Monarchs Glen

So well i need some media entertainment...I've bolded the real bits to avoid "tl;dr"

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Well, over the last few years my music listening time has slowly ebbed away. It wasn't to long ago that i didn't do anything without some music playing in the background at least. Now i can even go a day without firing up winamp (WTF!!! ). I think the main change to this was my decision to not include musical type press into my reading/browsing habits.

Anyway I'm looking for some new music to listen to, so something a long these lines

Album you've been listening to the most recently: -
( if there is a couple to choose from just choose the most recently released )

Off that album name a song that is a good example of that album...so i can have a listen and see whether the whole album is worth the effort

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TV, I don't watch it weekly on air. I wait for whole seasons to be aired then watch them all ...often in quite big lumps. So things that have just started or even half way thru the 1st season is no good.

Just finished watching true blood...which was quite enjoyable. Reminded me far to much of white-wolf games but overall quite enjoyable.

So, which TV show are you currently excited about the next season of?

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Finally a movie to recommend. Ideally this movie needs to be out on dvd, so i can stick it on my rental list

Thanks for your time =D

Well, you know my musical taste, so I'm not going to give you more of that

I basically do the same as you with series... And I can advise you Rome (2 seasons so far), if you haven't seen it yet.

As for movies: De Helaasheid der Dingen. Not out on DVD yet, though, but definitely worth it. It has a very Belgian atmosphere, is hilarious at moments but still very dark and dramatic at the same time.

I take it "De Helaasheid der Dingen" isn't in English? =D

I've seen rome, quite enjoyed it. My place did a lot of the visual fx on the show.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075110/

Nope, not in English Which shouldn't be a problem for a polyglot like you!

Gili wrote:Well, over the last few years my music listening time has slowly ebbed away.

Shame on you!

Gili wrote:Album you've been listening to the most recently: -
( if there is a couple to choose from just choose the most recently released )

Off that album name a song that is a good example of that album...so i can have a listen and see whether the whole album is worth the effort

Probably 'Hindsight' by Anathema. It's an acoustic album with a mix of older and newer songs. Especially songs like 'Temporary Peace', 'Leave No Trace', and 'One Last Goodbye' are brilliant in their beautiful melancholy.

'Live in Gdansk' by David Gilmour has been in my stereo a lot as well. Both Pink Floyd and solo songs. But that one scarcely needs recommendation.

If I feel like something heavier, 'Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us' by Paradise Lost, 'Spray' by Sulpher and the good old 'Downward Spiral' by NIN are my current albums of choice. Pick any of the first three songs of those albums to get a good impression.

When you feel like puking, but need that last push, put on a random Christina Aguilera song. Works for me, especially if I've been drinking. Fuck, that's an awful voice if I ever heard one.

Gili wrote:So, which TV show are you currently excited about the next season of?

Not much of a TV-man myself. Last shows which I viewed and I liked were Blackadder (yes, again), House M.D., Rome and Draadstaal (but that last one is Dutch, so won't be much good to you.... it's heavily influenced by Monty Python, in a good way).

Gili wrote:Finally a movie to recommend. Ideally this movie needs to be out on dvd, so i can stick it on my rental list.

Boondock Saints if you haven't seen it yet. That one is a must. Some more recent ones worth checking are 'The Kingdom', 'Blood Diamond', and 'The Departed'.

Gili wrote:Thanks for your time =D

You're welcome

Gili wrote:Album you've been listening to the most recently

DJ Tiesto: Feel the Sun Rise-Banyan Tree from the album In Search of Sunrise 7.

Ah, DJ Thijs. One of the reasons I am ashamed to be Dutch.




MoP, STFU. You're Dutch too and you know it!

Music: Casting Crowns - Between the Altar and the Door
TV: Sons of Anarchy
Movie: Shooter

;>

I always thought you to be a Ted Nugent fan.

thanks for the recommendations thus far. I'll start working thru them and let you know how i got a long.

TV: The first couple seasons of 24 were pretty good. Not a big fan of the recent ones. NCIS is probibly one of the best shows around now. The orgional, not the L.A. version. It's one show my wife and I can agree on.

Don't knock The Nuge!

"I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar."

"You mean to say that when an imbecile walks into a church, office, day care center, or school, stumbling about, almost zombie-like, with gun-filled hands at his side, blabbering incoherently to his next victim, the reaction of grown men and women is to run, cry, whimper, and hide under a desk or pew? The sheeping of America is nearly complete."

Bless that man!

And Cat Scratch Fever.

If you liked Blood Diamond, you should watch Tears of the Sun.

I liked Tears of the Sun, should I see Blood Diamond?

Nagash wrote:Ah, DJ Thijs. One of the reasons I am ashamed to be Dutch.




MoP, STFU. You're Dutch too and you know it!

LMAO! I only noticed the small font in the reply box

Atla - The Nuge is kinda funny, but his music is pretty damned good. Tears of the sun is a moving I've been intending to watch for a few years now btw. Will check it soonish

MoP - You should. And never gloss over the small font!

Hey, the small font is a lot bigger now than it was the first time! Now I can see something's there.

Anyhow, you said he's one of the reasons you're ashamed to be Dutch. Care to tell us the others? Or should I come up with some?

Being a Dutch-in-denial, feel free to add to the list. But our PM is a good start. Our lame climate. Our weak justice system. Our gutless stand on immigration/multicultural issues. Our tax on cars, which is way too high. The Frisians. Frans Bauer. Father Abraham and the Smurfs. Bananarama. Rotterdam. Etc.

Wtf is wrong with the Smurfs?

EVERYTHING.