Book ,'Serenity'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Ann Margaret in baked beans. ijs
AND a fishnet body suit.
So over the top, I'm not sure judgment is possible.
Well, what they did to the music mostly sucks, but it was pretty over-rated to start with.
And as far as bad movies that weren't being over the top deliberately, it's a toss-up between LOST IN SPACE and HOWARD THE DUCK for me. And, yes, I saw both in the theater.
Tommy was the awfulest movie ever.
Obviously you've not seen "The Hulk."
Or "Rip it Off."
And as far as bad movies that weren't being over the top deliberately, it's a toss-up between LOST IN SPACE and HOWARD THE DUCK for me. And, yes, I saw both in the theater.
That is one weird-ass double-header.
Obviously you've not seen "The Hulk."
Dude, Hulk was not that bad. I really liked it, in fact.
I saw Tommy in the theatre.
I saw Good Burger. Nothing before or since has plumbed those depths.
Also? I like Tina Turner's version of "Acid Queen" better than the Who's. And I have a strong fondness for Elton John's "Pinball Wizard".
That is one weird-ass double-header.
NOT seen on the same day, I must add. It would have been a toss-up if my eyes or my brains melted first if I had.
What's RIP IT OFF? Guess I'll have to imdb it.
eta - Oh, so that's what that is. Huh.
Ann Margaret in baked beans. ijs
Bears repeating.
I'm currently listening to Phil Kline's Zippo Songs: Airs of War and Lunacy. I don't know if it's rock, but it's certainly a song cycle ("Donald Rumsfeld is the new Dylan!" - well, maybe not; click the link to see what I'm talking about) and Kline plays a lot o' guitar. It's closer to the art song tradition (in concept, not sound) than to opera. The singer, Theo Bleckmann, is great! Gorgeous voice. The reviews aren't kidding about his range either, but the great thing is that he shows off that range without showing off at all. I don't know how much of that is him and how much is Kline's writing, but whoever deserves credit deserves a lot of it. No Whitney/Celine/Mariah dog-whistle showing off. Every high, low and mid-range note is organic to what he's doing, not jammed in there for cheap effect. I heard about it when Phil Kline was on Soundcheck.
Joe, you ignorant slut! I'm going to have to respectfully disagree here. I've heard the album and thought, while a good concept, it was rather dull. And the singing? Pretentious with a capital P. Still, when I saw that they would be performing the songs at Mass MOCA, I figured I'd give them another chance (I was planning to go to MassMOCA that weekend anyway). While there were some interesting things going on musically with the arrangements, the singer was still boring and pretentious. He reminded me of a vocal version of the stereotypical Berklee Guitarist. Technically brilliant, but without any soul.
I've never much cared for the Beach Boys; their music sounds too sweet and, frankly, bland/naive to an ear that came of age during grunge, plus they have the taint of being what my parents listen to. Would Smile have any hope of changing my mind?
(I know, I know, My ongoing dismissal of almost all '60's rock that is not by the Rolling Stones probably makes the Baby Jesus cry.)