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 | theacademy haha it has such a natural rhythm to it... to the fail. so good.
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 | Wizard No prob dude, you've always been cool to an ass like me. That Arghoslent album is the work of the melodic death metal Gods! Flourishing is everything I look for in music.
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| Wizard Arghoslent -'Hornets of the Pogrom', Gorguts - 'From Wisdom to Hate', Florishing - 'The Sum of All Fossil'. You should listen to Florishing to really hear how amazing atmospheric death metal is done. You can really differentiate between songs on that album.
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 | Mike08 I think I'll go with Mediasnobs cause I love movies as much as music. I've been really wanting to do an editing position so thanks for giving me information on the websites.
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| Mike08 What would the editing position entail? That's the one I am interested in.
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| Mike08 Thanks, ill check out the site again.
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 | Tyrael It seems like you need more melodeath in your life matt, take this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzVDt1xYFsM
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| Tyrael And you're so modest too! :]
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| Tyrael I love you but whyyyyyy
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 | slipnslide hello gryoscope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcJWjKFZTLM :]
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 | Lucidity Didn't you have In the Aeroplane Over the Sea as a 3/5? Glad you came to your senses!
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 | Acanthus I might be rioting more often, changing things up in regards to work and feeling pretty happy about it; writing when I'm inspired is always more fun.Thanks for the kind words sir, I'll try and see what I feel like reviewing next.
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 | klap literally all of my favorite albums w the exception of elliott smith get no love here
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| klap that dig *swoon*
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 | GeorgeNelson Thanks so much dude, and yeah both of those are crazy!
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| theacademy did u see the eisley kickstarter. what the actual **** dude.
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| Lucidity Can't take your 2.0 for Wheel seriously - you're being contrarian for the hell of it.
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 | Yotimi just read in a thread that you've never heard The Soft Bulletin (best album of all time) and that makes me sad
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 | IpodMastery http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=120758
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| IpodMastery Damn right it's good, I still got to review half of it : ]
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| IpodMastery Check out my 2013 quarterly list, you'll like : ]
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 | SeaAnemone I think that was the count it was just the other way around
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| SeaAnemone ugh recounted you're totally right : ( : (
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| SeaAnemone re: the votes? I counted tuna winning 22-14 : / is that not what you got?
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 | fromtheinside lol, oh that album. yea oltna has played a few tracks in plug and from there we knew it was a 5.
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 | silentpotato trvth indeed, I'm sure we'd get along irl just dandily, i actually have a soul believe it or not :p
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 | Metalstyles Thanks man. Yeah, besides Ras and Balls I was the longest reigning contributor haha. Gotta try to up my writing to a new level now that I'm staff.
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 | Aids thanks bud. and yeah it's damn good. check out the debut as well, it's kinda different but kinda the same.
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| Tyrael I just watch it for Death and Excalibur, they are so hilarious! :D
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 | AtomicWaste Generic appreciative reply. In binary computer bleep bloops for effect.
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 | Omaha Yeah man, I'm all over Channel Orange. Have been addicted to it the last week gah
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 | skeletorissatan Im not fussed about contrib spot tbh dude, I just like reviewing. So im sticking with this account. thanks for the advice though (:
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| silentpotato i understand man but ye i enjoy being chill with u and have come to be fond of you and hearing your opinions so i dont want needless beef over petty s***, i know im a pain in the ass on here sometimes but its all in the name of trvth and luv
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| silentpotato "wah u dont share my opinion i will not have a conversation with u wah"
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 | Winesburgohio Woah, thank you dude! Likewise! Also, your Since I Left You soundoff sums up my experience with the album exactly :O
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 | Kris. ah dude its cool, whenever you get a chance is fine with me!
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| Kris. you are both a gentleman and a scholar and you have my infinite thanks
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 | andcas if you like mewithouYou you should go check out my new review.
