2015-11-12 An Empire Rises



Maybe next week's game?

5 Players: G, Si, J, Sc, W
Game: Imperial 2030
Location: W
Choice: Sc

Game One:

Player	Points
Si	108
J	103
G	103
W	82
Sc	69




what each Thursday offers M:
a new game or new version of a game never played before
and a whole new set of rules

Game Notes:

• China was the first country to reach the x5 threshold
• We kinda went late but we finished. yay!
• M was missing this week leaving only speculation as to his Thursday evening potato chip consumption.

Music Notes:
Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)

Fifth album for the venerated rockers continuing in much the same vane as Vol 4, at least on the first side (the second side with the introduction of synthesizers had a more pop-oriented feel and presages some later Osbourne solo era albums).

Ozzy said about the time: "Tony had been doing coke literally for days - we all had, but Tony had gone over the edge. I mean, that stuff just twists your whole idea of reality. You start seeing things that aren't there. And Tony was gone. Near the end of the gig he walked off stage and collapsed."


Also, Osbourne has said that Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was "the beginning of the end" for Black Sabbath's original line-up. insert sad face emoticon here.

Herbaliser Band: Session One (2000)

Hip hop duo Herbaliser reproduces a bunch of tracks from their first three albums live in the studio with a funky jazz band. Most tracks are completely instrumental, and vocals are only present in sample form on two tracks ("Who's the Realest?" and "The Sensual Woman").


LemonJelly: KY (2000)

The so-called debut release actually just their first full length cull of tracks from earlier EP's. Personally, I enjoyed the beats and sounds but pitchfork eviscerates the album here. ouch.

AllMusic says:  It's downtempo for the acid generation, an eschewing of popular prêt-à-porter after-hour aesthetics.


Pink Floyd: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

Do I really have to explain the appeal of this album? Their first full length featuring the songwriting stylings of Sid Barret himself. Named after a scene from Wind of the Willows. This psychdelic masterpiece with it's twist of childlike whimsy and fear would provide the background for the swinging London scene. This album when I was sixteen... We named our high school intramural soccer team "Astronomy Domine" after the opening track. That didn't go over great...