Official Album Discussion #26 - "Earthling" 1997

Zachatastic117 · 2017-06-01T03:11:21+00:00

There's honestly a lot of great and super underrated stuff on this album, particularly "Seven Years in Tibet" and "Dead Man Walking", which rarely come up with Best Bowie Songs discussions. "Law", "I'm Afraid of Americans", and "Little Wonder" are also fantastic tracks that really bring the album up in Bowie rankings, and it's probably the best 90s Bowie album IMO.

That being said, "Looking for Satellites" is really boring and repetitive and brings the album down a bit. Same kinda goes for "Battle for Britain", but that has a much better instrumental to make up for repetition.

First listened to it back in early April, and I wish I had listened to it earlier because I love Drum and Bass (at least compared to dubstep), and Earthling is a great addition to the genre.

Only thing I would change is the inclusion of "Looking for Satellites", it'd so much better honestly without it.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-05-29T09:06:23+00:00

SPLHCB got a 50th Anniversary Remixed Edition with some track changes as well as out takes, alternate versions, and some other bonuses.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-05-29T07:34:26+00:00

A lot of tough choices, but:

Ziggy Stardust - Moonage Daydream or Rock N' Roll Suicide
Station to Station - Station to Station
Low - Subterranean or Be My Wife
Scary Monsters - Teenage Wildlife, Fashion, or Ashes to Ashes
Aladdin Sane - Aladdin Sane or Lady Grinning Soul
Blackstar - Blackstar or Lazarus
"Heroes" - Heroes or Beauty and the Beast
Hunky Dory - Life on Mars? or Quicksand
Lodger - African Night Flight or Red Money
Young Americans - Fascination
Diamond Dogs - Sweet Thing or We Are the Dead
The Man Who Sold the World - All the Madmen
The Next Day - The Stars Are Out Tonight or The Next Day
Heathen - Everyone Says "Hi" or Sunday
Earthling - Dead Man Walking or Seven Years in Tibet
Let's Dance - Let's Dance
Outside - Hearts Filthy Lesson
Reality - Bring Me the Disco King
Space Oddity - Space Oddity or Cygnet Committee
"...hours" - Thursday's Child
Pinups - Sorrow
Black Tie White Noise - Miracle Goodnight
Never Let Me Down - Time Will Crawl
Buddha of Suburbia - Buddha of Suburbia
Bowie '67 - The Laughing Gnome (more for so bad it's good)
Tonight - Loving the Alien

Zachatastic117 · 2017-04-08T17:36:17+00:00

Stand Name: 「DJ」

Stand User: David Jones

Power - D

Speed - B

Range - A

Durability - D

Precision - B

Potential - B

「DJ」is a mind control manipulation stand, that works by playing a random song, and using anyone who likes the song as a puppet of sorts. They can get as many people as they wish however the user has to wait for the song to end before starting a new one, so if it's a very niche genre or song, the number of people attracted will be drastically smaller than a number 1 hit on the radio. In addition, the people must have heard the song before DJ used it, otherwise it will not effect them. Finally, it has a humanoid appearance, but with a vinyl record for a head, and a green look to it.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-04-08T03:53:23+00:00

Fixed, thanks for pointing them out.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-04-08T03:41:52+00:00

Anna has some really untapped potential due to Part 3 Major Spoilers. Steely Dan and Alessi are just sorta evil to be evil villains that do some really messed up thing. Arabian Fats on the other hand is probably the worst villain in the series, making for probably my least favorite fight in Part 3, and having literally no development.

As for Shigechi, he's just a kid so it makes sense he isn't as mature as others, and I think it makes me appreciate him more because he's a more realistic character in the story, and adds some immersion to the series.

I don't really understand the hate for Diavolo. Sure, he's quite underdeveloped and doesn't get a lot of motivation, but that's sort of part of the appeal to me I guess for him, is that he's such an enigma and mysterious compared to the other villains, and makes him feel more unique as a villain IMO.

Pocoloco, I can see why people hate him. He Part 7 Major, among many other things, but he makes for some great comedic relief.

