McBride's - Off The Beat Discussion

Anybody watching 'Line of Duty' and that really scary kid ??

 

Chelsea Stadium Closed by a Power Cut

Probably my warped sense of humour but I found this quite amusing given their Battersea fallout -

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2853014,00.html

 

The two films are nothing alike though, totally different genres. Good call on T2, but I think I'd still have to go with The Empire Strikes Back or Godfather II. T2 would definitely be up there though

 

Not sure I'd call ESB a proper sequel, it was part of one big narrative. And I'm the only person on Earth who hasn't seen The Godfather films... I know, I know...

 

No. I've never seen them either.

 

I think to say they're all part of the same thing gives too much credit to George Lucas. He gave up the reigns for TESB and everyone realised just how good this could be. He got lucky with A New Hope, the prequels show just how incompetent he actually is and should be given no credit for TESB.

 

Seems a bit daft to credit him for the bad films and take it away for the good ones? Say what you will, but no Lucas, no Star Wars.

 

He was involved directly with four, three of which are awful, the other one being good. If someone has a 1 in 4 shot of making a good film, does that mean they're a good director? I will give him credit for inventing the saga but he has single handedly managed to ruin any credibility he used to have by constantly re-visiting the original trilogy and adding unnecessary scenes/dialogue.

 

Probably at bit late on the subject but my music taste tends to be Metal.
I think it's safe to say Football and Rock are my two passions.

Classic Rock Bands
Wishbone Ash
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Deep Purple
The Who
The Faces
The Sweet

Chart Bands mainly 70's and 80's
Early Bowie
The Isley Brothers
Big Country
Oasis
Eminem

Classic Metal
Iron Maiden
Scorpions
Thin Lizzy
Saxon
W.A.S.P

Presently listening to the likes of Power Metal
Dream Evil
Black Majesty
Highland Glory
Gamma Ray
Edguy
Kamelot
Sonata Artica
Stormwarrior

 

Well now Phantom Menace was truly awful, Clones was ok and Sith was actually pretty good. If I had 4 shots at making a film I'd make 4 **** films, for what it's worth. I can't argue with all the silly changes though - the original remaster changes kind of made sense but the Blu-Ray ones are just stupid.

IMO Star Wars is vastly overrated anyway. Don't get me wrong, I could watch them back to back and love them as much as the next guy, and I do like the whole culture, but some people hold the films up far too high. I rate the better periods of Star Trek much higher, it's so much more cerebral and less like a 90 minute toy advert.

 

Super Bri, you're my new best friend. Where do I start with Highland Glory?

 

I'm honestly surprised that Kamelot got a mention. None of my friends has ever heard of them!

Super Bri, you have very good taste in metal.

 

More metalheads? Awesome

Give us a list Surly!

 

My Favourite Highland Glory album is From the Cradle to the Grave.
The last Album Twist of Fate had a new Female singer and took some getting use to but I still like it.
Its a shame the band has now lost 3 of it's members including the Female vocalist from the last album line up, and are looking for recruits.

Thanks

The Kamelot Tracks Forever and Center of the Universe probably get in my top 20 tracks

 

Well, I've seen Iron Maiden three times so they'd probably top my list.

But Diamondhead, Scorpions, Queensryche, AC/DC and Blind Guardian would all be up there.

Haven't listened to a huge amount of power metal since I left uni (aside from Kamelot). I'll be checking out some of Super Bri's recommendations.

 

I have two new best friends

Check out Pharaoh and Lost Horizon!

 

Will do, Bidley.

I should also mention Rhapsody, not least because of their awesome track "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" featuring the icon that is Christopher Lee.

 

My favourite Rhapsody tracks are Emerald Sword and Eternal Glory.

Yeah Lost Horizon's first album is great, my outstanding tracks are Heart of Storm and Pure.

I'll check out Pharaoh.

 

Lord help me if we should ever all meet up in the pub one day and I turn up in my Pet Shop Boys T-shirt.

 

Wow you can get into a T-shirt from the 1980's ..... I'm impressed