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 | Casablanca thanks. yea, i'm a pretty low-key person. yea, i was pretty surprised too, but i hope to add something interesting to the community
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| klap i'd still check out optica, some great individual tunes
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 | Hyperion1001 thanks man, now that ive got a bit of incentive i plan on reviewing more, so you can bet when that secede/kettle collab drops ill be the first to give it a go (if dev doesnt gt it first)
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 | Necrotica Thanks, man! I'm really excited about it! I've already got a few new rev's lined up :]
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| Omaha Lol. Thanks a ton though, man. I'm really excited for the experience. =]
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| silentpotato lolol yeeeaaah i mean its only half sarcastic the truth is undeniable
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 | StrangerofSorts Thanks a lot, mate (: Hopefully it can continue to get better: I still feel a long way off from what I'd like.
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 | SgtPepper Thanks, Matt. You've always been supportive and kind to me ever since I got here, and I'll never forget that.
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| Kris. dude if you have any other what invites pls hook me up i will perform oral pleasures if i have to
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 | carouse Thank you for the support! I'm hoping for the best, as well.
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 | JokineAugustus What's with the mbv love around here? Is it really that good? I've never even heard any of their other stuff.
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| JokineAugustus So Leprosy and Spiritual healing are each 1's but Scream Bloody Gore is a 3.5. Now I've seen everything.
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 | Insurrection I did actually. Not sure how high my chances are considering Dev actively despises me but we'll see haha. Glad you didn't lose the contrib position though, I always enjoyed reading your reviews
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 | Jom Welcome back, then! There's a contributors' forum (collecting dust, kinda) but you're free to use that as well to keep in touch with everybody if needed. Cheers.
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 | climactic haha not planning on it anytime soon
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 | Cygnatti I think you might be able to appreciate this too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOSDoWJKBUI
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 | Sanders Haha thanks bud, I constantly get distracted by it myself
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 | Trebor17 Modest Mouse aren't nihilistic at all
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 | Jennifer22 I'm making a facebook page for my Electronica project soon though!
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| Jennifer22 Unfortunately not, I was thinking of getting one a while ago but I decided against it, I'm pretty ADD so I feel I would get too distracted with it.
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| Jennifer22 Hi, I was wondering if you could look at my first review, I've listened to a couple of your albums based on your reviews and I enjoy your reviewing style and since you're a contributor I was wondering if you wouldn't mind giving me a few pointers in terms of my reviewing style?
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| klap sounds about right but i would slot mass romantic over electric version. challengers also has one of their best songs in myriad harbour but still ehh
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| Jom I appreciate the shout, but I wasn't concerned about you because uni and family take precedence over this site. Return when you're ready. See you then.
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 | Deviant. I've looked at it real briefly but never spent any significant amount of time with it. And yeah, hurry up and write something!
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| Deviant. http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1723
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| klap middle cyclone is really good but i think flood is her best. cheers!
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| klap also check out neko case - fox confessor brings the flood
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 | Irving Well, the first few listens did suggest to me that it wasn't just weaker than Finest Hour, but also kinda boring on its own =/ And believe me you, I LOVED Finest Hour, so it's not like I have premeditated biases against these guys or anythiny. Obviously there's always the possibility I might still revise my rating, particularly as I'm still going to give the record a few more spins, but tbqh I don't see it going anywhere higher than a 3. Sorry =/
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 | ViralOblivion thank you sir there will be blood is my all time favorite movie
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 | AsoTamaki Hey, yeah I've mostly been off enjoying other aspects of life during the summer. Good to see that you're still actively contributing here.
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 | redskyformiles M83 were cool but kinda boring. Musically they were spot on but the energy was such a drop after Sleigh Bells put on one of the best sets I've ever seen and right before Refused managed to be even better than when I saw them in April (which I didn't think was possible). They played all the songs I wanted to hear so with 3 songs left in their set I went and caught The Suicide of Western Culture.
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| redskyformiles That being said, I just got back from FYFFest. I saw: Refused, Sleigh Bells, M83, The Suicide of Western Culture, Warpaint, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart,, Future Islands, ****ed Up, The Men, Two Gallants, Cloud Nothings, Converge, Desaparecidos, American Nightmare, Gold Panda, The Faint, Atlas Sound, Dinosaur Jr., Against Me!, Cursive, Ceremony and stand up sets by David Cross, Garfunkel and Oates, Brandon Walsh, Brent Weinbach, Matt Dwyer, Pete Holmes, The Sklar Bros and The Eric Andre Show
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| Deviant. Nah, I generally don't bother with the two trackers
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| Deviant. http://glorybeats.com/rivet-grifter-sundry-skudgept005/
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 | LifeAsAChipmunk Yeah, they're fun. I'd imagine a 3.5/5 for this out of you (which is the same as what I would rate it). It is generally considered the best of the album, the rest don't quite live up to it.
