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Postby Corrian » Mon Jan 16, 2017 8:56 pm

I like Kodama and Untouched (Mostly the former), but the rest just kinda bored me.
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Postby Corrian » Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:03 am

New Grails song is pretty sweet

Guess I have one album to look forward to in 2017 so far.
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Postby Mirrodinia » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:46 pm

Corrian wrote:New Grails song is pretty sweet

Guess I have one album to look forward to in 2017 so far.


Don't know how much you still care for new Muse, but according to their Twitter or Instagram they appear to be in the studio recording right now. Idk what for, probably just a single. It would be great to have non-album singles again though.
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Postby Corrian » Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:12 pm

New Timber Timbre song

Another album to add to the list for this year.

Mirrodinia wrote:Don't know how much you still care for new Muse, but according to their Twitter or Instagram they appear to be in the studio recording right now. Idk what for, probably just a single. It would be great to have non-album singles again though.

I find Muse pretty hit or miss, but I'll probably listen to it anyway.
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Postby Corrian » Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:21 pm

I would love to see Radiohead live, but I figured I never would with a band like that due to prices.

Looked up the Seattle show at Key Arena (Key Arena was enough for me to expect it would be bad)

Yeeeaahh, I was right. $270 for cheap tickets. After being spoiled with "cheap" bands, I can't ever subconsciously spend $270 on tickets. $90 for a double show to see Sigur Ros was already pushing it enough for me.
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Postby Corrian » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:31 pm

Bands like Car Seat Headrest are hard for me to rate and judge, because some songs I'm not typically much of a fan of and others I'm really enjoying. This seems to be a popular trend from bands in this realm of rock.
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Postby Corrian » Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:12 pm

Sigh, I don't want to post again, but more stuff:
New Gorillaz and new Arcade Fire in the same day.
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Postby Cadonica » Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:40 pm

Meanwhile I purchased Lazerhawk's new album from their bandcamp. They were one of the first artists that lead me to synthwave goodness. It's been four years since their last album so I'm excited about this new one. However, since I have that megamusicmarathon still going on, I won't be listening to it until later when I hit L section of that marathon :p
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Postby Meryuma » Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:39 pm

Corrian wrote:I would love to see Radiohead live, but I figured I never would with a band like that due to prices.

Looked up the Seattle show at Key Arena (Key Arena was enough for me to expect it would be bad)

Yeeeaahh, I was right. $270 for cheap tickets. After being spoiled with "cheap" bands, I can't ever subconsciously spend $270 on tickets. $90 for a double show to see Sigur Ros was already pushing it enough for me.


Those prices are bullshit. I don't just mean in the sense of being frustrating, I mean in the sense that people are actively trying to deceive you. What you're encountering is ticket scalpers. I've seen Radiohead at Key Arena and IIRC it cost $65.
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Postby Corrian » Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:24 pm

Meryuma wrote:
Corrian wrote:I would love to see Radiohead live, but I figured I never would with a band like that due to prices.

Looked up the Seattle show at Key Arena (Key Arena was enough for me to expect it would be bad)

Yeeeaahh, I was right. $270 for cheap tickets. After being spoiled with "cheap" bands, I can't ever subconsciously spend $270 on tickets. $90 for a double show to see Sigur Ros was already pushing it enough for me.


Those prices are bullshit. I don't just mean in the sense of being frustrating, I mean in the sense that people are actively trying to deceive you. What you're encountering is ticket scalpers. I've seen Radiohead at Key Arena and IIRC it cost $65.

...The first page I see goes with that price.

Blegh, I hate ticket scalpers
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Postby Cosumar » Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:22 pm

I am obsessed with Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness right now.

Always liked the album, but inevitably skipped past a lot of the songs because of how long it is. But man, there are some amazing songs on here that I somehow overlooked until this week. Muzzle, Thru The Eyes of Ruby, An Ode To No One, Love, Cupid De Locke, In The Arms of Sleep...

Might start to rival Siamese Dream as my top Smashing Pumpkins album.
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Postby Corrian » Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:43 pm

Cosumar wrote:I am obsessed with Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness right now.

Always liked the album, but inevitably skipped past a lot of the songs because of how long it is. But man, there are some amazing songs on here that I somehow overlooked until this week. Muzzle, Thru The Eyes of Ruby, An Ode To No One, Love, Cupid De Locke, In The Arms of Sleep...

Might start to rival Siamese Dream as my top Smashing Pumpkins album.

Love is one of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs period.
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Postby Cosumar » Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:52 pm

Corrian wrote:
Cosumar wrote:I am obsessed with Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness right now.

Always liked the album, but inevitably skipped past a lot of the songs because of how long it is. But man, there are some amazing songs on here that I somehow overlooked until this week. Muzzle, Thru The Eyes of Ruby, An Ode To No One, Love, Cupid De Locke, In The Arms of Sleep...

Might start to rival Siamese Dream as my top Smashing Pumpkins album.

Love is one of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs period.

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Corrian wrote:I would love to see Radiohead live, but I figured I never would with a band like that due to prices.

