October 22, 2009

Foo Fighters

 

During his Nirvana years, Dave Grohl used to write stuff that he kept it for himself because he felt it wasn't good enough, compared to what Kurt Cobain used to write (we, the fans of Foo Fighters have to disagree). Some time after Nirvana disbanded, and after reject a lot of offers, including the permanent position and drummer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, he decided to start a solo project: "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life, I thought that I would rather do what no one expected me to do. I enjoy writing music and I enjoy trying to sing, and there's nothing anyone can really do to discourage me." He recorded twelve of his songs after the seudonim of  "Foo Fighters", being this the first, homonymous record. He played every instrument by himself, and made vocals in every track.

After the unexpected success (for him, because it's a really good album and every magazine and specialized media gave good reviews of it) this record had, he had to find a supporting band; he thought about inviting Kris Novoselic (Ex- bass player of Nirvana) to this new band, but both agreed that it would be weird for the public, so, after Sunny Day Real Estate disbanded, he invited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith to join him. The group played its debut show at a keg party in February 1995, and  made their live debut on a big venue on March 3, 1995 during a show at The Satyricon in Portland.

Goldsmith left the band during the recording of the second album, "The Colour and the Shape".

The current members are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett. The have released 6 magnificent records: Foo Fighters (1995), The Colour and the Shape (1997), There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999), One by One (2002), In Your Honor (2005)(Double disc) and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)

This time I can't embed the videos due to copyright restrictions, but I highly recomend you to watch Times Like These (Check out, Dave's t shirt), Learn To Fly, Everlong, The Pretender, Big Me and Monkey Wrench.


Posted on 10/22/2009 9:41 PM Comments (6)

October 20, 2009

Criminal Minds-related Questions.

Miss Futileassayer is so awesome that she actually turned my "Harry Potter-related Questions" journal into a "Criminal Minds-related Questions" journal. How cool is that?

01. If you were a part of the BAU, which area would you specialize in/who's place(work wise) would you like to be in? I´d like to be an specialist in "just about everything". Also Garcia's skills. Geez! She's awesome.

02. What did you think of Gideon's decision to leave? I don't really know. It was confusing. And sad.

03. How many seasons have you seen? Almost 4. (That's almost the entire series 'til now.) But I missed half of the 3rd season, I've seen some now, but I still haven't watched all.

04. Which character do you find most intriguing? Reid. Probably because I'm obsessed with topics related to inteligence. (And because he's really hot cute, but that has nothing to do with the pschology of the character)

05. Which character do you most associate with? Geez! I don't know. Garcia, maybe. A little bit of Reid and a little bit of Prentiss (when she gets mad)

06. Have you ever felt you could relate to an UnSub(however unsettling it may have seemed)? I don't think so... I really don't remember.

07. What do you think of Elle's reason for having to leave the BAU? It's ok,  mean, they almost killed her!!!

08. What was your reaction to Spencer being taken hostage by the delusional UnSub? *gasps* NOOOOOOOO REID NOOOOO!!! 

09. Which is the scariest[gore/psychological impact/whatever] episode you have seen? Everything involving canibalism freaks me out. Also the one with the burnt guy who thought he was in the Mediaeval era and gave Reid the key to the room where the girl was and then the building explode... you know which one, right?

10. When did you first become a Criminal Minds fan? I started to watch it when Season 2 was running. Since then.

11. First episode you ever watched? I don't remember. I saw minutes of lots of episodes before I actually started watching it.

Favorites

Female Character? Garcia. She's awesome.

Male Character? REID, OBVIOUSLY.

UnSub? The one who made the anthrax. I'm jealous of his knowledge.

Quote? Basically all of the quotes from people with historical relevance they say in every episode. And:

Garcia: "He's had a couple of minor arrests - one for marijuana possession, one for lewd behavior, which I'm guessing is code for "gay" in Texas."

Reid: Sorry I'm late.
Rossi: I hope she was worth it.
Morgan: I hope it was a she.

Prentiss: D.C. time, Garcia.
Garcia: 11:17 a.m.
Prentiss: D.C. Decaf.

Prentiss: Is there any possibility that, while we've been talking, you've been multitasking?
Garcia: What? Find Redding's address?
Prentiss: I love you, Penelope Garcia.
Garcia: Get in line!

