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I've got a gold badge for sale. Glenn is aware that I can't use it, and he's just waiting for me to tell him who I'm transferring it to. I'm rarely on this forum, but my real name is iain edye, and I think I'm the only one who exists with that name, so look me up on facebook.

I changed the thread title, but I'm not sure if there's a way to change the poll title. Interesting results so far - looks like Sam was right. Even people who mostly download music prefer listening to entire albums. I listen pretty much exclusively to whole albums. If I'm listening to vinyl...

I heard an interview with Sam Dunn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242757/) on CBC radio the other day, and he said that in his opinion, metal stands apart from other rocknroll-derived genres in the sense that people are more inclined to buy and listen to complete albums, rather than downloading...

How exactly am I a troll? This seems to be a rather insecure clique I inadvertently intruded upon.

Good sir/ma'am, you take the prize. People sure do like to get their shorts in a knot around here. Lighten up. I didn't once say that anyone's reason for existing on this planet was invalid, or that anyone's hard work was unappreciated, but I predicted that some people would respond as if I...

Fine by me :p

My intention was not to anger anyone, but sometimes it seems inevitable on the internet. Call me a troll if you want, but I think you're taking something a wee bit too personally. In fact, you are behaving more like a troll than I am. Yes, but there are a number of references to the 10th...

ProgPower X may be the 10th installment of the fest, but it's not the 10th anniversary show as the main PPUSA page states. The first one was in Feb. 2001, about 8.5 years before the 10th one. You could stretch the truth a bit and call it the 9th anniversary, but the 10th? Just call it the...

Nearly every ballad by Nightwish makes me want to throw up. Yes, Tuomas, life is painful and hard, especially now that you have lost your innocence and become an ocean soul. Thank you for telling me again and again. :Puke:

One thing to be aware of with fruityloops is that there is no way to uninstall it. You can delete all the files associated with it, but it still makes some permanent changes to the registry.

Wow, thanks for all the tips guys! I agree that the most interesting drummers tend to mix up their metal styles with other less typical tricks - Petter from Therion is so much fun to listen to for this reason. My pedal is a good one, a Pearl Eliminator - I found it to be my favourite single...

Thanks a bunch - I'll try that stuff out. Any comments about the height of the throne? Mine is pretty low, and I think I might get better endurance if I raised it. Probably better for heels-up playing as well. I think I just answered my own question :)

I've been playing drums (rock, jazz-fusion, funk, reggae) for 14 years, but only listening to metal for 3 years. I want to play metal, and I'm looking for tips in crossing over - it's like learning a completely new instrument! I play at a professional level when I'm doing other styles, but I...

You didn't catch his/her drift. I think it was not a gripe against PP4, but a whine about the lack of Nightwish in this year's lineup. :waah: Do we really still need to whine about that after having read the "How it all went down this year" thread? My heart bleeds tears for everyone who...

I am amazed that this thread is on its second page of replies. People attend or do not attend this and every other festival based on the lineup of performers - it's not a new thing. This would be a pretty boring, not to mention overly cluttered, forum if everyone posted a new thread with their...

Therion. What I've heard from their upcoming album is quite proggy and very tasty.

Yup, metal concerts sure have crappy sound quality, especially given how good the sound ought to be in order for the audience to appreciate the musical complexity that is becoming the norm in this genre. I agree that it's largely due to volume, but it's not quite so simple as just asking the...

Gamma Ray have certainly put on the best power metal show of any that I've witnessed. No pretension, no pandering - just great fun. They were clearly having a blast onstage, and the audience was digging everything.

For me, hearing a great live band for the first time at a concert is special, and in a lot of circumstances it's tough to top that first time I see the band. The element of surprise is what kicks my ass. If I see them again after having been blown away the first time and subsequently having...

Depends on how fast you want to drive. When I listen to Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera, I have to keep my speed in check. Something about "and then there was silence" causes my gas foot to tense up towards the floor.