#the Wall by Pink Floyd is NOT as good as Animals

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

I haven't been drawing very much lately and have been thinking about it in part because I always assumed that that would be a part of my identity and a significant part of what I did as a human being--I am not sure I ever very seriously expected to make a living at it, but I thought I would do it at least on the side

Anyway one of the things you'll hear people say and I think that I think this, at least, sort of, is that you are supposed to make art for yourself first and foremost.

People say this I think to mean a couple of things, with which I do agree: that you should not be overly worried about the attention, that you should not be concerned with wealth or fame, and that you should not be cynically chasing down fads. That all makes sense to me.

But there's something in that framing--for yourself--that has a kind implication or edge to it that I think nudges the posture through into something curved inward in a bad way. Like you should really just do it to make yourself happy and to no greater purpose, in true indifference to every outside consideration.

I find that very empty. It's not only empty, I find it kind of saps my creative capacity. Not that you should never make art just for yourself but I feel like my best artwork has been produced when I felt like it had some purpose outside of me, or when I had someone in mind that I knew (or really hoped) would like it, or when someone had inspired me somehow

[ourshadowstallerthanoursoul]

I've just finished watching 'The Wall' and it's a genius film.

I loved it, but it will give me nightmares for at least the next two weeks.

Here's a scene for those who haven't watched the film and have no idea of what I'm talking about.

[tmbgaresuck]

okay. hello this is the speaking in tongues anon here. i said "well at least i have the katamari damacy ost left, shurely there's nothing wrong.." until i realized Chocco likes that stuff. Oh no. Do you perhaps have any good and untainted music reccomendations

hello speaking in tongues anon. Here's some solid music reccs from me to you:

Imagine Dragons (LAST RESORT)

These guys are okay if you have nothing else to listen to. They have a zero percent chance of getting infected by TMBG so they could be the last band I ever listen to. I relate to their song "Enemy" where he's like "Oh the misery, everyone wants to be my enemyyyy" but sometimes I like to pretend he's saying "anemone" because that's my favorite animal.

2. Offspring

This band is super good but kind of edgy. TMBG will never infect them because you gotta keep 'em seperated.

3. Pink Floyd

Super cool band. They are kind of terrible people but felt remorse about it and wrote "The Wall" because they are kind at heart.

4. Destroy Boys

This band is kind of girly but that's fine. I think they're nice. I once listened to them and blood started coming out of my ear so noise warning

5. Rolling Stones

They kind of suck but it's catchy. It's like pop music for your poppop (which isn't bad)

Artists and Bands to avoid due to TMBG affiliation and/or influence

Weird Al

David Byrne/Talking Heads

Will Wood (and the Tapeworms)

Lemon Demon/Neil Cisirega

Barenaked Ladies

Andrew Jackson Jihad (AJJ)

Gorillaz

The Mountain Goats

[mieeaahhh]

All for the game characters as songs but only songs from my playlist and most of it doesn’t have any reason, It’s just the bugs living on my shoulder whispering it into my ear.

Neil Josten

-Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine

-Dead Girl Walking from heathers

-That’s Life by Frank Sinatra

-Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

-am i being followed…? By emily jeffri

Andrew Minyard

-forwards beckon rebound by Adrianne Lenkar

-Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division

-Dizzy Miss Lizzy by the Beatles

-Never Saw The Point by Cults

-I Wanna Be Your Dog by Mephisto Walz

Aaron Minyard

-emo boy by Ayesha Erotica

-Cool About It by boygenius

-William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths

-Nintendo 64 by Alex G

-Mama’s Boy by Dominic Fike

Nicky Hemmick

-HOT TO GO! By Chappell Roan

-I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore by Lucy Dacus

-White Teeth Teens by Lorde

-Back To That Old House by The Smiths

-It’s Called: Freefall by Rainbow Kitten Suprise

Kevin Day

-Bubblegum Bitch by MARINA

-Literal Legend by Ayesha Erotica

-A Pearl by Mitski

-Army Dreamers by Kate Bush

-Me and the Devil by Soap&Skin

Renee Walker

-Big Mouth Strikes Again by The Smiths

-Ptolemaea by Ethel Cain

-Good Looking by Suki Waterhouse

-P.U.N.K Girl by Heavenly

-Just A Girl by Florence + The Machine

Allison Reynolds

-Maneater by Nelly Furtado

-Good Luck, Babe! Chappell Roan

-all-american bitch by Olivia Rodrigo

-Paper Bag by Fiona Apple

-Funnel Of Love by Wanda Jackson

Seth Gordon

-Silver Soul by Beach House

-The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen

-Lights Out by Mindless Self Indulgence

-Breathing by Kate Bush

-Climbing Up The Walls by Radiohead

Matt Boyd

-Rollin’ by Limp Bizkit

-This Charming Man by The Smiths

-My Hero by Foo Fighters

-The Great Big Gig In The Sky by Pink Floyd

-Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses

Dan Wilds

-Rue by girl in red

-Lovers Rock by TV Girl

-Girl Anachronism

-Christian Woman by Type O Negative

-Limp by Fiona Apple

Jeremy Knox

-Destroyed By Hippie Powers by Car Seat Headrest

-Heroes by David Bowie

-Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead

-The Perfect Girl by Mareux

-Starman by David Bowie

Jean Moreau

-insomniac by Memo Boy, Chakra Efendi

-Fireworks by Mitski

-Stupid MF by Mindless Self Indulgence

-The Murder Mystery by The Velvet Underground

-Down By The Water by PJ Harvey

Laila Dermott

-Howl by Florence + The Machine

-White Teeth Teens by Lorde

-Call Me by Blondie

-Bored by Laufey

-Mirror by The Last Dinner Party

Catalina Alvarez

-Burn Alive by The Last Dinner Party

-Shut Up And Drive by Rihanna

-Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen

-Hey Jude by The Beatles

-Pools by Glass Animals

Katelyn Mckensie

-Oh! You Pretty Things by David Bowie

-My Kind Of Woman by Mac DeMarco

-Valerie by TV Girl

-Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys

-Oh Woman, Oh Why by Paul and Linda McCartney

Cody Winter

-Exceptionally Sadistic by Monument Of Misanthropy

-Bullet With Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumkins

-It’s Only Sex by Car Seat Headrest

-Buried Alive by Radio Werewolf

-Chop Suey! By System Of A Down

Also I’m super cool and hip and cool so this is my playlists

[quiet-desperationn]

okay i finished reading my fourth pink floyd book and i want to share my thoughts on them:

Inside Out by Nick Mason: first one i read, so i didn't know much of the band’s lore or the side characters, will probably reread it in the near future. Nick is funny and he was definitely the best one and the only that could write a book about themselves. He gives a lot of details on how things were recorded, but kind of just glazes over other stuff I wanted more details on. And he makes fun of Roger and I love him for that.

