#Got to Choose

[loveherallican-blog]

Kiss MTV Unplugged Got To Choose

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Kiss – Got To Choose

[rolandrockover]

Losing My Dangerousness

First of all, let's take a very factual approach to today's issue.

Gary Moore's Corridor's of Power was recorded in the spring of '82 and released in September of the same year. Kiss' Creatures of the Night was recorded with feverish deadline urgency in July-September '82 and was actually on store shelves the following October. These two albums, of course, include our songs of the day, Don't Take Me For a Loser and Danger, whose vocal bridges bear an almost outrageous resemblance to each other.

Nevertheless, in order to ensure that the lack of objectivity also has its fair place in the natural order of things, one could pose the fair question of whether this circumstance is due to chance to a greater or lesser extent.

The short time window between the release of these two albums would favour the former, but only at first glance, I think, because maybe Paul was just a big Gary Moore fan back then and bought his record on the day of release, internalized it super fast, and incorporated a part he particularly liked into the existing concept of Danger at the very last minute. This rendering would make Paul some kind of a superfan, plausible, kind of endearing, but rather unlikely because Kiss have been up to their ears in work on Creatures.

Or, perhaps Gary Moore and Paul both simply used the same template as a point of motivation, which would also be the least exciting version of my speculations. I simply can't tell, because I'm nowhere near as well versed in rock and blues music as many, many others, and a supposed source of inspiration could basically be anything.

Or, it could also have been quite possible that Paul was putting his newly acquired ability to receive music telepathically from a distance and directly during its creation process to the test and wanted to show off a little in order to puzzle mankind. Who knows, my mind surely is open.

Or, maybe maybe, Paul was just hanging out with a few chummy sound engineers during his breaks again, as was also the case when a certain track from Hotter Than Hell (1974) was being written (1), and thus secured a few certain and very exclusive insights into the actual recording process of other artists, befor the official release of their music. Who rings a bell when I casually mention that Jeff Glixman produced Corridors of Power? (2)

Or, Paul and Gary were simply buddies and shared their music anyway. But to let it go for today, I give up, and whatever the case may be, today everyone can choose the version they like best.

I only ask: What does Adam Mitchell actually say to all this?

Side Note:

(1) I'm definitely talking about Got to Choose, which I'll tell you more about in future, of course.

(2) Speaking of connections, isn't that the dude who (co-)produced Paul's 1978 solo album?

Don't Take Me For a Loser (1982)

Danger (1982)

[canisalbus]

The forbidden smooth Machete.

A lot of his head is just fluff, without it he's even more noodly than usual.

[batbabydamian]

*you opening the love letter* what does your damijon look like, pls pls pls pls pls pls pls, i know it would be so cute, i just know it 🙏🙏🙏

here you go! thank you for the ask, this was a lot of fun to do! they're working on a case together ^^

[sparkoflena]

Random Headcanon

Dick: Tim, we need to talk about your relationship with Damian.

Tim: ...why? We have a normal Sibling Bickering relationship.

Dick: You are the only member of this family that he still calls by your last name. I know things were rough at the start but you need to bond with him more and-

Tim, already laughing: This is about my name???

Dick: Yeah, your last name-

Tim: Dick, my last name is Drake!

Dick: ...I'm aware.

Tim: And Damian's 13.

Dick: I don't see the correlation.

Tim: Drake translates to 'dragon.' And he's a kid.

Dick: So this is about... your name meaning?

Tim: Would you rather call your brother by a stuffy name like Timothy or by DRAGON

[n0anix]

whatever *domesticates your Carnivàle Lecroux*

[mllenugget]

The exact opposite of being doomed by the narrative

I discovered this game while playing with a group of friends on Halloween, and I must say it was quiet immersive because we each wanted different things so we always had to argue together on what to do before the Voices would Took 3 days to complete a single run

[lotus-pear]

horrendously late entry for @luneariann’s dtiys!! congrats on one million ely i’m so proud of you <3

[starry-bi-sky]

FUNNIEST fucking shit that comes with making Danny eleven years old when he had his accident in "late at night, when the nightingale sings" is the implication following, that everything that happened in the show did too. And I fully intend on (mostly) keeping it like that. There'll be some changes (of which I need to figure out) but for the most part??? Yeah relatively the same.

