What's Grabbing my Attention
I've not had a look at much of the E3 related stuff yet, but all I have to say is that the Nintendo Wii is looking like the console for me.
From what I've heard and read, as most will know, it's going to be the cheapest next-gen console. And for someone who has 3 1/2 months before entering university, where money will be tight, if I'm going to get any console, it'd be that one.
Secondly, from what I've heard and read, it won't require a HDTV (not that the 360 or PS3 need one), but, its another financial reason why the Wii is appealing to me.
And then it's the games. Well. I've only seen one game, really, that will appear on the Wii which looks alright, but the ability to play Gamecube games is also pretty cool. This is because I wanted a Gamecube to get the Resident Evil games, but money has always been a problem for me. To not even need a GC, but just a Wii, is even better.
Hurrah!
From what I've heard and read, as most will know, it's going to be the cheapest next-gen console. And for someone who has 3 1/2 months before entering university, where money will be tight, if I'm going to get any console, it'd be that one.
Secondly, from what I've heard and read, it won't require a HDTV (not that the 360 or PS3 need one), but, its another financial reason why the Wii is appealing to me.
And then it's the games. Well. I've only seen one game, really, that will appear on the Wii which looks alright, but the ability to play Gamecube games is also pretty cool. This is because I wanted a Gamecube to get the Resident Evil games, but money has always been a problem for me. To not even need a GC, but just a Wii, is even better.
Hurrah!
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I've had my DS for about a week now, and I've got two games, Resident Evil DS and Madden NFL.
I've got further in Resident Evil DS than I ever did when I played it on the PS or the GC. It's good, the visuals may not be as good as the revamped GC version, but for them being held in my hand, they're certainly good enough.
Madden 06 is proving to be another good game to say it's a shrunk down version of a console game, basically, with different things to make it unique to the DS. The poorer graphics I don't mind, using the stylus to take kicks, I sort of do. At least until I get the hang of it.
As well as this I've not actually won a game out of the few I've actually finished, most end up with me turning off the DS in pure frustration as the opposition take the lead again, while even the simplest of my plays on the offence **** up. I'm sure I'm getting better every time I play though. Hopefully!
And until the 22nd, they're the only two games I'll have, but I'm sure but then I'll still not have finished one season on Madden, or gotten even half way with Chris Redfield on Resident Evil.
We'll have to wait and see.
The LAN Party Result
I won on Call of Duty, the best level being the Tunisian level, which was a close game where we all used sniper rifles.
As well as this we had a four-player co-operative on SWAT 4, only managing to complete one level (A Bomb Nightclub). The rest we all died. This might be put down to the fact that one member of the team kept wandering off from the rest of us. Dick.
Also, I played a DS yesterday, and now I really want one. So I'll probably be getting one of those in a few days, as well as selling my PS2 and Mega Drive.
As well as this we had a four-player co-operative on SWAT 4, only managing to complete one level (A Bomb Nightclub). The rest we all died. This might be put down to the fact that one member of the team kept wandering off from the rest of us. Dick.
Also, I played a DS yesterday, and now I really want one. So I'll probably be getting one of those in a few days, as well as selling my PS2 and Mega Drive.
LAN Party!
Yeah, my mates got four PCs in his house now, and myself and three friends are at one, playing various games using Xfire!
The night has not yet begun, but we've already played Call of Duty 2, Command & Conquer Zero Hour and SWAT 4.
Best game so far has been SWAT 4, where we got a rhythm going in opening doors and neutralising the terrorists. That was in the last game though, before that we were pretty much a scattered team, being killed all the time!
Currently, it's pizza break!
Some Games! Another Console!
Yes! As well as getting 4 games from a fellow forum member from another site I frequent for a nice price, I've also won a Mega Drive with 3 games on eBay!
And now I've just bidded on a Dreamcast!
Oh man!
And now I've just bidded on a Dreamcast!
Oh man!
Recent Reviews
I know that when Mezmerize was released (and before) there was talk of this being a double album. Sure, the Hypnotize case features a flap you can slide into the Mezmerize case, and then they join as one, and it fits together why Mezmerize was the wrong way round. So. You have a double album, which was released with a 6 (7 or 8? Not sure really) gap. Pretty clever way of making twice as much money don't you think? Not that I'm being cynical, but really, why couldn't they have released it as a normal double disc album, such as Foo Fighters' did with In Your Honor?
Anyway. Let's concentrate on this 'half' of the 'double-album'. Think Mezmerize. It had some great songs on, cracking choruses and the like. Now, take most of that away.
Hypnotize is the faster, harder and more madder brother of Mezmerize, let's say. It's got some good moments, sure, and some good riffs, but most of the time I get the feeling they're just doing it to be faster, harder and more madder than everyone else. To have these wacky lyrics which have absolutely nothing to do with the 'real' meaning of the song. To basically, keep saying the same things (politically), but with a different riff behind it, or some other wacky metaphor for it.
It is a good album, yes, but it doesn't go beyond good.
And. Daron should stop singing. Forever.
