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| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/15/17 11:17:18 PM #48 | Every Time I Die - Low Teens I… I just can’t fucking do it. This album is exhausting. Had to start writing this on the third listen because I don’t think I can do another one today. My experience with Every Time I Die starts and ends with Guitar Hero 2. “The New Black” was one of my favourite songs in that game and all I bothered to listen to from the band until… 2016. This is actually the second time I’ve listened to Low Teens as I couldn’t quite make it through on the first listen last year. I was expecting something in the same vein as the song from GH2 and what I got was something far more… unrelenting. Like god damn. I thought I was into punk and metal and all those in-between genres because eventually the anger and intensity gives way to something more melodic, or at least a clean vocal. You know, contrast. This album just doesn’t quit, and apparently I am not man enough to take the onslaught. That said, there were two tracks on this album I enjoyed and they should be easy enough for you to guess based on what I just said. I feel like one of those old people yelling “You call this noise, music?!?!” but really, I think I’ve found my limits, and I did not expect that from this band. The only thing I can really praise are the lyrics, and I will admit that reading them as I listened made the whole experience slightly easier to process... but only slightly. What can you tell me about their other albums? I checked out Low Teens the first time because I was surprised to see how critically acclaimed the majority of their discography was, so I’m particularly curious about From Parts Unknown, anything you think might be more up my alley, or is it all this intense? It’s hard to speak on the music because I really just feel like I was being attacked for a few hours, but “It Remembers” and “Map Change” were pretty solid. Final Rating: I really wish I could remember the mathematical formula for limits/10 --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/15/17 8:21:16 PM #45 | @mcflubbin Uhh... Just noticed that your other album is not from 2017. I see the first rec was 2016 so it could have been an honest mistake, or maybe you didn't read it at all. Still, because I liked the first I'll give you a chance to submit another. For now I must move on to Bane's rec. As a warning for everyone else, if neither of the albums is from 2017 I'll just ignore the post and move you to the end of the queue. Johnbobb posted... Did you listen to the regular album or the deluxe edition? If just the regular, I would really recommend listening to a couple tracks from the deluxe. The Apprentice and Ticker Tape are both excellent, and Out of Body is easily one of the best songs from the album as a whole. As a rule, I'm only reviewing regular editions. This is partly because of length, and partly because including the bonus songs often generally my opinion of the album due to fatigue and issues with cohesion. Still, I generally add the deluxe edition to my library and I'll give the bonus tracks a chance if I liked the album enough. When I revisit Humanz on a leisure listen I will be sure to check those songs out and let you know what I thought. --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/15/17 8:16:41 PM #43 | Mitski - Puberty 2 Eh… this probably wasn’t a good time for me to hear this. Or maybe it was the best time. I don’t know, but this won’t be an actual review of the music. I’ll start by explaining my listening habits. I generally give the album a first listen through my speakers, then make myself some tea and give it another go on the headphones. After that I’ll choose whichever I preferred and listen again while combing through the lyrics. Finally I'll play it a fourth time (and possibly 5th, 6th, etc.) as I write these reviews. Going through the lyrics for this one was… not fun. I probably have undiagnosed depression. Probably. Maybe I’ll find out soon. To be honest, I don’t really mind because part of me enjoys it… probably because feeling sad is way better than feeling nothing. While I have little hope for the future and kind of hate my job, I’ve been relatively good until the last few weeks. I only took this job on a 6 month contract so me and my girlfriend could save up for a move we’re planning in the new year, so at least the end is in sight. My girlfriend works in the film industry and she was recently called up for a 5-week rotation on a show that will be premiering on Netflix in a couple months. Pretty big stuff and should be good and happy news for everyone, but the locations are a few hours from the city we live and she’s now gone for the week, visiting each weekend. I mean it’s not even real long distance, and it shouldn’t be a big deal but the ups and downs I’m currently experiencing are insane. Her days are long (12-16 hours on set, plus travel) and