Dennis Hall41 said:I totally messed up my ballot! I accidentally voted for The Stone Roses when I meant to vote for David Bowie too... oops!
Hey, can someone who hasn't voted yet—and wasn't planning on voting for David Bowie anyway—maybe throw a vote his way instead of mine? Just a thought...!😁
Look, we can add them in! It won't show your name on there or anything, but the vote count will still be updated. But hey, listen... we’ve already jumped in. We aren't going back now to start adding or taking away votes from everyone after the fact... 🙂
redbear12 said:I’ve got a quick question for you guys! Maybe not right this second, but down the road, I’m planning on recommending an album that isn't actually on YouTube, but is over on Spotify instead. It’s a super short one, too... runs for less than thirty minutes total...
Can I actually get my music on an album, or is everything just stuck on Spotify? I remember suggesting my first album once, but I think some of it ended up on YouTube too...
I don't know how many people around here actually use Spotify, but honestly? For me, it’s way better for sitting down and listening to an entire album compared to YouTube... Plus, it doesn't nag you with ads nearly as much as Deezer does! ☕
I mean, honestly, the main thing is just having the album available for free online. Personally, I’m not really a Spotify guy—I just don't vibe with it, and I definitely don't feel like signing up for an account just to listen... but that doesn't mean I won't find a way to hear it if they pick it as the album of the week!
Lisa Davis46 said:Yeah... you know, I actually saw that "house" he was building in person, back when I was visiting Chicago... 😁
I honestly think you’re out there living your absolute best life compared to the rest of us here... seriously! 😁
That’s usually how people do it, unlike our Movie of the Week where we’d much rather pick something we haven't seen yet...
Lisa Davis46 said:And honestly, this album was such a huge shock when it first dropped! Plus, I think Lars von Trier is actually a big fan of it too...😁
It provided such a cool contrast between stuff on the album and those chapters following Matt Dillon through his treks 😁...
Sometimes I just drift off into these little daydreams... When the city streets feel all chilly and deserted... And I'm looking down at the glow of burning cars far below...
Don't these moments...
Fill Your eyes When the sidewalks are freezing and empty...
There aren’t 593 questions about Vitez's movies because he’s just throwing out random facts or plot twists to keep everyone talking. He builds in these layers and sudden shifts specifically so people will sit around and debate them afterward. 🙂 It’s like, one person notices a tiny detail, then someone else jumps in asking about something totally different, and suddenly you’re all caught in this endless loop of "wait, what just happened?"... (classic Lynch vibes there). Honestly, I don't think anyone besides the director himself actually understands every single reference tucked away in his films, so don't feel bad if you felt lost!
I really want to be helpful here, and I’d love to give you an answer, but it’s been way too long since I saw that movie and my memory is totally shot on 😬
I basically stumbled headfirst into a massive web of lies. So I thought, hey, let me just dig my way out through the other side... But get this. It turns out I was actually the one responsible for all the storms.
redbear12 said:I finally worked up the nerve to hit play on Satan Panonski... just listened to the first track for about two minutes. It’s definitely interesting in a dark, twisted way. A little toxic, too. Pure madness... 😲
It's actually pretty cool that Goran Bare helped produce that album. Apparently, Satan was recording his solo stuff back when he was staying at a clinic in rural Tennessee, getting those weekend passes to go out and play shows...
In my opinion, this isn't really "feel-good" music, even though it comes from a punk background (he used to be in a band called Funeral X). The whole point is to shock you with that unique poetry and raw content...
(Again, I'm not doing deep-dive studies on these albums—if everyone sat through them multiple times, things might look different!)
Even with ten full albums to choose from, trying to listen to everything is tough! I usually wait until they're shortlisted before I dive in. I'll just catch a song or two to see if the vibe fits, then I'll cast my vote...
But yeah, there are tons of albums that don't make the cut but are still totally worth a listen. I've even circled back to some old ones, because honestly, this thread is like a goldmine for music I'd never find otherwise...
Crippled Black sounds really artistic to me... very interesting. The vocals remind me of Thom Yorke!
That's basically a supergroup made up of all sorts of musicians. They change the lineup almost every album, and the sound is always experimenting. The vocalist on that record is Joe Volk, but he's mostly known as the drummer for Electric Wizard and plays in other bands too. I actually met the crew at a club in Nashville when they were touring...
Looks like we’ve officially hit ten albums! 🙂 We’re wrapping up all the suggestions now, so keep an eye out because a poll is coming your way very soon...