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| SgtPepper Yeah, i noticed it was small stuff. But sorry about that. I'll be more careful with that.
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| SgtPepper Did I write something you didnt like? I noticed it was pretty much the same. Or was it that I forgot to bold the album info on the side? because that's what Lara messaged me about and I apologize for forgetting to do that. It wont happen again.
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 | breakingthefragile Sounds good. I wonder what album you'll pick, there's a lot to choose from lol.
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| LifeAsAChipmunk Gyro, listen to this. I love this just like Passion Pit, their choruses are gigantic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-xFvLaE68
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| SgtPepper Thanks, Gyro for all of your support. And I'm glad to be working beside you now.
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| silentpotato how many years will u b mad this time you are already refreshing this page on your iphone every 4 seconds just waiting for my hot load all over shout box oh bud is it ever creamy
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| breakingthefragile Oh man, ever since the first time I heard Dancing Queen years ago, I sometimes go into these random ABBa stages where I'll have Arrival on loop for a good 4 hours or so haha.
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 | kingsoby1 very solid. working on a review. cant stop listening to reach out
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 | SowingSeason I finally read your antlers review and I wholeheartedly approve
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 | Inveigh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit I appreciate the offer, but got my copy in the mail today yo. thanks anyways!
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 | Xenophanes ...missing, I would like to see it become expanded. A little page where you guys can dib items and talk about things on the site and stuff becuase there is virtually no communication between contribs anymore. And yeah there isn't a one contrib per album like there is in staff but still...
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| Xenophanes I posted the last.fm on the MD group so you all could check it but I'm not sure if anyone has. Tbh I'm not even sure who is in control. I think Irving passed it down to Magnus but honestly that's just speculation. Here: http://www.last.fm/group/Sputnikmusic.com Contributors.As for the facebook group, I'm actually trying to figure out what to do with it. We only used it for the year end list (seriously no one has posted in it since January) but because the Contrib thread in the forum is...
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 | PuddlesPuddles Whoah whoah, I didn't see your shout until I made a list! Useless now that it's officially streaming :/ sorry dude. But congrats on your promo!
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| Tyrael http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=104224 ;]
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 | Kill666900 On a whole, the record?s only downfall is the nonchalant ?Water.? Although other selections on Give Me Rest admittedly take a few spins to reveal their nuances, the aforementioned track ? featuring guest vocals from A Hope for Home?s Nathan Winchell ? never leaves a memorable impression. Fortunately for fans of the band, ?Water? is the only forgettable track of the set as Give Me Rest gradually improves as the pieces pass by.
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 | AliW1993 Likewise! The MD revolution just stepped up a notch...
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| StrangerofSorts Haha, not sarcastic in the least. It's my way of saying a personal well done.
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| Tyrael Hey man, glad you finally got your long overdue promotion :]
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| StrangerofSorts Just put up a new review, was wondering if you could have a look over it to see if it's an improvement on the last one Mr. Contrib sir :)
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| Irving Tbh dude I don't think anyone is as surprised as I am that I've been promoted. I've honestly only done about a review a month since I became Contrib, and none of them were particularly pants-s***tingly good lol. Still, if anything, this promotion will motivate me to write more I guess =) Look forward to serving with you buddy =)
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| Xenophanes Much appreciated brutha. I can't wait to see you take off with this new promotion
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| Irving About damn time, Matt =)
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 | Crysis Slays for so many days m/
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| Crysis Gratz on the promotion man, you deserved it and it's about time haha
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 | MetallicOpeth Been a long time coming no? Congrats dude, I've always enjoyed your reviews :]
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 | mutatedfreek Hey man, congratulated you on facebook already but just wanted to say it here too in case you come here first. Much deserved, I know how much it means to you.
