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Legate of Amon Lanc · 03-07-2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Wasn't it supposed to be silly?

Oh, no way! Silly just in the way that it's funny to hear it in your neighbors' language (and that Gandalf's main job is to scare people with every single comment he makes). But it's brilliantly done and also far, far better than the movie LotR (the first book was even recorded prior to the movies, so it's completely unbiased, and even the second was made prior to the second movie - not sure if the first movie was out already then).

I also realised I like the radio adaptations far more than the movies because it still leaves your visual senses unaffected, which is the main thing I hate about the movies.

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I assign RPGing. It's Shire-worthy even if your favourite new NPCs die...

Oh, I understand. Speaking of that, I might add, I know from personal experience that it's great even if the PCs sometimes die...

skip spence · 03-07-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

I also realised I like the radio adaptations far more than the movies because it still leaves your visual senses unaffected, which is the main thing I hate about the movies.

Yeah, don't you just hate movies that affect your visual senses.

Thinlómien · 03-15-2009, 03:00 PM

Swedish music.

Aganzir · 03-15-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Swedish music.

Seconded. Except for their Eurovision song this year, it's horrible. BWO should have won!

Thinlómien · 03-15-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

Except for their Eurovision song this year, it's horrible. BWO should have won!

Oh, wholeheartedly seconded.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 03-16-2009, 11:03 AM

Having a nice job.

Thinlómien · 03-18-2009, 05:15 AM

Cover songs.

I've been listening to them all too much lately, thanks to finally having a computer that has listenable sounds. Tori Amos is an ace - I like her version of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat even better than the original, and she has also made amazing covers of songs like Smells Like Teenspirit and Like A Prayer. (I like them better than the originals too, but some might consider that a disgrace.

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But, my favourite has to be the GB Ukulele Orchestra and their cover of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights. It made me laugh so hard I cried. It's priceless.

03-15-2009, 03:00 PM	#3
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Swedish music. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

03-16-2009, 11:03 AM	#6
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Having a nice job. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

03-18-2009, 05:15 AM	#7
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Cover songs. I've been listening to them all too much lately, thanks to finally having a computer that has listenable sounds. Tori Amos is an ace - I like her version of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat even better than the original, and she has also made amazing covers of songs like Smells Like Teenspirit and Like A Prayer. (I like them better than the originals too, but some might consider that a disgrace. ) But, my favourite has to be the GB Ukulele Orchestra and their cover of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights. It made me laugh so hard I cried. It's priceless. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris