Brands I'd Buy Again

[hello1234]

Sennheiser

that is another one. I think I've had the hd580's now for about 1 and a half years.........maybe less. I was lucky enough to get to truly demo a bunch and really didn't want to spend 200 bucks......but I have to use phones allot and these were just irrisistable........

[ross g]

i'd have to say, i have an old cassette copy of "meaty big & bouncy", something like that, by the Who, don't even know where i got it, and i'm blown away how well it stands up for lyrics, subject matter, melody, song structure, DRUMMING, POWER CHORDS, etc.... nirvana didn't start "good" rock 'n roll...

just a thought...



rg

Dude, I am an old man.

The Who, Led Zep, Cream and the Yardbirds were my teething music.

What gets me about Kurt isn't his talent per se, but the way that such intense melodic talent shone through in such a non melodic context. I mean, I LOVE the Melvins, but 'melodic' in the usual sense they aren't.

i'm 42, i saw the melvins twice, i like that they can do the noise thing and such, but "stoner witch" was my favorite...i agree with you, just not so intense... i never liked rem much but now i sing along to "the one i love" as loud and on pitch as i can in the car to show my kids what good music is all about, somewhat ego, the same with that nirvana song" i wish i was like you...easily amused"...i honestly only know them from the radio/mtv but that was enough... my wife had a few cd's also, heard them... i really have nothing but respect for them...i was really just trying to make the point that the who used to make some very good music quite awhile back...i do understand your point also i think, btw


(EDIT) the way he did that leadbelly tune, you can tell that guy "got it"... he was a very good song writer, not trying to take that away....
EDIT i forgot one of my main points, nirvana, ie kurt cobain is all about the song/melody from what i hear...there is a nod to punk/noise and such but the guy was obviously trying to write SONGS, i think it set him apart from his peers.... i read the book "come as you are", my wifes, it seems he wanted to be more "punk rock" than he actually was (in the music sense)...the world is better for it, but not him, obviously....


only opinions... rg


rg

[herodotus]

i forgot one of my main points, nirvana, ie kurt cobain is all about the song/melody from what i hear...there is a nod to punk/noise and such but the guy was obviously trying to write SONGS, i think it set him apart from his peers....

WORD!!!

[herodotus]

Oh, and have you heard that trilogy that the Melvins did on Ipecac records?

That album, "The Maggot" is on my all time top 10. Don't know why, but I just seem to end up listening to it over and over again.

And yeah, "Stoner Witch" is another great. That and "Stag" are the only major label releases of theirs that I know.

I get the feeling they were trying to piss off the A and R guys on purpose.

[ross g]

Do you have a BBQ sauce recipe?

Jack Daniels Barbecue Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

Jack Daniels, about 1/2 to 3/4 cup, or to taste
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups ketchup
1/3 cup vinegar
3 tablespoons
Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, or to taste

PREPARATION:

Combine onion, garlic and Jack Daniels in a 3 quart saucepan. Sauté until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients, bring to boil. Simmer uncovered until reduced and thickened, about 15 to 25 minutes. Add more Jack Daniels if a stronger flavor is desired.

what on earth would i do with the rest of the jack daniels?

rg

[pooshka]

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I am sorry, but though his 'journals' interest me, it is his Melodies that I love more than any words he may have written.

I think he was the finest melodist that ever played in a band with that kind of power chord simplicity. His best have the timeless quality of a folk tune, or a spirtual or gregorian chant.

It's humbling.

fair enough,obviously i'm a big nirvana fan and i can't agree with you more about the comments on their music. "Journals" and his other writings are certainly interesting, but I wouldn't have bothered to read them in the first place if i didn't like Cobain's music.

beside the incredible melodies Cobain came up with, I think he was an amazing performer as well. I have never seen/heard a band doing a nirvana cover that does justice to the songs. I think he really took 'power chord simplicity' to another level - as well as in terms of how these simple things were used in his songs, the way these things were played to deliver the impact was spot on, and of course, his singing really suit the songs too.

Another thing that I've always loved about Nirvana and Cobain's song writing is the efficiency of their song writing - there never seem to be anything 'unnecessary' included in their song structure/instumental parts and so on.

anyway, could probably go on forever on their music but i'll stop here since this is not exactly 'nirvana appreciation thread'

[ross g]

Oh, and have you heard that trilogy that the Melvins did on Ipecac records?

That album, "The Maggot" is on my all time top 10. Don't know why, but I just seem to end up listening to it over and over again.

And yeah, "Stoner Witch" is another great. That and "Stag" are the only major label releases of theirs that I know.

I get the feeling they were trying to piss off the A and R guys on purpose.

i had a friend who was really into the melvins..he was in this band "rome' that had some kind of record, i dunno...i heard a lot of melvins early stuff through him...i don't buy much music, i used to buy records, i still have a few i've yet to listen to...i'm pretty weird, i guess...

i saw melvins twice, 1st was opening for white zombie and rev horton heat...can you even imagine?...the second time it was a three set "evening with the melvins"...guess which performance i liked better...obviously, you guessed, the first... ALL ROCK...the second time was 1st set total noise, second set noise/some rock, 3rd set THE ROCK... but it didn't match the all lights on trying to impress the dweebs pure fuckin' rock those guys are more than capable of....

rg

[John Vulich]

Owned 4 of their laptops and have been very pleased with each one of them.

[püRe]

Apple
Ableton
Native Instruments
Universal Audio
Clavia
Korg
Rode
TC
RME
Dynaudio
ADAM
Behringer (for cheap shit that doesn't affect sound - ie. midi controllers)
Maxtor
Sony (notebooks)
Asus (motherboards)
Intel
Nokia (phones)

...

[hello1234]

Owned 4 of their laptops and have been very pleased with each one of them.

Well, with me it's tvs.......but yes they seem to make a reliable product.

I have heard consistantly good thing about the lappys.......

[putte]

rothaus tannenzäpfle .. *drooling homer simpson emoticon here*

[Meffy]

beer batter onion rings

Yeah. They're like that.

what's ahem "joint" mean

In this context, a dining establishment. It used to have country coolness, but they moved into a new building just a couple hundred feet from the old one. Now the old building contains "Klara's Kitchun." =9_9= These days the waitresses at Brock's wear fake "formalwear" and don't say "Whatcha want t'day, Hun?" *sigh* But the food's the same. Yum.

A joint is also a hunka hunka smokin' pork, uh hunh, thankewverramudge. :-) (Or some other meat.)

[opiadream]

event
keebler
lysol
jimmy deans

[Hink]

jimmy deans
keebler
event
lysol

there, I put them in the right order for you...

[Hypertone]

Wharfedale (speakers/monitors)
Antec (PC Cases/PSU)
Mackie
Seagate (hard drives)
Ableton