The R&M Yacht Club

[Mekkalayakay]

I don't like a lot of Power Metal.

Just Rhapsody and CoB, maybe Hammerfall. Most of it annoys me.


I like it just as long as I'm in the right mood. If I'm in the wrong mood, yes, it annoys me a bit.

I'm only talking about the dragon slaying medieval bands aka Blind Guardian, Edguy, etc. Bands like Iced Earth, Nevermore, and Children of Bodom are completely different, for obvious reasons

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Hmmm... before we all start putting on the chain-mail, CHANGE OF TOPIC.

So, I was eating some pizza last night... ;)

I got a 4 meat pizza in the freezer...don't make be bust it out.

[superpeer]

I just had a snack, almost time for bed now.

[Riva]

Oh yeah?

Can that compare to a REAL pizza, not a fast food one, with tons of pepperoni, cheese, tomato, oregano, pineapple, ham, bacon and capsicum?

[RNR]

I'm eating an orange :(

[Mekkalayakay]

So this Greenbay vs. Jacksonville game is close. :amaze:

/listens to the somewhat operatic vocals of Focus

NP: Focus - Sylvia

[Bartender]

I actually don't think bands like Iced Earth and CoB are very good bands to start on power metal with. I mean yeah, they're power metal, but there's also other metal in there. CoB especially, since they're in a tiny, tiny minority of power metal bands that use harsh vocals.

[guitrguy]

Oh yeah?

Can that compare to a REAL pizza, not a fast food one, with tons of pepperoni, cheese, tomato, oregano, pineapple, ham, bacon and capsicum?
What the hell do you mean real?
Pizza Hut is a real as it gets mutha ****a

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Oh yeah?

Can that compare to a REAL pizza, not a fast food one, with tons of pepperoni, cheese, tomato, oregano, pineapple, ham, bacon and capsicum?


Its not delivery, its...DiGiorno.

[Riva]

So this Greenbay vs. Jacksonville game is close. :amaze:

/listens to the somewhat operatic vocals of Focus

NP: Focus - Sylvia

Hocus Pocus is a cool as song.

[superpeer]

I actually don't think bands like Iced Earth and CoB are very good bands to start on power metal with. I mean yeah, they're power metal, but there's also other metal in there. CoB especially, since they're in a tiny, tiny minority of power metal bands that use harsh vocals.

Power Metal. :mad:

[Riva]

What the hell do you mean real?
Pizza Hut is a real as it gets mutha ****a

I get my pizza from a little shop called Pinochio's, owned and operated by a small Italian man named Gino.

[Mekkalayakay]

I actually don't think bands like Iced Earth and CoB are very good bands to start on power metal with. I mean yeah, they're power metal, but there's also other metal in there. CoB especially, since they're in a tiny, tiny minority of power metal bands that use harsh vocals.

I was saying the same thing. Bands like Iced Earth, CoB, Nevermore, Angel Dust, Sentenced, and such shouldn't really be within that genre. I think there are enough bands like them to start their own separate genre, and this kind of metal is growing.

[Arucard]

Ok, one last power metal/trash metal related question. What is a good scale (guitar) to write trash/power riffs in?

[RNR]

Hocus Pocus is a cool as song.

That's like their only well known song.

And only song of theirs I know of/care to listen to ;)

[DonMancini]

I say start out with Rhapsody and Sonata Arctica.

I'm not a huge power metal fan, but I can stand/like those two bands :p

[Riva]

Holy Pit People In The R&M Thread, Batman. :p

[superpeer]

Well, I should be off to bed. 'Night studz.

[Mekkalayakay]

I don't go in the Pit very often anymore. :-/ It's gotten out of hand in the last week or two. No fun anymore.


edit: Night Jelle

[Kingofdudes]

On a side note, A Perfect Circle are a really good band, as long as no-one mentions eMotive.

Or their remixes :/

[Mekkalayakay]

On a side note, A Perfect Circle are a really good band, as long as no-one mentions eMotive.

I agree. I have 13th Step, and that album is very good.


eMotive is going to be known as Maynard's downfall. :(


You just watch. He's going to change Tool into a heavier political band, and they will be yet another one of those "at least they used to be good" bands.



I better be wrong. :( I liked Lateralus.

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Persuader is the ultimate power metal band.

Blind Gaurdian, Iced Earth, and DragonForce are good too. I've been binging on power metal lately.

[Arucard]

Me too, theyre new album better be good/released.
Im waiting too see if the new Foo Fighters album is good. People on this forum seem to jump on the Paranoidd hates them so i should too. Im not saying i dont like Paranoidd, hes a great guy, and very close to the top on my top 40 list, but noobs catch on that hes respected, and agree with him just to be cool. It sucks.

[shortass]

Yep I know what you mean. They just follow and say they hate stuff like nu-metal, nirvana etc.

[Mekkalayakay]

If you like power metal, download the following now:

Sonata Arctica - Wolf and Raven
Warmen - Trip To... (good luck finding this one. I have it on a Century Media bonus cd, so if you really, really want it, I'll send it on AIM. It's Warmen, the keyboardist from CoB's side project/band. The keyboard solos on that song are amazing)

[Arucard]

Yup, i really like Foo Fighters (to a lesser extent One By One), and i get so flamed, even by noobs!

[shortass]

I like them too. I also like Nirvana, POD and alot of other bands I get flamed for

Just because my music taste is more varied :(

[guitrguy]

Yup, i really like Foo Fighters (to a lesser extent One By One), and i get so flamed, even by noobs!
Hey I like them, I don't see why its so cool to hate them.

