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'Buildings' by Katatonia. Yeah, and why don't I wear a scarf, trilby and loafers without socks while I'm out buying vinyl...honestly, who are you taking me for?
Many scarfless sockwearers forgo loafers and yet maintain an appreciation for vinyl. The great thing (if you had a turntable, which you never will) is that you can get albums (which you're not really interested in because they contain more than one song at a time), often in pretty good condition, for just a few bucks (which I know you would rather spend on Doritos or iTunes). :D If you haven't messed around with the speed knob on somebody's turntable, you should, it's good for a laugh. No innuendo there...
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DEP never let me down. I like their entire discography! Have you heard the Under the Running Board ep? It has some pretty chunky slam-ish riffs, like the first AtSS album. You might enjoy the End's first ep more than the album, it's really weird and chaotic but very memorable. That song has been covered a million times already, but it would be nice to hear a different take on it.
Yeah, I've heard Under The Running Board, though I'm not sure if I still have it on the hard drive. I really dig them through Irony Is A Dead Scene, Hollywood Squares always makes me happy. Miss Machine was kind of like their Jane Doe for me - not my favorite, and the last one I could really get into. Though Converge's album from last year is pretty good. I'll have a look for the other The End recording, thanks!
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Many scarfless sockwearers forgo loafers and yet maintain an appreciation for vinyl. The great thing (if you had a turntable' date=' which you never will) is that you can get albums (which you're not really interested in because they contain more than one song at a time), often in pretty good condition, for just a few bucks (which I know you would rather spend on Doritos or iTunes). :D If you haven't messed around with the speed knob on somebody's turntable, you should, it's good for a laugh. No innuendo there...[/quote'] I would still rather buy songs individually, it's a rare case when I actually like the whole album. Most of the time I like about 60-70% of the material on a given release, so it's not quite worth it to just buy the whole thing. For that task, to be honest, I would rather buy from the cheaper Amazon. As for fiddling with the knob, I do plenty of that over the weekend.
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I would still rather buy songs individually' date=' it's a rare case when I actually like the whole album. Most of the time I like about 60-70% of the material on a given release, so it's not quite worth it to just buy the whole thing. For that task, to be honest, I [i']would rather buy from the cheaper Amazon.
Yeah, I know how you feel about it, it's just foreign to me. I'm not saying I like every song on every album I own, but I enjoy the process of listening to the whole album (when I have time) and I like taking the time to get into the less immediate tracks.
As for fiddling with the knob' date=' I do plenty of that over the weekend.[/quote'] So that's where you've been...
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Yeah' date=' I've heard Under The Running Board, though I'm not sure if I still have it on the hard drive. I really dig them through Irony Is A Dead Scene, Hollywood Squares always makes me happy. Miss Machine was kind of like their Jane Doe for me - not my favorite, and the last one I could really get into. Though Converge's album from last year is pretty good. I'll have a look for the other The End recording, thanks![/quote'] I also love the Aphex Twin cover! Now as for Converge, I've just never gotten way into them. I might have to get one of their albums and really sit on it.
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When Forever Comes Crashing is a fucking masterpiece' date=' by far my favorite, but check out Jane Doe and All We Love We Leave Behind.[/quote'] I'm only familiar with their post-Jane Doe material, but own all those albums and love all of them, though All We Love We Leave Behind seems to be taking longer to truly grab me, interestingly enough. I think No Heroes is a masterpiece and probably matches Jane Doe for me. Converge are definitely best enjoyed as full albums rather than individual tracks. The songs are much better enjoyed in the context of the album imo.
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I'm only familiar with their post-Jane Doe material, but own all those albums and love all of them, though All We Love We Leave Behind seems to be taking longer to truly grab me, interestingly enough. I think No Heroes is a masterpiece and probably matches Jane Doe for me. Converge are definitely best enjoyed as full albums rather than individual tracks. The songs are much better enjoyed in the context of the album imo.
The musicianship and sound quality on Jane Doe is fantastic, but I don't like the songs as much. And truth be told, I hate Bannon's singing voice. Awesome scream, but his clean stuff sucks. The vocals on When Forever Comes Crashing constitute one instance where Steve Austin's production actually helped (I'm not a Today Is The Day fan).
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The musicianship and sound quality on Jane Doe is fantastic' date=' but I don't like the songs as much. And truth be told, I hate Bannon's singing voice. Awesome scream, but his clean stuff sucks. The vocals on When Forever Comes Crashing constitute one instance where Steve Austin's production actually helped (I'm not a Today Is The Day fan).[/quote']Glad someone else likes his scream, too! I found them a little difficult getting used to at first, but they just fit the chaos of the music so well. As for his clean vocals, I don't think he has an amazing singing voice, but I think they do their job well enough and, again, fit the more subdued parts really well for me. I've never listened to Today Is The Day so can't really comment, but I'll definitely check out When Forever Comes Crashing to see what the fuss is about... NP: Fugazi - Repeater... I'm now starting to see where the 'post hardcore' tag comes from- the melodies and vocal style remind me of At The Drive-In, though it still retains that old school punk edge.
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Repeater is a fantastic album. Like punk with brains. I don't like punk, in general, too basic and meatheaded for my taste. You may like Today Is The Day, your taste is different from mine. Check out the album In The Arms Of God. My friend who's a fan of theirs swears by that album. I don't dig the guy's voice, but that album features the rhythm section that would go on to form Mastodon.

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"Mathcore"' date=' technical hardcore, metalcore that doesn't suck... I see mathcore used most frequently, but I don't like the term. Check out Calculating Infinity.[/quote'] The hell is mathcore? As you described it, it kinda sounds like, well, metalcore played by guys who know their instrument.
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