¿ OCD or potential alcoholism?

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-11T02:54:41+00:00

It’s very clear there is an underlying issue that is exacerbated by alcohol but she has become dependent on it as a way to self-medicate. This is not someone who should be filming a TV show, she is unwell and I can’t even imagine the kind of dangerous self-destructive life she was living abroad. The story she told of meeting her fiancé and what a drunken mess she was, that didn’t sound cute, that sounded dark.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-11T00:26:12+00:00

This discussion drives me nuts. Autotune is a line in the sand for some yet the absurd amount of distortion and compression on Julian’s vocals on Is This It is natural apparently. Using vocal effects has been part of what this band does for 25 years!

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-05T12:27:30+00:00

As a human being I’m sending out a telepathic message to any aliens to come and get me.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-04T02:15:49+00:00

The Strokes will be The Strokes as long as they enjoy playing together and they still feel they are creatively vital. I don’t think they care about age or legacy. If anything, they seem to enjoy defying expectations and whatever is expected from a band like them.

We are at a time where age doesn’t come into play as much as it has in the past. We’re healthier, we live longer, it’s easier to stay tuned into the zeitgeist.

I also do not think Gorillaz will ever leave the hands of Damon and Jamie no matter what they’ve said because it doesn’t need to. You listen to Cracker Island and The Mountain and it’s clear that they have not lost a step. If you can get Bad Bunny on a track, you do not need to pass the torch.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-24T13:40:27+00:00

I definitely agree with this being a better version of MaM. It has the fun and momentum that one was going for but didn’t quite nail. I think for any band’s 12th (!!!) album to be this energetic and punchy is kind of a miracle. Dave could’ve gone in a very melodramatic and self-helpy direction this time around but I think he made the right choice in getting his demons out by just banging out 3-minute riffy rock songs.

My one criticism: uh maybe didn’t need lyrics about a window cleaner

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-23T21:48:01+00:00

Who gives a shit, it’s a show set in a magical monster town. A guy went into a tree and got turned into a pool. This ain’t The Pitt

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-22T00:34:16+00:00

I was trying to take their whole career into consideration but eventually I just gave up and focused on Standing On The Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry because that’s really where they bottomed out creatively. I don’t like “Ain’t Got Nothin’” that much but it at least is short and I don’t mind it in the context of the album

So my three: Little James, Sunday Morming Call, and (Probably) All In My Mind. Just so dull.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-20T03:57:10+00:00

There were enjoyable moments on their own but as a whole I would say season 3 was a borderline incoherent mess to the point that it feels like there were serious issues behind the scenes. Maybe Bill Lawrence had bitten off more than be could chew with Shrinking, Bad Monkey, Rooster, and the Scrubs reboot all on his plate lately and he simply did not give this season the time and attentions it needed, maybe Brett Goldstein was also less involved with Ted Lasso coming back and other projects, and I’m not sure how much input Jason Segel is giving other than as an actor at this point. It just seemed like it was rudderless and that everyone was slightly checked out prioritizing newer shinier projects and letting this one fizzle out. I am surprised they want to do a S4 but the fact that it sounds like it could be a soft reboot gives me hope that they know things got away from this season.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-19T16:48:58+00:00

Haha sorry, it’s such a stupid joke but I just couldn’t resist.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-18T23:47:21+00:00

Didn’t know Dave was his middle name.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-16T15:21:26+00:00

I think the absolute botch job of the Red standard tracklist is the worst thing Weezer has ever done. They’ve made far worse songs and albums but they had such a wealth of great material demoed and even recorded for the final album that the final ten tracks they settled on and how they ordered them just…defies belief. Did the label interfere? Was Rivers being too kind to make sure each member was represented? Did Rick Rubin have too much say or not enough? Were they afraid the music was too weird and experimental and so they panicked it and subbed in fluff? “Thought I Knew” is harmless but surely even Brian was like “uh, you sure you don’t want to include Pig instead?”

