Topic: Random thoughts (Read 624021 times)

Thrillho · « **Reply #4600 on:** 12 May 2014, 02:03 »

There's like two and a half songs by Clappers that I like too, and I'd happily sacrifice all of them to get rid of the bastard.

Actually he played guitar on one of Roger Waters' solo albums. Hmm.

CONUNDRUM

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4601 on:** 12 May 2014, 02:10 »

Bastard? Why, pray, is he a bastard?

Thrillho · « **Reply #4602 on:** 12 May 2014, 02:12 »

Oh he's not done anything wrong really, he just irritates me, I think his music is mostly a giant snore and he, like Paul Weller who I also loathe for the most part, seems extremely up his own arse.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #4603 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:12 »

I'd argue that the last two minutes of "Layla" are enough to warrant having Clapton around.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #4604 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:14 »

I'd argue that the first four minutes are a reason for keeping him.
Also, pretty much everything from Cream. Seriously - CREAM, MAN. CREAM WAS AWESOME

Thrillho · « **Reply #4605 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:19 »

Any band that closes a sub-40-minute album with a 5-minute drum solo is no friend of mine.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4606 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:22 »

Quote from: LJFelix on 12 May 2014, 03:14

I'd argue that the first four minutes are a reason for keeping him.
Also, pretty much everything from Cream. Seriously - CREAM, MAN. CREAM WAS AWESOME

Cream was a terrible Prince single ... oh, wait, wrong exit.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #4607 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:27 »

Pah, you people have no respect. Cream was fun. The lyrics made no sense. And they didn't have to.

Thrillho · « **Reply #4608 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:29 »

Drum solos are fun for no-one but the drummer.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4609 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:36 »

I'm trying to think of a drum solo which is actually good and I can't think of one. Moby Dick? Orgy in Rhythm?

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #4610 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:37 »

Maybe I've just got different tastes, but there's a fairly long drum solo from Deep Purple's Live In Europe album that's amazing.

Thrillho · « **Reply #4611 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:39 »

I don't (necessarily) have an issue with a drum solo in the middle of a song, provided it's not stupidly long (Led Zeppelin I'm looking at you). Drum solos as a song in their own right? No way.

Literally all bands that have 'x solo' on their setlists need to fucking stop it. Metallica used to give Jason Newsted a bass solo. BASS SOLO PEOPLE. A BASS BY ITSELF. Who the fuck goes to see Metallica and thinks 'you know what this gig needs? A bass solo.'

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4612 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:44 »

True, but then, those gigs are usually hours and hours and hours long. Why not give everyone a little space. And why not give the rest of the band a ... rest. Besides, visually, Newsted was pretty awesome when soloing.

(Finally, a bit of music I know something about!)

Thrillho · « **Reply #4613 on:** 12 May 2014, 03:47 »

Then play two hours with an interval in the middle, or 90 minutes each side. And you must've seen a different gig to me cause the one I saw (on DVD admittedly) he was sat down on the stage playing his solo and the rest of the band offstage.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #4614 on:** 12 May 2014, 04:20 »

Quote from: BeoPuppy on 12 May 2014, 03:36

I'm trying to think of a drum solo which is actually good and I can't think of one. Moby Dick? Orgy in Rhythm?

YYZ.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #4615 on:** 12 May 2014, 04:55 »

Neil Pert stands alone!

snalin · « **Reply #4616 on:** 12 May 2014, 05:13 »

Quote from: Gareth on 12 May 2014, 03:19

Any band ~~that closes a sub-40-minute album with a~~ 5-minute drum solo is no friend of mine.

It doesn't make grammatical sense, but still.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4617 on:** 12 May 2014, 06:14 »

Quote from: Gareth on 12 May 2014, 03:47

Then play two hours with an interval in the middle, or 90 minutes each side. And you must've seen a different gig to me cause the one I saw (on DVD admittedly) he was sat down on the stage playing his solo and the rest of the band offstage.

Hmm ... I've seen recordings where he goes completely nuts. Something else, indeed.

Also, Kill 'em all has a bass solo which is awesome. I know that's beside the point. But I thought I'd mention it.

jwhouk · « **Reply #4618 on:** 12 May 2014, 06:49 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 12 May 2014, 04:55

Neil Pert stands alone!

On a completely different planet.