Edit: same for nirvana

[Arucard]

Yeh, its definalty gay. I used to like POD, got me into metal. And i say i like avenged sevenfold and bam, its like ThEy SUkCs DudE!
/hates noobs sometimes.

[shortass]

Maybe we should make a new trend and go around saying Pink Floyd sucks or something and see if everyone follows

[guitrguy]

Yeh, its definalty gay. I used to like POD, got me into metal. And i say i like avenged sevenfold and bam, its like ThEy SUkCs DudE!
/hates noobs sometimes.
But hey its a forum, and they are noobs.....

[Arucard]

Hopefully I'm getting one or both of Lateralus/Aenima for Christmas...and The Foo Fighters were very good when I saw them supporting the Chili Peppers (or rather Grohl was).

I saw them do that at Glasgow Green two years ago, my first gig.
/loving memories.

The chillis were great too. And Electric 6 stole the support acts show, totally killing The Distillers and QOTSA.

[Mekkalayakay]

Maybe we should make a new trend and go around saying Pink Floyd sucks or something and see if everyone follows

That would work extremely well, considering most people do not like Pink Floyd. There are lots of bandwagon jumpers around. It took me a while to understand the talent and amazingness in them.
From this, it's crap that tons of random newbs actually like them. :amaze:

or else I'm just strange

[Kingofdudes]

Maybe we should make a new trend and go around saying Pink Floyd sucks or something and see if everyone follows
:mad:

[Arucard]

On the subject of bands you like but everyone else hates:

A7X
Alter Bridge
Electric 6
Foo Fighters
Guns n Roses
Velvet Revolver

how about you guys?

[guitrguy]

That would work extremely well, considering most people do not like Pink Floyd. There are lots of bandwagon jumpers around. It took me a while to understand the talent and amazingness in them.
From this, it's crap that tons of random newbs actually like them. :amaze:

or else I'm just strange
It took me a while too, aswell for the Beatles and they are my favorite band of all time.

[shortass]

:mad:
No!!!
Just to see if they follow or not.
I love Pink Floyd :thumb:

[guitrguy]

On the subject of bands you like but everyone else hates:

A7X
Alter Bridge
Electric 6
Foo Fighters
Guns n Roses
Velvet Revolver

how about you guys?
I honeestly don't hear much difference between Creed and Alter Bridge.
I like A7X, G'n'R is ok its just grates on my nerves after awhile, VR is ok aswell. Electric 6 I can't say because I have only heard their gay bar song.

[Kingofdudes]

On the subject of bands you like but everyone else hates:

A7X
Alter Bridge
Electric 6
Foo Fighters
Guns n Roses
Velvet Revolver

how about you guys?
With this forum:

Pink Floyd
A7X
Taproot
Steve Vai

[guitrguy]

A7X
Foo Fighters
Nirvana
I think thats it...

[Kingofdudes]

Anyone who bashes Floyd in my presence, gets a punishment of some sort, possibly involving harassment on AIM. :mad:

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256786&highlight=respected+dislike

:/

[Arucard]

I love Vai, but everyone in here is all about counter culture. Fast = BAD! I was watching the film with my mates called 'Ghosts of Mars,' and in the special features it had him, buckethead and Anthrax doing the soundtrack. It was honestly the ****, even if the film was balls. (Apart from ice cube.)

On the creed/alter bridge thing, i just think tremonti really is enjoying himself more. He writes better material (IMO), the singing is better, and its all fun.

[shortass]

Pink Floyd
Foo fighters
Nirvana
Metallica St.Anger - I don't like it it's just not as bad as it's made out to be
The Beatles
Velvet Revolver

[RNR]

Pink Floyd is too good for you ****xers to use.

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Chat is up.

[Broken Arrow]

Pink Floyd
Foo fighters
Nirvana
Metallica St.Anger - I don't like it it's just not as bad as it's made out to be
The Beatles
Velvet Revolver
What the Beatles and Pink Floyd?!?!?

How many people hate them?

nevermind......but alot of people like them to:)

[RNR]

I blame the decline of attention spans amoung young people for Pink Floyd not being considered the greatest band ever.

[Arucard]

I need to check them out. Alot. I swear, Paranoidd's been in the pit way to much, his posts are turning into hardcore spam! Look at the one in the Bon Jovi thread, it makes no sensE!

The pit sure changes people.

[RNR]

Indeed.

"The pit is like drugs. It's addictive, makes you act weird and distracts you from more important things (such as music)"

-rock not roll yesterday

[Arucard]

Indeed.

"The pit is like drugs. It's addictive, makes you act weird and distracts you from more important things (such as music)"

-rock not roll yesterday

Best analogy ever.

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

I blame the parents.

[Kingofdudes]

I blame the teachers.


Hey! Teacher!, leave them kids alone!

[Mekkalayakay]

Actually, my parents are the reason I like oldies...

[RavenousMetalist87]

Yep. The teachers at my school should be blamed for not helping me at times XD

[Arucard]

Blame your sister.
/hehe....

[guitrguy]

Mr. Lundy is the coolest teacher at our school. Hes is a classic rock nut.

[Dancin' Man]

So. Cold. Burning furniture for warmth.

[shortass]

Have you talked about Mr. Lundy before because I'm sure I've herd the name before?

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

It's snowing here, w00t.

