The new and improved what are you listening to thread

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Originally Posted by SWedd523

I've been working on a paper analyzing Training Day for the past couple of days, so I've put myself in that era by listening to some of the old school stuff.


Man it's a shame how far hip-hop has fallen.

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low end theory was one of the first cd's i bought. yeah that is right, i can remember buying my first cd player. i was watching the in-store tv's show the LA riots while i was buying a $100 vcr-sized single cd player. my first cd: hammer: too legit to quit.

what on earth is your paper about? i liked training day but didn't think it was an emmy worthy performance by denzel. it was a makeup for malcom x.

I stay in Columbia year round now so since I haven't been able to get a job, I decided to take some summer classes. The one I just finished up was "Illegal Drug Films". We pretty much covered how the media and the government has shaped the public perception of the drug trade (and how it relates to other things like race, etc.) through regulations, funding, script recommendations and things like that. We watched some crazy shit and it really helped me analyze movies from a different perspective on relation to how they portray certain issues.

Mystery of the Leaping Fish, Public Enemy (the original 1931 version), Reefer Madness, The Man With the Golden Arm, Dazed and Confused, Scarface, Traffic, were some of the ones I remember.

We had to pick our own movie and discuss the drug related themes and overarching narratives while making an argument based on the social concepts about what sort of message the director was trying to convey and if we thought it was effective... My argument was that Fuqua wasn't necessarily using drugs as the main theme, and that he was going for a Good vs. Evil perspective and how Jake represented "every guy" while Alonzo was "the Devil", also how the negative perceptions of "the street" are dispelled because there is a sense of honor and justice that does exist. yadda yadda


Basically, I sat in class every day from 2-445 and watched a movie. The only real work was the 8 page paper, 20ish pages of reading (and analysis) every day and discussion on the movie. Easy A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfFD7...eature=related

Oh my, it's been a while.

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Originally Posted by SWedd523

I stay in Columbia year round now so since I haven't been able to get a job, I decided to take some summer classes. The one I just finished up was "Illegal Drug Films". We pretty much covered how the media and the government has shaped the public perception of the drug trade (and how it relates to other things like race, etc.) through regulations, funding, script recommendations and things like that. We watched some crazy shit and it really helped me analyze movies from a different perspective on relation to how they portray certain issues.

Mystery of the Leaping Fish, Public Enemy (the original 1931 version), Reefer Madness, The Man With the Golden Arm, Dazed and Confused, Scarface, Traffic, were some of the ones I remember.

We had to pick our own movie and discuss the drug related themes and overarching narratives while making an argument based on the social concepts about what sort of message the director was trying to convey and if we thought it was effective... My argument was that Fuqua wasn't necessarily using drugs as the main theme, and that he was going for a Good vs. Evil perspective and how Jake represented "every guy" while Alonzo was "the Devil", also how the negative perceptions of "the street" are dispelled because there is a sense of honor and justice that does exist. yadda yadda


Basically, I sat in class every day from 2-445 and watched a movie. The only real work was the 8 page paper, 20ish pages of reading (and analysis) every day and discussion on the movie. Easy A.

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Trainspotting? Fear and Loathing?

Let's meet up at some point. We could meet at a spot in 5 points, if that's close to where you live.

Now listening to Chuck Brown. May he rest in peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MXjuuNr8Uk

Been feeling the group The Very Best for a minute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDYTkdVT8M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTpX1NpDSBw

And one more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmCO4z8Uv5k

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Originally Posted by dnbman

Trainspotting? Fear and Loathing?

Let's meet up at some point. We could meet at a spot in 5 points, if that's close to where you live.

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We talked about Trainspotting but didn't screen it. Don't remember if Fear and Loathing was brought up or not.

-For His Son
-Laffing Gas
-Mystery of the Leaping Fish
-High on the Range
-Public Enemy
-Reefer Madness
-To the Ends of the Earth
-The Man with the Golden Arm
-The Trip
-Panic in Needle Park
-Dazed and Confused
-Scarface
-Fresh
-Maria Full of Grace
-Half Nelson
-Traffic
-American Violet


And that sounds fine to me, I never knew why there wasn't some sort of BCP Meetup to watch games or something. Send me a PM or something so we don't keep things OT.



As for the topic at hand:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIHiG3ea3A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfS6x7Anj7w

surprised to see fresh. saw it in the theater. really decent movie

Nickelback - When We Stand Together

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Originally Posted by SJackson1

Nickelback

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