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  1. sidis

    Task (HBO)

    twas a smidge tidy and nicely wrapped up all around but i very much enjoyed the season. good show.
  2. I get the point that, as a fanbase, it’s a toxic place to be when winning ugly is so negative. I really do. The SEC is a one possession league. Auburn-Mizzou, Florida-MSU, Agro-arky, ole miss-UGA were all one possession wins. We won, it goes down as a win. That is far less humiliating than the alternative for the program. Now, which games would you bet money for the rest of the way that we will win? If you really think we are going to win more than maybe one or two (if we get lucky and Arky and MSU shit their own pants like UK did last night) from here, you’re delusional. This offense is undoubtedly the worst I have seen at Texas since the 2014-2015 run and if Arch remains the starter, it may achieve even worse. I genuinely do not know how PK has not Buddy Ryan’d Sark on the sideline by now. What a complete and utter fucking waste of incredible defensive talent. 84 fucking plays and 40 minutes on the field last night. Everyone on the defense should be allowed to fuck everyone on the offense’s girlfriends for the entire week…including the coaching staff.
  3. I checked. 172 yards at the end of regulation is not the worst since 2000…I thought it might be. 153 yards against ou in 65-13 loss in 2003. Scored the same number of points though!
  4. The VV principal was very popular so they moved her to Cedar Creek since the CC principal from the year before desperately needed a new role.
  5. particularly given that we (eanes) have already beaten aisd to the punch on consolidation. we closed one of long-standing six elementary schools (valley view) between last year and this year.
  6. i just had a moment in life where i stopped what i was doing, looked out the window, and thought to myself..."am i supposed to have a designated 'trivia partner' in life? is that a thing?"
  7. sidis

    Israel

    man, in twenty five years of reading message boards, i cannot recall a single instance that more captured the ultimate "i am a fucking bitch-made pussy that has absofuckinglutely nothing to offer whatsoever" pathetic cop out than this. absolute bitch-made pussy. lol
  8. god damn you guys could fuck up a wet dream.
  9. If Penn state has any semblance of a brain and if they have the budget for it, back up the truck for Cignetti. Beat Florida to the punch.
  10. I said it before the season and after the UTSA game at the beginning of the season, the two WR transfers they got are such an incredible addition to their team. Next to OSU, they have the best WR room in the country. Also, they are like us last year on the Oline. Extremely experienced.
  11. I really fucking hope Georgia lose every game from now into eternity. What a collection of no integrity pieces of shit. Seriously. Fuck them and really fuck Kirby. You lying piece of shit.
  12. I never had a lot of respect for Kirby but that was truly the lowest integrity move from a head coach in a game that I can remember. Legitimately one the lowest integrity move I’ve ever seen from a head coach in my watching football for thirty years. Fuck Kirby Smart forever and ever. What a colossal piece of shit liar.
  13. Hang on, isn’t this the crew that not only turbo fucked Auburn against ou but also turbo fucked us against Georgia in Austin last year?
  14. The refs in this Auburn v Georgia game should never be allowed to work a football game again.
  15. As I noted above…fuck ou.
  16. Fuck ou. Fuck them. Fuck them so hard. fuck ou.
  17. like this one a lot, g. appropriately titled '98 as the vocals very reminiscent of eddie and cornell. very nice track, good work.
  18. here's that video i was referring to.
  19. the reasons for its effectiveness are virtually the opposite of mo bamba. mo bamba is all tension and bass...brightside is melodic and harmonic drive...as well as being naturally emotional in its melodic climax. unlike mo bamba which is a super exotic key/mode of e phrygian, brightside is a classic pop chord progression in d major going I-V-vi-IV. a significant percentage of pop songs use this structure (or a small variation of it). there's a funny video on youtube that goes through all the pop songs that use that structure. the chord progression repeats through the entire song with no changes...even in the chorus or bridge. that is really unique. the vocal melody, like a lot of killers songs (and garage rock music), is right smack in the middle of the vocal register with virtually no straying into low or high registers. it's not nearly as simple as mo bamba obviously but its vocal ease is ideal for crowd singing where everyone can participate. critically, the melody from the beginning of the verse through the chorus is almost always ascending in its contour (for example, in the chorus where it starts with "jealousy," contrast that first half of the chorus with the second half starting with "but it's just") which subconsciously adds intensity. adding to the ease of singing it for the crowd is the fact that the kick drum is extremely consistent. not quite four on the floor but it is a consistent, driving metronome for the song. the snare on the 2 and 4 every bar everywhere but the bridge and pre-chorus drives the song consistently and keeps the intensity super high...as well as keeping everyone in time. one of the most unique things about brightside is it never resolves back to the d chord which leaves it with a constantly unfinished feeling for the listener. one doesn't need to be familiar with music theory to identify that unique element of the song. anyone can listen to it and identify that as a difference at the end. it doesn't end with "i'm mr. brightside." it ends with "i never" and a super unfinished chord. that is a theme through the entire track. it just keeps chugging along and keeping you engaged. there are other reasons like the cleanliness of the guitar performance, etc... but those are the real underlying reasons for its success as a stadium song...along with timing and just outright popularity. eta: one other thing about the contrast between mo bamba and mr brightside is the context for their "stadium song" use which is not a coincidence. the tension/bass/frenzy combination of mo bamba is no accident as it is used as a part of the football game strategically...most commonly on defensive third downs for the home team create frenzy/intimidation/tension in the environment. brightside is almost always at a break in the action...usually between the 3rd and 4th quarter at places like michigan and missouri in my experience. that moment has nothing to do with the game...it's an engaging environmental and shared moment to keep everyone engaged. just like jump around at wisconsin or don't stop believing at a bunch of places. so an upbeat, major scale song is more appropriate in creating a shared communal moment where you want everyone to be smiling and happy and having fun together. also edited to add: seems apropos for me to include my video from our trip up there last year...back at a time when we were good at football. IMG_7373.mov
  20. that is a bit of an irony on this shutdown. any success the dems have on this is ultimately doing the republicans a huge favor of protecting them from the consequences of their own terrible policy. the shrewder political move would be to just stand back and let the meltdown transpire and when all the rural white trash realize it was them that the new law completely turbofucks, it would strain even the most obscene obfuscation to try and blame a law that trump wanted and the republican majorities passed in bipartisan fashion to lay it at the feet of democrats. let them live with the consequences of their votes. but trying to keep people from becoming bankrupt/dying because they need to see a doctor is getting in the way of that whole thing.
  21. sidis

