SR V: To boldly go where no room has gone before

Epignosis wrote: TGM: Orb wrote: Heh. Just gave Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory 1 star. I wrote three thousand words... heh. That's all right.  Wait till I get to reviewing Van der Graaf Generator.

I look forward to it

(and more reviews is never a bad thing)

TGM: Orb wrote: Heh. Just gave Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory 1 star. I wrote three thousand words... heh.

If I ever got round to reviewing that album, I'd do the same. However, I don't fancy getting tons of hate mail, so I'll leave the issue well alone.

rushfan4 wrote: Kid Rock is playing a couple of gigs at Comerica park this summer.  Initially they were announcing that he was playing with Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Lately, they have been announcing Alice in Chains.  I'm not quite certain if it is Lynyrd Skynyrd on 1 night and Alice in Chains on both night or if it is both bands on both nights.  I guess I should check.  Anyhow, does anyone know who is singing with Alice in Chains now? Anyone known, or is he an unknown replacement?

When I saw them at Download in 2006, it was Jerry Cantrell.

TGM: Orb wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I bought Trisector about 2 weeks ago now, but I haven't gotten around to listening to it yet.  I'm kind of dreading the possibility that I won't like it, since I haven't had that good of luck with their earlier albums. I don't think you'd really dislike it... it's quite a strong album, slightly more melodically driven and relaxed than most of their classics, no scraily sax around (though one of the songs has a pretty interesting dissonant organ melody)... it's an alright 3 stars for me... very different to the classics, certainly.

Trisector is all right...not my thing though.

James wrote: TGM: Orb wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: I'm ok with people not being Christians, but come on now. Baldur's Gate frightens me. I intend to play it for just an hour or so and then when I check the time it's been five. I'm sure I have spent too much time on BG II... I know the layout of the opening dungeon down to the traps on boxes... it worries me muchly. BG I... not so much, but still more than enough. I still remember exactly where the Ankheg Armour is in Nashkel aftter about 6 or 7 years.

I used to get my own made.   The first time I played though, those b*****ds scared the sh*t out of me.

HO THERE WANDERER- STAY THY COURSE AN INDULGE AN OLD MAN

Padraic wrote: wow, so maudlin of the Well is unbelievably awesome.

Told you.

Have you heard Leaving Your Body Map yet?

rushfan4 wrote: I'm a Ford brat.  My dad worked for Ford for 30 years, so we always had Ford vehicles growing up, and every car that I have owned has been a Ford.

My father had a Ford Escort for work once.  It was the worse car he's ever had.

It was too low off the ground and when you went over bumps, the suspension didn't really help much.  Plus it had a spoiler on the back that slowed it down.

James wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: TGM: Orb wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: I'm ok with people not being Christians, but come on now. Baldur's Gate frightens me. I intend to play it for just an hour or so and then when I check the time it's been five. I'm sure I have spent too much time on BG II... I know the layout of the opening dungeon down to the traps on boxes... it worries me muchly. BG I... not so much, but still more than enough. You know there are mods to skip that part, right? ;-) I doubt I'll be replaying BG1, there's too much walking and straight combat for it to be fun more than once, but the time sucking is still worrying.  Most people prefer BG 1 because it's not as linear as as BG 2.  The only annoying bit in BG 1 is the opening part in Candlekeep. The same applies to BG 2.  The opening dungeons under Athkatla are a bit tedious and grrr... that thief guy is annoying. "I can dance on the head of a pin".

Mm... for the record, I've always heard that BG II is preferable because just about every damn thing in the game is used... there's no random wandering about (OK, there are a few random areas that appear after the Underdark where there's just about nothing)... plus, the characters/bad guys are a lot more compelling (to be fair, with the Tutu NPC mod, some of the original characters do become very strong... Kivan in particular), and the combat is obviously somewhat better arranged. On the minus side, mage battles get slightly crazy later on, especially in TOB.

James wrote: Epignosis wrote: James wrote: TGM: Orb wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: I'm ok with people not being Christians, but come on now. Baldur's Gate frightens me. I intend to play it for just an hour or so and then when I check the time it's been five. I'm sure I have spent too much time on BG II... I know the layout of the opening dungeon down to the traps on boxes... it worries me muchly. BG I... not so much, but still more than enough. I still remember exactly where the Ankheg Armour is in Nashkel aftter about 6 or 7 years. I used to get my own made.   The first time I played though, those b*****ds scared the sh*t out of me. HO THERE WANDERER- STAY THY COURSE AN INDULGE AN OLD MAN That Basilisk wasn't fun either.

Oh, the basilisks were quality. Fond memories of setting undead on them.

Raff wrote: James wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I'm a Ford brat.  My dad worked for Ford for 30 years, so we always had Ford vehicles growing up, and every car that I have owned has been a Ford. My father had a Ford Escort for work once.  It was the worse car he's ever had. It was too low off the ground and when you went over bumps, the suspension didn't really help much.  Plus it had a spoiler on the back that slowed it down. Perhaps you haven't read about the state the US car industry is in now.... And I don't think what you just posted was a nice thing to say to someone whose father used to work for Ford. I don't believe you'd enjoy it if someone made a similar remark concerning you or your family.

It's only a comment about a particular car, Raff... not a remark on your father's work or even the company in general.