Pigs Might Fly by Mark Blake: i think most people consider this the best one and it is very complete, specially up until dark side, for wywh and animals i needed more. It is very up to date as well, I think the last edition is from 2017 and has extra stuff. Really liked when he would start the chapter with some more recent pink floyd happening and use it to segue back into their history. He also tells Syd story after pf in parallel with the band’s , giving Syd updates at the start of almost every chapter, I liked this approach.

The Making of Pink Floyd The Wall by Gerald Scarfe: i got a great deal on a used copy of this and i absolutely adore it. His art suits Pink Floyd so well and I’ve become obsessed with him while reading this. Really interesting insights on some of the creative processes and the band’s personalities. Probably one of my most treasured pf items.

A Saucerful of Secrets by Nicholas Schaffner: this one was written in the late 80s and early 90s so it is very interesting view of the band up to that point. He didn’t follow the same linear approach as Mark Blake and it kind of bothered me a bit, i.e. he finished all of Syd story before getting to the post Syd floyd. Some new stuff I learned was that peter jenner really hates roger lol and that roger and judy were trying to have a child but it wasn’t happening.

next one will probably be ginger gilmour one

if you know a good one that is not impossible to find (rip in the pink) please let me know :)

[goodluckclove]

Movie Night With Your Eccentric Older Brother Simulator (Free Weird Movies Recs)

So I've always had a vague awareness of the archetype surrounding an Alt Older Brother who introduces you to weird media. I have no real-life frame of reference for this person. While I was close to my actual older brother for a long time, I don't think he introduced me to much.

But after finding that list of free movies and realizing the link to Evil Dead II was a podcast video about the movie as opposed to the actual movie, I decided to put together my own list of cult/weird movies. Nothing too intense. It's got some horror, but it's not all horror. Consider this a way to LARP a kind of skeevy older brother with a strange inner world who you idolize despite him clearly not doing super great right now. He loves you in a weird, scruffy way that he doesn't like to talk about in precise language.

(EDIT: Also I did go out of my way to pick kind of shitty VHS rips for some of these. I do consider them the ideal way to view them. For immersion's sake.)

Uh, hey man. So Mom and Dad left for some fuckin' - I don't know, I still had half my headphones on so I wasn't really paying attention. But they're gone for the night and I guess I'm in charge or whatever. They said I could use their card to order pizza which is pretty sick. I'll order one for each of us, and then I'll just hole up in the basement to listen to The Flower Kings and -

What? You wanna hang out?

No, that's - yeah, I guess I did make a face. My bad. Um, sure I can hang. I know you've been kind of bummed lately. I guess we could watch a movie if you want. No, dude, step the fuck away from the DVD shelf. If I have to watch Click one more goddamned time I'm gonna' blow my brains out.

I'm kidding. That was a joke. Don't tell Mom I said that. Also, scroll through this. These are all the deep cuts my friends at community college have been collecting while we stay out late and smoke - meats. Yeah - my bros Skeet and Blazer? They're big...big barbecue fans. Yeah.

Stop looking at me, dude, just pick a movie.

Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)

Oh fuck yeah. Uh, no it's not the album. I mean, it's technically the album - but remember how I told you that The Wall is a Rock Opera? This is the visual adaptation of that Rock Opera. It's got the whole album - complete with a short song from The Final Cut which is another Pink Floyd that came out after The Wall but has a lot of the same themes. This thing has some fuckin' killer animations by Gerald Scarfe. It's a pretty intense take on modern masculinity and fame in post-war Britain from someone with direct experience in all of that.

Evil Dead II (1987) and Armies of Darkness (1992)

What? It's Sam Rami, dude, of course there's gore. It's a Sam Rami movie that isn't Spiderman, so there's a ton of gore and jump scares. No but like - they aren't good jump scares and the gore is absolutely nonsense. It's a horror comedy but it's pretty heavy on the comedy, you know? In Evil Dead II (No, you don't need to start with the first one. The first act of Evil Dead II is a remake of The Evil Dead.) the main guy Ash has his hand turn evil, so he cuts it off and replaces it with a chainsaw.

Shut the fuck up, man, it's not spoilers. It's barely top five in crazy shit that happens in this movie. It's awesome though Bruce Campbell is like horror Mister Bean. He's also hot as fuck. Nevermind. Forget I said that.

Hellraiser (1987)

Seriously, if you pick this you can't tell Mom and Dad I let you watch it. Well, I don't think it's scary, but the practical effects are pretty hardcore for its time and I remember you were pretty upset when you came in and hid in my room while Skeet and I were watching The Thing.

It's pretty gory. It's a body horror film. But aside from some retro-horror staples it's definitely not - like - realistic gore. It's like a guy will die because he gets exploded by chains from goth BDSM demons. Then he's resurrected but he's got no skin and he's kind of bitchy about it for a while. It's pretty cool. Pretty - um - it's got pronouns, you know? It's - I can't call it gay, right? No, it's literally gay. Clive Barker is a gay man. This is a pretty queer horror series.

Shock Treatment (1981)

So Jim Sherman and Richard O'Brien made Rocky Horror Picture Show. They then made an AU of their own movie musical - which is this movie, Shock Treatment. Call me a contrarian, but I like this one a bit better. RHPS is great, but it's so overwhelmingly Tim Curry that it does drown out everything else. This seems like a bit more of an ensemble cast where you can really enjoy the whole movie. Plus their song "Bitchin' in the Kitchen" is like one of my favorite musical songs.

