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     Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1013 Registered: 08-2006 |
This thread was spurred by a question Kurt asked, and I think it's a good one. Are there any albums from the last 10 years that stand up with classic of yesteryear like "Marquee Moon" or "Blonde on Blonde" or "The Clash" or whatever? I'm far less gloomy about the state of album-making than some around these parts, so I say hell, yes. But I'm gonna take a bit to make a list and let others dive in. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1602 Registered: 04-2005 |
Geez, you actually read that rambling post, Rob? You're crazy! | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1014 Registered: 08-2006 |
Evelyn Wood Speed Reading, age 10. I'm kidding - I'm actually enjoying the back and forth over at "Early Contenders." Given the boxing light motif going on over there, maybe it should be called "Coulda Been a Contender." | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2446 Registered: 03-2006 |
Everything by Los Straitjackets and Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys. | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 339 Registered: 05-2005 |
Big Sandy?? God, I haven't heard them in ages!! I saw them at a music festival a few years ago - must dig out the CDs. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2447 Registered: 03-2006 |
Since classic is such a vague, impossible to define word, I'm coming up with a new definition. So, in my formula, sheer poundage = classic. If you have a fat arse singer and/or wear Mexican wrestling masks, I deem you classic! | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1604 Registered: 04-2005 |
That new criteria is going to make things a lot more straightforward on this board...thanks, LK! "Sorry, Bob Dylan, even though your new album is a combination of brilliant wordplay, heartfelt emotion, and gutsy blues-based music that rivals your mid-sixties best, you're too scrawny and where's the Mexican wrestling mask?? NEXT!" | ||
| C Gull Member Username: C_gull Post Number: 86 Registered: 05-2005 |
I reckon The White Stripes' Elephant will stand the test of time. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1015 Registered: 08-2006 |
Okay, since I started this thread I'm duty-bound to populate it. First off, I'll say that I mainly listen to new music, at least that released in the last 10 years. I love "Marquee Moon" etc. but I've heard it, fer chrissakes. I don't play it a lot. I also don't hold older albums in higher esteem than newer ones. Sure, they had the public zeitgeist on their side, but that doesn't make them better than great stuff that maybe gets lost in today's flavor-of-the-month release system. So - even though I expect to be taken to task for this – here are 10 albums released since 1997 I think are every bit as good as so-called "classic" records released previously. And I could go way beyond this. 1. Magnetic Fields - "69 Love Songs." 2. Lucinda Williams - "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" 3. PJ Harvey - "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" 4. The Wrens - "The Meadowlands" 5. Bob Dylan - "Love and Theft" 6. Arcade Fire - "Neon Bible" 7. The Go-Betweens - "Oceans Apart" 8. Sleater-Kinney - "The Woods" 9. Sonic Youth - "A Thousand Leaves" 10. Le Tigre - "Le Tigre" | ||
| Dr Girlfriend Member Username: Doctor_girlfriend Post Number: 13 Registered: 10-2007 |
maybe its because i'm younger, but i think the last ten years have been pretty awesome: Shins: Chutes Too Narrow Beck: Mutations and the Information (Guero too!) Flaming Lips: Soft Bulletin Arcade Fire: Funeral Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot LCD Soundsystem: first album Strokes: first album Streets: Original Pirate Material Sleater Kinney: All Hands on the Bad One Spoon: anything! Yeah Yeah Yeahs: first album Radiohead: Kid A Cat Power: You are Free how many is that? i could go on... nice list, Rob...Le Tigre is awesome! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2450 Registered: 03-2006 |
My theory is, there is, proportionately, just as much great music being produced now, or 1 year ago, or 5 years ago, as at any point in history. It is evenly distributed throughout time. People's not being receptive to that has more to do with their own perceptions, subjective filters, fixations on the past, etc., than any qualitative factors the music may possess. We all do it. I certainly do - you tend to really prize, have the most affection for, music you associate with certain points of your life, typically when you were happiest. For me, it was being in college for the first time. You're enjoying a taste of freedom, having a beer blast every night, getting laid every other night, challenging authority and getting away with it. The music I got into at that time - you can probably guess, was Elvis C., Nick Lowe, Squeeze, Sex Pistols, Clash, etc., and it still has the most resonance for me. I've had to, like you, Rob, make a conscious effort to be open to new things, which has proved rewarding. Music, the joy of discovering new music, in particular, is too important a pleasure to close yourself off to... You make a great case with your estimable list. I agree - those are 1,000% as good as any of the vaunted classics. Even if they haven't aged like fine wine (I never understood why time had to pass for something to be regarded classic) and been given the sepia-toned stamp of "classic". The candidates on your list are so good, I, in fact, forgive them for not having a corpulent singer. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2451 Registered: 03-2006 |
