Eggy McMuffin

I'm younger than most here too at 20... but I'd probably go for 96/97. The FA Cup win was amazing and really it was the year that I really got into football and Chelsea, so it has a bit of special significance to me.

What about the 5-0 in 99/00.... Even Sutton scored! :lol:

I'm tired, it's been a long day... that does make it harder though. I'll have a punt with Vagner Love though.

One of Lavezzi/Vagner Love/Aguero/Pato/Huntelaar or Dzeko and one of Prilo/Dzagoev/Mati Fernandez or Jermain Jenas.... OK maybe not the last one. :lol:

Great minds think alike. :D

Found this on another forum for you. If you'd rather get a converter (it's a lot smaller and probably less hassle for you), you can get one here. http://www.nativewindsofmontana.com/software/docx2rtf.html Scroll down the page and there's a link to download it. It'll convert it to .rtf which you can view with any version of word or whatever you happen to use. Edit - Oh I forgot to mention, the link doesn't work, so I can't tell you whether it'll help or not.

OK, I've googled it and can't find a source... any help Loz?

I was just taking the piss mate, I could tell what happened. :unsure: I was kinda hoping others would take my lead and do the same :)

Or you could ask about on a City forum?

I'll post more then. See how much weight I can make you put on.

I'd like to put in writing that Fitzy does not represent all of us.

It revolves around being tetchy. Someone gets a bit cranky or whatever, someone would ask the question 'do you have sand in your vagina?' I'd assume that sandy vag would be something to do with that and I'm sure you can work out a definition... I would, give one, but I've been up for roughly 30 hours now and it probably wouldn't make sense.

That's why I posted this. I thought it might help some of you see what is going on here.

Wouldn't that be a bit sticky?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll

I know what you mean, but to be an influence I'm not sure if you need to invent anything, and sometimes, just being refreshing is enough. I was supposed to see them live, but unfortunately they hit fame just afterwards, and cancelled the gig to go on Later With Jules Holland... which annoyed me, but oh well, got to see Lightspeed Champion instead of them :lol: Anyway, here's them on Later, I was personally disappointed by it, was really hoping for them to be a little more up tempo live.

Sorry :( Exactly how I feel about it. Although, I was a fair bit younger, so it doesn't bring back any memories of military service, it brings back a few of messing around with mates on an old Atari we got cheap at a car boot sale, listening to music. good times. Craig David's album is brilliant though. Fill Me In, is a quality song, both parts, so is Rendezvous, 7 Days and Rewind too. It was one of the defining albums in the R&B genre. Really had a great influence on the whole R&B scene. It sold 8 million copies, was voted number 2 on the the MTV greatest albums of all time thing in April this year. Listen to it, it's really good. Lupe Fiasco is a top rappist (I like saying that). He has some serious skill, his delivery, his lyrics are brilliant and he has songs that are actually brilliant. Kick Push, Sunshine, American Terrorist. Draws a lot of influence form Public Enemy (I'm a huge fan), but doesn't get quite as political. Still has a message though. Vampire Weekend is pure pop. Nothing else. Some cracking pop songs really. Just is fun to listen to and puts me in a good mood. Sometimes you don't need a great message, you just need something to make you smile. This does it perfectly. Cheers :D I was in the mood for an extra long post and it just about managed to fit the bill.

It's the only one they released in my generation. Body Movin' and Intergalactic are songs that really did shape my youth. I didn't mean it to be their best, more that it's the one that applies to me and my age group the most.

Actually I thought they did? Didn't they burn them to fight for equality and the ability to choose how to live their lives as they saw and see fit? If women want to be wimpettes, that's their right. The bra burners paved the way to give them choice. They can choose to be wimpettes, and technically by making disparaging remarks against women for making a choice that you don't agree with, you're a sexist. :P As you may tell from that, I love arguing with the feminists when I visit mates at uni. It's always good fun to mess with people. :D