Reid: It's remarkable. Something like this makes you question everything you thought you knew.
Garcia: Yeah. Like the monolith in 2001.
Reid: So there was actually a time when something like this was socially acceptable?
Garcia: Oh, you're young. The eighties left a lot of people confused. This is especially sad, though.

Couple? Morgan+Garcia, They're funny, eventhough they're not actually a romantic couple.

Episode?  All. Except the one where that blonde bitch kisses Reid. It makes my stomach grrrrrrrrrr. (LOL, not really, ok?)

This or That

Rossi or Gideon? Gideon.

Prentiss or Greenaway? Emily Prentiss. Elle was... kind of... weak? I don't know, she just didn't convince me.

Morgan or Reid? DR. SPENCER REID. WHY IS THAT EVEN A QUESTION?

Garcia or JJ? Penelope Garcia. Because she's crazy.

Hayley-Hotch or JJ-William? JJ- William, because they're still together.

Spencer taken hostage or Derek being accused of murder[more traumatizing to watch]? Poor Spencer. :'( That Dawson dude became crazy after Joey left him, but why did he have to do that to Reid?


Posted on 10/20/2009 1:05 PM Comments (10)

October 19, 2009

Human beings are the worst kind of animals.

How come we, the only specie with the ability to think, is the one that is the most dangerous, for the world and for ourselves?

How come we, the only specie that is not dominated by its instincs, is the one which causes more harm when we follow them?

How come we, being the only specie that can actually think about the counsequences of everything we do, do not care at all?

An animal is considered "bad" when it is savage, carnivore and/or threatening in some way. Human beings can be bad by doing half of the things they usually do: lie, steal, manipulate, rape, kill.

I'm not saying that all human beings are bad, but, can't we do something to "improve" ourselves?


Posted on 10/19/2009 11:26 AM Comments (11)

Alanis Morissette


This Canadian singer-songwritter, who is also a producer, is one of the biggest record sellers of all times, and her "Jagged Little Pill" is the biggest selling debut album of all time (even though it was her third album), the third biggest selling album by a female artist and the seventh biggest selling album of all time. Her style can be labeled as "alternative rock" and maybe a little folk, but it doesn't really matter, the truth is, whatever her genre is, she is a really good singer, and a very good songwritter as well, and we all know we need some good songwritters!!! If you haven't heard any of her stuff, I highly recoment it, you won't regret it.

 

 


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Posted on 10/19/2009 8:40 AM Comments (3)

October 15, 2009

Queen

The Killer Queen.

 

This awesome british band was formed in 1970. They became famous quickly, due their good music and great live performances. If you're from another galaxy and don't know anything about them, let me tell you that they just are the #13 of the Best Hard Rock bands, acording to the VH1 list; their 1985 Live Aid performance was voted the best live rock performance of all time, they have the record of the biggest attendance to a concert in Hyde Park (150 000 people); according to The Guinness Book of World Records, Queen albums have spent a total of 1,322 weeks or twenty-seven years on the United Kingdom album charts; more time than any other musical act including The Beatles and Elvis Presley; in 2006, the Greatest Hits album was found to be the United Kingdom's all-time best selling album, with sales of +5,407,587 copies, that's over 604,295 more copies than its nearest competitor, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; Queen is also the only group in which every member has composed more than one chart-topping single from their eighteen number one albums, eighteen number one singles, and ten number one DVDs worldwide. Also, on January 2007, it was announced that Queen's Greatest Hits I & II was the most downloaded album on iTunes in the US. And they're the most boothlegged band ever, a 2001 survey revealed the existence of 12,225 websites dedicated to Queen bootlegs, the highest number for any band. They have released fifteen studio albums and five live albums. They probably have like a million compilations too. And thet's just an intro.

Contrary to the majority of people's belief, Queen didn't disband after Freddie Mercury's demise, and they still play in very special ocassions, though John Deacon haven't colaborated since 1997.

