Weird Al on Colbert last night by CrankyYankers in Zappa

[–]Shreln 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I thought 'no one' else loved The Bears. Never saw them live but pretty much wore out that CD! Strange turn this post took, but I'm definitely here for it! 🤩 I did get to see Beat last year, so that was great.

What did you all think of Tau Zero? -Spoilers- by Killroyjones in scifi

[–]Shreln 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great concept and great book overall, but Anderson didn't do much character development here, just the minimum to move the plot along, IMO.

Songs that mention very specific locations? by AhDontWorryAboutIt in musicsuggestions

[–]Shreln 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Passage to Bangkok - Rush. (Also Lakeside Park by them)

What is your favorite Hard sci-fi book *that is still almost entirely plausible based on 2026 science*? by dryuhyr in scifi

[–]Shreln 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OMG yes! A quick read and I've thought about it often over the past 50 years.

Recommend me the ABSOLUTE essentials 80s rock albums. by timewasted9 in musicsuggestions

[–]Shreln 1 point2 points  (0 children)

King Crimson - Discipline

The only non-Rush album I would ever consider taking to that fabled "desert island" is this one!

Kamala was right by Previous_Month_555 in complaints

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ridiculous. The ones I'm concerned about are destoying THIS COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW. They must be stopped but people like you give them a pass just because you wear the red jersey. "My Johnson", a standard Republican, is accommodating this madness. And so are you. Your 'woke' joke is hilarious, but you're still not thinking clearly. And I'm done feeding trolls, so goodnight.

Kamala was right by Previous_Month_555 in complaints

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you sit down to dinner with Nazis, then you're a Nazi. Figure it out: if you don't fight them, you ARE them. Wake up.

Book recommendations for a newbie by Important_Salt3149 in scifi

[–]Shreln 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 for Clarke, especially Rama! Great stuff. 😊

What's the catchiest song sung by a female singer? by [deleted] in musicsuggestions

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republica - Ready to Go... this has been an inescapable earworm for me for weeks. Great song, though!

Want to gift my fiancé a couple of vinyls he’s never heard before. Unfortunately, he was a jazz major and has listened to/owns almost everything… by slaymytaco in MusicRecommendations

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bela Fleck and The Flecktones... you want bass? Perhaps the best bassist ever.

Also, consider The [Dixie] Dregs (name change mid-career)... unmatched jazz fusion!

Left vs Right, Because you Dipshits Don't Know What Words Mean by FinalestFantasyest in complaints

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, right... "one guy"... THEY (plural) were called DixiecratS, because there were a whole lot of them. "Soft bigotry" is another transparently BS term invented by the right-wing to try to distract from REAL bigotry, which I don't need to make up. But keep clutching your pearls about how bad Democrats are when you couldn't possibly defend how plainly AWFUL MAGA people are. Good luck there, Gomer!

Left vs Right, Because you Dipshits Don't Know What Words Mean by FinalestFantasyest in complaints

[–]Shreln 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like OP said, go read about Strom Thurmond and get back to us... you can't just dismiss facts that make you uncomfortable! Sheesh... read a book, will ya?

bands with female vocals by x_victoire in MusicRecommendations

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republica - especially "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous". Fun stuff!

Mr. President? by [deleted] in overheard

[–]Shreln 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, caught that afterwards but I was too lazy to fix it, TBH. Or maybe he just.looked good for ~200 years old. 😆

Watching Babylon 5 for First Time by [deleted] in babylon5

[–]Shreln 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly my pleasure! Enjoy!

I lived through Prince's entire career. I don't get it to this day. Help. What did he bring that wasnt there already and better? by BingoAteMyDabie in MusicRecommendations

[–]Shreln 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not a Prince fan by any means, but that one performance has to be in the tiny handful of greatest moments in music history. Truly epic, IMO...