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Genre: Comedy
Date of upload: Feb 12, 2023 ^^
Rating : 4.987 (8/2,396 LTDR)
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There's only one album that really comes close to Pinkerton for me and it's Songs From the Black Hole. You can imagine my excitement when I saw Goat Punishment pull out "I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams" (possibly my favorite Weezer song) and "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" last fall.
For me, the definitive version is Operation: Space Opera. For those who aren't familiar, It's a fan re-recording and interpretation of the entire story. Each character has a unique voice actor and it has the polish of a finished album.
Despite all of that, Pinkerton is still my favorite album of all time. I'd love to see you do a similar video on the sea opera (or lack thereof) and Ecce Homo.
I feel like Ecce Homo now has the mystique that Songs From the Black Hole had in the 2000s.
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It’s really weird listening to the Alone version of Longtime Sunshine because it sounds really melancholic and almost hopeful towards the end when Rivers changes the one lyric before the final chorus and the strings (or oboe? I have no idea what instrument it is) kicks in.
The Pinkerton Deluxe version on the other hand is so unbelievably soul-crushing and hopeless in the context of SFTBH (I’m pretty sure this is the version meant for the album). It gets even better with the acappella section that closes out the song which could be interpreted as Jonas’ past thoughts and memories of him on the spaceship flashing before his eyes as he’s swallowed whole by the supernova star which is even more depressing and always gets me sad on relistens.
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Tracklist of the video for those curious:
1 - Blast Off! (2 minutes and 2 seconds)
2 - Who You Callin' Bitch? (45 seconds)
3 - Oh Jonas (26 seconds)
4 - Please Remember (37 seconds)
5 - Come To My Pod (1 minute and 31 seconds)
6 - Oh No, This Is Not For Me (44 seconds)
7 - I'm Tired Of Having Sex (2 minutes and 42 seconds)
8 - Superfriend (3 minutes and 30 seconds)
9 - She's Had A Girl (55 seconds)
10 - Dude, We're Finally Landing (56 seconds)
11 - Now I Finally See (40 seconds)
12 - Gitchoo (2 minutes and 54 seconds)
13 - I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams (2 minutes and 38 seconds)
14 - No Other One (3 minutes and 2 seconds)
15 - Devotion (3 minutes and 16 seconds)
16 - What Is This I Find? (1 minute and 20 seconds)
17 - Longtime Sunshine (3 minutes and 17 seconds)
Total runtime: 31 minutes and 25 seconds
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I like your interpretation of long time sunshine, but I personally disagree with it. Despite what Rivers says about Jonas volunteering, I think the more compelling narrative interpretation is about Jonas self-immolating via supernova. To me, the best ending of the story has What is This I Find leading Jonas to a breaking point. Realizing the harm he's caused the people around him, in Long Time Sunshine he strands himself without the crew knowing as a way for him to "atone" for the abuse he caused. However, while burning, the voices of the crew are still there. His death will not fix anything, it will not heal the wounds he opened. So, even in death, he is still acting selfishly. It means that there's really no way out after hurting someone. There is no good way for the story of the Betsy II to end, it's bleaker and I think makes for a more interesting narrative.
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@awfulzed
1 year ago
ok but what about the unreleased hash pipe album, songs from the butt hole?
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