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Can't they still just renew the individual copyright? I'd be very surprised if they just let Mickey fall into the public domain considering Disney was the major lobbying force behind extending copyright protections in the first place

They shoulda let him talk, all Franco did was thank his financiers. His impression isn't even that good!

hey I did it, I'm free again

UltimaterializerX posted...

I have lost way too many games where I was clearly the better player for me to ever think player skill means jack shit.

Man I've lost too many games just today from my own misplays and lack of consideration and foresight to know that it does matter eventually

Ay is this tournament still going on? Did the expansion nix it or is it on hold until the meta settles or something?

taaaag

I don't know how you manage to consume so much, I've heard maybe three of these so far. I did see Everything Everything last year and they were a highlight, Run the Numbers crushed it

also 2001 could be entirely instrumental and I'd still call it one of the best rap albums of all time, it was the perfection of a style! Dre made an arsenal of tracks so hot if the chronic was blazing a trail this was like scorching the earth, imitators had to move on

I like jcgamers idea about voting first, second, third. Mainly because my rec got a grip of second place votes last week

haven't listened to anything yet but I'll be very surprised if anything tops I Got Five On It, that one brings me back

I should have gone with a Christmas tune apparently!

Muse - Showbiz
It's true, I skipped this album and went straight to Origins of Symmetry. This seems to represent them at their most stripped-down and straight-forward, a simple build-up to showcase Bellamy's signature intensity/hyperventilating falsetto. It's pretty well-realized for a first album although I'd argue they went on to write much more involving song structures over the course of their next few albums. And for the record, I never quite got the Radiohead comparison myself.

The Alan Parsons Project - Somebody Out There
A peppy identity theft anthem, I'm into it. Guess I should expand my APP knowledge because I've only really heard I Robot but I love that record. I don't think this song gets to that same level but it kinda fits into a brand of wistful 70's piano rock (Elton John, Supertramp) that generally agrees with my taste.

Panzerballet - Let It Snow
This is my kind of cover, a wild recontextualization that goes well beyond the scope of the original and manages to transcend its own ridiculousness by taking itself so seriously as a composition. By the time the intro riff recapitulates at the end I'm totally sold on the sincerity of a damn Christmas carol as prog metal pulp. Bravo!

Harry Connick Jr. - When My Heart Finds Christmas
Good old HCJ. I found out about this guy in reverse, first knew him from movie Bug before realizing he was actually a musician. The latter is way more appreciable, I've always been fond of the great american songbook/tin pan alley style of torch that he keeps lit. It's a bit sappy but around this time of year when I'm visiting relatives it's incredibly cathartic and nostalgic.

Sufjan Stevens - Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
This is an affront to Santa. 'Sufjan' just declared War on Christmas with this cheer-souring, unjolly lump of charcoal in the stocking of domestic despair. It sounds decent I guess.

Frank Ocean - Chanel
Dig the use of autotune and the delicacy of production (it really comes through on headphones). Melty and tranquil with a glistening hook, Frank's music aspires to a beauty that rap deserves more often.

DMX - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
I don't even think he's in tune but that makes it funnier. It's more of a drunk karaoke than a proper cover...one stronger in concept than execution.

Alexander Jean ft. Casey Abrams - We Three Kings
One of the more musically interesting Carols that doesn't get overplayed, lyrically it's bit too on the religious bent for my singing along to. It was penned surprisingly recently for how much of a medieval vibe it gives off. This rendition is servicable and well-balanced but nothing jumped out at me as uniquely special about it.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Nights in Blue
Too cornball theatrical for me, especially the singer. Like, settle down with the fuckin' tossed salad and scrambled eggs okay Louis Armstrong? Guy thinks he's Louis Armstrong over here.

August Burns Red - Sleigh Ride
There's some bomb drum fills and a neat jazzy interlude that I might appreciate more if Panzerballet hadn't already cornered the market on it with Let It Snow. Thunder stolen! Still kinda fun though.

