Slangster's Recent Activity
-
Slangster liked sean_rugy's post in the thread First Day Back - Forward (June 1, 2025).
yeah, this sounds like it was uncovered in some long lost archive
Jun 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM -
Slangster liked soggytime's post in the thread Podcast Blank Check with Griffin and David.
They are connoisseurs of context and it was all part of her story of seeing Clueless for the first time in the summer of 1995. After that it became normal shenanigans for the show. Heidi was a good guest
Jun 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM -
Slangster liked Craig Manning's post in the thread Band Counting Crows.
Wrote about an underrated Counting Crows track that has, over the years, worked its way into the place of honor as my favorite song of theirs. My Life In 35 Songs, Track 12: “Come Around” by Counting Crows Any other "Come Around" fans?!
Jun 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM -
Slangster liked imthegrimace's post in the thread Podcast Doughboys Podcast.
Haven’t listened to the ep yet but it’s definitely not expertly paced but it’s a fun movie! They should have just cut out the entire first hour though.
Jun 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM -
Slangster liked dlemert's post in the thread Movie Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Christopher McQuarrie, May 23, 2025).
While I enjoyed this well enough I've been trying to pin down what feels off about this movie for me (apart from the length and pacing which have already been talked about to death), and ultimately I think it's this: nearly every major scene/set piece takes place in a cave, bunker, submarine, or otherwise dark and claustrophobic place. From what I can remember: -Opening scenes are Ethan/Grace in an underground jail cell, which flows into Luther's scene in the tunnel with the bomb -Ethan locked inside a literal coffin -Ethan goes to the government bunker inside a mountain, where much of the film's remaining dialogue takes place -Underwater stuff, where Ethan is either on a ship, inside *multiple* submarines, or in a decompression chamber -Rest of the team is taken hostage inside an arctic cabin during a snowstorm -Final portion of the movie for everyone but Ethan/Gabriel takes places inside a South African mine The biplane stuff is obviously incredible and finally allows the movie to really breath, but there is a tangible lack of iconic, bustling locations that define the rest of the franchise and I always look forward to them incorporating into the action: Vienna, Burj Khalifa, Casablanca, Paris, Rome. For a movie obsessed with humanity's demise, Final Reckoning's world feels so oddly impersonal and devoid of people.
Jun 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM -
Slangster replied to the thread Podcast Doughboys Podcast.
Mitch saying Final Reckoning is “expertly paced” is breaking me lol. Maybe his wildest movie take.
Jun 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM -
Slangster liked wisdomfordebris's post in the thread First Day Back - Forward (June 1, 2025).
Us is such a good song
Jun 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM -
Slangster replied to the thread First Day Back - Forward (June 1, 2025).
Yeah this rules. Really itches a very specific spot for me.
Jun 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM -
Slangster replied to the thread Materialists (Celine Song, 2025).
I figured the marketing for this was trying to reach a certain audience, so the trailers didnt really bother me, but it’s still nice to hear this from a good critic: [MEDIA]
Jun 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM -
Slangster liked irthesteve's post in the thread Album Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God (April 30, 2021).
Side-shout-out to Sara Watkins and Nickel Creek while we're at it
Jun 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM -
Slangster liked sawhney[rusted]2's post in the thread Album Jon Bellion - Glory Sound Prep (November 9, 2018).
yeah album is very good. glad we got some decent rap songs instead of pretty bad ones haha. Bit of a different approach on the songs this album - not as outwardly poppy. Production is phenomenal tho
Jun 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM -
Slangster replied to the thread Album Jon Bellion - Glory Sound Prep (November 9, 2018).
Agreed, this whole thing is pretty good to great but the title track and Oblivious back to back is unreal. Love Italia Breeze a lot too.
Jun 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM -
Slangster liked AlwaysEvolving21's post in the thread The Starting Line - Eternal Youth (September 26, 2025).
He just sounds older and more mature to me.
Jun 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM -
Slangster liked beatingheartsbaby's post in the thread Turnstile - Never Enough (June 6, 2025).
What a weird way to interpret my post
Jun 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM -
Slangster liked waking season's post in the thread Turnstile - Never Enough (June 6, 2025).