we often don’t get a chance to talk since I have to be up early for work… which I hate. And then I come home just hoping we’ll get a chance to talk, basically feeling like a housewife even though I’m working full-time. But then… the weekends are amazing. I’m reminded of how in love we are and everything is great for two days, and then complete shit again. It’s weird because we don’t live together and when she’s here going a few days without seeing her is fine, hell, I often crave it. But as soon as I don’t have the option... she’s all I can think about. So in short, the past couple weeks I’ve been bouncing between two extremes and I’ve had the idea that I need to find a new obsession, something I can think about from the moment I get home until I go to bed, and just consider it a bonus if we actually get to have a conversation on any given night. Hence this topic. Now going through the lyrics of this album was a real trip. It’s all depression, mental illness and relationship issues. Basically all the themes that have been circling around in my head since this whole thing started. I didn’t want to get too into my own thoughts since I want to keep this in one post, but there is something in nearly every song I can currently relate to on this album and it’s hitting pretty close to home. I think I’ll end there, and maybe post some thoughts about the actual music a bit later, since I need to start working on the next one for tonight. The music is really good though, I’m incredibly impressed by her as a lyricist and despite everything said, I do appreciate that you brought her to my attention. Final Rating: Too many feels/10 --- |
| Topic | Holy fuck Mother! |
| thundersheep 09/15/17 5:30:31 PM #26 | Might see it this weekend, not very hyped because yeah the trailer looked awful and despite it being Aronofsky, Noah was the biggest piece of shit I've seen in recent memory. Hoping he bounces back with this. --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/14/17 11:55:06 PM #37 | Gorillaz - Humanz Man… I was not expecting to like this album nearly as much as I do right now. I’ve always been a casual fan Gorillaz. Loved their big singles like everyone else in the world, but could never get into Demon Days or Plastic Beach when they were released. It was actually just a few days ago I was listening to “Girls & Boys” by Blur and thinking about what a genius Damon Albarn is and, it inspired me to give Plastic Beach another shot. I liked pieces of it much more than I remembered, but still… I found it underwhelming. My experience with Humanz seems to be the complete opposite. I’m not sure if it technically qualifies as a concept album, but I love idea behind the album and how loosely the tracks relate to the theme. Even when I’m in full agreement with the viewpoint, it’s hard for me to enjoy albums that are overtly political, so I’m happy that the music here doesn’t get into specifics about what’s going on in the world right now, but rather talks about the feeling of existing in current times. For me, this album really starts to pick up when it slows down, musically speaking. The first two tracks are quite energetic and they do nothing for me. But beginning with “Saturnz Barz” I am locked in for the rest of the journey. It features such a great mix of genres and grooves to keep things interesting and the features are consistently great throughout. A couple early favourites of mine are Kelala on “Submission” and Pusha T on “Let Me Out”. It’s a tough task to not let the features overshadow the project itself when putting together an album with so many collaborators, but everything fits so nicely here. The production matches each of their vocal styles and everyone brings their own unique angle to the concept. I realize I’m gushing here, but I really do love this album. I’m actually pretty sad that I won’t get to listen more since I’ve gotta work on the next two tomorrow… Final Rating: Definitely confused Mavis Beacon for Mavis Staples and then realized I wasn’t too far off/10 Rankings Gorillaz - Humanz The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis Depeche Mode - Delta Machine Soen - Lykaia I'll likely add tiers sometime in the future when I have enough albums ranked for at least 5 tiers. So far I still like everything. --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/14/17 7:57:14 PM #36 | Johnbobb posted... While I get this perspective (and it seems to be the overall popular opinion on the album) I think it really works for me. I will agree that it's definitely better than the alternative. Nothing I hate more than an album that sounds like a collection of songs was just thrown together with no actual vision as to how they were supposed to fit together. I'll also admit it's a really hard balance to strike and I'm simply nitpicking when I point it out as a flaw. I have a feeling I won't be having either issue with the next album... --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/14/17 