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dreadpirateroberts 
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 Posted: 27 Jul 2012 at 10:01pm |
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^ heard that one described as a cross between Dickens and Agathie?
Just a short one for me - really enjoying the use of electricity in the story  Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 27 Jul 2012 at 10:03pm |
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idlero
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Posted: 28 Jul 2012 at 11:33am |
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^yes,you can put it that way too, but the themes of the satire are contemporary
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Posted: 29 Jul 2012 at 2:42am |
It sounds good, I'll have to try and find it next time I visit a store. Now, about to start  Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 29 Jul 2012 at 2:43am |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2012 at 11:26pm |
interesting
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 3:35am |
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More Murakami
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Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 3:58am |
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one of my first Murakami's book
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dreadpirateroberts
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Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 12:28am |
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Yeah! Is that one of the ones you've read in multiple languages? Have you read his latest, Slava?
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Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 1:27am |
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Didn't read Murakami's books during last few years, not sure if he wrote something new during that period (still didn't read all his previous books as well)
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Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 3:21pm |
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I hadn't dropped in on this thread yet and it reminded me that I really don't read books anymore. It's not a deliberate choice just a fact of life. I still have a subscription to the local paper. I lost about 75% of my book collection in the flood 2009 including The Real Frank Zappa Book and Miles Davis' Autobiography. There are a couple of things out there that I might indulge in of a political bent if I had the money.
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Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 3:39pm |
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I have my The Real Frank Zappa Book
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Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 4:00pm |
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That's a damn good read. :) If you haven't read Miles Auto, you should. It's a really good read, too. Joe Jackson's A Cure For Gravity is also quite good. It's a shame that all three of these were flood victims but the life stories remain in my head.
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Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 5:45pm |
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I have the Miles autobio as well as several bios on him as well.
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Posted: 03 Oct 2012 at 9:33pm |
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The two recent books I've read were:
Just Kids by Patti Smith My Last Sigh by Luis Buñuel Both autobiographic, both in english, and man, both totally incredible. Probably I'm starting to realize the magic of autobiographies and such books. But maybe it's just that these two specifically are just incredible persons and have had such fascinating lives. Both highly recommended.
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012 at 12:31am |
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Recently finished this:
 It was pretty good, just took me a couple nights to read. At points it was a little depressing, led to a little loss of sleep.
 But overall it was a good read, recommended to any classic sci-fi lover. |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012 at 2:16am |
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^ sounds good, Cale, I've never come across that one
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Posted: 11 Jan 2013 at 4:05am |
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just finished Murakami's 1st book of 1Q84
I liked it, but not in my top three Murakami books
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013 at 12:51pm |
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Finished the 1Q84 trilogy, quite enjoyable , a bit too long.
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013 at 2:50pm |
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Finishing:
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Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 7:10pm |
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^finished!
Extremely well done and thoughtful concerning the past decade (00s) and what's-to-come of music, all in a long 400 pages analysis with detailed examples. This book is not probably for "closed" minded Prog fans, but there's a lot in here that answers or deals with Prog fans issues and concerns with music, about innovation and real "progression". |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2013 at 5:55am |
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Cool, sounds great. Is there an English language version too?
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