Brockhampton - Bleach
Similar to the Frank Ocean tune but the rapper seems more dominated by the track behind him - that has its own appeal but in a way where I'd rather just listen to the instrumental, which sounds lush and labored over and in control. I believe this is the second Brockhampton song in the club so far and I'm just not yet convinced in the talent of the rapper.

Powerup comics

Oh yeah I forgot Diane could count since we never actually saw or heard her in the first two seasons.

Diane (Twin Peaks)
Wally Brando (Twin Peaks)
Gabriel Lorca (Star Trek Discovery)

hooooly shit that is the best fanservice I've ever seen

best scene is when Luke aggressively milks that titty, lots of layers there about going back to the source of the cash cow and showing you how the hot dogs are made. Wide kylo is pretty good too

How come they don't just shoot hyperspeed lightsabers at capital ships huh? Movie is trash snoke is a joke

Dougie Jones (Twin Peaks: The Return)

The Exterminating Angel

Very bizarre dark comedy, it would be a top tier Twilight Zone episode easy.

It's probably less lame than posting about it on a video game message board

Just saw him with John Mayer last night, dude is a master at working the crowd. And yeah he manages to delve into racy topics without alienating anyone, I think it's because he never comes off as mean-spirited he's always just bemused

I'll vote Let It Snow for now because it was hilarious and badass, writeups will get done after new years shenaningans

Star Wars resonates so broadly because it's spiritual and has the power of myth behind it in the Joseph Campbell sense, I don't think moments of spectacle alone are what keep it on such a high pedestal. That said, I agree there's only one truly great film in the lot.

I don't see how else Jack gets out of the freezer if it isn't.

Die Hard has an interesting focus on language and the breakdown of communication, and Nakatomi Plaza is a textbook example of environment as a character. McTiernan was one of the best 'vulgar' auteurs for a while

Jeff Zero posted...

If the physical humor of The Last Jedi doesn't land, I don't necessarily suggest the evicted fans turn to Farscape

The physical humor was the only stuff that landed! Like, the toad nuns nearly being crushed was actually a well-timed sight gag, if that's the kind of muppet slapstick that Farscape dishes out it won't bother me none

Boss Nass (Phantom Menace)
Raddus (Rogue One)
Salacious Crumb (Return of the Jedi)
Watto (Phantom Menace)
Lobot (Empire Strikes Back)
Bib Fortuna (Return of the Jedi)
Biggs Darklighter (A New Hope)
Zett Jukasa (Revenge of the Sith)
IG-88 (Empire Strikes Back)
Nien Nunb (Return of the Jedi)
Galen Erso (Rogue One)
Garindan (A New Hope)
Kit Fisto (Attack of the Clones)
Nute Gunray (Phantom Menace)
Sergeant Salt (Last Jedi)

WazzupGenius00 posted...

So what's the reason people are hating it so much?

Can only speak for myself but a lot of the things I disliked TFA for got worse. Bad jokes, uninteresting new characters, lack of imagination outside the framework of the original trilogy. The biggest disappointment is that for how much it expressed a desire to unshackle itself from the past it couldn't help but continue to fetishize the story beats and iconography from the OT.

I'll try to make this my last complaint post cuz I don't wanna rain on the parade but I guess I'm just over Star Wars now. Maybe it's time to check out Farscape

Vlado posted...

making batshit insane claims about children's cartoons doesn't seem like something a trustworthy media outlet would do to me (or anyone else who is sane).

But what if they depict the gays!? Extreme measures must be taken to protect the children!

Jeff Zero posted...

That literally rendered Leia comatose after like 30 seconds of traveling maybe 80 meters

I'm being facetious of course but don't start applying logic now, it's just a dumb franchise about space wizards

How was that Luke's only mode of transportation? I thought Superman-flying through space was a basic force skill!

