Foolonthehill
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I read "Lord of the Flies" for school. I strongly disliked it. It was just poorly written. I also disagree with his opinions on human nature.
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I just watched "A Knight's Tale". It was very entertaining.
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I wasn't comparing it to Saudi practices, just responding to Sammy's statement.
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That reminds of a place I visited in Kentucky. It had been a settlement of some weird religion. The religion was actually pretty cool, apart from the fact that men and women weren't allowed any contact. They just gained members by adopting orphans. Needless to say, the religion died out.
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Happy Birthday Karma!
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hahaha telling a concert crowd in Vancouver not to smoke pot
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Surprised they don't have drug prohibition on there.
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you're welcome
but don't quote me on it or anything, I could very well be wrong
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umm I think the intro (and the parts like it) is three bars of 3/4, then one of 4/4. confusing.
I think the rest is just straight 3/4.
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Yes, absolutely.
6/8 is essentially 2/2 (two beats per bar), but with each beat subdivided into three smaller ones as opposed to the usual two.
3/4, on the other hand, is has three beats per bar.
so 6/8 goes "STRONG weak weak MEDIUM weak weak"
and 3/4 goes "STRONG weak weak"
6/8 is usually counted in two, so it is very different.
I never really figured this out for quite a while, it is very confusing.
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Good work Lucky!
I'm trying to persuade some of my friends to stop now, while it's a little easier.
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I love the aquarium here. It's been way too long since I was last there.
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nah you don't have to
I just think it's kind of in poor taste
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that's terrible.
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You have my vote for In The Court.
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Happy Birthday Diggs!
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So who's gonna nominate Pink Floyd for me?
but which one?
The Wall is probably their most concepty, but I don't really like it. Animals, Dark Side or Wish You Were Here would also qualify I'd say.
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The mother of all concept albums:
Thick As A Brick- Jethro Tull
1972
This album defines concept album. In fact, it goes above and beyond by only having one song. Tull frontman Ian Anderson wrote Thick As A Brick in response to critics' calling Aqualung (their previous album) a "concept album". Anderson disagreed with this label, saying
His intention was to "spoof" prog acts of the time.if the critics want a concept album we'll give them a concept album and we'll make it so bombastic and so over the top.Ironically, Thick As A Brick placed Jethro Tull amongst the greats of prog rock. It epitomized everything prog: time signature changes are everywhere, the instrumentation is varied, the lyrics are oblique, and, of course, it consists of one 43 minute epic.
The concept even extends beyond the music and lyrics: TAAB's premise is that it's lyrics were penned by a (fictional) 8 year-old, Gerald "Little Milton" Bostock as an epic poem entered into a children's writing contest. The story of his entry, triumph, and subsequent disqualification are detailed in the liner notes, which consist of the newspaper of a small town (also fictional). The lyrics themselves are printed, along with numerous articles, all of them written by Ian Anderson, who has a great sense of humour. This furthers the "spoof" idea, mocking small-town journalism.
All in all, it's a great album, and the concept holds together very well.
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hmmm I think I'll talk to the brother. If he's cool with it I'll go for it.
Thanks for the advice!
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Thanks!
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Thanks for the kind wishes everyone. I had a great day, it feels ok to be 17.
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Friend is a year older, sister a year younger than me.
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I have to say I quite like haggis, but I don't know about canned...
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Thanks all! and thank you for the brownies, edna. They'll make for a great day at school!
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it also doesn't really stand up to much analyzation, the symbolism and crap is really blatant and in your face, and it's pretty clear what he's getting at- "I hate people, and so should you".