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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Eel O'Brian on December 20, 2008, 01:34:29 AM

Title: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 20, 2008, 01:34:29 AM

I wish to try something new.  Be it music, movies, books, etc.  Suggest one thing that I would enjoy (you only get one suggestion, I'll disregard any you make past that).  On Sunday evening, I will assign a number to each reply, and then use one of those web dice roll generators to pick the number.  I'll watch/read/listen to the selection, and report my observations here. 

PS - It's my slow season, so try to keep it under $25, please.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: G The Resurrected on December 20, 2008, 01:40:16 AM

I'd suggest The Venture Bros a lovely animated cartoon show that's hilarious and nostalgic. All for the low low price of 12.99 a season

http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Bros-Season-Two/dp/B000M7XRC4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229755104&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Bros-Season-Two/dp/B000M7XRC4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229755104&sr=8-1)
http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Bros-Season-One/dp/B000EMGIDC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229755104&sr=8-2 (http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Bros-Season-One/dp/B000EMGIDC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229755104&sr=8-2)

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: TVC15 on December 20, 2008, 01:41:37 AM

Relax your sphincter, eel.  Let's get nuts.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Bacchus7 on December 20, 2008, 01:42:42 AM

If you haven't read it, I would read One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez. It definitely gave me a start.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 20, 2008, 01:42:57 AM

the music of Titus Andronicus.  The Airing of Grievances

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2008, 01:52:18 AM

Learn to love the band FLAW (http://www.google.com/musica?aid=46mWilAkxLK&sa=X&oi=music&ct=result).

Listen to the song "many faces", "out of whack" , "decide", "my letter", "what I have to do", and "reliance" :heartbeat amongst the great heavy stuff. :)

My favorite band of 2007.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Bocsius on December 20, 2008, 02:04:31 AM

Turn off the PC.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 20, 2008, 02:05:41 AM

Listen to this album. It'll change your life.  (http://www.last.fm/music/Judas+Priest/Painkiller)

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 20, 2008, 02:08:18 AM

Quote from: Bocsius on December 20, 2008, 02:04:31 AM

Turn off the PC.

that's kind of mean, dude

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Vizzys on December 20, 2008, 02:09:35 AM

this trilogy of books made me think about things, I suggest it if you want to question humanity
http://www.amazon.com/Notebook-Proof-Third-Lie-Novels/dp/0802135064/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229756783&sr=8-1

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2008, 02:20:48 AM

 Mastodon - Blood and thunder listen to the whole song as loud as you can!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msaF5LZ5BWs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msaF5LZ5BWs

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Vizzys on December 20, 2008, 02:23:27 AM

Quote from: Zero Hero on December 20, 2008, 02:20:48 AM

Mastodon - Blood and thunder listen to the whole song as loud as you can!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msaF5LZ5BWs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msaF5LZ5BWs

obligatory:

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Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2008, 02:30:17 AM

:rofl viz  :rofl

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: TVC15 on December 20, 2008, 02:30:40 AM

:headbang Mastodon.  Everyone likes Mastodon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNVoGh-YpPY

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 20, 2008, 02:34:54 AM

you should realize i'm being sincere in my request

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: TVC15 on December 20, 2008, 02:37:25 AM

I'm being sincere in that like everyone likes Mastodon.  They're pretty great.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Vizzys on December 20, 2008, 02:48:43 AM

i got some music suggestions

try the band 10 Years ( http://www.myspace.com/10years )
love or hate kinda music, they have two albums out 'The Autumn Effect' and 'Division', the autumn effect is like a lyrical maze of beauty that never gets old and Division is a bit more radio friendly but still good. two very different albums nonetheless

and if you want some rap try
styles of beyond http://www.myspace.com/stylesofbeyond ( two albums again, 2000 Fold, considered a classic and Megadef which is just ok)
one block radius http://www.myspace.com/oneblockradius ( ignore that first song on their page it sucks and isnt on their albums)

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2008, 02:49:43 AM

Hum - Stars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfbn3ieVUYU)

(the Cadillac commercial song  :shh)

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2008, 03:02:08 AM

10 years is cool. I get A Perfect Circle vibe from some of it.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2008, 03:11:53 AM

Interested in jazz? I can school you.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JZS8H3PEL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61jpi894VDL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NYD8V9BEL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UVX5HKIiL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Sun Ra - Secrets of the Sun

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41g74qR8GYL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61SKCG055ML._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418E8H02DTL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

George Benson - Shape of Things to Come

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31xp8HwMjqL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21HHV8Q0E7L._SL500_AA130_.jpg)

There's more where that came from.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2008, 03:28:32 AM

Ever heard this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o

Like?