Have you people even seen Empire? Size don't matter to the force. I guess Luke never passed that little secret on Leia's way

ExThaNemesis posted...

One thing that I forgot about, I think because I wiped it from my mind due to how absolutely ludicrous it was, was Leia doing that whole Marry Poppins floating thing to get back to the ship after she'd been out in space.

I love how she can do that but can't move a pile of rocks at the end of the movie

Diablo III

Yeah it turns out there's a wide variety of audience expectations when your target demo is every person on the planet

I definitely remember the Interdictor gravity well thing too but I guess if that stuff isn't 'canon' anymore then whatever

Isn't there even a scene in TFA where they're about to hypersmack into a planet and have to manually pull out just in time?

Man I really wanted to like this one but I'm just nonplussed. The new characters felt like they barely developed, the feature-length chase sequence was about as monotonous as OJ's Bronco being cautiously followed down the 405, the humor/quips nearly dipped to Prequel levels ("Chrome dome?" Yo Momma jokes?). At least we got that goofy Monte Carlo interlude so Disney of all companies could remind us how bad corporate greed is

I'm just the worst. Half-ass writeups this time I'm tired

The Gun Club - Give Up the Sun
Feels like a Doors jam that overstays its welcome (I IV V ad nauseum) I think the singer whiffs some notes but the imperfections kinda give it character

Glassjaw - Jesus Glue
Someone really tried to sell me on these guys about twelve years ago and I never got around to checking them out. Kinda wish I had because I dig the sound of this, and it's something I would have been more into at that age although I still like it a lot even now. Thrashy melodic grindcore with some exciting twists and turns

Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish
Colorful and quirky like a mid-2000's Zooey Deschanel movie...almost too goofy for its own good. Fun but insubstantial like a (insert previous simile)

Simon Phillips - Upside in Downside Up
Wow that's awesome, holy shit. I loved the middle part with the rhodes, that 70's fusion sound is golden. Sick geetar solo was just a cherry on top

La Roux - Colorless Color
Ah yes I remember her from the iconsience series. Sleek, well-produced (synth)pop that lacks an edge but carries an energy

Priests - Suck
I enjoyed the lackadaiscal progression, somehow didn't even notice the sax first time through. Good background jams for my current Dark Souls adventure

Reba McEntire - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
It's not until you type it out that "McEntire" sounds like a completely made-up name. Wait, those keyboards at the beginning...it's the John Cena song hell yeah! Reba must have a pretty dark sense of humor because the happiest sounding part of the tune involves a corrupt judicial system hanging innocent men...dramatic irony is an effective storytelling device that's for sure.

Wrabel - The Village
Great dynamics on this song, it really underpromises and overdelivers. Dude has a powerful voice and oh shit a touching message to boot? What a pleasant surprise. Reminds me of that 'too late to 'pologize' tune by who the fuck ever

Peeping Tom - We're Not Alone
Unique vibe here, metallic dub almost. I was going to say it reminds me of Fantomas but then a wild Mike Patton appeared and I started hearing all the Keyser Soze clues around me that makes it so obvious in hindsight. I swear this dude has so many side projects he could fill an entire Coachella lineup. He needs his own genre tag. Oh yeah uh...I liked it!

Julian Casablancas - River of Brakelights
Ooh interesting, just distorted and bizarre enough to keep it unpredictable without sacrificing accessibility. Not into the ending (I wanted it to keep getting darker and heavier!) but there's a lot else to feast on here and the aesthetic has high potential in my estimation.

Art By Numbers - Best Laid Plans
How does every other dude have this voice nowadays but before like 2000 I never heard anyone sing this way? Mysteries of the universe. I prefer the jazz idioms to the drama-metal stuff so the bookends of this song are where I'm at.

Jesus Glue - Upside Down in the Downside Up - The Village - We're Not Alone - River of Brakelights - Superfast Jellyfish - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Colorless Color - Suck - Best Laid Plans - Give Up the Sun

GANON1025 posted...