6:27:25 PM #33 | Depeche Mode - Delta Machine Depeche Mode has always been one of those groups I claimed to like, without ever actually bothering to listen to any of their albums in full. I think I just held such a strong opinion of the hits on Violator (especially Enjoy The Silence) that I assumed I would love anything else they had to offer. While I can safely say that I don’t feel as strongly about anything on this album as I do those tracks on Violator, I’m somewhat impressed and somewhat bewildered by how similar their tone of music remained over the years. The overall darkness is something I expected, but the even the sonic palette used in their production seems dated... The sounds themselves feel reminiscent of early electronic music, yet the fidelity is so high that it simultaneously feels modern. The issue with aiming for such a retro vibe is that the album feels very restricted in it’s use of different sounds, and while this definitely creates a good sense of cohesion, the album seems to lack range. This is especially true in the latter half where even higher energy songs like “Soothe My Soul” do little to differentiate themselves from what surrounds them. When examining the compositions themselves… there is nothing on this album I’m crazy about and only one I actively dislike. “Heaven” and “Secret to the End” were the only songs to stick out to me in a positive way, likely due to the interplay between real instruments (not trying to sound pretentious) and electronic production. On the other end, “Soft Touch/Raw Nerve” feels like the audio equivalent of Chinese water torture. All in all, I guess I’m happy for this album. I mean, I’m happy Depeche Mode is still around, and still doing it. This might spur me to check out their most recent album as I was until now unaware they’d released something in 2017. Thanks for reminding me that they exist. Final Rating: >Silence (which I often enjoy) --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/14/17 1:41:09 PM #31 | Steiner posted... thundersheep posted...All I can say is that it’s really funny that the album you switched out for this was from Agalloch since their stuff gave me the exact same vibe as this album did. Haha, I worded that poorly. I meant the feeling of "This is all really good, but I don't have anything interesting to say about it". I'm pretty sure I listened to all three albums back-to-back so I definite enjoyed it, just didn't care to revisit it for whatever reason. --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/13/17 11:25:11 PM #28 | Already regretting the decision to do two of these a day. For some reason whenever I do these ranking topics I can’t seem to remember that I have to listen to everything multiple times in order to put thoughts together. I always think an album is what, an hour max? That’s like two hours to listen and another hour or write some things down… 3 hours of my day, no big deal. But the entire point was to push myself so here goes… Soen - Lykaia I love how dramatic metal is compared to other genres. The first words in this album are literally “Eradicate all life”. Yet the overall sound of this album is quite far from doom and gloom. I haven’t really scoured the lyrics, but it actually sounds quite optimistic, likely due to how melodic the entire thing this. The album itself is very consistent, and the way I generally gauge that is by how often I check to see what track is currently playing. Throughout the hour length of this LP I did that once, during "Lucidity" to make a note on how much I was enjoying the vocal harmonies. I still can’t tell if they the lead singer’s vocals layered on top of each other, or if the band contributed backing vocals. Anyway, the problem with an album being so consistent and cohesive is that when nothing sticks out, I have nothing interesting to comment on. It’s all just… good. I mean I really enjoy the vocals on this album throughout, but even it’s just the quality of his voice that I like. It’s not as if he’s switching between a variety of singing styles throughout the album, or showing incredible range in terms of voices or characters that he embodies. He just sounds good, and continues to sound good from start to finish. I feel sorry for this “review”, really. I could have just typed “It’s p. good” and saved us all a bunch of time, but I honestly don’t have any more thoughts on this album. All I can say is that it’s really funny that the album you switched out for this was from Agalloch since their stuff gave me the exact same vibe as this album did. I remember listening to their first three albums when a few people on this board were raving about them around 2007-2008 and yeah, the music was all good. I never revisited it, and I’m kind of curious to know how I’d feel about it now. But uh… yeah. Good album, probably won’t listen to again. Final Rating: Good/10 Rankings The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis Soen - Lykaia ...which feels weird. 