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This. At first I thought maybe it was a "Funny or Die" clip, then I thought "how dare they!" then I saw "A Cohen Brothers Film" (or whatever it said) then I was like "Oh, wait a minute".
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Quote:That's funny, my Ill/Therm is a showgirl/stage magician- Flashpowder Jane.Im a planner so I was looking ahead. She is 15. She will hit 16 any moment really. Ill have new options, but I think Ill go with Imp invis.
I dont find her to hard to solo at the moment as I have specced Decieve to be quick recharging.
Im thinking, that Ill focus on Flash very much later. It might be a good Oh (Stinky stuff) Button at later levels.
Plus, I find the graphics for Thermal to be very flashy and pretty, and it fits with Show-Girls Glitz and glamour.
Planning is always good, I just wanted to know the level so I have an idea what to tell you. I'm about to leave work, but I'll give you a little write up on what to expect and some ideas for future power choices. -
I noticed the no tape thing too when I bought mine. I was happy as well.
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Well it makes more sense to take weave if you have a defense shield to stack defenses from the shield, weave and bonuses. There are different schools of thought, but I think of late the general consensus regarding farming builds is to stack defense.
Personally my fire/kin just uses fire shield and tough for farming, don't really see that huge a benefit of throwing in the weave with the resists but I don't really farm that often either anymore. YMMV -
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Why go the weave route if you are taking a resist shield?
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I dont mind them myself either. A purely linear story would be boring with a show like this.
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I'm going to agree there seems to be a dip in the show this year as well. The thing that was always good about Chuck is they allowed the stories to move forward. Chuck was a bumbling reluctant spy who had a thing for Sarah but was unreciprocated, then he started to get the hang of the spy work and Sarah started noticing him, then he got the intersect 2.0 that turned him into super spy and he and Sarah finally started a healthy relationship. This season they seem to be falling back on issues that have already "supposedly" been dealt with. I'm far from giving up on the show, but I do admit, I'm not feeling the love as much.
Oh and the General as the store manager and the rebuilt Buy More.........stupid. She plays much better from a video screen. -
It was never a feature Dz, it was just an announcement as an April Fools joke. It never appeared ingame.
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Quote:He "claims" the mix was still part of his initiation to the band and they "wanted it that way".What I'd be curious to know is exactly why Newstead sounds so much better on that EP than on Justice. I mean, he sounds great, perfectly mixed and with an awesome tone. Then Justice rolls around, and it's like "Wait, did Metallica fire the new bass player and just record without one?" I like Justice, but the virtual lack of bass is a mark against it.
My theory, given that the EP is all covers there were basslines already established. With Justice he was responsible for the creation of the basslines (to an extent) and even though he'd been with them a while, he hadn't found his voice yet. (i.e. He ain't no Cliff Burton) I also think there was a lack of confidence on his part to separate the bassline from the guitar riffs, instead he basically mimics the guitar parts on bass. Then by the black album they had Bob Rock telling them what to do.
Personally I'm not that turned off by the bass on Justice like others seem to be. Is it Burton? Not at all. Does it ruin the album? Far from it.
Edit- Interesting I found where someone "remixed" the album enhancing the "original bass". Not sure how legit it is, some of the songs sound a bit obnoxious but Shortest Straw does seem better. Edit 2- then comparing it to Burtons "enhanced" bass part on Battery from MOP, it's pretty obvious that Newsted, while adequate, just wasn't at the level with Burton. Few are. -
Quote:Not really true I'm afraid, he'd been with the band a year before recording of Justice even started. Newsted had already played on an EP ($5.98 EP Garage Days Re-revisited) with them and finished a brief tour with them, so he wasn't "rushed into the studio" for .....And Justice for All. Now I'll accept arguments that it wasn't the same without Burton as many would agree he was the heart and soul of the band. But I think its a mischaracterization to imply that Justice doesn't work because Newsted was hurried or rushed or brought onto the record late given he'd already recorded and toured with them by the time they hit the studio for Justice. In fact Hetfield broke his wrist shortly after Newsted was hired, keeping them from going on SNL.....he had time for that to heal, record an EP and do some touring before Justice was recorded.I'll simplify this for you. It's Metallica with Cliff Burton and without. "But '....And Justice' didn't have Burton." They were too far along in the process to really do much else with the album. One of my friends who is a hardcore Metallica guy admits that album lacks a definitive voice from the bass because Newsted was tossed onto the record late. Once they got past that album, they stared to rethink things and without Burton there they branched out towards the masses more.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes! As I said in one of my posts, that movie was the straw that broke the camels back for me. At least in Spinal Tap you feel sorry for them when they take second billing to a puppet show.