    The Mo Bamba Song

    no, i don't utilize chatgpt. knowing your proclivity for using it and the fact that you took the time to start this thread, i would have assumed you already queried it and did not get a satisfying answer anyway. that said, your question did cause me to play the key elements of the song on the piano to see if there was anything else theory wise that could explain its effectiveness and i am pretty damn sure playing along with it that...to the extent you could say it has a key and mode...it is is in E phrygian. it's key chords are b diminished, g, c, and f. if it was a class pop song, you would replace the bdim with an a minor and you'd have classic happy and resolved sound. however, the use of that bdim drastically changes everything and basically makes it an E phrygian which is not a very common key/mode signature. the bdim is effectively a vii° leading chord. phrygian is absolutely a go-to mode if you are looking to build obvious tension and darkness. again, i have no idea what thought went into this but purposeful or not, e phrygian is dark stuff. moreover, on the sung/yelled melody, where it goes from the long sustained "hoes" to "calling," that is a single semitone jump up. that is a class tension and foreboding feeling. think of williams's theme from jaws...same thing. anyway, all of it ultimately contributes to a vibe. gets boring quick though just listening to it as music...as does a lot of effective "stadium hype music."
  22. sidis

    The Mo Bamba Song

    it's effectiveness results from a blend of music theory and crowd psychology. as someone that spends a lot of time wrapped up in music theory applied to composition and to eliciting emotional responses...it's a bit of a fascinating phenomenon but ultimately, the explanation is pretty simple. mo bamba is simplicity defined with extreme repetition but built around tension building and anticipation at the very beginning with the high band twinkle melody...getting the crowd primed and lubed up for the drop. using the distorted 808 and ultimately the sub bass at the call and response of the lyric in unison combined with the simplicity creates a visceral shared experience. while i certainly don't think shek was was contemplating this when putting it together, the lyrics and vocal performance are ideal for crowd chanting. simple phrases that are simply sustained for a long time doubled with the sub-bass and not a lot of notes. participatory minimalism...there are three total notes to yell to complete the call and response. effectively, you can just yell it and don't have to sing it. also, tons of 40-80 hz low frequency emission creates a felt response in the body that gets people's adrenaline up and the sensation is force multiplied when hearing 100K other people going nuts. finally, at this point, it is ubiquitous enough that it has a shared cultural context in which the crowd is sharing the goal-oriented moment. it will eventually run its course due to overuse. the thing about penn state is they are judicious with its use. they don't play it on every third down like dumbass aggy does. that helps keep some of the hype. that said, the moment its use broke through to become a cultural phenomenon at the beginning of the michigan game should have been a penalty against penn state. once the team is set for play, the piped in music has to stop...they played it for a long time after michigan was set for play. it is odd but the simplicity combined with a very clever use of sub-bass response creates a frenzy. listen to the below at 0:25...the 40hz is so powerful but it is so low that the official recording can't even pick anything up but distorted mess. meanwhile, all those dumbass white kids were having their nuts and ovaries rattled.
  23. These threads are obviously idiotic but FWIW, Caldwell came in cold and threw the best anticipation pass of the game. Wingo wasn’t open when he released it but broke open to the pass precisely how it is drawn up. Perfect anticipation. Which stands in stark contrast to Manning needing at least six seconds in the pocket and someone to break open by ten yards before he throws it. Very frustrating.
  24. That was a truly great match. Liverpool and Chelsea both should be proud despite outcome. Phenomenally entertaining game.
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