Seeing as we're of the same generation, I thought I'd compare thoughts. These are the ones I agree on. Fugazi passed me by, so I'm leaving that out, and listening to it in a mo'. I'd probably think about Blue Lines instead of Mezzanine though. Unfinished Sympathy in my opinion changed music and pretty much defined trip hop on it's own. The ones I think worth adding though, are as follows. Smashing Pumpkins - Adore (Probably not all that influential on people that aren't me, but I adore this album [gerrit?]) Oasis - Definitely Maybe Fatboy Slim - You've Come A Long Way Baby Air - Moon Safari Daft Punk - Discovery Craig David - Born To Do It (Say what you like, this is a class album) Beck - Midnite Vultures Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Eminem - Slim Shady LP Moby - Play Primal Scream - Screamadelica Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty Prodigy - Experience (Charly is truly epic from this album) Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (It's not as highly rated as some of his other stuff, but is my personal favourite) Moby - Early Underground (I know I have another Moby Album here, but they are very much different genres and very influential). Ok, a couple of these are a bit before my time really, but they're just some of my personal favourites. I think the far more interesting question though, is what out of the current crop of music is going to inspire future artists? I think that thanks to the internet, music is far more accessible. People can and do listen to wider ranges of music than ever before. I really hope artists get influenced by some of the brilliant stuff there is out there, rather than the music which comes on the radio these days. These albums are more what I hope influences future music, as much as anything, but yeah, I dunno what you guys think, but I'm in the mood for a typing session, so why not, right? Girl Talk - Feed The Animals This is possibly one of the best albums I have EVER listened to and I truly mean that. It's technically a mashup, but that doesn't really do it justice. No song gets more than a minute of play at a time. Every mainstream genre is referenced in it. How often can you hear Procol Harem mixed with Kanye West? Genesis and 50 Cent? Jackson 5, Rihanna and Vanilla Ice? The thought, the time, the effort and the unbelievable mixes that go on are actually scary. It's just brilliant. Nothing Compares with a rap song over the top? It doesn't sound like it would work, but it does, and it does so brilliant. The first time I listened to it, about a year ago, I actually spent the whole time standing up and just going 'Oh, no way... just no way'. If you haven't heard it, make sure you do. This is FAR more polished than Girl Talk's other work, it's so slick the whole way through, and yeah, as you might be able to tell, I'm listening again and I'm impressed all over again. One thing you can do with this album, is spend the whole time trying to guess where each snippet comes from, but it really is impossible to get them all. I've probably listened to this album the whole way through 10-15 times and still hear new parts each time. I'm rambling, I know, but trust me, it's worth listening to. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Angels Expect a similar rant of pure praise here. One of the few rap albums I listen to on a regular basis. I got people that don't even like rap to enjoy this... actually I got them to buy it, and search for tickets to see them live, but that's beside the point. What separates Mr Pip from the average rapper is the message. He actually has one, and I'm not talking about Eminem's message of drugs are bad and quitting is hard from his Relapse album, no, I mean a serious message. Pip actively seeks to influence rappers, and tries to do it in the best direction. Some of the lyrics are beyond comparison in rap as far as I'm concerned. Not because they're witty, or that they flow well, and they do that. It's that they are insightful, which is something rare... too rare. He shows how poetic rap is and how it can be. The album's intro, is just that, poetry. I would faun some more, but I'm just going to quote it. "I ain't gonna take it no more. I ain't gonna take it no more. I ain't gonna stand idly by while the bridal reply of a marriage of styles is "yeah, what's their demographic?" I ain't gonna take it no more. I ain't gonna take it no more. I ain't gonna stand idly by with a tattenous sigh while inside we all cry OUT for something new. I ain't gonna take it no more. I ain't gonna take it no more. Soulless music. Artless lyrics. Goalless movements. Heartless gimmicks. Controlled and clueless. Careers lasting a minute. If this is the big life, well I ain't looking to live it. We ain't pushing the boundaries, we're blowing them up! We ain't trying to expand the scene; we want the scene to erupt. So make some room on the floor and somebody bolt the doors cos tonight we ain't seeking applause. Tonight..... well gee! we're just looking to have some good new-fashioned fun, y'all." That sets up the album perfectly, really. The song Tommy C. Is actually just pure genius. He begins it by talking about how music is constantly about beauty and things and people being beautiful. So he goes on to explain what he thinks beauty is. He sees beauty as being Tommy Cooper. Now please note that at the moment that this entertainer died Even with a room full of people not one tear was cried Much less, they rose to their feet as they laughed and clapped Now tell me one f**king thing that's more beautiful than that... Epic. I think it's on a par, if not better and more accessibly than Lupe Fiasco and Jay-Z. Which in rap circles is quite a compliment. Neon Neon - Stainless Style This probably won't be as long as the others, but I think it needs a mention. Seriously a great album to listen to, Has a lot of pop values, but that isn't all. The thing that makes this album great, and should (at least in my view) be influential, is that it's a concept album. Something which I love. I think there aren't enough of them. Not just that though, it's a concept album about the life and times of John DeLorean. It doesn't provide a lyrical narrative of his life, so much a musical one. It tries to sum him, and his women up through soundscapes more than the lyrics it uses. Which is probably why it's as poppy as it is. What also makes it cool is the fact that the band is led by Gruff Rhys from the Super Furry Animals and the songs feature, people like Harmar Superstar ( :lol: ), The Strokes and The Magic Numbers. I just like the whole hidden meanings to each song. Well worth a listen if you missed... oh and they were at glastonbury last year and were the coolest act there... Gruff didn't even stand up for half of it :lol: Pendulum - In Silico Now this I want to influence people... not as a way to do things. As a warning of what not to do. I can't listen to it without feeling bored. You can play almost every song over each other and it would just sound like one pendulum song, except for a few small nuances. Everything is done not just with the same synth, but with pretty much the same setting on the synth. They hardly change the melody either. That isn't just lazy, it's unacceptable in my view. I have lost ALL respect for this band from this album and I now pretty much disregard everything they do. I just flicked it on again to see if I was being too harsh, but no, it managed it again. I'm now bored. Santogold - Santogold This is not a warning. This is brilliant. I think it was possibly one of the best albums of 2008 and pretty much slipped under the radar as far as I'm aware. The only real mainstream coverage I've heard of it was a few of the tracks being used on adverts. There's no real hidden meaning in it, no great message, nothing like that. What it does have though, is great beats, great sound, you can dance to it, you can jog to it, hell, you can type on an internet forum to it. It definitely pumps you up though, and in my view that's a good thing. Also it doesn't have a single weak track on it as far as I'm concerned and that's very rare. Oh and if you struggle to find her work, that's because she's changed her name to Santigold now. Small difference, but they make all the difference. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago The best way to describe this album is probably Haunting. It really depicts someone's pain, you can feel it, in the lyrics, in the voice, in the guitar strumming. It just screams without even raising it's voice. The back story for it is what interests me most though. The guy that wrote, and made this album secluded himself in a log cabin for 3 months to write it, after his last band broke up. The guy just pours his heart into the album and you can tell. He made it all by himself, in that log cabin, in 3 months. Listen to it and you won't be disappointed. I'm going to leave it there, other than a few more notable mentions. I'm now getting a bit bored of typing, but it was fun, it kept my mind focused. I need that occasionally. Notables Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend TV On The Radio - Dear Science The Whip - X Marks Destination The Young Knives - Voices Of Animals and Men Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam Justice - Cross Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor Tegan & Sara - The Con (I love this album) Vive La Fete - Jour De Chance (Try this Moi, it's Belgian, so there's some dutch added in, and German which I don't understand, but it's very good) The Horrors - Primary Colours Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward Crystal Stilts - Alight Of Night That'll do for now. I feel I've accomplished something now though ;)