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Well, the "sellout" complaints over ...And Justice For All weren't really about the music though. Metallica up to that point had refused to do lip sync'd videos (or any videos for that matter) for their music, until One. And there was a big dust up over that with the die hard longtime fanbase. If you remember at that time metal was all about image (Hair bands ruled) and Metallica was one of the few heavy bands that stood up and refused to use image to sell their product. They finally gave in with One and then you get the double edged sword of exposure. More people see it and start to like it, but now it isn't the die hards little secret anymore. It changes things. You see this with any band that hits it huge, the old school fans get angry as soon as the nerd down the street in the Dockers starts jamming to "their" band. Personally, I loved the One video and loved the attention it brought to my friends who "didn't get it" yet. ...and Justice is such a good heavy heavy album too.
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Muse is pretty awesome.
("How did I miss that" edit) While not really "heavy" the Cult- Electric is definitely one of my desert island albums. Love that band.
The most amazing thing about Iron Maiden. Yeah, yeah musics great. Live show rocks: so what. Dickinson runs around on stage, belting out those songs, giving everything he's got to the audience at his age and FLYS their jet while they tour.
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All this machinery making modern music
Can still be open hearted
Not so coldly charted
It's really just a question of your honesty, yeah
Your honesty
One likes to believe in the freedom of music
But glittering prizes and endless compromises
Shatter the illusion of integrity
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Quote:Let me help you out then.MentalMaiden:
Have enjoyed a fair number of Queens of the Stone Age songs I've heard, though I think one of my favourites has to be Sky is Falling from 'Songs for the Deaf', which I tend to chuck on during Rikti Raids.
The only Wolfmother track I've heard enough to be stuck in my head is 'Joker and the Thief'.
Some favorites:
White Unicorn. Very 70s trippy story telling type of song. Starts off pretty soft, give it it's time, it starts to rock around the :45 point.
Dimension. Definitely feels the sense of late 60s early 70s power trios with powerful tarpit like riffs and otherworldly lyrics.
Colossal. Sludgelike guitars with some sick lowend keyboards.
Woman Could have been on an early Zepplin, Purple or Sabbath album.
Best thing about this band is their live show. I caught them at a festival a few years ago and they stole the weekend. -
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Quote:That's because it's coming from a true fan, that even though I don't really follow them anymore, I still have tons of respect and love for what they've done. I've also had a lot of time to think about it as opposed to a knee jerk--spur of the moment reaction type thing. They are still a great great band and very important to the history of Rock music, we've just grown apart the last few years, but I still think about them fondly. I just wish they'd find their way back home.You know, that has to be one of the most reasoned and intelligent answers to that question I've seen in a bloody long time.
Kudos on you for that! Most of the time it's usually foul-mouthed retorts about "they sold out!!" or "it's a freaking masterpeice of metal and you die for hating it!!"
And Starflier, you have at least sold one person in this thread on to Priestess. Me! I Definitely have put them down on my list of bands/albums to check out. I love that we are seeing more throwback bands to 70s early 80s hard rock (Wolfmother, the Sword, even Queens of the Stone Age). Good stuff and thanks for the recommendation. -
Quote:Staying with the Metallica detour (sorry, I love talking music) I'll openly admit Kill 'em All is the odd man out album of the four. It was their first studio album and definitely falls under the term low-fi. The metal purist may feel it a tad "awkward" or unfinished and I can appreciate that, as most metal of the time period (and their subsequent next few albums) have richer production. Myself, I came into metal from a punk perspective (early 80s punk, not what they try and pass off since Green Day hit in the early 90s) so I actually appreciate the stripped down sounds of Kill 'em All and it's also why I love the original Garage Days EP and it's obvious punk influence. But there are some rocking songs on Kill em All. How can you not love this???? or this???? or even this punk inspired ditty?"kill em all" also didnt quite jell with me, its good but a bit stripped down.