Shred Room III

Went for Peter Gabriel's Mercy Street... so soothing.

MovingPictures07 wrote: Mikerinos wrote: Hey.  I think I'm going to go cook some ramen now, so I'll be back in about 20 minutes. Sounds good.

I had this:



It's kind of like the fancy version of regular ramen noodles.  It has vegetables in it, and cooks in 4 minutes.  I only have one of these left and about 20-25 regular packages of ramen.  Gotta love college life.

Mikerinos wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Mikerinos wrote: Hey.  I think I'm going to go cook some ramen now, so I'll be back in about 20 minutes. Sounds good. I had this: It's kind of like the fancy version of regular ramen noodles.  It has vegetables in it, and cooks in 4 minutes.  I only have one of these left and about 20-25 regular packages of ramen.  Gotta love college life.

Haha, nice.

June wrote: I've actually had this album for some time now, but I never got much further than that great songs (the one that's completely ruined by Kate Bush, sorry Kate Bush fans), so I never noticed that Mercy Street was on it, and it's really quite a new love for me.

Don't Give Up is one of the best songs on that album.

It is very good though.  I'm probably not as into solo Gabriel as I should be (I love Genesis), but Peter Gabriel III/Melt and So are both great.  The others I have (1,4,up, us), never really did much for me.

June wrote: Mikerinos wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Mikerinos wrote: Hey.  I think I'm going to go cook some ramen now, so I'll be back in about 20 minutes. Sounds good. I had this: It's kind of like the fancy version of regular ramen noodles.  It has vegetables in it, and cooks in 4 minutes.  I only have one of these left and about 20-25 regular packages of ramen.  Gotta love college life.   I've been meaning to ask what ramen is...

Normal ramen looks like this:



That's more symbolic than the instant stuff I posted before.  Ramen takes a while to cook on the oven, but it's so cheap and rewarding, it is worth it.  As good at it is, I can't eat more than one package in two days (sometimes I eat one a day, but that's rare).

June wrote: Is it that sort of stuff you just add water to?     (and btw, just had my Buckley's: it's poison, I tell you!!!)

The block of noodles + hot water + adding the small package of flavor at the end = ramen delight. ;)

Mikerinos wrote: June wrote: Is it that sort of stuff you just add water to?     (and btw, just had my Buckley's: it's poison, I tell you!!!) The block of noodles + hot water + adding the small package of flavor at the end = ramen delight. ;)

Agreed.

June wrote: Mikerinos wrote: June wrote: I've actually had this album for some time now, but I never got much further than that great songs (the one that's completely ruined by Kate Bush, sorry Kate Bush fans), so I never noticed that Mercy Street was on it, and it's really quite a new love for me. Don't Give Up is one of the best songs on that album. It is very good though.  I'm probably not as into solo Gabriel as I should be (I love Genesis), but Peter Gabriel III/Melt and So are both great.  The others I have (1,4,up, us), never really did much for me.   It's really the only album of his I have actually. Used to think he and Genesis were both awful up until about a year ago. I kinda like that duet he did with Sinead O'Connor, actually

Did you only get into prog a year ago then?  That seems the most logical explanation.

When I was in my "classic rock" phase (which a lot of people I know never grew out of, sadly), I downloaded Selling England by the Pound.  I listened to parts of it, and thought it was silly and boring.  Fast forward about 6 months, after being into Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd, The Doors, etc. and discovering how PA considered it a top 3 album, I decided to listen again, and it hit me.  It still took a few listens after that to convert me to Genesis, but that might have been my "defining" prog moment.

As time progresses, and I get into more and more different genres, my focus on prog grows less and less.  There haven't been many prog bands I grew out of, except some prog metal and neo-prog, but there have been so many other genres I've been exposed to.  A fair trade, I'd say.

MovingPictures07 wrote: Mikerinos wrote: June wrote: Mikerinos wrote: June wrote: I've actually had this album for some time now, but I never got much further than that great songs (the one that's completely ruined by Kate Bush, sorry Kate Bush fans), so I never noticed that Mercy Street was on it, and it's really quite a new love for me. Don't Give Up is one of the best songs on that album. It is very good though.  I'm probably not as into solo Gabriel as I should be (I love Genesis), but Peter Gabriel III/Melt and So are both great.  The others I have (1,4,up, us), never really did much for me.   It's really the only album of his I have actually. Used to think he and Genesis were both awful up until about a year ago. I kinda like that duet he did with Sinead O'Connor, actually Did you only get into prog a year ago then?  That seems the most logical explanation. When I was in my "classic rock" phase (which a lot of people I know never grew out of, sadly), I downloaded Selling England by the Pound.  I listened to parts of it, and thought it was silly and boring.  Fast forward about 6 months, after being into Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd, The Doors, etc. and discovering how PA considered it a top 3 album, I decided to listen again, and it hit me.  It still took a few listens after that to convert me to Genesis, but that might have been my "defining" prog moment. As time progresses, and I get into more and more different genres, my focus on prog grows less and less.  There haven't been many prog bands I grew out of, except some prog metal and neo-prog, but there have been so many other genres I've been exposed to.  A fair trade, I'd say. You liked Rush?

Yeah, they were my favorite band during a good percentage of 10th grade.  I don't even remember what my music taste was like then exactly, and how my taste evolved over the years.  Eventually, I should try to write down this stuff before I forget it even more.

No, I haven't been into prog for that long. And I didn't get interested via Genesis (or Rush for that matter, as hard as I tried, I just can't get passed Geddy Lee's vocals), but via Queen and Jethro Tull (both of which I've known for years). I'm mainly into prog folk and RPI.

Edited by June - February 03 2009 at 18:33