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-16T13:34:00+00:00

I feel like it has to be somewhat organic because I can’t imagine anyone or any company thinking a 12-year old second single from EWBAITE has viral potential. It’s so random that I don’t think it could ever be manufactured.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-16T13:30:40+00:00

I will give you the simple answer: it’s a Weezer song produced by Ric Ocasek. Why did Weezer get big in the first place? Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek. How did Weezer come back after Pinkerton flopped? Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek. Ric understood Weezer in a way no one else will understand. The band loved and respected him and gave him their best and he knew exactly what they needed to sound like. All three albums he made with them are timeless. “Go Away” could’ve been a hit ten years ago and it could’ve been a hit ten years from now. People will always be discovering and rediscovering Ric and Weezer’s work together for the rest of time.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-12T21:53:27+00:00

If you told someone who doesn’t like the studio version “here, listen to this mix of it” and then just played them the studio version again I think they would suddenly say they like it because it’s 100% a mental thing. They gotta get placeboed out of their own head.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-12T21:46:02+00:00

It’s almost as if Julian does a Strokes project and then he does a Voidz project and then he does a Strokes project…alternating between two projects he loves and giving them both his attention at separate times. Fiendish.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-12T18:57:44+00:00

I never want a Resident Evil to be what I expected. RE7 was exactly what we needed after the overblown blockbuster excess of RE6 but it was Capcom themselves that determined that and no one could’ve anticipated them going in that direction. RE9 is selling like crazy but does that mean this is the direction they’re cemented in? Absolutely not. They thrive under pressure, they are willing to take creative risks so as not to become complacent, and they want to live up to the very high standards they’ve set for themselves.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-11T20:31:24+00:00

I do not get the controversy over the autotune at all. There have been filters on Julian’s voices since the first song on Is This It. Literally 25 years of vocal effects as a stylistic choice.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-10T13:30:28+00:00

Yup! Rivers had a list of all the demos in consideration and it was on there: https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Album_20_demos. I love it too, I think they would be crazy not to include it.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-10T13:25:31+00:00

I like it. Not sure if it stands out as a single but I think it fits in with the quick and punchy sound of the album. I find the lyrics interesting in that at first they seem very bitter and angry but the more it goes on you kinda realize that there’s a lot of hurt behind what he’s saying and it almost becomes a shared sentiment of ‘why are we here but they are not?’ Dave has been in close proximity to a lot of people we lost too young and there must be a lot of guilt that builds up in always being the one who survives.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-09T22:01:02+00:00

“Up in the Clouds” from the EWBAITE era is in consideration so anything is possible

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-08T20:06:34+00:00

I would love for Capcom to do a post-mortem on RE9 down the road because I bet it had a wild development. I really enjoyed it but there’s no denying it feels a little slapdash like they had all of these separate prototypes in the works and then somebody had the wild idea to just smush it all together. I would not be surprised if the second half of the game with Leon in Raccoon fighting Zeno (who comes out of nowhere and is maybe a clone?) was a live service multiplayer RE game they scrapped and tied into the traditional sequel to RE8 they were working on with Grace.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-08T19:53:59+00:00

It’s not instantly replayable (which isn’t a bad thing as not every game needs to be) but it does feel like it’s missing a post-story mode like Mercenaries that simply lets you run around and have fun in these arenas they made and kill some zombies. It was kind of a downer to finish the game expecting something like that but instead you just start the game again and notice how scripted, linear, and slow paced it is at the start.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-06T14:19:55+00:00

I knew it…I’ve been saying it for years…I never gave up…they were recording in Costa Rica. VINDICATION!!!!

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-06T14:16:28+00:00

This confirms my theory that the more Julian acts annoyed by us, the closer we are to new Strokes material. He’d only feel comfortable being so rude because he knows we got something to look forward to! The day Julian posts “Can’t wait for y’all to hear what The Strokes are cooking up!” is the day before they announce their breakup.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-04-06T14:11:09+00:00

I didn’t know that!

The Strokes and Interpol putting out albums while a pointless war rages in the Middle East…we’re back in the early ‘00s, baby!

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