[Arucard]

I was wearing my Rush t-shirt the other day and this teacher i dont know came upto me and was like 'A SUTDENT WITH GOOD MUSICAL TASTE! OMG'
Then left.

[guitrguy]

Maybe or gilmour has. He was my economics teacher, He would play The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc in class.

[Kingofdudes]

Maybe or gilmour has. He was my economics teacher, He would play The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc in class.

Twas you

[Dancin' Man]

I like snow. Just not the cold.

[Mekkalayakay]

It's 31 degrees here. Not too bad, actually. Could be worse.

[DonMancini]

There's a huuge snowstorm outside :eek:

I'm gonna have to shovel tomorrow morning :upset:

[Kingofdudes]

I miss snow :(

[Mekkalayakay]

No snow here either. :(

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

I want snow. :upset:

[Distant Echoes]

It snowed here for about 2 hours to 1/2 inch, but i dont think it is anymore. I havent checked since i watched Casino on tv and played guitar, then it took forever to get on these forums cause their so overcrowed. I cant stand that frikkin :Website not responding: message so much!

[Kingofdudes]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185290&page=1&pp=25
nostalgia ++

[Freezing Moon]

It snowed here for about 2 hours to 1/2 inch, but i dont think it is anymore. I havent checked since i watched Casino on tv and played guitar, then it took forever to get on these forums cause their so overcrowed. I cant stand that frikkin :Website not responding: message so much!

A couple of weeks ago it snowed over two feet in two days.

We didn't get a snow day though. :angry:

[Mekkalayakay]

Now that was a long period of straight non-stop downloading. :eek:

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Now that was a long period of straight non-stop downloading. :eek:


Huh?


/just got done listening to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra while decorating the tree...

[Mekkalayakay]

While mx was down for two and a half hours, I was downloading lots and lots of music just in case I do end up getting an mp3 player for christmas. :)

NP: Warmen - Dawn

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

While mx was down for two and a half hours, I was downloading lots and lots of music just in case I do end up getting an mp3 player for christmas. :)

NP: Warmen - Dawn


Whoa it was down for that long? I was busy during that whole time. Any idea why it was down that long?


And what did you D/L?

[Mekkalayakay]

The Doors
Grateful Dead
Jeff Healey
Jethro Tull
Vintersorg
Burning Inside
Cryptopsy

Ok, so it wasn't as much as I thought. :upset:

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

The Doors
Grateful Dead
Jeff Healey
Jethro Tull
Vintersorg
Burning Inside
Cryptopsy

Ok, so it wasn't as much as I thought. :upset:


Vintersorg, you man are awesome.
:thumb:

What Vintersorg did you get? Also ever checked out his band Otyg that he was in before?

[Mekkalayakay]

I already had Sphere in a Sphere and Matrix Odyssey, but here's what I got:

*Macroscopical Macrocosm
*Rainbow Demon

And I've got Rundans and Till Fjalls downloading right now.

I've heard of Otyg, but no, I haven't checked them out.

/does so right now.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Vintersorg is the man heh. :thumb:


I need more viking/folk metal, and some more black as well...


God, I hate the guitar forum.

All it is, is full of guitar nerds that are always like if it aint shred or John Petrucci it sucks.

They all pretty much say Alexi Laiho is an overrated guitarist and hes not all that great, blah blah blah. God that place sucks, such savages when it comes to opinion.

[Bartender]

Yes, R&M is so much more tolerant.

[LordDargon]

You got all that in 2.5 hrs mek? Fast connection I guess.

[munky_magik]

God, I hate the guitar forum.

All it is, is full of guitar nerds that are always like if it aint shred or John Petrucci it sucks.

They all pretty much say Alexi Laiho is an overrated guitarist and hes not all that great, blah blah blah. God that place sucks, such savages when it comes to opinion.

the guitar forum is nowhere as good as R&M. Basically every discussion in there turns into a shred vs. emotion argument.

[shortass]

Yeah I really dislike that place. I really like the bass forums though

[munky_magik]

hey, we're almost up to 10,000 replies in here. Still miles behind the guitar forum's community thread.
and yea that forum is really bad, aside from a few of the regulars who really know their stuff

[guitrguy]

I never go into the guitar forum.

[Paranoidd]

The guitar forum is very quick to anger, I agree.

I rarely post in there, but I lurk occasionally. Papa Shank is a real nice guy though, and he's well respected in there.

[Arucard]

The only problem with Papa Shank is that 50% of his posts are pit spam ie.

Post Count ++ or something.
Hows it going btw guys?

NP : Nightwish - WishMaster

[Paranoidd]

I don't mind his spam though, because he is perfectly capable of being a productive poster, and he's funny.

[Arucard]

Good point. It seems now ive got my stars, and stopped caring about rep, ive been getting some. Umm....

NP: DragonForce : Prepare For War

[Paranoidd]

Once you realize how pointless rep is and stop caring, you get more.

I'm the highest rated non-drummer since Papa Shank got his original account banned.

:D

[LordDargon]

How do you know you're the highest-rated? You can't see other people's reps.

[Bartender]

You can organise the members list by reputation. It doesn't actually show the numbers, but it changes the order.

Not sure if it works, though.

[LordDargon]

Cool, I didn't know that.

*goes and tries it*

[Bartender]

Like I say though, not sure if it works. There's a few people nowhere near the top of the list who should be, according to how much rep they have.

