The Music Banter Members' Journals Monthly Update Thread

[Trollheart]

You may noticed I've lost a little weight, due to overwork and personal stuff happening at home. But I'm still here to guide you through what those who can still be bothered updating their journals have written over the last month, so let's get to it before I fade away...

Batty kicks us off with his top ten tracks played this month, which rather surprisingly, features quite a lot of Kesha. Read all about it here http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ite-about.html or, if you have any musical taste at all, avoid it like the plague. But if you really won't be told, then head over to http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...s-journal.html where he's reviewing the entire new Kesha album. Hold me back.

A new job for Goofle means a new journal, and in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...aves-safe.html he's going to be giving us a rundown of the gigs and festivals he works security on, kicking off with Slowdive at ... well, he doesn't say where. But then Mister Goofle Goes to Glastonbury. Read on, and weep, ye who were not there. Like me. I don't care. But you probably do.

If Ked is following Mord into self-imposed exile from here (see further), then she's left one hell of a journal entry to remember her by in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...puc-scale.html!

You'll usually find weird and often wonderful artists in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ong-picks.html and this month is no exception, with The Dark Element , Luar Na Lubre, Nightwish, Men at Work, Vuur, Marillion (yay!), Calan, The Agonist and a full review of the new Tori Amos. Those bands mentioned aren't all he has this month, there just simply isn't enough room to list them all, so go check his journal out.

Mord continues to try to educate us to some of his favourite artists in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...um-musica.html, including Anais Mitchell, Rich Mullins, Mumford and Sons (!), Nest, Of Monsters and Men, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and the usual slew (and I mean slew: we're talking pages and pages here!) of other artists. And it seems his journal is over, for now. Taking a long break, though for how long he don't say. Hey, we'll miss ya, ya crazy Christian!

http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...dern-rock.html has a feature on 7 Seconds, while in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...antiquity.html there are Grannies about...

Philip Jeck, Bill Dixon, and a whole lot of close-to-porno on http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...p-lighter.html. Oh, and fuck Tim O'Reilly. Apparently.

http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...crap-heap.html is back, with some love for Holst and his Planets Suite.

A new journal from Rubber Soul as he promises to spill on his experiences in this writer's forum he belonged/still belongs to in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...mb-sooner.html.

And now, appearing for I believe the first time in

it's Elphenor, with this rather good advice:

Originally Posted by elphenor

on not expecting yourself to like something:

I don't think it has much to do with understanding compositions or music theory or all that stupid bull****

it's just familiarity by listening to a lot of a genre that will make you appreciate more pure versions as time goes on

absolutely don't force it because it isn't a race or anything

but just like you usually start with a couple singles when getting into a brand new artist you're usually going to start with the more accessible bands in a genre and work your way up

I'm gonna give to MicShazam, who has really been putting in some serious work on his journal

Unnecessary Quote of the Month (haven't had the time/can't be arsed to create a logo yet) goes to Mindfulness. Not only did he quote the entire post of Batty's exhaustive review of Kesha's Animal to reply, but ALL the videos too. And all he added was a clapping emoticon. Jeez man: don't you know you can edit your quote? You don't need to include the whole thing!

Funny Post

of the Month

is again a sort of exchange. There's no point posting just the one reply; it's much funnier when you read the whole thing. From Mord's now-on-hold Journal, but courtesy of his better half:
As usual, it was Batty who kicked things off with this comment

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I guess his wife got tired of calling him "sir" and now he's too busy with the divorce.

to which Ked responded in a North Korean way, ie disproportionate response, though hilarious I think you'll agree...

Originally Posted by Kedvesem

This would have made me laugh if it were not quite so insulting. For you, or anyone, to imply that I would ever divorce my darling Sir is as infuriating as impugning my chastity.

It generally amuses me endlessly to read the screeds and attempted barbs of those who mock what they have never known. Clearly, you have neither given nor received, neither experienced nor observed, such devotion as my darling Sir inspires. I call him so, not because he forces me, nor even requires it, but because my love for him demands it. I initiated it, actually, and he permitted it because he knows how much I respect him. But this was simply too disrespectful of him for me to laugh, so instead I replied.

You have not known what it is to be so thoroughly loved, nor will you, for you lack the capacity to attract and retain even friends, let alone a lover. This is why, when the day ends, my darling Sir is neither lonely nor alone, while you--you are both.

Batty followed that up with an apology-not-apology

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Where's that turned cheek, bro? But seriously, I'm sure you can understand why outsiders would find your family dynamic odd and even kinda creepy. And I do. But I also know **** all about your home life and have no right to know it, so I at least try not to judge more than I can help and treat you as your personality and what you put out there deserve, and no matter what goes on behind closed doors you seem an alright sort as far as the internet is concerned. So you do you, but just know that nothing on this earth will ever stop me from being as big of a cock to you as I would anyone else. Cause you have a stupid beard.

Edit: Oh **** I didn't realize that was you and not Mord, but I guess all that still applies. You have a stupid beard.

Edit to the edit: Wait when did I impugn your chastity? Is this one of those things where your idea of chastity is vastly different from my own?

Time for me to stir the pot, then.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

You shouldn't take offence Ked. Bat doesn't really mean anything he says and we've accepted at this stage that he'll just push the envelope as far as he can and stretch the elastic till it snaps back and takes his head off. I used to get upset with his seeming insensitivity but now? Hell, he makes jokes about my dead mother, whom I love with all my heart, but I just laugh it off.

Note: this should not, repeat not, prevent you from casting some curse on him, if such is within your power.

And Batty came back with

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I swear to dog, if she doesn't bash out a paragraph or two excoriating you for calling her a witch I am going to feel horribly special.

Then I came back with this

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I never said she was a bad witch though, did I? Anyway, Ked loves me.

Supported by her daughter

Originally Posted by RiPS

Weird, you're the second Irishman to think Ked's a witch.

Nah, she takes being called a witch as a compliment.

And I sign off in triumph! Sort of.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I see her very definitely as some sort of cross between Stevie Nicks and Kate Bush; the kind of smouldering spirituality mixed with a lot of laughter, casting love spells, healing spells and perhaps spells that allow her to talk to animals.


I kind of expected/thought/hoped she would. It was certainly meant as one.

Finally, let me just wish

on behalf of everyone here to Mord (and, I guess, Ked) who have taken a sabbatical from the forum, hopefully not a permanent one. We wish you both well and hope to see you back here at some point in time. Meanwhile, rest assured, we'll work on corrupting your daughter to the best of our collective ability! Sayonara!

Till next month,
Toodles!