those other bands that couldn't hang it up. Besides, anyone that can wipe their own ass knows and understands that Dylan isn't recognized for his musical talent (although some of the bands he had playing for him are far superior than Rush) but for his writing. The staple Dylan made in music is and will be far greater recognized beyond anything Rush has done and can do.

     

    Selling out a venue does not make a band great. Not in the slightest. If you don't believe me, buy a ticket to Kelly Clarkson or Kanye West or the Goo Goo Dolls or Fall Out Boy.

     

    And covering songs does not make anything out of an artist. I'd bet Dylan has had more of his songs covered than any other artist in the world from now until the beginning of music. Most will agree that only one cover is better than the original. Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower. After that, the only guy that can cover Dylan is Dylan himself--go see him live if you want to see what I'm talking about.

     

    Rush cannot touch Bob Dylan in terms of ANYTHING. If you don't believe me, you're only in denial. Dylan didn't get where he got by luck.

     

    I challenge you to present me an artist that started his/her career better than Dylan's debut in '62 to the Basement Tapes in 75 (I can already picture you looking up all the Rolling Stones and Beatles albums):

     

    Bob Dylan

    The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

    Another Side of Bob Dylan

    The Times They Are A-Changin'

    Bringing It All Back Home

    Highway 61 Revisited

    Blonde On Blonde

    Nashville Skyline

    New Morning

    Blood On The Tracks

    The Basement Tapes

     

    i like the byrds tambourine man better :ph34r: , and these past 3 bob dylan albums stand on their own as great albums, and i think in years will be pointed to as very influential.

    music

    in Soxtalk Awards Archive

    Posted

    apparantly if you saw the go! team at intonation it was where you were standing as there were terrible pockets of sound. I thought it was atrocious, but people up front said it sounded fantastic. Considering last year was their first tour ever and its not like that guy ever played with other people before, i'd be willing to see em again.

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