Like I FULLY intend on keeping Dark Danny occurring 6 months post accident. Do you know how fucking HILARIOUS that is??? That Dan got his ass kicked by a goddamn FIFTH-SIXTH GRADER?? I'd never show my face ever again. Homeboy spent the last ten years being a one-man mass extinction event, only to get his ass beat by a kid who hasn't even lost his last baby tooth. That's hysterical. I'm losing my mind just thinking about it.

AND PARIAH DARK TOO. Imagine being an eons old tyrant capable of dragging whole towns down into your dimension, and you get singehandedly shoved back into your coffin in less than 48 hours by a kid whose bedtime is still 8:30. You didn't even have the time to expand your army! You were still trying to take over the city the kid came from!

And he just!!! Shoves you back in!! Insane! This kid hasn't even been dead for a full year yet! He's still growing in his ghost fangs! And he just knocked you flat on your ass in an oversized mech suit. What the fuck! It's like looking down and seeing a four week old kitten meowing very indignantly at you and trying to bite your feet, except that kitten is also actually a black-footed cat and they have a 60% kill success rate, and oops! Now you're dead. You took too long laughing at the kitten trying to attack you that it clawed up your pant leg and ripped out your throat.

COULD I, realistically, span these episodes out over the course of 2.5 years prior to Danny's family dying?? Yes I could! Do I think it's hilarious (and horribly traumatizing, which makes it twice as fun) to shove all of this into the span of (roughly) a year instead?? Yes. Because the show has such a skewed timeline that I've always just assumed that at the end of the show, Danny was starting his sophomore year in high school. So fuck it, lets go for it!

[inkskinned]

i love when words fit right. seize was always supposed to be that word, and so was jester. tuesday isn't quite right but thursday should be thursday, that's a good word for it. daisy has the perfect shape to it, almost like you're laughing when you say it; and tulip is correct most of the time. while keynote is fun to say, it's super wrong - i think they have to change the label for that one. but fox is spot-on.

most words are just, like, good enough, even if what they are describing is lovely. the night sky is a fine term for it but it isn't perfect the way november is the correct term for that month.

it's not just in english because in spanish the phrase eso si que es is correct, it should be that. sometimes other languages are also better than the english words, like how blue is sloped too far downwards but azul is perfect and hangs in the air like glitter. while butterfly is sweet, i think probably papillion is more correct, although for some butterflies féileacán is much better. year is fine but bliain is better. sometimes multiple languages got it right though, like how jueves and Πέμπτη are also the right names for thursday. maybe we as a species are just really good at naming thursdays.

and if we were really bored and had a moment and a picnic to split we could all sit down for a moment and sort out all the words that exist and find all the perfect words in every language. i would show you that while i like the word tree (it makes you smile to say it), i think arbor is correct. you could teach me from your language what words fit the right way, and that would be very exciting (exciting is not correct, it's just fine).

i think probably this is what was happening at the tower of babel, before the languages all got shifted across the world and smudged by the hand of god. by the way, hand isn't quite right, but i do like that the word god is only 3 letters, and that it is shaped like it is reflecting into itself, and that it kind of makes your mouth move into an echoing chapel when you cluck it. but the word god could also fit really well with a coathanger, and i can't explain that. i think donut has (weirdly) the same shape as a toothbrush, but we really got bagel right and i am really grateful for that.

grateful is close, but not like thunder. hopefully one day i am going to figure out how to shape the way i love my friends into a little ceramic (ceramic is very good, almost perfect) pot and when they hold it they can feel the weight of my care for them. they can put a plant in there. maybe a daisy.

[catgrandpa]

I need a fic where Bruce realizes this kid who shoved his way into his sidekick roll will not be leaving anytime soon, and instead of emotionally distancing himself he becomes a combination Helicopter Mom and Shotgun Dad.

☆彡

Tim: Bruce, I’m headed out to meet my friends at the mall.

