You know what bothers me?

[Lord Il]

uh...

Daaamn...! O_o
Well... I.. I guess he needed some extra cash.

The caricatures of Miley are quite accurate representations, though. In fact, I wouldn't call them caricatures at all.

Thinking back, I remember it being weird when he worked with Bjork on making a music video for her.

[Avaitor]

Guitar World had an article in this month's issue featuring a list of artists who should be in the Hall already (appropriate, since Gene and Paul were on the cover). Their choices ranged from damn right, if slightly questionable for the mainstream (Slayer, Fugazi) to ones that I wouldn't think about for a while (Ozzy, Pantera) to why the fuck aren't they here yet (Dick Dale, Yes, Purple, Maiden, SRV).

Although they forgot a couple more that need to be here ASAP. The entry for Yes cried foul at Rush making it in first, but if any prog band needs to be added in yesterday, it's King Crimson. Meanwhile, even though I'm not Priest's biggest fan, they're way too important to ignore, as well as Thin fucking Lizzy. I understand that not all of these are household names, but who the fuck cares? Shouldn't the Hall of Fame be about the music rather than the money?

[Nel_Annette]

-Band releases album.
-Nel buys album on day of release. All is well.
-XX months pass.
-Band announces super awesome version of the album, with an extra disc full of new singles and b-sides and bonus tracks.
-Nel sees this news, looks at the original version of the album he bought, and sighs.
-Nel must decide whether to double dip or not.

This has been happening a LOT with acts I like lately. It's getting to the point where I'm considering just sticking to collecting the older records I've been meaning to get and going after new releases a set time (like a year) after they come out. I'm so sick of this crap. And when bands announce this on their FB page, fans complain like crazy, and I don't blame them. When Bowie announced The Next Day Extra a few months back, a bunch of us were commenting about how not only had we bought the album on the day of release, but it was the so called "deluxe" edition of the album with the 3/4 bonus tracks. We went out of our way to get the more expensive one with bonus tracks. And a few months later, here comes an even better version, with all those tracks, the Japan-only track, and four new songs? Of course we were pissed.

Plenty of people responded with "just download the new songs off of iTunes", but for me, that's not the point. I'm a collector, and I like to have the version of the album that has the most songs available.

(I realize that you guys probably abandoned cds long ago and I sound like a lunatic, but I just need to vent. I started a massive album collection before digital really went big, but it's a hobby of mine to this day.)

[Avaitor]

Random question-

Can Sandman be defined as a sellout track?

[Commode]

This is more of a music video thing, but I am watching the MTV Hits channel right now and they are playing Britney Spears' "Work Bitch", and at one point there is a girl with one of those Beats speakers in her mouth:
http://youtu.be/pt8VYOfr8To?t=2m7s

What is up with this product placement of Beats in pop music videos?  This is not the only case, it's something I've noticed in a few other videos:
http://youtu.be/bESGLojNYSo?t=1m15s
http://youtu.be/i-gyZ35074k?t=29s
http://youtu.be/LrUvu1mlWco

It just seems like something that will become pretty dated in the future.  Are there many videos from the 80s that prominently feature Sony Walkmans?  I know the MTV signage on tvs popped up from time to time(such as in Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl").

[Nel_Annette]

Dr. Dre's trying to sell the shit out of them, I guess. Though I prefer just having my computer/iPod and headphones. I've got one of those iHome things for when I want to play it loud.

[Commode]

I've got one of those iHome things for when I want to play it loud.

I've got these Bose speaker things that are presently hooked up to the TV for that.  That thing gets pretty loud(I can't turn it up too much or the neighbors will be knocking on my door).  Never had a need to get an iHome or anything.

[Nel_Annette]

Yeah, but the iHome was free (my dad won it at a work raffle), so I took it. 

[Avaitor]

Do you know what has always baffled me?

Tom Petty has consistently written some of the best, most varied rock n' roll in the past 40 years, but the one song he's best known for is a pretty standard acoustic ballad. I kind of get why, but it's disheartening when you've seen all that he's done in comparison.

[Spark Of Spirit]

More than wooooooooooooooooords. 

[Lord Il]

Do you know what has always baffled me?

Tom Petty has consistently written some of the best, most varied rock n' roll in the past 40 years, but the one song he's best known for is a pretty standard acoustic ballad. I kind of get why, but it's disheartening when you've seen all that he's done in comparison.

Really? I don't know... Tom's name could come up and I'd have at least a half dozen songs of his instantly in mind.

Which song are you referring to? I'm wanting to guess "Free Falling."

[Avaitor]

Do you know what has always baffled me?

Tom Petty has consistently written some of the best, most varied rock n' roll in the past 40 years, but the one song he's best known for is a pretty standard acoustic ballad. I kind of get why, but it's disheartening when you've seen all that he's done in comparison.

Really? I don't know... Tom's name could come up and I'd have at least a half dozen songs of his instantly in mind.

Which song are you referring to? I'm wanting to guess "Free Falling."

Yeah, "Free Fallin'". Obviously, he has plenty of other hits, but I've had to convince at least 2 people to give his music more of a chance after only really being exposed to it.

Thin Lizzy's another one who are mostly recognized for just one song that hardly showcases their talents. I don't hate "The Boys Are Back in Town" either, but I can name a lot of their songs which are much stronger.

[talonmalon333]

That reminds me of something...

I think A Sky Full of Stars is Coldplay's weakest song. It's not bad, but it's more generic than the rest of their music.

[Avaitor]

Coldplay has non-generic songs?

[talonmalon333]

Coldplay has non-generic songs?

Yep. They've written some quite good ones.