And that's how you got that Audioslave CDFlex wrote: ↑16 Dec 2023, 3:20pmI think I've mentioned this here before, but I had a Columbia record house account when I was first getting into music - it was all CDs by then, pretty much. I know traditionally the scam was that they get you with the 15 CDs for a penny thing, and then you're obligated to buy a bunch of CDs at full price, but at least by the time I joined you could game the system by buying heavily discounted box sets which then let you accrue additional free or discounted (I can't remember) single CDs. They didn't have, like, minor threat or whatever but it helped start me out on jazz CDs and 90s alternative type stuff and some classic rock. Some forgettable albums here and there, but since I was still getting into music the ability to explore wasn't bad.
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The Road to Audioslave: The Flex Flexerson Story.revbob wrote: ↑16 Dec 2023, 4:26pmAnd that's how you got that Audioslave CDFlex wrote: ↑16 Dec 2023, 3:20pmI think I've mentioned this here before, but I had a Columbia record house account when I was first getting into music - it was all CDs by then, pretty much. I know traditionally the scam was that they get you with the 15 CDs for a penny thing, and then you're obligated to buy a bunch of CDs at full price, but at least by the time I joined you could game the system by buying heavily discounted box sets which then let you accrue additional free or discounted (I can't remember) single CDs. They didn't have, like, minor threat or whatever but it helped start me out on jazz CDs and 90s alternative type stuff and some classic rock. Some forgettable albums here and there, but since I was still getting into music the ability to explore wasn't bad.
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Audioslave was alright. A handful of good songs. A huge drop off from both Rage and Soundgarden but I don’t dislike it.
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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wow, extremely rare wrong hoy 90s/early aughts take
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The only redeeming aspect of Audioslave is the guitar solo in that first ballad they had.
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it's interesting that Columbia House shared a name with an infamous Gestapo prison in Berlin.
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I generally think their ballads held up better - Like a Stone (I think what you are referring to), I Am the Highway, Getaway Car. Of their rockers, Original Fire was probably my fav though a bit underappreciated since they had basically broken up when that last album came out.
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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There's a tasteless joke to be made from that, but thankfully it's not coming to me.WestwayKid wrote: ↑20 Dec 2023, 4:19pmit's interesting that Columbia House shared a name with an infamous Gestapo prison in Berlin.
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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I mean even by their fans. It's not in their top 10 most listened to songs and it's better than most of them.
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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Okay, I hadn't really listened to Audioslave in awhile and oof, the rockers are a bit of a chore. Just really overblown.
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 hadn't thought about this in forever and I was surprised how uh, I guess charming it still is. I lol'd at the "cop in San Diego" line. But also, from a musical standpoint, holy hell does Cher sing the hell out of this. I played the original S&C version after and it really pales in comparison.
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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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!