Monday, 31st October 2005
Saw this sign and just had to take a photo. You gotta love Enfield Lock!
Saw this sign and just had to take a photo. You gotta love Enfield Lock!
It’s very rare that you get two great albums released in the same month, even rarer two albums in the same week, but two on the same day!. Ok the two albums I’m talking about are Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel and The Prodigy – The Singles 1990-2005.
The Prodigy : Singles 1990-2005
The singles comes in two versions the normal 16 Track version and the Limited Edition version CD1 @ 15 tracks and CD2 @ 16 Tracks. The first disc is the same on both except the last track off the normal version has been carried off to the second disc on the 2CD version. Firstly I would say for the ultimate Prodigy remixes album would be the CD2 from this and the CD2 from the Prodigy Experience Expanded 2CD version. The first disc is pretty good there are some nice “05 mixes of older tunes but to be honest they aren’t really that much different from the originals. With disc 1 we get possibly the two best prodigy mixes ever “Charly (Alley Cat Remix)” and “Everybody In Place (Fairground Remix)”, this remix version of Everybody in the place is the only version I have ever listened to as I can’t stand the normal version, check out the wickedness at 3:05 > 3:19 now thats the nuts!. It’s a shame to see Wind It Up (Rewound Remix) and Smack My Bitch Up (Sub Focus Mix) missing instead we get that Audio Bully’s remix of out of space which it probably one of the biggest lumps of shit I have ever heard and should not be on this compilation!. Ok lets get down to it, is this album worth getting? yep 100% as long as you get the 2CD limited edition version it has all the Prodigy goodness you could need and if at present you are listening to some RnB soft shit you really need to buy this (It might change your life!). It’s odd cause I remember the tracks on The Experience Expanded sounding better than these versions, will check it out when I get my system running for those interested (Let me know).
I have just started using Skype and I have to say I’m very impressed. I heard about Skype last year and never could be bothered to use it as I normally use iChatAV with people. For the people out there who don’t know what skype is it’s a chat application that focases on VOIP or Audio chat. Skype is famous for the fact that you can call land lines mobile etc using the service (Cheaper rates than landline/mobile). Skype is free to download and it’s a pretty lightweight install so no problems there, it’s free to chat to others using the computer just like all the other chat services out there (MSN, AIM etc..) and this includes voice chat too. Skype allows you to buy Skypeout credit which as you guessed it is just like pay as you go on a mobile phone. I have only just bought my 10 euros worth so will update you as to it’s usage/value later. Skype is easy to use / install, just download a copy from the Skype website and install it then enter the username you want and thats it!.
For more information go and check it out at www.skype.com and if you like it skype me!
Just saw the new iPod 5G which looks great and the size seems pretty good too. Good to see that apple are doing black again, many companies have started doing stuff in black so I guess I’m fashionable again! (Hopefully the nasty cheap silver and fake wooden floors syndrome that people have is over?!) Glad to see that the battery life is getting there at 20-Hours. Now for my complaints:
1. No remote! so that means that all the nasty people can have a butchers at your nice new iPod before stealing it off you. 2. Still got the nasty white earphones (even with the black version), the ear phones aren’t that bad for freebies that come with products but come on if you can afford the £219 then you can afford some good earphones like the Sennheiser MX-500′s. The problem is that like the iPods ear phones the Sennheisers are white and are also nasty bastard attractors! But all you silly fuckers that wear the white ear phones as a fashion thing you deserve to get the shit kicked out of you and your stuff stolen. (Sennheiser still do the black/metalic blue ones.)
The main reason I tell people to get new earphones is mainly because the iPod really is a good sounding piece of kit, it has a huge base of people that buy it for fashion and not sound quality this really isn’t a bad thing as it allows these dickheads to hear something that sounds good and introduces them to the fact that great sound helps you to enjoy music more and will also allow them to listen to new things.
Ok on with the 5G, the 5G can playback video which isn’t really that interesting and I have already heard people moaning on the net about the fact that it will only playback certain formats etc.. the most interesting and good things in 5G are the bigger HD and the improved battery life, oh and the fact it comes in black! Ok some simple advice if you own a 4G/iPod photo with black and white display or the colour version (photo and later 4G’s) I personally wouldn’t upgrade unless you really need that extra bit of battery life. For owners of the 3G which are bored and have too much cash to spend or the battery is on it’s way out you have two choices. 1. Buy a new battery which has increased cappacity for 30 notes. 2. Buy the 5G and have the new looks, have the extra 12-Hours battery life over the 3G and have all the bits of the iPod photo all together for 219 notes for the 30-gig. Now for my plea, please someone out there be it Apple or third party please make a remote for this thing.
(Ira if your reading this stop making excuses and finally go out and buy one, it’s good value really and you will like it!)