Professor Peedston

yeah, i was just about to say this: CARLA WINS FOR MOST AGGRAVATING USE OF CAPS LOCK.

you guys have forgotten what this thread is all aobut: posing pictures that make no sense whatsoever. that nicole kidman sure is something, though...

*wonders what would happen if somebody here starting using them without giving credit* :P

i was opening this thread thinking "i swear to god if he says 'everybody who posts here for making this a wonderful place!' i'm going to punch him in his testicles." but luckily i don't have to do that! so congratulations dionisio for being such a sport. :D

i'm not sure if i understand the question (or if it's even supposed to be a question, for that matter :rolleyes: ) but i think the dumbest thread i've ever seen here was the "how long does it take to come?" thread from the other night. :D

:bucktooth:

yeah, that's why i put it in a blender first. popcorn: goes down smoooooooth.

that's what i'm here for. *chokes on popcorn*

two things: a) is it possible for anything NOT to be pointless on a message board that was created so that nerds could waste time? 2) without pointless threads i wouldn't be the extremely successful 100-topic starter i am today!

that last post is a real rollercoaster of emotions. :P

my thoughts on audioslave: i honestly don't mind when a group of musicians defies expectations or changes. if you need examples, i can think of radiohead (but then again, EVERYBODY liked their change of direction), sunny day real estate (including jeremy enigk's solo album), pearl jam, the smashing pumpkins, REM, and U2 as bands that i've followed through thick and thin even when certain people started deserting them. my problem with audioslave is that what they did sounds like some record executive's idea of something that rocks instead of something that actually does rock, if that makes any sense. the whole thing just sounds way too slick and calculated. i'll admit that "cochise" still blows me away every time i hear it, but other than that, i'm simply not moved by them at all. the loud guitars and thundering drums are all in place, but it just feels like they're going through the motion. i don't get the sense of passion for the music that i get when i listen to soundgarden or ratm records. i know it might not be fair to compare them at all, but i think that if audioslave had just been some random band, i wouldn't have given them nearly as many chances as they got. as for zwan, i pretty much feel the same as you do. "honestly" is the only song left on there that i really enjoy. and yes, i agree that my taste generally moves away from pop music (although outkast, broken social scene, and the super furry animals did make my list). all the evidence that you need is that three of my top four choices are albums that are completely instrumental (one is electronic, one is jazz-inflected "post-rock," and the other is mogwai) and my number one pick is 4 songs spread over 55 minutes, and features vocals recorded by an amateur choir. :rolleyes:

you can go ahead and knock the roots out, because that album was actually released in late 2002 :P and here's my top 10: 1. The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra La La Band – “This is our Punk Rock,” Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing 2. Four Tet – Rounds 3. Do Make Say Think – Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn 4. Mogwai – Happy Songs For Happy People 5. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief 6. Explosions in the Sky – The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place 7. Broken Social Scene – You Forgot it in People 8. Super Furry Animals – Phantom Power 9. The Mars Volta – Deloused in the Comatorium 10. Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below runners up (because i don't feel like ordering all the way to 20 or even 15): Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress The Wrens - The Meadowlands Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun Grandaddy - Sumday The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow Kraftwerk - Tour de France Sountracks The Postal Service - Give Up Disappointments of the year: 1. Audioslave (self-titled) 2. Liz Phair (self-titled) 3. Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea 4. The Fire Theft (self-titled) everything else i listened to: Cave In – Antenna Death Cab For Cutie – Transatlanticism Elvis Costello – North Blur – Think Tank Jonny Greenwood – Bodysong Steve Burns – Songs for Dustmites Travis – 12 Memories Ryan Adams – Rock N Roll The Strokes – Room on Fire White Stripes – Elephant Jay-Z – Black Album Turin Brakes - Ether Song 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Trying and finally, Honorary #1 Album: The Beatles - Let It Be... Naked

anyfin i want right?

interesting

it worked! yaaay for administrators who administrate. :cool:

this conversation is way better anyway. :D

youscream

i think he's the guy wearing the button-down shirt.

hahahahaha that little guy is absolutely priceless.

*pulls out hair*

oh god. RUN!

now i understand everything! :huh:

yeah you can tell those are shrunk down quite a bit. :P well now i know where that other thread came from.