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  2. ghostfacekiller39
    Source: S04:E08 - Rarity Takes Manehattan
     
    This is a point I see trying to be made very often that I don't quite understand; I felt a need to put this out there for anyone who feels that way to see, because, quite frankly, it is HIGHLY misinformed. I posted this, and I'm bringing awareness to how she isn't abusive of Spike.
     

  3. ghostfacekiller39
    What? Everyone else is doing it!!
     
    - Watched Rarity Takes Manehattan 4 times yesterday I have it on my computer now, for safe keeping
     
    - I broke my personal record for the amount of times I clo...I'm going the stop right there
     
    - Other than that, whined and cried endlessly about the sight being down
     
    Yep. That's it
  4. ghostfacekiller39
    http://mlpforums.com/blog/1025/entry-9067-hey-guys/
     
    Unfortunately, the points made in this blog are entirely false.
     
    I just wanted to correct these mistakes, to make sure any and all confusion is avoided:
     
    I am glad there is understanding here, and may everyone have a fabulous day.
  5. ghostfacekiller39
    I've thought about this for a while now, and I decided to take a short break from using these forums, and I thought I'd bring attention to this fact, so it won't feel as if I'm abandoning anyone.
     

     
    By no means am I saying "I'm leaving the site and I'm never coming back."
     
    I just need a short break; a week, tops.
     
    I just got pushed over the edge tonight, when I couldn't even go to a contest meant solely for fun and just get hatred of my best pony spewed on me.
     
    That pushed me over; I'd be lying if I didn't say the hate hurt me a little every time I saw it, but I usually only saw it over when it was at least somewhat relatable to the topic at hand, or serious topics where I was aware of what I was getting myself into. I'd just swallow it down and fight the good fight to the best of my abilities, and try to remain calm, professional, and understanding, even though my heart sunk a little deeper with each hateful thing said about my best pony.
     
    But it just has gone too far when I go to the MLPF World Cup, something meant to be fun for the members of this site, and have to deal with it. It's one thing over in Show Discussion topics that are for serious analysis of the show itself; it's something else when it starts becoming prevalent in the leisurely, more lighthearted and positive parts of the site.
     
    Now, I have a heart condition that has cut my lifespan nearly in half as is, and causes me great physical pain each day; it's been getting a bit too upsetting for not just me, but my heart to deal with it as well. I'm slowly starting to feel the ill effects of what landed me in the hospital a couple of weeks back, albeit, much at a much slower pace, and not as powerful.
     
    I think it'd be best for myself and my health if I were to take a brief hiatus from using this site; I'd say anywhere between 3 - 7 days is how Iong I'll be gone. I love these forums too much to just outright leave; I've met so many amazing people here. I mean it when I'd say I'd rather spend time with you guys than the friends I have in real life, and if you don't believe me, just know I'm on my computer, chatting it up with at least someone from here, every single second of free time I have. This place has made such a positive impact on my life, and it will continue to do so; I'm just worried the negativity and tension around here as of late has been affecting my health, and I feel a short hiatus is in order.
     
    I'll still be available over Skype, and my username (ghostfacekiller39) and avatar match up with my username and avvie on here.
     
    Anyone feel free to add me, and I'll be willing to talk as much as I can, and I'll always listen
     
    I just need a short break, that's all.
     
    See you in a few.
     
    ~ghostfacekiller39
     
     

  7. ghostfacekiller39
    I can't believe that Hypno Pony shit worked...I got lucid and broke my concentration and I'm ghost again, but being unable to feel your toes and fingers and not caring and realizing how cheap the gem in your class ring actually is was kinda freaky o_O I'm going to bed...I dunno. I feel like I like Rarity even more now, if that were possible It was a REALLY freaky experience, but I want to do it again tomorrow night!! It felt really relaxing...it was awesome, but weird o_O
     
    Yeahh, that was too long to be a status update, and I deemed it necessary to bold it and purple it
     
    Anyway, goodnight, MLPForums!! I'm kinda tripping right now, so I'm just going to lay down and sleep.
     

  8. ghostfacekiller39
    I've been incessantly rambling about how proud I am of, well, myself, for accomplishing what I have since joining this site on October 24th, 2013, for the past week.
     
    I cannot believe that I forgot about today being my 2 month anniversary of joining this site!
     

     
    Well, regardless, here's been my journey and experience on these forums so far, since joining 2 months ago today.
     
    So gather 'round, chillun. Story-time.
     
    I remember the first day I joined
  9. ghostfacekiller39

    ghosty's List.

    By ghostfacekiller39,

    I'm just going to blog this list out, the list I use when I defend Rarity in the Show Discussion sub-forum, so I can just link this over there and not take 6000 characters of space up by posting this behemoth
     
    Also, if this gets bumped to the top, I was fixing it up since the site crashed and took this down with it. Sorry if it does.
     
    Rarity is Generous:
     
    S01E01: Friendship is Magic
     
    Gives Twilight a free makeover after Rainbow Dash messed up her mane.
     
    S01E02: Friendship Is Magic
     
    Cuts off her tail to give a monster or something the missing half of his mustache.
     
    S01E11: Winter Wrap Up
     
    After Twilight did a horrible job making a nest, she spent all of her time trying to fix her friend's mistake, putting her horribly behind quota.
     
    S01E14: Suited For Success
     
    Made all of her friends dresses for the gala free of charge, and they kept complaining about how they looked and how they wanted them to look, which made her dresses look horrible in front of some huge name in the fashion business.
     
    S01E16: Sonic Rainboom
     
    When Twilight wanted to try out a new spell that she had never done before and warned it could have possible side effects if botched, Rarity readily subjects herself to the spell, so she can go cheer on Rainbow Dash at her flying competition.
     
    S01E20: Green isn't Your Color
     
    Keeps quiet about her jealousy of Fluttershy's newfound fame in the fashion business, something she had been trying to accomplish before the show even started. After Fluttershy stumbles and trips on the runway and the crowd turns against her, Rarity begins cheering to save her friend, despite feeling it should've been her making it big instead of Fluttershy.
     
    S01E25: A Party of One
     
    Purposely ruins her mane, which she's extremely proud of, in order to keep Pinkie's surprise party a secret.
     
    S02E05: Sisterhooves Social
     
    After making a mistake in the way she took care of her sister, she hid IN MUD in order to complete a race with her sister for forgiveness, when all and all, it was just siblings fighting over trivial matters, like EVERY siblings do.
     
    S02E08: Mysterious Mare Do Well
     
    Makes 4 costumes for her friends to wear in their mission of bringing a borderlining on narcissism Rainbow Dash back down to earth.
     
    S02E09: Sweet & Elite
     
    When it came down to it, she chose her unsophisticated Ponyville friends over the Canterlot Ponies, who she had dreamt of fitting in with.
     
    S02E10: Secret of My Excess
     
    Spares the feelings of a horny baby dragon who stole half of the city and kidnapped her, even going as far to kiss him on the cheek.
     