[LordDargon]

Some Josiah dude, non-mod, 5000 posts, and I've never seen a single one of them... he was first after all the mods. :confused:

I was on the 2nd page. yay 4 mi

[Bartender]

Yes, I've never seen him either. I find it hard to believe he's above Zakath though, as Zakath has some 15,000 rep points. Humor also isn't close to the top, though he has 8,000 (more than DonMancini, who is). I'm also not on the first page, before my modness giving me 20,000 as a baseline.

So I don't think the whole things works :-/

[guitrguy]

When i was looking through, I saw some one with my Avatar.

[LordDargon]

Zakath has some 15,000 rep points.
:eek:
:amaze:
:lol:

I'm lucky he didn't neg rep me that time then.

[RNR]

10000th post!!!!!!!!!


*since you guys won't celebrate it, i'll just have to.

[Bartender]

*celebrates*

I got 10,000th reply, too. Though I was rather hoping to have reached my 1,000th by the time the thread hit 10K.

[Arucard]

I swear, if anyone else is being an ignorant **** in that Alter Bridge thread, its gonna be flame city from me. Ive had enough of noobs saying there bad because 'TerReMonIT SoO's Are To FAsT!'

[shortass]

I've never herd Alter Bridge :upset:

[Arucard]

Do you have msn?
I can send you some tracks over it if you do.

[guitrguy]

I've never herd Alter Bridge :upset:
Almost the exact same thing as Creed. Their new singer sounds just like Scott.

[CaptainWaits]

I swear, if anyone else is being an ignorant **** in that Alter Bridge thread, its gonna be flame city from me. Ive had enough of noobs saying there bad because 'TerReMonIT SoO's Are To FAsT!'


And don't see anything "astonishing" about them........just another "MUCH/MTV" Hit band

[Arucard]

^
That is exactly what im talking about. Creed SUCKED. Its the truth. The music had no passion, Tremonti didnt enjoy himself while playing, Stapp was just balls at singing. Alter Bridge are toally different. Just because 'Open Your Eyes' was a ploy to get them noticed, doesnt mean the rest of the album is like that. It isnt, the rest of the album is amazing, plus, ive seen them live and they blew most bands ive seen out of the water.

[guitrguy]

^
That is exactly what im talking about. Creed SUCKED. Its the truth. The music had no passion, Tremonti didnt enjoy himself while playing, Stapp was just balls at singing. Alter Bridge are toally different. Just because 'Open Your Eyes' was a ploy to get them noticed, doesnt mean the rest of the album is like that. It isnt, the rest of the album is amazing, plus, ive seen them live and they blew most bands ive seen out of the water.
I have only heard that release. I actually didn't mind Creed though.

[Arucard]

You should give their other stuff a chance. I didnt think Open Your Eyes was great, and admit it was a cash grab to get them back onto the scene, but one day remains is the best. (the song)

[guitrguy]

Can you send me an unkown song a bit later?

[Arucard]

Sure if you have msn.

[shortass]

I'm investigating them now :thumb:

[Arucard]

Cool. Avoid Open Your Eyes if possible.

[RNR]

Cool. Avoid Open Your Eyes if possible.
That's a good song. Why should he avoid it?

[CaptainWaits]

^^cuz it's by Alter Bridge....That's y u should avoid it

[Arucard]

Shut the **** up aminosity. Give reasons. I mean avoid it if your one of those AlTeR BirDge is CrEdE noobs.

[Bartender]

I'm fairly sick of Alter Bridge discussion, too, but I just have to say that the solo in Open Your Eyes is really, really bad (in the context of the song, not in an absolute sense).

I finally heard it a long while after all the talk about it in the review in CD Reviews, and it's pretty close to being the most awfully out of place thing I've ever heard.

[Arucard]

****, im not going to argue with a mod, no matter how much i disagree.

[Bartender]

Oh no, feel free to argue. I've witnessed/taken part in the bloodshed in the review, I think I'm ready for more or less anything :) I don't want people not to argue with me just because I'm a mod, anyway.

I just finally heard the song (saw the video on Launch, actually), and when the camera focused on Tremonti about 2/3 of the way through, I thought "ah, here's that solo". I approached it with an open mind, I think, and the first few notes were in the style I think was good for the song. But then it very quickly went very horrendously twiddly.

[LordDargon]

****, im not going to argue with a mod, no matter how much i disagree.
He won't care as long as you aren't an adamant dumbfu.ck about it like me :D

[shortass]

I just downloaded the album off limewire
It's pretty ****ing good :thumb:
Animosty please stop being a twat

[Paranoidd]

Some Josiah dude, non-mod, 5000 posts, and I've never seen a single one of them... he was first after all the mods. :confused:

I was on the 2nd page. yay 4 mi

The top three rep'd posters are drummers, and only Zakath have I ever seen anywhere out of the drum forum. Josiah is apparently a good guy who knows what he's talking about.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

The top three rep'd posters are drummers, and only Zakath have I ever seen anywhere out of the drum forum. Josiah is apparently a good guy who knows what he's talking about.


Also DBJ is a drummer. :p


And he handed out rep to those guys without knowing how much he actually gave...so they got quite a bit to start off with.

[Bartender]

A drummer conspiracy?

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

A drummer conspiracy?

Yes, a drummer consipracy put on by the government plotted against us in negative ways. :eek:

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Drummer conspiracy, SFK...what?

[Paranoidd]

Apparently Zakath had more than the mods at one point, but MX himself stepped in and used divine intervention to knock him back down a bit.

I'm not even sure how much my reps are worth, any respectable poster want to be a test subject?

