There should be an objective rating for how good a record is and it should be called "SAR" for Spins Above Replacement.

jimmy spako wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:43 pm There should be an objective rating for how good a record is and it should be called "SAR" for Spins Above Replacement.

So less than 1 would be not great. A full 1.0 could be solid. 2 is very good, and anything above 2 is phenomenal.

This could be averaged from a number of outings.

mrcancelled wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:24 pm as someone with a soft spot for some of the most meat-and-potatoes generic hardcore of decades past, NYHC really seemed to suck ass for the most part

ABSOLUTE TRUTH

jimmy spako wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:25 am

Spite Zero wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:12 am

Maurice wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:38 pm

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? I hope Tom's check is in the mayo.

Heh. I see what you did there. ...Yes, and I hope it's a sizable check, with many zeros. Leonardo DiCaprio? I don't know about this.

Have you seen Inherent Vice? I never got around to seeing it. Enjoyed the book.

Inherent Vice, the film, was very good, I thought, and as faithful in spirit and detail to the book as one could hope, though of course large chunks were omitted (the whole trip to Vegas, for one): quite a respectable effort, quite a few laughs. J. Phoenix as Doc acquitted himself well, as did Josh Brolin as Bigfoot Bjornsen, and I always enjoy Benicio del Toro. But this? Again, not sure. We shall see.

Cool. Vineland is supposed to be subtly great, haven't read it though.

What I'm thinking:

A Marc Maron sitcom called WTFOBGYN.
Every appointment starts with "Who are your guys?" and ends with "Are we done here?"

PASTA wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:58 pm

mrcancelled wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:24 pm as someone with a soft spot for some of the most meat-and-potatoes generic hardcore of decades past, NYHC really seemed to suck ass for the most part

ABSOLUTE TRUTH

Are we referring to bullshit meathead music that’s more known for inter-scene grudges than meaningful societal criticism? If so, yes to all this.