Almost always my Azari is summoned by my skull of manari. I mean getting a 10/10 out for free isn't bad or anything but still

Dang we got a Lin-Manuel Miranda up in here

ah fuck I keep forgetting about this. I've got one more final to take and then I can listen to these

social media was definitely a thing then, everyone was just on myspace instead of facebook

the nutcracker

DeathChicken posted...

Meanwhile at the Moore concession they're singing like a bunch of cultists about to set themselves on fire. Okay then

Yeah I've been getting a kick out of that, never heard songs of worship sound so disenchanted before

Akira at least for the animation. Like, who else even thought to illustrate lens flare back then?

I had a hard time with Rogue too, on the winning run I think I took like nine jade shurikens and spell damage and buried everyone in the first six turns

The podrace for sure, one of the few scenes of that trilogy that feels inspired and alive. Star Wars is best when it lets the sound and fury tell the story and not the dialogue (with the exception of ESB)

Twin Peaks: The Return was absolutely bonkers and I'm really warming up to Star Trek: Discovery but I'm only six episodes in so don't spoil it

Mr Lasastryke posted...

this reminded me of stuff (not "stuff" as in "things"; "stuff" is the name of a band steve gadd used to have)

Good call Lasa, it's definitely a take on Richard Tee's style of jamming (https://youtu.be/xPu_xp_O9ZI?t=83)

Snake5555555555 posted...

Vulfpeck has way better songs than this but it was fun to sort of dance along to.

Ultimately I agree, but I've been learning to play this one and it's been like keyboard cocaine to me for the past few weeks. I might actually break form and rec more Vulf down the line cause I just love 'em so much. There's so much talent just between the three guys clapping it'd be a crime not to showcase at some point

I think Empire would still be excellent as it's own thing, it might be missing some greater plot context but it does way better on character and theme than any of the other films and that's what sticks with you.

transience posted...

the thing that gets me -- it's clearly aimed at kids with jar jar and some of the slipstick stuff, but then there's all this boring stuff about trade routes and galactic congresses. pick a side, you know?

tfw when you're trying to continue lawrence of arabia in space but u gotta honor that lego contract

Dream Theater - Honor Thy Father
Chuggity chuggity whaaaat son. This sounds more 'normal' than what I expected from Dream Theater, although I legit haven't listened to them in about twelve years. It's actually pretty catchy in the riff department. Keyboard solo is sick and makes me turn the volume up, which is a good sign at the seven minute mark of a ten minute ditty. Pinched harmonics always make me smile, it's like the shaka gesture of metal music to me. Hang loose, thy father.

The Move - I Can Hear the Grass Grow
Is it about that loud weed? It's a quaint piece and emblematic of its time but I'm not aching to hear more, if this tune is any indication it's no mystery to me why The Move never caught the same wave as its contemporaries - in a year that saw the release of Revolver and Pet Sounds this just feels a step behind.

Joey Bada$$ - Y U DON'T LOVE ME
Excellent production (loved the synth strings that come in about halfway through) helps me take the sadfreshprince.jpg mood seriously, the lyrics are so $orrowful on this one. His flow is nice though and that always makes moping more forgivable. Ain't nobody praying for Joey. Solid track but nothing spectacular and I'm still not convinced of this guy's supossed Bada$$ery.

Mastodon - Blue Walsh
It's exactly what I want out of Mastodon: psychedelic twang-metal with hooks, vocal variety, colorful drumming, lead guitar at the right balance of cerebral and visceral. Why it'd almost fit right onto Crack the damn Skye and we all know how important that record is. Glad you picked this because otherwise I would have probably never listened to the EP which flew completely under my radar.

Blue Walsh - Jolene - Eye For an Eye - A Portrait Of - Kill of the Night - He Said he Had a Story - Honor Thy Father - Y U DON'T LOVE ME - Shootingstar - NO one To kNOW one - I Can Hear the Grass Grow