    S02E14: The Last Roundup
     
    Rides a damn whatever you call that thing all the way back to Ponyville with an extremely repetitive Pinkie Pie due to Rainbow Dash's negligence.
     
    S02E19: Putting Your Hoof Down
     
    Tries helping Fluttershy learn how to stand up for herself, and welcomes Fluttershy back after she attacks her dreams.
     
    S02E21: Dragon Quest
     
    Attempts to stand up for Spike when the other 5 laugh at his apron. Creates a huge costume so RD, Twilight and herself could follow him to make sure he was alright. Stands directly behind Rainbow Dash's flank the entire time they're hiding, without complaining. Prepares to fight dragons in yet another attempt to stand up for Spike.
     
    S02E25: A Canterlot Wedding
     
    Makes a ton a fricken' dresses for the wedding, free of charge.
     
    S03E01: The Crystal Empire
     
    In order to buy time for Twilight, makes a bunch of hats and shit out of hay and straws. Does a very good job at it, I might add.
     
    S03E12: Games Ponies Play
     
    Takes the extremely difficult job of preparing Cadence's mane in the intricate detail it had to be done in, with only 15 minutes of time left. Also does a good job.
     
    (Note: Rarity got screwed in Season 3. I assure you Season 4 will be different.)
     
    Equestria Girls:
     
    Makes dressed for them to all wear to the dance free of charge. Helps clean up the gym so Twilight could when the crown that night, despite hating messes. After Sunset Playdough-Hair ruins Twilight's reputation, tries helping Twilight go incognito until it can be fixed. Share her idea and Wondercolt's costume with the rest to change Twilight's horrid reputation.
     
    S04E03: Castle Mane-ia
     
    Fights through cobwebs, dirt, ghouls, and other stuff she's grossed out by all to restore the ancient tapestries that would hardly increase her fame at all, and would land her 0 bits. All out of appreciation for the old times and their art; that's pretty generous to be willing to go through so much and work so hard and get very little out of the end, all to show appreciation.
     
    S04E08: Rarity Takes Manehattan
     
    Huge tip(s) to the bellhop, lends rival designer a whole spool of beautiful, one-of-a-kind fabric (not wise, but certainly generous) fixes a taxi cab, buys Spike a Carrot Dog, gives the grumpy cat pony a flower...almost the whole episode is her being generous.
     
    From Vocabulary.com:
     
     
    Generosity is a quality that's a lot like unselfishness — someone showing generosity is happy to give to or share time, money, food, or whatever with others.
    Generosity is a quality — like honesty and patience — that we all probably wish we had more of. When you show generosity, you might give away things or money or put others before yourself. But generosity is about more than cash and stuff. When you're forgiving and gentle to people, you show generosity of spirit. If you give others help or credit, that shows generosity. The world would certainly be a better place if more people showed generosity to others.
     
    That's a lot of good deeds. If you expect the ponies to represent their elements every episode, and if you dislike them for not doing so, you should really only be a Twilight and a Pinkie fan, in my opinion.
     
    Rarity is vain
     
    RD is cocky
     
    Twilight is horribly OCD
     
    Pinkie is Socially Imbalanced and doesn't function correctly when she's alone.
     
    Fluttershy is the opposite of Pinkie Pie, but still equally socially imbalanced
     
    AJ is stubborn and set in her ways.
     
    Flaws make great characters; that's why people hate Mary-Sues Think about how else you'd want Rarity to be when she's "too vain."
     
    Love of Fashion:
     
    Yes, I've seen this be a reason before.
     
    Hating Rarity for being into fashion is just dumb.
     
    That's like hating RD for wanting to be a Wonderbolt, Pinkie Pie for wanting people to smile, Fluttershy for animals, Twilight for books, or hating AJ for Apples. Just crazy, man.
     
    Don't hate someone for something they love, unless it harms other people.
     
    Which, fashion doesn't.
     
    Unrelatable:
     
    I understand how relating to a character can make you like them more, but not relating to something and hating it for that reason isn't understandable.
     
    Hating Rarity for not being relatable to you is like "She's different than me. I don't like her for that."
  10. ghostfacekiller39
    Brace Yourselves.
     
    I'm posting a positive, non-"This isn't right, and this is why" blog entry.
     
    GASP.
     
    Anyway, when I'm not fanboying over Rarity, making Bono-esque efforts to change things through blogs, or playing the role of Phoenix Wright against Rarity hate, or whatever else I'm known for around here (Which, whatever it is, it's probably true ) I do 2 things:
     
    1. I write.
     

     
    2. I play guitar.
     

     
     
    So, even though I've tried on numerous occasions, I cannot turn my 2 hobbies into one and make myself a songwriter.
     
    But, of course, it's led me to appreciate the flow of the lyrics, combined with the music backing them
     
    (I'm no expert or anything, don't get the impression that I feel that way about myself )
     
    Also, as you may or may not know, for the majority of this week I was hospitalized or bedridden, either or.
     
    So, I got to listen to a TON of music
     
    So, combine what I mentioned up there, along with all the music I've listened to, I'm going to share a couple of the best lyric/music combo songs. (I had trouble wording that. Basically, the songs that the theme of the lyrics and the music meld together to create a certain atmosphere.)
     
    Let's do this. Oh, and I only listen to Rock music, in whatever shape or form it will come in.
     
    Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
     
     
     
     
    This song gives me chills. The music, particularly the bassline and Jagger's vocal melodies, don't sound at all satanic, as you might agree; I, however, get sort of feel of arrogance, border lining on narcissism. When you combine that sound of the music with the lyrics in it, I get a feeling of pride from this song; that's the scary part.
     
    This song was released in '68, if I recall; back then, it was taboo to do as much as say "fuck" one time in a song, let alone right a song from the Devil's perspective expressing such arrogance and pride in the events "you" caused that destroyed the lives of many people throughout history. I think, when you combine the lyrics with society's standards back in the 60's, you get a song that will make the tiny hairs on the ends of your arms stand on end, and it will strike a certain kind of fear in you that, depending on your religious beliefs, can be taken as positive or negative.
     
    "...I watched with glee, while your kings and queens...
    fought for 10 decades, for the gods they made.
    I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"
    ...when after all, it was you and me."
     
    Those kind of lyrics are found throughout the song.
     
    You see why this song leaves an impression? I sure hope so
     
    Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
     
     
     
     
    Ah, Bono...if it wasn't for my dad, you'd be my idol. As soon as this songs starts, you get this shaky sounding cymbal beat, and, it's very rough sounding to me, but, once the guitar part kicks in, it sounds different to me; it sounds like something you'd protest to, calling out everything wrong in the world, calling out the corruption, the greed, the sin, calling out what makes humans evil;
     
    Oh, and then Bono's voice! He starts in, talking about the "Bloody Sunday" massacre way back in '72, 11 years before this song was released. Ironic, because the first line is, "I can't believe the news today..."
     
