NJS 3977 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Middle English equates to illiterate modern day teenager: Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duc that highte Theseus; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne, What with his wysdom and his chivalrie; And the tales themselves are fucking crap. Did the prologue for 'O' level - anyone who claims its literature should be fucking shot - emperor's new clothes syndrome at its best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34422 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Middle English equates to illiterate modern day teenager: Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duc that highte Theseus; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne, What with his wysdom and his chivalrie; And the tales themselves are fucking crap. Did the prologue for 'O' level - anyone who claims its literature should be fucking shot - emperor's new clothes syndrome at its best. Aye I did it for GCSE as well. I fucking hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) All the Presidents Men! I thought it would be great, entertaining and educational, perhaps even thrilling It turned out to be just wank One of my all-time favourite films! Agree with the mentions for The Big Lebowski though. It's okay, but that's all. I've never understood why so many people seem to think it's "genius" (heard that last weekend). Edited November 13, 2008 by Bombadil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 This I generally like one song per album from them. Do you Realise? is quality on that one. The Gash, is the good one on Soft Bulletin. Yeah Yeah Yeah Song from At War With The Mystics. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 This Seriously man. Fuck off the lot of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Forgot to mention the A Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38739 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I've never seen what the fuss is about with Only Fools and Horses? Some funny moments, but..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Seriously, it hurt my ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Seriously, it hurt my ears Isn't it regarded as one of the most poorly mixed albums there's ever been? Or was that At War With The Mystics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Seriously, it hurt my ears Isn't it regarded as one of the most poorly mixed albums there's ever been? Or was that At War With The Mystics? It was the latter. For example.... Surfer Rosa by The Pixies is an old CD that seems daintily quiet next to At War with the Mystics, but if you nudge the volume dial up and then up a little more and maybe up a little further, it gets better and better, louder and louder, the juxtapositional leap from whispered, undulating verse to hammer-attack chorus getting more and more exciting and visceral, guitars and bass and drums and Black Francis’ yowling curses all clear and vibrant and dangerously realistic. It could maybe do with a little more bass now that we're more able to reproduce low-frequencies than we were in 1988, but that's a very minor gripe. At War with the Mystics, on the other hand, just gets painful and messy and starts "clipping" when you turn it up. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/wee...und-forever.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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