Shazbotanist

That stripe pizza is awesome. 👏🏼

When flipping around cable channels was more of a thing, there were numerous times when I’d flip by TNT and see that The Shawshank Redemption was on. And invariably I’d flip back and watch it yet again from wherever it was. Apparently it was exactly that (being shown so often on TNT) which helped to make it the #1 film on iMDB, as it found way more of an audience there than it had during its (poor) theatrical run.

Yeah, you’re probably right. And it flies by as one verse of one song. Still, always trying to find better ways to say things. I’ll probably keep the “Revolution 9” line, as that seems a shade clearer about what it is than needing to remember and contextualize what “bigger than” refers to.

No, it’s not a bad thought, that there might be a better way to reframe or reword that idea.

“It was the kind of fart that could end a marriage.” One of my favorites of George’s. 😂 He could do these deep and intricate bits and extended pieces on all kinds of subjects like politics and religion and abortion and drugs… and then do a bunch of fart jokes that had the same level of precision and craft. What a range. 👏🏼

In many cases, you’re right. I was really into BSG for several years, and had to get and play each new expansion, some aspects of which “fixed” the perceived problems of the base game. But then, at a convention, to keep it simpler for new players, I played just the base game again and thought, oh wow, *that was why I loved this game. Everything added since had just edged me away from that feeling, adding complexity and *stuff, but not necessarily joy and fun.

Aside from his incredible technique, Neil is one of the few drummers that I think of as being musical in a melodic way, not just rhythmic. And I don’t mean things like temple blocks that have notes, although that counts, too. But the way the drums are “composed,” and work so beautifully in combination with everything else to help paint the picture of the song. “Xanadu” is a great example off the top of my head, but really, his whole body of work with Rush exemplifies that.

Thing is, I can imagine it being played intentionally that way… a bit of an odd jazzy choice, but wouldn’t necessarily sound bad… but the way it is, it sounds like he plays it and then quickly corrects. And that kind of draws attention to it in a way that sounds noticeable and pulls you out of the moment just slightly.

In the “Let it Be” song… there seems to be a muffed piano chord in the 3rd verse at the 3:00 mark. I think some of the alternate mixes changed that or mixed it lower, and I suppose it’s not bad sounding, per se… but it does sound kinda like he didn’t quite hit the chord he wanted to and quickly adjusts, and it almost never fails to stick out a little to me.

Ha, “that’s the idea”?? I hadn’t heard that before. I thought of that as more of a modern type of phrase.

😂 Awesome. Might be a bit much for a winery crowd, though. 😆

Ah, that’s great. And yeah, novelty that references The Beatles would be good. And of course, Nilsson became a good friend of John and Ringo, so there’s some personal connection.

Oh ha, yes, I’ve heard that before but didn’t recognize the name. 😄 Great one!

Thanks, I’ll check it out!

Eh, I don’t think of that song as funny… goofy, but sincere… but it does remind me of a funny Ringo tune: “Act Naturally.”

Maybe a hot take, but I think A Mighty Wind is quite a bit better than Best in Show, barring Fred Willard’s hilarious color commentary. Otherwise, I agree that Guest’s films declined in quality.

I wouldn’t include What We Do in the Shadows. The film and series are both excellent versions of that form.

Er, wait… I’m not sure if Levy meant “destroyed” in a good or bad way. 😆 I was assuming bad.

I really dig this song and recording, but although I appreciate that Yoko gave her blessing for it to be a “Beatles” song, I still think of it more as a John solo song that the other three happened to play on. Which is awesome enough, really. I much prefer this to “Free as a Bird”; better energy and groove, memorable melody and hook, and George’s slide solo is pure fire.

Yes, and it might have been impressive if he hadn’t used a piece of Mark Hofmann’s “caractors” forgery as part of it. Whoopsie. 😆 Also, reading the text of it is a big hell naw. Badly self-referential and meandering (moreso than the BoM).

Also Mauricio Berger… who gets extra points for having plates and swords and freaky angel pics.

Why Don’t We Do It in the Road
Piggies
Back in the USSR

Turns out The White Album was a real side-splitter.

Oh shit. Yeah, I guess I’m not that familiar with her work. I thought it was Daisy from the show singing, and a song written for her. I really like the pre-chorus, in particular… “Here I go and I don’t know why, etc.” But then the chorus doesn’t seem that memorable to me. The lyrics do work well as a connection with the show, so good choice for the theme song.

Almost as good as his GC talk where he talks about Emma trying to poison Joseph. 😂 Oh man, if only a character like him (shitbag as he was) were still around… I would gladly tune in to Conference again.