    Regardless, he's right; the Bloody Sunday massacre was when the British Army (or whatever you call them across the pond ) shot and killed 13 protesters in gruesome fashion; sad thing is, it's unknown, yet doubted, that the protesters were even armed.
     
    It's sad, really; how you can't voice your disapproval with something without getting killed in some countries, and how we, not just in free countries, but even on this site, will take the "Freedom of Speech" and "Freedom of Gathering" things so far, when people get killed over in other areas for so much as saying "I don't like the job our leader is doing."
     
    People get killed for some the stuff we take for granted every single day in other parts of the world; there's people who are killed for doing even less than what Bono is talking about. There's people who have it so much worse than us, and we don't care. I think the disgust in his voice during this part speaks louder than the words themselves;
     
    "We Eat and Drink, while tomorrow they die!!"
     
    Even though that line is off-topic to the rest of the song for the most part, it extends the meaning of the song far beyond the way we take advantage of "Freedom of Speech" and "Freedom of Gathering;" some people die for doing things much less than speaking out against our leaders.
     
    That leaves in impression on me; once youknow what this song is actually about, the jagged sounding violin and drum beat, with a simple, yet rough guitar part and over-powering bassline melded together with the lyrics will leave you unable to sit down; listening to this song with an understanding and appreciation of it is reminiscent of getting your ass-kicked, yet being unable to stand down.
     
    And I think that's what U2 wanted; they wanted you to feel angry, like you just got scraped up in a fight, knees all bloody, lips busted; but you just aren't going to take that kind of abuse, and you want to make a change for everyone who feels that way, not just for yourself.
     

     
    Well, those two songs are the best 2 when it comes to that type of thing.
     
    I'd do more, but video limit and all, so yeahh
     
    Hope to see you around, and leave a comment or something, and tell me how you feel, and if you want me to do more blogs like this
     
    I've literally had no life this week because of my heart, so yeahh. Free time was mine to use as much as I wanted
     
    See ya!
     

  11. ghostfacekiller39
    I always use all lowercase letters in my username.
     
    No one forget that.
     

     
    Alright, now, before I go to bed, I'm going to do something I've been meaning to do that requires very little energy.
     
    You know, once the holidays are done, I'm going to need to change 2 things:
     
    1. My avatar, obviously
     
    2. The (second) greeting banner on my profile. (The one I have right now is Rarity in the snow with socks and a scarf on.)
     
    I dunno what to choose, though...so I'd like some second opinions.
     
    If you have one you think I should use, feel free to leave it in the comments. If not, do le answers.
     
    Alright, for the avatar:
     
    1.
     
    2.
     
    3.
     
    Other thing:
     
    1.
     
    2.
     
    3.
     
    Yep. If you think you got something better, feel free to tell me.
     
    Just make sure it's Rarity.
     
    It'd be awkward for everyone if it wasn't.
     
    K, thanks, dudes!!
  12. ghostfacekiller39
    Well, hey dudes!
     
    On to war we go!!
     

     
    Nahh, just kidding.
     
    I'm just going to address something I feel has been a bit of a problem between users on this site as of late, and give my take on it, because seeing all this complaining and fighting is beginning to wear me out, as well as others, I'm sure.
     
    I keep seeing people complain about how people will over-analyze the show, often saying things like "they don't enjoy it" and "it's just a kids show," while citing that they need to "be a chill brony" or something along those lines.
     
    Now, I have a problem with this because of 2 things.
     
    The first being that the "chill bronies" aren't being "chill" at all. I don't think endlessly complaining about the way some people view the show is very chill, I'm sorry. If you were really relaxed about the show, you wouldn't try to pick fights with other members and moan about how you hate how the people who tend to enjoy analyzing the show are so serious about it that they cannot enjoy the show.
     
    I really do get a sense of enjoyment analyzing the show, sharing my thoughts and opinions about what I liked and disliked about an episode or a character, and there's more who feel the same way.
     
    Now, are there some that over-analyze? Yes. Some people try too hard to look more intelligent than the next guy, or complain just to complain, whatever. I'm not going to stand up for those people, and lie and say there's not any.
     
    But frankly, I'm getting just a tad bit irritated about being told I don't enjoy the show, or I don't enjoy the show in the right way. I enjoy the show so much, that I dedicate all of my free time to participating in the fandom in anyway I can, whether it be through fanfics, blogs, running togethertube rooms, or just hanging out around these forums. I enjoy the show, and the people in this show.
     
    That leads to the second problem.
     
    My second problem with the way the people who are constantly complaining about the people who tend to over-analyze is the way they handle it. They'll go onto show discussion topics, blogs, or whatever they may find just to complain about the fact people are taking the show so seriously.
     
    Now, there's no right or wrong way to watch a tv show.
     
    But, these people keep trying to force their mindset of how they enjoy watching the show onto others, how have a different way of enjoying the show.
     
    I hope you'll understand me when I say trying to mold people's opinions to match your own is not a good thing to do to people, and it certainly isn't "chill."
     
    Now, honestly, if you don't like the way the people who analyze the show all the time enjoy the show, just ignore them. I don't enjoy Roleplays, but do I go over to that section and start telling them that they're wrong because I disagree? No, I just don't go to that section at all.
     
    Now, is it wrong for you to be a chill brony? Of course not! Hell, it's not even wrong of you to get irritated when someone over-analyzes the show!
     
    What IS wrong, however, is how you constantly put down and judge the members of this site who do enjoy analyzing the show, and go onto topics meant for analysis and discussion of the show to complain about it.
     
    Again, there's no right and wrong way to view a TV show.
     

  13. ghostfacekiller39
    What's up? This is a new part of my blog I'm doing, called "An Insomniac's Musings," as sleep deprivation has been a problem for me for some time now, and it leads me to have random thoughts I often try and preserve in my personal journal. These are the ones I feel will make the best entries. I'm going to do this whenever I feel I have a few good ones to share, as pointless as some may be I'm copying these word for word out of my journal, and then just throwing pics and purple over it, so yeahh I'm pretty sleepy when I write most of this stuff, so just know that I usually don't sound stupid when I use words
     
    So, without further adieu, here we go!
     
     

     
    11/26 (2013)
     
    Rarity's name has 6 letters and 3 syllables. It has no anagrams amongst common words, and translations in the Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Swedish languages. It has a "Scrabble" score of 9, and if you were to punch it into a keypad, you'd enter 727498, which is the keypad number to my cell phone. (Except for the last sentence, I researched all of this on my cell phone while I couldn't sleep.)
     

     
    12/2 (2013)
     
    I love MLPForums, but people on the website can be just flat-out ridiculous. I got another piece of hate mail today. I think I've got a target on my back with Rarity haters. It's died down some, but for now, stupid. I don't like it, and it's hurtful to my feelings. Why would people feel the need to send this crap to me? I feel sick and sleepy.
     