[DonMancini]

Oh come on, everyone knows drummers are just cooler :-*

Oh and I was wondering.. technically you're supposed to have more than 1000 rep in order to get stars, right?

Free_thinkers_are_dangerous almost has 2000 now, and still no stars. What's going on? :p

[Paranoidd]

Oh come on, everyone knows drummers are just cooler :-*

Oh and I was wondering.. technically you're supposed to have more than 1000 rep in order to get stars, right?

Free_thinkers_are_dangerous almost has 2000 now, and still no stars. What's going on? :p

Join date maybe?

[guitrguy]

hmmm, maybe the rep system doesn't like him.


I take it D&P has more rep whores then The Pit

[munky_magik]

The only problem with Papa Shank is that 50% of his posts are pit spam

Most of his spam is pretty funny though. And he knows what he's talking about + he's not a moron. Also he's Scottish :) There's another few good guys in there like AES and noname and rokr.


/Late

[LordDargon]

I'm a guinea pig, shoot me up with your chemical rep mixture!

EDIT: That was in response to Paranoidd asking for test subjects.

[Bartender]

Most of his spam is pretty funny though. And he knows what he's talking about + he's not a moron. Also he's Scottish :) There's another few good guys in there like AES and noname and rokr.


/Late

He's been banned, though, hasn't he.

[Kingofdudes]

I take it D&P has more rep whores then The Pit

I doubt it

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

Nobody leaves comments when they rep me, i always leave comments.

[LordDargon]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Per Ardua Ad Astra again.

[Paranoidd]

I'm a guinea pig, shoot me up with your chemical rep mixture!

EDIT: That was in response to Paranoidd asking for test subjects.

Let me know your rep now so I can can figure how much mine is worth when I rep you.

[Paranoidd]

He's been banned, though, hasn't he.

Yeah, but it was for a pr0n picture (wasn't bad, but apparently bad enough.)

[LordDargon]

Let me know your rep now so I can can figure how much mine is worth when I rep you.
I could do it myself :P

It's 1694.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Yeah, but it was for a pr0n picture (wasn't bad, but apparently bad enough.)


Ya NPC didn't like it...and he got a 1 year ban because of it.

Or maybe its a conspiracy to hide the fact he wanted to start over again with the post count. Since ya know, he wanted his post count stickied at like 1...

[Paranoidd]

I could do it myself :P

It's 1694.

And now?

[LordDargon]

1872

1872 - 1694 = 178

Nice :)

[Paranoidd]

Wow, I need to be careful who I rep.

[munky_magik]

Ya NPC didn't like it...and he got a 1 year ban because of it.

Or maybe its a conspiracy to hide the fact he wanted to start over again with the post count. Since ya know, he wanted his post count stickied at like 1...


Mx has way too many conspiracies

[LordDargon]

Wow, I need to be careful who I rep.
Just curious, how much rep do you have? I'm trying to figure out a correlation between rep hav'd and rep giv'd. From my current formulas, I predict you have about 9300 reps.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Jesus, you must have around like 8 - 9 k rep don't you?

[RNR]

Hehe I do 70 or so :(

[Paranoidd]

Jesus, you must have around like 8 - 9 k rep don't you?

Around there.

;)

Still a far cry from Zakath's 15k, though.

[jpj]

Rock not roll I just repped you, tell me what it's worth.

[guitrguy]

Im still out of rep...

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Im still out of rep...


Same here, I went spreading around negative rep in the pit last night.

[DonMancini]

Join date maybe?
Nah, he joined in July 03, that wouldn't make sense.. hmm

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Later all, I am gone for a few days.

:wave:

[shortass]

Rock not roll I just repped you, tell me what it's worth.
Try it on me ;)

[guitrguy]

Try it on me ;)
HAHA you rep whore.... I would rep but I kinda ran out, ;)

[jpj]

Try it on me ;)
Ok, how much did it go up?

[Paranoidd]

Later all, I am gone for a few days.

:wave:

Later.

If you're not back by Xmas, have a good one.

[shortass]

Ok, how much did it go up?
31

*useless crap because you can't have a two lettered post*

[LordDargon]

Jesus, you must have around like 8 - 9 k rep don't you?
I just said that :p

[shortass]

HAHA you rep whore.... I would rep but I kinda ran out, ;)
Wouldn't you be a rep whore if you only had 291 rep :(
I want stars! :angry:

[Distant Echoes]

How many people can you rep before you get the "to much rep" Message? and how many to get a star?

I think i have the least here, im like, less then 50. I have a long way to go. Be a friend and Help a broken man here...

[guitrguy]

Wouldn't you be a rep whore if you only had 291 rep :(
I want stars! :angry:
haha ya.


You need 1000 pts and post to get stars, and you need to be a memeber for more then 3 months. I'm not sure how much until you run out, but I should get mine back sometime tonight.

[shortass]

Well I've been around 3 months
I'm over half-way post wise
Hopefully my rep will rise quite a bit soon (contributions are more than welcome ;))

[guitrguy]

Well I've been around 3 months
I'm over half-way post wise
Hopefully my rep will rise quite a bit soon (contributions are more than welcome ;))
How much is mine?

[shortass]

47 :eek:

[guitrguy]

Better then I thought.

[Riva]

I used to give out 80. I don't know now. Hmmm...

[shortass]

Well I'll tell ya...all you need to do is rep me ;)

[jpj]

Feel free to test on me.

