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thegreenteagamer wrote:Gotta disagree there, love the Beastie Boys.NobodysHome wrote:And then they became a pretty crappy rap band. Seriously.David M Mallon wrote:I still remember the Beastie Boys being a really pretty crappy punk band until they released a "parody" rap song...Tacticslion wrote:Tik Tok: WHY DID SHE BECOME FAMOUS OFF THIS; good tune, describing/celebrating terrible people :/Ke$ha was, at one point, part of the LA punk scene. Later, she decided to send a demo CD to BMI, which included a variety of genres of music, including an intentionally terrible parody of modern radio hip-hop. No one at BMI got the joke, and, thinking the track was pure genius, BMI signed her. After being signed, Ke$ha decided that she liked getting paid for basically just screwing around in a recording booth and acting like a jackass. The jury's out as to whether or not she's started believing her own act.
I like most of their stuff.
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thegreenteagamer wrote:Gotta disagree there, love the Beastie Boys.NobodysHome wrote:And then they became a pretty crappy rap band. Seriously.David M Mallon wrote:I still remember the Beastie Boys being a really pretty crappy punk band until they released a "parody" rap song...Tacticslion wrote:Tik Tok: WHY DID SHE BECOME FAMOUS OFF THIS; good tune, describing/celebrating terrible people :/Ke$ha was, at one point, part of the LA punk scene. Later, she decided to send a demo CD to BMI, which included a variety of genres of music, including an intentionally terrible parody of modern radio hip-hop. No one at BMI got the joke, and, thinking the track was pure genius, BMI signed her. After being signed, Ke$ha decided that she liked getting paid for basically just screwing around in a recording booth and acting like a jackass. The jury's out as to whether or not she's started believing her own act.
To each their own. I found their writing mediocre and their beats uninspiring. Nothing wrong with other people liking it, but I personally think they really only made it because of their novelty.
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Freehold DM wrote:Limeylongears wrote:Rosita the Riveter wrote:I happen to actually like Lady Gaga and Nicky Minaj.I like Nicki Minaj for all the right (wrong?) reasons. Or one reason in particular.
The stuff I listen to for fun doesn't bear thinking about. I studied jazz at college and it's ruined me for life.
studying something as infinite as music and thereby attempting to classify or calcify and thereby hold one system over another it seems to be a recipe for madness. I have never known a sane music teacher, but there are untold sounds I never would have been exposed to without them.
Why this world cannot wrap it's collective mind around people liking some things and not liking others is beyond me. Then again, conflict seems to an integral part of the human experience.
Hum. I'm not sure studying music calcifies it, any more than studying, say, history somehow limits it or prevents it developing; apologies if that wasn't you meant.
Can't speak for anywhere else, but they went out of their way at our place to encourage you to investigate other genres and explore how they influenced and developed alongside each other. But yes, the staff (and pupils) were often pretty weird (hi!)
EDIT: History probably wasn't the best example. Whoops...
Yeah, I gotta say that from a personal experience, I discovered a lot more music when I actively investigated and analysed the stuff I liked than I do at the moment (hooking up the stereo to the TV was a bad idea, since it turns out I did most of my music listening on the bed).
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captain yesterday wrote:My daughter likes Katy Perry, her music is okay in a pop superficial way, not much to say other then "gimmie gimmie gimmie!"Silly, that's not pop music...
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I am, of course, referring to this guy. That's you, right?
Rawr! Is Badger, maker of monsters and mauler of bears, sweets, and mailmen.
I can understand the confusion.
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I am, of course, referring to this guy. That's you, right?
I've never been to Vegas, New or otherwise.
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Orthos wrote:Well, I'm now well past where I last watched in RvB. This story got grim pretty quick. I mean the humor's still definitely there, but the overall tone of the show got really serious with actual plot and storytelling.And finished.
Man. Those last four episodes or so. Man. Just... man.
I've heard snippets about it. I haven't mustered the courage to go back and finish the fight yet.
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Orthos wrote:I've heard snippets about it. I haven't mustered the courage to go back and finish the fight yet.Orthos wrote:Well, I'm now well past where I last watched in RvB. This story got grim pretty quick. I mean the humor's still definitely there, but the overall tone of the show got really serious with actual plot and storytelling.And finished.
Man. Those last four episodes or so. Man. Just... man.
I liked it. A lot. I thought it was a good story and despite delving into a much more serious plot they kept the humor that made the show great from the beginning.
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Shameless plug.
If you're converting that much, you might as well use a different system while you're at it. Pathfinder is pretty terrible for low magic gritty games. nWoD core would be my first bet, or possibly Savage Worlds, because that system is awesome and works for anything low power.
Pathfinder is great, but low power or the feel of GoT is not what it is. I didn't say this in the thread itself because it didn't seem to be what you asked, really...but if you want to explore that avenue I can meet you there.
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Tacticslion wrote:Tik Tok: WHY DID SHE BECOME FAMOUS OFF THIS; good tune, describing/celebrating terrible people :/David M Mallon wrote:Ke$ha was, at one point, part of the LA punk scene. Later, she decided to send a demo CD to BMI, which included a variety of genres of music, including an intentionally terrible parody of modern radio hip-hop. No one at BMI got the joke, and, thinking the track was pure genius, BMI signed her. After being signed, Ke$ha decided that she liked getting paid for basically just screwing around in a recording booth and acting like a jackass. The jury's out as to whether or not she's started believing her own act.... the saddest part is that I believe this.
It's the honest truth. Documented, even.
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Christmas is just around the corner....and Yule, and Kwanzaa, the solstice, and I think Chanukah already started. Is anyone excited? Since I spent Thanksgiving with my family, we don't really have plans this year.
This year will mark the first year I haven't had to work on Christmas since 2008. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. Start drinking before it gets dark, maybe? I have no idea.
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David M Mallon wrote:This, on the other hand.captain yesterday wrote:My daughter likes Katy Perry, her music is okay in a pop superficial way, not much to say other then "gimmie gimmie gimmie!"Silly, that's not pop music...
A Henry Rollins reference right next to an ABBA reference? I've got the perfect song for this moment...
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>Has $10 dollar bottle of wine, purchased because really pretty.
>Buys World Market brand strawberry champagne chocolate, sounds interesting.
>Saves items for special occasion.
>Finishes all coursework for semester, breaks out steak, wine, and chocolate.
>Wine is flavorless except for that white wine aftertaste, chocolate is chalky.
>On the other hand, good and drunk.
Next time, I buy Barefoot. I like Barefoot. I don't know how they sell it so cheap when the taste is so, well, not bad, especially for under $6. And I have three Ghirardelli bars in my room. Could have had this bomb. Still good and drunk, at least.
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Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Netflix. This is some heavy stuff for a kids cartoon. We got actual discussion nf the ethics of using a slave army, people getting lit on fire and flailing around screaming before dying, wounded seperatists getting put out of their misery so they don't burn like the aforementioned poor bastards, good guys getting killed all over the place, people getting cut in half, and more.
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Interesting morning...