    (Side note: This was the picture I received the day of this entry. It wasn't too hard to find, given all I had to do was search "Rarity sucks" in Google Images. I immediately delete all of this crap after seeing it, though. I feel no need to do anything other than ignore it, as the senders of this crap just want to get me worked up.)
     
     
    12/5 (2013)
     
    Today is my birthday. I liked how my friends on the site kept sending me Rarity pictures. I especially liked the poster Afterwards gave me at school today, and Frith's picture of Rarity's ass he drew me was awesome. I think I'm beginning to like my friends on the forums more than I like my friends in real life. I don't know a lot of their real names. I like them anyway. I still like my friends in person, but I'd rather be on the forums. I don't want to get kicked out of anymore Wal-Marts. It makes me feel like a bad kid.
     

     
    12/8 (2013)
     
    Today was cool. I miss getting to take long baths. I liked doing that a lot when I was little. I hate this snow, though, because I keep getting bent on leaving and can't. Today I also tried eating Plain Bugles chips with hot sauce. It was amazing. I can't wait for Rarity takes Manehattan, but I'm scared the writers are going to leave her in Manehatten. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
     

     
    12/12 (2013)
     
    I clopped 4 times today. I haven't ever done it that much. I'm getting tired of dumb. Why can't people accept that I think differently? People don't look enough into my words to know what I really mean. I hope they look harder. Maybe they'll see something they like. I feel disliked, but I don't mind. I also got my Pepsi's back today. I didn't get to have one yesterday because we were out. I love Pepsi, especially when I was little. Me and my dad would drink whole 2 liter bottles of Pepsi. Then I'd backwash and he'd just give me the whole bottle.
     

    And that's the first entry in this!! I dunno, I think it'd be a fun thing to do, only because I'm so sleepy when I write these entries, it comes out sounding so funny. I went word for word here. I hope te gusta, dudes, and I think this is pretty much for a laugh, and all filler, no killer. I know I'm publishing this at 3 a.m., but I'm not in that state of mind, and I probably won't enter one for tonight.
     
    Oh, and parenthesis mean that it was added in there, not part of the entry.
     
    See you later, dudes!!
  14. ghostfacekiller39
    This video killed me.
     

     
    I've been following Cr1TiKaL on YouTube for over a year now, but this is his best video yet, and believe me, I've watched them all I mean, I watched this when it was uploaded last night, and I hurt my chest laughing.
     

     
     
    Dat voice though
  15. ghostfacekiller39

    Alright, no.

    By ghostfacekiller39,

    No.
     
    I'm tired of this.
     
    Pretty.
     
    Damn.
    Tired.
     
    Call me what you will for pointing this out, but there's gotta be a bazillion topics on here of people trying to destroy and demonize Rarity's character.
     
    I'm just going to lend you all some advice:
     
    1. Know that it's alright for you to have a negative opinion towards a pony. Any pony.
     
    2. Before you go starting a topic/posting on a topic, ranting about said pony, make sure you know what you're talking about it. I've seen it so many times; people bashing Rarity with a gaping hole in their line of reasoning that is often identifiable from the get go. Think it out well in advance before doing this, because YOU WILL rub people the wrong way, no matter which pony it is, and they'll be more than happy to exploit any visible flaws in your thoughts. This goes for any one of the ponies.
     
    3. Be sure and think for yourself on the matter; just because you meet a few people who think the same way doesn't mean it's what everyone thinks. I like Rarity best, and I decided that before I decided I was even ready to call myself a brony, let alone talk about the show with other bronies/pegasisters. Analyzing one of the ponies and pointing out flaws alone doesn't make you look smart. It's how well of a job you do analyzing the pony that makes you look smart.
     
    4. Make sure you're not just regurgitating something that's already been said. "Oh, she doesn't live up to her EoH, oh, she's vain, oh, she sweet-talked a couple of dudes into doing things for her with her looks" have all been used, and I've personally stomped a few of these into the ground. If you want to call her greedy, just know I've got a 6,000 character list on my computer, ready to fire at a moment's notice and prove you wrong. As for the other things, that's fine; you don't like her for those flaws, all power to you. Free will is a beautiful thing.
     
    5. If you're trolling and it's obvious, you'll probably get reported. Even if you're not trolling and you're being rude about it, you'll still probably get reported. Not by me, by someone. Be nice about it, please. If you're nice about sharing a negative opinion on a pony, and someone else gets all pissy and defensive, who do you think is going to look like the asshole? Been there, done that.
     
    Now, listen. I'm getting tired of having other Rarity fans come to me, and tell me they're in the closet about being Rarity fans because of stupid crap and hate. Hell, I know a couple on here that are still in that closet; don't you think it's hard enough to have to hide being a brony from everyone else out of fear? I'd like to applaud the ones who make it to where people are still scared to be entirely truthful about their adventures in bronyhood. Good job.
     
    Gahh. I'm tired of seeing this happen. I'm just tired of piss-poor arguments, trolls, and having to see other bronies be scared of...well, other bronies, just like we're those asshats on YouTube who cuss you out for having a pony as a profile picture.
     
    I'm tired of it.
     
    DISCLAIMER: This is a blog I've been wanting to post for a while now. This is not directed at anyone in particular, so please don't take it that way. This has been ongoing ever since I've joined this site, and I've had enough.
  16. ghostfacekiller39
    I'm going to type in purple in my blogs from this point forward.
     
    Deal with it.
     

     
    *A-HEM*
     
    So...today's episode...
     

     
    I think it's safe to say it's earned one of these from me
     
    I really liked Rainbow Dash in this episode. I really did. You know why? Because I, personally, have let my own personal preference for Rarity get in the way of me looking much into her character, and only her character; based solely on the principle of how she gets worshiped for her flaws, while Rarity gets demonized for having similar flaws, it seems. So, yeahh, I really didn't pay too much attention to her. Kinda brushed her off.
     
    I even hated her for a while there, maybe even out of jealousy.
     
    But, you know, after ACTUALLY paying attention to her in this episode, she isn't so bad.
     
    Before this, I tolerated her; I loved her, but in a different way than the other 5. She was like, that one family member we all have, that we love, and we'll be there for, but only because of the fact that they're family.
     
    It was in that kinda way, you know? She was in the mane 6, so I loved her. That's it.
     
    But, now, after seeing this episode, I REALLY felt a connection with her, in the sense of her constant fangirling over Daring Do. (Care to guess what that connection was? )
     
    My best friend on here is an RD fan, so I put it off to watch it with him on togethertube. He slept in until 5 PM,but I put it off out of loyalty to him, avoided spoilers all day, watched some college football, clopped, and finally, boom. He was on.
     
    I was expecting to just go along with his RD fanboying, like I'm sure he's done with my Rarity fanboying on a daily basis, and watch the episode here and there, and spend most of the time chatting with him about the blue and rainbow pegasi. Really, that's what I was wanting to do, just as I'm sure he's going to want to do when we watch "Rarity takes Manehatten" together in a little less than a month.
     