Paprika (2006)

Satoshi Kon is easily one of the best animators of all time. He's the same guy that did Perfect Blue, but that's a little bit more of an intense watch (Although is you do decide to do it do not watch the dubbed version. I'm not being a 'subs not dubs' weeb again the ending was so subtle that the dub fucked it up). Paprika is fantastic It's a beautifully animated science-fiction adventure akin to Inception if Inception was led by a cool lady. It's gorgeous.

Synechdoche, New York (2008)

Charlie Kaufman is one of those directors who people think encourage Angsty Indie White Guys, even though all of his movies specifically focus on how pathetic Angsty Indie White Guys are. This is a big one, but it's beautiful and I've seen it five times. Every time it leaves me quiet and thoughtful. If we watch this and I cry you aren't allowed to say shit about it.

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

This is a surrealist, sci-fi black comedy by writer/director, rapper, and communist activist Boots Riley. it's pretty crazy right off the get go. It's cool to see a blatantly anti-capitalist speculative fiction story that isn't - like - blatantly ideological. It definitely has the ideology, but not at the sacrifice of great writing and directing and a really fun story.

How's that film major I'm dating? Kai is fine. Kai's cool. Kai's...enough about Kai.

Brazil (1985)

This is like 1984 but in the hands of the most creative Monty Python guys. It is crazy how creative this movie is. Like early Tim Burton. Just chaotic and hilarious and horrifying. It's awesome.

But I'm getting sick of talking. Would you pick something already?

You picked: Dancer in the Dark (2000)

The...the fucking Lars Von Trier musical starring Bjork? The that starts with Bjork playing a poor immigrant mother who's slowly going blind and struggling to make ends meet and only gets far sadder from there?

You're getting into Bjork? Now? In 2024 you're just now deciding to get into - ?

Nope. That's fine. I said you can pick, so you can pick. I'll warn you though. this thing's like two and a half hours long and I'm going to spend most of it weeping. If I see you even quiver a laugh I will doxx you online I swear to god.

[yippeecheapdvds]

Last week i watched "Pink Floyd: The Wall" (1982) Musical

Well this was interesting. The animated sections looked incredible and the music sounded good even if I couldn't understand most of the lyrics (I'm not very familiar with Pink Floyd), but really this felt more like an art piece than a proper movie. The film was crafted out of emotions and vibes, with only the bare minimum story to hold that up, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just not really my thing.

One of the more uncontrollable issues with this movie is that it doesn't really hit anymore because it's original message and metaphors became so influential to the people who make "I'm 14 and this is deep" type shit that now, 40 years later The Wall feels played out and no longer inspires the same emotions as it did originally. It's a shame.

I feel like the type of person who would really enjoy this film (likes Pink Floyd and/or artsy stuff) has probably already seen it so it's kinda hard to recommend it.

7/10

[violet-rose-95]

Fave Pink Floyd album or song? Not sure if this has been asked yet or not

...holy shit that... um...

Wow, that's like THE question to ask me, seriously, and that means a lot that you decided to ask. You just gained some SERIOUS brownie points with me omg

So... this is kind of a difficult question, because one album is what got me into Pink Floyd and is probably more deserving of the title of my Favorite Pink Floyd album, while the other is an album that I vocally declare as not only my favorite Pink Floyd album, but my Favorite album of ANYTHING OF ALL TIME

So... y'know... it's a bit of a toss-up.

But it's between The Dark Side of the Moon, the cover of which I have tattooed on my chest, the prism angled in such a way so that the beam of light goes directly into my heart...

And The Wall, which was my first EVER Pink Floyd experience, introduced the music to me, and thrust me VIOLENTLY into my love of this band with bombast and gusto.

And by the way, I DO NOT recommend The Wall as your first album, because it is a DEEPLY emotionally challenging experience, incredibly emotionally raw, and has been known to cause panic attacks and bad trips.

Most people get into Pink Floyd for the first time with the easy listening of Dark Side of the Moon, which is both soulful and smooth while also subtle and experimental.

I went in RAW and got

"EMOTIONAL ISOLATION CAN TURN PEOPLE FASCIST AND IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!

Either way, I have listened to both albums AT LEAST 200 times... EACH.

I have both those albums MEMORIZED, and at one point decided to sing the opening of The Wall to myself... only to find myself having sung the entire album an hour and 12 minutes later.

If I want to recommend someone listen to Pink Floyd for the first time, every time I suggest Dark Side of the Moon. It is the QUINTESSENTIAL Pink Floyd experience, and is more than likely the thing most people cite as causing them to fall in love with their music.

But if I'm gonna be honest... I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for The Wall, because it was MY first experience; stoned out of my mind at midnight in a Laser Floyd planetarium show. I'd never seen or heard anything like it before, and I instantly fell in love. It spoke deeply to me on a level no music has before or since.

Like, I'd listened to songs that flowed seamlessly from one track into another, but I'd NEVER seen it done on the level of the ENTIRE album! It's something I'd genuinely never heard before, or since.

My favorite track off of Dark Side of the Moon is Us and Them, and off The Wall... kinda tough to say. Comfortably Numb was one of my first ever favorite Pink Floyd songs period, but The Trial is such a fun one to sing and also Hey You is a really good one... I also find myself coming back to Mother and Goodbye Blue Sky a lot...

After I listened to Dark Side and The Wall, I also checked out the other two albums of Pink Floyd's prime age: Wish You Were Here and Animals. I deeply adore those albums as well. The context of Wish You Were Here breaks my heart whenever I give a listen to Shine On You Crazy Diamond, and Animals has an angry punk energy that I really enjoy, my favorite track off that one being Dogs (their 3rd longest track at a WHOPPING 17:43)

I also checked out some of their other albums and have a particular affinity for Atom Heart Mother and The Final Cut. Also Meddle has the MAGNIFICENT track Echoes, holy shit, I could talk about Pink Floyd all goddamn day.