Bruce: Is that Kent boy going to be there?

Tim, rolling his eyes: Yes, Kon is going. And so is Bart, and Cassie, and maybe Bernard if he can make it.

Bruce: Hnn. Do you have everything? Coat, scarf, keys, wallet, tracker, pepper spray, dagger, kryptonite shard, emergency beacon, first aid kit, fire starter, extra pair of-

Tim: Yes, Dad! I already went through the list with Alfred. I’ll be fine.

☆彡

Kon: Hello Sir! I’m here to pick up Tim!

Bruce: Follow me.

…

Bruce: Sit down.

Kon: In your study? Is Tim on the way, or…?

Bruce: I just thought you might need reminding of the fact that I have a vault downstairs full of items specifically designed to take down a Kryptonian.

Kon: Whuh?

Bruce: You should probably ask your father about the time I was slightly annoyed with him for encroaching on one of my cases.

Kon: Why are you telling me this?

Bruce: Now just imagine what would happen if someone were to hurt my darling little boy.

*door opens*

Tim: Hey Bruce, Alfie said Kon was here, have you seen him? Oh! Hey, why are you two in here??

Bruce: Oh, hey sweetheart, we were just chatting. Have a good time at the carnival!

☆彡

Dick, pouting: I don’t understand, you’re not this protective over who Jason or I date.

Bruce: Don’t be ridiculous, Jason and I may have our problems, but he would never betray me by gallivanting off with someone I disapprove of.

Dick, who covered for Jay sneaking out to visit Roy Harper just last night: Mhm yeah, sure. And you’re not worried about me?

Bruce: Chum, I’ve known who you were going to marry since you were 12 years old.

Dick: WHAT?

Bruce: I have the whole ceremony already planned. I’ve got Gotham’s best wedding planner on standby. You have a very nice house waiting for you both, 20 minutes from here. A modest 7 bedrooms on 5 acres of land.

Dick: I’m not even dating anyone?!

Bruce: I can’t wait to meet my 3 grandbabies:)

[rolandrockover]

Got to Bang Gin

You read that correctly. Bang Bang You is back, with a Vengeance. And twice as many surprises (and rip-offs) as in the first part. When I realize that Bang Bang You must be one of the most unloved Kiss songs in fan circles, at least in its vociferous hardcore section, it surprises me all the more which not necessarily unpopular klassiks are hidden inside.

So let's start with the intro and verse riff. This is nothing other than a variation of the unmistakable main riff from Cold Gin. A little more ironed and folded over so it's not instantly recognizable, yet left with enough wrinkles to create a subtle sense of familiarity. This feeling is of course all the more reinforced by Paul's vocals, but I've already talked about those, still I'll mention again that they do a good job of paraphrasing a particular song from Dressed to Kill (1).

And then there's always the chorus, which literally screamed klassic Kiss when I first heard it ages ago, and appealed to a deeply rooted feeling in me. Nope, I'm not refering to the bang lyrics, but the chorus riff, which is pushed a little out of tune by Paul's balls-in-the-zipper voice and the keyboards, but once you think them away, there's not much else left but the mighty majestic final riff of Got to Choose. It really couldn't be simpler, could it? Coming straight from my first owned Kiss album, and the second one I've ever heard.

So that's the situation, folks. Bang Bang You, not a klassik, but contains more klassiks than almost any other Kiss song of the 80s. And that on Crazy Nights. Perhaps its opponents should reconsider their aversion. It might be worth it.

Apart from the lyrics, of course, but they're actually not much worse than Love Gun's.

Side Note:

(1) If you still don't know what it's all about, you probably haven't read the first part or missed the link I lovingly provided. Go ahead, feel free to click on it.

The last two links are highlighted, the first two start right at the beginning of the songs. Please feel free to press the play button:

Bang Bang You (1987) (Vers Chord)

Cold Gin (1974) (Vers Chords)

Bang Bang You (1987) (Refrain)

Got to Choose (1974) (Ending)

[time-woods]

some outfit design and Sīdus forms done on magma

[lonelyzarquon]

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