I agree that we'll be good from the start, but I don't think we'll be great from the start. I can see the squad needing time to adjust to new tactics, new training methods, a whole new ethic in fact. I just don't see us hitting the ground running. Also I think that saying Man Utd will struggle without Ronaldo is a bit strange. Liverpoo will have Gerrard and Torres together for more of the season, because I can't see them both being injured as much. Arsenal's squad will have had more time to improve and mature. Man City will be pushing hard for a top 4 place and if they get a couple of strong defenders in the side I can see them challenging for one. Add Everton into the mix there too. The league is not made up of two or three teams. Can Ancelotti come up with tactics to break down the likes of Stoke? At least in his first season I don't think it's as certain as you think. Really I think people are expecting too much for a man with no experience of the Premiership and in his first season at the club too. We need to start giving managers time to prove their worth and that doesn't just mean 15 games instead of 10, that means at least 1 or 2 WHOLE seasons. The expectation everyone is putting on him, kind of implies that he won't get anywhere near that.

Then you my friend are going to be disappointed this season.

I think this season should be seen as transitional and we shouldn't get our hopes up. I'd be content with staying in the top 4 and getting out of the group stage of the champions league. Any less than that and I'd be a little disappointed, but not overly. I think we need to look at the long term as far as managers are concerned as much as players. I'm probably in the minority with that view, but it's a view I think we need to accept if we want to keep a manager for more than just one season.... or even half a season.

I like the name of Cutty in this. Dennis Wise :( Looks the spitting image aswell, right? :P

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/204665-...-and-creativity This is what made me for the transfer. Read it, I think it makes a lot of sense and very much justifies the move.