And holy shit, this doesn't even TOUCH on The Wall, the movie...

...so, uh... hope that answers your question XP

[davidtennantgenderenvy]

HERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PROBABLY MOST OF THE STUFF I LIKE! Feel free to ask me about any of it

PERSONALITY TYPING: INFP 4w3 (471)

BOOKS: Grishaverse, Lord of the Rings, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Song of Achilles, The Prince of Tides, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Harry Potter (unfortunately), Gone With the Wind, His Dark Materials, A Far Wilder Magic, The Hate U Give, The Outsiders, The Devil and the Dark Water, They Both Die At The End, Riordanverse, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Warriors

MOVIES: Titanic, Dead Poets Society, It’s A Wonderful Life, Little Women 2019, NOPE, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Sixth Sense, Terminator (especially 2), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Addams Family (1991) The Shawshank Redemption, Parasite, Knives Out/Glass Onion, Tar, Harriet, Romeo and Juliet (1968), Interstellar, Forrest Gump, Schindler’s List, The Princess Bride, Get Out, Lady Bird, Silence of the Lambs, The Truman Show, The Wall, 12 Angry Men, Recovery, so so many animated movies (especially WALL-E, The Prince of Egypt, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Howl’s Moving Castle!), SOME Marvel movies (mostly guardians and spidey)

TV SHOWS (live action): LOST, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Person of Interest, Good Omens, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Downton Abbey, Ted Lasso, My So Called Life, Stranger Things, Broadchurch, Alias, Sherlock, Maid, The Last of Us, Dark, Happy Valley, Takin’ Over The Asylum, Our Flag Means Death, The Sandman, Heartstopper, Jessica Jones, Andi Mack, The Queen’s Gambit, Derry Girls, Rivals, The Office, A Series of Unfortunate Events, 1899, Mare of Easttown, Around the World in 80 Days, Time

ANIME AND CARTOONS: Fullmetal Alchemist (both versions), Avatar, Steven Universe, Phineas and Ferb, Death Note, Assassination Classroom, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Monster, Bluey, Spy X Family, Ouran High School Host Club, My Hero Academia, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Toradora, Gravity Falls, Bluey, The Owl House, Cowboy Bebop, Erased, Mob Psycho 100, Kotaro Lives Alone, Ducktales

MUSIC: Queen, Taylor Swift, Will Wood, My Chemical Romance, Fiona Apple, Adele, Jeff Buckley, Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier, Billy Joel, Brandi Carlile, Florence + The Machine, Mitski, The Proclaimers, Nina Simone, Janelle Monáe, Kendrick Lamar, The Beatles, Beyonce, The Chicks, Pink Floyd, Sinead O'Connor, Pulp, Kelly Clarkson, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, David Bowie, BTS, Stray Kids, Day-6, The Crane Wives, Lady Gaga, Lizzie McAlpine, Fefe Dobson, Muse, No Doubt, The Go-Go's, Heart…

MUSICALS: Les Miserables, Great Comet, Ragtime, Phantom of the Opera, Hadestown, Hamilton, Wicked, Come From Away, Matilda, Falsettos, Jesus Christ Superstar, Anastasia, Evita, The Last Five Years, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Ride the Cyclone, Sweeney Todd, Parade, Passion, Little Shop of Horrors, Cats, In The Heights, Into the Woods, She Loves Me, Sunday in the Park with George, Lizzie, Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde, The Secret Garden, The Wild Party, Cabaret, Suffs, Lempicka, Marie Christine, Putnam County Spelling Bee…(I also love Shakespeare!)

VIDEO GAMES: basically just Super Mario Bros and Undertale but boy do I love Super Mario Bros and Undertale

YOUTUBERS: Schaffrillas Productions, Cinema Therapy, The Authentic Observer, Matt Rose, PMSeymour, Katherine Steele, The Swiftologist, FilmCooper, Sideways, Anthony Fantano and too many others to mention

FAVE ROLES I’VE PLAYED: Elsa in Frozen, Morticia in The Addams Family, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Mopsa in Head Over Heels, Iolanthe in Iolanthe, Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors

[fishedeyelenz]

Billy Lenz headcanons 2

Part two baby let's go

TW: child abuse, animal death again :( though I don't really get into the details of either of it

Grew up in a kind of suburban/rural like area, not totally isolated but definitely a bit remote, so a lot of things that happened in the Lenz household went unnoticed by the wider community

Lived close by to a pig farm as a child, hearing their grunts and squeals all day and all night. He quickly adopted the sounds, and now grunting and squealing and snorting are a stim to him. Though, because of this he often got compared to pigs by his family as a child :( he did sometimes sneak away to the pig farm to look at the pigs to get away from his house

Had a crooked broken nose. He either got it broken by one of his parents or Agnes broke it in self defense

As stated in the last part, he loves movies, and one of his absolute favorite ones is the shining. Jack Nicholson is one of his favorite actors, and he watched most of his filmography- exept one flew over the cuckoo's nest. He can't handle that one, it's too real for him

Likes those adult oriented animated movies that came out during the 70's-80's like Fritz the cat, Fantastic planet, Rock and rule, and so on. He also very much enjoys who framed Roger rabbit and cool world, though not really for their technical breakthroughs (perv)

I can see him also appreciating eastern block animated films if he ever got his hands on them, like Russian fairy tale animated films and early Hungarian folk tales, János vitéz etc.