2 albums in and I'm already conflicted on the rankings. I mean Lykaia was great throughout and never faltered, while OP had moments I really didn't care for and some others that I really enjoyed. I guess I'm feeling that with more time OP could grow on me and I could learn to love the parts I'm not crazy about right now... while I feel like my opinion on Lykaia is already set in stone. Weird. --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/13/17 7:47:55 PM #17 | The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis Full disclosure, I was way too pleased with myself when I was able to correctly identify the genre as being mathcore within the first few seconds. I don’t know much about time signatures, but I can sure tell when they’re changing. My only exposure to the genre has been through Protest the Hero (Fortress and Kezia, iirc) and I will admit that I don’t quite “get it”. I know that they’re extremely talented musicians and what they’re doing is much more complex than what you’d hear from a run-of-the-mill punk or screamo band, but I can’t quite grasp why it’s impressive, at least not yet. What I do love about this music are the dynamics between screamed and clean vocals, as well overall dynamics of the production itself. As such I was instantly drawn to the longer tracks on the LP like “Gold Teeth on a Bum” and “Widower” that had more time to play with these dynamics, while the shorter tracks seemed to fade into the background for me. While the two aforementioned songs are probably my favourite on the album, I found the decision to fade out on “Gold Teeth” incredibly puzzling. Maybe I’m just feeling sensitive since I really dig the lead singer’s clean vocals, but it truly caught me off guard in the worst possible way. I was sitting here nodding along thinking about how great it all sounded and then the volume just began to drop. I actually tabbed over to Google Music and literally said “What the fuck” when I noticed it was ending. It’s small, but just seemed like a really peculiar choice and it reminded me of how rarely fade outs are used in music these days. Anyway, it’s hard to give concrete opinions on the album as a whole because while there are moments I like in each song, there is no entire song I can say I love in full. I often find myself feeling indifferent about a track until it nears the bridge, when every instrument comes together with vocals soaring above them for a brief moment of true beauty… and then it ends. Still, I enjoyed the album as a whole and I’m kind of curious to see what their other albums sound like, and how their sound has evolved over the years. I think I might prefer a more straightforward metalcore, or even melodic metalcore album if they’ve ever veered into those areas. Final Rating: 7/8 --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/13/17 5:57:50 PM #11 | Already loving these recs. Seeing like 6-8 bands I've heard of but never actually got a chance to check out. This is like the best idea I've ever stolen from someone else, debated doing for a few months and finally decided to go through with due to boredom and depression. --- |
| Topic | Recommend two albums. I'll rate, rank and review them. |
| thundersheep 09/13/17 5:45:42 PM #1 | I want to get back into the habit of writing and this seems like a good way to do it, and hear some new music while I'm at it. I'm asking for two albums because at least one of them has to be from 2017. If you just want to post one album from 2017, that's fine as well. The reviews will be fairly substantial, I'm thinking a few hundred words each... and I'll go through AT LEAST one user a day, starting today. So that's two albums and rankings every day. Hold me to it. I'll try to post rankings after every entry and the ratings will be on a scale of my choosing. I don't mind reviewing something I've heard before, and chances are that I've heard at least a few of the 2017 albums that will be recommended, but I'm trying to get better at describing my feelings about music so it's kind of irrelevant whether or not I'm hearing it for the first time. I also won't bother telling you my tastes, because it's way more fun that way. The only thing I ask is that you suggest stuff that you feel strongly about, and I'll try to give my honest opinion. Lastly, I will be listening mainly through Google Play Music, so in the event that I cannot acquire the album you suggest, please provide a link that willow allow me to stream/download it legally. --- |
| Topic | So I got to see IT last night |
| thundersheep 09/13/17 12:37:24 AM #59 | Gotta agree with a few others here saying that it was a great movie, though not at all "scary" in the traditional sense. I didn't feel the dread and unease throughout most of the film... it was just really good. For example during the slideshow scene (that's shown in the trailers) as it progressed and reached it's climax all I could think was "This is so fucking cool". I mean the danger element was there and I love all the kids in the movie, but I was just so fascinated by how that scene developed I could only feel excitement rather than fear. Same thing --- |
