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Kā jau minēju, "Uriah Heep" ir viena no mana tēva mīļākajām grupām, kuras vairāki albūmi atrodami viņa lenšu kolekcijā. Šķiet, ka "Innocent Victim" nav viens no tur atrodamajiem ierakstiem, toties tas ir atrodams šaitan. To gan es nezinu, kāpēc es savā īstajā pirmajā mp3 diskā gribēju dabūt veselus 4 Uriah Heep albūmus (faktiski tur ir tikai 3 iekļauti, no viena ir tikai dažas dziesmas), bet fakts ir tāds, ka tā ir.

Es nezinu, kāpēc tas tā man ir raksturīgs, bet parasti pirms sākt lasīt grāmatu, es nemēdzu apskatīties, ko no šī darba varētu gaidīt. Iespējams, ja šāda ieraduma man nebūtu, daži zemas kvalitātes literārie darbi būtu man tikuši aiztaupīti. Tomēr nevaru nepiekrist, ka Džimija Deila piedzīvojumiem ir viena priekšrocība - kā angliska lasāmviela darbavietā tie noteikti ir daudz piemērotāki. Kas tad īsti ir Džimijs Deils? Šamais ir jauns švīts miljonārs, kurš dzīvo slepeno dzīvi, pa naktīm piestrādājot kā Pelēkais ronis - labais zaglis, kas nodarbojas ar Robina Huda izlēcieniem 20. gadsimta sākuma Ņujorkā. Vairāk līdzības viņam gan ir ar Betmenu (kura priekštecis viņš visticamākais ir), jo:

The summer of love has started, although it probably wasn`t the way we think about it now. George even went to the States but he didn`t like those drugged kids thus deciding to stop taking LSD himself. When the Beatles were with Maharishi (an Indian spiritual person) in India their long time manager Brian Epstein died of an OD (or something like that) thus starting all the really big trouble (probably the previous big trouble was Lennon saying that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus - although I find that to be completely true). But now they decide to start all the shit they can start - they make the "Magical Mystery Tour" film. The idea behind it was probably not that bad, but what came out of it was quite horrible indeed (apart from the performances of "Your Mother Should Know" and "I`m the Walrus"). "Yellow Submarine" cartoon on the other hand totally rocked, but the whole "Apple" thing went completely nowhere, and I guess it was said right in the "Rutles" film: "At one stage they were losing money faster than the British government."

A film about football hooligans. Man, are those people stupid. They don`t care about the team who`s supporters they supposedly are, they only care about kicking each other as hard as possible. I may be a fan of footy but I`d prefer to have at least a single goal on screen when I watch a football film and not only a lot of fighting pricks. The message of the film may be a positive one, but I don`t care. Some people claim that the film is meant to be idolizing those hooligans but I really doubt that, I`d rather say that the film had quite a lot of struggle in terms of a plot which is close to non-existant. At some stages the film tries to be funny but doesn`t quite succeed at that, at others it tries to be a lot like "Trainspotting" but it ain`t trippy so it`s mainly silly. Yet I can`s say that I didn`t like it, I just don`t think that there`s a need for films like this one in the world.

Būtu nepareizi laikā, kad mana bloga pirmais ieraksts ir veltīts Elvisam Preslijam, šo sava laikmeta ikonu nepieminēt arī blogā. Un kā gan nepieminēt, ja šobrīd man austiņās skan vienīgais Elvisa studijas albūms, kas ir manā krājumā. Par savu gaumi gan lielīties man laikam nevajadzētu, tā kā sliktāku ierakstu par šo manā kolekcijā nav nemaz tik daudz. Kādreizējais rokenrola karalis Elviss 1961. gadā bija paspējis pārvērsties par romantisku filmu galveno varoni un Sinatras stila dziedoni, tikai ar sliktāku muzikālo gaumi un mazāk interesantu personību.