Last unicorn enjoyer but prefers the book to the animated movie (though he enjoys both)

Doesn't really like Disney animated movies though (exept for Roger rabbit). The ones that came out during his adulthood were too "kiddie" for his tastes, and the ones from his childhood trigger him greatly

Has Italian heritage

Hates hippies, though likes a couple of bands that can be considered to make hippie/stoner music like Pink Floyd and the Doors

Yes he relates to Pink from the acclaimed concept album/rock opera movie Pink Floyd's The Wall why do you ask

Every weed is scary weed to him, don't let this man bake

Cat's are his favorite animal, aside from pigs, and he would feed the local stray cats as a child

Would honestly be catkin in a modern au

Garfield is his favorite mediocre but cute Saturday morning comic strip <3 he relates to Jon a lot

Doesn't like children, they freak him out, he would never want to have children and that's for the best

Has an appreciation for naive/amateur/outsider art, and he himself does make his own collages and drawings from time to time, whenever he's mentally stable enough to do that. His works are crude, both technically and thematically, and there is a very morbid quality to them. One of his great inspirations is Henry Darger

Has hoarder tendencies

Loves soft things, like blankets, pillows and plushies. His nest in the attic is like the most comfortable pillow fort there is

Yes the plushies are stolen directly from children

Honestly has his own collection of small, tinny , insignificant shinny things he found/stole. If he ever gets his own place his house would look like Howl Movingcastles room just more... Dirty and covered in cat hair

Liked to lay out all the things he stole from the girls in the sorority house on the attic floor, and admire his spoils from time to time

Yes he is a panty snatcher why do you ask

Doesn't like people staring/looking at him, though he himself has a staring problem

Is afraid of dogs, he got bitten by a stray dog one time when he ran away from home when he was just three years old. A stranger who just so happened to be passing by saw what was happening and defended him, killing the dog in the process. Then he took Billy right back to his family home, like any good Samaritan would. Sometimes Billy's nightmares have bloody, gaping black dogs in them.

[surejimmyj]

i. in persuasion nation - george saunders // ii. 1984 - george orwell // iii. "one of my turns" - pink floyd

(james mcavoy, 45, cis man, he/him ) — Look who it is! If you take a look at our database, you’ll find that JAMES "JIMMY" JASPER is a FACTORY HEAD/COUNCILMAN that works in SECTOR 8. That must be why they’re HEADSTRONG and HOSTILE. If you ask me, they remind me of calloused hands after a long day's work, bruised knuckles from fighting another wall, me vs. them. They are affiliated with THE DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.

QUICK FACTS:

full name: james "jimmy" joshua jasper

date of birth: march 30th, 2130

zodiac big three: aries sun,

gender & pronouns: cis man & he/him

sexual + romantic orientation: straight. oh no.

ethnicity: white

nationality: scottish (or. well. what used to be scottish.)

religion: atheist

languages spoken: english (5), scots (3)

enneagram: 8w7

mbti: entj

temperament: choleric

alignment: neutral evil

ability: n/a

affiliation: the democratic council

task: breakdown

BACKSTORY

triggers: implications of child abuse, implications of alcoholism (it's only in one bullet and it's not actually alcoholism, but it could sound like it so! just taking extra precautions!), abuse of power

If you want Jimmy to just fucking hate your guts, all you have to do is call him 'James'!

He was an unwelcome mistake. His mother didn't realize she was already in her second trimester and, while she still could have aborted, his father saw this as an opportunity to... make a life with her. Debate raged, but they ultimately decided to keep the child and just see what would happen.

-> Which is how it works with all great parents, of course! Let's see what happens!

The first marked oddity was that... this boy was not a mutant. His parents weren't entirely sure how that side of the genetics worked, never really cared enough to learn, but they were both mutants -- and visible ones! But this kid was just a human!?

Let's see what happens? Well, what happened was they learned that they were not cut out to be parents. They hated that kid, they resented that kid, and they let that kid know it! Oh, how powerless he was to their anger!

At 15, James -- now only letting himself be called Jimmy, thank you very much! -- made a mad dash. As a human, he was not equipped to deal for the conditions that awaited him outside of the settlement... but he made a valiant effort, only to be bitten by some radioactive once-was-a-snake.

Luck seemed to be on his side, because he did not die! He had been found by a group of hunters, training newer recruits, and he was brought to their headquarters. When he awoke, they were all talking a big game about how fucking good they were -- all those stupid mutated animals didn't have shit on them! And one of the newer recruits...

-> Well, he was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious?

He kind of just admired her from afar for a while, spending most of his time helping the group of hunters with their weapons and doing some grunt work for them. They'd taken him hunting a few times... but, every single time, he got a little too cocky and wound up getting bitten or stung or strangled or -- you get the point. Basically, the boy was confident and the boy was aggressive, but the boy was not cut out for hunting in wastelands.

When Jimmy was 18 and they both started Officially Getting Paid, he was like 'uwu do you maybe wanna be boyfriend/girlfriend' and she was like 'why not?'

Ah, young love! Young love that does not usually turn into marriage, but, as always, young Jimmy was confident and young Jimmy was determined and young Jimmy was secretly a hopeless romantic. So young Jimmy, only 20, proposed. He was like 'uwu do you maybe wanna spend the rest of our lives together' and she was like 'why not?'

A caveat came five years later. As difficult as it was to get word from other settlements, word did come from the settlement the majority of her family was in -- her mother was gravely ill.

-> Jimmy had never really asked why she was no longer with her family. She seemed to love them, only ever talked highly about them... but, uh... he'd find out.

He agreed to go to this 'Sol City,' but... he really, really, really relied on her. He had his own gun and artillery, but he wasn't half as well-trained -- and, do recall, he had a history of being overly confident in his skillset. Every now and again, they'd run into another hunter and would travel with them until said hunter couldn't continue. And they eventually made it! And Jimmy didn't die!

Well, when they made it... he learned why she had never really told him anything about her family beyond how kind they were.

-> 1) Everyone but her father was a mutant, and 2) Her mother had insisted her children stay in their previous settlement... which she knew would be another nail in Jimmy's 'mutants are bad >:(' coffin.

Jimmy tried, he really tried, to put on a smile and make an exception for her family. But, god, they were fucking disgusting.

In an attempt to ignore them as much as he could, he threw himself into his work. He was put in the mines at the beginning, but when the city learned of his experience with basically taking guns apart and putting them back together again, they moved him to the factory. He would occasionally request a transfer to jobs like textiles or waste disposal or grave-digger, just to really get a feel for everything in the sector, but would always return to the factory.

