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[timschochet]

So many great songs in VU & Nico but I gotta go with “Im Waiting for the Man”

Up to Lexington 125
Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive

Who was writing such lyrics in 1965? Not Bob Dylan, the supposed king of realism at the time. Even the roughest lyrics by blues giants like Muddy Waters didn’t touch heroin. Reed was in a class by himself.

 

[KarmaPolice]

also whenever I wear my gojira T-shirt to a show or amusement park or whatever I get tons of compliments

Love it.

Same here with my Opeth shirts - I am surprised how many people come up to me and say they like the shirt/band. Even got a shoutout at the Lord Huron concert as we were walking through the venue.

 

[shuke]

Trying to convince the wife we have to go see Galactic Republic a metal band that dresses up in Star Wars costumes

Do you mean Galactic Empire?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Tonight’s playlist (typos likely)


Primus - Mrs Blaileen - @KarmaPolice check this one out

Opeth - moonlapse vertigo- @KarmaPolice

I know and love Punchbowl. I was thinking more about Primus, Antipop, and whatnot last night after our brief back and forth. What I came up with is that Tim was as much, if not more, my connection with the band when I first started listening to them as Les. Insane drumming, and my interest in them fell off after he left the band, so Punchbowl was the last album that I remember really liking. There are some random good songs on Brown album and past that, but at least for me they lost part of the magic. Yet another playlist I have been working on is a Tim playlist, which got me listening to Primus' Desaturating Seven and got me listening to a little Puscifer, which I had also written off for whatever reason.

How did you like Moonlapse Vertigo? I gave Still Life a hefty 45 here for the countdown, and it's my 3rd favorite Opeth album. Being their other concept album boosts it for me, but it's also a fantastic example of how they can go from really heavy songs to ones that display the beauty in their music. My 2 favorites on the album are White Cluster, which has one of my favorite solos in their music, and Serenity Painted Death. As for a tune I consider one of their "beautiful" songs that even some non-metal fans would like, Benighted was the 3rd from the album I has planned to feature on my MAD31 before I chickened out. Love the guitar on this one too. Great album top to bottom and another meant to be played start to finish.

Benighted (Remastered)

Opeth · Still Life (Remastered) · Song · 1999

open.spotify.com

 

[shuke]

Trying to convince the wife we have to go see Galactic Republic a metal band that dresses up in Star Wars costumes

I don't know if it's worth cashing in valuable marriage capital on this

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This actually looks pretty cool but, those look like Temu/Wish Star Wars costumes.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Trying to convince the wife we have to go see Galactic Republic a metal band that dresses up in Star Wars costumes

Do you mean Galactic Empire?

Apparently yes

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Trying to convince the wife we have to go see Galactic Republic a metal band that dresses up in Star Wars costumes

I don't know if it's worth cashing in valuable marriage capital on this

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This actually looks pretty cool but, those look like Temu/Wish Star Wars costumes.

I’m pretty sure the max capacity for this venue is 300 people and usually shows there you’re your own roadie and run your own merch booth so I’m not exactly expecting a high production value

 

[KarmaPolice]

Trying to convince the wife we have to go see Galactic Republic a metal band that dresses up in Star Wars costumes

I don't know if it's worth cashing in valuable marriage capital on this

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This actually looks pretty cool but, those look like Temu/Wish Star Wars costumes.

I’m pretty sure the max capacity for this venue is 300 people and usually shows there you’re your own roadie and run your own merch booth so I’m not exactly expecting a high production value

Lol. That makes more sense. The vid eephus posted looked like Slipknot in HS or something. Probably would be a fun show the way you describe the venue.

 

[shuke]

I’m pretty sure the max capacity for this venue is 300 people and usually shows there you’re your own roadie and run your own merch booth so I’m not exactly expecting a high production value

I saw they were playing in Columbus, and my son is a huge SW nerd and metal fan, so I thought this would be cool to go to. Might still be, just seems it would be cooler if they were wearing, like, you know, actual Star Wars costumes.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Tonight’s playlist (typos likely)


Primus - Mrs Blaileen - @KarmaPolice check this one out

Opeth - moonlapse vertigo- @KarmaPolice

I know and love Punchbowl. I was thinking more about Primus, Antipop, and whatnot last night after our brief back and forth. What I came up with is that Tim was as much, if not more, my connection with the band when I first started listening to them as Les. Insane drumming, and my interest in them fell off after he left the band, so Punchbowl was the last album that I remember really liking. There are some random good songs on Brown album and past that, but at least for me they lost part of the magic. Yet another playlist I have been working on is a Tim playlist, which got me listening to Primus' Desaturating Seven and got me listening to a little Puscifer, which I had also written off for whatever reason.

