once in a while...

 

today i bought the special edition hail to the thief, the new mogwai album, 3 bob dylan albums, the new grandaddy album...

 

and three books... hesse's steppenwolf, sartre's the age of reason and huxley's crome yellow...

 

some bargains though- the dylan albums cost £16 for the three, and the books were from the charity shop so cost a total of a whopping £5.50...

 

what's more, turns out the new mogwai album had a hidden treat- when you put it in your cd-rom drive it includes a demo of the latest version of cubase on which you can edit and mix the first track of the album 8)

awww! that's great phil!!!

 

Me and vin are gonna go on a shopping spree real soon! :D

ohhh yay! ohh phil how do you like httf? any good...its gotten mad rave reviews....

there'll be no cool clothes left in toronto when you two have finished with it! :lol:

mixed review :shrug:

 

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Filling the gulf between OK Computer’s epic progressive rock and Kid A’s skittering electronic theatrics, Hail to the Thief borrows equally from each. Its title implies that this will be a collection filled with songs of anger and dissent, but Radiohead no longer howl at the moon like they did on 1995’s The Bends. Instead, they use eloquent metaphors and complicated arrangements to express the uncertainty, fear and anger arising from the 2000 U.S. presidential election and a post-9/11 world. There’s no doubt about where Thom Yorke and company stand; the prog-rock break on "2 + 2 = 5" and Yorke’s terror at the thought of being "put in a box" make that immediately clear. But there's a prevailing sense of powerlessness here. The tinkling piano behind the cold sonic surface of "Backdrifts" and the brief, swooping melody in the middle of "Sail to the Moon" are islands in a sea of confusion. Like all of the band’s best work, Thief requires more than a few listens to fully appreciate, but those who stick around will be richly rewarded. --Matthew Cooke

Phil....that's diabolical.....i brought the hornblower boxset last week for £40

haha... except i usually make these mini sprees once every couple of days...

and amanda, hail to the thief is awesome, i'd heard it all anyway, but that's not the point! :lol:

 

i don't think it exists to fill the gap between ok computer and kid a at all... i think it is a more refined version of the new exigent direction which they've taken... sometimes the most challenging material can bring the greatest rewards! i think hail to the thief could become one of the most important albums of all time... radiohead have always meant a hell of a lot to me, and in my opinion they're the greatest band of all time. not the most important band of all time- that has to go to the beatles, no question about it, but radiohead to me is just magic. this has been the album i've looked forward to more than any other, because i'd utterly lost all patience with the current state of music, but here come radiohead, and now things are really falling into place- this album has been hyped and built up, and now it's here, it certainly doesn't disappoint... i wouldn't say that this album is by far their best, but it stands up next to all of the other ones without looking weak- but this time it feels like they've got that magic formula- the creative genius made accessible to the masses :)

*directs topic away from the realms of other music*

 

anyone else done any impulse buying of late?

there'll be no cool clothes left in toronto when you two have finished with it! :lol:

 

You're so right, Phil! :lol:

steppenwolf is great!! i love it! :)

*directs topic away from the realms of other music*

 

anyone else done any impulse buying of late?

 

yesterday i got an outfit to wear to my high school graduation in two weeks :D

*directs topic away from the realms of other music*

 

anyone else done any impulse buying of late?

 

yesterday i got an outfit to wear to my high school graduation in two weeks :D I got a skirt for $20 and a tank top for $10 8)

fucking double post :x :twisted:

Nice Sarah!! You're graduating?? Congrats!! My graduation was MAD boring and extremely hot! :roll:

steppenwolf is great!! i love it! :)

 

good to hear.. i'm sure i'll enjoy it. have you read siddartha?

yeah...but i prefer steppenwolf ! hesse is a God! :)

yeah siddartha is awesome, and have you read damian?

nope.....im gonna read it though :) ...just finished Homo Faber by max frisch....great novel!

dion- you've got great taste in literature... for a pervert ;) :P

well dont you think both things - perv & literature (as long as it isnt playboy or penthouse) - dont fit !!?? moreover my sig is gone....no one ever saw it....I AINT A PERV!!!!!!! :-x .......... :lol:

haha :lol:

in fact im gonna put some hesse quotes in my sig :) ....nah :lol:

it not in your sig :shrug:

was j/k :D