I also hate the immediate need to rank (though I’m sometimes guilty of this) or determine where an album falls on some arbitrary list as soon as it’s released. Need to give things a while to sink in.
Jun 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM -
Slangster liked phaynes12's post in the thread Movie Cha Cha Real Smooth (Cooper Raiff, June 17, 2022).
my cooper raiff penny stock will feed my family for generations
Jun 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM -
Slangster liked Serh's post in the thread Movie Cha Cha Real Smooth (Cooper Raiff, June 17, 2022).
[MEDIA]
Jun 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM -
Slangster liked Jason Tate's post in the thread Album Ruston Kelly - Pale, Through the Window (September 12th 2025).
I really liked the last one and thought it was better received than some of the comments, excited to check this out.
Jun 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM -
Slangster liked cricketandclover's post in the thread Album Ruston Kelly - Pale, Through the Window (September 12th 2025).
Y'all will be OK hearing an acoustic version of a new song once in a bar with people trying to have full conversations over it.
Jun 5, 2025 -
Slangster liked riotspray's post in the thread Podcast Doughboys Podcast.
I've got no problem with either. Both kick ass.
Jun 5, 2025 -
Slangster liked wisdomfordebris's post in the thread The All-American Rejects - TBA (TBA, 2026).
this song rules
Jun 5, 2025 -
Slangster liked cricketandclover's post in the thread Album Ruston Kelly - The Weakness (April 7, 2023).
Since making his debut with 2018’s Dying Star, Ruston Kelly has built a catalog of songs that search for transcendence in the most devastating and demanding of experiences: addiction, the strenuous work of self-evolution, the fallout of broken relationships. But in the writing of his latest album, the South Carolina-born artist found himself in unfamiliar emotional territory—a state of sustained joy and inner peace, brought on by a spiritual breakthrough and the dawning of a new love. Brimming with the grit and depth that’s always defined his output, Pale, Through the Window ultimately affirms Kelly as one of modern music’s most astute observers of the human heart and spirit. “For most of my life, I’ve felt comfortable writing about darker subject matter with a slight silver lining of hope, asking questions like ‘Why do people suffer, and how can we find communion and joy in the middle of the suffering?’” says Kelly. “Before this album I didn’t quite have the songwriting muscle required to write about joy more directly, which meant that I had to develop some new muscles and find my voice in a whole different way.” The follow-up to The Weakness—a 2023 release that earned major acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, The New York Times, NPR and led to his appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”—Pale, Through the Window finds Kelly reuniting with his longtime collaborator Jarrad K, who also helmed production on Dying Star and 2020’s Shape & Destroy. The first body of work he’s recorded with his longtime touring band, the album centers on a singular sonic palette that often merges synth with pedal-steel guitar while fully embracing Kelly’s ardent love of classic pop-punk and emo, ultimately bringing a raw and potent energy to his soul-searching songwriting. Over the course of Pale, Through the Window’s 13 songs, Kelly offers up everything from the somber rumination of the LP’s title track and the rueful longing of “Twisted Root” (an intimate look at his history with addiction) to the radiant open-heartedness of love songs like “Waiting to Love You” and “Wayside” (a euphoric but unvarnished portrait of love against the backdrop of a world in lames). And in sharing such an all-embracing account of his journey to acceptance and peace, he aspires to provide others with the courage to persevere through their own personal chaos. “If someone’s struggling with doubt or hopelessness because of the state of the world or their relationship with God or with themselves, I hope this record leaves them with the sense that it can be okay and that love truly is the most powerful force we have available to us,” says Kelly. “I also hope they feel at least a sliver of the freedom and joy I felt in writing these songs—even if they’re just having a good time bobbing their head to ‘Waiting to Love You,’ I want everyone to be reminded that the world can be a joyful place.”
Jun 5, 2025 -
Slangster liked cricketandclover's post in the thread Album Ruston Kelly - The Weakness (April 7, 2023).
Via VPN, the album is called Pale, Through The Window with 13 tracks: 1. Pale, Through the Window 2. Give Up the Ghost 3. Wayside 4. Half Past Three 5. Me and You 6. Twisted Root 7. Still 8. Waiting To Love You 9. I See You 10. Pickleball 11. House In The Country 12. Great Wide Open 13. All In
Jun 5, 2025