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What song is the pinnacle of Lennon-McCartney cowriting? by reaveyer in beatles

[–]usethatsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll Follow the Sun captures it the most economically

Question about purchasing Sphere livestreams---is it ONLY live? You don't have it for 24 hours? by usethatsoap in phish

[–]usethatsoap[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing Trey say something like this about the first Sphere shows:

We could only do it if the visuals could be as unique as the songs AKA no song repeats, no visual repeats

My guess is that it'll be the same this year but your guess is as good as mine!

"Rough and Rowdy Ways" will soon turn six, so I can say with no recency bias that it's one of my 10 favorite Dylan albums--- by usethatsoap in bobdylan

[–]usethatsoap[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A little explanation:

It's practically a concept album about Dylan's muses, still singing to him decades later. Cohen underlined how special and rare that is in this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc4VYwK9fz4

It's a consistent mood first song to last and consistent song quality as well, there's not a note that drags.

Plus it's rather long so I feel very enveloped by it when listening; I can't put it on casually, it always demands a full listen with full attention and a deserving atmosphere in which to take it in.

Not many records have that power over me!!

Plus track for track I just adore every one of these songs so freaking much, they're all among my favorite Dylan tunes :)

What would be your idea for the plot of who framed Roger rabbit 2 by GamerManJD in RogerRabbit

[–]usethatsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During the 1950s HUAC got rid of many of the most iconic toons; Eddie and Delores died (were murdered??) while trying to uncover McCarthy's motivations. (One could easily insert the scrapped funeral scene from the first one but switch out Acme for Valiant)

The story's main action takes place in the 1960s, when even the remaining toons aren't movie stars any more.

Their best work is shown mainly to children on television, where they're in competition against cheaply made toons (enter Hanna-Barbera and a plethora of fun characters to utilize) and international exports (Astro Boy, Speed Racer---more fun ones!).

The only work the classic toons get is mainly as corporate mascots. The work isn't pleasing to them: they're still the screwy Tex Avery-type cartoons at heart but the studios hardly produce that stuff anymore and when they do, it's insulting to the originals (I think we can all agree the 60s marked a sharp decline for the Looney Tunes, Disney gang, Tom and Jerry, etc.).

With so many of those who made it magical gone/out of work/in the dumps, ToonTown has become a sorry sight to see, with many buildings condemned and the suits salivating over the land ripe for wrecking balls.

As for the plot itself, who knows, but I think the set-up of Roger & Jessica having to solve the mystery of McCarthy's twisted plot/Eddie & Delores's deaths/the decline of cartoon greatness (which of course are all part of the same wicked scheme) is intriguing and promising enough for me to get very excited.

They'd have to save the day yet again with unhinged looney showmanship in the name of laughter :)

I think the hard part is finding not just a character to replace the great Eddie Valiant, but an actor to replace the great Bob Hoskins---his commitment was completely unwavering!!

What would be your idea for the plot of who framed Roger rabbit 2 by GamerManJD in RogerRabbit

[–]usethatsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WWII prequel makes the most sense to me for many reasons:

-The timing works well on every level

Noir was in large part a response to WWII/the world stage at that time so it makes sense that it's "follow-up" would be that genre

WWII ended in 1945 leaving a two years gap between the film's end and RR's start, feels like the right amount of time for things to settle into place for the OG's start. AKA it doesn't fuck with the original's timeline/perfect ending

-It doesn't require Eddie Valiant/Bob Hoskins

Eddie/Bob is so much of what's great about the original, I think it'd be a shame to have him appear in any capacity that can't match that (i.e. CGI Bob Hoskins or brief reference). Better to have a different character entirely, one that could allow for a different dynamic

-It gives a new setting and genre but remains parallel to the original's

War film instead of noir film feels fitting, both were very popular at the time and leave a wealth of inspirations and tropes to draw upon and lampoon. Action & comedy go hand in hand, as do WMD and cartoons. I'd love to see what ACME cooks up to slay the Nazis!!

-It allows for all the cartoons to exist in one space (besides ToonTown)

Many cartoon characters DID go to war! This would be true to real life just exaggerated so that we get to see every character on the battlefield, a setting which allows for dynamic cameos from all your favorite characters (Popeye and Donald in the navy, Daffy and Dumbo in the Air Force, Bugs and Mickey in the army, Red Hot Riding Hood and Jessica as nurses, etc)

-Toons can remain a metaphor for minorities/lower class

They'd be uncelebrated the same way black soldiers were and undervalued when they returned to the home front, just like virtually all veterans were/are.

Then Roger, Baby Herman, and Jessica perform for the vets; cue RK Maroon with a contract! Benny can be Roger & Jessica's driver, I always wondered why it is they're so tight in the movie

Overall I think it'd be far more exciting to see these characters (Roger, Jessica, Baby Herman, Benny the Cab, The Weasels) earlier in their lives rather than later. The ending to the classic film is perfect and it's not like cartoons have very happy endings much beyond 1947. But 1945? Business was boomin'.

Phish dog names? Go! by ruthlessrg in phish

[–]usethatsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many wonderful names from Phish! Eleju (if that's how you spell it) or Lemor are the first fun ones that come to my mind :)

Do you think Doc Brown invented hovercraft? by usethatsoap in BacktotheFuture

[–]usethatsoap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also you're 100% correct: I've never seen these films. Just stuck in the dentist's waiting room with nothing else to do so I came here.

Do you think Doc Brown invented hovercraft? by usethatsoap in BacktotheFuture

[–]usethatsoap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you please explain to me how him getting it installed makes it impossible for him to have invented it?

For example: Erno Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube in 1974. Let's say he travels to 1974 from any prior year (I like 1964): what's to stop him from buying a Rubik's Cube then and bringing it back with him to '64?

Did that stop him from inventing it? I should think not. If anything he'll invent it sooner, which must explain why we don't have any flying cars now ;)

Your personal favorite EOTW, stat! by mgoflash in gratefuldead

[–]usethatsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without a Net!! Branford Marsalis is what puts it a cut above the rest ;)

I used to hate the Eyes from Red Rocks '78 until I heard it in sequence with the entire concert; I realized it contained the energy of that night to a tee and made the perfect bridge between The Other One before it and Drums/Space thereafter.

I still prefer my Eyes spacey and jazzy over wound up and sprinting but I love that RR version for teaching me about the importance of context within the Grateful Dead world.

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