tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.comments2023-02-21T00:33:16.632-08:00Phil's Big, Bad, Bigger BlogEvenflow8112http://www.blogger.com/profile/00656782166056567339noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-16569708662525051502013-02-10T19:27:52.850-08:002013-02-10T19:27:52.850-08:00Completely agree. Smith is a one-trick pony that ...Completely agree. Smith is a one-trick pony that should have been shipped to the glue factory long ago. He gets cred for showing how to break in through the back door of the industry, but that was 20 years ago. Now he's just the fat douche on the couch during the lame "Talking Dead" show on AMC on Sunday nights. He has become the guy at the cocktail party who you excuse yourself and walk away from after his 3rd fart joke. Like JD Salinger, he had a brilliant first offering; unlike Salinger, he failed to realize that he should stop and go live inthe woods before he was found out to have no more creativity left beyond that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-13177202609010620732009-11-03T02:00:04.746-08:002009-11-03T02:00:04.746-08:00Oh come on, people. Am I the only dedicated Phil-...Oh come on, people. Am I the only dedicated Phil-o-phile willing to put his good (fake) name, Majoraphasia, on the line with comments on this blog? <br /><br />Seeing "Holy Mountains" on DunkinDan and Evenflowvius8112's blogs (at the #1 spot on the Best Songs o' The Decade) inspired me to give another whirl to System of a Down, a band I saw as genuinely talented musicians playing largely mediocre songs (good musicians do not good songwriting make). "Holy Mountains" certainly wouldn't top my list of Best Anything but, surprise surprise, it's a fine epic. It reminds me of something Roger Waters would have written in the Latter Days of Saint Pink Floyd if he'd had little sleep, a bottle of reds, and a chip on his shoulder about Armenian discontent. Plus: nice use of bass in the intro! I love when bands use this kind of dynamic to subtlely change a melody. Jeff Buckley and his droogs used to pull that kind of stuff before the drowning and now, god love 'em, System of a Down are doing it, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-41302476939782343042009-10-22T20:29:22.884-07:002009-10-22T20:29:22.884-07:00List-o-mania at the ol' Big, Bad, Bigger Blog!...List-o-mania at the ol' Big, Bad, Bigger Blog! Yee-haw! Get Ken Russell out of his cellar and hand him some legal documents! It's List-o-mania! List! O! Mania! <br /><br />Seriously though: am I the only one who saw Ken Russell's Lisztomania? Terrible movie, people. Just terrible.<br /><br />So I read through the Top Ten of The Naughts and found no controversies or strange omissions. Mine, naturally, would look different but it isn't my top ten under scrutiny.<br /><br />"Jigsaw Falling Into Place" isn't my favorite Radiohead song but, as I've never heard 4 of the Top Ten, I have to grab on to what's familiar. If only "Jigsaw" had something more DYNAMIC or AHHHH! going on during the verses... pity to have that great intro and then steer right into the same old same old for a good three minutes. Radiohead used to, and sometimes still does, write songs that sounded different minute to minute. Lyrics aside, the song sounds like something The Fall would do if they picked up some acoustic guitars and ditched their lead singer. Wish they would rewrite "Jigsaw" to spice up (read: make interesting) the guitar line during the verse. A little boring, Thom Yorke. A little boring. In other words, it's no Reckoner. Or Videotape. Or Bodysnatchers. Or 15 Step. It's still better than the R.E.M.-lite of "House of Cards (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-14997253845050022002009-09-15T11:03:03.091-07:002009-09-15T11:03:03.091-07:00And thank you, Mark, for not following me anymore....And thank you, Mark, for not following me anymore. Traitor!<br /><br /><br />In all seriousness, it's only funny to me because I make myself suffer as much as everybody else. I'm portrayed as some insignificant goofball who annoys James and frequently calls the other posters about techno-babble (entirely unlike me). No one is saved. And that is the end.Evenflow8112https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656782166056567339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-84816590234473347282009-09-07T13:40:46.073-07:002009-09-07T13:40:46.073-07:00It is interesting to note that Cobains' vision...It is interesting to note that Cobains' vision of nirvana changed a part of musical history, while Pearl Jams did not. Everything people say about how destructive and bad Cobain does not matter, imagine what he would of done if he tried. If you were a fan of nirvana you would also know that<br />he sometimes showed Grohl how to play drums to his music, he was a drummer too. Cobain was the real deal and he died for your entertainment, quite frankly I will get tired of watching ol vedder and grohls mugs in my old age. Oh well he wonevilrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309551339667330239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-25536322589344507072009-09-02T22:50:39.218-07:002009-09-02T22:50:39.218-07:00Imagine my delight, unrestrained and flowing like ...Imagine my delight, unrestrained and flowing like the finest bootleg moonshine this side of corpen11's garage, when Blogger informed me of Phil's having dedicated an entire post to the worst poster on Boss Nelli's forum.<br /><br />Hi, reader of coments, I'm Mark. You may remember me from the near-screenplay that appears just a bit above these very words I'm lovingly typing at you. To be honored with a completely fictional counterpart (Phil neglected to include my obscene attachment to the word 'cockgobble', used in virtually every sentence I write) in an excoriation of Vexer's overexcitement/hyperbole will surely be one of the many things I'll flash back upon right before the bus runs me down. <br /><br />Although... well, it's just that there's this nagging feeling that I've been misrepresented. Where's the gender confusion? The vile limericks? The gender confusion? The references to obscure, possibly fictional, literature? Did I mention the gender confusion? <br /><br />Still, I wouldn't trade my fictional half for anything. It's comforting to know that there's a version of me, even if it's only in one man's mind, that will go to bat for Lord of the Rings. Although I wouldn't take a bullet for any of those films I've believed, for close to 3 minutes, that they've been underappreciated for far too long. <br /><br />So this: thank you for the immortality, Phil. And thank you, Vexer, for having the guts to be the worst poster (by glorious leaps and bounds) on the Boss Nelli forum. <br /><br />Majoraphasia<br />(aka MARK)<br />(aka majoraphasia@gmail.