RO: Although most cite it as a highlight, I find "Nocturnal Me" to be one of the weaker tracks on Echo and the Bunnymen's Ocean Rain.

And hmm, looks almost like a HOR reunion since the short time I've been away. Good to see.

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RO: Excepting a few non-tongue in cheek moments, I giggle whenever someone says they identify with The Smiths' lyrics when, in reality, Morrissey is most likely making fun of them.

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It depends with Morrissey, I think. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is certainly tongue in cheek, whereas I think "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" is meant to be sincere. Same with a few others, though some are hard to track, like "Ask", "The Boy with the Thorn in his Side" and so on.

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RO: Excepting a few non-tongue in cheek moments, I giggle whenever someone says they identify with The Smiths' lyrics when, in reality, Morrissey is most likely making fun of them.

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I disagree. I think that Morrissey uses sarcasm to deal with the stuff he wrote about, as many do; hence why they can relate.

Bleh, lost power friday and just got it back yesterday afternoon. Had a friend's wedding and none of the wedding party (or their families) had power...

Been interesting, to say the least.

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It depends with Morrissey, I think. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is certainly tongue in cheek, whereas I think "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" is meant to be sincere. Same with a few others, though some are hard to track, like "Ask", "The Boy with the Thorn in his Side" and so on.

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That's true. I put him in the same vein as Michael Stipe, in that he often uses personas as a way to express feelings he may or may not have (especially in the aforementioned "Ask"). Moz has never, to my knowledge, awknowledged what any of his songs are about.

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I disagree. I think that Morrissey uses sarcasm to deal with the stuff he wrote about, as many do; hence why they can relate.

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I don't disagree with you, but I'm not sure if I agree, either. There's no doubt in my mind that Morrissey struggles (or struggled - much of his recent output has toned down the depressive themes present in earlier works) with depression and uses sarcasm as a weapon, but he exaggerates much of it, as in "Unloveable," which uses overly trite lyrics to poke fun at the persecution complex many of his fans are said to have.

Also, I'm one who generally relates to what Mozzer is saying, as well. :D

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Bleh, lost power friday and just got it back yesterday afternoon. Had a friend's wedding and none of the wedding party (or their families) had power...

Been interesting, to say the least.

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When there was a snowstorm in October, it cut the power out for a few days. I forgot I had a CD player laying around, so I listened to some albums over the course of those 3 days without power. Pretty annoying few days, but it's just a reminder that you have to be prepared for the unexpected.

It's fun trying to play bass when you have no power at night. You can come up with some pretty funky riffs unintentionally because you can't see a damn thing.

Must be interesting to say the least.

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Very rough demo of some new songs from my upcoming band, Ronald Rayguns. I'll be singing on the finished versions and we're playing our first show very soon.

http://www.mediafire.com/?046ww37b1a246y0

The middle part isn't really us doing anything, just kind of dicking around between songs.

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Just grabbed it and will be giving it a listen in the near future.

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It's fun trying to play bass when you have no power at night. You can come up with some pretty funky riffs unintentionally because you can't see a damn thing.

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I can imagine just from attempts at playing bass while drunk...

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I can imagine just from attempts at playing bass while drunk...

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And it STILL sounds better than a Fred Durst guitar solo. :D

RO: "Through Glass" by Stone Sour is the best nu-metal ballad Sevendust never recorded. Controversial opinion, probably, but I feel like there's something genuine behind the song that most nu-metal balladry lacks.

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RO: "Through Glass" by Stone Sour is the best nu-metal ballad Sevendust never recorded. Controversial opinion, probably, but I feel like there's something genuine behind the song that most nu-metal balladry lacks.

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I like "Bother" a little more, but otherwise I agree.

Still can't touch "X-Mas Day", "Angel's Son", or "Skeleton Song" though. It's hard to beat Lajon and Clint when it comes to putting genuine emotion into their acoustic ballads. Still get chills when I hear Lajon belt out that second verse before the chorus in "X-Mas Day".