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Psh, just do it file by file in iTunes like I do!

Empire by Orson Scott Card. Kind of disappointing compared to some of his other works (and yes, I have read more than just Ender's Game), but overall it's alright. 3.5/5 I would say.

Never been a fan of GNR, I just wished I lived in the US so I could get my free Dr Pepper.

I know I'm a little late with this, but I moved and had no internet for a couple weeks, so here is my little review of Live at Massey Hall: I always get really excited whenever there's a new MG release on the horizon, and Live at Massey Hall was no exception. I've never been disappointed with any of the concerts I've seen him play, and even though I've heard quite a few others through the wonders of bootlegging, a proper live release was something I've always hoped for. So now that it's here and I've had the chance to listen to it a fair bit in a few different formats, how does it stack up to my expectations? Overall, I'd have to say it stacks up pretty well, and the few issues I do have with it really just come down to nitpicking and personal preference. So what do I like about the album? The setlist is pretty good, Matt's and the bandmembers performances themselves are fantastic (Weapon, Black Helicopter and 99% of Us is Failure really stand out to me) , and the sound quality, for the most part, is pretty good. Considering that they had not been playing together for very long before the show was recorded, I'm quite impressed with how tight the band sounded, and I like the variations that they brought to some of the songs. I've seen Matt play with MGB, solo with Rich Priske, Christian Thor Valdsen and Pat Steward and with this new band, and I have to say this is probably my favorite line up of musicians that I've heard and seen him play with and I hope he uses them in the future, if not on an album, then live. I think the thing that impressed me the most was how much Matt's use of electric guitars in the songs from Hospital Music really transformed the songs. I think it made them more energetic, more intense and a lot more fun to listen to. I do have some issues with the recording, though, like I said before, it's mostly just minor nitpicking that doesn't detract from the album. First off is the editing of dialogue for timing purposes. One of the things I've enjoyed about Matt's live shows is his banter, and while I understand that cutting the majority of it out was probably necessary, the fanboy in me wishes it was left intact. The second little bit that bugs me are just a couple of choices made regarding the performances of some of the songs. I'm disappointed that the extended outro to Hello Time Bomb wasn't used during the tour, and neither was the newer intro/verse lick that was being used in Load Me Up, and I can't stand the "yeah yeah yeah" bit at the end of She's in it For the Money, on Hospital Music or on this recording. Another thing I didn't like was him singing "apparitions, na na na na..." at the end of Apparitions. With the way Stu's lap steel solo covers what would be the guitar solo and the final chorus (if compared to the Underdogs recording), singing those little couple lines at the end sounds a bit awkward to my ears. If it was me, I would have not sang anything, or just the "na na na na" part, but they're his songs and he can sing them however he chooses. As I said, those are just minor gripes that don't take away from the album. The one thing that I do have a bit of an issue with, to the point where there are some songs I don't like listening to on my computer or my iPod, is the sound quality, specifically, the bass being quite low in the mix. I've listened to the album in various formats: iTunes download as 128kbps AAC files, iTunes CD rip as 256kbps AAC files (which are my usual rip settings), iTunes CD rip as Apple Lossless files between 781 and 1029kbps, depending on the track, and I've listened to the songs in all these forms on my MacBook with the internal speakers and with headphones and with my iPod and headphones. I've also gone into the equalizer settings and added bass boost, and for the most part, the bass is still very difficult to hear, which is a shame, because it makes some parts of some of the songs sound very thin (the breakdown in Born Losers, the third verse in Load Me Up where it's just Milos playing for a bit are a couple examples), but mostly it's a shame because Milos' bass playing is just fantastic. The only way that I've really been able to bring out the bass sounds clearly is with my girlfriends dvd player and the surround sound system that goes along with it. With the subwoofer, the bass comes through loud and clear, and the quality of Milos' bass playing becomes very evident, and I feel he really added his own flair to a lot of the songs, and I wish that it was bumped up some more in the mix. The last little issue I have is with the CD case itself. I don't have a problem with cardboard digipack cases, but the packaging for Live at Massey Hall looks kind of cheap to me. Overall, even though I have some issues with the sound mixing and some minor gripes which are really just me nitpicking, I'm quite happy with the album and it's a worthy addition to the Matthew Good catalogue. 4/5

Jurassic Park is a fabulous fabulous film, and I love the book too. The little boy inside of me will always love them dinosaurs. Shay and I have been going through the Lord of the Rings movies when we've had time. Fucking extended editions.

