Michael MacLennan

I fancy Davina

She was quite nice about 10 years ago when she was on MTV Europe, but now she has that inherent anti-sexiness shared by grannies and small dogs, where it's impossible to think of them as a sexual being. Jennifer Anniston has the affliction now too. It'd be like trying to bone Cliff Richard.

It's ok' date=' having grown up in Aberdeenshire I'm quite used to the type of anti-intellectual conformist mentality the likes of you so easily succumb to, so I don't think your inability to respond to a genuine opinion without resorting to personal insults warrants any further discussion.[/quote']

Ah, how clever, 'the likes' of me! You've twisted it so that I'm just one of the conformist herd, while you are an 'individual', with completely unique points that I could never possibly understand.

Apologies, I never realised how intellectual writing 'Fuck crime novels' is.

Anyway, it's not a personal insult, your comment was moronic, not least because a genre such as 'crime novels' is so broad as to ensure that (a) it is more than likely to have outstanding work contained within it, and (b) you couldn't possibly have knowledge of every book within the genre, meaning your attack is based on broad presumptions you couldn't possibly back up.

It wasn't a 'genuine opinion', it was an attempt to make yourself appear as some sort of prodigal black sheep, riding against public opinion using only your extraordinary intellectual skills (evidence of which wasn't apparent in your post). It smacks of pretentious narcissism.

fuck crime novels' date=' I absolutely despise these lowbrow trashy entertainment products because they abuse and cheapen a truly beautiful artform. Crap like this is nothing more than a disgusting, worthless layer of shit which obscures the true nature and value of literature and tricks the uneducated into believing they are reading something that matters. The same can be said of american cinema, and pop music. Everyone is free to read, view or listen to anything they want, but as long as there are idiots around to consume this cultural effluent, the arts will suffer and as a consequence so will society in general.[/quote']

If there's one thing worse than a stupid person making a moronic comment, it's a stupid person making a moronic comment while also thinking their statement is far more profound or of more intellectual value than it actually is. You're about as controversial as a three-year-old

repeatedly saying 'bumhole' to try and offend his mother. Though the three-year-old probably has more chance of success with regards to the intent of his outburst.

It far exceeded my expectations, very nicely put together, and it even made me swoon over Lucy Liu, something I previously thought impossible after suffering her performance (and that of everyone else's, Bill Murray excluded) in Charlie's Angels I and II. And the snazzy wallpaper was indeed ace.

The director Paul McGuigan, previously did Gangster No 1, which had some great moments, though petered out when it had Malcolm McDowall rather than Paul Bettany in the lead. He's also Scottish too, which is pretty groovy.

Yeah, it's something that I was interested in, given I go to the cinema about 4 or 5 times a week anyway, though I hope it doesn't become too jokey and lapses into being 'post-modern' (ie being very bad while trying to convince you that it's self-awareness of being rubbish should make you reappraise your opinion...)

im not trying to be a dick.

Perhaps you should try harder then...

Au contraire. I think it tells you all you need to know about a band when the question of whether they're good or not hinges on the PRODUCTION' date=' and even the bloody snare sound, on their albums. That goes for the likes of PiL and the Cocteau Twins, too.[/quote']

That's one of the stupidest things I've heard on this thread (until Rune popped up), even more so given that the criticism of St Anger earlier on focused on more than just the production. The main problems seem to be song length, strength of tunes and lack of guitar solos.

PS If anyone has the gall to say those are production issues, then only as much so as it would be to replace all vocals on Sgt Peppers with morbidly obese builders breaking wind into the microphone, and substitute the guitars for the sound of blackboards being scraped. In that case all albums hinge on the production.

I was listening to We Become Less the other night in fact! I still love Embrace and Consume:up:

You should have heard the Popcorn Fiend cover of Embrace and Consume, now that was the ruckus. Just a shame I didn't actually get past recording the intro, but in my head it sounded awesome, which is as reliable an indicator as anyone could possibly need...

I do actually like St Anger (well, some of it), and I have ears. But Rick Rubin as producer is definitely fantastic news, I think a break from Bob Rock was definitely needed, he seemed far too close to the band on Some Kind of Monster to maintain a perspective that you'd expect from a big-name producer. Plus I can't name any other decent band he's produced in the last 10 years. Rick Rubin, on the other hand, has a pretty darned fine record...

No. In conclusion Popcorn Fiend will be bigger than Queen......

Glad someone's finally grasped the moral of this story.

Would it ruin my legitimacy if I admitted I've got Meatloaf's Greatest 'Hits' on my iPod?