Looked up the Seattle show at Key Arena (Key Arena was enough for me to expect it would be bad)

Yeeeaahh, I was right. $270 for cheap tickets. After being spoiled with "cheap" bands, I can't ever subconsciously spend $270 on tickets. $90 for a double show to see Sigur Ros was already pushing it enough for me.


Those prices are bullshit. I don't just mean in the sense of being frustrating, I mean in the sense that people are actively trying to deceive you. What you're encountering is ticket scalpers. I've seen Radiohead at Key Arena and IIRC it cost $65.

If it's just Radiohead, sure.

...But if it's Radiohead and several other big artists at some sort of festival-type event, then $270 is definitely typical. Last week, I noticed Anthrax were coming to town and looked up tickets but the cheapest were $150+ because it was for some thing called the "Texas Independence Fest" that also had Killswitch Engage and a couple other popular bands.
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Postby Corrian » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:19 pm

Why did I laugh at it being called Texas Independence Festival?
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Postby Cadonica » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:07 am

Finally got Duett's Borderline cassette. I had ordered in October 2015! I have no freaking idea why the hell it took this long to arrive.
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Doesn't sound half bad. Thanks for sharing!


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Postby Corrian » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:30 pm

The ending song in A Series of Unfortunate Events is actually pretty good. And I'm not usually a fan of this type of stuff in shows/movies. Not a "musical" fan.

The show is pretty appropriate quirky, too, as would be expected if you know anything about the concept. I don't know the source material itself, but I watched the movie. I think the series is pretty good. Definitely an acquired test, but yeah.
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Postby Cosumar » Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:54 pm

Corrian wrote:The ending song in A Series of Unfortunate Events is actually pretty good. And I'm not usually a fan of this type of stuff in shows/movies. Not a "musical" fan.

The show is pretty appropriate quirky, too, as would be expected if you know anything about the concept. I don't know the source material itself, but I watched the movie. I think the series is pretty good. Definitely an acquired test, but yeah.

Heh - I watched that a couple days ago and thought the same thing. The song was really unexpected but a fitting way to end the season.

As someone who read all 15 books as a kid, I thought the series did a pretty decent job at adapting them. Many of the narrator's asides about grammar and other deadpan comments were taken word-for-word from the books. I'm looking forward to seeing Books 5-9 adapted in Season 2.
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Postby Corrian » Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:07 am

Cosumar wrote:Heh - I watched that a couple days ago and thought the same thing. The song was really unexpected but a fitting way to end the season.

I like the theme song, too. But I did NOT expect the series to end in a musical piece, and a good one at that, so it was trippy. Its so fittingly dark for the, you know, the fact that this may be a quirky story, and even some comedy, but its kind of...dark. These kids parents die and get chased around everywhere.

As someone who read all 15 books as a kid, I thought the series did a pretty decent job at adapting them. Many of the narrator's asides about grammar and other deadpan comments were taken word-for-word from the books. I'm looking forward to seeing Books 5-9 adapted in Season 2.

I never read the books, but I saw the movie, so I decided to watch the show. I can see why people didn't like the movie now. But I was young when I saw the movie.

What amazes me is how much the actress they got for Violet looks exactly like the one in the old movie. Just...actually appropriately aged (She's actually younger than Violet. Which is a shock in Hollywood casting)

Also, apparently the author had a huge part in the show. He wrote 5 episodes, was executive producer, and even did music for it, so...that helps. It almost ALWAYS helps when the author has heavy input.

And yes, my sister and I just finished watching it today, which is why I'm talking about it. Definitely an acquired taste.
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Postby Galborea » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:13 pm

Corrian wrote:
Cosumar wrote:Heh - I watched that a couple days ago and thought the same thing. The song was really unexpected but a fitting way to end the season.

I like the theme song, too. But I did NOT expect the series to end in a musical piece, and a good one at that, so it was trippy. Its so fittingly dark for the, you know, the fact that this may be a quirky story, and even some comedy, but its kind of...dark. These kids parents die and get chased around everywhere.

As someone who read all 15 books as a kid, I thought the series did a pretty decent job at adapting them. Many of the narrator's asides about grammar and other deadpan comments were taken word-for-word from the books. I'm looking forward to seeing Books 5-9 adapted in Season 2.

I never read the books, but I saw the movie, so I decided to watch the show. I can see why people didn't like the movie now. But I was young when I saw the movie.

What amazes me is how much the actress they got for Violet looks exactly like the one in the old movie. Just...actually appropriately aged (She's actually younger than Violet. Which is a shock in Hollywood casting)

Also, apparently the author had a huge part in the show. He wrote 5 episodes, was executive producer, and even did music for it, so...that helps. It almost ALWAYS helps when the author has heavy input.

And yes, my sister and I just finished watching it today, which is why I'm talking about it. Definitely an acquired taste.

They got the same actress to play the judge in the first 2 episodes.

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Postby Corrian » Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:16 am

Laughing at the currently highest rated album on RYM this year.
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Postby Cadonica » Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:46 am

Corrian wrote:Laughing at the currently highest rated album on RYM.

Radiohead's OK Computer?
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Cadonica wrote:
Corrian wrote:Laughing at the currently highest rated album on RYM.

Radiohead's OK Computer?

This year*
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