    But, first scene, there was RD, doing her thing, fangirling over Daring Do.
     
    I was intrigued, so I watched.
     
    All of a sudden, I was into what she was doing; I was listening, I was paying attention to her. I felt for her SO MUCH when she felt she had let down her hero, even though:
     
    1. Rarity isn't my hero (wha???)
     
    and 2. I doubt I have the ability to let down a fictional character in that same sense.
     
    But, DUDE!!!!!!!!
     
    I was so into it! I was so happy to see RD and Daring work together! I was SO pissed when Daring just brushed off RD like that!! I was just as into this episode as I was...hmmm, probably "Apple Family Reunion," and AJ is 3 on my mane 6, so nothing to shake a stick at
     
    I actually was into a Rainbow Dash episode. I wasn't just kindly paying her mind, I wasn't brushing her off when she said something to irk me, I wasn't.
     
    Hell, I didn't even notice Rarity didn't get the ring passed to her until that scene was almost over.
     
    Me thinks...I think that I've found a newfound respect for RD, based off of this episode alone.
     
    I don't think she's that one I love because of the other 5 anymore.
     
    I honestly think this episode propelled her into a new light for me.
     
    She's still at the back of my mane 6 at the moment, but Pinkie and Twilight, watch out...you may be getting jumped if RD kicks this much ass in later episodes
     
    I'm pretty proud to say this about Rainbow Dash.
     
    I'm proud to say that I honestly felt an extreme wave of joy sweep over me when I saw her on the cover of the book at the end too.
     
    I'm proud to say that S4 has opened up so many new feelings towards the characters for me, in just 4 episodes.
     
    Rainbow Dash, good job.
     
    Good job.
     

  17. ghostfacekiller39
    I saw my good friend Afterwards do this, and I've got time to kill.
    1. Any scars? - Two perm. ones. On my chest, and up and down my right forearm where I accidentally cut myself on a sharp pencil that was sticking out of my backpack. Both of those are here to stay. Still there 4 years each.
    2. Relationship status? - Single
    3. Crush? - Eh. Don't like the word "Crush" to describe someone.
    4. Kissed anyone? - Yeahh. 3 people.
    5. Coke or Pepsi? - Pepsi. I drink it like water.
    6. Someone you hate? - This kid at my school named Brandon Benton. It's a mutual hatred that is pretty extreme on both ends. We're not allowed to have classes together.
    7. Best Friends? - For the ones on here, there's a list on my profile IRL, it's Dallas, then Afterwards, then Robert, then William, then Jose, then Jonny.
    8. Have you ever done alcohol or drugs? - ....yes...
    9. What's your dream job? - Automotive Mechanic or Secondary English Teacher.
    10. Ever been in love? - No. I'm 16. I've liked some girls quite a bit, and I've told girls I love them, but, honestly, it was a spur of the moment thing. I don't think I've been in love, no.
    11. Last time you cried? - The other night.
    12. Favorite color? - Purple or Black.
    13. Height? - 5'6... Shortest guy in my class...ultra embarrassing.
    14. Birthday? - December 5, 1996.
    15. Eye color? - Dark Brown.
    16. Hair color? - Darker Brown.
    17. What do you love? - Pepsi, Cars, Writing, Baseball, mi familia, and being a brony.
    18. Obsession? - Rarity. Come on, I'm not just saying that. It's pretty true.
    19. If you had one wish, what would it be? - They'd probably say no to more wishes, so I say more genies.
    20. Do you love someone? - Platonically, yes. Quite a few. Romantically, not at the moment.
    21. Kiss or hug? - Whatever floats your boat here.
    22. Nicknames people call you? - ghosty, ghosteh.
    23. Favorite song? - "Sunshower" - Chris Cornell
    24. Favorite band? - Soundgarden.
    25. Worst thing that has ever happened to you? - ...that's already been put up in a different blog of mine...
    26. Best thing that has ever happened to you? - Also already been put up in that same blog. Being adopted by these two wonderful old people
    27. Something you would change about yourself? - I'd try to do something about the ego-trips I have sometimes.
    28. Ever dated someone? - Yeahh.
    29. Worst mistake? - ...also been put up in a blog on here. A different one this time, though.
    30. Watch the movie or read the book? - Whatever.
    31. Ever had a heartbreak? - Yeahh...
    32. Favorite show? - ...you shouldn't have to ask this.
    33. Best day of your life? - The whole 10 years I lived with my dad. So happy
    34. Any talents? - Writing. That's it.
    35. Do you wish you could ever start over? - Nahh.
    36. Any bad habits? - Smokin' and Chewin' dat Terbaccer.
    37. Ever had a near death experience? - Nope.
    38. Someone I can tell anything to? - Afterwards.
    39. Ever lost a loved one? - I'm the last living member of the whole Barrett family that I'm aware of...
    40. Do you believe in love? - Yeahh.
    41. Someone you hate/Dislike? - Answered it.
    42. Are you okay? - My neck and shoulders are achey, but yeahh, I'm ok.

  18. ghostfacekiller39
    This is gonna get locked, I just know it.
     
    But, honestly...
     
    ...I'm scared of the mods and admins here.
     
    I just read a blog about someone who got banned wanting to make an apology.
     
    ...but it got locked, because "It was made public" or something. Couldn't stomach reading the whole reason.
     
    I have a great friend on here who never wants to come back onto these forums...
     
    ...because of the extreme bias the staff holds.
     
    A staff member even told her that the staff thought lowly of her.
     
    ...I've tried report tickets, but they were all useless and were just tossed aside.
     
    You know, I'm seething mad about this.
     
    I want to cuss, I want to fight, I want to scream...
     
    ...but I'm not going to, because it wouldn't make a difference.
     
    I'm just going to leave it with this:
     
    When someone is in a position of power over others, they don't need to let their own personal opinions of someone beneath them interfere with their judgement of how to handle a situation involving said person. It needs to be based strictly on the situation at hand.
     
    Now, I'm just going to go wait for my warning points and for this blog to get locked up "because I didn't write a report ticket."
     
    Even though nothing ever comes of those report tickets.
     
    I'm not gonna waste the time writing something to people who aren't going to read it.
     
    ...Just for the record, I said no cuss words, there are no personal insults or anything of that sort; all I did was share my opinion on this site, and how poorly I feel it is being run in my personal blog; any other measure in which I've tried vocalizing this matter, whether positively or not, has been shot down, and I feel this needs to be put out there.
     
    I also know that I said something on here that will be nitpicked at when this blog gets locked. I have no clue what, but that seems to be prevalent.
     
    *Hands Key*
     
    Here's the key for when this gets locked up, and I'll be awaiting a warning in my notifications.
    Just have mercy on me.
  19. ghostfacekiller39
    I'm typing this sentence at 3:53 a.m. on the morning of November 23rd, 2013.
     
