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So one of my Riot Act tracks is scratched...

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited December 2007 in The Porch
Wouldn't you believe it, it's 'Help, Help.'

Phew. Can't believe my luck.
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    haha, i know you'll find a lot of people on here "phew" with you, but i really like the song. the idea of "something else" always grabs my attention with respect to this band.

    the song literally sounds like somebody drowning. kind of fits the title perfectly imo
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  • LineOneMightyFineLineOneMightyFine Posts: 347
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Wouldn't you believe it, it's 'Help, Help.'

    Phew. Can't believe my luck.


    heh, that's the one that's scratched on my disc too...but, I have the opposite reaction towards it. I actually really like that song.
  • Elderly ManElderly Man Posts: 235
    everyone hates help help, i don't get it. i love it. it reminds me of a mix between no way and faithful
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  • guertin32guertin32 Posts: 205
    I intentionally scratched my Riot Act CD to skip Help Help... lol
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Does it skip?

    If so, adjust the weight on your tone arm and locate the exact spot where the skip is. Sometimes a little extra weight on the stylus can reposition the groove where it skips. Just be sure to readjust the weight before you go back to playing any songs.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Does it skip?

    If so, adjust the weight on your tone arm and locate the exact spot where the skip is. Sometimes a little extra weight on the stylus can reposition the groove where it skips. Just be sure to readjust the weight before you go back to playing any songs.

    Thanks.... but it's a CD ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • SilverSeedSilverSeed Posts: 336
    One time we got our non smoking roommate really really high and played this and green disease for him. He ran out of the room terrified and we couldn't find him for about a half hour.

    That said I'm a fan of it.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    SilverSeed wrote:
    One time we got our non smoking roommate really really high and played this and green disease for him. He ran out of the room terrified and we couldn't find him for about a half hour.

    That said I'm a fan of it.

    hehehe

    I've not actually said I don't like Help Help, but if there's one track I don't mind getting scratched, it's that one.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • NC_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    what a great song. and great disc.

    thanks for the reminder of how great RA really is as im listening to it now.
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  • tama_drummer91tama_drummer91 Posts: 205
    Help Help is great. Too underrated. Listening to it live is a totally different beast. St Louis 2003 is sweet.
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Thanks.... but it's a CD ;)

    :embarassed:
    oh....OK

    can you put it in your computer download it and burn it off to another CD? sometimes that works for me.
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  • NC_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    :embarassed:
    oh....OK

    can you put it in your computer download it and burn it off to another CD? sometimes that works for me.

    this is true and iTunes has that error correction option under preferences I believe. some of my discs that skip come out fine once converted through iTunes with the correction selected. i know this is true for converting to MP3 for the pod and im pretty certain this is the same if you burn from iTunes (not positive).
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  • BinGnarlyBinGnarly Posts: 508
    I havnt been able to listen to Riot act in well over two years because its scratched to all hell. I need to get around to getting a new copy.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    :embarassed:
    oh....OK

    can you put it in your computer download it and burn it off to another CD? sometimes that works for me.

    Hmm... well I've put it onto iTunes and iTunes retains its scratched ness, so not sure...
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Help Help is a good song. much better than Pilate or Low Light (yeah, i said it).
  • damendamen Posts: 104
    Help, Help is like of a lot of new PJ songs. It's slow and quirky in the beginning and then by the end you get a rocking good song. You just have to be patient.
  • mouthfulofsoupmouthfulofsoup Posts: 397
    guertin32 wrote:
    I intentionally scratched my Riot Act CD to skip Help Help... lol

    lol.
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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    help, help is one of the best on riot act! and even though it seems hated, one time when some riot act hate/love thread broke out there were manyhelp, help fans! =0


    though i love it, it is no where near the calibur of low light as someone said. low light is a brilliant and beautiful piece of music.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    what a coincidence mine skipps on help help too....
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  • eclecticeclectic Posts: 244
    Mushmouthmatt wrote:
    Help Help is a good song. much better than Pilate or Low Light (yeah, i said it).

    Yeah you said it , and as the majority of us on this board read it , how we all guffawed with gay abandon at the sheer absurdity of such a comment.

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  • mohomoho Posts: 541
    Help Help is the second best song after you are on Riot Act....


    It's just sooooo GOOOOODDD
    JUST PLAY THE F***ING NOTE!!!
  • quiet riot actquiet riot act Posts: 55
    riot act isn't for everybody
    only smart people get it
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