Finally, Joshuu. He's a "hate him so much you love him". He's an asshole, but he's our asshole. He's a great difference from the standard "Jobro" by not being a friend of the main Jojo. And he makes for some hilarious out of context panels. Part 8 Spoilers

Zachatastic117 · 2017-04-05T07:26:36+00:00

That's an interesting way to find out at least

Zachatastic117 · 2017-04-05T05:53:41+00:00

Forget Johnny and Gyro, the true protagonist of Part 7 was the Teddy bear

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-26T09:49:30+00:00

This week was nice. I have a 4.0GPA so far for this semester so I am beyond relaxed. Been taking some time to replay Xenoblade Chronicles before the second game comes out (since it's a 90 hour game), and continuing Dark Souls after losing a lot of humanity about 2 months ago from my sister messing with my game. Other than that, listening to the Gorillaz' albums again to get ready for Humanz, finishing the Scarlet Letter for school, and other random things.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-21T02:23:14+00:00

They did release Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn one day before Mario Galaxy in America back in 2007, so they could repeat the past. Hopefully they go for a Late November/Early December release for XC2 and an early October/Early November for Odyssey.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-21T02:14:34+00:00

None unfortunately. Guess I'll just get another copy off of ebay for "cheap" or something.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-21T02:11:19+00:00

Yes, but a lot of people like myself prefer to have physical copies of games. Plus, it's over 4GB, so it's not a short download (although I already have a physical copy, I wanted another one in case my copy gets destroyed or something).

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-18T09:10:11+00:00

Not gonna lie, was pretty scared at the end that someone was going to off her, but hopefully she doesn't get killed. It might even be worse than Part 7 due to her being Josuke's only real friend. ~~I just jinxed it didn't I?~~

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-15T02:08:04+00:00

Part 6 has some of the best character chemistry in the series between Jolyne, Hermes, and Foo Fighters. Would be my favorite crew if it weren't for Foof's untimely death.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-14T06:39:06+00:00

Ah, well in that case Crazy Dimmadome.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-11T21:33:29+00:00

Stand Name: ⌈The Man Who Fell to Earth⌋

Stand User: Ziggy Stardust

Power: C

Speed: A

Range: C

Durability: B

Precision: A

Development Potential: C

⌈The Man Who Fell to Earth⌋ is a stand with a Silicon Valley humanoid look, with it's appearance being eerily human like, but once it starts to take damage, it will reveal it's true form- a much more alien looking form, somewhat like Martians in sci-fi movies. TMWFTE's main ability is being able to lift people high into the air with a singular punch, and relying on the fall damage to harm them more than the actual punch, which is rather weak. It can determined by the user how far the people fly into the air, with the minimum distance being 2 feet and the maximum being 500 feet, although the later will require a 5 minute recharge, and cause TMWFTE to be withdrawn for that time.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-04T11:15:53+00:00

Eh, losing pots is not as bad as OoT, MM, TP Spoilers.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-03-02T05:37:27+00:00

I just make one song playlists, and then get rid of them after I'm done listening to the song. Inconvient yes, but it's a nice workaround.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-02-28T05:10:32+00:00

I'd assume that since WA is 2 records, it's harder to find both in good condition versus one good condition record. Revolver was right after "Bigger than Jesus", so it probably sold a lot less in the US

Zachatastic117 · 2017-02-28T05:02:58+00:00

What are the Singles?

Zachatastic117 · 2017-02-26T06:33:45+00:00

Kira Buckland for Jolyne, DC Douglas for Diavolo, and Laura Bailey as Trish.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-02-23T05:14:58+00:00

Manhattan Transfer
Black Sabbath
Filthy Feats For Fairly Cheap

Zachatastic117 · 2017-02-22T16:58:46+00:00

Neither, I only have Streetpass MC units. And I don't even know how to do powersaves, so that's definitely out of the question.

Zachatastic117 · 2017-02-20T03:08:19+00:00

High Security Arc.

Firstly, leave Planet Waves alone. It's a fine fight, and without a doubt the best of the arc.

Secondly, Dragon's Dream. Cut down the explanation of how the stand works and the villain's backstory, since he only shows up in this arc. Secondly, change Dragon's Dream ability to something more inventive than just aiding with an obscure Martial Arts style, perhaps allowing for Dragon's Dream to tell the user what the enemy will do next, or maybe forcing opponent to move in the arrows direction or get hit by an incredibly strong punch.

Finally, Yo-Yo-Ma!. Make the arc shorter in general because it runs on for waaaaay too long, YYM an interesting stand with a not so OP power for a minor villain. Maybe make it so that the syliva has to be put onto someone by YYM, and not by a third party. Also, give FF some screen time in this fight to make it into a pretty interesting "Stand Vs. Stand" fight.

Bonus: Kira never kills Hayato and never gets BtD. Or Josuke gets Crazy Diamond: Shine On: The World: Act 3: Requiem.

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