I confess I did not see Star Wars 100 times in 1977, but probably 3–5 times during its first run. I have a recollection of seeing Empire and Jedi on opening night, but I'm surer about Jedi.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:40amAs long as you're not jumping on the bandwagon or the Death Star for that matter.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:01amI did my part by pouring a lot of my allowance into the franchise. *A lot of my allowance.*Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 10:37amWell I hope you were one of the extras on the movie at the very least.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 10:22amHa! She did get me a classic-design Star Wars shirt several years ago. I have no reservations about wearing that.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 10:21am
Umm you were how old in 1976? Go to your room and once you've tidied it up properly you can wear your R2-D2 t shirt.
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I saw all three of those on opening. Thought it was great.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:47amI confess I did not see Star Wars 100 times in 1977, but probably 3–5 times during its first run. I have a recollection of seeing Empire and Jedi on opening night, but I'm surer about Jedi.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:40amAs long as you're not jumping on the bandwagon or the Death Star for that matter.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:01amI did my part by pouring a lot of my allowance into the franchise. *A lot of my allowance.*Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 10:37amWell I hope you were one of the extras on the movie at the very least.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 10:22am
Ha! She did get me a classic-design Star Wars shirt several years ago. I have no reservations about wearing that.
Then later when my kids were young we saw the first three movies and I felt a little deflated but the kids loved it.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
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You mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 12:48pmI saw all three of those on opening. Thought it was great.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:47amI confess I did not see Star Wars 100 times in 1977, but probably 3–5 times during its first run. I have a recollection of seeing Empire and Jedi on opening night, but I'm surer about Jedi.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:40amAs long as you're not jumping on the bandwagon or the Death Star for that matter.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:01amI did my part by pouring a lot of my allowance into the franchise. *A lot of my allowance.*Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 10:37am
Well I hope you were one of the extras on the movie at the very least.
Then later when my kids were young we saw the first three movies and I felt a little deflated but the kids loved it.
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Yes are the prequels not the first three? The ones from 1977 onwards being 4-5-6 in reality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:05pmYou mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 12:48pmI saw all three of those on opening. Thought it was great.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:47amI confess I did not see Star Wars 100 times in 1977, but probably 3–5 times during its first run. I have a recollection of seeing Empire and Jedi on opening night, but I'm surer about Jedi.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:40amAs long as you're not jumping on the bandwagon or the Death Star for that matter.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:01am
I did my part by pouring a lot of my allowance into the franchise. *A lot of my allowance.*
Then later when my kids were young we saw the first three movies and I felt a little deflated but the kids loved it.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Depends on how you categorize them—order of the narrative or order of release. Fucking Lucas.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:15pmYes are the prequels not the first three? The ones from 1977 onwards being 4-5-6 in reality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:05pmYou mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 12:48pmI saw all three of those on opening. Thought it was great.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:47amI confess I did not see Star Wars 100 times in 1977, but probably 3–5 times during its first run. I have a recollection of seeing Empire and Jedi on opening night, but I'm surer about Jedi.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:40am
As long as you're not jumping on the bandwagon or the Death Star for that matter.
Then later when my kids were young we saw the first three movies and I felt a little deflated but the kids loved it.
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Well I like to start at the beginning and finish at the end.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:24pmDepends on how you categorize them—order of the narrative or order of release. Fucking Lucas.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:15pmYes are the prequels not the first three? The ones from 1977 onwards being 4-5-6 in reality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:05pmYou mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 12:48pmI saw all three of those on opening. Thought it was great.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 11:47am
I confess I did not see Star Wars 100 times in 1977, but probably 3–5 times during its first run. I have a recollection of seeing Empire and Jedi on opening night, but I'm surer about Jedi.
Then later when my kids were young we saw the first three movies and I felt a little deflated but the kids loved it.
Confused the fuck out of me when my kids were explaining they had the podracing in the first movie.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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I recall someone suggesting that a viewing order of 4,5,1,2,3,6 is better … if you feel obliged to watch 1, 2, and 3. It's still a helluva drag in the middle, but it's arguably a better way of making Anakin's story more compelling.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:30pmWell I like to start at the beginning and finish at the end.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:24pmDepends on how you categorize them—order of the narrative or order of release. Fucking Lucas.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:15pmYes are the prequels not the first three? The ones from 1977 onwards being 4-5-6 in reality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:05pmYou mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 12:48pm
I saw all three of those on opening. Thought it was great.
Then later when my kids were young we saw the first three movies and I felt a little deflated but the kids loved it.
Confused the fuck out of me when my kids were explaining they had the podracing in the first movie.
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Yeah, I think that was called machete order or something, and they even recommended skipping 1 entirelyDr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:39pmI recall someone suggesting that a viewing order of 4,5,1,2,3,6 is better … if you feel obliged to watch 1, 2, and 3. It's still a helluva drag in the middle, but it's arguably a better way of making Anakin's story more compelling.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:30pmWell I like to start at the beginning and finish at the end.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:24pmDepends on how you categorize them—order of the narrative or order of release. Fucking Lucas.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:15pmYes are the prequels not the first three? The ones from 1977 onwards being 4-5-6 in reality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:05pm
You mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.
