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Post by Webber3000 on Aug 8, 2016 17:37:33 GMT -5
Did he specify what he means by "dead?" If so, did he back his claims with any evidence like statistics? I have too little knowledge on the matter to disagree, but it seems to me like you're asking us for our opinion on facts.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 9, 2016 14:45:20 GMT -5
I dunno. The music continues to evolve, or 'devolve' as some people choose to see it. Far as I can tell, people are still buying into rap, and there are still people out there whose lyricism is king for them: logic, kendrick lamar, eminem, the underground scene, Kanye West sometimes... Far as garage bands go, I don't see that ever going away. Maybe a garage turns into someone's bedroom what with the use of Youtube and/or other social media now to get exposure. People have to start somewhere though. Much respect to hard rock and heavy metal, but they aren't really my area, so I can't comment on that.
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Post by Spazz on Aug 11, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -5
I smelled a music question and rose from my grave. I don't really think those genres are, "dead", per se. It depends on your definition of, "dead". The rock, metal, and even punk scenes seem to have a lot elitism rooted in idolizing the past. This has stopped a vast majority of it from progressing but, there are always people innovating somewhere. Just maybe not in, "The Mainstream". However, with the accessibility of programs like Pro Tools and Garageband, as well as the increasing ease of self-publishing with sites like Bandcamp; the indie scene (A.K.A. "the garage band") is bigger than it's ever been! There are people of all genres doing some really cool, out there stuff within that community. (Like me, kind of ) Spend some more time on Bandcamp and you'll discover all kinds of new worlds. (Although there are a lot of samey bands out there, everything has it's own mainstream. I'm not saying places like Bandcamp are only progressive) If you consider the activity of, "The Mainstream", to be relevant to the alive or dead status of a genre: (which does have some value) then I'm not sure. I don't really know a lot about that but, my point is that it's always alive somewhere. (I know I never mentioned hip hop specifically but, it's covered by all of this. If anything hip hop has more forward thinkers in it's mainstream than rock does. Or at least from what I've seen.) This is also all assuming that, "alive", means actually progressing/exploring new ideas. Again, it depends on how you define these things. Attempting to keep an older attitude or philosophy relevant could definitely be considered alive, which a lot of bands in those genres do. (As I mentioned before) I will also say that like 'em or not; all of those genres mentioned are massive cornerstones to entertainment culture, as well as countless sub-genres and communities. Rock itself has been one of the most popular genres on the planet for a long, long time. The word, "fad", is just wrong. A fad is music that had a short explosion before never being heard from again. Disco was a fad.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 11, 2016 23:50:59 GMT -5
Bravo! Bravo!! Your articulateness is rivaled only by your excellent posture sir! If I may inquire, I was wondering if the above commentary is an excerpt from one of your dissertations Lord Spazzaro? ... Or shall I say he who rules of the underbelly of the proboards in master Webber's wake?
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Post by Spazz on Aug 12, 2016 22:16:48 GMT -5
Mm why yes of course! It is but one passage of thoooouuuusssaaannndsss
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Post by brotherandbassist on Aug 12, 2016 23:31:09 GMT -5
That awkward moment when you aren't a Lord
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 13, 2016 14:34:04 GMT -5
I had mine the day I met my Webber! This would be the perfect time for a *my wife* joke gone completely wrong.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 17, 2016 22:52:14 GMT -5
I'm only flesh and blood, mercy, please!!!
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Post by emperorpalpatine on Aug 18, 2016 9:50:45 GMT -5
Do not hesitate, show no mercy!
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Post by Webber3000 on Aug 23, 2016 22:43:44 GMT -5
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Post by brotherandbassist on Aug 25, 2016 17:19:44 GMT -5
Emperor Palpatine, do you know who Supreme Leader Snoke is?
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Post by Webber3000 on Sept 3, 2016 15:06:01 GMT -5
Looks like he's gone.
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Post by brotherandbassist on Sept 6, 2016 9:20:13 GMT -5
You guys remember how I counted my comics and had about 350? Well, I was in my room last night with my dad, and get this: We found a box that literally weighed five to ten pounds, and it had another 200+ comics in it! A lot of them I found were issue #1's, one of them being a mint condition copy of Ultimate Spider-Man #1. I don't know if it was a re-print or not, but that was a pretty neat find. I also found all of my Predator, Iron Man, War Machine, and Spider-Ham comics I forgot I had, and I even had an issue of the Predator vs. Batman crossover
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Post by mr. excellent on Sept 7, 2016 19:29:02 GMT -5
That's really awesome man. Guaranteed that will never happen to me, as I'm the first in my family on both sides to actually own comics. If there is another, it's their secret I guess. This is totally random, but the Spider-man vs. Green Goblin scene from TASM 2 popped up on my YouTube feed. I got bad and I got good from it. I really dislike Dane DeHaan's Green Goblin persona and look. Love his Harry and I think the armor was fine. The glider looks bad IMO tho and the interpretation of his illness looked bad in a way that wasn't so much menacing as it was just gross. I know it wasn't supposed to look pretty, but for comparison's sake I think Heath Ledger's Joker looked cool with his facial scars and paint. As for the good, the fight choreography (including the wire work) and special effects are fantastic. When Spidey's web snaps and Gwen starts to fall down the tower, there's an insane amount of gravity to it. I remember when the reviews came out, many of the negative ones complemented the way it was shot and edited. I have to agree. There's this part where Spider-man shoots a web to catch her, and it slowly unfolds like fingers on a hand before attaching to her, and... we all know what happened after that. Beautiful scene though. I hope the new Spider-man can match it, with a movie that's consistent to boot.
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Post by BackinBlack on Sept 7, 2016 20:24:15 GMT -5
On a related note, I still have a hard time bringing myself to watch the Amazing films again. Not because they were bad; I loved both of them. Part of it is we're left hanging on the overall story. But mostly, it's the fact that we won't see Garfield as Spidey again and that he never had the chance to crossover with the Marvel films. Now that's not taking anything away from Tom Holland. The kid was great, bringing in a mix of what people liked about both Garfield and Maguire. It's just at the time, Garfield was great as the character and seen as superior to Maguire to many; so much so that he could have stood alongside the Avengers. Sure, everything's worked out, but I still think they could have worked some way to incorporate the Amazing films in the MCU. Again, things are good, but I still can't help but wonder "What if?" Maybe Homecoming will finally help give me closure.
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