Murrr
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Newcastle keep signing total weirdos. Next-up is Chancel Mbemba, a central defender from Anderlecht. He's had THREE different registered dates of birth throughout his career, and could be aged anywhere between 20 and 26. Mint.
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We've signed some Serbian striker called Aleksandar Mitrovic. The radge hat-trick, as it's also known. Should be fun at least...
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That's the team that Stuart Duff used to play for. He was on billboard advertisements and everything over there (I know his brother). Mad.
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Valdes getting dunted by Man United for refusing to play for the reserves. Or, as LVG put it: "not adhering to my philosophy." I swear that guy drops the word "philosophy" into every single sentence, which is particularly weird when that "philosophy" is hoofing it up to Fellaini in a desperate attempt to get back into the CL, then spending the GDP of a small island nation on new players each summer.
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Cabaye's also 30 and relatively immobile. He must be rubbing his hands together at the moment though. He's probably on a good wage and will get to be the big fish in a small pond: there's not a chance Pardew will ever drop him there, so he can basically do anything he wants. I'm not bitter that one of my favourite Newcastle players of the last few years has gone to play for my least favourite manager of all-time. Nope. Not at all. We've got Colback and he's miles better anyway.
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I really like the sound of this player. Another 4-5 signings to go...
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I think DeAndre's success at the Mavs depends on their PG situation. He is very, very dependent on his point guard and Dallas desperately need a creator to fit him. I heard that he left the Clips because he wanted to play a bigger role on offense, which is completely insane. He's good at rebounding, shot blocking and finishing lobs -- he's absolutely not somebody that you run your offense through. Considerable upgrade on Tyson Chandler though.
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Free agency's been bananas so far. The Blazers have lost Lamarcus, Lopez, Batum and Matthews and are a lottery team all of a sudden. DeAndre's gone to the Mavs, simultaneously ending the Clippers' championship-winning window and improving the Mavs at centre. I really, really like the Matthews pick-up for them as well. The Spurs are looking absolutely terrifying with Lamarcus coming-in, Kawhi and Green re-signing, and David West on the verge of joining. The Knicks and Lakers have failed miserably in attracting free agents with their "hey, he used to be good -- come and play for us" approach, though the Knicks have added a handful of functional NBA players in Robin Lopez, Afflalo and O'Quinn. The Brow got paaaaaiiiiiiid. Rajon Rondo went from a max-seeking player to a guy earning $9.5m on the NBA's most batshit franchise for a year within the space of about seven months.
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I can't post an image because Internet Explorer is a dickhead, but the new City top is absolutely gorgeous.
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How did Ward play?
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Didn't realise he had a new one out but last year's EP was pretty good. I'll get on that. Engrossed in the new Clear Soul Forces at the moment. Super lyrical rappity rap with punchlines being thrown around with no regard for health and safety. Real good.
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Murrr replied to Paranoid Android's topic in Music Discussion
Aggro hip-hop? Get some Onyx in yer ears. They're proper stupid, but Bacdafucup, Shut 'Em Down and especially All We Got Iz Us are awesome slags of dumb, primal aggression. M.O.P. Listen to Warriorz. Amazing production and two complete loons yelling into the microphone like boisterous knee-crappers. Ice Cube's first two solo albums are absolutely essential. Sean Price! Any album will do, because they're all pretty much the same. Pretty much all this guy does is rap about how great he is at rapping, and how he's going to fuck you up. Scarface's first album, Mr. Scarface Is Back. He has two borderline classics in his discography (The Fix & The Diary), but this is his most unhinged. Dead Prez, Let's Get Free. Hardcore, militant, pro-African, anti-state classic. I lot of people recommend Jedi Mind Tricks within this mould. I fucking hate how Vinnie Paz raps, so I can't really endorse them, but you might like them -- loads of people are really into them. Want some more modern sounds? Denzel Curry spits like a motherfucker. His last two albums are good. -
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Murrr replied to Paranoid Android's topic in Music Discussion
Try the first Czarface album if you enjoyed Every Hero. It's even better. -
Yeah, I really love it. It touches so many heavy emotions without ever coming across as heavy-handed or corny, which is some achievement. Landry just turned himself in at the end of the last episode I watched. So many feels. The unexpected comedy moments are what I live for though. This scene absolutely ruined me:-
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I'm really getting into Friday Night Lights at the moment. Started about a week ago and I'm now about halfway through season two. The show's just so more-ish, and it's got a shitload of heart. There's a little bit of teen drama nonsense floating around there, but what it says about small towns, growing-up, and the struggles of holding a family together trump everything. It's laced with weird, effortless humour and Coach Taylor is an absolute gangster. Great show, and I don't even like American football.