Confused the fuck out of me when my kids were explaining they had the podracing in the first movie.
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Re: The Rolling Stones song you're thinking about right now thread
I don't feel this is really possible. I thought McGregor was bad too but when you're acting mostly with CGI and a horrible actor with shitty dialog I dont see how you get a better outcome.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:39pmI recall someone suggesting that a viewing order of 4,5,1,2,3,6 is better … if you feel obliged to watch 1, 2, and 3. It's still a helluva drag in the middle, but it's arguably a better way of making Anakin's story more compelling.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:30pmWell I like to start at the beginning and finish at the end.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:24pmDepends on how you categorize them—order of the narrative or order of release. Fucking Lucas.Marky Dread wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 2:15pmYes are the prequels not the first three? The ones from 1977 onwards being 4-5-6 in reality.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 1:05pm
You mean the prequels? I remember going with the Boss' cousin's boy to Phantom Menace. I was meh, but he was over the moon. So much of it is a stage of life thing.
Confused the fuck out of me when my kids were explaining they had the podracing in the first movie.
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Let's get back on track. Here is one of my favs and fav video. I've played this song well over 100 times while gigging.
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Cool video, I hadn't seen that before.coffeepotman wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 4:04pmLet's get back on track. Here is one of my favs and fav video. I've played this song well over 100 times while gigging.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I really like this B-side to Jumping Jack Flash. However it owes a debt to The Beatles "Rain".coffeepotman wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 4:04pmLet's get back on track. Here is one of my favs and fav video. I've played this song well over 100 times while gigging.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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It's a fantastic song, almost like a bridge between Satanic Majesties and the more blues rock of Beggars or JJF....and the video is amazing. It's also a fun song to play.
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Inspired by Matey's hard work on digging into the less than popular areas of the Beach Boys discography, I'm going to look at the less than popular areas of the Rolling Stones discography.
The worst of the Stones is nowhere near the worst of the Beach Boys, but they did hit a point where they started being less than brilliant.
First up, Undercover.
1. Undercover (Of the Night) - I like this song musically. Urgent drumming from Charlie, some funky bass from Bill. Keith's riff is pretty much Keith-by-numbers, but it works. Ronnie provides some nice playing on top of that. Mick's lyric is pretty lurid, but his delivery works. This is a good opoener. It's got a pulse. 8/10
2. She Was Hot - This sounds like a song they've done before, but better. It's not terrible. There is a grittiness to it, but it doesn't chart any new territory. 6/10
3. Tie You Up (The Pain of Love) - This is like some glitzed up 80's version of the blues. The tempo drags a bit too much. Jagger's vocal is overwrought. 4/10
4. I Wanna Hold You - Here we get to Keith's vocal spotlight. Again, it's Keith-by-numbers: a riff, a ragged vocal, a hard luck story. That said, it's got some power behind it. It's instrumentally quite basic, but Charlie's drumming is tight. 5/10
5. Feel On Baby - This track has an interesting dub quality to it. I kind of like the slow groove, that feels like it's being pulled through a taffy stretching machine. This is one that gets better the more you listen to it. It's nothing deep and it feels like they didn't put a ton of effort into it, but hey, you don't always have to put a ton of effort into everything. 6/10
6. Too Much Blood - I love this song. It's over the top. Charlie plays a cool, disco shuffle. The horns are just right. Jagger's lyric is again lurid, but so lurid you can't help but laugh. The guitars alternate between tight and edgy and chiming with a very 80's sound. The spoken word sections are goofy and fun (yes, I know they're violent - but again, so over the top, what else can you do). 7/10
7. Pretty Beat Up - This is an okay one, though a song that gets buy on groove more than substance. 4/10
8. Too Tough - This is a tough little rocker. I don't hate when they keep it simple, but like many tracks on this album, it's nothing new. 5/10
9. All The Way Down - I guess this song rocks, but it feels a bit too tepid. This isn't Keith-by-numbers, it's Stones-by-numbers. The bridge is kind of interesting where they slow it down with an interesting descending chord pattern. 4/10
10. It Must Be Hell - Keith's riff feels like it's lifted straight from Street Fighting Man. 4/10
This isn't a bad record, but it's also not that interesting. You can hear the two sides of the band: Mick's embrace of a more modern sound against Keith's meat and potatoes rock and roll. In my opinion, Mick's sound is more interesting on this album and I can dig his desire to move forward.
The worst of the Stones is nowhere near the worst of the Beach Boys, but they did hit a point where they started being less than brilliant.
First up, Undercover.