Nice list, too, Doctor. ps - any new tatts? | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 114 Registered: 02-2007 |
Sorry Rob, Love and Theft doesn't even make Bob's top 20 (IMHO) Time Out Of Mind towers over it by comparison. Heres my 10 1 Odelay - Beck 2 Abattoir Blues/Orpheous - Nick Cave 3 XO - Elliot Smith 4 Grand Prix - Teenage Fan Club 5 Time Out Of Mind - Bob 6 American Recordings (all of em)- Johnny Cash 7 Elephant - White Stripes 8 PJ Harvey (anything) 9 Mock Tudor - Richard Thompson 10 Jon Auer - Songs From The Year of Our Demise A few old farts in there but modern classics all! | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1016 Registered: 08-2006 |
I agree with you, LK. I definitely feel there's as much good music coming out today, in aggregate, as there ever was, and there are records being released that people 10, 20, 30 years from now will consider landmark works. The list of classic albums will just get longer, and a younger generation will grow up and look back fondly on the '00s. When I'm drooling in my wheelchair years from now, clutching my dusty Pavement CDs, Dr. Girlfriend - aged 50 - will be on this board telling some kid that music never got any better than LCD Soundsystem and Sleater-Kinney and Spoon and that the 2020s are a barren wasteland musically. So it goes. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 327 Registered: 07-2006 |
music sounds just as impressive today, but i wonder what happened to the lyric? where did all the politics go? | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1018 Registered: 08-2006 |
By the way, Dr., my example was for illustrative puposes only. I'm sure you'll be a very hip and open-eared 50-year-old! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 872 Registered: 01-2005 |
1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. 2. The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts 3. Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall 1957 4. Sleeter Kinney - Call The Doctor 5. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on A Gravel Road 6. The Pernice Brothers - Yours, Mine and Ours 7. Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs 8. Kate Rusby - Underneath The Stars 9. Arcade Fire - Funeral 10. Belle and Sebastain - If Your Feeling Sinister | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1606 Registered: 04-2005 |
So, what are our boundaries here? 1997-07? 1998-07? I'm going to go with the former to sneak #2 in. Only five on this list, and I can't say with conviction that anything past #3 are all-time classics. 1. Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs 2. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out 3. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 4. Pulp - This is Hardcore 5. New Pornographers - Mass Romantic I thought Beck's "Odelay" and DJ Shadow's "Entroducing" were '97 releases, but Pazz & Jop says '96, so they're near misses. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 808 Registered: 10-2004 |
These are the albums of the last 10 years that are most likely to remain in my own personal pantheon of "classics": 1. XTC - Apple Venus 2. Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart (to me, this holds up as well as any of their 80s records) 3. Cathal Coughlan - The Sky's Awful Blue (probably the most crucial album on this list) 4. High Llamas - Beet, Maize, and Corn 5. Paddy McAloon - I Trawl the Megahertz 6. Laila Amezian - Initial 7. Stereolab - Dots & Loops (Problem is, these 7 are all by older artists; none are new, young, etc...) Honorable mention (at the end of the day, these probably wouldn't quite make the cut, but they're worth mentioning): 1. Cathal Coughlan - Foburg, Black River Falls, Grand Necropolitan - okay, I think Cathal has been absolutely ON FIRE since leaving Fatima Mansions behind. The man fits every definition of genius. I just didn't want to flood my list up above with Cathal records. 2. Saint Etienne - Good Humor (one of the best white people doing soul albums ever made) 3. Aislers Set - How I Learned to Write Backwards (anyone interested in soulful, girl-sung pop with a slightly arty edge and a healthy dose of the 60s NEEDS to own this) 4. Shack have written some exceptional songs over the past decade, particularly on their last two albums, Corner of Miles and Gil and Here's Tom w/ the Weather. But, despite this, I find both albums to be a bit inconsistent, falling just short of the "classic" status I bestow on earlier Shack or the Pale Fountains. And finally, I quibbled over including Brian Wilson's/Beach Boy's Smile: although the official version was re-recorded and released a few years ago, it was all written and conceived in the 60s, and I'd heard most of the originals back in the early-to-mid 90s, so I decided to omit it from this list. Maybe I shouldn't have? | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 725 Registered: 08-2004 |
