I think just as well is that rock music in the late 60's-early 70's was reaching out to encompass other genres like jazz in a way that broke apart from the tradition of the music from the 50's, and even the early British Invasion stuff. So the saxophone became a lead instrument for bands maybe tired of just having a…

I remember Mancow (I listened to him when I was young and clearly stupid) saying said Elton John song was about oral sex, in a particularly gay-bashing fashion.

Relevant: the "Robot Repair" SNL sketch.

Best 80's movie?

I thought that was on FX?

His IFC show was pretty good. Cool interviews and some interesting musical guests. I wish he had a podcast.

I really liked the picture quality of the Blu-ray, though it's not as fresh and pristine as some other films of the period. I also watched a bit of Apocalypse Now (which came out in the same year as Quadrophenia) this week and that looks immaculate compared to this. But I kind of like it when a film looks like it came…

I haven't read the book yet. I'm not much for fiction actually, and much prefer to just see the movie first. This is not a complaint of Fincher's choices at all, but it does make me wonder why he hasn't taken on something not taken from another source in awhile.

Reading the booklet and listening to the commentary, it felt much more like the aim of it was a slice-of-life period piece than something beholden to the "rock opera" trappings of movies like Tommy or Pink Floyd The Wall. Which in and of itself is actually true to some of the intent of the original album.

My week started off with the film version of Quadrophenia. Managed to snag a copy during a recent Criterion flash sale. It was actually a blind buy and one I do not regret. I love The Who and love the album so it's always been something on my list of Criterions to get. I was actually quite surprised at how far removed…

Confession, I've never heard more than a note or two of "Let it Go".

Even choosy ones?

My mother calls them "rap singers".

CBS and Paramount were both Viacom companies, but that changed with the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction", which was on CBS but the half-time show was put on by long-time Viacom owned MTV. Now CBS is it's own company and I'm guessing they got shows like Cheers and others as part of the agreement for separating.

Any chance he'll get nominated?

Wasn't it also used in Rushmore? God I'd love to see Wes do a Peanuts movie.

I've been without it for three months. I feel like Andy fucking Dufresne looking at the Pacific from his Ford.

Not really, but what was shown was enough to make the name alone a joke I guess. I have to admit, some of that shit was pretty eye-gouging.

Sitcom-movie turned movie-sitcom. Circle of life.

Is that the one where he's the head of a fat camp?