Yeah, I can't play guitar for crap, but I can play guitar hero.

I can play drums and keyboards well though, and I'm a vocalist in my band.

[QUOTE=ZapatoDiablo;16004380]Why not play actual guitar[/QUOTE]

do.

I read in the new issue of Revolver that Protest The Hero is like the Muse of metal. I found that interesting.

That was a pretty forced comparison though. They stole that from Rody; he once compared them to Muse, just in theory, because Muse has the ability to throw in a shitload of arpeggios and the like and still remain catchy as ****.

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16004686]That was a pretty forced comparison though. They stole that from Rody; he once compared them to Muse, just in theory, because Muse has the ability to throw in a poopload of arpeggios and the like and still remain catchy as ****.[/QUOTE]

Oh I see. Rody is right though. And both bands own.

For sure, I'm sure they'll take the comparison, hah.

They need to release Bloodmeat for Rock Band.

that would be great fun

I could say Sequoia Throne on that too.

I enjoy the vocals on Bloodmeat more than any of their other songs, that's why I said that. I have Bury The Hatchet on Guitar Hero II though, that is fun.

[QUOTE=Dimmu Burger;16004876]I enjoy the vocals on Bloodmeat more than any of their other songs, that's why I said that. I have Bury The Hatchet on Guitar Hero II though, that is fun.[/QUOTE]
Haha I'd like to see people sing like Rody karaoke style. They'd either make fools of themselves or just sing an octave down.

[QUOTE=ZapatoDiablo;16004897]Haha I'd like to see people sing like Rody karaoke style. They'd either make fools of themselves or just sing an octave down.[/QUOTE]

I'm up for the challenge! I did Iron Maiden's Run To The Hills, so I might be able to pull it off.

Rody's stuff is much harder to pull off than Run to the Hills.

O snap. I tried Wanted Dead or Alive and pussed out. Everyone laughed at me bad memories...

Edit to Coke - I don't remember how much Bruce Dickinson actually sings in his high register, he probably just screamed the high notes.

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16004906]Rody's stuff is much harder to pull off than Run to the Hills.[/QUOTE]

They both sing quite high, but Dickinson does falsettos which are a bit more difficult. Of course Rody can scream though.

Um, falsettos are easier than singing high in your regular voice, which Rody does on Bloodmeat. Dickinson sings almost exclusively in one octave, one rage, with one falsetto. Not saying Rody is a better singer but I'm saying Rody's melodies and range-changes are much harder to sing.

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16004974]Um, falsettos are easier than singing high in your regular voice, which Rody does on Bloodmeat. Dickinson sings almost exclusively in one octave, one rage, with one falsetto. Not saying Rody is a better singer but I'm saying Rody's melodies and range-changes are much harder to sing.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that sounds about right. He does a bit more variety.

It's really hard to transition between his ranges, a lot harder than it sounds. Add in the growls and screams and it gets really really hard, hah.

rody's stuff is much harder to hit, being a singer, i can tell you that much is true

Yeah I end up using falsetto once in awhile if I'm singing his stuff. Of course I'm out of shape these days. *Uses old geezer voice* "In my younger days..."

**** you guys, I had to do Ballroom Blitz on Rock Band. That song's vocal part is ****ed up.

most of Ballroom Blitz is just mumbling.

[QUOTE=NemesisDivina;16005026]**** you guys, I had to do Ballroom Blitz on Rock Band. That song's vocal part is ****ed up.[/QUOTE]

Yeah our drummer couldn't get the beat down for that so it didnt really get far, lol.

[QUOTE=NemesisDivina;16005026]**** you guys, I had to do Ballroom Blitz on Rock Band. That song's vocal part is ****ed up.[/QUOTE]

lol no kidding

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16005001]It's really hard to transition between his ranges, a lot harder than it sounds. Add in the growls and screams and it gets really really hard, hah.[/QUOTE]

It definitely sounds hard, I don't know what you're talking about.

:lol:

I got 99% on "Roxanne" doing vocals. :cool:

I got 100% on Boston, that's right son!

I got 100% on Dani California...on easy...

:upset:

I rape at the instruments though.

I get like 98% on hard.

game is so much easier than gh3.

oh yeah, a lot easier

So yeah, I'm seeing Protest the Hero tomorrow.
I can't wait.

i decided not to drive 4 hours to see them with some shitty *** bands

I decided I don't have the money to see them, which is unfortunate cause God knows when they'll be back.

[url]http://www.limekle.com/Sequoia%20Rain.mp3[/url]

chocolate raaaain

[QUOTE=The Dissentience;16009934][url]http://www.limekle.com/Sequoia%20Rain.mp3[/url]

chocolate raaaain[/QUOTE]

You forgot to add in Chocolate Rain, but yes, my friends and I have also noticed a Chocolate Rain/Sequoia Throne similarity.

Anyway...

After nearly a month of listening to it (nonstop, for the most part) I think I'm ready to give my personal first impression of Fortress:

[B]Favorite Lines:[/B]

[I]Interpret the law as aging with its eyesight failing[/I]- The second time Rody belts it out its just beautiful

[I]Shah-Jahan the king of kings..[/I]- The first occurrence comes as a reedy screech, I love it. The second, the soulful refrain, is amazing albeit a little out of place.

[I]Hellbent on Heaven[/I]- When you think about it, it makes so much sense in a variety of situations.

[I]Understand that only dying is this colossal[/I]- Holds a bit of personal meaning to me.

[I]For a million years...[/I]- Its Fortress' "Maybe someday"

[I]Be grateful you died by Irish steel[/I]- Another reedy screech from the cheed, still awesome.

[I]Flidais rides again[/I]- Pretty plain line made three times better by the amazing vocals.

[I]Language is the heart's lament, a weak attempt to circumvent the loneliness inherent in the search for permanence[/I]- Just...yes, I can't say anything more. Arif's writing shines in Spoils.

[I]As they barter their boulders...[/I]- Fun to sing.

[I]Its the neighbor saving face...[/I]- VERY catchy.

[I]Oh Goddess who bore what we must have done, bury your daughter and pray for a son[/I]- One of the best and most metal lines on the album.


[B]Favorite Riffs:[/B]

Bloodmeat tapping riff at 1:15

Luke (I think) on Bloodmeat at 3:13

Harmonic Minor riffery at 0:45 on The Dissentience and the intro of Bone Marrow

The intro to Limb from Limb, for being really ****ing metal

The verse in Spoils

The most obviously metal riff on the album, Goddess Bound at 1:07

The breakdown of Goddess Bound


[B]Other random things I noticed:[/B]

Little things that remind you that you're listening to Rody Walker- The "wooh" at 3:53 on Limb from Limb

"Wooh, shake it down", 2:11 on Goddess Gagged. Quite possibly the most fun little add on he put on the album (other than Cece's cameo), I can almost see his facial expression as he was tracking the vocals.

* * *

That's all from me tonight, depending on the reaction this post gets I may or may not post my interpretation of the album's lyrics (it involves the second chunk of On Conquest and Capture and Isosceles).

thanks for the breakdown

the slap bass at the beginning of bone marrow is amazing

[QUOTE]Shah-Jahan the king of kings[/QUOTE]
I think it's actually Shah-Jan, because it's not a reference to the Shah Jahan so much as an allusion to him taken in a new context. At least that's what rifraf says.

I used google as spellcheck and that's what it spat out.