Y/N

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: demi on December 20, 2008, 03:36:50 AM

you could try converting to muslim. i hear that worked wonders for dopey up above

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2008, 03:48:29 AM

I've tried getting more into jazz. For the most part it just doesn't make sense to me. Granted I love certain albums - for instance I really like Giant Steps (Coltrane). For the most part Kind of Blue makes little sense to me

Where should I start?

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2008, 03:49:37 AM

Quote from: Thanks But No Thanks on December 20, 2008, 03:48:29 AM

I've tried getting more into jazz. For the most part it just doesn't make sense to me. Granted I love certain albums - for instance I really like Giant Steps (Coltrane). For the most part Kind of Blue makes little sense to me

Where should I start?

If Kind of Blue didn't click check out Sorcerer or Bitches Brew.

I like them more than Kind of Blue.

What type of jazz do you like? How does it not make sense?

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2008, 03:56:06 AM

Well I definitely like Giant Steps. My parents would play On the Corner (Miles Davis) a lot when I was younger and I definitely like that album. I like Madlib's Yesterday's New Quintet stuff 

When I say it doesn't make sense...it just sounds like noise. I dunno, like stream of consciousness chaos with few patterns.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2008, 04:03:14 AM

Depends on the type of jazz, and the type of artist.

I think Latin jazz is pretty good at conducting pretty structured pieces, for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMN7XMoKkA

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: ToxicAdam on December 20, 2008, 05:23:39 AM

Watch 'Let it Ride'. A 1989 comedy with Richard Dreyfuss and a bunch of others.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 20, 2008, 05:30:56 AM

Quote from: Himuro on December 20, 2008, 04:03:14 AM

Depends on the type of jazz, and the type of artist.

I think Latin jazz is pretty good at conducting pretty structured pieces, for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMN7XMoKkA

Boss Nova :bow

That's Brazillian Jazz, your hearing Portuguese, I believe.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Reb on December 20, 2008, 07:45:54 AM

Read The Great Gatsby.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Akala on December 20, 2008, 09:00:51 AM

Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 20, 2008, 09:42:57 AM

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H4DY71CJL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg)

it will stretch your mind like silly putty.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 20, 2008, 09:51:20 AM

Quote from: Himuro on December 20, 2008, 03:49:37 AM

Quote from: Thanks But No Thanks on December 20, 2008, 03:48:29 AM

I've tried getting more into jazz. For the most part it just doesn't make sense to me. Granted I love certain albums - for instance I really like Giant Steps (Coltrane). For the most part Kind of Blue makes little sense to me

Where should I start?

If Kind of Blue didn't click check out Sorcerer or Bitches Brew.

I like them more than Kind of Blue.

What type of jazz do you like? How does it not make sense?

he says jazz doesn't make sense to him and you recommend Bitches Brew?  might as well recommend Ascension while you're at it. 

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 20, 2008, 12:03:42 PM

:bow :bow mastodon :bow2 :bow2

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2008, 10:46:26 PM

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on December 20, 2008, 09:51:20 AM

Quote from: Himuro on December 20, 2008, 03:49:37 AM

Quote from: Thanks But No Thanks on December 20, 2008, 03:48:29 AM

I've tried getting more into jazz. For the most part it just doesn't make sense to me. Granted I love certain albums - for instance I really like Giant Steps (Coltrane). For the most part Kind of Blue makes little sense to me

Where should I start?

If Kind of Blue didn't click check out Sorcerer or Bitches Brew.

I like them more than Kind of Blue.

What type of jazz do you like? How does it not make sense?

he says jazz doesn't make sense to him and you recommend Bitches Brew?  might as well recommend Ascension while you're at it. 

He can choke and die if he doesn't like Bitches Brew.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2008, 07:37:55 AM

I have decided to be indecisive, and try several suggestions from this thread over time, since I can sample most of it via the miracle of newsgroups.  I'll bump up the thread as I make my way through the list.

Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2008, 09:37:31 AM

why, i'll be relaxing my sphincter, of course

spoiler (click to show/hide)

i'll pick one later

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Title: Re: Broaden my horizons
Post by: Tauntaun on December 22, 2008, 10:14:57 AM

This thread is like goatse for the mind.  :-*