    I've been up all night. I haven't slept since...I'd like to think my 4th period Journalism class, as that's just another blow-off elective where you just sit in class and do as you please.
     
    I've worked since then, and today was an especially hard day at work, the only good thing about it was it being my payday, and about how I found out I got raised from the bare minimum to $9.25 an hour. Not too shabby, for a part time job.
     
    However, that has no meaning to the work I had to do today, which was mostly pulling the heavy machinery out from against the wall to sweep the area where they stay gathering dust and wiping up the oil stains from the cold concrete floor of the autoshop, which was only exaggerated by the 31 degree weather my tiny hometown of Leonard, Texas is experiencing.
     
    My feet ached, my legs were feeling as if they were about to collapse from under me; I don't do well with cold weather, especially during allergy season. I was almost sick.
     
    Yet, I got my paycheck, bought a couple of Pink Lemonade-infused Monster energy drinks for a total of $8.27 (You can remember what you spend when all you have is the money you own, in case you don't know that. Plus, the crumpled up receipt that lay in a ball directly beside my keyboard is quite reassuring of my memory.)
     
    Why?
     
    Because I had no plans of sleeping until the Season 4 premiere.
     
    I got home at 6:15 ish to see I had been added to an insanely large Skype group chat (I believe it was started by my good friend Sir.Flutter Hooves; he's everyone's friend, though, it seems, so naturally it was a large, large group chat.) The sharp, quick ringing sound that alerted me to a new message was going off every 2 or 3 seconds.
     
    I may have had to put my Skype on Do Not Disturb for most of the night to prevent that now sickening computer-generated sound of a bell ringing, but it let me know something; I was ready for Season 4. It couldn't get here quick enough.
     
    I finished off the Friendship is Witchcraft series with my good pal Afterwards at about 7:30 p.m; after that, we played a game on some website he linked me to, then off to inviting people onto togethertube.com, as the server had come back up just in time for tonight.
     
    I messed around on that for a bit, watched a few episodes as people dropped in and out, counting the usernames of my good friends on these forums pop in and out of the room me and Afterwards were running, like sheep jumping over a fence to the rhythm of the pony's voices.
     
    Oh, that lasted a good while; we'd all left around 1 a.m, at least momentarily for me and Afterwards.
     
    I went to the mixify-party for a bit, but dubstep isn't really something I enjoy listening to, so I moved on.
     
    I can't exactly recall what went in for the next 30 minutes, but at around 2 a.m, me and Afterwards had found our way back to togethertube, but, instead of ponies, we listened to music we enjoyed.
     
    We played some good songs at the beginning. I picked a song with a ton of meaning to me ("Working Class Hero" by John Lennon.) and told him how much I was able to relate to that song, how it almost felt like it was about me. After that, we began sharing what each song we played meant to us.
     
    It was a good run; I'm pretty sure he's asleep by now, though.
     
    I got back on Skype to see that insanely large group chat is all but done.
     
    The lights are all off in my room, and I'm alone, listening to the rhythm of my heartbeat, unable to see anything past the illuminated area that my computer moniter is providing me.
     
    I couldn't find any good songs to listen to, I couldn't find anything to do at all, really. Then it hit me:
     
    Why am I still awake?
     
    Why was I doing this? Why am I depriving myself of some much needed rest?
     
    I cannot answer this, but the feeling isn't new.
     
    I'm sure we all do things like this, without really knowing the reason why. Sure, my reason for throwing this all-nighter was in celebration of Season 4, but my M.O. at this point is unclear to me.
     
    We do these things all the time, don't we? Humans, I mean; we'll fight until the end, we'll abuse our minds, senses; all in the name of...unclarity.
     
    We fight ourselves for nothing.
     
    Oh, now, I'm not expecting anything of this sorts from you, but, tell me, have you ever seen someone you wanted to be friends with, or, possibly, even more than just friends with, prepare yourself to approach them, and just...falter in the end, due to a lack of confidence on your part? Tell me, have you ever stopped yourself from doing something meaningful to you, or even necessary to you, just because your mind tells you not to?
     
    And do you know what reasons your mind has from stopping you? And, even if you do, are they well-founded reasons? Think about it; it could be a bad experience in a similar situation, but have you ever stopped to think, maybe, the bad experiences we face in life are all meant to happen? That those things you beat yourself up over everyday, maybe, just maybe, they were necessary to your growth as a human being?
     
    Just think about it.
     
    Do you really think you should feel this way inside?
     
    The sun is always behind the clouds, even during a thunderstorm. Keep that in mind.
  20. ghostfacekiller39
    I'm sure we've all been there; lying in our bed, all of the lights off, eyes closed, trying to force yourself into keeping still, in hopes you'll be able to go to sleep.
     
    It's more bland and boring than limbo itself.
     
    Yet, during the most tedious time of nightfall, our minds will wonder a bit sometimes before we can finally close our eyes, and slip away into the inner mechanisms of our subconcious.
     
    I'll think about my childhood a lot...
     
    ...those late nights with my father.
     
    I was a hyper little boy, never wanting to settle down and relax. My father was a god with words; he spoke in poetry, it seemed. He'd sit there, and he'd count from 20 backwards, describing the numbers vividly yet with a touch of surrealism, as if he was trying to manipulate my thought processes into simulating an acid trip.
     
    ...I'll think about school.
     
    ...I am a Phoenix; that was my mantra for the new school year, at least.
     
    ...I'll think about how the fire inside of me burned out last year ("Bronyism: My Ultimate Placebo")
     
    ...I burned into my ashes; a gray, pile of dust, making up whom I used to be.
     
    ...but, I am a Phoenix. All Phoenix will rise from their own ashes.
     
    ...at least, that's what I tell myself, anyway.
     
    Hmph. Reality is so cruel, though.
     
    My rise from the ashes has been delayed for quite sometime, now.
     
    ...and, as for my father, the sky is his playground, but the cold earth is now his bed.
     
    That's the beauty of my dreams.
     
    I have realistic ones; while still being somewhat dreamlike, I still see the things and people I love and cherish; the ones whose memories will remain locked in my heart forever.
     
    ...I miss my dream-realm when I'm not there; it's where all of the insanity of a dream is overshadowed by the happiness of what I see in my sleep.
     
    ...I miss my dreams when I'm awake, because those dreams will never degrade into the cold, cruel reality we all have to live in everyday.
     
    ...Goodnight, everyone.
  21. ghostfacekiller39
    Meh. Everyone else is doing it.
     

    BASICS:
     
    Name: Riley Barrett
    Nickname(s): ghosty
    Gender: Male
    Age: 16
     
    LIKES/DISLIKES:
     
    Favorite Color: Purple or Black
    Least Favorite Color: Red
    Fav. Food: Pizza, Hamburgers.
    Least Fav. Food: Chili.
    Fav. Bands: Soundgarden, Counting Crows, Pearl Jam
    Least Fav. Band: Pretty much anything out today.
    Fav. Type of Movie: Anything Wes Anderson, and Romantic Comedies.
    Least Fav. Type of Movie: Action
    One Thing you can't get enough of: Rarity
    One thing you hate more than anything else: People who act smarter than me. (Honestly...)
     