| Topic | The Disaster Artist full trailer released |
| thundersheep 09/12/17 7:16:06 PM #24 | Paratroopa1 posted... I'm not actually convinced this film is a comedy - they might just be marketing it as one because that plays better. I agree that the book is not a comedy, but it IS a book with some amazingly funny stories to tell. It's a book that is highly sympathetic towards Tommy Wiseau so I kind of expect that the movie will carry some of that with it Yeah, I've got a lot of faith in Rogen and Franco. From hearing them talk it sounds like they're quite genuine in their love of The Room and Sestero's book. I think they understand the angle it should take... but you never know how much control the studios ultimately have on the final product. --- |
| Topic | The Disaster Artist full trailer released |
| thundersheep 09/12/17 6:53:41 PM #21 | Paratroopa1 posted... Franco LOOKS the part incredibly well though, holy shit Yeah, the makeup work is fantastic. This looks terrible though. While I find The Room hilarious, I don't think The Disaster Artist was a comedy. I listened to it on audiobook and it seems to be filled with more pathos than anything. I mean yeah we can laugh at a lot of things because Tommy is a ridiculous character, but The Disaster Artist gives you a glimpse of the man behind the persona he's trying to portray and many aspects of his character are kind of sad. I feel like this movie is going to be all about laughing at how crazy Tommy is rather than actually trying to examine what makes him so uniquely interesting. --- |
| Topic | inb4 Vlado makes a topic defending pewdiepie |
| thundersheep 09/12/17 6:43:12 PM #253 | Corrik posted... I agree with basically all of your post. Speaking as a linguist rather than a black person (my family is African so I've never picked up the typical dialect) I'd have to assume it came out of the dialect, since it just follows the trend in black vernacular or replacing the -er ending of words with a schwa or "uh" sound. Think of how blacks pronounce words like "finger" or "rider" hell, even something like "cheddar". It's not necessarily something only done in rap, but in all honesty, rap is where most people hear the majority of black speech in their lives so it makes sense that your mind would go there first. Pronouncing -er endings is probably the easiest way to get called out for "sounding white" if you didn't grow up around a lot of black people. So I watched the apology video... he seems genuine. I've never believed that I or anyone else is entitled to an apology when something like this happens, but it sounds like he feels bad about it so... cool. The part I found most convincing was that he said when he hears others say it online he finds it immature. He didn't go overboard by saying he's disgusted or that he gets offended or anything like that, just that he finds it dumb and immature which seems real as fuck. I appreciate that. --- |
| Topic | How many hours have you put into PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds? |
| thundersheep 09/11/17 11:49:59 PM #5 | Never played, but this topic caused me to check how long two of my good friends have played since it's all I really see them do on Steam these days. One is at 560, the other is at 420 (blaze it bruh). Game must be pretty good. --- |
| Topic | How racist are you compared to the average? |
| thundersheep 09/11/17 10:35:19 PM #2 | Voted extremely. I'm pretty racist by white standards and I feel like I'm both openly racist and quite aware of my biases. But nobody really calls you out for it when you're a minority. Also, by white standards I mean that I don't and have never insulted or treated anyone differently because of their race, but have no problems generalizing and talking about race in frank ways that white people can't seem to get away with anymore. --- |
| Topic | This 19 y/o Kid Murdered his MOM in her SLEEP cause he couldn't have a PUPPY!!!! |
| thundersheep 09/11/17 10:22:41 PM #2 | I would like to hear from anyone that can vote "No" in today's poll. What a childhood... --- |
| Topic | Anti-Gay James Woods BLASTS Gay Film because a 17 y/o is DATING a 24 y/o!!!! |
| thundersheep 09/11/17 9:51:04 PM #6 | It's kinda gross, yeah. But I guess it was the 80s. Actually I'll say that it's more unfortunate than gross. In the sense that you can be a 24 year old and have an intellectual equal still in high school, or be dating someone way dumber/less experienced than you and not really care. --- |
| Topic | inb4 Vlado makes a topic defending pewdiepie |
