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Ruby
member since 03/12/2003
I'm a guy from Arlington, Virginia/United States
About me: Ruby takes inspiration from E.B. White who said all he wanted to communicate in his books is how much he loved the world. You will note that Ruby's postings reflect a desire to see human civilization fluorish in freedom and prosperity, able to enjoy the fun things in life like indie rock, cheeseball TV shows like Saved by the Bell, and burritos so big you can hardly hold them in two hands.
User Votes: 3144 Helpful / 4 Funny / 13 Agree / 0 Disagree
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483 days ago

A smart - but fun - take on pop culture, from a point of view that you'd have consider a little... "different"
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487 days ago

A near-perfect pop album: energetic songs that build momentum as they go (Better Way), heartfelt dead-ringer-for-early-Kinks ballads (Curry Your Favor), and songs that tested the amazing vocal range of Jeff Lescher (here, I'm thinking of the transitions from soulfull falsetto and angry growl in I Don't Wanna Say No). But the best track is still She's Not a Little Girl Anymore with its delicately subversive lyrics (She is the girl I've adored/ since I taught how to ride her first bike/ but now she wants a ride of a different kind) coated in Hollies-worthy pop melody and played with passion. Pure pop exuberance explodes from the grooves of this record.
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548 days ago

A forgotten classic. "Everything about you is bringing me misery" (after listing all the reasons Bob desires the object of his affection) is a great line.
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548 days ago

Instrumental music that is perfect for using over a slideshow of old photos.
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1112 days ago

In my mind, this one's over-rated compared to Face to Face and Village Green. But it still gets 4 stars for having one of the best songs ever in "waterloo Sunset"
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1112 days ago

I'm a big fan of songs like "I'll Remember," with are full of bittersweet nostaglia. I remember seeing the Kinks in 1990 and was impressed that they played the Dave Davies' song "Too Much on My Mind" from this oft-forgotten record.
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1112 days ago

One of the great rock and roll albums period. But this one is especially notable for being, without question, the best "conservative" rock album of all time. During a period of trippy revolution-fomenting, the Kinks counter the counter-culture with a wistful, nostalgic embrace of Victorian England, the sweet smells of an animal farm, and the faded photos in their mum's picturebook. Tuneful and heartfelt. A record that could bring Greil Marcus and Russell Kirk to the same table.
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1112 days ago

Chan Marshall (a.k.a. the girl in Cat Power) really wowed me with "What the Community Thinks" crica 1996. That one was great all the way through, including the great Peter Jeffries cover, and the unlikely pop-country turn in song 6. But the music she done since that time has stripped down her sound ever more, and pretty much bored me. ---Wait, I'm ammending this old review of mine because "The Greatest" (2006) is simply a revelation. It reminds me of Dusty Springfield's "In Memphis" record -- who knew that Chan Marshall could sound so seductive?... i'm completely in love with this record.
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1374 days ago

I liked one song called "Spooky", but never heard much of them afterwards.
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