© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-DrFaustus Recent reviews written by member DrFaustus en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_443318439556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Like a lot of children who grew up in the early eighties, much of the initial exposure I had to popular music came from "Weird" Al Yankovic. Before I had any fully formed notion of who Michael Jackson was, I knew all of the words to the song Eat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443318439556 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:56:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443318439556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439729229444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - There's no doubt that we're living in a time of unprecedented access to musicians and the works they create. Internet radio stations, television commercial deals, MP3 blogs, street teams, MySpace pages, promo disks given away with magazines, music-based... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439729229444 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:21:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439729229444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424926219908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - I can't think of any other explanation. Something must have gotten into the water supply over in Great Brittan last year - something that's stirring up the singers of the female persuasion like never before. They brash , bold, and boisterous,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424926219908 Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:26:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424926219908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417777159812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - I wonder if Alfred Butts knew what a Pandora's box he was opening when he developed the game Scrabble. After all, the game's concept of playing letter tiles on a grid to form interlocking words is an amazingly simple one, but it's the elements of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417777159812 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:13:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417777159812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417394888324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Certain instruments have long been saddled with a "novelty" label in the music world. Kazoos, penny whistles, cowbells, jaw harps, theramins, and countless others - none of them get any serious respect in music. They're just trotted out when a song... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417394888324 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:36:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417394888324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416931679876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - There's something inherently exciting about these "gifts that keep on giving." I for example, received an ice cream maker for Christmas, and I've been having all sorts of fun making my own exotic flavors these last few weeks. My freezer is full of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416931679876 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 00:57:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416931679876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412778860164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - I think I owe an apology to the people I hang out with on a regular basis. Whenever I get involved in even the most casual of conversations, I tend to get more than a little obsessive about certain topics. Movies is one of them. I tend to ramble on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412778860164 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:06:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412778860164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412685799044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - There was this guy once who really liked jokes, puns in particular. He liked them so much that he spent a good deal of his spare time writing puns. Coming up with his own puns was all well and good, but he needed a sense of validation, some way to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412685799044 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:44:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412685799044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412431715972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Here's today's question: What is America's greatest board game? (And before you answer, try to pretend that you haven't already seen what product I'm reviewing here.) If you're one of the casual gamers who answered Monopoly, you're wrong. Monopoly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412431715972 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:36:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412431715972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412307525252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Look back on popular music in the last few decades. No one could deny that one of its central themes is rebellion. Rebellion against authority, rebellion against expectation, rebellion against good taste, rebellion against itself, and so much more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412307525252 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:18:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412307525252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412168130180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Whenever we get around to talking about the most prolific songwriters out there (as I know we all do as often as possible), we'd be remiss if we didn't discuss John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants. Sure, they've put out twelve... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412168130180 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:47:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412168130180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411912408708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - The CD single format is as good as dead. A dried-up husk cast aside by the music industry, not even mourned or missed by those who manufacture our music these days. It's hard to point the finger of blame at any one particular group. On the one hand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411912408708 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:54:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411912408708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410980224644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - I'll admit to being a cat person. I don't have any pets of my own right now, and sometimes my cat allergies can act up pretty strongly, but none of that changes the fact that deep down I'm a cat person. Put a cat in front of me, or even just show me a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410980224644 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:16:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410980224644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410462162564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - I don't think there's much that Brian Setzer could do that would surprise me these days. Well, okay, that may not be entirely true. If Setzer were to give a public press conference where he pulled off a rubber mask he's been wearing for years to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410462162564 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:24:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410462162564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409571790468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - For anyone like me who grew up in the seventies and eighties, it's awfully hard to imagine what it must have been like to live through the British invasion. The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, The Dave Clark Five - by the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409571790468 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:43:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409571790468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409075289732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Here's a hypothetical survey question: Are video games a challenging, enriching way to stimulate one's mind, or are they just silly diversions with no lasting significance in the pursuit of intellectual matters? I imagine that the over/under age that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409075289732 Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:16:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409075289732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405304675972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Is it too much of a cliche to mention that every generation casts a disdainful ear towards the music that the following generation enjoys? It probably is a cliche, but that doesn't mean there's no truth to it. After all, my grandparents' generation... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405304675972 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:33:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405304675972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402727734916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - One of the unintended consequences of World War II was to destroy many of the indigenous religions of the south Pacific island region. As Allied troops leapfrogged from island to island in their steady creep towards Japan, they brought with them massive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402727734916 Sat, 8 Sep 2007 16:11:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402727734916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401288367748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - It's a shame that there's no more unexplored territory on our maps. Use your imagination for a moment to picture the world hundreds of years ago. The reigning world powers of Europe knew their homelands well and had fairly detailed maps of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401288367748 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:11:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401288367748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399371439748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - I imagine that it must be rough for a cover band to find its niche. Down on the bottom rung of the cover band fame hierarchy we can find the acts that are content to simply recreate some of their favorite contemporary and classic hits. There's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399371439748 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:47:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399371439748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_389097688708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Remix albums always present a philosophical conundrum. They're not quite cover albums, in that the original artists and original performances are still present at the core. At the same time, we can hardly consider them canonical artistic statements -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~389097688708 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:03:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_389097688708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_384632524420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - After all the arguments have been made and all the witnesses have been cross-examined, everyone is bound to confess that they like one season more than all the other. It's not that you have to dislike any of them (but it's fine if you do), but rather... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~384632524420 Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:35:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_384632524420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_380321762948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Traveling to modern-day Las Vegas is like stepping into another dimension. The basic rules that govern day-to-day life outside of the city simply don't apply. It starts even before your plane lands - the way that the vast, grey-brown desert you've... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~380321762948 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:34:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_380321762948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_366587711108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Relationship experts are quick to point out that one of the key steps for couples to stay together is to find fun common interests and pursuing them together. For some couples, it might mean taking an Italian cooking class together. For others, it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~366587711108 Thu, 24 May 2007 23:57:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_366587711108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362432597636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DrFaustus - Have you ever noticed how well the universe finds a way to make up for all the little disappointments one way or another? One of my little disappointments came from The Scissor Sisters. Back in 2004 I picked up their self titled debut album and fell... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362432597636 Tue, 15 May 2007 21:59:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362432597636?linkin_id=8003929