  • Queen (1973)
  • Queen II (1974)
  • Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
  • A Night at the Opera (1975) -This was the most expensive album made at that time-
  • A Day at the Races (1976)

-These two albums are not a continuation or a two-part album and are not related in a different way than the rest of Queen's albums-

  • News of the World (1977)
  • Jazz (1978)
  • The Game (1980)
  • Flash Gordon (1980)
  • Hot Space (1982)
  • The Works (1984)
  • A Kind of Magic (1986)
  • The Miracle (1989)
  • Innuendo (1991)
  • Made in Heaven (1995)

And, before I finish and to crown this journal, another little fact: Bohemian Rapsody is the only song that has reached #1 on British charts TWICE in two completely diferent ocassions, the original release and the re-release after Freddie Mercury's death and is Britain’s third-best-selling single of all time.


Posted on 10/15/2009 6:23 PM Comments (11)

October 14, 2009

Harry Potter-related questions I found on Tumblr.

01. If you went to Hogwarts, which house would you be sorted in? Ravenclaw, or maybe Slytherin, but Ravenclaw is more probable.

02. Have you ever been to a Harry Potter midnight release?  Unfortunately, no, but I want to!!

03. What did you think of Deathly Hallows?  WHY??, WHY SNAPE?? :'( Great book, but I still think that Ginny/Harry isn't a good couple. He wants a substitute of his mom, that's why he chose a redhead, and that's WEIRD.

04. How many times have you reread the books?  I stopped counting in 2007.

05. Whose death was the saddest?  I cried the most with Dumbledore's.

06. If you went to Hogwarts, would you rather have a pet owl, cat, or rat?  An owl of course.

07. What did you think of the movie Half-Blood Prince?  It needs more Snape. And less Burrow-burning. xD

08. What do you think of Deathly Hallows being split in half?  It's the best choice, they will cut less parts of the book. But it'll be hard to wait.

09. Have you read The Tales of Beedle the Bard?  Yes.

10. When did you first become a Harry Potter fan?  When they announced they were going to make a movie out of the books, and they published them in here, my cousin bought The Philosepher's Stone and we read it. I fell in love. It was 2001 and I was 11.

Favorites

Female Character? Professor McGonnagall

Male Character? SNAPE.

Professor? I like how Snape makes them suffer, but if I were in Hogwarts, my favorite would be probably Lupin.

Death Eater? Bellatrix. She kicks ass.

Magical Creature? Hippogrifs

Spell? Muffliato is very useful. Also Protego and Aguamenti. Does anyone remember what is Morsmordre for? Is it the one of the Dark Mark?

Quote? I have to think it... but I'll end up choosing one from Snape or Dumbledore, I'm pretty sure about it.
-"Oh, very good," interrupted Snape, his lip curling. "Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are transparent.'"


Book? PoA and HBP

Movie? PoA

Hogwarts House? Slytherin xD But Ravenclaw looks pretty cool, specially the way you enter to the common room.

Place? The Lake.

Weasley? The twins and Arthur

Couple? Arthur and Molly, Ron and Hermione.

This or That

Gryffindor or Slytherin?  Damn. Gryffindor.

Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?  RAVENCLAW!!

Fred or George?  I CANNOT CHOOSE. I REFUSE TO DO IT.

Ginny or Luna?  LUNA ALL THE WAY.

Butterbeer or Firewhiskey?  Butterbeer.

Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley?  Diagon Alley, but if I were in Hogwarts I thought I'd prefer Hogsmeade.

Books or Movies?  Books.

Half-Blood Prince or Deathly Hallows?  Deathly Hallows I think.

Sorcerer´s Stone or Chamber of Secrets?  Sorcerer's Stone, I don't really like CoS

Snape or Slughorn?  SNAPE.

Lupin or Sirius?  Sirius.

Harry/Ginny or Harry/Hermione?  None. But if I have to choose, H+H.

Lavender Brown or Parvati Patil?  Parvati.

Seamus Finnigan or Dean Thomas?  Dean.

Kreacher or Dobby?  I think Dobby, but Kreacher's story makes me love him too.

Muggleborn or Pureblood?  Whatever, they're both wizards.

Dan Radcliffe or Rupert Grint?  Tom Felton.

Bellatrix Lestrange or Narcissa Malfoy?  Bellatrix. But Narcissa seems like a really sweet mom.

Voldemort or Tom Riddle?  Tom Riddle. He was hot.

Hedwig or Crookshanks?  Hedwig.

 


Posted on 10/14/2009 1:16 PM Comments (6)
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