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Several years ago, I began acquiring every 9.0+ and Best New Music album from Pitchfork. Many of those albums are on this list, and they are among the albums I believe will stick with me forever. How is Pitchfork not one of the best resources for learning about music, as compared to a Rolling...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik This is another good reason to be an English major. In undergrad, I was able to pick up used books for a song. They don't constantly "update" literature to force you to buy the latest version. The initial investment in textbooks is worth it...

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Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax a body of evidence is required, not just a single observation. not to mention i would take issue with this... measuring microwaves moving through space or the circumference of a tree does not, in fact, alter either one. even if it did, a set of...

Difficult, since everything is a pet peeve to me: -When a person responds to one of my nuanced posts, only to completely misrepresent what I said. I then have to waste time responding so that other people don't think I believe those things. -People who refuse to punctuate their posts...

I find that science is very elegant and instructive on a macroscopic scale, but highly turbulent and indeterminate on the lowest levels. Newton's work, the Theory of Evolution, and numerous other theories are so elegant that one cannot help but think that they are correct. On the scale at which...

Quote: Originally Posted by atothex Santana Row is not what I'd consider an upscale place, although the French place is pretty tasty. Left Bank, I think? Chez Panisse is good, but I wouldn't say it necessarily tastes any better than some cheaper places in Berkeley. My go-to for...

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Quote: Originally Posted by logwed But do they do Prog better than Pink Floyd? Certainly not. Saying an album was ahead of it's time does not make it better. Anyway, this is Abbey Road we're talking about. Do you even remember what you wrote? You said that The Beatles were in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by logwed The Beatles may have just been in the wrong time. They missed the 70's with bands like Yes and Pink Floyd experimenting with structures and sounds and instruments. Yes and PF experimented early in their respective careers, which, IMO, was when their...

Abbey Road contains Come Together, Something, and Here Comes The Sun; these are three of the greatest songs ever written. The second string pieces are I Want You (She's So Heavy), Because, Oh Darling, and the medley. No album is more varied in its combination of blues, ballad, heavy metal, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aslan123 The Mono Box Set is sold out at Amazon.com now. However, it is still available at The Official Beatles Shop and probably other places as well. Amazon.ca still has it however. I'm starting to think of dropping it for the Stereo Box Set, both for...