Space Cadet

My mommy always told me to never charge anything I didn't have money in the bank for, because you never know what was going to happen in the future. She was very wise. :smart:

Sorry if it's been posted already: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/joe-satriani-speaks-about-coldplay-lawsuit-185914

*yawns* You seriously expect anyone around here to be rational enough to handle a devil's advocate type argument at the moment? Dude, it's a message board. 29 pages and everytime I drop in here it's just arguing, otherwise I would continue to keep my mouth shut in a zen-like state. I've posted it before, and I'll post it again:

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Hey, I saw Chris Martin wearing a hoodie when I was stalking him outside his house. This is an obvious sign that he's having marriage troubles. :freak: No one would care if it wasn't for Madonna. :thinking:

Did you also forget you'd already submitted a different list? Which one do you want me to link to? And you know you're allowed more than 5, right? Yay Sam! :dance: :D But why is everyone spelling his name without the t? Be nice. :P:sneaky: Some people come at it from totally different directions and reasons.

:inquisitive: Looks like some sort of variation of a pyramid scheme to me. Those never end well. You do realize you just broadcasted your ip address there?

Travis for sure. Doves!!! And Mew. :nice: Elbow comes up a lot too. There's a band around here called "In-Flight Safety" that are great and worth checking out.

Heh... I just missed my 4000th a few days ago.

^Well as long as you change the list linked to in the first post, you can change it as much as you want up to the deadline an no one will even notice, probably. ;) More lists added.

^^That's great. :laugh3: :sad:

Just listened to the other song. Satriani doesn't have a leg to stand on in this lawsuit, but maybe a couple of toes. It will be interesting to see whether or not this is settled out of court. If it makes it to court I think buddy will have a hard time proving anything beyond coincidence. Ironically, the Creaky Boards or whatever their name is may have done Coldplay a favor. It's the same passage- the "I used to rule the world" part. It's seems like all these different people came up with variations of that snatch of melody independently, and it wasn't until one of them was a huge hit that all the others realized each other's existence. But all that said, it's a 20 second passage of improvisation in a 6 minute piece. There is no set structure, it wanders in different directions, I'd hardly call it blatant or a significant portion, and don't think many people would notice if it wasn't for Coldplay's song.

:nice: Hooray!

:laugh3: That's great. Hey, how did that big paper of yours go?

Yeah, Canada. :( ...Weird, eh?

Happy Birthday! :nice:

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Political crisis offers some lighter moments Posted: December 04, 2008, 6:23 PM by Ronald Nurwisah By Julie Smyth Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a new, soft, breathy voice when he delivered his address to the nation Wednesday night. The breathy voice was gone when he spoke to the press after his meeting with the Governor General. Nobody is saying for sure, but there are heavy suspicions that he had a professional coach helping with the television delivery. One party insider noted it seemed like a coaching job, with an attempt at a calm and measured delivery on air. But it is a voice that seemed so unusual, so out of place, it has not been repeated. (Click on photo to watch the video) Stéphane Dion’s televised address to the nation was a disaster on many levels. The tape arrived nearly one hour late, leaving networks scrambling to fill air time after Mr. Harper spoke. The Liberal party was meant to send two tapes - English and French - but sent only one tape. It was an amateur job, recorded in DVD mini-camera format and unsuitable for broadcast. It arrived so late, CTV had switched programming and never aired Mr. Dion’s statement. The Liberal Party was left embarrassed, apologizing and searching for who was behind the screw-ups. Also, Mr. Dion’s backdrop for his recorded speech: A bookshelf - and in the bottom left corner, political columnist Jeffrey Simpson’s book on the environment. The title: Hot Air. Conservatives joked it was a fitting choice. (Click photo to watch Dion's video) The whole tape fiasco, and resulting bad PR, has given Mr. Dion’s critics ammunition to ask: And this man wants to lead the country? What did this short session of Parliament achieve? Not much, is the simple answer. An examination by Canwest librarian Kirsten Smith shows all MPs did was vote on a Speaker, debate the Throne Speech, hear the economic debate, discuss and argue over the economic update, then go home. There was no private members’ business. There were no government bills, no emergency debates. A bill introduced on Wednesday on the Arctic has died before ever reaching discussion. It will have to be reintroduced in January. There was not even a recorded vote on the Throne Speech - they passed it by shouting out. Only one committee sat for, at the most, three sessions. This 40th Parliament started on November 18 and lasted 16 days. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/12/04/215956.aspx