[Riva]

Both of you need to look in your CPs. :)

[shortass]

that can't be right...2 :eek:

[jpj]

It's worth 92 :thumb:

[shortass]

oh right missed the extra 100 before :upset:

[Mekkalayakay]

So I've heard that you can download full albums at a time off of Soulseek. How do you do this?


And if you can't, please say so, because I've been trying to figure it out for a good five minutes now. :upset:

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

You just right click on the folder that contains the album and click download folder.

[Bartender]

If you browse someone's files, rather than highlighting individual tracks, just right click the folder (if the album is in it's own folder) and select Download File. That'll create a folder inside whichever folder you download files to, into which the tracks will be downloaded.

If you're inexperienced with Soulseek and you just mean searching, then search for the album name rather than the song name, and hopefully you'll get all the tracks in one place, ready for clickidy-clicking.

EDIT: Damn you, Per Ardua.

[Mekkalayakay]

Thanks, both of you.

[Bartender]

No problem :)

I can't believe I used the phrase "clickidy-clicking".

[Mekkalayakay]

Descriptiveness is the best way to go.



Now that I know how to actually get full albums, I can't decide which one I want. :upset:

My only rule: If I can't ever find it in stores, I'm fine with downloading it.

[CaptainWaits]

^^The only time I'll download an album is if I really don't care to support the band...........If I love the band I will only buy their albums and not rip em off

[Mekkalayakay]

I don't really have access to buying albums online, so I can't do anything about it. :(

[Bartender]

Even with online buying power, some albums are very difficult to get ahold of.

[CaptainWaits]

I just order them in at A and B.........it's not that big of a metal franchise.....but I can they'll pretty much order anything I'd want.........It'll just take a while

[guitrguy]

Hey Riva, ready for a game of WC3?

[Riva]

Well, I just picked up 4 albums today. :cool:

I recently came upon a windfall of money, to a somewhat significant amount.

So I have decided to pay off the bulk of my car loan, and treat myself to a few luxuries. The first part of these was 4 CDs I have been eyeing off in HMV, which I wouldn't have bought for a long, long time, considering my current budget.

I got: Lennon - Legend, Stratovarius - Destiny [Japan Import], The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium, and The Who - Tommy. And I must say, I love all of them, from what I have heard as I ripped 'em to my computer. :cool:

[magicbus]

What's new in the R&M community?

[Riva]

Sure thing, just let me finish up with these CDs o' mine. :)

[guitrguy]

What's new in the R&M community?
you....In the thread atleast

[Mekkalayakay]

So I just downloaded Arcturus - La Masquerade Finale

Was it the Arcturus album I wanted most? No, but it should still kick ***.

Do I feel bad for downloading it? Yes, but it's not like I could purchase it, nor am I able to buy albums via internet.

Am I feeling good about having it, pirated or not? Yes. :cool: Though I would still rather have a purchased album.

[Mekkalayakay]

And R&M is sleeping.

[Riva]

Nice. Good on you, Med. And good on you, Mek, for regretting not being able to purchase your album.

So... how is everyone this glorious evening? Do you think I made a good purchase, albumwise?

[Bartender]

Maybe. How is Destiny? I've only got one Stratovarius album (Infinite), and I don't like it much.

[Riva]

I quite liked it. The title track is a great song, about 10 mins in length. Sort of less Power metalish, if you know what I mean.

[LordDargon]

So I just downloaded Arcturus - La Masquerade Finale

Was it the Arcturus album I wanted most? No, but it should still kick ***.

Do I feel bad for downloading it? Yes, but it's not like I could purchase it, nor am I able to buy albums via internet.

Am I feeling good about having it, pirated or not? Yes. :cool: Though I would still rather have a purchased album.
*infernale

[munky_magik]

yea this place is slow. On the bright side I'm all done with school for this year :)

[shortass]

That's a hundred posts in 1 day in this thread!! :eek:

NP:Red hot chili peppers - Mellowship Slinky in B-major

[Bartender]

100 posts in a day isn't all that unusual for this thread.

I just watched a really old film on BBC2, with Fred Astaire. I really enjoyed it, actually.

[DonMancini]

Anybody read Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o and God's Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousmane?

I have to do a comparative essay for english :upset: it's annoying.

[LordDargon]

I'd just make fun of the authors' names and submit it :lol:

[munky_magik]

heh...English. I haven't been in ages.
My teacher even thought that I had dropped it because of my attendance :upset:

[DonMancini]

I'd just make fun of the authors' names and submit it :lol:
:lol:

Nah she would probably say:

" LOL






zero."

[Cain]

Thank goodness I'm done with school for a month. Man I haven't been here in a long time...I've been working on my bloody end-of-year papers. 32 pages for Biodiversity and 36 pages for History of Espionage, not including about 4-6 pages of endnotes. Anyway, how's everyone doing?

[guitrguy]

Thank goodness I'm done with school for a month. Man I haven't been here in a long time...I've been working on my bloody end-of-year papers. 32 pages for Biodiversity and 36 pages for History of Espionage, not including about 4-6 pages of endnotes. Anyway, how's everyone doing?
You have a spy class??????????

[shortass]

You have a spy class??????????
:lol:
Funny comment over the day :thumb:
That's my new idea, everyday I'm going to give funny comment of the day rep

[Cain]

You have a spy class??????????
:D Yeah, my class kicked ***. We read about the coolest stuff, like the plot to kill Adolf Hitler, and other cool books like "Inside The CIA," "Man Without a Face," that Robert Harris novel "Enigma,"....really neat stuff.

