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I'll bet you that would help bring the numbers up quite alot... less padding out lists to worry about (and thus less time needed)

I love trip hop... my brother got me into it before I ever even cared about rock. Which is weird, because I generally hate hip hop, but as soon as someone tries to do something different and interesting...

Actually, Coldplay seem to have become that one token white rock band that all of the hiphop types like. Strange, but true...

Good grief... hasn't this died yet? :rolleyes: ...page 100! :mad:

I think the usefulness of the music video as a medium depends somewhat on what you are watching the video for, too. I love a good video- but more as commercially viable way to see a good short film- to get some great (or at least good) art to the public. Music videos made for the purpose of being interesting (as opposed to showing off bling and booty- that’s just another category entirely) have 3 main elements that make them work- a short time frame: about 3 to 5 minutes, little or no dialogue, and very often a much larger budget than an average 3 minute short film would ever get. Throw in an artist or director who likes a bit of capital A R T, and you have the potential for something brilliant. Mind trips, experimentation, some great storytelling- the potential is all there. Storytelling can be especially powerful when done well, because the lack of dialogue and the mood generated by the music can makes it so abstract yet still accessible. I love mixed up non-sequential stuff that makes me think, and videos specialize in that. That said, yes the large majority of videos that get heavy rotation are self serving crap, and catching the occasional glimpse of ‘retro’ stuff goes to show it was always pretty bad. I loathe that the video is in part to blame for an entire era when I couldn’t buy a shirt long enough to actually keep my midriff from freezing. I’m pissed off that the main image of women out there right now are the sluts in the rap videos shaking their rear ends around and being treated like possessions. I hate that they encourage an image obsessed, materialistic society to be even more shallow and materialistic- *News flash* there are better things to do with your money than paste diamonds on everything. On one hand, a video can be great in giving you a glimpse of the artist behind the music, which can be nice when you happen to live at the edge of the world where anyone either big or interesting rarely comes to perform because of the distance involved. On the other hand, the need for shameless self-promotion stifles the creativity, gets in the way of the actual music, and is usually pretty cheesy. I’d say video has its place, but lost its soul the day it became more about manufacturing cool than actually making a video to accompany the music. And the music channels seem to be realising it- I have to stay up past midnight to actually see them play an entire video besides the top ten countdown. (How do they know what should be in the top ten if all they ever show is the top ten to begin with? :freak: ) Prime time is usually all about dumb reality shows now. They just aren’t supporting the medium anymore. Definitely easier to watch on Youtube, though the resolution sucks. As for what it did to music in general? Well, Britney had MTV, but the Beatles had Ed Sullivan. And back then there were only two or three channels to watch, so most people did. It's the same idea if you ask me.

For those too lazy to look it up, it actually said "The singer said he will now concentrate on recording a solo record and writing music for films." That sure made me laugh, though :laugh3:

Whenever I'm doing any serious writing and not just chatting, I sort of think of word use as an art form. I have a very vivid imagination, and I usually think more in very abstract feelings and images than words. To speak is to throw words at the mental picture, hoping some will stick to it well enough to give a little glimpse of what it actually looks like, much like an artist used paint before the age of the photograph. Monet used some big clumsy chunks of colour, but the results are actually more beautiful and convey so much more than a photograph actually could. If I ever get to the point where I can do that with words, I'll be unspeakably happy. BTW welcome back, Reilly. :)

From what I remember, when there was an eclipse here about 12 years ago, one girl stared at the sun at the climax for about 12 minutes in spite of all the warnings. The doctors said she probably would never see again. :confused:

I finally heard Tegan and Sara's album. Very good. :) My favorite is still the Arcade Fire, though. (And Stars... and Sam Roberts)

There's a couple of characters who have a thing for telling really dirty jokes... and well, having a guy prone to sleepwalking fall asleep in a bath isn't exactly going to get you a G rating...

:speechless: ...I loved Whale Rider. :nice:

I don't think it's nessesarily revenge either, though I wouldn't be surprised if he used the opportunity for a bit of that too- I'm guessing he's had a plan since the moment he saw the plane crash. And Juliet doesn't seem very happy about it or him. There's certainly something we haven't been told about him yet. Oh, the book was Carrie. Interesting...

Finally saw it. Very well done, but far, far less cohesive than I expected. Worth watching if you love weirdness and stop motion wizardry.

1. Clocks 2. Shiver 3. Amsterdam 4. I Ran Away 5. Everything’s Not Lost 6. Trouble 7. The Scientist 8. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face 9. See You Soon 10. One I Love 11. Sleeping Sun 12. Don’t Panic 13. Warning Sign 14. Brothers and Sisters 15. Moses 16. Life Is For Living 17. Careful Where You Stand 18. Politik 19. 1.36 20. No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground 21. Swallowed in the Sea 22. Daylight 23. Till Kingdom Come 24. A Message 25. Gravity 26. In My Place 27. A Whisper 28. Harmless 29. Yellow 30. I Bloom Blaum 31. Marianne 32. Spies 33. A Rush of Blood to the Head 34. Fix You 35. Murder 36. Such A Rush 37. Animals 38. Sparks 39. For You 40. White Shadows 41. Parachutes 42. Speed of Sound 43. Only Superstition 44. Crests of Waves 45. Talk 46. We Never Change 47. Square One 48. What If 49. Twisted Logic 50. Easy to Please Wow that was hard. I'm sure I forgot something, but that'll do.

I just heard these guys recently. TOTALLY hooked on Trains to Brazil at the moment. They make me happy :nice:

Yes it was! *nods vigorously* ...which is why I heartily agree with Damon Hill on the Schumi thing.

My only question being, what the heck are paparazzi doing outside her house at three in the morning? :freak: Does someone pay them to wait all night or do they just sit there night after night hoping something random will happen? Sounds like a crappy job to me. :P

No, not that I've ever seen. Random thought of the day... my brother Graham was actually named after his dad, from what I understand...

Me too, Damon, me too. :nice: I miss Damon... haven't heard a squeak out of him in years... wonder what he's been up to? *runs off to find out*

Awesome eppi :stunned: and yeah, that first bit blew my mind! Ok, so has anyone ever seen an old tv show called "The Prisoner"? Because I've always said Lost reminds me of it, and now the whole this is your life file is straight out of it. :thinking: Did anyone catch which Stephen King book the bookclub was reading? I'm assuming it's "The Stand", but I only saw the author's name.

Wow... I guess someone at Pitchfork was just plain having a bad day. :stunned: I can't stand reading them though, their prose is usually terrible. :sick:

Yay! You guys are finally caught up. So are they going to start airing season 3 in synch with the US, or are they going to make you wait again?

Hey Jude