tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post8986555072552870850..comments2023-12-12T16:30:15.159+00:00Comments on Floor to Ceiling Books: It's Music To My Ears!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-35290460243579618242011-01-30T19:16:58.299+00:002011-01-30T19:16:58.299+00:00Heh, thanks for all the comments and the disagreem...Heh, thanks for all the comments and the disagreements and such - has been making me laugh a lot!<br /><br />@Mieneke: I think only a band as beloved as The Beatles could represent Terry Pratchett. Both a band and an author that other people will express surprise about if you confess that you don't like them or have never read/heard them!Magemandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986754628836562869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-81779796823473403372011-01-30T19:04:22.261+00:002011-01-30T19:04:22.261+00:00What a fabulous post Amanda! I haven't got any...What a fabulous post Amanda! I haven't got any funny comparisons, but I wanted to let you know you made me laugh. I do womder though what sort of music Terry Pratchett would be!Mieneke van der Salmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782771945227479913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-19476043836153007022011-01-29T23:25:11.780+00:002011-01-29T23:25:11.780+00:00Great post, Amanda! I don't have anything cle...Great post, Amanda! I don't have anything clever to add, but it was fun to read anyway.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884767316389408660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-42144906059344857722011-01-29T16:56:35.713+00:002011-01-29T16:56:35.713+00:00"New Weird is totally Prog Rock - Dream Theat..."New Weird is totally Prog Rock - Dream Theater, Rush, Frost. The ultimate in pretentious fret-wankery where the composition of the music and the expertise with the instruments is deemed more important than the pleasure of the listeners!" < OUCH! Sound more like 'Literary Fiction' to me, although New Weird *does* make most current Fantasy seem cheesy and simplistic ;) <br /><br />@JeffV: Neutral Milk Hotel are most certainly New Weird.Alex Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-3568960248301553112011-01-28T22:40:00.352+00:002011-01-28T22:40:00.352+00:00You aren't misogynistic and/or xenophobic and/...You aren't misogynistic and/or xenophobic and/or conservative enough for him. Work on the bile spewing some more and the quoting copiously from press releases, grasshopper, if you wish to follow The Way of Pattism.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-20657448469659671162011-01-28T22:35:29.726+00:002011-01-28T22:35:29.726+00:00Pat doesn't visit this blog.Pat doesn't visit this blog.Magemandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986754628836562869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-30060367591958318762011-01-28T22:34:26.594+00:002011-01-28T22:34:26.594+00:00I'm waiting to find out if Pat is the blogger ...I'm waiting to find out if Pat is the blogger equivalent of Lawrence Welk or not!Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-36630972024141243112011-01-28T22:20:27.533+00:002011-01-28T22:20:27.533+00:00Oh, let's not stop at that Larry! I am, in fac...Oh, let's not stop at that Larry! I am, in fact, the blogging equivalent of Mel B's abortive attempt at being a single artist!Magemandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986754628836562869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-45976054031935936152011-01-28T22:18:27.982+00:002011-01-28T22:18:27.982+00:00I'm waiting for the Blogger/Music comparison p...I'm waiting for the Blogger/Music comparison post. Of course, I'll stake out the Bob Dylan comparison now in a preemptive strike against you. Maybe you'll be the Spice Girls of the bunch? :PLarry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-50529972693780252942011-01-28T16:23:24.264+00:002011-01-28T16:23:24.264+00:00Hell yes, Stephen King is definitely Iron Maiden! ...Hell yes, Stephen King is definitely Iron Maiden! Great call. <br /><br />I was also thinking Robert Jordan is Metallica. Started out great, then faded, creating a product that divided their fan base, but kept plugging away despite the criticismRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261179296556524707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-87313051519324955902011-01-28T12:56:57.344+00:002011-01-28T12:56:57.344+00:00Now I'm sad you think Aerosmith are hair rock ...Now I'm sad you think Aerosmith are hair rock and churn out the same music over and overDream in Greyhttp://www.dreamingingrey.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-89328227618527987562011-01-28T09:49:53.252+00:002011-01-28T09:49:53.252+00:00Coming up in Amanda's next book review:
