Violet

You're too kind. :blush:

He needs to be here in March so I can go for my birthday. :snobby: Oh well, beggars can't be choosers.

^ LOVE the second pic. :wacky:

I like this post. :nod:

The awesomeness of some of your songs balanced that one out. :wink:

Yeah, I feel like he should stay in the lower register now. He sounds good in it (It's one of the reasons I like "Yes" so much, actually), and it keeps him from trying (and, at times, failing) to hit notes that aren't really practical for him to hit as a bartione. OMG, THE JUMPING. Don't even get me started on that. :bomb: -shakes head in disappointment- I understand completely, Imke. I think there are quite a few of us (myself included) who feel that way.

Disclaimer:This post is all based on my personal opinion. If you like it, fine. If you don't, fine, but don't diss me because I said something that you don't want to hear. I wouldn't go quite that far myself, but I agree in the sense that MX is definitely not better than these two albums. You must have a vastly different way of hearing things, because I don't agree with this at all. I think VLV is very cohesive. It's not really that different at all. On MX, you have acoustic tracks smushed in between pure synth soungs, which makes no sense. That amount seems about right. I feel pretty indifferent about the album in general. I don't see how expressing a differing opinion is necessarily rude. OK, Chris' comment about TPing the clubhouse wasn't exactly nice, but other than that, I don't think they were meaning to be rude. They merely meant to say what they thought about it, and for you to say they're being rude simply because of that is rude in itself. They can dislike the album if they want to do so, and I feel like they have the right to express that however and wherever they want. They shouldn't have to worry about replies like this when they post something. I didn't feel it was very diverse at all. As I mentioned, it has a few acoustic songs smushed in between several songs of synth sound. The synth songs sound pretty similar to me. I'm not saying they're the same, but their execution seems to be that way.

I don't like Chris' voice live. Too pitchy. I couldn't make it through the live version of "Up in Flames" after that botched A-flat about a minute and a half in. GROSS.

^ That's a pretty respectable list. Especially "Machu Picchu." LOVE THAT SONG.

"Violet Hill"-Coldplay

1. "Þristurinn"-Amiina 2. "15 Step"-Radiohead 3. "Broken Arrows"-José González 4. "Shh"-Frou Frou 5. "Lost Time"-Little Comets 6. "Von (from Heim)"-Sigur Rós 7. "We Are the Sleepyheads"-Belle & Sebastian 8. "(Just Like We) Breakdown"-Hot Chip 9. "Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!"-Sufjan Stevens 10. "Supermassive Black Hole (HAARP)"-Muse

"Stranger"-Noah and the Whale

1. "Holiday"-Swimming with Dolphins 2. "Comprachicos"-Pendulum 3. "Master's Apprentices"-Opeth 4. "Never Saw the Point"-Cults 5. "Run Me Out"-Zola Jesus 6. "Sensing Owls"-José González 7. "Next to Me (Wait a Minute, Sister)"-Gavin DeGraw 8. "The Wrong Car (acoustic)"-The Twilight Sad 9. "Love Is a Laserquest"-Arctic Monkeys 10. "Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)"-Sufjan Stevens

You shouldn't feel awful at all. It's not your fault you feel that way. :hug:

My college's Pep Band added "Uprising" to the books this year. Too bad I couldn't do Pep Band this year. :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: It was kinda funny, because I had heard them rehearsing it, and as they were putting stuff up, I walked in. Some of my friends were like, "HEY VIOLET, we were just talking about you." They proceeded to tell me how the first thought that came into mind when they saw the song was how pissed I was going to be because I wasn't in Pep Band. As bad as that sounds, it's kinda flattering knowing that I'm the first thing people think of when they think of Muse. :blush:

^ Life is really unfair like that sometimes. I hope your friend can get through whatever it is that's going on. :hug:

I hope not. If I ever catch him posting one of those, I swear... I do know people who do that, though. It's annoying. Theoretically, God knows all, so He knows who His true followers are without having to read a Facebook status about it. I mean really.

Your incessant Jesus stati on Facebook make me want to punch you in the face. I understand you have a strong belief in God, and I understand you're a ministry major. That's OK. However, whenever you write stati all the time giving credit to Him for something that he didn't do or asking Him for help on something that is really quite fixable on your own, I have a problem with that. Take some responsibility for the stuff going on in your life. Oh my geez. (I hope this doesn't offend the Christian population too much. That isn't my intention. It's just...GOSH. :bomb:)

Actually, Briggins tried to start something like this last year, but it never really happened because no one was really doing it. I'm not so sure if I personally will participate. I have a hard enough time making my AOTY list. Like John said, SOTY lists are so much more complicated. :bomb:

If and when we have our WoM awards, I'll most certainly speak on your behalf. :wink: :smiley:

^ You make a valid point about Chris' voice. I feel like his falsetto definitely isn't what it used to be. I didn't think it could change THAT much, given he's still in his early 30s, but it seems as if I was wrong.

I should really listen to that stuff more. Right now, I'm too caught up in ET to really listen to much else from him. I'd feel guilty if I weren't completely in love with it. :heart:

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Another EP in December? HELL YEAH. :dazzled: