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I thought Neon Ballroom was really where they hit their stride. The album had a really grand, theatrical sound to it that I think is missing from most music nowadays. While I like some of their other stuff, I really think they should have kept with the sound they had going during the Neon Ballroom era. Note: it's entirely possible that I've mistaken the name "Neon Ballroom" for one of their other albums... basically, whichever one had the sound that I was trying to describe was the one I thought was their best. Also, I guess I shouldn't have said that it was their only good album, as I have enjoyed all of them to some degree.

The new Silverchair was kinda shitty, but in my opinion they've only ever really had one good album. I like what I've heard of the new NIN album, tomorrow I'll be able to spend some more time with it and know for sure. The new Big D is also a really good album. Can't believe I forgot about the upcoming Mae album, I was just listening to The Everglow earlier today, and I'm really looking forward to their new material.

I think I'm looking forward to Against Me!, Streetlight (though it's been built up so much in my mind by now that it can only disappoint me), The Postal Service (which I'm pretty sure is slated for this year), and The Mars Volta the most. Also, I didn't know that Dredg had new stuff coming out, so that should be pretty cool... although I remember being disappointed with their most recent album. But 2007 does indeed seem to already be a pretty good year for new music.

I got pre-sale tickets for the Randall's Island show as soon as they became available. I'm sooo pumped for this, especially after coming to terms long ago with the fact that I'd probably never get to see Rage play live.

To anyone that has the American version of PES (Winning Eleven), is it the same as the European version? And also, which game is better for someone that is into soccer, but is sort of still on-the-surface about the intricacies of the game?

Before hearing this, there were definitely a few times where I thought about how a movie adaptation of the Dark Tower series would work out. Like everyone else has said, I think I would prefer something like an HBO miniseries. I feel like a movie(s) would have to compress so much story into such a little amount of time, cutting out certain aspects, and all that would do is piss off die-hard fans.

Man, I used to play Smackdown 2 like every day with my friends. One of the coolest parts was if you put your CAW in DX, once in a while after a match it would go to a cutscene where you, Triple H, and someone else were beating down your opponent, then Triple H would Pedigree him onto a steel chair. The first time I saw that I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Also, was that the game where Big Show would randomly be an entrant in Royal Rumbles despite not actually being in the game?

I know exactly what you mean. I wanted to keep Basch as a sword guy, but why would I when he can do 600+ damage with some mallet thing? I'm really intent on keeping Balthier with his guns though.

I'm not trying to be "fucking elitist," I was just saying how I find it annoying that people who have never heard a song that hasn't been on the radio like them all of a sudden. I even said that I still like them, but at the same time I'm allowed to have an opinion about a band's fanbase.

When The Papercut Chronicles came out, I loved them. Then they released that cover of "Under the Bridge," which I still liked. Then they released As Cruel As School Children, which admittedly is an awesome album, but it's gotten them so much mainstream success to the point of them touring with The All-American Rejects and The Starting Line, and now all of a sudden everyone that likes that music is "soooo totally into them." I still like them, it's just annoying how that sort of thing happens.

So Kingdom Come has leaked, procure it somehow and talk about it here. In my opinion, it's a really good album. Not as amazing as I was expecting, but I had hyped it up so much in my mind beforehand that it would've been almost impossible to meet my expectations. One thing immediately noticable is how almost all of the tracks are produced by either Dre or Just Blaze. Then there's one by Kanye, the Chris Martin track, one by Swizz, and one by The Neptunes. As a result, the album has one of the most solid collection of beats I think I've ever heard. On the other hand, there's not much of a supporting cast, which is odd for such an anticipated release (Usher, Pharrell, Beyonce, Chrissette Michelle(?), John Legend, Sterling Simms(?), Ne-Yo, and Chris Martin). But overall, I think it's definitely a solid effort. It'll be interesting to see how the upcoming Nas album compares.

I'm so glad I decided to wait until Thanksgiving break to buy this. I have so many research papers and exams to get started on in the next few weeks, and I'd never get anything done. I definitely can't wait til I finally get my hands on it, though.

I like a few of the tracks, like the one Just Blaze produced, because I basically worship anything he does. I also like the Kanye track, and those tracks "It's Okay" and "Compton" are pretty good. And I agree, two tracks produced by Scott Storch is two too many.

Definitely this benefit compilation cd that I actually just ordered. It would take too much time to type what it's about/the tracklist/how awesome it is, so I'll just do some copying and pasting: Shine Some Light - A Benefit for Dan Lang-Gunn On November 19th, 2004, Dan Lang-Gunn suffered from an anoxic brain injury during a show with his band The Modern Day Saint. This compilation was put together to help cover the medical expenses of a near and dear friend. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this record is going to Dan and his family. Tracklist: Disc I 1. The Modern Day Saint - Shine Some Light on the Situation 2. High School Football Heroes - Don’t Come Around 3. The Descendents - Nothing With You 4. Astronautalis - Something for the Kids 5. The Phenomenauts - Rocket Roll 6. The Emotron - 1989 7. The Flaming Tsunamis - Satan vs. The United States of America 8. Dillinger 4 - !!Noble Stabbings!! 9. Bomb the Music Industry! - If Assholes Got Awards, I’d have a Trophy Case 10. Via Audio - Modern Day Saint 11. The Epoxies - Synthesized 12. Tastes Like Burning - Like Scotch 13. Big D and the Kids Table - LAX (original version) 14. The Fad - Vinyl Paradise 15. Nofx - You’re Wrong 16. Treephort - Friday Night 17. Grand Buffet - Americus (Religious Right Rock) 18. Doozer - So Scandalous 19. Sixfinger - Indoor Voices Off 20. The Skeptics - Halos on Bedposts 21. La Guillotine - Sad Like Sunday 22. The Lawrence Arms - The Devils Takin Names 23. Jaytea - I Threw Away Your Demo 24. The Pluto Gang - Plaster Cast 25. Anti-Flag - What’s the Difference? Disc II 1. Against Me! - Don’t Lose Touch (Live) 2. Tip the Van - Let’s Say 3. These Green Eyes - Crimson 4. Strike Anywhere - Antidote 5. Arrogant Sons of Bitches - I, Musical Genius 6. Rise Against - Black Masks & Gasoline 7. Call it Arson - Here Comes the Flood 8. A Wilhem Scream -In Vino Veritas II 9. Spider & Fly - Nine Squares 10. Avail - Order 11. Covin - Still Too Late 12. Whole Wheat Bread - Broke 13. Rick Johnson Rock and Roll Machine - Snack Attack 14. Stealing From Peter - Six White Horses 15. Mad Caddies - No Se 16. Shiragirl - Go Go Go 17. Propagandhi - Anti-Manifesto 18. Laser Attack - The Worst Party 19. Olde York - One Good Thing 20. Beret! - Putain Des Cigs 21. Split 50 - Swing from Her Fingernails 22. Aeroplane,1929 - Slap Bass Sucks 23. In the Face - Just Say Anything (Live)

I'm hearing a lot of skepticism about the Wii's motion sensor crap... wasn't it confirmed that they're going to have a first-party "regular" controller for the system?

I remember there used to be this accessory for some console (it actually might have been its own console, I forget) where you stood in like an octagon that was placed on the floor, and whatever you did, your character in the fighting game did - jumping, punching, kicking, etc. I'm pretty sure that flopped bigtime, so I really don't think Nintendo would try anything like that. On (kind of) another topic, I think the interactivity of the Wii controllers is cool, and I'll probably try out a bunch of games with the motion sensors, but I'm pretty positive that after like one time I'm gonna switch to the "regular" controllers.

Bomb The Music Industry! They're awesome, and release all songs/albums for free download via their website.