| thundersheep 09/11/17 9:35:26 PM #227 | Damn. It looks like you guys covered everything... and only 1 black person needed to weigh in. Kind of impressive. All I have to add is that I don't think anyone legitimately thinks he's a racist or that he dislikes black people because he used the word, it just makes him an insensitive asshole. I'm black, I've played games online since online gaming has been a thing and I think we all know how commonly that word is used online. I think this may be the first time I've ever used this word in reference to myself... but I have to admit that it's a bit "triggering". Unfortunate as it may sound, nearly every black person of adult age has been called a ****er at some point in their life and when it's used specifically to hurt or dehumanize... it doesn't feel the same as any other swear word. Now context is important, and while I don't feel like this needs to be said... there is a huge difference between an -a and an -er. The latter is never used in a friendly way and is basically used synonymously with a word like "fucker". The -a can be used in any context but is much more commonly used as a form of endearment by blacks and non-blacks everywhere. When I hear someone say "shoot that ****er!", or something similar in a video game, I'm not really ever assuming that person is a racist in real life, but I do have an involuntary response to it. It's almost like I'm instantly on-edge and it's just... shitty. It's not the same when you're listening to rap music because they are quite literally different words and ****a is never used in a hateful context. So yeah, I didn't care much for him before and I can't say this surprises me in the least. --- |
| Topic | Should I get drunk tonight? |
| thundersheep 09/11/17 1:28:18 AM #26 | banananor posted... If someone needs to ask, they don't super want to As someone who didn't have a wank tonight, can confirm. --- |
| Topic | Best RPG: Chrono Trigger vs. Bloodborne / Final Fantasy IV vs. Kingdom Hearts II |
| thundersheep 09/10/17 11:46:59 PM #11 | |
| Topic | So I got to see IT last night |
| thundersheep 09/10/17 9:21:31 PM #20 | Watched it last night, really great movie and would recommend to any fans of the genre. Much more interested in reading the book now... might have to check out audiobooks if one is available. --- |
| Topic | What are the benefits to having a Desktop vs a Laptop? |
| thundersheep 09/09/17 4:46:13 AM #16 | I'm just here to say I built my PC two years ago with absolutely no hardware knowledge (I'd installed RAM and a graphics card in the past) and all I had to do was watch a 40 minute YouTube video. It took me a couple hours but it's way easier than you think it is. As for the benefits... I was in the exact same position when I built this computer, had used laptops throughout my college years but decided to make an upgrade to something powerful enough for CPU hungry production software and some gaming. Desktops just run a hell of a lot better, especially after a few years. I always thought I'd be a console gamer, but after getting a half decent PC... it's no contest. My PS4 is basically a Netflix machine now. If you're not planning on gaming because you rarely play games anymore, you could stick with a laptop. If you don't game on PC because you have consoles, just make the switch. --- |
| Topic | Is crazyisgood a philosophical issue or political |
| thundersheep 09/07/17 5:26:26 PM #3 | |
| Topic | Is age of consent a philosophical issue or political |
| thundersheep 09/07/17 5:25:44 PM #7 | Philosophical in the sense that laws are created to prevent the worst of all outcomes. I don't know anyone that would argue that it is impossible for someone under the age of 18 to consent under the basis that every single human under the age of 18 is incapable of understanding the gravity of the decision to have sex. People advance physically, mentally and even sexually at different ages and some will be ready much earlier than others... but we set laws to protect those who aren't ready while still trying to maximize choice for those who are. With no age of consent laws we'd be agreeing to maximize the choice of all people with absolutely no protection for those too young or underdeveloped to make or understand these choices. With an age like 30 we'd be protecting nearly everyone, while severely limiting the rights (is sex a right? I'm just getting tired of saying choice) of those that are mature and able to make informed decisions about their sex lives. I mean there is still the idea that having sex with people under a certain age is gross, abhorrent or even evil in some cases which would be a political argument... but I believe setting an age is a philosophical argument. --- |
| Topic | Butterfly catching wasn't as bad as I remember (FFX) |
| thundersheep 09/06/17 12:08:41 AM #8 | mnkboy907 posted... Simply having a better quality TV than you had as a kid can make it easier. I was just about to mention this. I could never do it as a kid and I remember it being really hard to tell where they even were on my old CRT. --- |
| Topic | what user has the best rate of quality posts |
