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36 minutes ago, Bapu said:

I order online and have it delivered to my front door.

Problem solved.

Same for supermarket (Ralphs) too.

If I have to go to Ralphs in person, I go after 7:00PM.  Almost nobody there. I've been in there no more than 5 times since the initial COVID lockdown in 2020.

Sadly, some items are in-store only and I refuse to do instacart.

Well, it starts in the parking lot insanity. We could get a spot within a block of the store for 15 minutes. Then people who get in to the entrance and JUST STOP, but don't pull to the side. Next, you have folks that don't want to stay in their "lane". Lastly, people who block an aisle stuffing their face with free samples and then park in the middle of the aisles. MOVE or GET OUT OF THE WAY(deliberate old man caps).

I usually go off-hours, as I work near one, but this visit was a favor for the lady.

I'm not wrong!

Reminds me of this skit...
 

As Long as You Follow on the Greatest Hits is my favorite song of hers, and it never got the attention most of her other songs did.

As an IT Lifer, this warms my heart!

34 minutes ago, pwalpwal said:

this is a difficult subject that i'm not sure belongs in our forums 🤷‍♂️

Maybe not, but the comments have been well thought out. YAY for reasonable CbB users! 😁

You did this in CbB???? It sounds good regardless of what DAW you did it in. Interesting to hear a singer sing this in "full voice" instead of the falsetto Dave Mustaine uses, and the bass player being a finger player instead of a pick like Dave(which was pretty cool).

Musicianship is top notch, and it stays true to the original!

I use ActiveDisk ( https://www.lsoft.net/bootdisk/ ). I usually do a backup a month, and have had to restore a few times ...and had no issues. 

I also use this at work to image 100's of computers, and we've had great success with it.

1 hour ago, telecode 101 said:

So here I am. At a huge concert by a huge band. Its in a stadium. The stadium is dead empty. 

 

Why? Because the band got cancelled by millennial culture. what happened was some women from 10 or 15 years ago came out of the wood work claiming the lead singer made them do things they didn't approve of. I read the stuff in the media.  All the women at the time were adults. none were underage. They were 20 yrs old university students at the time. Now they are probably 35 year olds. No one really knows what really happened. All we know is accusations went flying about 3 months ago. 

So here we are . At an empty stadium. Its 8pm. Its pretty dead. I was actually here a week ago to see another band that is not even 1/10 as big or successful as this band and it was packed. 

 

The band is Arcade Fire. Its 8pn. Let's see if anything changes. 

I really wish when there is wrong done, that the victims come forward IMMEDIATELY.  10-15 years are a really long to be quiet, and that doesn't mean they weren't violated ....that's not for me to say. But there have been some cases recently where it is 20-30-40-50 years down the road. I absolutely am aware things were different in the past, but at some point, I would think you either come forward or let it go as best you can.

My other point would be: let the judicial process play out. I think this is a problem today ...making judgement on media and such alone, instead of under oath in court. In modern times, too many place too much stock in Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/etc. Now, some cases accumulate (think Bill Cosby, Deshaun Watson, Harvey Weinstein) and become pretty clear, but I still rely on the court system than social media.

In the end, I have no idea of the particular charges, so I will wait to see. Not an Arcade Fire fan, so easy to not listen 🤠

Your enunciation, when you tail off at the end of a line, is just major league. Another solid creation. The drums seem a little low to me personally, that is only only thing that sticks out to me. Also, if the drums are virtual, I'd plug in a different kit to spice it up. But those are just nitpicky things and does not detract from your work.

12 minutes ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

I do enjoy listening to Metallica now and again Krist, but I never really understood how they became arguably the biggest metal band out there. And for me, Megadeth has made many far better records.

Then again, I am a big Iron Maiden fan, but I don't rate them as highly as fellow Uk-ers Priest, Saxon or Motorhead.