Didn't make the paper any more fun to write, though. I did the failure of the Nazi atomic bomb project, but it turns out they failed because of the scientists making mistakes rather than sabotage or British or Americans dropping behind enemy lines and blowing up stuff. That DID happen, but it wasn't the primary reason...so instead of talking about cool stuff like espionage, I had my head up a physics textbook's *** for the entire paper, which sucked.

BTW: That Inside the CIA book makes me look at the movie "The Recruit" in a new light....and I mean that in a semi-good way. It's still really really wimpier than it should have been, but there's a lot in it that's true, surprisingly.

[guitrguy]

I am teh uber jealous now.

[^Dream~Theater^]

Man school sucks..almost lunchtime though

[Cain]

Don't be jealous, guitrguy. That's the upside to going to the self-proclaimed most liberal college in the country. The downside is all the self-righteous, politically-correct liberals running around. I mean, I'm a liberal, but much more moderate than some of these people. They're like überliberals. And none of them have any idea how to have a discussion...they just spit their opinion out over and over again.

[guitrguy]

Don't be jealous, guitrguy. That's the upside to going to the self-proclaimed most liberal college in the country. The downside is all the self-righteous, politically-correct liberals running around. I mean, I'm a liberal, but much more moderate than some of these people. They're like überliberals. And none of them have any idea how to have a discussion...they just spit their opinion out over and over again.
There is a reason why I stop posting in the politics forum. Is it Cornell?

[Cain]

Oh, and I've been wondering this for a long time...what the hell does "ROFL" stand for?

[guitrguy]

Oh, and I've been wondering this for a long time...what the hell does "ROFL" stand for?
rolling on the floor laughing

[RNR]

Man school sucks..almost lunchtime though

Posting at school?

[Simple Man]

How do you manage to post from school?

[^Dream~Theater^]

How do you manage to post from school?
I have a spare in period 3 and i go to the library and sit on the computers

[munky_magik]

alternatively you could just post during a class

[Cain]

There is a reason why I stop posting in the politics forum. Is it Cornell?

No, Sarah Lawrence. I mean don't get me wrong...those people I'm talking about are pretty much in the minority and the academics and people here are the coolest I've ever experienced, but that small contingent just ruins it for everyone else that actually has a thoughtful brain in their heads...I mean, Michael Moore came to speak to us and we just totally f-ed up the Q+A portion of the lecture. We had these idiotic, self-righteous kids treating Moore like a demigod, asking, "How can we bring down the Man?" Christ, he's just a documentary filmmaker with an opinion. Just because I agree with it doesn't mean he's the leader of a nation-wide revolution against Republicans...I, along with hundreds of other kids, was totally embarressed to be attending the school after that talk.

It doesn't help that my roommate is dating one of these politically-correct people, either...can't stand her. The poor guy is head-over-heels into her, too, and she's like the coldest icicle on the roof. She shows him no affection whatsoever, and then I have to deal with my roommate telling me how he's jealous of MY relationship...blah. Sorry about the ranting. This school is great but there's aspects of it that are not so rose-like, just as it is anywhere, I suppose.

[guitrguy]

No, Sarah Lawrence. I mean don't get me wrong...those people I'm talking about are pretty much in the minority and the academics and people here are the coolest I've ever experienced, but that small contingent just ruins it for everyone else that actually has a thoughtful brain in their heads...I mean, Michael Moore came to speak to us and we just totally f-ed up the Q+A portion of the lecture. We had these idiotic, self-righteous kids treating Moore like a demigod, asking, "How can we bring down the Man?" Christ, he's just a documentary filmmaker with an opinion. Just because I agree with it doesn't mean he's the leader of a nation-wide revolution against Republicans...I, along with hundreds of other kids, was totally embarressed to be attending the school after that talk.

It doesn't help that my roommate is dating one of these politically-correct people, either...can't stand her. The poor guy is head-over-heels into her, too, and she's like the coldest icicle on the roof. She shows him no affection whatsoever, and then I have to deal with my roommate telling me how he's jealous of MY relationship...blah. Sorry about the ranting. This school is great but there's aspects of it that are not so rose-like, just as it is anywhere, I suppose.
I probably get kicked for arguements. (im republican BTW)

[Cain]

I probably get kicked for arguements. (im republican BTW)

No worries. You guys are people too. :thumb: heheheh....

Meh, I think it's just wrong to make blanket-statements about political affiliations based on individual political opinions. Not every Republican is a die-hard religious fundamentalist from the steppes of Kansas who's argument against abortion is "Jesus says it's wrong!" I mean, not enough Democrats realize that, and that's exactly why we always lose...they're totally out of touch with the American public. Unfortunately, not enough people do that...and if there's one thing I've noticed about Republicans, it's that they're open to having their minds changed, or if not that, they'll at least incorporate new data into a modification of their original opinion. A few may ridicule the Democratic stance, but the majority seem open to new ideas. The majority of Democrats, on the other hand, just hate every political being that begins with the letter "R" and think a conservative opinion is indicative of wanting to live a hundred years ago instead of today. I agree with the opinions of the Democratic party regarding everything from Iraq to abortion, but I seem to one of the few people unique among Democrats to actually try to understand and respect the opinion of the person on the other side.

Ehhh, another rant. Sorry again. This stuff has been bugging me for a while. I feel like there's a political middle ground that people everywhere can work towards, but everybody's so partisan that that'll never happen.