Fucking Brenden Morrow getting injured for the rest of the year. Let's see how Zack Parise stacks up. Also, I think adding Carey Price was a good idea on my part.

Now with an internet connection I can actually look at this stuff again, woot!

When I was using iTunes on my desktop PC with my ipod nano, I had the same problem with a few Sigur Ros songs, a song by Stars and a song by Neverending White Lights, and no matter what I tried to do, I couldn't fix them. Since switching to a MacBook and putting all my music on it, I have had no problems at all. Maybe try uninstalling and then reinstalling itunes and seeing if that helps.

Big Bacon Classic, fries and Coke from Wendy's.

Nope, because I don't see them in that picture and I am laughing at my box comment.

Looks like the album is in good old digipack packaging, a la WLRRR and In a Coma: Matt signed all these.

I would want anything Andy Warhol was a part of, because my girfriend HATES him and it would be funny. Any of Daniel Johnston's sketches, the originals would be preferred, would make me happy.

I also want a bouncy ball. But one that bounces good. Oh man, my brother and I would take bouncy balls I won at an arcade by my junior high, like 10 or 12 of them, each of us with 5 or 6, go into the bathroom, close the door and just hurl them against the tile, have them bounce around the room and see if we could avoid them. It was good times. I also want a coloring book now.

Can we turn this into a thread about how delicious steak is?

Max Payne was a pretty fabulous game. I made the mistake of buying the PS2 version of Max Payne 2, which was a choppy mess with a horrendous frame rate ;)

And because it was hella slow at work and I seriously had nothing better to do: The Boy Who Could Explode Who will waste this whole town? (He will waste? You will waste?) Wipe the knives and go to ground An equal arrived with a sheet that rained For all their lies and all their games I won't wait for you to brave more than one way to be okay What are you thinking? Miss my head and yours is just metaphors I guess we'll always end up more Beats a life in restraint, hit by powers gone medicated What are you thinking? Go explode, what time is it that you're waiting for? What time is it that you're waiting for? Just go explode, what time is it that you're waiting for? What time is that you're waiting for? We could waste this whole town Wipe the knives and go to ground This music will ride in sheets of rain For all their lies and all their games Just being alive don't get you safe There's more than one way to be okay What are you thinking? Go explode, what time it that you're waiting for? What time is it that you're waiting for? Just go explode, what time is it that you're waiting for? What time is it that you're waiting for?

Saw V. Seen one, seen 'em all.

Empty's Theme Park: Used to steal real estate signs A kid could keep 'em in a basement Used to stay up all night A chemistry set of replacements I've seen that door, I've walked through it both ways before I live just around here, I sleep just around here I wake up every day, my feet hit the floor in exactly the same place Tell me, will I love? Tell me, will it be enough? Tell me, will I stay with my feet in exactly the same place? Hold me like you'll never let me go Bear it like you'll never let it show Shine a light so you'll never let me go I grew up just around here I sow the field just around here I wake up every day The poison in my head behind exactly the same face Tell me, will I dream? Tell me, will it be serene? Tell me, will I stay with my feet in exactly the same place? Hold me like you'll never let me go Bear it like you'll never let it show Shine a light so you'll never let me go Never let me go, never let me go

Anyone else think of Dennis Leary when they saw this thread? Sometimes I park in handicap spaces and handicap people make handicap faces, I'm an asshole!

From iTunes, The Rhumb Line by Ra Ra Riot. Love it.

I want to see this. My girlfriend doesn't. I'm gunna have to watch some shit ass movie to make her come with me, but I'll make whatever sacrifices I have to.

Holy fuck, Getlaf scored! WOOO

Is likely a robot overlord.

My brother and I had a similar discussion but in regards to Blind Melon, who have released a new album with a new vocalist and have gone on tour. And while it isn't Shannon Hoon, the new singer is fantastic and breathes that same life into the songs, and the new album sounds like they picked up right where they left off. I think it's up to the band to decide if they want to keep the same name, and if, like Blind Melon, the same sound, the same sort of feel is kept, then why not? Truthfully, outside of a few songs, I've never been a huge fan of AIC, so I really don't think it's a big deal, but for fans who have put a lot of time into the band, I can see why they might be perturbed.

I have no problem saying "god", but I hardly capitalize it.