Posts by Frank Howard79

shadowgardener12 said:Look, if you've got a record player, there's still plenty of great music out there to dig through! 😁 😁 🙂

Fair enough.....🙄

shadowgardener12 said:Facebook is basically country music!

So does that mean it should be considered lo-fi?😕

Personally, I still think *Painful* is their best work. It’s hard to beat, though "Nowhere Near" and "Sudden Organ" are definitely my top picks from them, and both happen to be on that record. For second place, I'd say it's a toss-up between "I Can Hear a Heart Beating as One" and "Fakebook"—those covers they did on that one are just fantastic...

Just one more vote for Mr. Paju.🙂

It’s pretty much common knowledge that Billy the Kid has been hanging out there for quite a while now 😁
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Richard Howard2 said:Thanks for the enlightenment, you musical genius...🙏 🙄

Anytime, happy to help again if needed.

Richard Howard2 said:...Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, and all those other legends...

...For instance, I feel like I could honestly call Vangelis the Mozart of the modern era—you know, the Mozart of electronic music...

🙂

Richard Howard2 said:I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve posted about electronic music on the old IMF boards, and my final conclusion was that 95% of the people here don't listen to it at all.

And you just keep trying to shut him down, don't you?🙄

Back in the day on the old IMF boards, we more than proved to you that a huge chunk of this community actually listens to electronic music—and honestly, it's the kind of stuff you barely even know exists. So, let's not be condescending, okay?...

Susan Nguyen85 said:I mean, I'm strictly into dark electro...

Well, obviously, since you haven't really listened to anything else before...🙄

Robert Cooper41 said:The absolute worst is when they try those "eco-friendly" digipacks... what a total mess.😁

I just finished spinning "Lift Your Skinny Fists..." and man, it sounds incredible. 😁

Bryan Martin31 said:I honestly can't wrap my head around what they were trying to achieve here, whether you look at it literally or just as a huge fan... it just doesn't click for me.

See, I actually really enjoyed this album. It felt like they stepped away from their signature sound just a bit to experiment with some drum and bass and electronic elements.
But yeah, it’s definitely a far cry from their all-time classics...

I felt the same way about Download's "III"—it was great, even if it leaned much more toward electro than industrial.

Bryan Martin31 said:"digital soundtracks" just doesn't hold a candle to them...

I wouldn't call myself a huge fan, but honestly, seeing them live at the old club back in '92 was incredible. Wasn't it?

Oh, absolutely!!! That instrumental stuff was just pure magic! I actually have a recording of it on an old cassette, because I couldn't find it anywhere on CD, damn...

By the way, do you remember Taylor Swift a Man? That Shivanayama track is such a gem!

Nope, I didn't make it to the club—can't remember if I was broke or just didn't have a ride, but I missed out. 😢

"Stinky" doesn't mean bad! It just means his book smells exactly like the original! Some scents are just stronger than others 😉
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driftingowl27 said:What’s your problem with that guy? 😕

Who says?😕

I'm just saying, that dude is totally gross! 😁

Bryan Martin31 said:So even you can't help me out? 😉

I really can't! 🙂

By the way, what’s the absolute worst CD in your collection?

For me, it’s definitely Frontline Assembly’s "Flavour of the Weak." And if you want to talk about truly terrible stuff, Gybe's "F#A# Infinity Symbol" is pretty bad too...

Bryan Martin31 said:Both Joe Biden and Cobb clearly see that this guy doesn't have a clue what he's doing. 😉

Who are Joe Biden and Cobb? I'm not from around NYC, are they some kind of DJs?

Bryan Martin31 said:even if my brain is totally fried from listening to some other genre, which I know really bugs our energetic friend Linda Rodriguez6😉

We really do love each other, don't we?😉

By the way, does anyone happen to have an original copy of "Man Amplified" or "Buried Dreams" by Clock Dua? Those two albums are just so incredibly good...

It’s all wonderful and all well and good, but when I turn around and look at my collection of original CDs, I get a little chill thinking about how many thousands of dollars I’ve poured into them. So, I guess that's why you have to treat yourself once in a while...

Oh man, me too—there’s nothing quite like that fresh, new CD smell 😁

Alex Martinez4 said:It’s not about just downloading stuff from the web... honestly, that feels so empty and hollow. There's zero effort involved when everything is handed to you on a silver platter—you just click a button and suddenly you have someone's entire discography at your fingertips. What's actually the point of that? You hit the nail on the head with what you said about those self-proclaimed "connoisseurs"...

Based on this logic, it sounds like following music or being a collector is nothing more than a luxury reserved for the wealthy.

Of course, I don't see it that way at all.