historicrocker

I reckon we find a young' date=' impressionable man and fashion him into a supreme MySpace machine.

All we need to do is give him hair like a Manga character, stitch a Rockett t-shirt onto his skin and make him listen to nothing but Metal-Core for a month. Then he must have his heart ritualistically broken, armed with a digital camera and a bathroom mirror and set loose upon MySpace.

It would be a bit like Frankenstein but with more photoshopped pictures and 'Heart-Core'.[/quote']

So what you are saying here is that you mean to spawn more of these monstrosities?

That's quite predictable. You know Anthony just walked away with thousands of our money just so that we could watch him live his bland existence all summer long when we could have been having boat parties or bettering ourselves with good literature. It's all one big commercial scam really and I'm glad to say I never voted for one of those damn nuisances.

Tom Waits' What's He Building: creepy as hell

In the song Since I've Been Loving You' date=' you might notice the little squeak that comes from the badly maintained Bass drum pedal throughout the song. Beware...listening to this just once will have it forever engraved on your mind.

Not that it matters as the song is so fucking good.

Check it out![/quote']

Aah, no, it's going to be impossible not to notice now. Waa!

16% gay. I'm shocked; I really thought it would be above 50%. Then again that quiz was probably the most unscientific around.

This has just highlighted how much I am being screwed over in terms of pay. Damn.

What is wrong with the world; appealing for something better than an Advanced Higher B? The general consensus here on this thread is that everyone did well but the truth is a lot of people fucked up and I'm sure this thread is a way to piss on them. I'm sorry for dampening the euphoria but what needed to be said just needed to be said.

Even worse, the Beano is now 75p!

I quite like Coldplay. Coldplay play it safe far too much, unlike Mogwai but Mogwai have made a lot of mistakes. Coldplay are consistent (maybe too consistent at times) and produce the odd classic. Who could possibly say the that new song "Fix You" isn't stunning?

Actually I like it better because it is a more consistent set of songs' date=' not a duff one from start to finish which I cannot say about OK Computer because it has a couple of pish ones.[/quote']

For that argument to be plausible the middle of The Bends must just sound like white noise every time I myself listen to it because I can't even make it to the second minute of Bones (that's not to say that Nice Dream isn't worthwhile; I was trying to be smart and completely blew it by elaborating on what I meant here). OK Computer has not one song that's not worthwhile. Subterranean Homesick Alien may be a little testing but it's a damn sight better than what the Bends has on the cards (Sulk, anyone?).

If you put forward the argument that The Bends was a definitive reflection on the pre-millenium world people would laugh at you. As for the argument that The Bends has more flow to it? May be but the moods and ambience don't change slightly throughout the album. Listen to Paranoid Android where the emotions of the song change dramatically; a far stretch from the simple Black Star which is a plain pop song with only one simple (but stunning) vocal part vocal part (third verse, I think).

I don't agree with you in the slightest. Radiohead did not have a unique sense of style in The Bends; no songs with a real "Radiohead" mark on them. Fake Plastic Trees and High and Dry hinted at greatness but, without maintaining this brilliance throughout the album or stepping out of the UK pop platform fro a few moments, the Bends just didn't shine like it could have. OK Computer wins, by miles.

I have to agree with Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home; Highway 61 Revisited; Blonde on Blonde' date=' are all undeniable records, each one surpassing the last - although my personal favourite is Bringing It All Back Home. In that case, however, could we not consider Sonic Youth: EVOL; Sister; Daydream Nation? [/quote']

Since when was Blonde on Blonde even close to surpassing Highway 61 Revisited? Highway 61 Revisited is the essential, go-to album for a Bob Dylan introduction. Blonde on Blonde is too smooth, too streamlined and has nothing compared to the edge of Highway 61.

I'd disagree with the white stripes' date=' De Stijl is my favourite and despite absolutely loving it at the time, Elephant is possibily my least favourite.

oh and Magical Mystery Tour is one of the beatles best. And they peaked at rubber soul.[/quote']

De Stijl is fantastic. I guess it's like the whole Radiohead thing people seem to do. They like The Bends more than OK Computer because it's instantly accessible. Get Behind Me Satan is hard to get your head around most of the time but I definitely think it is their coming of age album.

Also, listen to the Cold Mountain soundtrack for an excellent performance of Jack White's Wayfaring Stranger, played on many occasions at Stripes gigs.