Anyway. Let's concentrate on this 'half' of the 'double-album'. Think Mezmerize. It had some great songs on, cracking choruses and the like. Now, take most of that away.
Hypnotize is the faster, harder and more madder brother of Mezmerize, let's say. It's got some good moments, sure, and some good riffs, but most of the time I get the feeling they're just doing it to be faster, harder and more madder than everyone else. To have these wacky lyrics which have absolutely nothing to do with the 'real' meaning of the song. To basically, keep saying the same things (politically), but with a different riff behind it, or some other wacky metaphor for it.
It is a good album, yes, but it doesn't go beyond good.
And. Daron should stop singing. Forever.
posted November 29, 2005 at 03:26:17 PM
When I first heard this, it hit me as one of the best albums I'd ever heard. The last three songs alone, are brilliance alone.
Antony Hegarty has such a searing, beautiful voice, which manages to break hearts and bring out such passion and emotion, especially in songs like Hope There's Someone, and it's soaring, powerful ending.
And with such collaborations with Rufus Wainwright, Boy George and Lou Reed, you get a mixture of vocals as well. Each song featuring these performers is a brilliant, unique song on the album, and the duet with Boy George is one of the best on the song. Lou Reed's spoken intro for Fistful of Love as well, a nice moment within the album that gets to you.
The high point, as I've mentioned, is the last three songs. Spiralling manages to be such a great song, followed by Free at Last, a (to me) powerful poem read by a Japanese woman at one of the band's gigs, followed by Bird Gerhl (or Guhl, spelling differs), such a brilliant song to end on, a beautiful piece of music.
This album certainly will last, and will be played by me for many, many years to come, for all the emotion and beauty it manages to capture in 35 minutes, and 10 songs. An album of 2005.
Antony Hegarty has such a searing, beautiful voice, which manages to break hearts and bring out such passion and emotion, especially in songs like Hope There's Someone, and it's soaring, powerful ending.
And with such collaborations with Rufus Wainwright, Boy George and Lou Reed, you get a mixture of vocals as well. Each song featuring these performers is a brilliant, unique song on the album, and the duet with Boy George is one of the best on the song. Lou Reed's spoken intro for Fistful of Love as well, a nice moment within the album that gets to you.
The high point, as I've mentioned, is the last three songs. Spiralling manages to be such a great song, followed by Free at Last, a (to me) powerful poem read by a Japanese woman at one of the band's gigs, followed by Bird Gerhl (or Guhl, spelling differs), such a brilliant song to end on, a beautiful piece of music.
This album certainly will last, and will be played by me for many, many years to come, for all the emotion and beauty it manages to capture in 35 minutes, and 10 songs. An album of 2005.
posted November 18, 2005 at 03:07:30 PM
This is my second favourite blink-182 album, and it contains some brilliant songs, some of their best. It shows a progression from Enema of the State, a slightly more serious side, with a song like Stay Together For The Kids, while still keeping that jokey, pop-punk side they always had.
Here's one memory I have, specifically of the song Please Take Me Home, which, now I remember it, sort of scares me as to how long ago it was. Back when I was in year 7 (now 6 years ago), my French class went to France for a week, and all the way home once we were back in England from the channel tunnel, I was singing that song. Good times!
Here's one memory I have, specifically of the song Please Take Me Home, which, now I remember it, sort of scares me as to how long ago it was. Back when I was in year 7 (now 6 years ago), my French class went to France for a week, and all the way home once we were back in England from the channel tunnel, I was singing that song. Good times!
posted November 7, 2005 at 01:17:58 PM
I can remember, years ago now getting Enema of the State, putting it in my stereo, playing it and listening to every song, doing nothing else, just concentrating on the music all the way through.
I've had that sort of excitement with very few albums, and this album brought me into the world of blink-182, and probably lead to me liking what I like now.
It might just be pop-punk, but it is some fine pop-punk. Featuring some of the band's best songs, it's a classic album, of the pop-punk genre at least.
I've had that sort of excitement with very few albums, and this album brought me into the world of blink-182, and probably lead to me liking what I like now.
It might just be pop-punk, but it is some fine pop-punk. Featuring some of the band's best songs, it's a classic album, of the pop-punk genre at least.
posted November 7, 2005 at 01:06:41 PM
British Sea Power are one of Britain's best bands of recent years. With two great albums under their name, they can only keep on getting better.
The Decline of British Sea Power, is brilliance, and Open Season builds on the sound they created in their debut and expands on it.
And live, they can deliever a great performance, getting personal even though their fanbase keeps growing. Another unique side of this band is their live set up, not the instruments though, the many plants, twigs and foliage surrounding them on stage, it makes it all very nice.
A great band, and here's to many more great years!
The Decline of British Sea Power, is brilliance, and Open Season builds on the sound they created in their debut and expands on it.
And live, they can deliever a great performance, getting personal even though their fanbase keeps growing. Another unique side of this band is their live set up, not the instruments though, the many plants, twigs and foliage surrounding them on stage, it makes it all very nice.
A great band, and here's to many more great years!
posted November 6, 2005 at 12:44:06 PM
