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Wixi Tektite                   Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| I just joined up here...
Hmm... I read the FAQ first of all... I hope to stay fairly active, but other things may take me away for extended periods of time every now and then. Anywho, Hi everybody! |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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Originally posted by Danielle I was just browsing around on the internet looking for ROM hacking sites and the like, and somehow I found myself here. I looked around for a while, and decided to sign up. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| I play bass in a punkish / screamo kinda band...
Only played for about a year and a half. But I played guitar since I was 7 before I got my bass, so it wasn't hard at all to play... Not like it would have been anyway, haha, to me it's the easiest instrument to learn and play. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Hardest - The boss of FFVIII... forgot the name.
Easiest - I agree with Jin Dogan... Sephiroth final-form is easy! All in all, I've never really played a game where I had too much trouble from a boss. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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Originally posted by Danielle Or maybe that's what it wants us to think? |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Bio from the Vagrant records website.
_________________________________________________ Though the current world of Alkaline Trio is not nearly as fraught with and fueled by drink and drama as in the band's formative years, the making of the new Crimson (out May 24 on Vagrant), was not without its share of dark portents: Two bone-shattering skateboarding accidents, one PunkVoter tour that failed to block the reelection of George W. Bush… but oddly enough: No failed relationships! As a result Crimson stands as the most mature and ambitious 13 songs Alkaline Trio has ever pushed itself to create-with able guidance from producer Jerry Finn (Green Day, Blink-182, Jawbreaker). From the ominous piano and atmospherics opening of first single "Time To Waste" to closing ballad "Smoke," not a moment or note is wasted as the familiar Trio balance of darkness and melody on "Mercy Me," "Dethbed" and "The Poison" nestles up against increasingly progressive tempos and arrangements of "Burn" and "Satin," and the epic true-to-life tales of Manson family member Sadie Mae Glutz ("Sadie") and the West Memphis Three ("Prevent This Tragedy"). Alkaline Trio's legacy harkens back to 1997, when Matt Skiba, a bike messenger from working class Chicago 'burb McHenry, gave up the drums for the guitar and began his quest for the perfect balance of lyrical hell and pop heaven. He and fellow messenger / drummer Glenn Porter and bassist Rob Doran would debut as Alkaline Trio for the Sundials 7”. Dan Andriano replaced Doran prior to the For Your Lungs Only EP, adding a second voice and songwriting style that complemented and contrasted with Skiba’s, and the signature Alkaline Trio sound was born. Two albums on indie Asian Man Records, Goddamnit and Maybe I'll Catch Fire, followed in 1998 and 2000 respectively, punctuated by hard touring and yielding to-this-day live favorites "Radio," "Nose Over Tail" and the latter's title track. A self-titled compilation of early singles, EPs, compilation tracks and others odds 'n' ends followed later in 2000. From Here To Infirmary was released in 2001, marking both the Trio's Vagrant Records debut and the addition of ex-Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee to the fold. Singles "Private Eye" and "Stupid Kid" and staples "Crawl" and "Another Innocent Girl" became instant classics to the exponentially growing Alkaline Trio fan base that buoyed the record into the top 200 and packed clubs and theaters, transforming the band into a formidable worldwide draw. The current Alkaline Trio line-up finally solidified with 2003's Good Mourning, as Derek Grant came aboard for the perfection of the Trio sonic identity that had been evolving since '97. On the strength of anti-mainstream anthem "We've Had Enough," the cloyingly bittersweet "All On Black," a yearning "100 Stories" and cautionary love and death serials "Emma" and "This Could Be Love," Good Mourning crashed into the Top 40, saw the band's debuts on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Show With David Letterman, and received raves from Rolling Stone, SPIN, Entertainment Weekly and the cover of Alternative Press. Crimson delivers on this promise in spades. As "Time To Waste" builds from mounting menace to a majestic and traumatic chorus and segues directly into "The Poison," an Andriano barnburner reminiscent in spirit of those I Lied My Face Off era sides, though played with a fierce precision to which the early Trio could only aspire. "Burn" updates Skiba's songwriting acumen with twists and touches worthy of vintage Sisters of Mercy and Depeche Mode, while "Dethbed," "Mercy Me" and "Fall Victim" find an ever maturing but still familiar Alkaline Trio sound resurfacing like a long lost friend. Just as Alkaline Trio were about to start recording Crimson, Matt Skiba fractured his wrist skateboarding. Though it was a minor break, and he was only in a cast for three weeks, the break pushed back the Trio's recording schedule and the pending album's release. After Skiba healed, the band jumped into recording and, with the help of producer Finn, finished in January '05. Skiba was anxious to get back on his board (though an avid skater since the age of ten, he had abandoned it for three months in fear of injuring himself again and further delaying the album's May 24th release). But, after 15 minutes, Skiba dropped into a pool and broke his left arm. Now finally healed, Skiba is anxious to get Alkaline Trio back on the road. After all, the collective misfortunes that may have hobbled lesser acts have only provided Alkaline Trio with five studio albums worth of increasingly stronger material. As Skiba sings on the new record, "God bless catastrophe…" _________________________________________________ Does anybody else here listen to the Alkaline Trio? If so, what do you think of them? |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| I never sit around in my underwear... I prefer wearing them underneath a pair of my mesh shorts, or dickies work shorts.
If I could, I'd go naked... But every 5 minutes I get someone barging into my room. |
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Wixi Tektite  Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Haha, that's great.
It seems like something that would happen in my neighborhood. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Here's one of me...
Me... |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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Originally posted by Danielle They weren't too bad when they played with My Chem at the LoFi earlier this year. But maybe that's because My Chem is worse live than they are... |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| I play an Assassin Cross on NamelessRO...
Not sure what to make my next character. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Get a Job.
No really, that's my suggestion. Or, The Gyro. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| We all know that a harmonica would be closer.
Harmonica > Harp. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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Originally posted by drjayphd Alright, I'll edit that and link it, and I'll remember that for next time. Anyway, even if they were playing with a band like The Used I'm sure they still wouldn't have been bad. They just... don't really move around much. |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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Originally posted by cpubasic13 Doesn't mean you can't drink! Congrats Cymoro, that's a great accomplishment. I hope to go somewhere for music production... Anyway, congratulations! |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| 46, their old stuff is better.
Snake Oil Tanker, Fatally Yours. But the Good Mourning album is good. Just wondering Jin, but... In your opinion, what makes them a wannabe band? (edited by Wixi on 12-18-05 12:12 AM) |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Weird, I just started drinking eggnog w/ cinnamon and saw this thread.
I was like, "I've gotta read this." I can't believe some of you don't like eggnog! |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| How would you like ears like that? | |||
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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| Welcome back.
Umm, Alastor posted a sticky... I do believe you should have read it first. Anyway, welcome! |
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Wixi Tektite Since: 12-14-05 From: Roy, UT Last post: 6666 days Last view: 6325 days |
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Originally posted by Chronosphere-x Trust me when I say you do NOT want to play a free WoW server. My characters: --Bloodhoof-- 21 Tauren Warrior (Sesmigok) --Draka-- 15 Orc Hunter (Krayd) |
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