"...Coming up in Amanda's next book review:<br />"It's got a catchy tune, but I can't dance to it."Weirdmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999326013335351617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-23233346118650432522011-01-28T09:41:32.614+00:002011-01-28T09:41:32.614+00:00@Ryan - Oh, Iron Maiden are my first love where mu...@Ryan - Oh, Iron Maiden are my first love where music is concerned! I couldn't possibly come up with an author who has been going for so long, been experimental, almost broken up.... Oh hang on! I'm thinking Stephen King :-D How's that?!<br /><br />@allan and redhead - thanks for the comments, I had loads of fun with this post :-)Magemandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986754628836562869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-34026452055656197822011-01-28T03:49:54.113+00:002011-01-28T03:49:54.113+00:00where's the frackin' "like" butt...where's the frackin' "like" button?? blogger needs a like button so I can push it a million times!redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-66932907886943635742011-01-28T01:43:26.548+00:002011-01-28T01:43:26.548+00:00Guys you just made me wet myself a little.
David ...Guys you just made me wet myself a little.<br /><br />David Gemmell - Led Zeppelin<br /><br />Joe Abercrombie - MetallicaAllannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-25685207319138898942011-01-28T01:33:53.787+00:002011-01-28T01:33:53.787+00:00Awesome post! Though I would disagree with Sander...Awesome post! Though I would disagree with Sanderson being The Darkness, yeah he harkens back to classic fantasy, but not in a way that treats it like a joke. So maybe he is more like Them Crooked Vultures - mixing the new with the old. <br /><br />The important question is: Who is Iron Maiden??Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261179296556524707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-63484108683168091912011-01-28T01:09:06.067+00:002011-01-28T01:09:06.067+00:00What what WHAT?
Susan Boyle was a lovely young wo...What what WHAT?<br /><br />Susan Boyle was a lovely young woman striving to become more than fate deemed her capable of.<br /><br />I am a haughty, handsome young man trying desperately to keep people from discovering what a fraud I am.<br /><br />If anything, I'm more like Coldplay.Sam Sykeshttp://samsykes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-29561584007616511152011-01-27T23:15:30.931+00:002011-01-27T23:15:30.931+00:00@JeffV - If I'd known the way to get you to my...@JeffV - If I'd known the way to get you to my humble blog was to just mention your name... *grins*<br /><br />@Patrick - man did you just make me laugh!!Magemandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986754628836562869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-84097151804050700982011-01-27T23:14:15.741+00:002011-01-27T23:14:15.741+00:00And Sam Sykes is definitely Susan Boyle.And Sam Sykes is definitely Susan Boyle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473405698318766392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-36955077630117117642011-01-27T23:11:20.912+00:002011-01-27T23:11:20.912+00:00Guns & Roses is clearly GRRM
Chinese Democrac...Guns & Roses is clearly GRRM<br /><br />Chinese Democracy = A Dance With Dragons.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473405698318766392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-73970810324033293122011-01-27T23:09:42.234+00:002011-01-27T23:09:42.234+00:00Pish posh. Mike Moorcock *wrote* prog rock.
New W...Pish posh. Mike Moorcock *wrote* prog rock.<br /><br />New Weird, if it exists, is Tindersticks, Nick Cave, Scott Walker, the darker side of Songs Ohia and Murder by Death, etc. <br /><br />I will let you get away with that because I know in your heart of hearts you didn't mean to be cru-el. cheers, jeffvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-45951729579872324752011-01-27T22:50:51.584+00:002011-01-27T22:50:51.584+00:00Probably the best explanation of Fantasy trends I ...Probably the best explanation of Fantasy trends I have seen :-DWeirdmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999326013335351617noreply@blogger.com