    LOVE LIFE:
     
    Single? Yes
    Love at first sight? Yes
    Do you fall in love fast? Yes
    Do you ever make the first move? Yeahh.
    Do you want to get married? Of course!
     
    ARE YOU. .
    A daydreamer? Yep.
    Shy? No.
    Talkative? Yep.
    Energetic? Yep.
    Happy? Kinda-ish
    Depressed? No.
    Caring? I try to be, but it really depends on who you are.
    Trustworthy? If you're my friend, yes.
    Confident? I got told I have a Trixie Complex last night.
    Friendly? Yeahh, unless you say something to piss me off. Until then, you always got a free pass
    Sarcastic? Kinda.
    Dependable? I try.
    Adaptable? Yep.
    Emotionally strong? Average.
    Religious? Athiest. So no.
    Indecisive? Depends on what I'm deciding.
    Outgoing? Yep.
    Nosy? Meh. Sometimes.
    Lazy? Yep.
    Artistic? Nope.
    Serious? Always depends on the situation.
    Thoughtful? I try
    Considerate? I try.
    Romantic? OF COURSE!
    Obsessive? According to Afterwards
    Sincere? Most of the time.
    Tolerant?...Meh. Depends.
  22. ghostfacekiller39

    'Round Here.

    By ghostfacekiller39,

    So, I'm just sitting here, listening to the Counting Crows and playing around on MLP forums. It's my favorite part of the day, getting to listen to music I love, and talking with so many other great bronies and pegasisters.
     
    I love it here. Everyone's so kind. It's a nice escape from the real world, when it's got you so beaten down and thrown out in the cold.
     
    Never seen any major problems between anyone...it was...
     
    It was a beautiful place.
     
    But...yesterday morning, man.
     
    That whole AJ thing.
     
    It really put a damper on the mood of the forums...it created so many problems outside of that topic. It derailed everything I love about this place.
     
    But...we need to forget it. Right now. Never happened.
     
    I'm pretty sure Grumpy Enchantress isn't a troll. What they said may have easily been mistaken for being one, but I don't think they are; they're actually pretty cool when I've talked to them.
     
    But...they were wrong. What they said was pretty disgusting and offensive, and by no means am I defending them from that.
     
    ...but I am going to defend them from all this BS I keep seeing about them.
     
    People make mistakes. It's human nature, unfortunately, and they're human (I think ). So what? I'm pretty sure they got the message.
     
    Forget it. If people keep this up, we're going to drive that person away. They love MLP; why else would they be here? I've already elimanated them being a troll, so don't think that's why. We could drive them away from these forums, the show...
     
    We could drive them out of this fandom.
     
    We all deserve a second chance. Sometimes, that's all we have to live on, but that's something I believe everyone needs.
     
    That topic is locked, killed, dead. Least last time I checked.
     
    So...let's pretend it never happened. Let's give Grumpy Enchantress a second chance.
     
    I'm asking you nicely. You don't know what this person could be going through...so stop it.
     
    As offensive and awful as it was, we need to give them a second chance...
     
    ...because lord knows there's times when I would've given everything for a second chance I didn't get, and don't say you haven't been denied a second chance, either.
     
    ...we're better than this, man.
  23. ghostfacekiller39
    I used to do a thing where I talked about music I really liked, what I liked about it, and why the song was f'n a, brah. I covered a wide range of time periods for my preferred genre of music, which is rock in general, from the Rolling Stones to the Arctic Monkeys. I do listen to a wide variety of rock/metal/grunge/whatever, this is true - one day I can be listening to the Beatles while the next I put on Slayer and jam out to them I like music, basically, and sometimes I just hear a song that I enjoy so immensely that I feel a need to express how I feel about it. This is one of those songs
     
    So, without further ado...
     

    "In a Big Country" - Big Country
     

     




     

     
    Come up screaming
    Come up screaming
     
    I never seen you look like this without a reason
    Another promise fallen through, another season passes by you
     
    I never took the smile away from anybody's face
    And that's a desperate way to look for someone who is still a child
     
    In a big country dreams stay with you
    Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
    Stay alive
     
    I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered
    But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered
     
    I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert
    But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime
     
    In a big country dreams stay with you
    Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
    Stay alive
     
    In a big country dreams stay with you
    Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
    Stay alive
     
    So take that look out of here, it doesn't fit you
    Because it's happened doesn't mean you've been discarded
    Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming
    Cry out for everything you ever might have wanted
     
    I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered
    But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered
     
    I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert
    But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime
     
    In a big country dreams stay with you
    Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
    Stay alive
     
    In a big country dreams stay with you
    Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
    Stay alive
     
    In a big country dreams stay with you
    Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
    Stay alive
     

     
    For starters, I didn't make a Freudian Slip - the band is named "Big Country" and the song is "In a Big Country." The band themselves hail from Scotland, and, because it seems the Isles are like Sparta except with music instead of warriors because of how many talented artists they have given us over the years, these guys are no exception. They are considered to be a one hit wonder stateside with this song being their hit, they are unique amongst their peers for incorporating the sounds of their homeland into the majority of their songs - for instance, the guitarist in this song manages to imitate bagpipes during a couple of points in the song which I would think of as being his solos, which I think is pretty fricken' sweet.
     
    I actually discovered this when I was about 12 or 13 years old, when my fascination with music was undoubtedly at its peak and I could even call myself a true multi-instrumentalist. It had come on a VH1 special of One Hit Wonders of the 1980s and I was moved by the passion I felt in the song itself. This song is very fiery and very emotional, and it wears the passion in it on its sleeve - whether it be the breakneck speeds and high pitched wailings of the guitar, the bassline that often switches from supreme to submissive, or the uplifiting and personal message that the lyrics portray, this song comes together to form a true gem and a song that is very tragically overlooked stateside.
     
    The lyrics strike me as being sung to a troubled person. It's validating with lines like, "I've never seen you look like this without a reason" and acknowledges sadness in the experience, but encourages a more positive outlook at the same time. Lines like "That's a desperate way to look for someone who's still a child" seems to sound like the person is being a bit dramatic, but the overall message is to not let one thing get in the way of enjoying all the great things in life. Yeahh, things won't be miraculously beautiful, but it can still be good. Don't let the pain in the realization of whatever you just discovered rule your life- fight for what you want, because you deserve it. It is a very motivational song with some very uplifting undertones and I absolutely love that about it, and, combined with the fiery passion that is basically audible within the music you hear as the song plays out, it manages to be a tour de force of music that is uplifting while still being emotionally complex.
     
