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Billy Gibbons recommended E.S.P by Erick Sermon in Music (curated)

 
E.S.P by Erick Sermon
E.S.P by Erick Sermon
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"I rekindled a fondness for hip-hop having spent so much time in Houston, Texas, which lately has been revealed as the unexpected destination to make rap and hip-hop records. That's due largely to the presence of the Geto Boys and Bushwick Bill, Scarface and even Destiny's Child. When ZZ Top were recording the album Rhythmeen our studio was undergoing a facelift so we went into an alternate studio, John Moran's Digital Services, where many rap records have been made. There was the left room and the right room, adjoined with the shared group lounge area. I was trying to figure out how the hip-hop guys and rappers got such great-sounding backbeats. And of course what they didn't have was this kinda bluesy guitar. To this day ZZ Top aspires to keep some crunch and grit as part of the fabric. What started the ball rolling back in that direction was the movie Straight Outta Compton. All of a sudden I'm watching the genesis of NWA and what really started such a robust scene. I'd watch that movie ten times. And I probably will [again]!"

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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020  
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
2010 | Comedy, Drama, Musical
3
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Yet another Woody Allen group of unhappy, neurotic, misanthropic unlikeables who cheat on each other, bluntly recite surface-level themes, and belittle the dead while he glosses over most of the consequential parts of the story only leaving behind the scraps of tawdry, tedious conversations that hardly ever feel genuine and who fucking gives a fuck? Not nearly as cynical nor unpleasant as 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (not that it isn't also either of those things... because it is) but about one hundred thousand times less meaty compared to a film that really wasn't all that meaty to begin with. This doesn't even have a premise, a bunch of assholes just sit around and scold each other about being assholes - oh and also life is meaningless, again. K man. I'm all for some good feel-bad cinema but this shit just tries my patience. The literal only thing of note is how magnificent Gemma Jones is, otherwise this barely even qualifies as distracting. Never before has the usual Allen autopilot been *this* indifferent - the same movie he's made like ten+ times over the last two decades. And what a waste of a good Banderas...
  
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Night Reader Reviews (683 KP) rated Different Seasons in Books

May 15, 2020  
Different Seasons
Different Seasons
Stephen King | 1982 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
4
8.8 (18 Ratings)
Book Rating
Very different from Stephen Kings usual work. (0 more)
Just Becasue
Not on my top ten list of Stephen King books that I have read, that is for sure. Different Seasons was completely different from his usual work and I do understand that was kind of the whole point. Sadly as a big Stephen King fan the difference was not really appreciated all that much. Shawshank Redemption is my father's favorite movie so it was past time that I finally read the story it was biased off of and sadly to say I can not understand what all the hype was about. The same goes for The Body as Stand By Me is considered a popular move (again one that I have not seen) yet the book was unimpressive. Apt Pupil was disturbing yes, but it was the one story out of the four that was hardest for me to get through, it just drug on and felt like it got no where. Finally I come to The Breathing Method which I was much happier with. Yet even that final story felt like it could have offered so much more if it wasn't cut short.
  
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Merissa (12069 KP) rated No Shame (No Shame #4) in Books

Feb 27, 2018  
No Shame (No Shame #4)
No Shame (No Shame #4)
Nora Phoenix | 2018 | Erotica, LGBTQ+, Romance
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
No Shame (No Shame #4) by Nora Phoenix
No Shame is the fourth and final book in the No Shame series, and although we focus on Brad, Charlie, and Miles, there is a finality to everyone's story. We met Miles in No Fear when he was trying to protect Indy. In return, after he gets tortured, Indy proves once again just how big his heart is by inviting him to recover in their farmhouse/ranch house. This brings a new dynamic into the house, as Miles has his own problems, Charlie is still recovering from his ex's attention, and Brad doesn't know what he wants or how to ask for it.

How these characters all blend together is just amazing to read about, and I loved being thoroughly engrossed in their stories. It is with genuine sorrow that I say goodbye to this series, although it will be one I read again! I would love a little novella to just see how they're all getting on, say, ten years in the future. Hint hint, Nora Phoenix!

I know I run the risk of repeating myself, but I really can't recommend these books highly enough. They are not the 'usual' m/m books, but instead are fresh and original. Each book is a delight in and of itself, but put them together in a series, and you will get blown away. I can't say which is my favourite book, but this one had me smiling and crying at the end, just because of how it ends.

Go and read them! All of them!

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *