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The Scientist is about crystal meth. It's about somebody meeting up with their connection to get crystal meth. It's calles The Scientist just because of the way meth is made ... laboratory stylee. Nobody said it was easy. Chris's moans are nothing but his reaction to getting his fix. Just a theory.

Did you use the word "important" on purpose, or is that to be used interchangably with favorite for this post? To me, important is not the same as favorite, because there are albums that I recognize as important that I don't rate that highly because, while meaningful to the music world, they will not get played much.

Point of order: That's TWO songs :P That would be a post for a different thred. Filter - Take A Picture

Yeah ... they leave the Ents to guard the tower. Gandalf explains that Saruman has no more power ... ... and that's the last you hear of him.

Oh, and the WORST par tof the movie GIMLI I never thought I'd die fighting next to an elf LEGOLAS How about next to a friend? How did that make it past the editor? UGH!

I love that you like it so much. I find it so touching too ... definitely a tear jerker. Now we have a song, too :) They can play that at our reception.

I just got back from seeing it for a second time! The end is still too long :(

Thanks for the Audioslave comments. I can definitely see what you're saying. That's what makes these kind of lists really interesting. As long as you realize this isn't a question of right and wrong and are willing to discuss your reasons it becomes a very interesting, constructive conversation ... ... and thanks for taking part. I got the Mogwai album and will probably listen to it tomorrow. I'll try to get one of your other top albums (already have HTTT) and give it a try.

now here's the million dollar question richard can you please tell me what that means? prize is $1,000,000 Oh, boy ... I'm not sure if Im' gonna win it, BUT ... ... I think it means that one is feeling sick to/in the head. ibbagoogle - weird, sick, off-norm kepi - head

go jess!!! :P that's great! u should download their first album " showbiz" its one of my fav albums ever. :P Thanks for the recommendation! I always appreciate it. Right now I want to finish listening to this list of albums I've made up ... albums that were released in 2003. For some reason, I likst making lists, ranking things ... it helps me think about the music on a different plain. ANYWAYS ... I'm going to be on this kick for about 3 more weeks. After that, im' definitely investing more time in both Muse and Blur.

One year I volunteered in the administration of a triatholon to raise money for people with disabilities. One part of the event allowed three people to team up to different parts of the course. Robin Williams did the bike part with a friend of his doing the run. The person doing the swim was a young man (14-16 years old) who had prosthetics for legs. There was some press there, but they weren't there to cover Robin Williams and he seemed to be making an effort not to be noticed by them. He was buys with his teammates, though those people who did notice him weren't turned away when they went to talk to him. I didn't go talk to him. I had other things to do, and I didn't have anything to say to him which was necessary. But I like to tell this story when possible so, when people see Robin Williams, they'll see more than just an actor/comedian. Oh ... he has more hair on his body than anybody I've ever seen. You might want to reconsider Ethan Hawke.

Kanye West - Through the Wire

They have talked about it, but one of the major problem is that it will be much more expensive for New Line (IF New Line did it). Though they won't have to get many of the actors back for major roles (save McKellan, they'd need to get a younger Bilbo than Holmes), the cost to option the work will be much more expensive. The Jackson/Walsh/Boyens trio are getting so much money for King Kong ... I imagine they'd need even more for a Hobbit movie. But it's difficult to imagine The Hobbitt NOT getting made. Not many studios can walk away from a guaranteed box office, and The Hobbit is a guaranteed $100 million movie. It's difficult for a movie to cost so much as to not make money at $100 million (though Matrix Revolutions has managed to do just that).

Stupid mumeses ... we hates her! She keep us from it! She wants the precious, but she can't haves it! We gets it precious. We will get our birthday present.

Meesa don't wanna die.

And Julia Roberts keeps finding ways to force herself into my heart. Now I'm not one of these people that have always worshiped at the alter of Julia. I wasn't a big fan of either Mystic Pizza or Pretty Woman (yes, I'm old enough to remember when those were released and in theaters). I liked her in Steel Magnolias, where she played asupporting role. After Pretty Woman she became a bonafide leading lady, but thinking back through her career, she hasn't been able to carry that many movies. Movies like Dying Young, Sleeping With the Enemy and Mary Reilly served as illustrations. But all along, it was impossible not to at least give her a chance. She's humble and unassuming and gives you no reason to write her off. This is the reason why I'll go see the Pelican Briefs and Conspiracy Theorys and The Mexicans: a mixed bag. Within that mixed bag you'll get a Erin Brockovich or a Mona Lisa Smile. Yes, I liked this movie. In Smile, Roberts is not remarkable, but she is charming. She's extremely charming, a requirement for this fish out of water role where you need to empathize with her. Fail to do so and you will probably spend the span of the flick questioning the premise instead of worrying about the argument. She plays a California bohemian who accepts a position as a art-history teacher at Wellesley, portrayed as a collegiate factory of female conservatism and meekness, Roberts needs to put the questions in the audience's mind without verbalizing them: How does Wellsley's vision of femininity fit into her views? Into 1950s culture? Into the idea of being a woman? With that as the premise, it would be easy for the movie to become a preachy female liberation piece. Decent directing and a well thought out storyline prevent this, as the emsemble of Julia Stiles, Kirstin Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ginnifer Goodwin, all senior students under the institution's overt pressure to conform to the idea of the 1950s female housewife (despite their education), provide the backbone to the movie. They are the choices. They are the hows and the whys and the whens, and despite the Oscar-winning star power, they are the movie. There is the temptation to compare this movie to Dead Poets Society. The comparison, which I've read in multiple places, is easy to make: Liberal teacher comes to a prestigious institution, shakes up the ranks and gives students a new perspective on life. That synopsis is true (though, trite) but an over simplification of both Dead Poets Society and Mona Lisa Smile. They accomplish slightly different objectives in notably different ways. Mona Lisa Smile is a lot more subtle (which is neither better nor worse). And Julia Roberts is a lot more attractive than Robin Williams (though the ladies may prefer Ethan Hawke). I'd recommend this movie to everybody expect those who like only epics, action flicks and some comedies. You don't need to like romantic comedies (Roberts's generalized modus operandi) to like this Julia movie. You just have to like movies. Mona Lisa Smile was released in the US on December 19. Send me a message about what you've read. I'm trying to start a discussion (because I like movies) as well as improve my writing skills.

I'VE GOT CHICKEN. I'VE GOT LIVER.

Hannukah is .... the festival of lights. Instead of one great evening you get eight CRAZEE nights. GIAS ... your avatar is creepy.

Totally agree ! These are my faves... 1 - Vanilla Sky 2 - High Fidelity 3 - The Wall 4 - From Dusk Till Dawn 5 - Romeo and Juliet Ah, Vanilla Sky and High Fidelity. I think those are great picks :)

I listened to Absolution and it was fabulous. I want to listen to it again soon to crystalize my thoughts, but "Sing for Absolution" followed by "Stockholm Syndrome" really packs a punch in the middle of the album. The rest of the album fade back into a more somber exploration, but after "Stockholm Syndrome" the listen is probably ready to lay back for a while. I know I was :)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for the list! It's great to see what other people think. Thanks for taking the time! I'm getting the Mogwai album shortly. I've liked their stuff in the past, but it's never been anything that I listened to on a regular basis. It's always been music I appreciated though not absorbed. That said, seeing them live was awesome! They're great. Wasn't Belle and Sebastian kind of a let down compared to "Boy With ..."? Then again, how could it not be? I didn't listen to Liz Phair, but "Why Can't I" was a really good song. Audioslave and Zwan ... you saw them on my list, and I've posted a couple of times about Audioslave. Zwan was the same type of thing: High expectations, this time because of Corgan. That was an album I liked the first time I listened to it, but upon repeated listens I really only moved forward with "Honestly." It's not a bad album, but I did think it was a disappointment. However, somebody posted a strong recommendation for it, so I'll relisten ... at least for a little bit. It looks like your tastes move a little farther away from a mainstream pop ideal that I tend to gravitate towards. Would you agree, based on my list? I see Elephant, The Black Album and Think Tank ranked (or unranked) low and see a different asthetic. Which is the whole point of this thread :) Thanks for the list! Awesome.

Regarding Audioslave Upon reflection ... the album is good once you remove the hype I think back to when I first heard Audioslave' album. It's true: I was also disappointed. I was expecting more. When you think about rock's best vocalist joining an established, accomplished band you naturally develop high expectations. But no, this album doesn't reach the levels of Superknown or The Battle of Los Angeles, the works of Soundgarden and Rage .. that people are most famliar with. And then I realize: I was expecting Soundgarden, I was expecting Rage and I wasn't allowing any room for Audioslave to make different music, to make music that is merely very good, to be themselves. But Superknown and ... Los Angeles are classic albums. Those are albums people will be listening to forever. With this in mind, if you listen to Audioslave without the expectations of a classic album, you hear a lot of really good songs. You hear a well-rounded album that has short-comings, but there are very few albums that are released in a year which do not have problems. There are fewer which can be described as well-rounded. For those who like the high energy vocals of Cornell's former work, you have "Cochise," "Gasoline," and "Set It Off." If you're looking for more stand-out songs, songs which you can assimilate into your play lists and compilations, you have "Show Me How To Love," "Like a Stone," and "I Am The Highway." "Hypontize" is a sleeper. In addition, I give Audioslave some extra credit for playing music in a market that expired five years ago. It's not a huge risk, but they're not Creed. They're not Matchbox 20 and they may not sell. That reveals my bias, though: I miss that music (I'm a big fan of Pearl Jam, who where are the last remnants of the early 90s rock sound). Audioslave was a disappointment due to the hype surrounding the group, but once you pull back and listen to the album beyond expectations you hear and album which is among the best albums of the year ... ... partly because it's a good album, and partly because there aren't really that many albums each year which are more than a couple of singles and eight "other songs." Audioslave's album goes beyond this and should get the credit for doing so. Hopefully I've encouraged some people to listen to the album again, but if you do I definitely want to know if you agree or disagree.