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| SowingSeason Congrats bud, few deserved the contributor promotion as much as you
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| breakingthefragile Thanks for the compliments man, congrats to you as well! You definately deserved your promotion, especially after that Frank Ocean review of your's. I'm a huge fans of your hip hop and R
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 | FromDaHood I feel like it's not even necessary to congratulate you because your promotion was a forgone conclusion but: congratulations Gyro, I see staff in your future if you stick around long enough.
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| Omaha Contribros 4 life? I think so. :] congrats, dude. a very well-deserved promotion!
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| Xenophanes HOLY s***! Congrats, buddy. So, so well deserved and happy to be a contribrother with you : D
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| AliW1993 Thanks man, and likewise. Ideal scenario would be an MD clean sweep ;)
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 | ILJ Well thank you good sir. I still get a chuckle every time I look at it. I like yours too.
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| ILJ By that you mean my profile picture, correct? Sorry for the confusion. Lol.
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 | bloc Haha yeah, it's amazing to see how things can change in a few years. Seems like I can't go a few weeks without someone bringing up that White Pony thing ;)
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 | Feels song was dope, def going to check out an album or two, thanks!
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| carouse Thanks, I just checked out your resume and it's definitely impressive, good luck to you as well
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| Tyrael Sadly, considering how long it usually takes me to complete my writing process (2 to 3 weeks) consistency isn't really an option... Sorry!
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| kingsoby1 yeah it's supposedly about space and for educational purposes lol. gza is dope, but pro tools was pretty meh
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| kingsoby1 i hope they consider vinyl, no idea though. it is definitely nice, hard to rank it with el-p and killer mike around. crazy year for hiphop
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| kingsoby1 super awesome. definitely progressing from the last one... currently 6th on my to review list behind r kelly, billy woods, old man gloom, latitudes, and ancients
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| Tyrael Doesn't Ross (mutatedfreek) write for that site too? I'll think about it man but I don't really write on a regular basis and I still need a lot of help with my grammar and stuff...
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| SgtPepper Thanks. I checked out the the death grips review and saw you gave it a 3, I recently listened to it and Id rate it the same. it was good but not the opus that most make it out to be- at least in my opinion. I look forward to reading it.
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| SgtPepper I read your Daughters and Jedi Mind Tricks review, and I have to say that youre certainly one of my favourite writers. the reason i'm here is because i saw you chose to apply for contributor. I want to wish you the best of luck, you'd make a great addition as contributor!
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| Tyrael Lol what the hell everyone keeps offering me writing positions what the hell does that even mean...
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| SowingSeason I look forward to reading it. And that is the correct rating IMO
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| SowingSeason Glad you like it so much...I think it's quite a bit better than hospice
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 | greg84 Thanks man... and keep up the good work.
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 | Storm In A Teacup It's not hostile, it's called having fun and not wanting to be mislead about an album that is called a return to form when it clearly is the opposite.
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| Omaha That's crazy, dude! I'm planning on stepping up my reviewing in the next couple of weeks as well. :] if you wanted, you could at least pull reviews from other websites on here - that's what I may do when I don't have quite enough time to write one. Although I'm sure I'll be able to write quite a few.
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 | pizzamachine Oh it will be.. just have to decide what to review first!
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| SowingSeason Your reviewing slowed down some, but you should apply. I already put in a good word
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| Xenophanes You should start review a bit more and see about applying for contrib. I know you're apprehensive but seriously how can it hurt?
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 | NeutralThunder12 wow seriously it must be damn good just how much of their older style do they mend into it?
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| Metalstyles I think that, for the moment being, I'll stay put. I do thank you for the offer, but I've got a lot going on right now and I'm not really sure I'd be able to contribute all that much to the site at this point. If the next cycle comes around for you guys, you can give me a heads-up, but atm I'm going to respectfully decline :). But do come on msn and fill me in on what's been going on lately. Or use FB chat, whatever suits for you.
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 | taylormemer Just wanna know a few things beforehand. Probably better to discuss elsewhere. Check your last.fm
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 | Kellerdeck Damn. After reading through some more of your ratings, I'm actually really nervous as to what you'll rate it. Suspenseful!