I'd go along with This Is Hardcore, Kurt. Truly epic. Radiohead - OK Computer & Kid A Mansun - Six (along the same lines as Ok Computer, this is anxiety/depression made entertainment) Public Enemy - There's A Poison Going On Belle & Sebastian - Sinister & Arab Strap Nick Cave - A Boatman's Call & Abatoir Blues/LOO Elbow - Asleep In The Back Arcade Fire - Funeral White Stripes - White Stripes & De Stijl Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge Doves - Last Broadcast YYY's - Fever To Tell ... & just for being pure class/showing everyone how it should be done Kraftwerk - Minimum Maximum The greatest live double album of all time. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1020 Registered: 08-2006 |
I made the same decision regarding "Smile," Kurt, but mainly because of the title of the thread. I definitely count it as one of the best records released in the '00s, the same way I count "The Basement Tapes" as one of the best records of the '70s. But I dunno if it's modern in the sense of our discussion. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1607 Registered: 04-2005 |
I forgot what might be my favorite of the past 10 years, and I'm the only person in the world who considers this an all-time classic: Kristin Hersh - Sunny Border Blue | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1608 Registered: 04-2005 |
I think you mean Jeff...I've never heard "Smile" in my life! | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 809 Registered: 10-2004 |
Rob, it's probably best if I leave "Smile" for a "best of the 00s" list. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1021 Registered: 08-2006 |
Sorry for the mistaken identity, boys. We all look so similar here. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 873 Registered: 01-2005 |
I had the wrong Sleater Kinney, delete Call The Doctor and insert Dig Me Out. Since 2007 isn't complete, I fiqured anything released in 1997 was okay to put on my list. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, was from 1997 and I didn't bother to look what month it was released. My list may have had 10 albums, but if the list was for the last 20 years instead of the last 10 years none of the albums I have listed would have made the cut, as 10 albums from 1987-1996 would have made up my entire list. Which goes to show that I don't believe there are really are any true "classic" albums from the last 10 years. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1831 Registered: 05-2005 |
I like Jeff's list best, though Laila Amezian is a new one to me. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 362 Registered: 01-2006 |
Can only think of a couple of definite classic over the last 10 years for me and that's 69 Love Songs by the Magnetic Fields and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco. Other possibilities might be Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips and maybe maybe Sea Change by Beck. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 328 Registered: 07-2006 |
rob your list is great....though i'd rate funeral over neon bible. hardcore is indeed a filthy classic. i'd also add (all of it pre-98 i think...confessions of a britpop kid): primals - xtrmntr b&s if you're feeling sinister nightlife - the pet shop boys boo radleys - kingsize (possibly the only one in the country who bought it....scream its praises to this day) james - pleased to meet you the verve - urban hymns madonna - ray of light manics - everything must go interpol - turn on the bright lights massive attack - mezzanine the postal service - give up still in "is this it" fallout i'm afraid.... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1023 Registered: 08-2006 |
I didn't really rate "Nighlife" when it came out, Joe, and now I find it's my most-played PSBs CD. Funny. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 810 Registered: 10-2004 |
Padraig - thanks! Laila Amezian put out a record in '98 that was basically written/conceived/produced by Louis Philippe (of El fame). It's *very* Brazilian - lots of samba, bossa nova, etc... - but with a bit of a 60s euro-french pop twist. I don't know anything about Amezian - like what else she's done musically - except I think she's from Spain. At any rate, being a huge fan of 60s samba and bossa nova, I think this is a beautiful record; an authentic yet innovative and modern take on the genre. Funny thing I noticed about my list: there's hardly any straight ahead "rock" on there! It's as if (at least in my own little world) rock has died! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2455 Registered: 03-2006 |
Do you like Bebel Gilberto, Jeff? Your description of Ms. Amezian would also apply to Bebel. I kind've dig her last few records. I forget the exact connection, but I think she might be Joao Gilberto's daughter. He's made some fantastic records himself. That brings up another pet peeve about the limitedness of the idea that classics are segregated to one era. I think, also, that when a lot of folks here talk about classics, they're really limiting it to one rather narrow-genre - call it post-post-punk. But there's a whole vast universe of great music in other genres. The world music world, if you will, I know has produced tons of genius music over the last decade or so...I bet you could name 10 classics right off the bat, Rob. Here's one: Youssou N'Dour's "Nothing's In Vain". Other modern classics I'd add to the list: Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Tom Waits - Orphans Silver Jews - American Water. I pulled this out the other day and was astonished at how great it sounded. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1026 Registered: 08-2006 |
