Okay, fuck it: is it Gimme Some Skin or Gimme Shelter? Now it's going to bug me…

Gimme Shelties?

No arguments here. Other than the odd tune here and there, I'd say you're right on the money. By far their strongest album.

Yeah, they just wrapped the end of that riff around differently at the end. It's effectively the same thing, though. Although he kinda shit-raps over that bit whereas Ronnie wailed the demon-banshee's cry of dragon-rich moors.

He's essentially Tom Petty. Impossible to hate but wouldn't buy anything. He does seem inordinately nice, though. He's had his share of tunes over the years. Discounting Jazz, not too many artists make their most crucial work in their 40s on. Yes, I realize their are exceptions.

Completely off-topic but you guys seem like a nice bunch: I read AVC and the boards from my phone and half the time it won't allow me to post. So figured I'd finally set-up my Disqus account. WHAT THE FUCK? Am I functionally learning impaired or is that shit a nightmare? I said screw it halfway through. Am I missing…

Fuck yes

Gabriel-era Genesis often featured three guitarists (Hackett, Rutherford, and Banks.)

Holy Christ. Anyone watch last week's episode? That song, "God As My Witness", has a coda that is the biggest Big Star rip I've heard in a LONG time. And I'm saying this as someone that has a Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque tattoo, for god's sake! Shit, most blatant Big Star bite since "The Concept". That's saying…

So 24 hrs I've been reading/participating in this debacle and finally figured 'fuck it' and looked up MRA. HOLY SHIT. That's a real thing? Wow.

It also acts as a virtual podium to espouse one's own (inferred) intellectual superiority. You won't find me down that road. Much rather waste time chatting about the positives of life than the negative.

I am fine with this.

Discounting Carlin and Pryor? The twin poles of stand-up?

Off-chance we both realize that disagreement needn't be awful and that, in fact, said awfulness detracts from the possibility of forward progress?

I would tend to agree. The most venerated comedians are pretty much all male. I've seen Carlin, Pryor, and CK brought up here.

I have no idea. When I ran Groundlings, I only hired hermaphrodites. Times change…

I'm glad to see you didn't put too much thought into it!

It's true. It's now so removed from the source that it's devolved into something far beyond entertainment. I come on here to laugh while I smoke, not to watch as opposing sides lob insult after insult at one another. Some are just frankly cruel.

Why is this article so goddamn divisive? It's really bringing out the worst in people.

Be prepared to be slandered for your obvious bigotry. Because, you know, there's just no way you could have subjectively just not enjoyed the piece.