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-74928984020427507222009-08-09T14:26:14.250-07:002009-08-09T14:26:14.250-07:00Oh yeah, Hollywood productions are stiff and absol...Oh yeah, Hollywood productions are stiff and absolutely pretentious for the most part, but Judd Apatow's films are a brilliant exception to that rule - genuine and heartfelt, his films line sentiment and optimism with graphic sexual humor and are truly invested in character development. I think you would be surprised by how far most of his productions can go, and how respectful they can be to a mature audience, if you would ever spend a night with one of his first two films (I STILL have yet to see 'Funny People' due to lack of a theatre in my local area - sigh).Evenflow8112https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656782166056567339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-60928881280836365012009-08-09T11:34:08.706-07:002009-08-09T11:34:08.706-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Evenflow8112https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656782166056567339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-88852027708992886792009-08-05T12:12:54.165-07:002009-08-05T12:12:54.165-07:00I've never seen a Judd Apatow movie, and I don...I've never seen a Judd Apatow movie, and I don't plan to see this one. But I'm sure Rex Reed was accurate in his review of "Funny People," because 9 out of 10 movies put out by H'wood are as lame and pretentious as all get out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-10176372881565105992009-07-28T23:23:29.059-07:002009-07-28T23:23:29.059-07:00Allow me to weigh in, if you please.
Nirvana vs. ...Allow me to weigh in, if you please.<br /><br />Nirvana vs. Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam. I've always thought Nirvana was a little overrated, while Pearl Jam released Ten, the best grunge album of all time.<br /><br />Germany vs. France: Germany. Have to go with my mother country on this one, despite the fucked up shit we've done.<br /><br />Nice Guys vs. Douchebags: Unfortunately for this nice guy, douchebags always win.<br /><br />Dogs vs. Cats: To quote Boo from Monsters, Inc: "Kitty!"<br /><br />George W. Bush vs. Literacy, the Economy, and History Books: As a historian, I can tell you we will win!<br /><br />This vs. That: Why can't I have both?Kratzhttp://new-worthless-hack.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-80565577883929060982009-07-28T20:28:26.919-07:002009-07-28T20:28:26.919-07:00I do not have ISSUES, ok maybe i do haha. im just ...I do not have ISSUES, ok maybe i do haha. im just bored and like to read endless blogs. hah. i hate alot of you guys too, and i am a catPsychadelicXprnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361149855444499176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-83183904213145273832009-07-26T17:44:43.770-07:002009-07-26T17:44:43.770-07:00where am i supposed to comment phil? here, faceboo...where am i supposed to comment phil? here, facebook, so torn...Joseph Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503312301993517963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-80783969340033359502009-07-17T17:32:38.081-07:002009-07-17T17:32:38.081-07:00I knew it was you from the screenname XD Thank you...I knew it was you from the screenname XD Thank you for the comments! I miss you guys, too. Until I visit in Dec, though, this blog is an awfully good way of translating my hopes, fears, and frustrations into one small, readable package.<br /><br /><br />I'll be sure to check whatever you write as well, of course.Evenflow8112https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656782166056567339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-47429553744195100522009-07-17T17:08:03.654-07:002009-07-17T17:08:03.654-07:00also, HI PHIL =) We miss you here in good ole Jers...also, HI PHIL =) We miss you here in good ole Jersey.<br />This is Joanna in case you're too lazy to click on my profile and figure that out for yourself.Strawberry Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856455041244262454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-25717213695057506882009-07-17T17:06:13.848-07:002009-07-17T17:06:13.848-07:00Where would we be w/o the wastebasket of society? ...Where would we be w/o the wastebasket of society? It's people like us who make the world (I mean capitalism) go round.<br />Why work at all? Employment is for suckers. I should just quit my job right now. Except that I'm a poor college student who needs money to fund her education to fund her knowledge of music so she can just become a starving artist and bag groceries for the rest of her life in order to pay the rent.<br />Ok, so this is not where I see myself ending up. In fact the only true purpose of college these days is not pure education (unfortunately) but to get a degree that will ensure a "better" job with a higher salary. But the point here is not that the job would be any "better" than bagging groceries. It's simply the higher salary.<br />I think that's what people get the most out of being employed. That, and security; health benefits and the like. It's just become a necessary part of life, especially if you live in NJ.<br />Ok, so I guess there are people out there who look at their degrees (BA as well as MA and whatever else they can get their greedy hands on) and careers as more than that, as something that makes them better than others who don't have that status, who can't afford an education or cannot meet those standards for whatever reason. And it's stupid, yeah. Stupid, but they've got better lives and have less to worry about financially. Darn them.Strawberry Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856455041244262454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164076958041186012.post-7421257087088881282009-07-17T12:29:05.156-07:002009-07-17T12:29:05.156-07:00Hey Phil,
I was actually gonna suggest to you tha...Hey Phil,<br /><br />I was actually gonna suggest to you that you should start a blog. It offers a lot more options to you and you'll still be able to use facebook's networked blogs application to publicize it. On top of all that, you write great blog entries. You're def added to my blog list.<br /><br />I'll comment on your actual post when I finish reading it all.Joseph Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503312301993517963noreply@blogger.com