Posts by cosmicrider5

Does it strictly have to be about cash, or can we talk about power and control too? I mean, they're all pretty much intertwined anyway.
Here are a few picks from our neck of the woods

Gatuz - Dirty Hands
EKV - Dum Dum
S A R S - Small party leader Syndrome

And a handful of international tracks

AC/DC - Money Talks
Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire
SKA-P - Planet Eskoria
Carter USM - Shopper's Paradise

It might not be the exact direct hit you were looking for, but I honestly think they all touch on greed or the fallout it leaves behind.

Here’s a music quiz with a really solid concept—it’s such a shame we don't have anything quite like this over here in the States.

Name That Tune - part 1
Name That Tune - part 2

new-world-order.com 🤣

Here’s another one from Rammstein—this music video is a bit on the brutal side.

Buck Dich

If you're looking for a starting point, I’d highly recommend checking out Graveyard, a killer hard rock outfit that formed back in 2006.
Their first two records, Graveyard and Hisingen blues, really hit the mark for me—honestly, I think they’re exactly what you’re hunting for.

Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
Graveyard - Uncomfortably Numb
Graveyard - Satan's Finest

You might also want to dig into some of the more recent American rock bands. There's a lot of great stuff out there right now; plenty of groups are leaning into that classic, retro sound, which feels like a rare gem in today's music scene.

Daniel Ward87 said:Look, you've gotta realize people have the right to be whoever they want—even if that means being thieves or killers. But at the end of the day, their actions are still gonna trigger a massive social backlash.
It’s just like racists. People have the right to be whoever they want and say whatever they please. It's their choice. But at the end of the day, their actions trigger reactions, and whether those reactions are fair is definitely up for debate.

And honestly, that’s where the real issue lies: the inappropriate response from the forum leadership. This should have been nipped in the bud immediately. If it had been, this whole farce wouldn't have escalated. I truly hope you can take a long, hard look in the mirror and reflect on that. A real leader knows how to admit when they've messed up.

I often find myself dropping by Reddit as a quick pit stop between jokes, trashy threads, bits of wit, or champions of stupidity... just looking for a little entertainment. And I have to admit, this is easily the most massive misjudgment I’ve seen on this entire site so far.
I read through that whole ridiculous thread. Judolino made a huge mistake by letting himself get provoked and actually engaging with a troll in the first place. But not a single one of his posts was hate speech; he was just insulting other users. What constitutes hate speech here is actually the opening post. It’s a textbook example of calculated hate propaganda fueled by racism. I find it hard to believe anyone could spin a tale suggesting that guy just wanted an intellectual debate to learn something or hear a different perspective. Which begs the question: why hasn't this thread been deleted yet? Or better yet, WHY THE HELL IS IT STILL UP? Just wipe that garbage immediately; locking it isn't enough.
But what absolutely floored me was this statement from the admin: Believe it or not, people have the right to be racists. Also, you have the right to express your disagreement with those views.
Are you kidding me? Since when? What else do people have the right to be—thieves, murderers, rapists? There are all sorts of degenerates among the human race, but that doesn't mean everything can be categorized under "freedom of speech." You have to draw a line somewhere and prohibit statements that are dangerous to the environment—to the rest of society that recognizes the importance of mutual tolerance, which is what makes us a civilized society rather than pure anarchy.
I am well aware that this is private property and might not carry legal liability. However, it still functions as a form of public media, and if nothing else, it carries a moral and social responsibility for the content they choose to leave indexed for search engines. I highly doubt any reputable public media outlet would allow this kind of propaganda in its archives, if only to protect their future funding.