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Definitely agree to disagree. I can't mess with any of his output anymore, expecially post-1992. -
Shaqiri to Stoke is absolutely infuriating as a Newcastle fan. Ridiculously good signing. It'd be nice to support a team that actually makes an effort to sign players.
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Murrr replied to Paranoid Android's topic in Music Discussion
I'd quote SvJ but I'm using Internet Explorer, so I can't. Hip-hop, as a genre, did not start producing timeless music until the 1990's, IMO. There are a couple of exceptions (BDP's first few albums, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, to name a few), but for the most part, it sounds incredibly dated. To be expected from a genre in its infancy, of course, but it's very difficult to go back and throw on an early LL Cool J or Run-DMC record and think "wow, this sounds great," especially after years and years of genre development. It's difficult to go back. I didn't get into hip-hop until I was in my mid/late teens (about 12 years ago), and a lot of early (1980's) production sounds thin and lifeless to me. I'm pretty sure Eric B's beats sounded ground-breaking at the time, and they likely still sound great to those who lived through the era, but it doesn't connect with me. The influence shouldn't be discounted, but I've no reason to listen to Run-DMC's self-titled joint (1985) over any El-P record, for example. For me, things started getting seminal when groups like EPMD, De La Soul, Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest started breaking through, but 1994-96 was the absolute peak. Ultimately the genre has grown immensely and is a lot more diverse than a lot of people think. I appreciate all forms of hip-hop, and can easily listen to a Raekwon record, something by Aesop Rock, and a Juicy J album in a row. I was drawn towards more abstract forms of hip-hop when I first got into the genre, and things like 36 Chambers didn't really click with me until years later, so I can totally relate to Stroopy's tastes in this thread. tl;dr: blah, blah, blah, hip-hop, nobody else gives a shit. On-topic: today I listened to the new Czarface record and had an amazing time. -
Kinda nice to see Pearson get the dunt from Leicester. Horrible human being.
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Murrr replied to Paranoid Android's topic in Music Discussion
I like you as a poster, man, but "hippity hoppity" makes me want to neg rep you right in the face. Don't make me do that. -
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Murrr replied to Paranoid Android's topic in Music Discussion
Yeah, Life After Death definitely has some of his best jams on it (and his absolute best, IMO -- "Kick in the Door"), but it gets pretty farty when Sean Combs (Diddy, or whatever he's calling himself this week) gets involved. Ready to Die is an undisputed pillar of New York hip-hop. If you liked that Gambino album, Stroopy, try "Because the Internet." I didn't like "Camp" at all, but BTI was pretty nifty. -
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Murrr replied to Paranoid Android's topic in Music Discussion
If you're looking to get into Biggie, get Ready to Die (completely essential) and Life After Death (about, eh, 60% essential). The rest of his posthumous stuff is complete cash-in garbage. -
I agree with this. There aren't many new people stopping-by anymore, and those that actually register are usually snarked out the door after making a couple of silly posts. So we're left with a slowly-declining userbase of dudes who've been registered here for years and keep checking-in because we enjoy interacting with the small, "hardcore" community that's left. I don't even really see it as a music forum any more, personally. I don't have much common musical ground with more than two or three posters. I just log-on for the football thread and other assorted bantz.
