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Thank fuck…

I still have fun with TLJ, but only when I watch it on mute. Thankfully, an official music-only version of it exists.

1.AFD box set 2.The new songs 3.UYI box set I’ve enjoyed it all, though.

Eh, ive said before that, in hindsight, TFA “ruined” the ST from the start by doing nothing but nostalgia and mystery boxes. TLJ at least tried to make something new/ substantial out of it all. That said, TFA is much easier/funner to rewatch than TLJ, and made a better first impression than either TLJ or TRoS. Like I said a few posts ago, most of the dialogue in TLJ is awful, whereas the dialogue in the abrams films is not so bad. Abrams and Johnson have different strengths and weaknesses, and it shows. As I’ve said awhile back, all this constant discourse around sw is making me think I might not go see the TRoS continuation. On the other hand, sw is like the closet thing we have to a modern mythology. It almost feels important to go see them (especially the main ones). Which is weird, considering how silly they all are (yes, even ESB).

@ZoSoRoseyou can add me to the list of 7 people that mostly likes TLJ.

I just thought of something: The catman avatar looks like Eric and Peter “molded” together… maybe it’s cause they still intend to have the catman sing Beth, Black Diamond, etc.? And therefore think it makes more sense to have it look like Peter since they’ll likely be using the actual album recordings for these shows?

@downzyi agree with your two rankings at the bottom there. Literally the only thing the PT has going for it is that I saw it as a kid and it was my entry to SW. I guess you can also say it’s the trilogy where Lucas got to express himself creatively the most. I like a lot of the thematic ideas that TLJ had, but the dialogue in that movie is dreadful. The Abrams ones make a better first impression and are easier to watch, but when you start to think about them enough, you realize that both movies are basically just nostalgia and mystery boxes. As you said, each trilogy/film has unique pros and cons.

If the rumors are true that slash is gonna do an all-star tour in vein of blue’s ball, then I’ll definitely be first in line to see it.

I think you make a good point as to why I don’t hate the ST as much as everyone else does. For me, execution is a very important part of movies. And yes, the ST has a “cheat” in that it had the access to the most money and modern movie-making tech, but still. Abrams and Johnson, for all their flaws, know how to make beautiful-looking movies with tight editing and great camera work. I used to think that my enjoyment of the ST was a result of recency bias, as well as being too hyped from it between when it was announced (2012) and when it started (2015), and therefore letting the hype “get to me.” But now I think I actually like it for more objective reasons. It also helps that 3po is not in the PT or ST as much as he’s in the OT. The only PT film he plays a big part in is AotC, but his slapstick in that one is so bad that it’s almost good (in that at least you can laugh along with just how bad it is). The only ST film he plays a big part in is TRoS, and at least he has somewhat of an arc in that one and isn’t just cowering or bitching the whole time. EDIT: for the record, I’m not saying that the ST is better than the PT/OT, just that certain aspects of it are. Also, despite my moderate enjoyment of the ST, I’m continuing to feel less excited for the next sequel. The writer/director choices are strange, and the premise of simply “rebuilding the Jedi order” sounds boring. The fact that Rey supposedly waited 15 years to do so makes it even stranger. Would love to be proven wrong, though. I’ll probably go see it alone (so that I can judge the movie as is and not have to deal with friends screaming in my ear about why I should hate it the moment the credits roll).

I’ll probably go see this hologram/AI show if they bring it out on tour, just to see what it’s like. If it’s all gonna be in one spot though like abba then no, fuck it.

I think the reason they still used Tommy and Eric for the motion capture was so that those guys could still get some royalties for this. Ace and Peter are gonna get royalties for the songs and makeup designs still anyways. I can see Paul and Gene still wanting to throw Tommy and Eric a bone.

They’re marathoning all the sw movies this weekend on tv… I never noticed just how annoying C-3PO is (particularly in ESB and RotJ).

I do wonder if the holograms will preform any “deep cuts” from albums like Hot in the Shade, etc. I guess Ace and Peter stuff like New York Groove is out of the question since the avatars aren’t based on them.

The problem is these new avatars of theirs are modeled after the current members, the way they are now.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90989900/kiss-final-concert-avatar-virtual-band-pophouse Kiss played their last show today, but the band also just announced that they’re replacing themselves with holograms that’ll go on tour next year. These are different from the Abba holograms because they’re intertwined with AI, so they’ll be able to interact with the crowd in real-time, and every show will be slightly different.

Aaaand another one (I promise this is my last for awhile lol): http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-secret-above-space-opera-short-story.html?m=1 EDIT: oh yeah and I also have some poems on my blog that I had meant to share here too: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/03/ten-random-haikus.html?m=1 http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/10/solar-system-haikus.html?m=1 http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/10/poetry-repository.html?m=1 http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/10/my-own-ozymandias-sonnet.html?m=1

Now that Axl’s been basically canceled, I doubt anyone wants to collab with him.

According to Wikipedia, Dover does all the lead vocals on the album.

I listened to it just now and I hear Eric singing, not Gilby. Where are you hearing Gilby? In fact, if you look up the band’s Buenos Aires gig from 1995, you can clearly see that it’s Eric singing that song.

Gilby does not sing lead vocals on Monkey Chow…

I5OCS has better songwriting but ALG has better production, as well as a better vocalist. I still prefer the first album overall, but the second one has some of my favorite songs ever (particularly Life’s Sweet Drug and the opening track).

And another one: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-stowaway-space-opera-short-story.html?m=1

Another new short story up on my blog: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-knowing-stones-space-opera-short.html?m=1

Even coffee depicts Axl’s hair as blonde instead of red…

Eventually…