Scott Dolan

Install M.A.M.E., stop missing the old times and play. I'm not aware of what M.A.M.E. is.

Awesome game!! Ugh.......... The alleged first 3D flyer. That game used to piss me off something awful. YES! I still have that on a greatest hits disc for the Playstation. Man, did I waste some major cash on that game when I was a teeny bopper. Yet another classic from Williams, who also made the awesome Defender and Star Gate. Did anybody else here use the "comb trick" on that one? I have no idea why, but that game would likely make my top five video games of all time list.

Oddly enough, I always preferred Double Dragon. But SFII was cool as hell also. I miss those side scrolling fighters, man. They were the only type of video game I could get my wife to play with me. Not this boy. No way in hell I'll ever pay that much for a gaming system. Besides, games really haven't gotten any better, or even different for that matter. They just have purdier graphics to look at.

I'm glad you resurrected this thread! I missed it the first time around. Man!! What major flashbacks!! I sure miss those old arcade games. Plunk in a quarter, play for about 20 minutes (if you were good), and then Game Over. Move on to something else. That kind of blissful simplicity is completely gone from the gaming world anymore.

You know, Atom Heart Mother seems like it was a precursor to Wish You Were Here. Both had "epic" style tunes as bookends with three short, interesting tunes between.

Agreed on the first point. That and Alan's Pscychedelic Breakfast were perfect bookends for that album! Fat Old Sun was Gilmour through and through. Summer Of '68 was the Wright composition on that album, and likely the very best tune from that album, IMO. I can hardly understand his lyrics, but the tune just moves right along. Never heard that one, but I think Broken China is a very good album. And one hell of an album cover, without question! Perhaps even Guy and myself would agree on that one.

I was going to stop by his place when the fam was coming back from Florida New Years weekend, but wasn't able to get ahold of him on time. Haven't seen or heard from him since. I share your concern, Sheldon. This isn't like him, and I hope everything is OK.

Got up to 77 here yesterday. It's already 69 so far today. Bah!! Too warm for this time of year.

Now you're just playing dirty. No further comment. No question. "I think we need more cowbell!" Pedestrian? In what way? Surely you can't tell me the "pscychadelic breakdown" halfway through Dogs and the "outro" of Sheep wasn't some of the most amazing stuff they ever came up with! I'd put them up against the middle section of Echoes. Acoustic/electronic music. Nobody did, or has done, it any better than these guys. I agree, and disagree. The Final Cut is lightyears beyond The Wall conceptually. But, The Wall was pretty damn good all by itself. Filler? I'm assuming you consider Bring The Boys Back Home filler? I disagree.... Even Amused To Death? I thought that was a pretty strong effort. Man, we are totally at odds here. Not that I disagree with the selections you've listed. But, Your Possible Pasts/One Of The Few/The Hero's Return/The Gunners Dream is one of the greatest sequences ever recorded, IMO. I agree with you about Not Now John, even though that was the only track with Gilmour on lead vocals (and I always liked his vocals much more than Waters). Agreed 100%! Good call! I don't care much for the title track, but everything after that stomps some serious ass! Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is out of this world!!

Well, I'm no pianist (or "penist" as they like to call them), But I never heard anything from him that really made me think he was great. Although, to be completely fair, something that is simple but brilliantly played and completely complimentary to the overall piece should have it's own merit. So, point taken. I'm not sure I agree with you here. My favorite Floyd album is Wish You Were Here. I think that is one of the most brilliant albums, beginning to end, ever put together. By anyone. I think what Animals showed was that PF could rock with the best of them. It's fairly stripped down, and Dogs and Sheep are two of the better tunes in their canon. It was also the last time they really wrote anything as a group. And it was awesome from beginning to end. Not something you can say about some of their other albums. Opinions vary, of course. But, I think Animals really showed off everything that made this band great. Psychadelic moments teamed with almost garage band type jamming (Sheep). Nick Mason was not a "great" drummer. I don't think even he would argue that. I have always found myself comparing him with Charlie Watts. Watts is definitely the stronger drummer, but the comparison came about because I think they both played exactly what they needed to without any flash. End of rant. So, what do you guys think about The Final Cut? I think it's THE most underrated and underappreciated Floyd album ever.

I've always felt David Gilmour was the only strong musician in the band. Though I was hoping something would come of that reunion they had last year. I'd love to hear what they would come up with as a group again, especially with all the technology they now have at their fingertips. Animals was just such a strong album, it'd be great if they could recapture that type of approach.

I actually kinda dig that number. That's one of his better albums, IMO.

Rainy. Really, really rainy.

I'm not a big fan of Watts, so I never heard Citizen Tain. It's difficult enough to take him on the Branford discs.

I consider myself a fan, but do agree that he has put out some really horrifying music. Big Train comes to mind in that department. But he's also put out some good stuff, as well. Black Codes, the VV box set, The Marciac Suite............ I personally wish he'd drop this whole neo-Ellington complex and stick with smaller groups playing some straight up shit instead of these overly long and tedius suites.

Or, even worse, "In Dog We Tryst".

Gotta love David!!

Happy belateds, Mr. E. I also share your amusement with Berigans "evolution" post.

Gonna be in the 50's and 60's here for the rest of the week.

If Mr. Big doesn't show up to recognize our collective awesomeness, I'm rescinding my B-Day wishes!!

Where is the Big one these days? Al, happy B-Day, my friend. I hope you are doing well, and know that I speak for more than just myself when I say we wish you were around more!!

Aw c'mon, Goodz. You're a handsome cat. Don't keep people in suspense!

Are there no longer the compatability issues with 2000? Back in the day, it was nearly worthless for the average home user. We've switched to XP at work, but there's not a lot of difference between the two in a business setting that I can find.

When I type on the keyboard I resemble Monk quite a bit. Fingers a flyin, elbows all over the place, hesitation, adamant outburst of strange words.....