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It's "historical fantasy". Set in AD 43. There's druids and magic and visions and shit.

Really really beautifully shot with great scenery and costumes and everything. Story though...
 
Flew landing circuits at Rygge again today. After the fourth round, we noticed a fire a kilometer or so past the end of the runway, so we flew past to observe it and reported it to the tower. They ended up sending a helicopter to observe the fire ... forcing us to enter a holding pattern, so my instructor and I agreed that we might as well call it a day and head back towards our home airfield (Kjeller, ENKJ). Did a simulated engine failure (with approach to emergency landing) en route back. We also did simulated engine failure on takeoff, twice. Fun to make two proper landings on the same approach!

Since my regular instructor is on holiday this week, I flew with a different one today. This guy's main job is as an airline pilot for Norwegian Air Shuttle. Must be a pretty huge difference sitting in the right seat of light training aircraft!
 
The X Factor is such a fantastic album.

Years ago, Kill Devil Hill wrote the following about Skunkworks:
Kill Devil Hill said:
I was attracted to it because it's such a personal album. It's like Bruce said, "Fuck my fans. I'm making this album for me." I find the songs honest and vulnerable. Bruce bares it all the way nobody else I've ever heard has.
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If that's Bruce's most personal album, then TXF is Steve's. It's dark and gloomy, but it's just everything in 'Arry's life spilling out into music. And every song is so, so perfect. Nothing is wrong here. Nothing is out of place. It's well-assembled. The production is noticeably different, but it truly fits the record.

And Blaze. Man. If there was anyone who could take Steve's words and bring them to life in such a fashion, it's this guy. He really sounds like everything he sings about has happened to him.

God, what a perfect album. If Powerslave didn't exist, this would be Maiden's best. And if The Call of the Wretched Sea and The Chemical Wedding didn't exist, this would be the greatest album of all time.

Or maybe it's a four-way tie.....

Love this album.
 
Before every Formula One race the global TV coverage has facts about the host country. Today's facts actually included that 165 million cups of tea are drunk every day by the British. :facepalm:
 
Planning out my Maiden trip still ... need to book a hotel for a few nights ... looked at my Hilton account to see if I can get a free night or two ... and I have (I shit you not) 66,666 points in my account. They seem like points destined to be spent on this trip.

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University entrance exams from Monday till Wednesday. Tomorrow is essay day, I'm quite nervous, mainly because I haven't written any in a long time and I never was good at fast writing (90 minutes).
 
Diesel 11 said:
The X Factor is such a fantastic album.

Years ago, Kill Devil Hill wrote the following about Skunkworks:


If that's Bruce's most personal album, then TXF is Steve's. It's dark and gloomy, but it's just everything in 'Arry's life spilling out into music. And every song is so, so perfect. Nothing is wrong here. Nothing is out of place. It's well-assembled. The production is noticeably different, but it truly fits the record.

And Blaze. Man. If there was anyone who could take Steve's words and bring them to life in such a fashion, it's this guy. He really sounds like everything he sings about has happened to him.

God, what a perfect album. If Powerslave didn't exist, this would be Maiden's best. And if The Call of the Wretched Sea and The Chemical Wedding didn't exist, this would be the greatest album of all time.

Or maybe it's a four-way tie.....

Love this album.
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I agree regarding TXF (and Blaze) but for Steve's sake I'm glad he never felt the need to make another album like that ...
 
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