It's a wonderful mass experience, almost like a return to the womb.

Truly, they are the Klaatu of the '00s.

Depending on the show, my experience with crowds here has generally been cool. This one was comprised of dipshit Wash U kids who thought they were at the Gargoyle. I wanted to skullpunch all of them.

Okay, is it just me, or is Disqus blocking anyone else from seeing their notifications? I can't even post anything to their official discussion page, because it doesn't recognize my A.V. Club sign-in credentials. This has been going on for weeks. FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT

Mmm, no, it's pretty much in line with the original.

Best last line of almost any movie ever.

Not that I mind a slight case of abduction now and then, but I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!

I'm slightly disappointed that they didn't know Cape Girardeau, but not really. May it languish in fetid obscurity forever.

and your GREASY HAIR!

A friend of mine who works as a camgirl just paid this month's rent with her income. If you want to support the porn industry, that's the most straightforward way.

"The sense of journalistic curiosity reawakened in Patty is mostly of the Aaron Sorkin variety: 70 percent righteous indignation, 30 percent knowing a guy." Perfect. You clearly had fun with this.

Beat me to it.

It's the line that finally broke the ice for me. I listened to this record four times in a row before I finally got it, and that line just cut me to the core. I was in tears by the end.

They're a fucking phenomenal live band. There was a moment during "Snow Song" where the horn section vamped on a slow chord progression, and a shiver ran through the crowd. Everyone went silent. It was maybe the most holy experience I've ever had at a show.

This is a great point and absolutely true. Much of the obsession with this record (beyond the record itself) lay in people's craving something more.

Oh, god, the Rate Your Music cult of In Absentia back in the day was insufferable. And the melodies on Aeroplane are gorgeous. But to each his own. I really like Porcupine Tree's collaboration with Yoko Ono.

The proper reaction is "Holy shit!", ideally yelled in the background.

Who doesn't?

This is fucking glorious.

I clicked on the link just long enough to realize that I didn't want to hear it and closed it before it started to play.