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2021:
1. One Shot dir. James Nunn
2. Gunpowder Milkshake dir. Navot Papushado
3. Castle Falls dir. Dolph Lundgren
4. The Ambush (الكمين) dir. Pierre Morel
5. Without Remorse dir. Stefano Sollima
The Top 5 List Thread
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1. One Shot dir. James Nunn
2. Gunpowder Milkshake dir. Navot Papushado
3. Castle Falls dir. Dolph Lundgren
4. The Ambush (الكمين) dir. Pierre Morel
5. Without Remorse dir. Stefano Sollima
Bloopy
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I downloaded the mastered for iTunes version of Death Magnetic last year and I'm finding unfriggin' 3 a bit more tolerable now - not much worse than I & II in my books. I didn't like the unofficial fan masters of the album as they didn't sound Metallica enough to me somehow. So I'd been listening to the unmastered Guitar Hero III mixes with just a limiter applied to bring them up to volume.
Worst now...
1. Purify
2. Invisible Kid
3. Am I Savage?
4. Bad Seed
5. My World
Dishonourable mention: ManUNkind. No tracks as bad as these on 72 Seasons, which is quite a feat for them I suppose.
Bloopy
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I was looking for this image when I posted last week. Anyway, have this now.
Top 5 songs from St. Anger:
1. All Within My Hands
2. Sweet Amber
3. Dirty Window
4. St. Anger
5. Shoot Me Again
When it came out, Dirty Window was my fav... so funny. And I prob didn't expect Shoot Me Again to make it to #5.
Top 5 songs from St. Anger:
1. All Within My Hands
2. Sweet Amber
3. Dirty Window
4. St. Anger
5. Shoot Me Again
When it came out, Dirty Window was my fav... so funny. And I prob didn't expect Shoot Me Again to make it to #5.
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1986
1. The Fly (dir. David Cronenberg)
synthesises tragedy and horror so perfectly that it makes them seem like two sides of the same coin, always rooted in one another. they're both there in our failed striving to transcend our bestial roots and gain dominion over nature, our fundamental inability to understand and connect with one another, the inevitable disintegration of our bodies and minds, our inability to gain power without sacrificing humanity. the ending is so desperately sad, and so utterly fucking disgusting.
2. Down by Law (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
tom waits, john lurie and roberto benigni is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most unlikely leading trio ever to be cast in a movie, but somehow they're hilarious together. and i don't think anyone has made B&W look this good since colour took over.
3. Combat Shock (dir. Buddy Giovinazzo)
makes other vietnam movies seem like silly fantasies. this is the real shit. this is what comes out of a brain fucked by the war.
4. Little Shop of Horrors (dir. Frank Oz)
it's just great filmmaking. worldbuilding, tone, pacing, atmosphere, characterisation, dialogue, songs... can't fault any of it, and it adds up to something low key mesmerising. the director's cut has the added perk of being completely committed to apocalypse, no compromise.
5. Blue Velvet (dir. David Lynch)
i find the worldview a little simplistic/conservative and kinda roll my eyes at the robins etc, but i'm also haunted by the darkest moments in this absolute nightmare of a film. nobody is better at showing the repressed bubbling up into the world like bile.
1987
1. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (dir. Todd Haynes)
the only Barbie movie you truly need.
2. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (dir. Kazuo Hara)
would The Look of Silence be even more compelling and thorny if the 'protagonist' misled, harassed, threatened and bullied every single person he interviewed? you bet it would. he's the angriest character ever put on film, except he's not a character.
3. Housekeeping (dir. Bill Forsyth)
a family drama that slowly slides away from suicide, tragedy and loneliness into a fantasy world. there's nothing else really like this eccentric film, my best way of describing it is if john sayles tried to do Close Encounters.
4. Robocop (dir. Paul Verhoeven)
it's fucking Robocop, man.
5. Predator (dir. John McTiernan)
it's fucking Predator, man.
1. The Fly (dir. David Cronenberg)
synthesises tragedy and horror so perfectly that it makes them seem like two sides of the same coin, always rooted in one another. they're both there in our failed striving to transcend our bestial roots and gain dominion over nature, our fundamental inability to understand and connect with one another, the inevitable disintegration of our bodies and minds, our inability to gain power without sacrificing humanity. the ending is so desperately sad, and so utterly fucking disgusting.
2. Down by Law (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
tom waits, john lurie and roberto benigni is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most unlikely leading trio ever to be cast in a movie, but somehow they're hilarious together. and i don't think anyone has made B&W look this good since colour took over.
3. Combat Shock (dir. Buddy Giovinazzo)
makes other vietnam movies seem like silly fantasies. this is the real shit. this is what comes out of a brain fucked by the war.
4. Little Shop of Horrors (dir. Frank Oz)
it's just great filmmaking. worldbuilding, tone, pacing, atmosphere, characterisation, dialogue, songs... can't fault any of it, and it adds up to something low key mesmerising. the director's cut has the added perk of being completely committed to apocalypse, no compromise.
5. Blue Velvet (dir. David Lynch)
i find the worldview a little simplistic/conservative and kinda roll my eyes at the robins etc, but i'm also haunted by the darkest moments in this absolute nightmare of a film. nobody is better at showing the repressed bubbling up into the world like bile.
1987
1. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (dir. Todd Haynes)
the only Barbie movie you truly need.
2. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (dir. Kazuo Hara)
would The Look of Silence be even more compelling and thorny if the 'protagonist' misled, harassed, threatened and bullied every single person he interviewed? you bet it would. he's the angriest character ever put on film, except he's not a character.
3. Housekeeping (dir. Bill Forsyth)
a family drama that slowly slides away from suicide, tragedy and loneliness into a fantasy world. there's nothing else really like this eccentric film, my best way of describing it is if john sayles tried to do Close Encounters.
4. Robocop (dir. Paul Verhoeven)
it's fucking Robocop, man.
5. Predator (dir. John McTiernan)
it's fucking Predator, man.
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
Some monthly favourites...
April:
1. Smoulder - Violent Creed of Vengeance
Huge step up from the first album imo.
2. VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
Death metal in the sweet spot where tech and prog meet.
3. Killer Kin - Killer Kin
70's proto-punk revivalism.
4. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Tiny let down that the best tracks ended up being the early release singles aside, nu-disco queen doin' her thing.
5. Liquid Shit - Repulsive Bodies
Sounds like Melvins went death metal.
May:
1. The Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom - Summoning the Gatekeepers
Crusty doomy black heavy metal for working class curmudgeons.
2. Caprahed - Caprahed
Phil's post-Lucifer's Fall solo project. Great Aussie doom.
3. The Hell - The Hell
Noisy snotty Cleveland hardcore punk, pure 80's.
4. Galvanizer / Morbific - Galvanizer / Morbific
Two killer bands, but Morbific's side is vastly superior.
5. Khanate - To Be Cruel
Liked this more than I expected, especially the final track. Never was huge on this band but I might have to go back through their stuff.
April:
1. Smoulder - Violent Creed of Vengeance
Huge step up from the first album imo.
2. VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
Death metal in the sweet spot where tech and prog meet.
3. Killer Kin - Killer Kin
70's proto-punk revivalism.
4. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Tiny let down that the best tracks ended up being the early release singles aside, nu-disco queen doin' her thing.
5. Liquid Shit - Repulsive Bodies
Sounds like Melvins went death metal.
May:
1. The Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom - Summoning the Gatekeepers
Crusty doomy black heavy metal for working class curmudgeons.
2. Caprahed - Caprahed
Phil's post-Lucifer's Fall solo project. Great Aussie doom.
3. The Hell - The Hell
Noisy snotty Cleveland hardcore punk, pure 80's.
4. Galvanizer / Morbific - Galvanizer / Morbific
Two killer bands, but Morbific's side is vastly superior.
5. Khanate - To Be Cruel
Liked this more than I expected, especially the final track. Never was huge on this band but I might have to go back through their stuff.
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
June:Some monthly favourites...
April:
1. Smoulder - Violent Creed of Vengeance
Huge step up from the first album imo.
2. VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
Death metal in the sweet spot where tech and prog meet.
3. Killer Kin - Killer Kin
70's proto-punk revivalism.
4. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Tiny let down that the best tracks ended up being the early release singles aside, nu-disco queen doin' her thing.
5. Liquid Shit - Repulsive Bodies
Sounds like Melvins went death metal.
May:
1. The Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom - Summoning the Gatekeepers
Crusty doomy black heavy metal for working class curmudgeons.
2. Caprahed - Caprahed
Phil's post-Lucifer's Fall solo project. Great Aussie doom.
3. The Hell - The Hell
Noisy snotty Cleveland hardcore punk, pure 80's.
4. Galvanizer / Morbific - Galvanizer / Morbific
Two killer bands, but Morbific's side is vastly superior.
5. Khanate - To Be Cruel
Liked this more than I expected, especially the final track. Never was huge on this band but I might have to go back through their stuff.
1. Church of Misery - Born Under a Mad Sign
This might honestly be their best album to date. Especially the final 2 tracks.