TRIVIA: Ringo Starr hated drum solos. In a complete sense of irony, the one he did for the final medley on Abbey Road (the fill before "The End" starts) was the only one he ever did that was recorded for any length in Beatles recordings history.

lepetitfromage · « **Reply #4619 on:** 12 May 2014, 06:56 »

Quote from: Gareth on 12 May 2014, 03:39

Literally all bands that have 'x solo' on their setlists need to fucking stop it. Metallica used to give Jason Newsted a bass solo. BASS SOLO PEOPLE. A BASS BY ITSELF.

The Chili's give Flea a bass solo pretty regularly. Those are pretty rad, though. I could listen to his bass all by itself for a while. <3

Thrillho · « **Reply #4620 on:** 12 May 2014, 06:58 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 12 May 2014, 06:49

Quote from: GarandMarine on 12 May 2014, 04:55
Neil Pert stands alone!

On a completely different planet.

TRIVIA: Ringo Starr hated drum solos. In a complete sense of irony, the one he did for the final medley on Abbey Road (the fill before "The End" starts) was the only one he ever did that was recorded for any length in Beatles recordings history.

I thought that was infamously played by Paul, hence it kinda sucking a dick?

Quote from: lepetitfromage on 12 May 2014, 06:56

Quote from: Gareth on 12 May 2014, 03:39
Literally all bands that have 'x solo' on their setlists need to fucking stop it. Metallica used to give Jason Newsted a bass solo. BASS SOLO PEOPLE. A BASS BY ITSELF.

The Chili's give Flea a bass solo pretty regularly. Those are pretty rad, though. I could listen to his bass all by itself for a while. <3

Now there is a band that needs to solo less. 'Give It Away' does not need to be twelve minutes long, kthxbai.

And there are of course, exceptions to every rule. Flea uses the bass as a melodic instrument.

lepetitfromage · « **Reply #4621 on:** 12 May 2014, 07:38 »

Noooo, that is why I love them. Well. One of the 57 reasons.

Give It Away could be 24 minutes long and I'd still listen to it on repeat because I'm a maniac.

Thrillho · « **Reply #4622 on:** 12 May 2014, 07:45 »

Nope.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4623 on:** 12 May 2014, 07:49 »

I cannot stand TRHCP. They are a blight upon the land and a plague upon all our houses.

Too many dumb evenings in the 90's being drunk/stoned and people forcefeeding me 'under the bridge'.

lepetitfromage · « **Reply #4624 on:** 12 May 2014, 08:04 »

Eh, they're not for everyone. I stumbled upon them as a wee one and they helped me get through many a tough time during adolescence (and sometimes as an adult, tbh) so they have a special place in my heart. I won't get too into it, for fear of being a huge buzzkill.

Thrillho · « **Reply #4625 on:** 12 May 2014, 08:17 »

I like some of their songs, don't get me wrong (usually their more obscure stuff that sounds less like... them) but all the footage of them live has been interminable for me, and now that John has quit again I don't even want to go see them so I can see him jam.

lepetitfromage · « **Reply #4626 on:** 12 May 2014, 09:01 »

Oh yeah, I will definitely say that their singles are generally the stuff I like the least. The singles can't hold a candle to stuff like Wet Sand, Porcelain and Don't Forget Me.

Klinghoffer is good but I miss John. Terribly.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #4627 on:** 12 May 2014, 09:46 »

I love I'm with you, but not for the reasons I love the rest of the Peppers. They're a different band now (and I swear we had this conversation on this forum before).

Patrick · « **Reply #4628 on:** 12 May 2014, 13:11 »

Quote from: BeoPuppy on 12 May 2014, 02:10

Bastard? Why, pray, is he a bastard?

well, actually, he literally never knew his father.

also, if any of you fucks take issue with Eric Clapton, listen to Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton aka the Beano Album and stop being dumb

THAT FUCKIN SNARLY-ASS GUITAR DUDE SERIOUSLY

Quote from: lepetitfromage on 12 May 2014, 09:01

Klinghoffer is good but I miss John. Terribly.

fuck Klinghoffer. Frusciante could put 9 guitar tracks into a mix and make it sound like a beautiful symphony. just one track of Klinghoffer's is too crowded.

also we should probably take this topic to BAND because seriously this is a great talk.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #4629 on:** 12 May 2014, 13:13 »

As soon as you have figured out what the subject is of this talk, go right ahead.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #4630 on:** 14 May 2014, 03:58 »

What's the deal with people who take selfies in the mirror...and look at their phone? You know where the camera button is, and you can see what you look like by looking into the mirror. Looking into the mirror instead of at the phone also results in a picture where your head isn't looking awkwardly downward.

