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"I was in the studio down in Phoenix doing the first Fight album and someone came down and told me that I had to check this out. They put it on and when I first heard 'Blind' I started asking myself what this album was going to do. It was an extraordinary time in the mid-90s, especially in America because heavy music was becoming really fast-paced. That's why I've also included Alice In Chains. Korn were from Bakersfield but a lot of stuff was filtering down from Seattle, whether it was Pearl Jam or Nirvana. When they came along they completely changed the direction that heavy music was heading. I thought it was great because we suddenly had something that was totally new. They're still pushing the boundaries and getting criticised for it, but really, fuck the critics. I'm still a fan. I was watching Korn the other day and they were absolutely amazing. The material from this record is still brilliant live, 20 years on."

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Adam Carolla recommended track Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil in Essential Oils by Midnight Oil in Music (curated)

Essential Oils by Midnight Oil

2012 | Alternative

8.0

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Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil

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"I was thinking of different forms of inspiration and years ago, when I used to box, I had a heavy bag hanging in the garage of my house that I bought after I was inspired by "Peace of Mind." I would go out, and work, and do my TV shows, and do my radio shows, and do all that kind of stuff, where you’re sitting there with makeup on, and trying to hit your marks, and all that business. And then I would go home and I would crank in my mix cd and one of the songs was Midnight Oil’s “Blue Sky Mine”. And it just had such a strong drum beat that I would just go into this zone and just start pounding the body of that heavy bag to the beat of the drum. And it really just got me inspired. So, like I said, Boston was inspiring to get me into a career, and Midnight Oil was inspired for me to break someone’s ribs."

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Unified by Sweet & Lynch

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SWEET & LYNCH is centered around the talents of guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of heavy metal...

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Paige (428 KP) rated The Lobster (2015) in Movies

Jul 28, 2017

The Lobster (2015)

2015 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.7

(15 Ratings)

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Pretty funny, at times (1 more)

An interesting premise

Dragged a bit (1 more)

A little too heavy for a comedy

Dark surreal dystopian comedies need more humor

Good, not quite as darkly funny as I expected, seemed more concerned with the politics and "rules of the universe" than entirely necessary which kind of messed with the pacing dragged the humor a little bit. Other people were having a hard time understanding the world as built, anyway, so it seems a bit of wasted effort.

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Ghost (30 KP) Jul 28, 2017

Extremely surreal, I have a fondness for this film

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Obsessed book reviews (49 KP) rated The Bachelor Contract (The Bachelors of Arizona, #3) in Books

May 7, 2019

This is the third book in this series by this author. You are always guaranteed a fantastic read by this author. Amazing characters, which you will fall in love with as you read. This book is the perfect mix of humor and the heavy stuff to keep you hooked till the very last page. I can't wait to read more in this series and by this author in the future.
Highly recommended
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book

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David McK (3816 KP) rated Daggerspell (Deverry, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Despite having an intriguing premise involving re-incarnation, I have to say: I found this book to be quite heavy going, and not so much slow going as moving at a glacial pace.

While it did show flashes of promise, I felt that it never really took off at all or really grabbed my attention: indeed, at times it felt like a chore to be reading it (as a matter of principle, if I start a book I finish it).

Not impressed. :(