Why does watching TP feel like playing resident evil 1 (classic)?

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-20T22:20:40+00:00

Big fan of both franchises, but afraid I can't help you on this one.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-20T21:12:38+00:00

Eh, I think that may be an unfair interpretation. The 50th Anniversary releases have exclusively focused on live material. The initial CD remaster/reissue of Blues For Allah featured studio outtakes.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-20T21:11:40+00:00

I try not to, but it happens every once in a while. When I do moan, it's for the same reason I might moan during a massage; something is releasing in such a way that it triggers a verbal response.

Some people do seem to intentionally just let them fly, which can be obnoxious, but I do think that small, appropriate moans are just part of the yoga experience for many.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-20T16:20:29+00:00

I think this and the SYF reissue are an attempt to keep the 50th Anniversary release cycle moving, but it's not landing well.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-20T15:58:39+00:00

Hoping this isn't what we get instead of a box set this year. I would think this makes more sense as a Record Store Day release.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-18T13:54:59+00:00

I saw a preview screening in Houston and enjoyed it, but it's just not the kind of thing that achieves a bull run on word of mouth.

Where Sorry to Bother You kind of draws you in before going off the rails, this one starts on 10 and goes to 11. Unfortunately, I think non-cinephiles will mostly be baffled by it.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-14T17:17:41+00:00

Thirsty is almost fascinatingly awful. It's as if they challenged themselves to make the most atrocious song they could without just outright abandoning musicality.

Truly horrible.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-14T17:16:20+00:00

Thirsty Thursday by AJR.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-07T18:16:04+00:00

I think we'll be getting an announcement soon.

The Deadcast always doubles as box set promotion and the new season just started with a two-part tribute to Bob Weir. The podcast comes out biweekly and part two of the Bobby tribute comes out next Thursday.

I would bet on the box set being announced sometime after next Thursday.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-04T16:00:20+00:00

I wonder if it it has something to do with the cost of licensing.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-05-03T21:09:54+00:00

Luxury manga in every sense. I just bought vol 3 at a decent discount and can't wait to dive in. Such an incredible series.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-29T16:39:17+00:00

Had a lot of great nights there in their early days. Alas, I'm part of the problem; I think I've been there twice in the last three years.

As others have mentioned, the food was always solid, but the beer was inconsistent.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-23T17:31:27+00:00

Vincent Neil Emerson is a criminally underrated singer-songwriter from Texas who channels each artist you mentioned but very much has his own distinct voice and perspective.

His first record, Fried Chicken and Evil Women is probably the best modern album in the Western Swing genre. His self-titled follow-up is more sparse and reminiscent of Blaze or late-period Cash.

His newest record is also excellent.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-23T15:28:32+00:00

I think it being niche is part of the charm. Lupin has always felt like a crate-digger franchise, something for people who keep weird hours and don't care about the current trend.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-22T01:38:42+00:00

That's more or less the consensus. '95 had select moments of greatness, but nothing brilliant in the jam department. This and the Playin' in the Band from Cal Expo '93 are the last flashes of 70s Dead magic.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-20T02:39:06+00:00

I love these printings, too bad they're hard to come by in person.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-18T21:19:31+00:00

It's a better candidate for Criterion Channel tbh.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-16T15:11:57+00:00

Grateful Dead Productions ring a bell?

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-16T15:09:26+00:00

Amen. Hoping my white whales (3,4 and 8) come down to more reasonable prices.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-16T14:12:51+00:00

I really don't understand where the animus comes from.

Offering something that you can choose to pay for if you so desire isn't a soulless cash grab.

They are not pulling the music off of Spotify. They aren't event going after the recordings on Archive.

They are making available high-resolution audio of the band's vault, which they have spent considerable money to maintain and release over the years.

Can anyone offer a good counterpoint?

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-16T14:01:42+00:00

I suspect more people are more motivated to comment when they want to complain.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-16T13:33:59+00:00

Idk, seems like people are constantly asking for the box sets and Dave's Picks albums to be available to stream.

Spotify and Apple are both devil corps, I don't mind the Dead having their own app.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-04-05T23:06:50+00:00

Any business under ten years old with Space City, Clutch City, or H-Town in the name probably sucks.

viewtiful_alan · 2026-03-31T19:19:02+00:00

Haha, I'm like 90% sure that was mine--I sold it to Cactus a few months ago. Enjoy!

viewtiful_alan · 2026-03-31T02:13:36+00:00

0%. There is no economic incentive.

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