Other points re Metallica:

• James and Kirk do work well together for sure
• Lars seems to be quite an unlikable individual
• The best musician in the band has always been the bass player

Disagree with point 3 COMPLETELY. Not only does James do the primary writing and lyrics, but his playing while singing is UNBEATABLE. Mega Dave is good too, he just sings falsetto, thus a little easier in my book.

Kirk was his best on Master of Puppets IMO, as he wasn't a co-dependent on his wah as much. And to your point @SteveStrummerUK, James and Kirk do work well together and balance each other out.

 

@SteveStrummerUK Kirk can't find a wah pedal he can't wear out.

4 hours ago, Grem said:

Glenn Hughes.  With Trapeze he was great. Very emotional singer.  With Deep Purple on  "Come Taste The Band" and "Storm Bringer" 

The Black Country Communion debut is SO good. Amazed that dude is 71. He sang a song on George Lynch's Sacred Groove that was solid.

9 hours ago, daveiv said:

Wes Borland of Black Light Burns

 

He sings better than they guy in his other band! That is a really low bar, but still. 😜

I was having a discussion with some friends about this, and we like primarily rock/metal, so these are choices for my underrated singer and guitarist:

Singer: Ray Gillen, the 1st Bandlands album really showed off his range.
Guitarist: Paul Di Bartolo from a little-known band called Spread Eagle. The guitar solos and just so fluid and unique to me. Solo about at the 4:20 mark.
 

12 minutes ago, whoisp said:

I have Bluetooth headset in car, not a great sound test haha

No usb at all? 

1 minute ago, Bapu said:

I can top that. Have you heard me sing? That 'singer' with pedals is better than me.

I can at least drink your bad pitch away! Can't do that in the Baptist Church 🤪

I try to respect anyone who gets up on stage, because that is just tough to do. That said, there are some folks who should know better!

Reminds me of a funny story though: I was dating a religious girl, and we went to Bible Study on Sunday morning. After our class, this teenage girl wanted to sing for the class. Well, she couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid. She was as awful as awful can get, and she was really trying. My girlfriend and I, both musicians, gave each other side-eyes and we both had quivering lips and were about to break out laughing ...so I had to literally pinched my inner thigh to stop myself from laughing. I did not, but the bruise was BLACK from how hard I pinched. I will never forget how bad it was.

20 hours ago, jackson white said:

there is some serious truth to that.

https://www.peacemakermovie.com/

and unfortunately a pretty serious toll on your health.

(full disclosure, film made by friends of mine)

Everything in moderation.

Scotty didn't know either. Very sad. 

7 minutes ago, Rain said:

Not as some. I've rooted for Boston and Montreal for most of my life, but as a Canadian, I tend to support all Canadian teams. But at some point Toronto really started growing on me, so you could say I am a masochist, as I knew what I was getting myself into. I became a huge fan of theirs. 

I know it's kinda weird that my 3 favorite teams are some of the biggest rivals in the sport, but, that's the way it is. 

For me hockey is as much about history and tradition as it is about the current stats, and those teams all have a long and fascinating history.

With a name like HockeyJX, I would guess that you must have a favorite too, right?

 

Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, and a few miles away from the Flyers' practice facility. As a matter of fact, the Flyers had a goalie named Pelle Lindbergh that one the Vezna, and he got in a fatal accident a block from the house I lived in in NJ. Crazy. 

I played hockey for over 25 years as well, so I do enjoy the sport and it's nuances. I can appreciate a great play regardless of the team, or even against "my team".

@Rain Are you a long-suffering Leafs fan?

I bought this because, well, I've tried so many that the Solera Aged looked like something I would like ...and I did! Sadly, the distributor is small and these are scarce, but I have one bottle left! What is your current favorite?

4 minutes ago, daveiv said:

Do you have a distaste for rock music when it involves keyboards of any kind?

I know there are rad bands with keyboards, but I'd like to hear your preference.

It depends. I think Faith No More's utilization of keyboards is magnificent and adds to the music. There is a bunch of Ozzy stuff that has keyboards to enhance the music.

Since I am a guitar player, I always feel the guitar is the center of it all 🤪