Elijah-M commented on UB40 Replace Singer With Spoon-Playing Younger Brother, at 12:59 PM on May 1 Their old stuff is great until you hear something - anything - that was produced in Jamaica (and is not Bob Marley) before 1975. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on You Know Who Really Sucks? The Doors, at 9:17 PM on Apr 29 @Maura Johnston: Yes, Maura, I believe in you. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on You Know Who Really Sucks? The Doors, at 8:58 PM on Apr 29 My guess? more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on You Know Who Really Sucks? The Doors, at 8:11 PM on Apr 29 You had me, and then you said this: "The worst band of all time. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Roger Waters Somehow Finds A Way To Make Me Loathe Pink Floyd Even More, at 4:47 PM on Apr 28 @Maura Johnston: Because your cheap shot is significantly less clever than his; and it's not like he set the bar high. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Roger Waters Somehow Finds A Way To Make Me Loathe Pink Floyd Even More, at 4:40 PM on Apr 28 @Nicolars: I think it has a lot more to do with Pink Floyd than with Roger Waters. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Roger Waters Somehow Finds A Way To Make Me Loathe Pink Floyd Even More, at 4:17 PM on Apr 28 @Maura Johnston: So if I see the Rolling Stones today, and they do a bunch of Rolling Stones songs, and they suck, does that mean that the records they were making 40 years ago also sucked? more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Roger Waters Somehow Finds A Way To Make Me Loathe Pink Floyd Even More, at 1:12 PM on Apr 28 How exactly does Roger Waters' solo performance detract from the merits of a band that he hasn't been a member of for over a quarter century? more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Scott Weiland and Steve Albini, Together At Last, at 10:09 AM on Apr 25 @nh_dave: You're right in that Albini doesn't get royalties, but his per-day charge is anything but a static flat fee. "Albini uses an admittedly somewhat arbitrary sliding scale based on such factors as his friendship with the musicians, his opinions of their integrity and music, and his assessment of a given record label." ([en.wikipedia.org]) Based on the above criteria, I think it's safe to say he'll be getting paid. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Stone Temple Pilots' Big Banging Reunion Plans Seem Just A Bit Premature, at 1:27 PM on Apr 22 Stone Temple Pilots < Pearl Jam as The Alarm < U2. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Attention Crowd Crashers: Jay Reatard Will Hurt You, at 4:08 PM on Apr 21 As far as I'm concerned, jumping on stage uninvited constitutes an implicit agreement that anyone who is actually supposed to be there can beat the living shit out of you. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Three Genuinely Terrible Songs From Three Genuinely Great Albums, at 6:10 PM on Apr 17 Excuse me… that should read: This thread has turned into a forum for people to out-narrow-mind each other. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Three Genuinely Terrible Songs From Three Genuinely Great Albums, at 6:09 PM on Apr 17 This thread has turned into a forum for people to display the out-narrow-mind each other. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Three Genuinely Terrible Songs From Three Genuinely Great Albums, at 4:40 PM on Apr 17 I've always heard The Crunge and D'Yer Maker as tongue-in-cheek genre pastiches. more » [idolator]

Elijah-M commented on Judge: Calories To Be Posted On Fast Food Menus In NYC!, at 1:09 PM on Apr 17 If everyone who eats a Big Mac knows how bad it is for them, surely the restaurants effected by this law should have no reservations about complying with it. more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Sony BMG "Working On" iPod-Friendly All-You-Can-Eat Service, at 9:35 PM on Apr 15 @Dark-Dx: Your idea sounds like a terrific, time-consuming and fun way to get huge files that drain my iPod battery and (despite being more than twice the size) don't sound as good as the 320 kbps AAC files I make from the CDs I purchase on Amazon. more »

Elijah-M commented on Starbucks CEO: McDonald's And Dunkin' Donuts Don't Sell "Premium Coffee", at 9:24 PM on Apr 15 @alfundo: DD snob, eh? more » [consumerist]

Elijah-M commented on Why You Should Buy A Backup Harddrive, at 1:24 PM on Apr 15 @Chongo: @nequam: If I'm not mistaken, you can rebuild a hard drive from a Time Machine disc. more » [consumerist]