show: What Not To Wear
episode: Amanda Stallins
The Bottom Line: "Superb"
Amanda starts out as a dippy little hippie chick and by the end of her week-long run with Clinton and Stacy, she emerges to be a stunning... Continue »

name: BrianEk
Last week, I wrote a pretty angry entry regarding Rock Band 2 and the inclusion of "Tangled Up in Blue" in the game. And while I still feel that song is terrible, the tone of that entry was probably more vindictive than was necessary. Regardless, it's water under the bridge for me, now that Harmonix has released the slightly delayed album pack of Rush's "Moving Pictures" this week. I'm a legitimate Rush nut--I've seen the band at least 15 times live all over the country--and playing through this album in Rock Band 2 took me back to the days when I was a teenager, working to try and figure out Geddy Lee's basslines on my crappy Squier Jazz bass and Epiphone practice amp.As for highlights--and there are so many great moments on this album, both as a listener and a Rock Band player--the... Read more »
While writing this today, I found this:Just in case you're curious, I am still terrible at fighting games. Read more »
"Tangled Up in Blue" is hands-down, the worst song ever included in a fake guitar game in the history of the United States. And the World. I have very little patience for the eternally overrated Bob Dylan to begin with but this song is just approximately five minutes, forty seconds of pure boredom. Based on their minimal levels of interactivity and rampant repetition, there's a few questionable song choices in Rock Band 2 ("So What'cha Want", "E-Pro", among others). Still, none begin to approach the levels of maddening tedium that is "Tangled Up in Blue". As a result, I would like to petition here and now for the post-release removal of the song via a patch. Seriously, if I have to play this song again in a Mystery Setlist, I cannot be held responsible for what I do to my dogs:Look at... Read more »
show: What Not To Wear
episode: Amanda Stallins
The Bottom Line: "Superb"
Amanda starts out as a dippy little hippie chick and by the end of her week-long run with Clinton and Stacy, she emerges to be a stunning... Continue »
show: Hit Me Baby One More Time
The Bottom Line: "Fair"
My wife wanted to watch the Star Wars on DVD last night but I wasn't having it. I can watch the Star Wars any night. But I could only see... Continue »







