What do you assign to Mordor?

[Lindale]

Originally Posted by Gollum the Great

Rock. Anything that has no rhythm or beauty, no worth-while attributes and -when in a generous mood- can best be described as "catching", distracts one from his duty and mocks or plays down upon lawful authority is best for orcs. I can't believe any person with any form of honour would lower himself to listen to that trash.

Gollum, please don't tell me you're including Nightwish or anything like that lovely Finnish group with a lovely Swedish singer in your list. Nah, on second thought, it's metal, isn't it? If you do, the most I can do is tell you, don't listen to rock if you don't like it but don't tell anybody else not to listen to it.

Though if you're referring to MCR or its likes, I wouldn't have a problem, but maybe Volo might.

Maybe there are crapheads out there who listen to rock all day and do nothing else but breathe and bang their heads, but there are also decent people who like rock. In my senior year at high school we used some rock songs to discuss sound.

Originally Posted by Rikae

Oh, Bhabha. Did I mention that some of those "works" I was assigned two weeks ago were written by that lovely fellow? To Mordor with him and all his beloved jargon!

My prof did some "dumbing-down" of Bhabha when we discussed it, relating to postcolonial theory eros and fetishism. It was so fun and made a hell lot of sense, I never bothered to read the original text, but I attempted twice.

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Lindale

Though if you're referring to MCR or its likes, I wouldn't have a problem, but maybe Volo might.

All this 'emo' stuff can go to Mordor (it's not 'rock' to me, sorry emo kids) but my Pixies LPs can only go there over my dead body

I am assigning stupid people at work who ask stupid questions.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'll defend Metallica like it's my job. Same goes for Opeth. And I've recently fallen completely in love with Dropkick Murphys, so hands off.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

And I've recently fallen completely in love with Dropkick Murphys, so hands off.

As long as you don't try to tell me that they are the heirs apparent to The Pogues.

[Peregrin Took]

People who do not signal in their cars. Horrendous. Biggest pet peeve. Road Rage Danger.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

As long as you don't try to tell me that they are the heirs apparent to The Pogues.

Immortal nature precludes the necessity of heirs.

[Lindale]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

I'll defend Metallica like it's my job. Same goes for Opeth.

Opeth.... *drools* About Metallica, I don't really care too much, never got too much into it, but I can share your sentiment.

My, Gollum the Great sure has sparked a lot of replies...

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Lindale

My, Gollum the Great sure has sparked a lot of replies...

That usually occurs when a poster infers that a large number of folks on the forum lack honor.

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

As long as you don't try to tell me that they are the heirs apparent to The Pogues.

I don't think any one band can be rightly acclaimed Pogue-apparent. There are several Poguelets who have touched on their style: Dropkick Murphys represent the wild side, The Waterboys the more lyric (at least on Fisherman's Blues and Room to Roam), and etc., but the band's style variations are too manifold. Unfortunately, what made the Pogues great is what also led to their demise, or at least to the loss of Shane MacGowan's teeth.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

I don't think any one band can be rightly acclaimed Pogue-apparent.

Certainly not. While I will continue to maintain that The Pogues are inimitable, there are a few bands whch approximate aspects of their style or spirit even more closely than Dropkick Murphys: Josh Lederman Y Los Diablos, The Tossers, and Filthy Thieving Bastards (I'm thinking of this song in particular). Even Flogging Molly seems more Pogue-like to me than the Dropkicks. I'm not familiar with The Waterboys, though. I should take a gander at them on youtube.

[Diane C]

The so-called Credit Crunch