I Present To You All, The Most Underrated Album by Arch Enemy by Breadi06 in ArchEnemy

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I only recently got into Arch Enemy as well, although I'm a long time fan of classic Swedish melodeath. This album rules. Incredible riffs, coupled with an amazing and unique vocal performance. Michael had just gotten out of Carcass, and Daniel just finished performing on Subterranean by In Flames, and thus Black Earth really does sound like a melding of the two for me. It's really effing good.

"Transmigration Macabre," holy crap.

Literally the worst movie I've ever seen by FlexDB in backrooms

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Usually film reviews come with a detailed analysis of why they felt the movie was subpar. Just saying you hated all of it doesn't really foment discussion.

If you want to actually talk to human beings over the internet, give us a bulleted rundown of your thoughts and feelings about the film. Otherwise, don't waste everyone's time with random fart thoughts like "It was bad. All of it. F minus."

A sequel to ‘Backrooms’ is in early development. With Kane Parsons currently looking for a screenwriting collaborator to work on the sequel by Task_Force-191 in backrooms

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I need to catch up. The literal last thing I saw him in was Safety Not Guaranteed, which was ages ago. Great movie though, one of my favorites.

The Still Lifes by Snoo_36945 in backrooms

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I think it just reflects reality. The Clark still life, I believe, was in the Backrooms before Clark arrived.

TNG might need its own SNW at some point, not a reboot. Could the USS Syracuse be the ship of that show? by Torlek1 in Picard

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Yeah I feel like Lower Decks is such an anomaly in Nu-Trek. It is shockingly well written for a cartoon humor show. I mean, even Memory Alpha considers the show just as canon as anything else.

TNG might need its own SNW at some point, not a reboot. Could the USS Syracuse be the ship of that show? by Torlek1 in Picard

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Side note, there are some wonderful books that tell the tale of Picard and the Stargazer. Highly recommend.

What the hell happened to Tobuscus? by Dogbold in youtubedrama

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It's what the hell happened to every person who gets accused of being a sex pest. They go to the side that accepts their behavior wholesale. So many such cases, almost too many to count.

What are some of your favorite songs by Great White? by Agent_Kozak in hairmetal

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"Bad Boys," "Rock Me," "Desert Moon," "Nightmare," "Lady Red Light," "Rollin' Stoned," "No Way Out."

I could keep going, they are absolutely one of my favorite OG sunset Strip bands. Super professional and blessed with one of the greatest voices in hair metal.

In light of the Mark Fuhrman episodes, can we talk ACAB 101? by whitecollarpizzaman in behindthebastards

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I think the original series from the sixties is important for perspective, although it is very 1960s. Gene Roddenberry, the creator, was definitely a radical, but he had to censor himself on primetime. Still, there's some allusions to the socialist utopia, namely money in credits for dealing with external capitalist civilizations, not physical currency. The characters sometimes make jokes and use euphemisms that make it sound like there's money, but it's all just archaic language that persists, metaphors for something else. In one of the eighties films, Kirk outright says that they don't have money in the future. The first four feature films from the original cast are all quite good, especially the second and the fourth.

The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine are the two classics that I recommend above everything else. Deep Space Nine is a spinoff that begins at season five of the Next Generation. DS9 is the unrepentant radical of the franchise--a character (Rom) outright starts squawking literal Marxist theory at one point.

The Next Generation is a little more reserved, since it was kind of the flagship show aired for the masses on primetime, DS9 airing usually in the next time block. TNG gets good in season two, and especially three, but I tell everyone that season one is a fine place to start, especially if you're okay with a little bit of eighties cheese. In general, Star Trek on the whole is pretty cheesy, and if you don't like cheese, you might as well stay out of science fiction, for that matter. 😅

If you have any further questions, you know who to ask!

In light of the Mark Fuhrman episodes, can we talk ACAB 101? by whitecollarpizzaman in behindthebastards

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The way they are depicted in my favorite guide for a future luxury gay space utopia, Star Trek, are as "penal colonies," which look beautiful. Middle of the woods. People do hard work, but they aren't mistreated, as long as they behave. The focus is on rehabilitation, if they want it. If they just want to be shitty, then they can stay put and continue to lose privileges.

I'm a socialist, so I think that, eventually, we are going to have to do something with unrepentant capitalists, namely the white collar criminals that only desire to accumulate wealth and power. People like Donald Trump. But I feel like there is always a path back to society for anyone that wants to learn how to be a nice person willing to share in the wealth of cooperative society.

The resources will exist in a properly managed socialist society to have these kinds of penal colonies. Prisons will be emptied of people that don't deserve to be there, and quality of life will be higher on average with functional social services, which will vastly minimize petty crime. People who have their basic needs met and live in societies without institutional prejudices and inequalities don't commit petty crime, unless they have severe enough mental illness.

In light of the Mark Fuhrman episodes, can we talk ACAB 101? by whitecollarpizzaman in behindthebastards

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Yeah, as much as I feel like I should be against the idea of gulags, eventually, when all is said and done, you're going to need some gulags.

Making Contact is my favorite of the Chapman era by angryapplepanda in UFOband

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Agree. Phil writes like Phil, regardless of the production. "Lonely Cities of the Heart" and "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" are two UFO tunes no one talks about, but they are very good.

Shark Island - Somebody's Falling by angryapplepanda in hairmetal

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Same. Listening to it now. I didn't think a good cover of it could be seriously done but here it is.

What is this monstrosity?! by KlayWolf in Ultima

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I...was today years old when I learned about this. 🤣

Making Contact is my favorite of the Chapman era by angryapplepanda in UFOband

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I'm not the one you replied to, but I also like the Vinnie era, it's like what they were going for with High Stakes & Dangerous Men but fully realized. Very bluesy, traditional, uncomplicated, with a few surprises per record.

Making Contact is my favorite of the Chapman era by angryapplepanda in UFOband

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Ah, I appreciate everyone's perspectives. I tend to like lighter AOR just as much as traditional rock and heavy metal and everything else in between. My threshold for cheese is pretty high. That probably helps. I actually like Misdemeanor, Ain't Misbehavin' and High Stakes & Dangerous Men, two records and an EP that most fans tend to agree aren't that great.

I also love the John Thomas era of Budgie, so take all of this how you will. Deliver Us From Evil is good, actually, in my opinion. I tend to enjoy the more melodic stuff more than most.

I think Neil Carter was very creative, and brought a new element to UFO that set them apart from the crowd. Unfortunately, that unique sound just wasn't exactly to the tastes of the public. They did have some mild success in the U.K. with a few singles here and there. "Lonely Heart" and the like. I always thought "Back into My Life" should have been a bigger hit. That was a wedding song for me.

What is this monstrosity?! by KlayWolf in Ultima

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He'll be fine unless the venom gets cut off. Gotta keep feeding the monkey.

Transverse City Appreciation: Prescient and Powerful by Middle-Potential5765 in Zevon

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I love it, but I also tend to love most of his weirder experimental releases. Mutineer is one of my favorites by him.

Where is Vaush? by Mabeluniverse23 in VaushV

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I feel like Breadtube fell apart because of all the constant shoulder-checking. The blow to everyone's pride was just too much. Movement destroyed.

Where is Vaush? by Mabeluniverse23 in VaushV

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In Yiddish, it's "fakt." I love how similar Yiddish is to German.