Almost all Pavement's record fall into that category for me, LK. And you're right about the whole international music thing. N'Dour's "Egypt" was amazing, as well. I just noticed four of the 10 albums on my list are female-helmed, five if you count Sonic Yoot. Let Amazon.com put that in their pipes and smoke it, Catherine! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2456 Registered: 03-2006 |
Uh oh, Rob. Better invest in a "manziere" (Seinfeld reference). | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1027 Registered: 08-2006 |
Don't you mean a "bro"? | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1610 Registered: 04-2005 |
I agree about Pavement, LK, except that I was following the '97 or later rule (we do like our rules here, you know). But "Slanted and Enchanted" and "Crooked Rain x2" deserve classic status and I am partial to "Wowee Zowee" just as much, though many would dispute its greatness. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2457 Registered: 03-2006 |
Oops, my bad. Trainspotters R us - I forgot. Crooked Rain at least seemed kinda modernish..But, gotta follow them rules. So, I hereby amend my post, on this day of our Lord, November 1, to read, "Pavement - Brighten the Corners". Every bit as brilliant and classic in my book as the others mentioned, and it came out in '97. Extra points for the uber-hip reference to Thelonius Monk. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 329 Registered: 07-2006 |
feel the same way about nightlife rob...after very, definitive 90s classic. on the whole, find it much more consistent than behaviour (weak in the middle), which has got me into an argument or two before. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 879 Registered: 01-2005 |
We could do a list on our favorite Seinfeld episodes. "The Soup Nazi" is probably my favorite. | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 120 Registered: 05-2005 |
Difficult... For me it could be 'The slicer' The last season is out next week on DVD, with some of my favorites. http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/sei nfeld/ | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1032 Registered: 08-2006 |
The "magic loogie" (or however you spell it) episode was pretty great. I also loved the one where Kramer had the intern and they dropped that rubber oil bladder out the window of George's office and it hit Jerry's girlfriend. Good stuff. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1612 Registered: 04-2005 |
The one where they can't find their car in the parking garage. As they say, it's funny because it's true. And the Soup Nazi, definitely. And Bubble Boy. Etc... | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2462 Registered: 03-2006 |
You could go on and on...howzabout the Mulva episode, because, everybody knows, you can't ask someone their name after you've made out with them. And for some reason, I'm flashing on the episode where George discovers the joy of mixing his two favorite pleasures -sex and food - and starts sneaking big sandwhiches in the bedroom. I'm a little pissed that I've purchased, "boughten" (as they might say in B.R.) all of the seasons up to now on DVD and haven't waited for the big, all-inclusive series box that comes out next week... As great as the show was, Seinfeld's new cartoon movie, "Bee Movie", really looks like it's going to blow chunks. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 880 Registered: 01-2005 |
The one with the junior mints. And I can't forget the calzone episode. The real life Soup Nazi: http://www.originalsoupman.com/ | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 812 Registered: 10-2004 |
Festivus will always have a special place in my heart. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1914 Registered: 05-2005 |
Modern Classics: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot The Soft Bulletin Not classics, but very good albums: Mutations LCD Soundsystem Boatmans Call Kid A Heartbreaker Xtrmntr | ||
| Mark Leydon Member Username: Mark_leydon Post Number: 145 Registered: 05-2005 |
On the favourite Seinfeld thread - can't go past the 'Serenity Now' episode. The vision of Frank screaming 'Serenity Now' in an increasingly maniacal fashion will long endure. Check out this youtube montage of the episode: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5513mXmQbw4 | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1897 Registered: 05-2005 |
problem is with this thread, its a bit like the Q awards, same old faces. the unsung, un heard of, unmerited or whatever should take the modern classic tag. | ||
| Peter_d Member Username: Peter_d Post Number: 40 Registered: 05-2005 |
Seinfeld - love the ending of the Marine Biologist, also the scene in the Outing were Jerry has the conversation with George on the telephone.. | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 277 Registered: 05-2005 |
Air - Moon Safari Beck - Seachange, Odelay, Mutations Flaming Lips - Yoshimi battles the pink robots Radiohead - Kid A Radiohead I like but I don't play it that much - it's a classic though in the risks it takes. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 555 Registered: 04-2006 |
mark hollis - s/t | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 113 Registered: 10-2006 |
Not sure how the Seinfeld thread got mixed into this, but, anyway, a question: having somehow managed to miss all nine series of the show, I'm contemplating treating myself to the boxed set for Christmas, but... does the show still hold up,canned laughter and all, considering it started way back in 1989?? Will it be as fun to watch now as when it originally came out? | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 335 Registered: 07-2006 |
yes definitely....especially the last few years. i'm envious you'll have the chance to see them all for the first time! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 892 Registered: 01-2005 |
I've only watched a dozen or so, mainly from the season that had The Calzone. Which season is the best Joe? | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2483 Registered: 03-2006 |
Michael, I'm a big Seinfeld fan, so choosing amongst the seasons is like picking a favorite child. But, I'd say, stick to the middle and avoid the 1st season and the 9th and last one. They hadn't found their groove in the first, and lost it by the last one. And, the finale was, frankly, lame. But, just about everything else between was sheer, bloody, f-ing genius! If I had to pick one, which after all, is your question, it'd be season 4. It seems packed with the most classic, sidesplitting eps, including the great, clever arc that included "The Bubble Boy" and "The Cheever Letters". It also includes "The Contest", high on the list of alltime greatest and funniest eps. I'm bummed a little that I've purchased all the seasons so far, because now that they've just put out the final and 9th season, they're also offering a deluxe complete set that has all kinds of great extras, including a big ass coffee table book, etc. Best Buy even has a special edition that comes in a big box made up to look like a fridge...Ah, nerdy stuff! Love to have it, but ain't willing to part with the 200 semolians they want for it. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 898 Registered: 01-2005 |
LK, Didn't Seinfeld go downhill when writer Larry David left? That might have been after the 7th season. It's pretty tough for any show to be consistent longer than 7 seasons. I thought the X-Files started tailing off in season six when the show moved to LA. I never bought the dvd's for seasons 8 and 9 and missed watching a number a number of episodes when they were broadcast. Seasons 4-7 of Star Trek Deep Space Nine are pretty incredible. Nice long story arcs and very intense. It's my favorite Star Trek series. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2484 Registered: 03-2006 |
You know, Michael, that actually is my theory as to why the show went downhill. As much as I enjoyed Jerry's acting on the show, I've never really cared that much for his stand-up. It's all tedious, endless variations of the "Did you ever notice how..." or "What's the deal with airline peanuts?" school of comedy. So, I always wondered if he had that much to do with all that was sublime and wonderful about the show, and then, if you watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm", it seems clear that all of that great, twisted and dark humor had to have come from Mr. David. Also, Seinfeld's new "Bee Movie" is supposed to be a big stinker of major proportions. And yeah, it's exactly like the X-Files in that respect. You could compare them both to big, juicy steaks - all the most tastiest meat goodness is in that medallion in the center... Can't go with you on the Star Trek, though. Not really a Trekkie... | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 336 Registered: 07-2006 |
i think season nine is the best of the lot. i can't speak on behalf of the guys here, but most of my friends who speak of the "golden age" of seinfeld (3-7?) are plesantly surprised when they go back and watch that last one. larry is a genius and i love curb.....season eight was probably a little inconsisent but i love now nonsensical and almost surreal it became. consider these season nine episodes: the frogger machine -jerry's twelve hour breakup, elaine eating 50 year old wedding cake dancing around the office** absolutely my favourite episode the butter shave - george's faux-handicap, elaine and putty on the plane screaming at "vegetable lasagne" the merv griffin show - kramer's flat is now the set of a talk show, jerry drugs his girlfriend so he can play with her toys and elaine has a "sideling" boyfriend to contend with. the serenity now....like i need to say anything else here i had these all taped onto vhs, but in the great family lounge room tradition it got taped over by my sisters with felicity or something. i've been guilting them over it ever since and now have the dvds coming to me any day now!!!! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 900 Registered: 01-2005 |
LK, Regarding the X-Files and your "all the most tastiest meat goodness is in that medallion in the middle" comment, there were some great stand alone episodes in Seasons 1 and 2, some of which are among my all time favorites. However with Season 3-5 the episodes got even more intense or more quirky/funny and the alien/consortium arc was at it's peak. The new X-Files movie that starts shooting next month is a horror non-alien/consortium story. With so many key characters dead, I'm hoping for some dream sequences with the Lone Gunman, X, Deep Throat, etc. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 2004 Registered: 05-2005 |
Amazingly three have been released this year imo. Two from the last quarter of the year - Radiohead and Burial, and one which I liked when it first got released and promptly forgot about it - Panda Bear. At the time of this thread, and the "Early contenders" thread, I had written off 2007 as a relatively poor year, it certainly ended with a bang!! |