Thrillho · « **Reply #4631 on:** 14 May 2014, 04:03 »

I have always wondered this. I deliberately don't look into the camera, that's like, the point.

nekowafer · « **Reply #4632 on:** 14 May 2014, 06:04 »

With my phone, if I don't look at it, I am a million times more likely to get a blurry picture.

snalin · « **Reply #4633 on:** 14 May 2014, 07:29 »

But you have room for, like, one million pictures on that thing. Take all of them, and you'll end up with at least one that's not blurry!

Welu · « **Reply #4634 on:** 14 May 2014, 08:58 »

It depends on what you're intending to show with the photograph. If it's the outfit, which it usually is in a mirror, then people aren't concentrating on their expression. Also if you're intent is quickly snap it (<30 seconds), and be done then it's easier to look at the phone to be sure the photo is right. It's surprising how much your hand can move when you aren't using your eyes to coordinate between the phone and mirror.

LTK · « **Reply #4635 on:** 14 May 2014, 09:02 »

I'm just reminded of the mirror selfie top-tip: turn your phone around so the camera's facing you and look at your phone's reflection to see the picture. That way you avoid having the phone itself cluttering the shot.

Welu · « **Reply #4636 on:** 14 May 2014, 09:07 »

Then you're just getting your face though, which you can do with the front camera, if your phone has one. Most people take photos in a mirror to get more like a full body shot.

Welu · « **Reply #4637 on:** 14 May 2014, 12:31 »

Edit for context: Responding to someone saying they don't like mirror selfies.

Then don't take them.

ChaoSera · « **Reply #4638 on:** 14 May 2014, 12:41 »

Something tells me somebody deleted a post here.

Welu · « **Reply #4639 on:** 14 May 2014, 12:42 »

It seems so.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #4640 on:** 14 May 2014, 12:42 »

If someone deletes a post, that's their choice.

Welu · « **Reply #4641 on:** 14 May 2014, 12:44 »

It's generally bad form after someone has already replied to it though.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #4642 on:** 14 May 2014, 12:45 »

Perhaps. If such a thing were to happen, then the person who replied can keep their post or delete it, it's their choice.

jwhouk · « **Reply #4643 on:** 14 May 2014, 16:06 »

Blurry and out-of-focus photos are the bane of digital photography.

Welu · « **Reply #4644 on:** 14 May 2014, 16:38 »

As someone who likes to take selfies, including mirror selfies, and also takes photos that involve more conceptual and/or forward planning, they're really not. I think of them more like doodle versions of photos and no one thinks doodles destroy the point of professional/contemporary art. Even then doodles can and do become sketches which are the base of larger pieces.

Also some people just like to take a photo of themselves when they're feeling cute and don't care if the photo is slanted/blurry/cluttered/doesn't follow the rule of thirds/flawed by artistic standards.

Metope · « **Reply #4645 on:** 15 May 2014, 10:18 »

I actually often prefer blurry photos. The idea of a 'good' photo is that it looks like real life, which... is just like real life. We see it all the time. Boring! A blurry photo can have a lot of interesting qualities you don't see in 'good quality' photos.

Papersatan · « **Reply #4646 on:** 15 May 2014, 14:04 »

<3 selfies.
We live in a visual culture where image is important. Selfies are the ultimate expression of a person taking control of their own image and asserting this is me, this who, where, and what I am. It's worth noting that the people most often mocked for taking selfies are the people least likely to be in control of their own image at a broader culture wide level.

Fuck the haters.*

You've this has just made me commit to change my avatar for the first time in like, 5 years. Selfie time!

(*I feel the need to clarify that this is not a personal attack against anyone here, but a common expression which happens to contain a swear word.)

Welu · « **Reply #4647 on:** 15 May 2014, 14:16 »

Whoo!

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #4648 on:** 16 May 2014, 23:56 »

Was the author of "The Never-ending Story" paid by the word?

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #4649 on:** 17 May 2014, 10:13 »

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

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