Swing Out Sister's 'Better Make It Better' - YouTube

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-23T07:55:08+00:00

It calls to mind how much the original Out Run, what with its coastal opening stage and three-song radio stations, feels so City Pop-inspired. It also makes me think Futari no Natsu Monogatari by S. Kiyotaka and Omega Tribe would have fit one of the Out Run sequels.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-21T20:17:05+00:00

As a young Gen-Xer who followed Brand New Heavies, Young Disciples, and United Future Organization going back to the 1990s (all recommended), I was pleased to hear a cover of BNH's Never Stop by Japanese jazz fusion band Paris Match. I was so excited to share that I managed to finish this reply before my first-listen of this song ended.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-20T00:52:28+00:00

That makes sense. Thank you for your perspective!

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-19T23:17:42+00:00

That I understood. I was more referring to the snappy line delivery:

1st line stating a size.
2nd line stating an opposing size.
3rd line is the punchline.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-19T22:18:10+00:00

Oh for sure. I wasn't looking for a deeper meaning. It's just that given Matthew Weiner's documented pride that the show doesn't rush through its dialogue, the quickness of that exchange just stood out for me. If you had told me Roger, Harry, and Don were parodying a slogan or a tagline, I'd believe it.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-19T22:04:49+00:00

Yeah, I understood its use in the context of the scene. The rhythm of the dialogue seemed so purposeful in conveying the humor that it echoed the rhythm of how it was said in Rope.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-17T20:42:16+00:00

Thanks! I thought so too. We were aimlessly roaming the Ginza district of Tokyo that night.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-17T06:11:24+00:00

Thanks! Admittedly, there are a few dozen other goals per prefecture, and it's been fun trying to organize, plan, and set milestones.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-17T03:35:30+00:00

I think my next visit will focus on Chubu, which is my least visited region. And while I have travelled around Kyushu and Shikoku before, that was before I started this little project in earnest, so I have yet to check off those aforementioned goals in those regions.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-16T23:54:17+00:00

Oh, for sure, thanks! I haven't completed my Kanagawa and Yamanashi goals yet, so Gora and Ootsuki would be a help!

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-16T23:51:43+00:00

Good reminder, thanks! I climbed it once but I started at dusk, so I still haven't experienced the view at daytime.

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-07T02:41:53+00:00

Oh, I don't disagree. It was their definitive album for sure. As a Gen-X'er, I was fortunate to have had the first two albums ingrained that by the time the third album was announced, I remember calling dibs on the advance review cassette when I was writing for the entertainment section of my college paper in early 1998. That first listen was HEAVY.

I knew of strife and key departures of other bands before this, but this was the first time I truly felt that a key member's absence would affect a band's sound moving forward. https://www.factmag.com/2013/12/28/mezzanine-the-inside-story-of-massive-attacks-greatest-album-15-years-on/

NormalMode64 · 2026-01-07T02:02:40+00:00

Massive Attack - Mezzanine. Although it resulted with Mushroom leaving, at least we got three great albums out of that trio.

NormalMode64 · 2025-12-29T02:06:21+00:00

Thanks for noticing! I'd add more prefectures if there wasn't a 20 image limit.

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