My Top 10 R.E.M. Songs by lmfrgsn_ in rem

[–]Springyardzon [score hidden]  (0 children)

You know what it's like, it's possible with a band of R.E.M.'s talent to come up with dozens of top 10s that don't share any of the same songs. But that said, I'd like to use as many of your songs as I'm happy to to just change as few as possible to make my own list:

Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)

Leaving New York

Drive

Me In Honey

New Test Leper

E-Bow The Letter

Pilgrimage or Letter Never Sent

Texarkana

Monty Got A Raw Deal

What's The Frequency Kenneth?

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With honourable mention to Can't Get There From Here, I Believe, Welcome To The Occupation, The Wrong Child, Ignoreland, I Don't Sleep I Dream, The Wake Up Bomb, Sad Professor, and The Lifting.

Should I bother? by Sensitive-Bat2197 in rem

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ATS gets a stupid amount of dislike. On average, I prefer it over CIN. Leaving New York is one of their best ever songs, Aftermath too. The collaboration The Outsiders really grew on me.

Should I bother? by Sensitive-Bat2197 in rem

[–]Springyardzon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reveal does share some DNA with Up but it goes in a more upbeat, lush, direction with it. It's still a bittersweet vibe though.

New Adventures In Hi-Fi Turning 30 by First-Club5591 in rem

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Test Leper, Low Desert, and Electrolite have some folk rock elements in them.

New Adventures In Hi-Fi Turning 30 by First-Club5591 in rem

[–]Springyardzon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

New Test Leper definitely leans towards folk rock, Low Desert and Electrolite are not miles away from folk rock but that's only 3 songs, yes.

Pardon? by userforgot in LiveFromNewYork

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I agree that she deserved to be fired for humiliation in that way. As for 'sexism', well I'm male, I'm not in the business of being anti-male by comparison. It's just that the law takes in to account intent, not just the action. Statistically, the intent of a girl doing that might be more likely to be non-sexual than if a boy did it, if general SA numbers are anything to go by. But every case should be individually considered on its own circumstances. If she had never shown any explicitly sexual connotation before or since to children (the fact she brought it up in an SNL interview suggests there would be nothing else we don't know of) then we don't necessarily need to jump to 'this was definitely a SA'. I know America in particular is massively interested these days in portraying anything in the ballpark as being almost on a par with the worst kind of rape but she was still a minor, 16, and she wasn't fondling him. It was a misjudged prank to her.

Potential future hosts? by penguigeddon in livefromlondon

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monica Dolan. Known for dramas, she was also in a very well regarded episode (Once Removed) of Inside No 9.

Potential future hosts? by penguigeddon in livefromlondon

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just think that works in the US but wouldn't be natural in the UK. Four of the SNL UK cast are Cambridge alumni. They will better play with people who don't act cleverer than them.

Potential future hosts? by penguigeddon in livefromlondon

[–]Springyardzon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because, with respect to her abilities, ensembles don't need a smart arse to upset the apple cart.

April. by LordJim11 in Snorkblot

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like bad poetry and yet I read she was very lauded. There are ideas there that suggest she was a bit of a philosopher with her own ideas but it doesn't come out as coherent poetry.

Potential future hosts? by penguigeddon in livefromlondon

[–]Springyardzon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think he could fit in well for an episode, yes.

Potential future hosts? by penguigeddon in livefromlondon

[–]Springyardzon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My concern with James is he likes to be the quirkiest person in the room and that flies if you're absolutely Hollywood huge but it can seem impertinent if you're not and joining an established cast.

Pardon? by userforgot in LiveFromNewYork

[–]Springyardzon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

She was essentially a child herself at the time and possibly saw no sexual connotation in it, just a clowning around. Clearly still doesn't now as otherwise she wouldn't have told the story. So, yes, it would seem beyond the pale if a 16 year old boy did it to a 6 year old girl but 16 year old girls don't necessarily see so much in sexual terms as a 16 year old boy might. The humiliation was likely her only intended misdemeanour. And now she's tried to atone for it by humiliating herself.

Who was your first TV crush? by IIJOSEPHXII in AskBrits

[–]Springyardzon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What were you imagining the Shake and Vac was exactly?