In my opinion, the moderators of this site made a much larger blunder than Judolino did, and I sincerely hope they rectify it soon.
To wrap things up, here is a song for the individual who started this thread, and for everyone else who can't seem to grasp where the problem lies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY_5e5ew12I

You can actually pull this off in Safari using this Extension. Once you’ve got it installed, all you need to do is input the address http://www.bet-at-home.com/start.aspx
. Doing it this way prevents Safari from nagging you with those annoying redirection prompts when you head to other sites.
In theory, you should be able to block this universally across any browser by tweaking your hosts file, but honestly, I gave it a shot and couldn't quite get it to work for me. 🤷

Look, those two bands you mentioned are pure, classic noise.
Okay, maybe trying to compare Primus and Mr. Bungle doesn't make much sense, but there is definitely a connection in how they both just mash up a million different genres. You can't really pin either one down to a single category. What really ties them together is that sheer originality—they both left behind this massive musical legacy because they were making sounds that nobody else was doing. Or at least, very few people were brave enough to try.
Now, "bizarre" might be a bit of an overstatement, but I suppose it depends on your perspective. If you’re someone who naturally gravitates toward alternative or progressive rock, this won't feel weird at all. But for the average listener who mostly sticks to Taylor Swift, it's probably going to sound pretty bizarre. 😁

brightridge59 said:I just gave Green Naugahyde a listen. It’s actually pretty good—definitely didn't find it boring at all. 🤷
I'm not going to go so far as to call it a masterpiece 😁, but it's solid. Right now, Jilly's on Smack is my absolute favorite, but who knows? Musical tastes tend to shift until everything finally clicks into place. 😁

Yeah, Jilly's on Smack definitely stands out from the rest of their stuff. I probably need to give it a few more spins myself. With bands like this, you usually have to listen to an album two or three times before it really starts making sense in your head.

Patrick Martin said:Personally, I've always been a huge fan of early Red Hot Chili Peppers, and I can't help but feel there's some kind of connection there (like Out In L.A.), except these guys are just way wilder and much more extreme in their eccentricity.
By the way, does anyone know if they've ever collaborated? (Not that I want to spend hours digging for it!)

From what I know, they haven't really worked together. There is a certain drum & bass connection, but I mean the real deal, not the synthetic stuff. Even though the Red Hot Chili Peppers are incredibly versatile, they still fall into that category of bands where the bassist and drummer take center stage rather than the guitar and vocals being the main focus. Chad Smith & Flea are also an incredible duo.

Aside from Oysterhead, you should definitely check out Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog brigada from Les's various projects. They put out a double live album where the first half features covers of different bands along with some of their own tracks, and the second half is a full cover of Animals by Pink Floyd. That one sounds pretty great too.

Moving away from Primus, when I think of similarly trippy bands, Mr. Bungle comes to mind, which was started by Mike Patton (of Faith No More). But man, that stuff is truly bizarre. 😬
Here is how it sounds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7p623CBvI

Alright, besides what I already listed in this post

Primus discography
Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Primus - Southbound Pachyderm
Primus - Over the Falls
Primus - My Name Is Mud
Primus - Shake hands with beef
Primus - Mr. Krinkle
Primus - Lacquer Head
Primus - Greet The Sacred Cow
Primus - The Antipop
Primus Woodstock 1994

If this doesn't do the trick for you, just take it slow and work your way through the albums one by one. 😁

On a side note, if someone isn't really feeling the Primus sound, I still highly recommend checking them out just for the music videos. They’ve always had such incredible visuals. A huge part of those animations was handled by Mike Johnson, who actually collaborated with Tim Burton on his films.

After more than a decade, the new Primus album Primus Green Naugahyde
is finally here.
I just finished my first listen, and honestly, I’m not quite feeling it yet. It feels a bit one-note. Les actually summed up his own take on the record like this:

Every song is pretty much a variation of 'Don't Fear the Reaper' by Blue Öyster Cult. Everyone should buy two copies. 😁

murmillo hrnic said:Primus is still great, they just lean a bit more toward the metal side.

