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jackhammer · 07-17-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

uh, yeah.....just wondering, did anyone download any of the comps that i made?

I don't like BTBAM fella

Antonio · 07-17-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I don't like BTBAM fella

......can't win em all i guess

Rickenbacker · 07-17-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Sorry for bringing up an old post (sort of), but it's good that you posted this for anyone wanting to get into REM. I know that it took me a long time to find all their hidden gems.

Well thanks a lot, man. Nice to find another big R.E.M. fan on here.

siamesedream · 07-18-2009, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

uh, yeah.....just wondering, did anyone download any of the comps that i made?

I find Between the Buried and Me's music interesting but the amount of metal growling is too much for me...Selkies is a great song though, the ending is one of the most beautiful guitar parts ive ever heard. I just find whenever I listen to them, I feel like I have to "suffer through" the growly metal parts to hear the good melodic parts.

I would have downloaded it otherwise to give it a shot, but I've heard most of their stuff.

On another note, I noticed no one seemed to download my Thrice mix, according to megaupload...I spent a ****load of time on that, especially the whole writeup of the history of the band and such and the others I plan to upload soon, so I'm wondering if anyone checked it out or plans to - because as much as I love making mixes, I don't think I wanna keep spending big chunks of time on something no one's listening to.

again, the ones I mainly planned on putting up soon are Essential Smashing Pumpkins, Beginner guide to real Emo, Guide to Hum, Guide to Shoegaze, Guide to Catherine Wheel, and possibly a Guided By Voices mix that focus on more than just their lo-fi indie days. If any of you are still interested in any of those, let me know. Otherwise I'll just do the ones that were requested

crash_override · 07-18-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by siamesedream

I find Between the Buried and Me's music interesting but the amount of metal growling is too much for me...Selkies is a great song though, the ending is one of the most beautiful guitar parts ive ever heard. I just find whenever I listen to them, I feel like I have to "suffer through" the growly metal parts to hear the good melodic parts.

I would have downloaded it otherwise to give it a shot, but I've heard most of their stuff.

On another note, I noticed no one seemed to download my Thrice mix, according to megaupload...I spent a ****load of time on that, especially the whole writeup of the history of the band and such and the others I plan to upload soon, so I'm wondering if anyone checked it out or plans to - because as much as I love making mixes, I don't think I wanna keep spending big chunks of time on something no one's listening to.

again, the ones I mainly planned on putting up soon are Essential Smashing Pumpkins, Beginner guide to real Emo, Guide to Hum, Guide to Shoegaze, Guide to Catherine Wheel, and possibly a Guided By Voices mix that focus on more than just their lo-fi indie days. If any of you are still interested in any of those, let me know. Otherwise I'll just do the ones that were requested

Between the Buried and Me is a band that only suits people who enjoy a wide variety of music (including extreme metal), but are incredibly talented at whatever they do.

As far as your Thrice comp goes, I would DL it, if I didn't already own every album of theirs (except Identity Crisis, because it blows big time). Great choice of band though. Nice to see Thrice love on MB these days.

siamesedream · 07-18-2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

Between the Buried and Me is a band that only suits people who enjoy a wide variety of music (including extreme metal), but are incredibly talented at whatever they do.

As far as your Thrice comp goes, I would DL it, if I didn't already own every album of theirs (except Identity Crisis, because it blows big time). Great choice of band though. Nice to see Thrice love on MB these days.

Yes they are very talented, the growling just always bothers me in music like that and I dont ever get used to it. I can deal with screaming, sometimes even like it, stuff like Dillinger Escape Plan I'm ok with - but the deep death metal style growls are so off putting to me.

Thrice is a great band, nice to see someone appreciates the brilliant recent stuff the band has put out - and I agree, while I loved Identity Crisis when I was 15, it truly sounds immature and almost laughable nearly 10 years later. There are a few songs I still enjoy being nostalgic, and I put "T&C" on the mix just to show something from that era - but if I wasnt trying to vary the mix in different eras It would be all Vheissu-now...I do like Artist, and most of Illusion, but if i heard them for the first time today after something mindblowing like the Water EP I wouldn't be impressed