BigMartinJol t1_jeerk6l wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:14 PM

Reply to comment by MrObviousChild in Bands that peaked with their first album? by GroguIsMyBrogu

Silent Alarm has to be the ultimate example of this phenomenon. I really like Weekend In The City as well though.

BigMartinJol t1_jczpki0 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 7:56 PM

Reply to Where to Start with Kazuo Ishiguro by edward_radical

I really liked When We Were Orphans and it was only a few years later I discovered its considered his artistic nadir. The Buried Giant is the one that never did anything for me.

BigMartinJol t1_j2bpcbu wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:46 AM

Reply to Does Don Winslow introduce endless female characters just to write explicitly about their bodies and sex lives? by hammnbubbly

ITT: people who have never actually read Don Winslow

BigMartinJol t1_j1za7ms wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:48 PM

Reply to Your top five albums released in 1992 by Hollandmarch76

REM - Automatic For The People

Alice In Chains - Dirt

Sugar - Copper Blue

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head

Honourable mentions to: RATM debut, Dr Dre - The Chronic, Morrissey - Your Arsenal, Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

BigMartinJol t1_iujanj7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:25 PM

Reply to What's the best one hit wonder in your opinion? Do they still exists? by Necessary_Comfort812

Sunshine On A Rainy Day by Zoë is one of my favourites.

BigMartinJol t1_iue22ff wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Reply to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is a horror classic. A very good movie, but the ending always hurt it in my opinion. by Any-Satisfaction-770

I've seen the first one about five or six times, and somehow I always manage to forget the ending. Every time I watch it I'm surprised by a) the sheer shock of what happens and b) how ropey the effects look when the mum gets pulled through the door.

BigMartinJol t1_iue0oq2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Reply to Favourite albums for working out? by Prestigious_Jello_71

Any of the classic era Tool albums are hard to beat.

BigMartinJol t1_iu5yzjh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:16 PM

Reply to [Discussion] Anyone else struggles with following shows because of the increasingly longer breaks between seasons? by IBoris

I emphasise with this a bit. I remember earlier this year when Netflix finally dropped S2 of Top Boy, I had forgotten who a lot of the side characters were as well as some of the key plot points of the previous season. I had to do some homework (I.e. read a couple of online summaries) which was annoying but ultimately the show was so good I didn't mind.

Would I be willing to put in the work for a lesser show? I'm not too sure , especially with the sheer glut of options there is now.