I'd be inclined to think that what he meant was.... bitsy songs must be good because queen do it and they are popular.....o_O

I on the other hand believe that sheep are ok for sexual gratification but I dont flock with them....

G...

Leaving aside your perversions, I wouldn't call what Queen did 'bitsy' songs, I'd call them sections within a song, much as the MMW song has different sections that form the whole song. I think such structures can often be more interesting than the monotonous pace and dynamics too often found in popular modern guitar bands. Though not always, less we forget some of Meatloaf's (and Jim Steinman's) atrocities.

Its just my opinion on the bands' date=' nothing personal. If a bands local I feel I can say if I don't like them as much as if they were a national one. Every band will get criticism good or bad and while I may not like whatever band your in Im sure there are some out there who do and they might even state so on this thread.[/quote']

While I don't think there's anything wrong with stating a dislike or like of local bands, I do think there's something quite pointless about just providing a couple of lists without any explanation. If my band was in either list, I think my reaction would probably be a shrug of the shoulders, which is unlikely to start any debate, unless somebody in the same room as me asks why I'm shrugging my shoulders. Even then, it'd be a rubbish conversation.

You're point caller?

I think his point is that having distinct sections within songs can be a beautiful, beautiful thing. Well, I hope it is, since all new Popcorn Fiend songs are turning into six-minute prog-electro-rock epics...

They're already big in the Fatherland' date=' Steve. Every German I've spoke to here says that they are the best AND best-known, German group that there is. They've been around for a few years, though they should recieve kudos across here, because the time is ripe for it[/quote']

I remember when Hookers Green played with Robocop Kraus in Camden a couple of years ago for a Drowned in Sound night, they were really nice guys, but had to cancel the rest of their tour because of a death in the family. It'd be lovely to see them do well this year...

The world is full of fake illness's

hypochondria

depression

dyslexia

obesity

etc...

What medical school did you go to to learn this, you fucking moron?

Heh' date=' we were going to go after Converge too...but went to get pizza instead.

Maybe the wrong choice.[/quote']

I went after Converge, and Red Sparrowes were actually better. Think I even preferred them to Isis, I was away in another world for most of the gig. And not because of too much alcohol consumption and/or illegal narcotics.

I thought it was ace, perfect type of comedy for Friday night Channel 4. Great to see Chris Morris back on screen.

I'm listening from rubbishy laptop speakers, but seems like a damned good recording, I concur with Chris, nice guitar sound.

Also we have actually changed our name from Project: Ven-Hell to project:venhell

Im sure this will cause mass confusion and rioting....but its a chance we are willing to take.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I'm so confused.

They are headlining. Oh shit' date=' I've given it away. Still mystery band will be added to the bill and confirmed later.....[/quote']

How about Black Atom. Because the only way for them is... down!

Right' date=' due to one of the bands pulling out, I'm looking for a band to play at short notice......[/quote']

How about Hot Mangu?

I can't say anything about it just yet. All will be revealed in due course. Just waiting for the line up to be confirmed.......

I can't fucking wait.

Well' date=' it emerged that Preston and Chantelle had been lying to the group in order to complete their task. Pete was annoyed at this, and at the fact that they got free food and alcohol and cigarretes, which is fair enough, but anyone in that house would have taken advantage of the situation. Pete starts mouthing off at Preston and Chantelle, George sides with Pete, and Dennis transforms into some kind of hilarious profanity machine. Then, somehow, Barrymore is arguing with George about how he is a dick, and George is attempting to argue back, but Barrymore is wiping the floor with George. And Preston jumps in with a hilariously well timed [i']"You fucking wanker!". If you watch the highlights show tonight, surely you will see some of what happened. This description makes it sound only a fraction of how ace it was.

The fact that I am now going to go home specifically to tape tonight's show before going out simultaneously fills me with joy, and then complete disillusionment at what's become of my life. Balls to it though, I'm going to watch Big Brother, and I don't care what anyone says.

PS A kid died in Tommy Lee's swimming pool, which according to my "tabloid-ometer" would make him 10 times more a scumbag in the red-tops' eyes than Barrymore. Though the troubled TV presenter trounces the Motley Crue moron thanks to his homosexuality, a state of being which instantly makes even a fund-raising tea party for cancer victims seedy in the eyes of seasoned hacks.

That' date=' was the greatest 20 minutes of TV in history.[/quote']

What happened?

The whole AUBhelL forum is like that - gig coming up - top secret line up - wayhey' date=' another Hot Mangu gig[/quote']

Yay, another Hot Mangu gig! When?