[guitrguy]

No worries. You guys are people too. :thumb: heheheh....

Meh, I think it's just wrong to make blanket-statements about political affiliations based on individual political opinions. Not every Republican is a die-hard religious fundamentalist from the steppes of Kansas who's argument against abortion is "Jesus says it's wrong!" I mean, not enough Democrats realize that, and that's exactly why we always lose...they're totally out of touch with the American public. Unfortunately, not enough people do that...and if there's one thing I've noticed about Republicans, it's that they're open to having their minds changed, or if not that, they'll at least incorporate new data into a modification of their original opinion. A few may ridicule the Democratic stance, but the majority seem open to new ideas. The majority of Democrats, on the other hand, just hate every political being that begins with the letter "R" and think a conservative opinion is indicative of wanting to live a hundred years ago instead of today. I agree with the opinions of the Democratic party regarding everything from Iraq to abortion, but I seem to one of the few people unique among Democrats to actually try to understand and respect the opinion of the person on the other side.

Ehhh, another rant. Sorry again. This stuff has been bugging me for a while. I feel like there's a political middle ground that people everywhere can work towards, but everybody's so partisan that that'll never happen.

High five on that one. I agree 100% Ironically I'm agnostic.

[shortass]

666 The Post Count Of The Beast!!!!!

[SonorKen]

I finally got the drum instructor I have been wanting to be taught by for a while. All is good now! We don't start till after the first of the year which is gonna kinda suck tho. He is pretty intense, before we start I have to brush up on all my rudiments, give him a video recording of my playing a full live show so he can find problem areas, brush up on my reading and he doesnt want me practicing on my kit unless I am practicing for a show. He said he is going to have me on nothing but a snare and djembe for quite a while!

Anyway, back to writing my kinetics of trauma lecture.

[munky_magik]

Well, good luck with those lessons. I really need to get around to getting myself guitar lessons

[shortass]

I finally got the drum instructor I have been wanting to be taught by for a while. All is good now! We don't start till after the first of the year which is gonna kinda suck tho. He is pretty intense, before we start I have to brush up on all my rudiments, give him a video recording of my playing a full live show so he can find problem areas, brush up on my reading and he doesnt want me practicing on my kit unless I am practicing for a show. He said he is going to have me on nothing but a snare and djembe for quite a while!

Anyway, back to writing my kinetics of trauma lecture.
SonorKen you gave me about 400 rep :thumb:

[munky_magik]

NP: Buckethead - Pirate's life for me

ooohhh...Only 7 posts away from stars :D

[shortass]

Your so close to stars now... only 4 more posts

/really wants stars :upset:

[munky_magik]

/can't rep you right now. You'll get there eventually though

[shortass]

Munky Magik you got stars!!!!!
Only three though :upset:

[munky_magik]

3 is better than none :) does anyone know the requirements for 4 stars?

[Jamie]

Hey Jake. how you doin?


(hi everyone! im jamie, thought id start posting in R&M :thumb: )



I wouldnt like to have one star, i think id rather have none because I laugh every time I see a 1 star person... :confused:

[Jamie]

Post count maybe?

[munky_magik]

maybe 2,000 posts and rep points?

[shortass]

I've never seen anyone with one star before...

[Bartender]

I'm currently working on the theory that three star people are people who meet all the normal requirements for stars, and more than half (or some percent) of their rep is from mods. Based on nothing but guesswork, though.

[shortass]

Bartender do you have five stars because your a mod?

[Bartender]

Yep.

EDIT: NP The Perfect Dystopia - Paroxysm as Inevitability

Just so this post isn't a complete waste of space.

[munky_magik]

mods automatically get 20,000 rep points I think

[Bartender]

Also yep.

Er, NP Sean Malone - The Big Idea

/untrue

[shortass]

Beats Jamie's 35 :p

[jpj]

NP:Blind Guardian-Majesty

This seems to be the cool thing to do.

[superpeer]

Hay guyz

[munky_magik]

Only if you have nothign else to post :cool:

Np: pantera - where you come from

[Jamie]

Beats Jamie's 35 :p


:upset:

no one gives them out in the bass forums though!


I look so puny with my 35 rep points... :upset:

although its soon to be my 2,000th post birthday! Ill celebrate that then :)

[jpj]

NP:Blind Guardian-Mirror Mirror

uhh...today was my last day of school :) How's everyone's break going?

[Jamie]

today was my last day of school too! Im happy :)

[munky_magik]

My break only started today, Well tomorrow officially but I'm hxc unofficial

[shortass]

Good thanks :thumb:

[munky_magik]

I'm currently working on the theory that three star people are people who meet all the normal requirements for stars, and more than half (or some percent) of their rep is from mods. Based on nothing but guesswork, though.

Is Jeremy the only one that knows, or do some of the other mods have an idea?

[Jamie]

I dont know why they made us go to school monday and tuesday... its stupid!



(2,000th post! go me! :thumb: I need some e-presents!)


Anyone from UK watching The Heist ? They are doing a bank robbery or something. Quite interesting!


oh god, we watched Lord of the Flies, the film in english today. It was terrible! One of the worst films I've seen! anyone read the book or seen the film? I thought the book was good though

[munky_magik]

I liked it when it went slow-mo at piggy's death. My how I laughed

[xizoesira]

Haha, I've seen that movie.

I didn't like the book either, really.

[shortass]

lmao!!! Read it and watched the new version and old version last year! Which one did you read?