fuzmeister: E3 - Nintendo

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Watched the Nintendo press event over my lunch today online. It seems like (as usual) they have some interesting first party stuff in development. Here's a few random thoughts regarding what they showed:

• New Zelda (Skyward Sword) seems to put even more emphasis on motion controls. Piss off. -1
  
• Kirby Epic Yarn reminds me a lot of Little Big Planet. 0
  
• Nintendo 3DS comes with a 3D depth adjuster so you can turn it off if you want. +1
  
• Kid Icarus Uprising will finally bring the series back to life with a new game. +1
  
• New Donkey Kong Country game developed by Retro Studios (please don't try to include some gimmicky motion controls and ruin this). +1
  
• New Mario sports game. -1
  
• New Mario sports game kills a lot of potential games by including several sports! +1
  
• LOTS of third party support for Nintendo 3DS. +1
  
• Didn't see much third party support for Wii. -1
  
• New game milking off the eager teets of fan boys by using the Goldeneye name (but not really looking like it has much to do with the original or looking like they spent much time on the graphics). -1
  

So, overall, more positives than negatives...

Mood: Eh


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fuzmeister: The Bloated Double Album

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There's a lot of talk on the internet and amongst music fans regarding the double album (and some even discussing the elusive triple LP). There have been times when I agree with the critics and times when I do not.

One example is the Beatles' self-titled album (white album). As a pretty hardcore Beatles fan, I don't really believe that too much Beatles is an issue. Also, I've always felt like the variety of styles on that album keeps it from feeling stale. I always hear people cite this as a prime example of why the double album isn't a good thing. George Martin himself thought they should have whittled it down to just the best tracks!

Another fine example of the double album is Pink Floyd's "The Wall." At only around 81 minutes, the double album would have almost fit on a compact disc today. I think that this album works really well - again, there's enough variety in the tracks and the overall mood changes drastically enough during the course of the album that it works. Of course, I don't think I ever really appreciated the album until viewing 1982's film version.

Some double albums such as Foo Fighters' "In Your Honor" would work better with each disc being a separate release (for you non-fans, one disc is a rock record while the other is acoustic material). While I've never heard the two most recent albums by System of a Down, they took the approach of releasing the albums months apart, but acknowledged them as sort-of comparison pieces.

Overall, the double album is a very strange beast indeed. I'm trying to give "Physical Graffiti" another chance this afternoon, but it just feels like so much of it isn't prime Zeppelin material.

What does everyone else think about double albums? What about the album format in general now that we're in the era of iTunes?

Mood: Fatigued
Music: Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone


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fuzmeister: A Step Forward

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I'm getting my music played at a professional sporting event... who would have ever thought that'd happen!?

Mood: Elated
Music: WalaWalaWala - Bad Egg
Pittsburgh Pirates Game: July 21 (vs. Milwaukee)


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fuzmeister: Hello Vent

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Long time no see. You're still one sexy looking group of PHP files, old friend.

Mood: Saddened By The Lack of Posts From Others
Music: Ozzy Osbourne - Tonight


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fuzmeister: Get Over Here!!

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Mood: Amused
Music: Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song


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