(valoda: angļu). Izlasījis "Ulisu", pieņēmu, ka "Mākslinieka portrets jaunībā" man tagad problēmas neradīs. Zināmas bažas gan radīja apziņa, ka šo grāmatu iepriekš jau biju lasījis (lai gan neesmu pārliecināts, ka biju to arī izlasījis). Savā otrajā pazīstamākajā darbā Džoiss vēl nebija tik pilnīgi un galīgi sajucis prātā, kā tas viņam atgadījās nieka dažus gadus vēlāk, līdz ar to šo konkrēto grāmatu ir pat iespējams lasīt. Tomēr tai ir arī viens trūkums - ja "Uliss", par spīti saviem daudzajiem trūkumiem, tomēr ir unikāls literatūras darbs, tad "Mākslienieka portrets jaunībā" ir tikai viens no daudzajiem romāniem, kurā attēlota bērna pieaugšana un vecāku ideju noliegšana. Šeit tiek stāstīts par Stīvenu Dedālu, kas mācās internāta tipa baznīcas skolā un kas pēc skolas pabeigšanas izbeidz arī savas tuvās attiecības ar Dievu, atzīdams, ka nespēj to vairs ilgāk mīlēt. Tas būtu īsais ieskats šajā romānā. Nekas īpaši cits tur arī nenotiek, vismaz ne tāds, ko būtu vērts pieminēt.

Having already talked about both this groups albums on my site I have to mention a gig of theirs I went to. It probably wasn`t the best concert of my life, especially since I wasn`t feeling very well and spend the next week after the concert at home with influenza, but it`s surely my fault and not the fault of the band. The opening act was quite intollerable and I never managed to get its name but the central band played quite a decent show. There wasn`t a single song on the set which I didn`t know - that means that the group doesn`t have a lot of new material, but it didn`t bug me at all for I`d never seen them on stage before. The lead singers did quite a good job, and even the sound mix was ok, which is a rare thing in Latvia. The band didn`t rely only on it`s "greatest hits" (as if any of their songs were hits as you understand the meaning of the word) but that was also ok. "The cat", "The heart", "Birds fly away" were my favourites of the night. A good show for a Latvian band, probably a bit too much trying to sound as in the studio but that`s alright with me.

"Labu gadu" ir režisējis viens no prestižākajiem Holivudas režisoriem - Ridlijs Skots, kura kontā ir tādas filmas kā "Bladerunner", "Hannibal", "Thelma&Louise", "Black Hawk Down", "Gladiator", "Matchstick Men", kā arī 27 minūtes gara īsfilma "Boy and Bicycle", par kuru es pilnīgi neko nezinu.

Ja 70-to gadu "Uriah Heep" neskaitās īpaši augstas klases progroka grupa, tad ko varētu gaidīt no 80.-to gadu inkarnācijas šai pašai blicei? Kā zināms, astoņdesmitie bija desmitgade, kas ir atbildīga par pūdeļroku, sintīpopu, eiropopu, Boju Džordžu, Džordžu Maiklu, sliktākajiem visu lielo 60-to un 70-gadu roka dinozauru ierakstiem, nemaz nerunājot par to, ka 83. gadā arī es esmu dzimis.

Woody Allen directed this little film here. The film isn`t only short in minutes but it also doesn`t show no big events, no showbiz` glamour, a very moderate and personal film this is. The action takes place in the dawn of the 20th century at a house in the country where three couples spend a vacation. There`s Andrew - the crazy goofy inventor (played by Woody himself) and his wife Adrian. There`s Maxwell - Andrew`s friend, donjuan, doctor, who has never lost a patient - got a few of them pregnant - but never lost one, together with his latest victim. And there`s an old doctor of philosophy Leopold together with Ariel - Andrew`s crush from the days of his youth. Falling in love, physical lust, you know how it goes. All men go crazy after Ariel, while Adrian tries to improve the her sexual with her husband (their marriage is referred as good but not working), Dulcy (Maxwell`s chick) seduces the professor and while making love to her, he dies. Of course, it sounds a bit like a soap opera, and it`s what it`s meant to be, and it`s what life is.