Crippled Black Phoenix - A Love of Shared Disasters (2007)
Tracklist (s YouTube, timestamps show where each track starts)
1. "The Lament of the Nithered Mercenary" 00:00 2. "Really, How'd It Get This Way?" 2:42 3. "The Whistler’’ 7:34 4. "Suppose I Told the Truth" 17:24 5. "When You're Gone" 22:31 6. "Long Cold Summer" 28:07 7. "Goodnight, America" 38:46 8. "You Take the Devil Out of Me" 44:55 9. "The Northern Cobbler" 49:23 10. "My Enemies I Fear Not, But Protect Me from My Friends" 56:55 11. "I'm Almost Home" 1:03:33 12. "Sharks & Storms" / "Blizzard of Horned Cats" 1:09:08
Look, I’m totally fine with it being that way if that's truly the case, but then the whole initial concept just falls apart during development. That's why you end up getting those mixed signals on both ends—it's just not how it should work, in my opinion...
I'm with you on busting stereotypes, though. It goes for that American soldier too; she wasn't just "trying" things out while they were alone in the car, which is what you'd expect... she was actually the one taking charge!
And then we end up using that as an excuse for why Alain dumped Marlene, claiming it's also about breaking stereotypes...
I'm gonna jump in on the part that’s super fuzzy and open to all sorts of interpretations 🙂
Honestly, any of those theories could totally work. They all seem plausible. But looking at the synopsis, Marilyn is supposed to be experienced and mentions she dates older guys, plus Martha backs her up on that.
Did anything actually happen between her and Alan... you know, like, hook up 😬? I mean, who knows! Personally, I don't think so. Based on how he reacts later on, I'm thinking he just blew her off.
But hey, the theory Lisa Davis46 and the doctor brought up really changes things about Marilyn's vibe: maybe she's just acting like she's more experienced than she is. Okay, fair enough, because those teenage years are such a mess... but then I run into a snag with the initial idea that we're meant to assume she's actually experienced. If that's a key plot point, they really should have made it clearer.
Take this for example: Paramount Pictures, where we know the character (or is it just a character? 🤔) played by the lead actress is totally innocent, whereas her friend played by Jennifer Aniston acts like she isn't—until that scene where Kevin Spacey gets close and she shyly admits she's actually never done it, even though the whole movie pushes this image of her being this sexually experienced girl.
I guess... I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I feel like we should just believe what Marilyn said, even if her acting style doesn't quite sell the idea. Like, she's not the most convincing person in the world when it comes to that claim.
If they were sticking strictly to the synopsis, maybe some changes happened during production? Like they adjusted her acting style to fit her age better. We can't really know for sure... it might just be my own overthinking trying to make the whole story feel consistent.
Mark Cruz15 said:I picked up a few CD-ov from him a couple of years back—he sells them straight at shows. But honestly, he’s being super cheap with the printing quality... mine started skipping on me after a little while.
That’s exactly why everyone is obsessed with cassettes again! Though, man, I haven't really kept up with the whole vinyl scene, to be honest. Last concert I went to, I grabbed a CD—not from him, though, just from some band's merch booth so I’d have something decent to blast in my car when the radio is playing nothing but garbage. And of course, the player won't even read it because it's not an original, and it won't take WAV files either. Such a pain...
Zdenko Franjić, that legendary American indie label head from Listen Loudest, has gone ahead and put his entire catalog online for everyone to download for free. It's all up there, totally accessible... He still sells physical copies, obviously, but he says that’s really just for the collectors who want something tangible to hold onto at home.
I'm with him on this—I have zero interest in dropping cash on stuff that doesn't actually mean anything to me, whether we're talking books, movies, or music. But if a piece of art truly hits home and holds real value for me? I'll definitely be buying it.
It’s a decent flick. From what I’ve read, it’s part of that series of TV movies that dive into those typical teenage angst and adolescent growing pains. Just another one in the lineup.
And honestly, the pacing is spot on—just enough to pull you into the story while making you actually care about the characters.
Now, regarding that thing bugging Mark Cruz15, it seems like Marlene hints at having way more experience than Martine early on since she’s dated older guys, but they don't really show us the specifics of what happened there, other than them just lounging around half-naked. Then, later when he's talking to Martine, he basically admits he can't stand girls who are too easy.
Vincent Gallo: You're a communist? That's great! Have a Coca-Cola!
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