He had become so 'enamored' with his work, so consumed by it, that his wife was starting to grow impatient... and suspicious. When her mother died? He wasn't there. The funeral? He didn't say a thing, just drank the entire time. She knew about his parents, about his experience with mutated animals (and everything he heard the hunters and soldiers say about them), about everything that could make a person so easily hate that group. But, man, she thought he would try for her. He was the one who kept saying 'uwu'!

After many fights, Jimmy becoming sloppier throughout each of them, she finally threw in the towel when he started going on a tirade about how shitty her family was. She threw the ring and she left. And she did not come back.

He pretended nothing happened. Sure, he kept the ring, but he pretended nothing happened. Work was his wife now.

He had felt so powerless for so much of his life. His parents, doing grunt work for the hunters, being a little miner/factory worker/etc, so when he was offered a promotion? It went right to his head. And he wanted more power.

He put on a good show the year after his promotion when he decided to run for Council. No one knew Sector 8 quite as well as he did, and he really hammed it up -- he kissed mutant babies on the head (and insulted the parents when the camera went off), he pet mutant dogs (and insulted the owners when the camera went off), etc. etc. etc. And it fucking worked. And he decided to just rinse and repeat that same thing every election cycle.

All he really wants to do is abuse his power to the best of its ability! All he really wants to do is fuck over the mutant population as a whole, strip them of everything they've worked so hard to earn. It's been pretty easy in his factory -- treat them like shit, hire someone to trash their homes so the Councilman isn't seen doing that -- but he wants to do it on a grand scale! Come on, Leizu and Adonis -- you guys are both weird about mutants, back him up!

TIMELINE

BORN -- Unexpected and unwelcome. He was the child of two mutants who, when his mother learned she was pregnant, said 'eh, let's just see how it goes...'

CHILDHOOD -- It went terribly. They hated him and they made sure he knew that. It wasn't just due to his human status, though that was certainly a factor! Hopefully they never had any other children ever again <3

AGE 15 -- Decided he was done. Ran as far as he could, crossing the border of the settlement and stepping foot into their wastelands. He dashed and he dashed until he was bitten by a radioactive what-once-was-a-snake. He was stumbled upon by a group of hunters. They took him in and largely provided him with a home for the next few years of his life, provided he do their grunt work.

AGE 18 -- He looked at one of their recruits and he was like 'uwu do you wanna be boyfriend/girlfriend?' and she was like 'sure.'

AGE 20 -- He looked at his girlfriend and he was like 'uwu do you wanna spend the rest of our lives together?' and she was like 'sure.'

AGE 25 -- His wife gets word that her mother is gravely ill. He agrees to make the potentially perilous trip and... really relies on her for protection. Sure, he had his own gun and some artillery, but he had always had a problem with being a little too confident in wastelands... which always wound up getting him horribly injured. They ran into some hunters and soldiers along the way who would help them out. And, voila, they eventually made it to Sol City. And he learned why she never really told him much about her family other than how much she loved them: everyone, except for her dying mother, was a mutant. And she knew he hated them.

AGE 26-28 -- He got a job in Sector Eight and really threw himself into it in an attempt to ignore thinking about his wife's family. While he impressed his superiors, he did not impress his wife. He would miss important events, would show up late to others, would straight up ignore her...

AGE 29 -- The straw that broke the camel's back was when he was not there for her mother's death and did nothing but drink during the funeral. He was anything but a pillar of support and was in running for 'worst husband ever.' She threw her ring. She left. She never came back. And he pretended nothing happened.

AGE 30-33 -- Pretending nothing happened looked like throwing himself into work. Despite it being considered one of the less desirable sectors, he fucking loved it!

AGE 34 -- He was given a promotion. No more grunt work at the factories -- he was the factory head now!

AGE 36 -- That taste of power was intoxicating... and mistreating his factory workers was not enough. He threw his hat in for Councilman of Sector Eight and really hammed it up for the cameras. He did a great job at pretending to like the mutant population just as much as he liked the humans, talked a big game, all that stuff. And, being that so many workers from Sector Eight were prisoners, it was easy to wave away anyone who said he sucked!

AGE 37 -- He was elected Councillor for Sector Eight and, man, it's fucking awesome!

AGE 37 - PRESENT -- Continues hamming it up each election cycle. Continues mistreating his workers, namely the mutant ones. Continues having a hard-on for power. Should not be on the Council, but if Leizu and Adonis can make it on there? Well!

HEADCANONS

Probably the worst and least professionally dressed of all the Councillors. Again, he tries to ham things up when there's something important in the public eye going on, but at meetings and the like? What do you mean flannels and wife-beaters aren't professional attire?

Discussed this briefly with Gray -- he's in charge of all the betting on the underground fights that occurs in the prison (grammar is so weird) and concocts all the loopholes that force various prisoners, such as Fins, to do it if they want to keep some of their privileges.

-> Yes, we're finally going to get someone who doesn't like Fins beyond the money he can make for him <3

For all of his faults -- and there are way more faults than there are anything else -- he genuinely is a very hard-worker! Always has been! He likes that feeling of accomplishment he gets after a long, hard day. (But he likes power more, so :\)

He doesn't read much -- that would be silly! -- but his favorite book? 1984 by George Orwell! Talk about the perfect society! (This is also in assuming that books like this are still accessible afksjdh)

He is not very self aware, but... if he can say nothing else, he can say that he has learned he should never be as confident as he once was in wastelands!

At least Ihsan and Abel can blame their mutations, there's literally nothing stopping this guy from being even a halfway decent person, and yet...

Uses his power to get people in his sector to do some of his dirty work. I mentioned this in the backstory section, but my example will be paying someone -- preferably a human -- to go trash a mutant's house just for the hell of it.

-> I am going to make it known right now though that I do not plan on him doing anything violent to a mutant, at least anything that would be on the dashboard. He might be mean! He might be manipulative! He might abuse his power! If it's a fight fight, then sure, he might throw punches! But unprovoked violence towards mutants will never occur on the dash <3 Mutants may not be real (or are they...), but the allegory would make it a little too close... especially with what happened today, January 20th, in the USA. I hate it here!

CONNECTION IDEAS

His ex-wife 👀

Mutants in his sector who he is simply awful to, a la Fins <3 (love that I'm playing two sector eight mutants... if only he could be awful to them!)

