I know you don’t really like Mick’s solo output, but what do you think about Keith’s?
I have mixed feelings about it. If I were to rank all of the Stones solo musical ventures, it would definitely be Charlie > Keith > Ronnie > Mick. Which, naturally, was also Keith’s opinion on the matter:
I’ve never been a fan of the Stones covers he did with the Winos, the tempos are always a mess and they drag.
As for the stuff that’s solely his, I think it’s a mixed bag. He’s genuinely very talented as a lyricist and I like the subject matter he tends to focus on, because it’s a lot about complicated and long term/older relationships, which isn’t necessarily a mainstay of mainstream rock. And I also enjoy his voice, he’s not Pavarotti or anything but he knows how to write for his own range and vocal quality.
That said, I feel like the music/band itself tends to be very hit or miss, and I actually tend to prefer the songs where it’s Charley Drayton playing drums instead of Steve, he’s got a lighter touch that suits Keith’s style better. I was at performance the Winos did at the Beacon Theater 2 years ago as part of Love Rocks NYC and for unexplained reasons (what I heard on the grapevine is that Steve and Charley had some kind of falling out related to Charley’s late wife) Charley wasn’t there. The choice of songs for the set kind of sucked and the replacement bass player was no good, but I don’t think that performance is probably representative of what they were like in their heyday in the late ‘80s/mid ‘90s. Still not thrilled with how much money I spent on a ticket for such a mediocre performance. Hozier and Mavis Staples were great, though.
His collaborations with Levon Helm and Tom Waits are both gorgeous and there’s some beautiful covers by him of Mingus and other artists floating around out there. It’s not *really* solo Keith, but for my money his best stuff in that realm will always be the songs he sings solo on the Stones records, particularly “Little T&A” from Tattoo You, “How Can I Stop” from Bridges to Babylon, “Thru and Thru” + “The Worst” from Voodoo Lounge, and “Slipping Away” from Steel Wheels. Also “Alteration Boogie”, even though nobody was ever kind enough to give us an official release.
Ironically, I listen to him most often when I’m exercising, especially running or doing boxing drills with a heavy bag. I will say that I have a special place in my heart for “Hate It When You Leave.” The lyrics are so him, of course, but it used to be a song that was perpetually on my playlist for nighttime runs in London, and I have many fond memories of listening to it while flying through the shittier parts of Shoreditch and Camden Town.
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dex Hamilton alien entomologist fans be like: yes this is my favourite show from 2008 where you can't really watch it anywhere legally bc it gets banished off the face of the earth every 3 years, yes it ends on the weirdest ending of any show ever, yes the MC and the villain are the most homoerotic ass autism couple ever, yes tung is super annoying, and yes it is literally almost impossible to watch the full show + movie specials. but it is singlehandedly the best one off kids show ever.
yes this is the show, and yes, no one knows where the fuck to watch it at any given time
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I love the women of our flag means death!!
Mary: starting with the og! Got left by her piece of shit husband and just turned around and made a fantastic life for herself. Become a famous painter with a cool ass name, the widow bonnet! Found love. Was gonna kill stede for ruining her life (I love him, i didn't want him to die.. but also fair enough!)
Mary's eyepatch friend: wears an eyepatch. Owns a leopard. "Murder's a natural cause". (What else do you need!)
Spanish Jackie: business woman. Wooden hand. 20 husbands. Looks badass in a red suit and a gold sleeping gown!! Poison trained herself and her husbands. Abandoned 19 of husbands and joined the revenge with her 20th husband who gives great massages! "Let's go husbands"
Zheng: pirate queen. Conquered china. Can kill someone by hitting pressure points on their body. Can hold off like 10 English soldiers on her own! Also has an adorable hair style and turns into a shy, giggling teenager around the soft, sweet guy she likes! (Good for her!)
Auntie: can see what happened at a certain place, using vibes and taste only. Learned there's nothing wrong with being soft. Told her kid, she's proud of her!
Archie: She's wild! Was in a snake cult! (some people don't like that she just showed up and became a part of the crew.. I however love that! More wild women!)
Anne and Mary: insane sapphic pirates (duh!) Mary has axe on her, poisoned her wife (affectionate). Anne wore someones face to save mary. Burned down her antique shop that's probably been her life for years, just because she loves mary and wants to be happy, in love and go on adventures with her. Stabbed her wife (affectionate).
Hellkat Maggie: wears a noose around her neck. Has a beautiful name! (I want her to join the crew!)
Antoinette: she realized it's disgusting that her husband is her brother.. (we love character development!)
Olivia the seagull: avenged her husbands death by fucking with calico jack moments before he died (an absolute win in my book).
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Full offense, but if streaming services are going to start bombarding us with ads, then there's literally no reason for us to not stick to pirating, other than respect for the creators who actually gave it their all with those shows. I mean, at least on illegal sites all I need is to have Adblock installed and I'm golden.
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YO @kaythefloppa and @preciouslittletoonette remember when y’all were talking about why they didn’t including the lost boys??
These forums.. holy shit they might’ve been in there!! (Well atleast nibs) (Link to the forum the photo links don’t load :( : https://dvdizzy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25297)
But as you see in the test pilot by this point there was already some changes made: https://youtu.be/MMN7HYLqvlY?feature=shared
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i too stopped watching rwby I don’t even remember when, but it’s all so nostalgic seeing the bees!! i wasn’t really big on any of the ships somehow, maybe cause i didn’t think any were going to be canon?? what drew you to yang and blake and or other couples?
Same, I don't remember when I stopped... IN any case thank you SO MUCH for giving me this chance to go down the nostalgia road <3<3<3
The bees are an outlier for me too since I'm usually not into non-canon ships, but something abt them stuck with me back then?? Their extrovert x introvert dynamic is great. I saw the way Yang talked to Blake in that dance episode and was like. I Know What You Are. Sure, Blake was going with a dude, and Yang literally gives her away to him at the dance, but then that volume 3 ending happened and I KNEW. I KNEW. That was back before vol 4, so I spent a few weeks rewatching and looking for clues until it got so well imprinted onto my brain that I still remember it despite not touching it in years. Blake's ex noticing the way she was looking at Yang and saying The Line??? Yang just losing her entire shit when she saw them???? Blake throwing herself before her and sobbing and holding her hand and apologizing for what Adam has done to her???? YANG'S HEARTBROKEN "I DON'T KNOW" WHEN RUBY ASKS WHY BLAKE LEFT HER?????? THE ONE WITH ABANDONMENT ISSUES has been given THE ONE WHO LIKES TO ABANDON as her government assigned partner and best friend!!! And she is in SAD UNREQUITED GAY LOVE with her!!!!!! The drama!!!! The tragedy!!!!!!!! Then vol 4 dropped and 1) Armed and Ready had that gayass line in there, and 2) BMBLB made me feel gaslit because Blake is gonna end up with Sun right???? This is just Yang yearning right???????????? RIGHT??????????? In any case, that's when I stopped watching and started experiencing through clips online, and as years went by I started realizing that no actually she is NOT gonna end up with Sun. God. What a journey.
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You know if I'm fucking paying for a streaming service I'm expecting the visuals to not fucking pause randomly
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