Actually, it may be the same 3d tech used by video games. Compare the video to this:
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2011/05/indie-developers-talk-3d/3d-games7.jpg
Man, the kid with the dreadlocks on American Idol 10 years ago did a transcendent version of "Hallelujah." That song is built for transcendence! For which Leonard Cohen (not Jeff Buckley) deserves credit! And I like Jeff Buckley!
Yeah FWIW 1 - 4 are actually legitimately worthy of those spots IMO (to the extent my opinion means anything). I would have gone with "There Is A Light" rather than "How Soon Is Now" but both are great songs. I shoulda said that up top amid all my gentle ribbing of what they got wrong.
This is a huge fucking bummer. Just got this email from D. Be advised.
"IMPORTANT! An inferior quality stolen version of "As The Stars" has been illegally uploaded along with fake (stolen) artwork to Itunes by someone not connected to the label or WOD. Action is being taken against this thief as I type this. If you have purchased this version, you are advised to lodge a complaint to Itunes immediately and demand a full refund. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I repeat: The ONLY digital versions are available via woodsofdesolation.bandcamp.com - DO NOT SUPPORT THESE CRIMINALS! / D."
I feel like you guys are fucking with me. To be clear, I don't have a dog in this fight (haha), they changed their name from Dog Shredder to Wild Throne without any input from me or anyone I know. I merely applauded the choice because Dog Shredder is a name that SUGGESTS animal cruelty, the same way Prostitute Disfigurement is a name that SUGGESTS violence against women. If you were in a new-ish band with a joke name that could pretty easily be misinterpreted and conflated with shit like Prostitute Disfigurement, would you not at least consider changing your name to something a bit less inflammatory? Most metalheads love animals, man! You want to get over with metalheads, you don't call your band Kitten Mutilator! UNLESS that's an ironic name and all you sing about is cat rescue! But I didn't tell Goat Molestör to change their name to Grave Miasma, just as I didn't tell Dog Shredder to change their name to Wild Throne. They both did so of their own volition because it was a better look for their band in the long run. In general, I'm of the belief bands would like their names to have some value greater than, "At least our fans haven't been assaulted by PETA activists," and/or, "Well, it's still less offensive than Prostitute Disfigurement."
Worth noting, maybe: One of my favorite bands in recent memory, Grave Miasma, called themselves Goat Molestör for like 10 years before changing their name. Clearly a joke! Still, a wise choice to change the name! Who wants to wear a T-shirt that says Goat Molestör? Or Dog Shredder?
Sorry, I phrased that poorly. Never intended to suggest that Dog Shredder/Wild Throne were PRO animal abuse -- just the opposite, if anything. My point was that the name SUGGESTED animal abuse, unintentionally, I assumed. But for bands like Cattle Decap and Pig Destroyer, the irony is upfront and essential: Themes of animal-right advocacy are at the very heart of the bands' respective songs/missions. For Dog Shredder, it was an inside joke that wasn't gonna translate in the same way if they weren't singing about saving dogs from kill shelters, abusive owners, etc. But I definitely don't want anyone walking away from this thinking Wild Throne are (or ever were) somehow promoting animal cruelty; they were not, never, period.
It unironically and kind of enthusiastically suggests animal abuse (whereas bands like Pig Destroyer and Cattle Decap are pretty fervent animal rights advocates). Not saying the Wild Throne guys realized that when they first took the name, just saying they made a wise choice changing it.
To be fair, his earlier unmasking has been pretty regularly viewed with significant suspicion; there's a reason the "Four Tet is Burial" hoax continues to confound people. If you read enough Pynchon, man, none of this stuff seems implausible. (Talking about myself here.)
Nice handle btw!
I'm of the right generation, which is exactly why I never liked Motley: Got into Maiden in '86, then Metallica, then Misfits, then Slayer/Anthrax/Priest/Testament/Kreator/Death/Deicide and so on, so I was always taught to believe Motley were rank poseurs a la Poison and Warrant. There was some real metal/class stuff when I was a kid, and and if you were on the wrong side of the dividing line you were a figure of derision. I guess I was a little young for Too Fast and Shout; I came up during the Theater Of Pain/Dr. Feelgood days. I never liked their songs, tried going back to the early stuff and still found it to be wanting. Plus they seem to be utterly reprehensible people, Mick Mars aside. But I do respect their contributions to metal in general, and my point was more "there's no accounting for taste, and I don't like this band" than it was "I'm the arbiter of metal and this band is worthless."
Sorry, Weathermen was included erroneously and it's out now. As Joseph stated in his intro, "Included are every full-length record that El produced in entirety, and every record in which he seemed to have an authoritative part, with the exception of his instrumental track collections." We just felt it wouldn't be fair to rank the instrumental stuff alongside the rap stuff.
Is Leto doing this because he played a transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club? Because otherwise he has no right being up there talking about Lou Reed.
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