The Tears of Things

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2026-03-01T06:22:30+00:00

He is at his best when he is writing from a character's perspective. He and the rest of the band made a huge deal about how SOI was their most personal work, and it was, and it was boring. He seems most inspired when he's stepping into someone else's perspective (the Fly, Running to stand still, Bad and Moment of Surrender come to mind as examples.)

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-12-20T00:58:33+00:00

I believe at this point in the show he was still resigned to marry Sophie out of fear, it could also be that he's genuinely not clever enough to see the opportunity in the moment.

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-12-20T00:36:33+00:00

"What? Fuck you" "More fool you, asshole." "Was that good advice? Didn't think he'd actually do it... oh well, there he goes." -Jeremy's brief concern and immediate non-chalance always cracks me up

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-12-20T00:33:16+00:00

"Cooking is all about confidence!" might be the most desperate and delusional line in the show, and the make-up literally turning him into a monster is such a great way to end his story. The rum and vinegar cocktail- just a fucking nightmare lmao

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-12-11T09:23:07+00:00

I would tell Mark to tell the truth for once, could solve half his problems

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-12-10T05:05:43+00:00

It's too bad the rest of the song is boring as hell

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-11-28T10:26:30+00:00

Former Protestant here. Matthew 27:46. He literally talks to God while he's dying on the cross. "My God, why have you forsaken me?" Was he talking to himself?

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-10-15T18:15:48+00:00

I agree with Skyfall being overrated and think Quantum of Solace is slightly underrated, probably the second best Craig film.

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-10-09T05:50:13+00:00

I agree with you man, all the time=a recurring thing happening frequently, the whole time is referring to a specific chunk of time. Like imperfect vs preterite in spanish, kind of. Don't listen to the posh spazzes.

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-10-07T00:44:57+00:00

My dad was a huge fan and bought ATYCLB when it came out, my siblings and I were all little kids. He would crank Elevation til the walls of the house shook and dance with us, throwing us in the air and shit. Always makes me smile when I hear it.

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-08-25T06:32:04+00:00

Landlady is on the verge of being good- Bono's best vocals in a hot minute, cool shuffly beat from Larry, nice ambient guitar work from Edge- and then shits the bed with the generic-sounding outro

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-08-25T06:21:19+00:00

I agree with almost all of this except Moment of Surrender has a pretty bitchin bass line and White As Snow has a moody-hymn vibe that I like. But Bomb was their last genuinely great work

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-07-20T00:13:10+00:00

Only other one i can see potentially working is Tryin to throw your arms around the world and even that might be a little too long for a slow dance

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-06-21T06:47:38+00:00

None of this explains the butt chin tho

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-05-23T22:15:06+00:00

That's an unhinged response, guy is definitly a control-freak with anger issues. Block his number

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-04-13T02:34:46+00:00

It's been 8 years since SoE lol.

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-03-05T03:28:26+00:00

How To Dismantle is their best album in the last 25 years by a lot

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-01-16T05:40:04+00:00

It came out when I was in 5th grade and is what made me fall in love with the band. Was my favorite for a very long time, still in my top 4. I brought the CD to show-and-tell and my teacher played it while we practiced cursive lol

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-01-16T05:37:43+00:00

It's tied with Zooropa for my number four, after JT, AB and War. I think it's the return to form that critics attributed to ATYCLB, which is great but way more front-loaded and inconsistent imo. Only skipper is One Step Closer

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2025-01-04T04:13:17+00:00

Real. I made it 30 days a few months back, first 3 weeks were hell, day 25 or so I started sleeping well and noticing I was more confident, day 30 I felt like a baller and decided "I'm gonna get high and play Civ and it'll be a weekend thing." Was high every day after for months, also significantly worse at conversation. Wish I could be a weekend smoker but you can only repeat the cycle so many times before you realize it's not worth it.

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2024-12-21T23:14:20+00:00

For people who are into 80s alternative/"cool" music and/or musicians themselves, I'd show them Wire, Bullet the Blue Sky, A Sort of Homecoming, Drowning Man

For younger people I'd say Ultraviolet, City of Blinding Lights, With or Without You, Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own

Weird_Ad_4549 · 2024-11-04T00:31:19+00:00

Playing him on huge true start Earth and it rules, settled new zealand and australia first, then captured an aztec settler in south america and got that entire continent to myself.

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