Prisoners he is simply awful to <3

Fellow Councillors, obviously. I think there are still 2-3 sectors unclaimed, though!

Since he's secretly a romantic, he... has definitely still not moved on from his wife because he's stupid, but casual flings and hookups and all that are an option!

He can pretend to be nice (and will have to pretend to be nice in plenty of my interactions, namely so it's not the same thing over and over again), so friends!

Someone he is a terrible influence on <3 Maybe he starts to influence them to hate mutants <3 Maybe they're a man and he starts rubbing his toxic masculinity off on them <3 So many possibilities because he only has, like, two good qualities!

etc etc etc forever and ever amen

[unusual]

When I was a really little kid my dad for whatever reason bought me a dvd for the pink floyd the wall movie but my mom didn’t let me watch it in the house so sometimes if i couldn’t sleep i would stay up really late and watch the wall and pause it if i heard like a slight whisper in the wind because i didn’t want to be caught staying up at 12 am on a school night watching a banned movie but the animation in that movie is legitimately like crazy good and i think about that all the time

[spore-carrier]

For the ask thing pink floyd and the alan parsons project ?:3

YAYY let's go

pink floyd

favourite song: oh man uhhm. my answer changes often. i'll just say shine on you crazy diamond cause i used to listen to it so much at some point. also dogs

least favourite song: i don't really dislike any of them but they do have songs that i think are quite overrated, such as another brick in the wall pt 2 & money. like they've got better ones.

have i ever seen them live: never got the chance

favourite band member: idk i'm never really invested in band members

least favourite band member: see above

how many of their albums i have: none... they tend to be more expensive

favourite album: wish you were here i guess

favorite lyrics: strangers passing in the street / by chance, two separate glances meet / and i am you and what i see is me

favorite music video: shine on you crazy diamond animated music video. so cool <3

ever met any members: no

the alan parsons project

favourite song: may be a price to pay & children of the moon

least favourite song: none

have i ever seen them live: no

(skipping the band member questions cause there's only 2 of them)

how many of their albums i have: none again, they're rather difficult to find. i did find a vinyl of i, robot in the netherlands but i prefer cds so i didn't bother. kind of regret it now

favourite album: the turn of a friendly card

favorite lyrics: they're got plenty of good lyrics but i don't have a specific favorite

favorite music video: i wouldn't want to be like you is the only one i've seen so. that one i guess

ever met any members: no

[sydbarrettism]

for the music ask game: 4, 6, 14, 17, 22, 25 and 27 (too many but they're fun 🙃)

4. if you were to get a non-lyrics music tattoo, what would it be? (or tell about one you already have!)

hmm.. not much into tattoos (maybe it'll change in the future) but the Wish You Were Here album cover would be fun to have as one!!

6. is there/what is a song that you secretly love but you hate to admit it?

i don't know 🤔 i'm pretty open about what i like and what i don't like for the most part

14. do you have any music related home decorations?

i have this beatles metal poster sheet thingy at my dorm (i do not know what it's called). i also have a lot of band stickers which i put on my cabinets over at my family's house

17. what song do you listen to if you need to pump yourself up to do something difficult?

i make myself listen to songs longer than 10 minutes whenever i have to do tasks i'd rather not do. my fav album to listen to when i have schoolwork is Animals by Pink Floyd. i also listen a lot to Echoes when i have to rush getting ready

22. what band do you think has the best or most interesting story? (toxic breakup, bandmates in love, etc)

probably biased but it's gotta be either Pink Floyd or The Beatles. pink floyd because it's my current main interest rn and the band members are so interesting to me (especially roger). the beatles because it's the band i've known since i was a kid and i know like so many things about it and i keep learning about it!!! (i think i learned so much about mclennon lore in this year alone)

i would actually like to list other bands here too but i need to let myself know more about their lore first. which i will get to someday in the future..

25. Is there any activity (walking, housework, studying, etc) that you cannot do without music?

i need music to do homework, but i need it to be something not that distracting But sounds interesting to my ears. my main study music is Pink Floyd but not all albums by them are study material to me. i think the pink floyd albums good for studying are Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Endless River. but even so, i think the pre-wall era bootleg concerts are good bgm

i went off track there but i also would rather walk to my classes while listening to music because it's a little far. and whenever i commute from my campus to my hometown.. honestly i listen to music on a near 24/7 basis. i even need music to sleep lol

27. which musical artist's wardrobe would you like to steal for your own?

oh my god so many!!!! i'd love to have the wardrobe of what rock bands wore in the late 1960s, most specifically 1967. that was peak fashion to me fr.

but if i have to give a more specific list it would be this:

george harrison in 1967-1969, especially his outfits in Get Back. i love his coat in the rooftop concert so much

syd barrett in 1967. he was such a fashion icon in that era, i'm literally so envious of what he wore there. the rest of pink floyd in that era would count too but really, syd had the whole package out of everyone else in that band

i think some 70s fashion would be sooo fun to wear too but i don't really have a specific idea in mind.

anyway this one is more in the accessories department but the glasses that liam gallagher wore? would definitely wear those (also quick shoutout to those red glasses noel wore in the Don't Look Back in Anger music video, im definitely planning on buying something like those)

from this ask game

[flash-the-readies]

Pink Floyd Songs I recommend that are not “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2″, “Money”, “Wish You Were Here”, and so on

So I was inspired by @afemalesebastian​ ‘s post about the Kinks and decided to do the same with a band that I have spent extensive time with and feel confident saying that I know their catalogue fairly well. Anyways, go check out all the Kink’s bangers they mentioned.

This is my personal list and isn’t based on anything other than “I really love this song”. I tried to stay away from the big four concept albums of “Dark Side”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Animals”, “The Wall”... the only advice that can be given for those is: listen to the whole album. One last thing, all songs are best experienced through headphones.