How did you like Moonlapse Vertigo? I gave Still Life a hefty 45 here for the countdown, and it's my 3rd favorite Opeth album. Being their other concept album boosts it for me, but it's also a fantastic example of how they can go from really heavy songs to ones that display the beauty in their music. My 2 favorites on the album are White Cluster, which has one of my favorite solos in their music, and Serenity Painted Death. As for a tune I consider one of their "beautiful" songs that even some non-metal fans would like, Benighted was the 3rd from the album I has planned to feature on my MAD31 before I chickened out. Love the guitar on this one too. Great album top to bottom and another meant to be played start to finish.

Benighted (Remastered)

Opeth · Still Life (Remastered) · Song · 1999

open.spotify.com

Ill admit im not musically inclined enough to isolate instruments I get much more drawn into vocals but there’s some I can focus in on. Primus is Les and Ler to me and whatever drummer is fine. Seems like they’re reinvigorated under the new guy (hoffer?)

Anyway antipop was definitely an attempt to change course and put a strain on the band but this album was all over radio and Best Buy end caps so I bought it and played it a lot . Lots of guest producers (tom
Morello, Fred durst, tom waits)

Electric Uncle Sam is fine, good anti government song for the digital age

Some good bass effects in natural joe

Natural Joe,
Got an easy flow.
Wherever he goes
They say "here comes Joe."

Laquer head has an awesome bass hook and maybe the best song on the album. I may or may not have done some huffing as a teen

Sniffin' paint since the seventh grade
She was high on gin and gatorade
On turpentine she lost her luck
Fell in front of a speeding pick-up truck
He was a boy of soft demeanor
And he loved his carburetor cleaner
The vapor made a sweet aroma
He sniffed himself into a coma
Lacquer head feeds his one desire
Lacquer head sets his brain on fire
Eclectic electric is just funky and proggy as hell. Weird song but one of my favorites

Greet the sacred cow and mama didn’t raise no fool meh nothing too memorable here

Dirty drowning man been a staple of this latest tour good fun song maybe little bluesy

Ballad of bodacious- great song, maybe 2nd best song about riding a bull outside of Rodeo by Garth brooks

Who's gonna ride Bodacious? Who's gonna tame him down?
Look out for Bodacious, he's bound to hold his ground
Here comes Bodacious, ya'll just step aside
Big and bad Bodacious takes a toll from those who ride

Final voyage of the liquid sky - trippy as hell, another one of my favorites

Coattails of a deadman - produced by tom waits also pretty weird - may or may not be about Courtney love

 

[Dan Lambskin]

As far as Puscifer I think they were a bit shticky at first but have evolved into really good experimental band. Carina round is amazing. Kinda taking on a more synth feel lately

They just release In Case You Were Napping which is a greatest hits

As far as Opeth I think I accidentally skipped it when I was typing up the play list

 

[KarmaPolice]

As far as Puscifer I think they were a bit shticky at first but have evolved into really good experimental band. Carina round is amazing. Kinda taking on a more synth feel lately

They just release In Case You Were Napping which is a greatest hits

As far as Opeth I think I accidentally skipped it when I was typing up the play list

 

[Dan Lambskin]

As far as Puscifer I think they were a bit shticky at first but have evolved into really good experimental band. Carina round is amazing. Kinda taking on a more synth feel lately

They just release In Case You Were Napping which is a greatest hits

As far as Opeth I think I accidentally skipped it when I was typing up the play list

I like them my wife doesn’t so hard for me to get a deep dive

 

[KarmaPolice]

As far as Puscifer I think they were a bit shticky at first but have evolved into really good experimental band. Carina round is amazing. Kinda taking on a more synth feel lately

They just release In Case You Were Napping which is a greatest hits

As far as Opeth I think I accidentally skipped it when I was typing up the play list

I like them my wife doesn’t so hard for me to get a deep dive

Try something from Damnation to attempt to soften her stance. Pretty sure my wife added a couple from there after we saw them, and my daughter likes a couple off Pale Communion.

Or start hiding money and look for some fresh prospects at that Galactic Empire show.