1. Undercover (Of the Night) - I like this song musically. Urgent drumming from Charlie, some funky bass from Bill. Keith's riff is pretty much Keith-by-numbers, but it works. Ronnie provides some nice playing on top of that. Mick's lyric is pretty lurid, but his delivery works. This is a good opoener. It's got a pulse. 8/10
2. She Was Hot - This sounds like a song they've done before, but better. It's not terrible. There is a grittiness to it, but it doesn't chart any new territory. 6/10
3. Tie You Up (The Pain of Love) - This is like some glitzed up 80's version of the blues. The tempo drags a bit too much. Jagger's vocal is overwrought. 4/10
4. I Wanna Hold You - Here we get to Keith's vocal spotlight. Again, it's Keith-by-numbers: a riff, a ragged vocal, a hard luck story. That said, it's got some power behind it. It's instrumentally quite basic, but Charlie's drumming is tight. 5/10
5. Feel On Baby - This track has an interesting dub quality to it. I kind of like the slow groove, that feels like it's being pulled through a taffy stretching machine. This is one that gets better the more you listen to it. It's nothing deep and it feels like they didn't put a ton of effort into it, but hey, you don't always have to put a ton of effort into everything. 6/10
6. Too Much Blood - I love this song. It's over the top. Charlie plays a cool, disco shuffle. The horns are just right. Jagger's lyric is again lurid, but so lurid you can't help but laugh. The guitars alternate between tight and edgy and chiming with a very 80's sound. The spoken word sections are goofy and fun (yes, I know they're violent - but again, so over the top, what else can you do). 7/10
7. Pretty Beat Up - This is an okay one, though a song that gets buy on groove more than substance. 4/10
8. Too Tough - This is a tough little rocker. I don't hate when they keep it simple, but like many tracks on this album, it's nothing new. 5/10
9. All The Way Down - I guess this song rocks, but it feels a bit too tepid. This isn't Keith-by-numbers, it's Stones-by-numbers. The bridge is kind of interesting where they slow it down with an interesting descending chord pattern. 4/10
10. It Must Be Hell - Keith's riff feels like it's lifted straight from Street Fighting Man. 4/10
This isn't a bad record, but it's also not that interesting. You can hear the two sides of the band: Mick's embrace of a more modern sound against Keith's meat and potatoes rock and roll. In my opinion, Mick's sound is more interesting on this album and I can dig his desire to move forward.
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You know, their 80s output is a bit of a blind spot for me (beyond Tattoo You). This could be my next video review endeavor.WestwayKid wrote: ↑05 Apr 2023, 1:40pmInspired by Matey's hard work on digging into the less than popular areas of the Beach Boys discography, I'm going to look at the less than popular areas of the Rolling Stones discography.
The worst of the Stones is nowhere near the worst of the Beach Boys, but they did hit a point where they started being less than brilliant.
First up, Undercover.
1. Undercover (Of the Night) - I like this song musically. Urgent drumming from Charlie, some funky bass from Bill. Keith's riff is pretty much Keith-by-numbers, but it works. Ronnie provides some nice playing on top of that. Mick's lyric is pretty lurid, but his delivery works. This is a good opoener. It's got a pulse. 8/10
2. She Was Hot - This sounds like a song they've done before, but better. It's not terrible. There is a grittiness to it, but it doesn't chart any new territory. 6/10
3. Tie You Up (The Pain of Love) - This is like some glitzed up 80's version of the blues. The tempo drags a bit too much. Jagger's vocal is overwrought. 4/10
4. I Wanna Hold You - Here we get to Keith's vocal spotlight. Again, it's Keith-by-numbers: a riff, a ragged vocal, a hard luck story. That said, it's got some power behind it. It's instrumentally quite basic, but Charlie's drumming is tight. 5/10
5. Feel On Baby - This track has an interesting dub quality to it. I kind of like the slow groove, that feels like it's being pulled through a taffy stretching machine. This is one that gets better the more you listen to it. It's nothing deep and it feels like they didn't put a ton of effort into it, but hey, you don't always have to put a ton of effort into everything. 6/10
6. Too Much Blood - I love this song. It's over the top. Charlie plays a cool, disco shuffle. The horns are just right. Jagger's lyric is again lurid, but so lurid you can't help but laugh. The guitars alternate between tight and edgy and chiming with a very 80's sound. The spoken word sections are goofy and fun (yes, I know they're violent - but again, so over the top, what else can you do). 7/10
7. Pretty Beat Up - This is an okay one, though a song that gets buy on groove more than substance. 4/10
8. Too Tough - This is a tough little rocker. I don't hate when they keep it simple, but like many tracks on this album, it's nothing new. 5/10
9. All The Way Down - I guess this song rocks, but it feels a bit too tepid. This isn't Keith-by-numbers, it's Stones-by-numbers. The bridge is kind of interesting where they slow it down with an interesting descending chord pattern. 4/10
10. It Must Be Hell - Keith's riff feels like it's lifted straight from Street Fighting Man. 4/10
This isn't a bad record, but it's also not that interesting. You can hear the two sides of the band: Mick's embrace of a more modern sound against Keith's meat and potatoes rock and roll. In my opinion, Mick's sound is more interesting on this album and I can dig his desire to move forward.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.