The Entire “Hour With Pink Floyd” KQED radio set

Setlist: Atom Heart Mother Suite; Cymbaline; Grantchester Meadows; Green is the Colour; Careful With that Axe, Eugene; Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

I Attached a link to the Youtube playlist because I don’t think Spotify has these versions, and also it’s great fun to watch. This setlist includes a. lot of early 70s Pink Floyd concert staples. Early 70s live Floyd was unmatched, the studio versions do not compare. You never realise how beautiful a song Green is the Colour is until you listen to it live. I have so many words for this set nghhhh. Also, Grantchester Meadows is one of my favourite songs. It’s straight up pastoral poetry and is steeped in nostalgia. I like this version best, and I love when Roger and David share vocals

If - Atom Heart Mother

Here’s a theme for you: I’m a whore for Roger’s folksy songs, whoops. The three “solo” songs on the album are so worth it (If, Summer ‘68, Fat Old Sun), but I personally have to pick this one. It’s so fucking tragic and simplistically beautiful. Got some of that introspection and isolation, good tea. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s poem by the same name. Also the slide electric guitar is a real treat... also, Roger’s voice is so soft ;-;

Point Me at the Sky - Single

I like it, okay. It’s like a little novelty song, okay, back when Pink Floyd was still trying to write singles. Also holds some themes on the passage of time and blah blah which is seen extensively in Pink Floyd’s catalogue

Biding My Time - Relics

Okay.. It’s kitschy, I know. It’s got that jazzy feel (curtesy of Rick and his trombone) and that blues feel. Once again with that wacky jam session in the middle that defines early Pink Floyd. Also go off Nick with the drums!

Pow R. Toc H. - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

I’m a whore for weird mouth noises, and this has an abundance of them. Once again with the quintessential Floyd jam session. I’d say mono is best here since stereo is a bit mind-fucky (y’know early stereo is a struggle.. although I wouldn’t say it was too horrible with Pink Floyd), anyways, if you’re in the mood for weird sensory stuff, then stereo is great... this song is just a sensory nightmare, so tread carefully.

“The Pink Jungle” from their “Man and the Journey” suite, 17. September 1969 Amsterdam show, is EXTRA demonic and chaotic. Warning tho, there’s some slurping noises at the end. Nick carrying the band fr

Pillow of Winds - Meddle

although to be honest, the entirety of Meddle is where it’s at. Considering I listen to this song every night I had to include it. A love song :D, and it’s really pretty and drowsy. Again with the pastoral poetry, a very ambient piece (that’s just Pink Floyd in general) and the ever present themes of anxiety

Here’s some definitions since I’ve been asked a couple of times:

eiderdown: a quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material.

eider: small, soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck

Wot’s...Uh the Deal - Obscured by Clouds

Another fan favourite. It’s just so beautiful. The whole album is really pleasant listen and has so many hidden gems. Again with the passage of time, steeped in a deep sense of melancholia with a sprinkle of wistfulness. The steel guitar solo is also a real treat. I also like Burning Bridges, Stay, Childhood’s End, Free Four a great deal and,... I’m giving Free Four it’s own spot on this list. 

Free Four - Obscured by Clouds

this is the cheery song about death an the passage of time. The Hand-clapping just gets me, y’know. And the EMS VCS 3 synth is so crunchy, It’s great. If you you’re one of those people tired of Roger “whining” about his dad, then here’s an alternate take on that. Me? I’ll take any number of songs about Roger’s dad and trauma though

Nobody Home - The Wall

Okay okay, I chose a Wall song, BUT I would call this one a Wall Deep Cut, and It’s one of the most beautiful songs in their catalogue. There’s just this overwhelming sadness to it. You’ve got your nods to Syd, you’ve got your empty comforts, isolation, a non-ending, just a beautiful string of words

What Shall We Do Now - The Wall

THIS song. Yep, the one most people prefer to Empty spaces and... It rocks SO HARD. Added a link to the audio on Youtube since it’s not on spotify. Roger has a version of it from his Wall tour, but I prefer the one from the original Pink Floyd shows. The drums are phenomenal, the aggressiveness (not often associated with Pink Floyd), the flow of the lyrics, the deep growl of the guitar and the vocals (particularly in “shall we drive a more powerful car”). The animation that accompanies it in the film is one of my favourites. Talk about coping in unhealthy ways 

The Gunner’s Dream - The Final Cut

Yes yes yes it’s that infamous album...I get it.. love it or hate it, I personally adore it. If there’s one song on the album I think you should listen to, it’s this one right here... I’d also say it’s one of THE SADDEST songs in their catalogue. This bloody song has made me cry multiple times. Again with the dissolution of the post war dream and an anti-war anthem. Makes reference to the famous lines:

That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England

 from Rupert Brooke’s poem, “The Soldier”. 

I’ll say, Roger’s vocals really go with this one, they’re so raw and oozing of emotion. Also that sax solo??? mmm yum

Not Now John - The Final Cut

Another uncharacteristically aggressive song. But oh man, the field noises in this are SO GOOD it makes me cry (in a happy way this time). You have to have to have to listen to this with headphones. Whoops I included two Final Cut songs, but I love that album

Poles Apart - Division Bell  

I’ll say, this is my favourite song on the album. Also David talking to Syd and Roger, so hey. I love his voice on this album, and the wistfulness in this song speaks to my heart. There’s also this chaotic instrumental ambiance bit in the middle that’s giving haunted merry-go-round lost childhood kind of vibes, and I love that.

Take it Back - Division Bell

Big fan. It’s like a tragic, wistful environmentalist love song. Note the nurse rhyme “Ring a Ring O’Roses at 3:02).

Embryo

specifically the 30. September 1971 BBC Radio session. But “Picnic” is also a classic version, and shorter. The jam session goes so hard!  And then you feel like you’re just chilling, floating in embryonic fluids. I can’t stress enough how much I love this song, I have been working on learning it on bass. This other version includes children laughing and such as well as the same feedback on Echoes (16. July 1970) ... wow, turns out I just like creepy haunted children field sounds.

Okay, this was a lot longer than I was expecting and it took ... way too long to complete. But that’s my list! ... I have concluded that I just like sad songs, whoops. Here’s a spotify playlist. Not all of the versions I mentioned here are available, so I put alternate picks.