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    Last Book You Read

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    Finished The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It was assigned for summer reading, but that didn't stop it from being one of the greatest books I've ever read. Now if only I didn't have to go back and write a bunch of journal entries about it...

    I loved Huckleberry Finn too! (Mandatory) journals are rarely fun, but it's actually a really great book for discussion becuase there's a lot of great satire there that, as a modern audiance lacking the proper context, it's pretty easy too miss. I really loved The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as well; have you read it? It’s been too long since I’ve read either of them. I’d give 'em both another read, but I currently have about three books I’m juggling at once. I started re-reading The Hobbit a while back, and I’m about halfway finished with that, but I’m also trying to read through A Feast for Crows, of which I’ve read about 2%. Before that, I was reading The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy, but I only got about ten pages into it before I was distracted by A Song of Ice and Fire. In the middle of all that, I’ve been flirting with the idea of re-reading the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, and at some point I’d really like to read Travels with Charley. The last book I actually finished… ummm, I guess that'd be A Storm of Swords, which ate all my emotions and left me too drained to read anything else for a while.Oh dear. Looking at all that, I really have a tragically short attention span.

     

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    Rate The Song Above You

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    @Overlord: ...It's about Freddie Mercury's cat. XDThe song: This is tough for me, because it's completely out of the range of the style of music I typically listen to now. As a rule, I'm really not a screamo fan, so I can't honestly say I enjoyed it all that much, buuuuut, because of my unfamiliarity with the genre, I can't really evaluate it on its own merits either. I will say that I kinda liked the intro. Overall... I can't say that anything really stood out to me, unfortunately, though lyrically it felt kinda weak, and lyrics tend to be a major selling point for me. Sooooo... 1.5. Just ain't my cuppa tea.Wing-stock- Ashley MacIsaac-Helio

    Rate The Song Above You

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    Huh, that's interesting; I actually like quite a few of the lyrics from this one. But then, I have somewhat questionable tastes, so there you go. =PBack on topic! I rather like this one. It's sort of playful and dreamlike, which is fitting, though that riff gets kinda repetitive. I'm gonna go ahead and say 4/5. Or maybe 3.5? Oh, whatever, I suck at this part, and I'm feeling generous. Final verdict is 4/5. :PAND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Delilah- Queen.-Helio

    Rate The Song Above You

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    2/5. It's kind of interesting, but it's really just not my style. Not really a fan of the sort of off-key vocals-- I know that the singer's doing it intentionally, but to me it just comes off as monotone and lacking emotion. I do sort of like the mellowness of the first part, though.White Blank Page by Mumford & Sons.-Helio

    Rate The Song Above You

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    @Overlord: Nah, not really. I usually post music that I actually own, so it's mostly the sort of thing I actually listen to on a regular basis. I might every once in a while, though.Anyway, lesee... It's catchy, and I like Sting's vocals and a fair bit of what's going on instrumentally, but it's a touch heavy on the synthesized sounds for my tastes. So, I suppose 3/5? I'm not good at translating this stuff over into a numerical value. =PHow 'bout... All These Things That I've Done by The Killers.-Helio

    Rate The Song Above You

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    Hmm... Lyrics are interesting, and I like the drums as well as the subtle ambiance in the background... Not a super big fan of the vocals, but I don't think I have any serious objections, either. On a slightly unrelated note, the music video I found was pretty trippy, but in a cool way. =POverall... I'd say 3/5. Not bad, actually kinda growing on me.Swoon- Imogen Heap-Helio

    Song Association

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    Hurt, also by Nine Inch Nails.EDIT: Oops. Just realized that that band's been used three times in a row now. =P How about... When the Saints Go Marching In, by... let's just say Louie Armstrong.-Helio

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