2. Dipygus - Wet Market
Apparently this material was supposed to on splits that fell through due to the lockdowns. Surprisingly coherent as a mini-LP.
3. Static Abyss - Aborted from Reality
Slight step down from the first album imo but still killer doomy death metal from Reifert & Wilkinson.
4. Repuked / Depression - Repuked tolkar repuked / Leuchtfeuer einer transzendentalen Singularität
Depression are one of the most underrated deathgrind bands around. Here it feels like they're paying homage to Impetigo and Macabre. Swedish Autopsy/Pungent Stench worshipers Repuked re-recorded some old demo tracks and a brand new track. Sounds better than the originals imo.
5. Face Taster - "Booger" LP
Nonsensical, idiotic new wave punk rock retardation by the geniuses responsible for bands like Sockeye and 100 Story Building Drowning in Cum.
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5 fun music format firsts:
1st cassette I got (excluding children's stories etc.): Billy Joel - The River of Dreams
1st CD I got: Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (thanks Uncle Neil)
1st vinyl record I got: Headless Chickens - Expecting to Fly
1st shellac record I got (and only so far): International Novelty Quartet - Słodkie Fijołki
1st mp3 I downloaded: Bad Religion - Chasing the Wild Goose, most likely. I still vaguely remember the list of mp3 links, so it was probably the first such website I found.
1. Thigh muscle cramp
2. Calf muscle cramp
3. Bruised rib - due to longevity... not sure if it was fractured at the time, but it's the bruise that hurts rather than the break in my experience - sore for 1 month and then 2 months later someone elbowed me gently on the exact fucking spot and it was sore again for another 2 months
4. Nasal cauterisation - noticeably more painful than the nose & sinus surgery the week prior that led to this shit
5. Well ok, yeah, living, especially when I had a week of depression from post-traumatic stress once
1st cassette I got (excluding children's stories etc.): Billy Joel - The River of Dreams
1st CD I got: Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (thanks Uncle Neil)
1st vinyl record I got: Headless Chickens - Expecting to Fly
1st shellac record I got (and only so far): International Novelty Quartet - Słodkie Fijołki
1st mp3 I downloaded: Bad Religion - Chasing the Wild Goose, most likely. I still vaguely remember the list of mp3 links, so it was probably the first such website I found.
...that I experienced as an adult would be something like:
1. Thigh muscle cramp
2. Calf muscle cramp
3. Bruised rib - due to longevity... not sure if it was fractured at the time, but it's the bruise that hurts rather than the break in my experience - sore for 1 month and then 2 months later someone elbowed me gently on the exact fucking spot and it was sore again for another 2 months
4. Nasal cauterisation - noticeably more painful than the nose & sinus surgery the week prior that led to this shit
5. Well ok, yeah, living, especially when I had a week of depression from post-traumatic stress once
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Oooohhh I can have a go at that.
1st cassette: Split Enz - Corroboree
1st CD: AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
1st vinyl LP: Motorhead - No Sleep At All
1st 45: Richmond VFL Football Club theme song
1st 78: If The Man In The Moon Were A Coon - Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake 7
1st MP3: Pretty sure it was Metallica straight off Naptser to piss Lars off. (obviously my download was the one that broke him!)
1st cassette: Split Enz - Corroboree
1st CD: AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
1st vinyl LP: Motorhead - No Sleep At All
1st 45: Richmond VFL Football Club theme song
1st 78: If The Man In The Moon Were A Coon - Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake 7
1st MP3: Pretty sure it was Metallica straight off Naptser to piss Lars off. (obviously my download was the one that broke him!)
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
Top 5 releases of July:
1. Goatsnake - Goatsnake
Their pre-debut album demo recordings unreleased until now.
2. Nuclear Remains - Dawn of Eternal Suffering
3. 16 / Deadbird / Nightstick / Fistula - Cadaver Monuments
4. G.U.N. - G.U.N.
5. Soil of Ignorance - Through the Portal
1. Goatsnake - Goatsnake
Their pre-debut album demo recordings unreleased until now.
2. Nuclear Remains - Dawn of Eternal Suffering
3. 16 / Deadbird / Nightstick / Fistula - Cadaver Monuments
4. G.U.N. - G.U.N.
5. Soil of Ignorance - Through the Portal
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1st cassette I got: Rodney Rude but I don't remember which.
1st CD I got: The Blues Brothers - Soundtrack
1st CD single I got: Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit (or Usher but I forget which song)
1st vinyl record I got: The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of... (I might've had a few records already, but the 2008 Sundazed reissue of this is what got me into record collecting and was the first brand new LP I ever bought)
1st shellac record I got: Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight / A Poor Man's Roses
1st laserdisc I got: Enya - Moon Shadows
1st mp3 I downloaded: "Burn No Bridges" by Gray Matter in high school
1st CD I got: The Blues Brothers - Soundtrack
1st CD single I got: Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit (or Usher but I forget which song)
1st vinyl record I got: The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of... (I might've had a few records already, but the 2008 Sundazed reissue of this is what got me into record collecting and was the first brand new LP I ever bought)
1st shellac record I got: Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight / A Poor Man's Roses
1st laserdisc I got: Enya - Moon Shadows
1st mp3 I downloaded: "Burn No Bridges" by Gray Matter in high school
no country for old wainds
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first cassette i got: blur - the great escape
first cd i got: space - tin planet
first tune i downloaded: final fantasy vii midis
first mp3 i downloaded: it might be that stupid fake SOAD legend of zelda theme lol
first cassette my dad snapped in half because he discovered my friends and i had recorded ourselves swearing on the b-side: queen greatest hits
first cd i got: space - tin planet
first tune i downloaded: final fantasy vii midis
first mp3 i downloaded: it might be that stupid fake SOAD legend of zelda theme lol
first cassette my dad snapped in half because he discovered my friends and i had recorded ourselves swearing on the b-side: queen greatest hits
Bloopy
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I'm 'bout ready for those top 5 moths
zerostatic
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1st cassette: Guns and Roses - Use Your Illusion II
1st CD: Alice Cooper - Schools Out
1st vinyl LP: That I owned: A Halloween sounds and spooky story record from growing up back in the 80s. That I paid money for: Exhumed - Necrocracy
1st DVD: Shadow of the Vampire
1st Bluray: Evil Dead II
1st mp3: probably something from Slayer...I went nuts on Napster and then Audiogalaxy for a while there in the earls 2000s.
1st CD: Alice Cooper - Schools Out
1st vinyl LP: That I owned: A Halloween sounds and spooky story record from growing up back in the 80s. That I paid money for: Exhumed - Necrocracy
1st DVD: Shadow of the Vampire
1st Bluray: Evil Dead II
1st mp3: probably something from Slayer...I went nuts on Napster and then Audiogalaxy for a while there in the earls 2000s.
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lol that's such a random 1st dvd
i was a little late for napster but i used so much other shit for downloading over the years. audiogalaxy, kazaa, imesh, soulseek, direct connect, winmx, morpheus, limewire, emule, torrents, random blogs with rapidshare/megaupload/mediafire links.... i feel like i used p much all of these at one point or another. i liked audiogalaxy 'cause it actually had a website you could browse.
i was a little late for napster but i used so much other shit for downloading over the years. audiogalaxy, kazaa, imesh, soulseek, direct connect, winmx, morpheus, limewire, emule, torrents, random blogs with rapidshare/megaupload/mediafire links.... i feel like i used p much all of these at one point or another. i liked audiogalaxy 'cause it actually had a website you could browse.
Bloopy
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I downloaded almost every metal, punk & industrial/weird mp3 that New Zealand artists had shared on mp3.com. I also went nuts on Napster, and when that went down I preferred audioGnome and also discovered all the mp3 sharing going on in IRC servers. I kept sharing music on UnderNet on IRC for more than a decade I think!
The 1st DVD I got was The Exorcist while visiting Japan as a teen in 1999. Then since I was terrible at Japanese I momentarily panicked that it might not have the English audio and bothered a hotel maid who was nearby, but she just thought I wanted to watch it on the tiny CRT TV in the room. I had no idea about DVD regions at the time, but on our PC at home you could change regions a few times before it locked so no problem watching it. Once we got a DVD player I soon learnt from a friend that you could just go online and look up unlock sequences to punch into the remote and make your player region-free.
The 1st DVD I got was The Exorcist while visiting Japan as a teen in 1999. Then since I was terrible at Japanese I momentarily panicked that it might not have the English audio and bothered a hotel maid who was nearby, but she just thought I wanted to watch it on the tiny CRT TV in the room. I had no idea about DVD regions at the time, but on our PC at home you could change regions a few times before it locked so no problem watching it. Once we got a DVD player I soon learnt from a friend that you could just go online and look up unlock sequences to punch into the remote and make your player region-free.
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What the fuck.
I have no clue what mine was.Return of the Living Dead from one of those bootleg DVD stalls they used to have in sketchy malls, maybe.
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I was thinking the same thing when I read it. I know the first one I watched was Titanic because we watched it on a drunken deep sea fishing trip off Newcastle one night. But I didn't own a DVD player until about 2002. It did come with a few DVD's but I don't remember what they were.