| thundersheep 09/06/17 12:04:26 AM #32 | CelesMyUserName posted... Drakeryn posted...File not found (404 error) It was down for a while, working now though. Here's mine... Funny you mention that Ayuyu... The only time I have something on other than game sounds is when I wear my headphones during games in which I don't need the sound (SSF4) and my sister would also watch me play games if they had voice acting and a good story. She was actually there for the entire 40+ hours it took me to beat FFX as well as KH 1 and 2. If we still lived together (and not in different provinces) I would probably add Persona 4 to that list as well... Man, now I'm missing those times. Well fuck. I haven't talked to my sister in 5+ years now. Thanks for bumming me out right before bed. --- |
| Topic | Humble Lewd Bundle |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 10:14:38 PM #20 | Oh damn. I didn't even notice them there. I was searching all over the page for a comments section. Many thanks. --- |
| Topic | Just beat episode one of Life is Strange. |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 10:12:54 PM #28 | transience posted... I kinda wonder if they made some changes to it. day 1 was not good! They must have, I could have sworn episode 1 ended right after Chloe picks you up in her truck. --- |
| Topic | Humble Lewd Bundle |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 10:09:26 PM #17 | CelesMyUserName posted... is that a real thing or is SHINE trolling me again Nah, Digi gives out more codes than the rest of B8 combined. He will find a good home for your games. And where are these comments you guys are talking about? --- |
| Topic | BABE BRAWL: Lunafreya Nox Fleuret vs. Iris Amicitia |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 10:06:12 PM #10 | TomNook posted... These are animated girls instead of real girls, and this topic already has more posts than the real topics do at this point. I've had Vlado ignored for years... I can't be the only one. --- |
| Topic | Humble Lewd Bundle |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 8:49:12 PM #10 | I'm so curious what was wrong with Sakura Magical Girls that lead to it getting mixed reviews. --- |
| Topic | This 23 y/o Girl was OFFENDED when Hollywood said she didn't look LATINA!! Hot?. |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 8:41:55 PM #2 | When I was watching Riverdale with my girlfriend she was wondering why they considered her a "person of colour" when she joined the Pussycats and I told her that she was definitely latina without ever bothering to actually look at her name or check what race her parents were. I guess she gets that a lot, but it seems pretty obvious to me. --- |
| Topic | This 16 y/o Female QUARTERBACK makes HISTORY by scoring a TOUCHDOWN!!!! |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 8:00:40 PM #4 | Blocksby posted... Full Throttle posted...she wants the future to be a NO BARRIER sport between male and females. Yeah it's kinda silly since there isn't anyone near 5'2 in the NFL, and even if there were to be a player that short, they'd have to be some sort of specialist like a kicker or punt returner. --- |
| Topic | Colin Trevorrow no longer directing Episode IX |
| thundersheep 09/05/17 7:55:32 PM #8 | Anagram posted... I feel like Disney could easily find talentless "I'll do whatever you say" directors if it wanted to, but it keeps going after artists. It gives the film a bit of credibility if you're looking at it from the viewpoint of critics or people with more discerning tastes. I couldn't care less about another Jurassic Park movie, but when I heard that Trevorrow was directing World, it piqued my interest because Safety Not Guaranteed was such a weird and enjoyable film... so I saw Jurassic World in theaters and it ended up being the same big-budget, by-the-numbers film I should have expected. But they still took my money. Even The Last Jedi has me more excited than usual because I feel like Rian Johnson could take the story to some really interesting, and possibly darker places.. but it's likely going to be a pretty basic blockbuster like the first (which I still enjoyed). --- |
| Topic | Favorite Album: Day 13 - Kate Bush, Sigur Ros, Joanna Newsom, Brand New |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 11:28:59 PM #8 | Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me? I really wish you'd waited another month for them... I still don't really know Science Fiction's final ranking, it might be my favourite. --- |
| Topic | What annoys you more: People who say LIT or FAM???? |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 6:08:17 PM #3 | Trick question, nobody says one without saying the other. --- |
| Topic | Favorite Album: Day 12 -Bob Dylan, Metric, Sun Kil Moon, Queens of the Stone Age |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 5:16:53 PM #9 | Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away (the version that has Parkdale is sooooooo good, though I'd put Fantasies over the version they re-released) --- |
