Gorillaz

[ThePumisher]

My understanding of SNL performances is that they are almost 100% of the time underwhelming, often with fans questioning how a band they love could possibly sound so bad.

A colleague of mine is a huge Taylor Swift fan (during the Eras-Tour she went to one of the London shows, saw them two times in Gelsenkirchen, was one of the 50.000 people on the hill at her Munich show and had tickets for the canceled show in Vienna) and i know that she adores Taylors SNL 'Monologue' performance:

Monologue

And i'm in total awe with the Blues Brothers playing Soul Man on SNL, but you can't never go wrong with them (thats why the first BB Movie is in my all time top10 movies list) playing/singing/dancing/beeing themselves. And while i love and total respect John Godmann as a wonderfull actor, he couldn't replace John Belushi in the second movie. And yes, i know that the Blues Brothers only came about because of Saturday Night Live.

Wide Open is brilliant

Wide Open is one of my favourite Chems tracks with in my opinion the best music video they've ever released (yes, even better than the brilliant Star Guitar video)

also, just received this

turkish coffee

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What is turkish coffee? Is it special roasted to be more turkish/mokka like? Or does the plant actually grow in Turkey - which I doubt, but perhaps climate change has a hand in it?

[Enjoyed]

turkish coffee

Starbucks, yer corny.


Turkish Coffee is more of a preparation than anything. It's brewed really strong and usually with sugar added to the coffee grounds. Often very dark roasts and no filters, so you get a super rich, very strong, and due to boiling to the point of foaming, an often velvety texture.

It's like espresso with a little less precision and rigamarole, and some eastern flare and fun!

[Bosco]

A bit shocked someone is bringing up the Blues Brothers and it not being me...

John Belushi can't be replaced, but his brother (Jim) certainly has attempted to keep his legacy alive. That being said the Belushi brothers have a bit of a notorious past in Chicago-land. Dan Aykroyd is the only beloved member, and he's originally from Canada.


@ThePumisher

I've never had Turkish coffee, it was given to me as a gift. I brought it to attention because there is a line in a new Gorillaz track "Damascus" which touts Turkish coffee over Starbucks.

So with that being said, if anyone has experience with serving Turkish coffee, I'd appreciate any tips to maximize my experience.

[shakermaker]

I tried Turkish coffee a few times while traveling in Turkey and it's definitely not for me.

[Bosco]

rigamarole

I bet you're proud of yourself for putting that in a sentence 

[Enjoyed]

[Bosco]

Re: rigamarole

Can't speak for the Brits, but here in America that word is not common tongue at all. It's old-world speak. Long before Chat GPT was writing papers/essays for students, that's the exact type of non-common word you could pull from a thesaurus that would net you "extra credit" and sway a good grade.

Quite honestly, it's a word that only survives in text form. And thanks to you, you brought back into my life. 

I could see Norm Macdonald sarcastically using it before delivering his punchline, because that was kinda his shtick highlighting old-timey phrases/words.



Any who, back to Gorillaz B-sides...


I want to emphasize that G-Sides (B-Sides) is a must have for those who haven't listened to it. The G-Sides are more than an extension of the main album, they are ESSENTIAL. After Clint Eastwood on the Self Titled, it's a bit of "anything goes" for the rest of the album and all of the G-Side tracks continue that concept. It's one of the unique and beautifully weird collection of tracks, that could be only described as Gorillaz magic. I swear to you, even the tracks that you might find irritable at first, become more interesting upon repeat listens.

Gorillaz - Latin Simone (Damon/English Version)

And then you can try Laikia Come Home for the same album in a complete dubby new experience :

Gorillaz - Strictly Rubbadub