Posts by Daniel Bailey7

Kevin Chavez3 said:The absolute #1 album I was blasting last night—drunk and fully immersed—is this one:

Alright then... looks like you're getting nothing but apple juice tonight.😁

Kevin Chavez3 said:David Sullivan4 bought Matakovic's work but turned down a book of poetry—claiming he "studied literature and hates books." 🙏 🙏 🙏Quite the paradox, isn't it?

😂

...remind me to buy him a beer for that logic alone 🙏 🙏 🙏

David Sullivan4 said:What's the point?

Because you're a hot Canadian guy in glasses—which, if you ask Cosm, is pretty much the vibe right now... 😁

Kent said:Alright, fine—Sonic Youth is solid enough.

BUT WHERE IS JOY DIVISION!!!!!!!!!!!

They just don't fit the pattern.😬

dzdzihad said:Even on a forum like this, you’ve got cliques—people who love each other, people who hate each other, and people who just can't stand one another. It's just life, whether they admit it or not...

Honestly, I love you all—you absolute idiots...

😍
:emo:
:etc:

Nicholas Perez33 said:🙄
I’m really hoping the moderator steps in here

Why? I was actually hoping this would be handled like men—just some old-fashioned, direct back-and-forth right here on the forum 😬

Kevin Chavez3 :
I’ve got this theory—every newborn should probably be handed a copy of Vonnegut’s "Galapagos" and Heller’s "Catch-22"—just so they get an early lesson in how little they can actually expect from humanity. 🙂

🙂

Bluebreast is from '87, if I recall correctly—it's just that the American translation is relatively recent... and sure, the book is solid, but it’s definitely not sitting among his absolute best.

Nicholas King62 said:He’s definitely not sitting on the top shelf—he’s just lost in the stacks with everything else...

Wait, you actually have a full-blown precinct for your books?!? 😲

[WAYNE & GARTH MODE] we're not worthy!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏 [/WAYNE & GARTH MODE]

Nicholas King62 said:I actually dig Timequake.

I'm not so sure—it feels a bit too much like it's just recycling its own tropes...

The last truly great one was Galapagos, though that was way back in... 🤔

dmj said:I didn't bring him up either... 😳 Though, if some people here are already questioning whether he even qualifies as a sci-fi writer, what else is there to say?

all I'll say is he's a brilliant writer 🙂
(even if he hasn't produced anything worth mentioning in at least fifteen years 😳 )

Kevin Chavez3 said:What, did you get a little too tipsy and lose your way again? Those damn punk bands—you can never just stay out of trouble with them... 😁

😛

It was worth it. Picked up the CD. 🙂

Kevin Chavez3 said:I got so worked up writing this that I almost drove straight to the local Tower Records to buy every single Exploited record they had in stock. 😁 Too bad some shady distributors messed things up—they snatched up "Totally Exploited" and the lovely "Death Before Dishonour," leaving me stuck with nothing but "The Massacre" on some low-quality bootleg pressing... 🙂 At least Free Bird had the first Pet Shop Boys album, so I had a little consolation prize. 😍

🤣

🙏 🙏 🙏

....you know, you could actually eat something decent once in a while instead of just obsessing over vinyl 😉

Melissa Collins41 said:my top 3 vehicles—if you can call them that:
3. a skateboard (well, I attempted to pilot it, anyway)

man, if only I could have seen that... 🤣

Why do people still bother writing love songs when Group 4 already covered the whole subject long ago? 🤔

"Love tends to pop up as a lyrical staple—mostly because most bands build their entire discography around the highs of falling in love or the bliss of being in it. You might find yourself wondering why they lean into it so heavily—it’s simply because these artists believe there’s something uniquely profound about it, or perhaps they’re just following the crowd since everyone else has been doing it forever. To really write something, you need inspiration, and nothing sparks that quite like romance. These musicians assume that singing about love makes them universal—after all, they'd have you believe that everyone is capable of it, or at least that love is woven into the fabric of the human soul. I’m not suggesting there’s anything inherently wrong with love; it’s just that we don't believe the dynamics between two people need to be treated like some unsolvable mystery."

well... here are their top 8 'love' songs

anthrax
damaged goods
what we all want
natural's not in it
a hole in the wallet
at home he's a tourist
i love a man in uniform
contract

Can we please—for the love of everything—stop talking about the war? Just enough, please. 🙂

Timothy Jones85 said:How? Why? Because?

Man... I felt that exact same gut punch when I found out within a single week that Jawbreaker and Jawbox had both called it quits.😢

Timothy Jones85 said:I’d love to catch a show from any of these

1. Les Savy Fav
2. Me Without You
3. Karate😍
4. Q and Not U
5. Rye Coalition

Les Savy Fav—basically on hiatus (probably broken up)
Me Without You—honestly, no clue😕
Karate—split up
Q and Not U—gone
Rye Coalition—pretty sure they called it quits too🤔

Oktoslav said:But given what you said about Wilco, you're headed straight for Hell.😈

Well... Hell is chrome.🙂

Five bands I need to catch live before they completely burn out

1. Modest Mouse
2. Death Cab for Cutie
3.
4.
5. Low

Honestly, I'm getting a little tired of this small-town life 🙄

PunkPen said:Look, I clearly don't possess your razor-sharp wit or that lightning-fast ability to drop a punchline—I guess I just have to make up for it with being a total nerd.

Chick fight! Chick fight!

👋 👋 👋

😬

Honestly, I’ve always had a soft spot for the letter H—it just carries more weight than J ever could.😳