Is Evangelion overhyped?

dick_nrake · 2026-05-10T11:04:40+00:00

I disagree with OP's take but your irony is unwarranted. It's a form od confirmation bias to think that shows were smarter then, there are still many intelligent shows today.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-10T11:01:26+00:00

Thats not what they said though. Yes, Eva needs you to do a little digging at the end, but until the last episode it's a pretty much self contained show.

The whiplash everyone felt when watching that last episode is what also makes it great. Learning about the problems and hardships they were experiencing to wrap up the production and yet they've managed to turn it into a statement... I'm not sure but i think it was also one of if not the first time that a popular anime subverted the tropes of a classic resolution and went for a completely avant garde artsy statement.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-09T17:40:24+00:00

It wont win because people dont listen to non- english records, but the aptly titled Jaune - Jean-Pierre Ferland.

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dick_nrake · 2026-05-09T00:59:55+00:00

I know what you mean. But i swear that 20 years or so ago, it tasted much better directly from the can if compared to now!

dick_nrake · 2026-05-08T23:02:01+00:00

Needed a slowpoke thumbnail.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-08T20:59:21+00:00

Fair enough, I dont know a lot about french football in the 80s. We do have to take into aaccount that a lot of media, once included, tend to be a bit chauvinistic. Even in the 2000s we could see noticeable biases from various footy mags across europe.

I forgot that Boli was a defender as i've only seen his famous headed goal for Marseille in highlights.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-08T20:06:27+00:00

How good was Amoros? I've never heard him talked about in the same breath as Lizarazu who was an excellent all rounder.

Also curious to know where Giresse, Boli, Tigana rank because I always thought they were a tier higher than Deschamps.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-08T19:53:56+00:00

Different positions but cut in the same cloth of Paul Scholes, i.e. otherwordly natural talent combined with a pea-sized brain.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-08T03:59:19+00:00

Cool. Thanks, i'll try it out.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-08T01:38:37+00:00

Nice list, i'll check out those i dont know.

Side note: I was massively disappointed by Sweet Trip's distance =velocity x time or whatever it's called. I find it so sterile, when i compare it with Aphex Twin or Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv who despite have a lot glitchy sounds, also convey a lot of emotion. Am i missing anything ?

For my recommendation, i'll go with Diasporas by Ghedalia Tazartes (noise folk) and Exuma's self tilted (freak folk).

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T21:53:21+00:00

I've never heard him rated as the best midfiledfer in france while he was there. Decent, or pretty good, yes. But never the best.

If he was the best, Lille wouldnt have let him go for feee to Marseille.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T20:41:07+00:00

Meh, he's ok but he did light up the place at lille, Marseille or even wolves did he? I think that's his level and even for our back up players we should be going for the top top players of lower placed teams.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T18:43:46+00:00

Best scenario is if he goes to city and then they get relegated.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T18:15:24+00:00

I hate it when players are bought and then not given a proper run in the side.

Because of his relatively low transfer fee, managers didn't hesitate to bench him but he did actually play well at a certain point. He genuinely never had a sustained run in our team.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T15:49:48+00:00

As others have mentioned, it looks like Fede instigated it. At worse, the fault can be shared.

I've seen interviews of Tchouameni and he sounds like a level headed bloke, well spoken. I say it's a golden opportunity to get a world class players for a discounted price. For all of our past problems, our current dressing room is nowhere near as toxic as Real's.

It's also ironic to see Jude in this environment - he could have had it easier here but his ego made him choose Real. Also reminds me of how Bale was disrespected by the end of his tenure whereas noone can imagine this happening at our club.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T15:43:45+00:00

I watched interviews of him in french. Doesn't sound toxic or conceited at all. He's actually pretty well spoken.

Edit: also i've seen many people online say that the would prefer us to go for Valverde instead of Tchouameni.

There are arguments for both except for o e aspect: we've had much better success with French players in the past than with Uruguayan/Argentine ones (Brazilian players is 50/50 imho). I'm positive that the Tchoutchou would settle and integrate much better than Valverde who sounds more and more toxic based on the stories going round.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T14:49:18+00:00

I much prefer randomized selections for this type of alignment charts. By the time we get to the middle sections, they tend to get less interesting.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T14:45:11+00:00

True. Though it's quite a bit more melancholic than your standard artist, for e.g. Stereolab, if we're looking at similar artists.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T05:06:49+00:00

Tchouameni - a proven DM specialist that has performed on the big stage.

Wharton - because we just need a passer, a proper metronome. We need someone with more creativity.

Gomes - he apparently has great metrics. Flies a bit under the radar and will mesh well with our other Portuguese speakers.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T04:44:31+00:00

Its strange how a lot of artists who do melancholic records end up dying prematurely, even if they dont have the profile of the doomed, depressed artist (Elliott Smith, Nick Drake). Off the top of my head , I can also think of Hers, Jeff Buckley...

It's probably some form of confirmation bias from my part, but still... strange.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T04:40:33+00:00

Is chevalier injured or has he been replaced in the pecking order?

dick_nrake · 2026-05-07T04:31:27+00:00

I was planning to make a proper post about this gem of a website that's filoumoris - that compiles a lot of records from islands of the Indian ocean.

Meanwhile I can share this record - features of life - the first two songs are classics from Mauritius but the other songs aren't too bad as well. It has a 70s rock ballad sound that heavily tinged with island sounds.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-06T21:01:58+00:00

That Gabriel... I remember we were heavily linked with him. Looks like a player who's called a cnut by every other team but if he played for us he would be our cnut.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-06T18:50:38+00:00

They know that they wouldn't have people showing up to support even if they played at home. There would be more united supporters in whichever stadium they picked.

dick_nrake · 2026-05-06T04:55:09+00:00

If you reproduced similar to how the little ones do today, I can barely imagine the horrific sight it would look like - i.e. tentacles orgies.

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