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Bigal

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  1. Niwir. It's the former >_> Alright, give me ten.
  2. Sure. Just let me know an approx time (as I'll have to move the 360 into the other time) and I'm in. Must warn you though, I bought the game today, so I'm shit >_>
  3. Someone play me at something soon, be it Left 4 Dead or SD Vs RAW09. I would say Rock Band, but I can only get above Easy in drums, and my yellow pad's knackered
  4. I got this today, so I went someone to play with later
  5. Bah. I can never find streams for Sunderland I'll watch Villa-Rovers, since that sounds like the best game on paper.
  6. #18 Flick of the Switch (1983) Track Listing 1. Rising Power 2. This House Is On Fire 3. Flick Of The Switch 4. Nervous Shakedown 5. Landslide 6. Guns For Hire 7. Deep In The Hole 8. Bedlam In Belgium 9. Badlands 10. Brain Shake Band Line-up Vocals - Brian Johnson Lead Guitar - Angus Young Rhythm Guitar - Malcolm Young Bass Guitar - Cliff Williams Drums - Phil Rudd Produced by AC/DC As the three albums so far can attest, the mid-80s were a tough time for AC/DC. I’m of the opinion that the first two Brian Johnson albums are up there with anything released in the 70s, but this, the third, lacked any classic tracks and I would argue has only three very good or great tracks; the title track, Rising Power and Bedlam In Belgium. Flick of the Switch is probably the last AC/DC album where Brian Johnson’s voice still had the raw power he once possessed, and his vocals are probably the best thing on here. The album is also notable for being longtime drummer Phil Rudd’s last for 13 years. In fact, the videos for the album’s single all feature his replacement, Simon Wright. Not their worst album, Flick of the Switch is nevertheless one of the weakest AC/DC releases. As I said before, it was the beginning of a mid-80s lull, and it wasn’t until the end of the decade that they got their groove back. #17 ‘74 Jailbreak (1984) Track Listing 1. Jailbreak 2. You Ain’t Got A Hold On Me 3. Show Business 4. Soul Stripper 5. Baby, Please Don’t Go Band Line-Up Vocals - Bon Scott Lead Guitar - Angus Young Rhythm Guitar - Malcolm Young Bass Guitar - Rob Bailey, Mark Evans, George Young Drums - Tony Currenti, Peter Clack, Phil Rudd Produced by Harry Vanda & George Young ‘74 Jailbreak was an EP of tracks previously unreleased outside of Australia. Basically, for reasons unknown to me, the first three or four AC/DC albums in Australia were released with different track listings in the rest of the world. High Voltage and T.N.T were released internationally as one album with a number of tracks dropped, and there were edits to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Let There Be Rock. Anyway, two of the five tracks are excellent, and they are Jailbreak (which is now a staple of the live show) and Show Business. The other three are pretty forgettable, but they’re nothing offensive. Despite the two great tracks, though, there’s not enough on the EP to justify putting it any higher. I got it for about a fiver; I doubt it’s worth much more.
  7. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rrENWd8E6c4 There. And I don't see the big deal, tbh.
  8. I loved Chrono Trigger, but fuck, it's no Grandia; now that's an awesome RPG.
  9. I'll accept Flick of the Switch, but Blow Up Your Video? I used to hate it, but it's now one of my favourites. And I rated WMW so low because of the lack of original tracks, not its quality.
  10. AC/DC were my first love in music, and remain my favourite band by a country mile. Maybe it's the fact that I've been listening to them more lately than I have in ages or the fact that I got tickets to their Glasgow gig in June, but I feel like giving my personal opinion on their albums. At first I was just going to do it chronologically, but I've decided to rank them in order of preference. Probably hardly anybody will care, but hey, you never know, maybe I'll make someone a fan of the band or something. Meh, fuck it, I'll be posting this anyway >_> So let's start with the first two albums in the list, which are of course the worst in AC/DC's discography: #20 - Fly On The Wall (1985) Track Listing 1. Fly On The Wall 2. Shake Your Foundations 3. First Blood 4. Danger 5. Sink The Pink 6. Playing With Girls 7. Stand Up 8. Hell or High Water 9. Back In Business 10. Send For The Man Band Line-up Vocals - Brian Johnson Lead Guitar - Angus Young Rhythm Guitar - Malcolm Young Bass Guitar - Cliff Williams Drums - Simon Wright Produced by Angus Young and Malcolm Young Fly on the Wall (incidentally the first AC/DC album not to be released a year after the previous one) was made at the height of the glam-rock era, and it’s very easy to see that the album was an attempt to go completely against the grain and stick to the hard rock roots of the band. Unfortunately, while the band concentrated on keeping its sound simple, it forgot to come up with any good songs or memorable riffs. FOTW is far and away the worst AC/DC album. Really it’s only half-decent songs are the title track and Sink the Pink, and the latter is poor enough that I honestly can’t remember the riff off-hand. The production isn’t up to scratch (although I must confess to not having heard the remastered version of the album), and definitely the drums are lacking something without longtime drummer Phil Rudd, who left the band after a punch-up with Malcolm Young. Even worse than their pretty poor previous album, AC/DC were in danger of being labelled as dinosaurs and out-of-touch in 1985. As you’ll see, they managed a revival with their next full-fledged studio album. #19 - Who Made Who (1986) Track Listing 1. Who Made Who 2. You Shook Me All Night Long 3. D.T. 4. Sink the Pink 5. Ride On 6. Hells Bells 7. Shake Your Foundations 8. Chase The Ace 9. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) Band Line-up Various Produced by Various When Stephen King decided to make a movie of his book Maximum Overdrive, he asked AC/DC to supply the soundtrack. A huge fan of the band, King was delighted when the request was answered in the affirmative. What followed was a compilation of various Brian Johnson songs and one song from the Bon Scott days (Ride On). The album only features three new tracks, both of which are instantly forgettable instrumentals. The title track, however, is probably the band’s best of the mid-80s (admittedly not saying much), and is notably different from most AC/DC songs. There’s some of the band’s very best songs on here, yet for some reason there’s two from Fly On The Wall. Maybe the budget was running out or something. The album was basically a filler until the next big studio album, and while there’s some great songs on it, the fact that they’d already been released means I can’t rank Who Made Who any higher. Incidentally, don’t go looking for Maximum Overdrive; it’s fucking awful.
  11. Religulous - 8/10 Not the unabashed slaughter of religion that I expected, with Bill Maher managing to interview some reasonable people. It was very interesting, but the ending was very unresolved (yes, I know it couldn't be resolved very much but it seemed as if it ended far too abruptly).
  12. I'm finding it hard to get into this season. It's just the same old thing every series now. And the White House scenes have some atrocious acting.
  13. Won't happen, but how pissed off must Madrid fans get when their Presidents keep coming out with all this bullshit that never seems to be true?
  14. Is The Tudors any good? And yes, Liam, buy West Wing. NOW~!
  15. I just finished it, and the answer is yes. My favourite TV show by a country mile.
  16. So Martin Ling's left Leyton Orient. Disappointing to see a manager who took them up and kept them up have to go, but them's the breaks.
  17. Cheers Fitz. Just to check, that password is a 25-digit code, right?
  18. How do I transfer my the tracks from RB1 into RB2? Can't seem to figure it out
  19. I think he was suggesting that the fact that Ferguson signed them despite what he said before implies that they were something special?
  20. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fp1J42l1b14 No? It's awesome regardless >_>
  21. Shocked at how much I liked the stuff on here. Particularly the Europe cover, which was a work of art.
  22. Bigal

    Black Ice

    Just got tickets for Glasgow. I think I came; I'm ridiculously excited, even if it's not until 30th June
  23. Bigal

    Bob Dylan

    You really should, you know. Now to try and get AC/DC tickets...eep.
  24. Okay, here's what FM2010 needs: 1. A generated career history for your manager. They've done this a little with the international caps thing, but it'd be cool in the sense that those clubs may favour you when they're looking for a new manager. 2. Job interviews. You should be able to, say, demand total control over transfer policy as a prerequisite for taking the job, and so on.
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