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| greg84 Sure. Why not? The site looks good.
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| Mike08 I figured that might be the case. Thank You
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| Kellerdeck Cool! It's intentionally lo-fi. I hope you like it, and don't forget to rate it. :p it's apparently been doing pretty good.
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| Tyrael Man I just wanted to thank you again for letting me know about the new grimes, without your rec I would never have listened to it... So thanks
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| Omaha Hey man! That looks really nice. It looks like it would be a good opportunity - could I get more specific details from you, perhaps through an e-mail or something of the sort?
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| Kellerdeck Will you rate my bands album? I don't know if you'd like it, but any comments or criticisms are appreciated. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/48721/Rest-Rest/
You can download or listen via the link in the review or this link: http://www.mediafire.com/?wfknic34ubh82cs
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| Mike08 PLEASE! send me a copy of MWYs Ten Stories. mpoerio@nmsu.edu
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 | fsharptrit0ne bro thanks. love the contrast between brendan and lisa's vocals on the record.
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 | Electric City HEY I HEARD YOU LIKE BIG BANG THEORY WHAT ARE YOU A GAY?!?!?!?
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| Xenophanes I ass just giving you s*** dude ; )Idk why I listened, ive never really like the band. However I'm a sucker for under dogs, so I always listen to bands I don't like over and over, hoping ill find something to love.
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| Tyrael Oh yeah well i'd just ask the obvious stuff like where do they get their ideas from, both in the sense of basic songwriting and the natural progression throughout all of their albums, where they get the ideas for their wicked cd covers, if they ever plan on making a trve BM album again etc...
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| Tyrael Dude I really have no idea, I mean I'm not a big fan of the band y'know :/
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| Tyrael Can't listen to the whole album at once, it tires really fast... Sorry man
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| Tyrael No no I'm pretty sure it's spot on
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 | Maniac! I Against I is a lot more Raggae influenced. It's still a really good album, but it depends on if you liked their Raggae edge or not. Personally, I loved it.
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 | TheZehan Well thanks for reading. I look forward to hearing you tear my reviews apart. I'm in High School so I'm still in that noglastia stage.
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| TheZehan Hey, please check out my newest review on Jars of Clay's album Jars of Clay. I tried really hard on this one and want to see if you approved of it or not.
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| Mike08 Pan's Labyrinth, City of God, The Exorcist, Paths of Glory, Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, Ghost in the Shell, Fargo, Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List.... Too many I guess. Have you seen most of these, and what are yours?
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| theacademy haven't heard it yet (waiting for 320 :D)...
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 | ConsiderPhlebas I know, sooo good. Not sure if you've heard The Gloria Record, the band the singer started after Mineral. They did some great songs... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF_wKadMkf4
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| theacademy ha no worries, thanks for the follow up... that thread got way too animated tbh
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| Mike08 I've seen the film. Like movies more than music, which is saying something. If I had one more lifetime, I would be making films
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| Mike08 I think your avatar is from a japanese cult film called "House," am I right?
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| ConsiderPhlebas No worries, dude - I'd much rather someone call me out than tip-toe around a subject. I've been on both sides of each point (been straight edge, got high/drunk, argued endlessly about genre tags, haven't given a damn at points, spent much time at home doing nothing but gather/listen to music, been around the world etc. Those points are just a snapshot of where I am now, and were intended to cause a little discussion, throw some ideas out there. I don't think i'm better than anyone at all.
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| Tyrael I'm digging it because I can... :D
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| Deviant. Got it! Don't know about the whole Xeno having to ask me business; that was all his call, I was just there to offer support
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 | MisterTornado Sounds good man, and keep recommending me stuff, always looking for new music
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| Deviant. Like I said to Xeno, just as long as it's before Friday (your Friday, not mine). You can either email it to Xeno or myself, and I'll add it into the feature, but definitely email if possible (I'd like to try and keep some mystery going as to what the top 10 is)
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 | CelestialDust oh I just copied it from emim in a news thread pretending it was a virus haha. it was originally his
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