The White Stripes have become progressively developed a completely unique sense of character and their style is like no other nowadays. I'd say that they've been consistently very good with their debut, De Stijl and White Blood Cells but with Elephant they began to experiment with Meg's solo performances and the brilliant but difficult Ball and Biscuit. I just recently bought Get Behind Me Satan and it has gone on a complete tangent from anything before. It's definitely difficult but, in retrospect, worth all your time and effort. The teasing of The Nurse in leading to trademark White Stripes' "bash cymbals together and things" is fantastic and the Stripes have definitely found a knack for pacing. There is variety with Little Ghost, a charming little country piece, and there is a fantastic jazz number (Instinct Blues) with fantastic crashing guitars and cymbals.

It seems ridiculous that noone has brought them up.

How long before someone mentions Jeff Buckley and his pointless abilty to hold a note for a while

One hour and fifty minutes.

Great...

1: Thom Yorke; able to shift seamlessly through emotions during one song (see There, there) with a gift for singing soft but troubled words. His beautiful voice is the main attraction in almost all Radiohead songs. A very good example of Yorke's strength as a vocalist is in Motion Picture Soundtrack, where Thom's voice soars like nothing I've heard before.

2: Jeff Buckley; torn and riddled with frustrated emotions. Good at singing everybody else's songs better than everyone else.

3: Roddy Woomble; you just have to listen to the song Poor Thing to understand. I think that the latest album instrumentally limits Woomble's vocals, letting the album down greatly since Woomble IS Idlewild. Loved the simple guitars in Hope is Important and 100 Broken Windows since it gave Woomble the space to shine.

4: Benjamin Gibbard; tender and heartfelt. Maybe a little to restrained in newer Death Cab music but fantastic in the Postal Service. One of the best things to come out of contemporary music.

5: Isaac Brock; a most recent encounter but that's enough to deem it top five-worthy. Very down to earth but warped at the same time. Conveys a thousand emotions that Robbie Williams couldn't belt out if he emptied his lungs.

I don't feel like being vindictive today though.

It's fair enough that people are angry at the bombers surely?

The bombers are dead...

Modest Mouse's Good News For People Who Love Bad News and This Is a Long Drive For Somone With Nothing To Think About. Both incredible and on the latter album I was thoroughly impressed with the Black Franics-esque vocals on Breakthrough. Good News... is possibly the only album I've listened to twenty times in a fortnight.

The Coral's first album only has one good track ....Dreaming Of You

Rolliing Stones - Still Life - Still born more like

MSG - Assault Attack

Umm, the Coral's debut was actually fantastic.

I'm also glad to say that I've never wasted any money on an album.

Line of the series -

Craig (to Science) - You stink

Science - At least I don't have breasts.

Hah, that's great. There's unlimited bad points I could draw from Craig's personality. All he seems to do when I watch Big Brother is whimper in his bed or complain that nobody likes him. Well, perhaps they would if he didn't badmouth pretty much everyone in the house and then sulk every half an hour.

I also don't like Saskia, for very much the same reasons. As some put very well before me these people are very generic. If it wasn't for some obvious physical differences they would be near impossible to distinguish between.

I don't think I actually like anyone in that house. Kemal is a whiney teenager who also seems to think he is a monkey (schizophrenia, anyone?). Makosi is throwing herself at Anthony all the time (whom I would pity if it weren't for the fact that he has no redeeming features himself). Derek is undully well spoken since he says pretty much nothing of importance all of the time and forces his unsubstantiated opinions on everyone in the building. Maxwell is actually quite likeable if not for the fact that he said he has "no time for politics" which, to me, is irredeemable and leaves him in the position where I will never bring myself to take his views quite as seriously as they might need to be taken.

Since I can't remember the rest I'll finish there. If anyone reminded me of the wining, self-indulgent remainder of the population I would most likely call them assholes. I also have very little hope for the three new miscreants whom are entering the house.

Yes I'm a nitpicking bastard.

I'll quote the teachers of my primary school years:

"i before e except after c"

People's opinions on the comics or "graphic novels" maybe then. And thank you, that was very kind

It is. I was looking along the lines of other people's opinions but never mind. I suppose I'll just crawl into a hole and die giving the lack of enthusiasm and dry hole of humour I'll find on the forum

Okay, so Sin City will be released on June 3rd and I am still pretty vague about the plot etc. Could a comic book geek please stand up?