    The band maintained a good amount of popularity in Europe despite never charting again after this song in the USA. The band's frontman, however, had this to say in regards to the band's status as a One Hit Wonder:
     
    "If we're known for nothing more than just that one song, I'd be pretty happy with that."
    -Stuart Adamson
     
    I cannot stress how much I love this quote. The passion you can hear in this one song alone is enough to validate the band's love of music, but this shows a high degree of artistic integrity as well. It isn't about the fame or the money, it's about the core of it - and that's the pictures you paint with sounds and how they not only affect you but those around you. This shows an unbridled love of the medium in so few words that it is just awe inspiring.
     
    I just wanted to say that, because I love that quote
     
    Back to the music portion, I feel I haven't covered the guitar in this song adequately enough - this is my personal favorite guitar part in any song I've ever heard in my life, and that's a long list, I assure you. It moves at breakneck speeds throughout the majority of the song, and just the thought of playing it alone makes my right hand wrist burn as if I've been speed strumming for almost 5 minutes straight...like this song does It's incredible, really, how he manages to have the endurace to last throughout the song at the speed he's playing at. It's also incredible how he is playing so much faster than the rest of the band, yet the song itself still feels natural and the guitar itself doesn't feel saturated with some guy trying to over-complicate his part, which I often feel to be a problem in this scenario. It is far from a problem in this song, however, and manages to actually make the song better while at it.
     
    My personal favorite part about the epic-ness of the guitar part, however, is the wailing of the guitar you hear throughout. It's loud, and it's repeptitive, but it has soul nonetheless. It evokes a degree of emotion out of me, actually. It sounds tormented at parts and it sounds determined at others, but all in all it just portrays the emotions of the song very well. Unlike the main part of the song, however, the wailing isn't nearly as complex to play. He didn't try to keep the song difficult and fast, and I love that - he recognized what would go best in this part and worked it to perfection.
     
    Lastly on the guitar part, the 2 guitar solos (which are exactly the same) is the guitarist in this song making an attempt to imitate bagpipes with his guitar, which I really find to just be awesome, especially because he does it so well.
    I really just adore the guitar in this song especially, and if you didn't catch the reasons I listed above, I will just go on the record to say it is overflowing with soul. That's the best part of the guitar in this song is that it has unbridled spirit and passion, and damn, do I love it for that.
     
    It's just overall a song really worth checking out if you haven't heard it before. It is one of the most under-appreciated songs I've ever had the pleasure of finding and it is definitely worth a look
     
    Until next time!
     
    -ghostfacekiller39
     

  24. ghostfacekiller39
    A while back, I started up a thing for reviewing and explaining songs that I felt would live an impression on the listener; whether it actually does or not, I dunno.

    That thing got over 250 views, though, so what yeahh, man, I think it's time for the 2nd installment of this series
     
    I'm only doing one song, though, since I'm tired and what not; hey, new episode tomorrow, needa sleep
     
    So, yeahh. Here you go
     
    "Left of the Dial" - The Replacements, 1985
     


     

     
    Read about your band in some local page
    Didn't mention your name, didn't mention your name
    Sweet Georgia breezes, safe, cool and warm
    I headed up north, you headed north
     
    On and on and on and on
    It's sad to move on
    On and on and on and on
    It's sad to move on
     
    Weary voice that's laughin', on the radio once
    We sounded drunk, never made it on
    Passin' through and it's late, the station started to fade
    Picked another one up in the very next state
     
    On and on and on and on
    It's sad to move on
    On and on and on and on and...
     
    Pretty girl keep growin' up, playin' make-up, wearin' guitar
    Growin' old in a bar, ya grow old in a bar
    Headed out to San Francisco, definitely not L.A.
    Didn't mention your name, didn't mention your name
     
    And if I don't see ya, in a long, long while
    I'll try to find you
    Left of the dial...
     

     
    This song is easily one of the most beautifully written songs I've ever listened to, and the cheap and rusty, yet soft and melodic sound it has fits the meaning of this song PERFECTLY. It usually isn't too good a combo, honestly, and this song sounds like something I can gather up a few of the kids in my high school with some pawn shop amps and instruments and record in one take in my garage.
     
    That's honestly what I find so endearing about it, though; "Left of the Dial" meant the radio-stations that didn't play commercial music, which was Madonna, Micheal Jackson, and Bon Jovi back in these days, and these guys are of a completely different style and sound of what would be considered "commercial" back in the mid-'80s by playing a more alternative rock style; keep in mind, this was the pre-grunge days of the mid-80s, so alternative rock was still a budding genre, and it was an especially difficult growth for these "Left of the Dial" bands like The Replacements, who are pioneers of an entire genre, almost; these guys (alongside R.E.M. and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, minus the later fame) bore the cross for the bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Collective Soul.
     
    What makes it so endearing, though, is that it's telling a story just as much as it is singing about being "Left of the Dial"; I personally think it's about a girl, given the sort of flowery, Gin Blossoms-esque sound that Bob Stinson is playing with, something that would be used heavily in some of the later Alternative Rock bands like the aforementioned Gin Blossoms, who used that style in nearly every song they produced, but as well as bands like the Wallflowers and even Temple of the Dog, the one off Supergroup created in honor of the deceased vocalist of Mother Love Bone, Andrew Wood (and one of the best albums I ever listened to.)
     
    Back on topic, though; the style of guitar Bob Stinson is playing in is used in love songs; given that the struggle these guys went through on their rise to fame, it'd be safe to assume that this wouldn't necessarily be a love song, and with lyrics like "read about your band in some local page, didn't mention your name, didn't mention your name" and "pretty girl keep growin' up, playin' make up, wearin' guitar" (intentionally put like that as to convey the sell out feel), that this is a bit of an angry love song as well as conveying the sound and attitude of the early pioneers of the alternative rock genre.
     
    What really gets me, though, is that even though these lyrics are expressing anger at a singular person, the sound stays happy and flowery, yet still has a deep, emotional feel to it; the last lyrics seal the deal, though.
     

     
    And if I don't see ya, in a long, long while
    I'll try to find you
    Left of the dial...
     

     
    He still loves who she used to be, I believe. He might not love her at the time of which he wrote that song, but he still fondly remembers who she was before becoming engulfed with the power of having the potential to be famous.
    More so, he predicts she WON'T become famous with the lyrics "growin' old in a bar, ya grow old in a bar." hinting the anger he's feeling at her.
     
    Even though he's angry at her, though, he still desperately wants to regain the days they had together back when she was still true to herself...
     
    ...he wants the real her back, the girl that's "Left of the Dial"
     
    His voice is ringing with sadness, yet the music behind him is happy, and that creates his own emotions he's feeling; he's mixed.
     
    This song, though, creates an amazing and beautiful contrast of happiness and sadness; beautiful enough to be romantic in an odd sense.
     
    God. I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!
     
    Well, hope you enjoyed this
     
    This is a damn good song, and I've been listening to it nonstop lately
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