Thirith on 23/9/2024 at 06:18

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I will defend The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' "The Impression that I Get" to my dying breath, Sulphur. Saxophones at dawn, man!

On a different note: The Lost Crown has some platforming challenges that are hard as nails. I got stuck on the first of them yesterday and after an hour managed to get through about 3/4. These are separate, so I'll return to the main game and try to improve that way before returning to the Divine Trials, but if anyone was afraid that the game was too shallow (I don't generally associate Ubisoft with challenging games), it definitely does offer a challenge.

Malf on 23/9/2024 at 08:37

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My uncle Dave was The Specials' manager briefly, and gets a warm mention in Horace "Gentleman" Panter's autobiography "Ska'd for Life".
Ska forever :mad:

Although, to be fair, my Ska exposure is limited to The Specials, Selector, Fishbone and The Interrupters, all of which are ace.

As with all genres, I'm sure there are lesser representatives available, but mostly I feel that Ska's reputation has been tainted by the proliferation of overly commercial stuff on US radio in the 90s, something that thankfully passed the UK by.

Also, check out Brass Against for some excellent Ska covers of Rage Against the Machine tracks.

Malf on 23/9/2024 at 10:27

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Ah, so you're a filthy Mod, eh?
You and your long coats and pimped-out Lambrettas with too many wing mirrors and squirrel tails on arials...

I also forgot one band, but it's understandable, as they're one of the pillars of British culture alongside Status Quo and Chas & Dave and pyramid tea bags:
Madness!
EVERYONE likes Madness!

Malf on 23/9/2024 at 10:57

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See?!
Even henke likes Madness, and there's nary a hint of janky physics based shenanigans to be seen in any of their repertoire!
Although they DO make you Pogo...

And apologies, no, I'm mostly familiar with their early stuff, as is every resident of the United Kingdom.

To that generation of Brits residents of the US would refer to as "Gen X", Madness, along with Motorhead, cemented their position in the national consciousness with their appearance on beloved BBC Light Entertainment programme "The Young Ones." *

With The Specials though, I loved their last release, Protest Songs 1924–2012. Cracking stuff.

* This was said in mild jest, but they really did have to sell The Young Ones to the powers-that-were at the Beeb at the time as Light Entertainment in order to get the required budget; and along with the qualification as Light Entertainment came the requirement that every show featured a musical interlude, hence those forever legendary performances.

Sulphur on 23/9/2024 at 11:08

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Sorry, I'm too busy picturing henke shovelling mashed potatoes and vinyl chips into his mouth to pay attention to anything anyone else is saying.

Also, pssh, Lambrettas. Vespas for life!

[video=youtube;oTTMR93Aunc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTTMR93Aunc[/video]