Canada halts parliament amid row Stephen Harper: "On my advice, the Governor-General has agreed to prorogue Parliament" Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won a bid to suspend parliament, blocking an opposition attempt to topple his minority government. The governor general agreed to Mr Harper's request, unprecedented in the country, after talks. If the request had been rejected, he would have had to step down or face a confidence vote he was sure to lose. Opposition parties had called the vote for Monday, accusing the government of failing to shore up the economy. Governor General Michaelle Jean agreed to prorogue - or suspend - parliament until 26 January when the government is set to present its economic plan. Ms Jean - the representative of head of state Queen Elizabeth II - has the right to make a final decision on such matters. "Today's decision will give us an opportunity - I'm talking about all the parties - to focus on the economy and work together," Mr Harper said after the two-and-a-half-hour private meeting. For the first time in the history of Canada the prime minister is running away from the parliament of Canada Stephane Dion Liberal leader The Conservatives immediately shut down parliament, ending all debate. The head of the main Liberal opposition party, Stephane Dion, said he was still committed to bringing down Mr Harper's government unless he makes a "monumental change" in dealing with the economy and other parties. "For the first time in the history of Canada the prime minister is running away from the parliament of Canada," Mr Dion was quoted as saying by AP news agency. Opposition New Democrat leader Jack Layton called it a sad day. "He's trying to lock the door of parliament so that the elected people cannot speak," Mr Layton said. "He's trying to save his job." Political drama A prime minister's request to temporarily suspend parliament had never been turned down, but nor had such a request been made when the government was certain to lose a confidence vote. "There is no precedent whatsoever in Canada and probably in the Commonwealth," constitutional expert Ned Franks told AP news agency. "We are in uncharted territory." At a time like this, a coalition with separatists cannot help Canada Stephen Harper Canadian Prime Minister The prime minister's manoeuvre comes at the end of a week of unprecedented political drama, says the BBC's Lee Carter in Toronto. The constitutional crisis was triggered last week after the Conservatives presented a fiscal update that was angrily rejected by the opposition parties for not including an economic stimulus package and for proposing cuts to the public financing of political parties. The Liberals and New Democrats signed a deal to defeat Mr Harper in a confidence vote scheduled for Monday and to form a coalition government. Mr Harper's Conservatives won a strengthened minority in the 14 October election but are outnumbered in parliament by the combination of the Liberal Party, the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Quebecois. 'Backroom deal' In a televised appeal on Wednesday, Mr Harper said the opposition pact was a threat to the country's democracy and economy. Acting head of state Michaelle Jean makes final decisions on such matters "At a time like this, a coalition with separatists cannot help Canada," he said, referring to the Bloc's desire for independence for Quebec. "Tonight, I pledge to you that Canada's government will use every legal means at our disposal to protect our democracy, to protect our economy and to protect Canada." Mr Harper called the opposition parties' power-sharing agreement a "backroom deal". Ms Jean cut short a trip to Europe on Wednesday and flew back to Ottawa in an effort to deal with the growing political crisis after the three opposition parties formally advised her of their plan. Ms Jean's other options were to have called a general election if the confidence vote went ahead and Mr Harper lost, or to have asked the opposition to form a new government. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7765206.stm

With split releases like that it depends on the votes. In Rainbows won last year. Oracular Spectacular didn't get a single vote. You do the math.

Winner: Muse with 59% of the votes Next week is going to be a nail-biter...

Uh... you can have 3 symbolic ones, but whichever #1 comes first will get the most points, no matter what number you put in front of it. ^Hooray for done soon.

Due to school getting in the way of life (:tongue:) I'm officially extending the deadline to Wednesday, December 17th, at 4pm EST (9pm GMT). Totally get where you're coming from, but Christmas break is the only time I have to compile the lists. It took me about 5 days last year, and school is kicking my ass at the moment.

Not sure what to make of it. Glad they're trying something different stylistically, but... meh. Maybe it will grow on me. Chris should sing with girls more often, though. Very complimentary voices- just listen to the end of Rainy Day.

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