| Topic | Episode One of Life is Strange: Before the Storm is out now! |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 5:03:00 PM #16 | Glad to hear this one is shaping up to be as good as the original. I played the original, then watched my girlfriend play through it a few months later and it was a pretty great experience. I think I'll wait until all the episodes are released so we can play through it together. --- |
| Topic | Rent-to-Own software... is this a new thing? |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 2:04:56 PM #5 | -hotdogturtle-- posted... $10 a month up until the full price of it, then you keep it? Exactly. And the craziest part is that you can cancel at any time... and they save your progress. I can pay $40, take a few months off and then pay the remainder whenever I feel like getting back into it. It would be one thing if it was some rinky dink company trying to get their name out there, but this is one of the most popular and versatile wavetable synthesizers out there. I'm really impressed and I can't wait for others to start copying the model. I'm like excited to support them. I should probably add that a lot of companies already license their software month-to-month or on a 1-year contract (think Microsoft Office 365) so this kind of thing just shits all over them. Why pay 1/3 of the price for a year and start back at 0 the next when you can just keep putting money towards a full version? --- |
| Topic | Rent-to-Own software... is this a new thing? |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 12:51:13 PM #1 | Not sure how many music producers, graphic artists, photographers, etc. we have on this board, but I was just looking at the pricing for the VST Serum the other day and I noticed they have a rent-to-own model and it's kind of blowing my mind. I know a ton of people pirate professional software because they're just hobbyists and they don't want to throw down hundreds of dollars for a program they just want to mess around with and now that I know rent-to-own is a thing, I don't know why it hasn't been done sooner... or why it's not the standard for everything from Photoshop to Pro Tools. I mean $10 a month for however long I want to use it, free updates for as long as I'm paying.. and I can just cancel at any time, or have the balance paid off at 20 months or pay the remainder as soon as I know I'm serious, with no interest. I'm just curious how many other high-profile companies are doing this right now because it seems like a great way to combat piracy and I honestly do enjoy supporting developers, but sometimes I just have to go without software I'm interested in because the price is prohibitively expensive. In terms of music production I'm still trying to save up extra cash to purchase Cubase, but if there's another DAW that's on-par with a rent-to-own model I'd definitely be willing to check it out. --- |
| Topic | WHY I DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES ANYMORE. - By Preston |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 11:20:53 AM #12 | HanOfTheNekos posted... This is the fake one, guys. There's a fake Preston? why --- |
| Topic | MLB Discussion Topic 3 - Where Every AL Wild Card Team Finishes .500 |
| thundersheep 09/02/17 12:30:10 AM #83 | It's kind of crazy how Kershaw never seems to lose form when returning from an injury. With all he's suffered I swear he's never come back and given up 2-3 runs in the first outing back.. it's always a 6+ scoreless or maybe 7 and a run. Ridiculous. --- |
| Topic | What was the most disappointing game you've ever played? |
| thundersheep 09/01/17 8:34:22 PM #39 | |
| Topic | Let's see your favorite pokemon for each type! |
| thundersheep 08/31/17 7:19:34 PM #28 |  I actually messed up on Fairy, my favourite is probably some form of Mawile, but the picture of Togekiss is great so I don't feel like going back and changing it. --- |
| Topic | Texas Best Buy Sells Bottled Waters for $42!! Twitter Users were OUTRAGED!!!! |
| thundersheep 08/30/17 12:12:47 AM #4 | StealThisSheen posted... 42.96 / 24 = 1.79, which is the average price of a bottle of Dasani Yeah, it really makes sense since it's not an item they normally carry and they wouldn't have it priced in their system. I don't know about the US, but electronics stores here usually just sell singles out of refrigerators near the checkouts when it comes to water and pop. Probably just an employee that didn't want to fuck up by selling it for too little when adding a new item to their system. --- |
| Topic | US Open Topic [tennis][everyone is injured] |
| thundersheep 08/29/17 3:31:03 PM #14 | I think I'm gonna hop on the Naomi Osaka bandwagon before it comes cool. --- |
| Topic | Favorite Album: Day 9 - Beastie Boys, Sufjan Stevens, Paramore, Tool |
| thundersheep 08/29/17 12:59:34 AM #4 | |
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