I used to be a massive Primus fan back in the day. They’re a fantastic band, even if they haven't quite hit mainstream popularity. While every single one of them is a world-class musician, I think the hurdle for most people is Les Claypool's vocals—they're definitely... unique. If you can't get past that initial shock, it's easy to write them off before you even hear their best stuff.
It's actually tough to pin down what genre they even belong to. According to Wikipedia:

Primus's musical style is difficult to define. Primus thrash-funk has been compared to anything from "the Freak Brothers set to music" to various labels like alternative rock, alternative metal, funk metal, and progressive metal. MTV Primus suggests they are "a post-punk Rush Frank Zappa." Les Claypool himself once described their music as "psychedelic polka." Primus is the only band with its own ID3 genre tag, as extended by Winamp. Primus influences include Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Residents, King Crimson, XTC and Rush. Bands that have cited Primus as an influence include Deftones, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Incubus and Muse.

I checked Winamp myself, and sure enough, tucked away between all those standard categories like rock, progressive rock, soul, and blues, there is a dedicated Primus genre. 😁

That's a pretty famous bit of trivia, too: Les actually auditioned for the new Metallica bassist position after Burton passed away. It was even featured in that Metallica documentary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS6gwp6SeXM

I've always been a fan of their side projects as well. They've collaborated with some absolute legends like Copeland, Frank Zappa, and Tom Waits...
And I absolutely loved their involvement with South Park.
For instance, this story is such a classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EccOr9h04nM

You can find the lyrics here, though it's a little hard to catch everything since he delivers the lines so fast.

hollowtrucker77 said:This is honestly an embarrassment.

I think we have to admit, we’re being a little hypocritical here.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7113/zgsash.jpg

I honestly wish the former Admin would just take a breather and stop weighing in on the PŽK threads. To be blunt, his style of posting isn't exactly the gold standard for civilized discussion, either. Besides, since he doesn't hold an admin or moderator role anymore, his opinion on anyone else's bans or account status really shouldn't carry any weight.
It would also be quite helpful to find out whose clones James Patel20 and hiddenmoose16 actually are. To be honest, I highly doubt anyone with only about twenty posts has even realized that the PŽK exists, let alone reached a level where they could start guessing which political moderator might be responsible for a specific moderation style. I’ve personally jumped into the debate on this topic before, and I might do so again—but I really have no desire to end up in a loop arguing with the same individual hiding behind two or more different nicknames. I'd much rather stay consistent with myself.

Merry Christmas to everyone, whether you're right here in the States or celebrating abroad!

Word on the street is that Jack is a little slow when it comes to opening his wallet. 🤣
I guess he’s just gotten way too used to someone else picking up the tab for him.

I actually tried using some Alcohol 120 for Windows 7 once, and honestly, it was a total bust. It kept demanding a system restart right in the middle of the installation, and once I did that, it just completely stalled out. On the other hand, Daemon Tools works like a charm without any of those headaches.

My Toshiba laptop only seems to recognize the official Toshiba external USB floppy drive. I actually wasted quite a bit of time messing around with that issue once before, only to have the technicians at an authorized service center tell me what the problem was after the fact. 🙂

Edit: If you do manage to track down those drivers, it might be a smarter move to just slip them right onto your Windows XP installation CD using a tool like nLite.

swiftdriver30 said:Hey everyone, I have a quick question regarding Windows 7. I wasn't quite sure if this had been asked before—I didn't have the patience to comb through all 200+ pages of the forum! xD. Basically, I want to know if there are any massive differences between versions, and which one would be better strictly for web browsing and gaming: Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate? And why? Right now, I'm running Windows 7 Professional with DirectX 11 and everything works perfectly, but I was wondering if it might be worth upgrading to Ultimate... I'm looking for some advice. If anyone can help me out, thanks!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...e/default.aspx

The only real differences between Ultimate and Professional are BitLocker and Multilanguage support. Unless you specifically need one of those features, Ultimate doesn't make much sense; besides BitLocker, you just end up with a million extra programs to download that do the exact same thing. Honestly, I highly doubt you'll ever need to swap your Windows language while you're working. My advice? Stick with Professional. You aren't gaining anything significant, and it takes up less space on your C: drive.

Go to Control Panel > Sound and head over to the Sounds tab. Under the Program Events list, find File Explorer and click on start navigation. You'll see the sound associated with that event pop up at the bottom—just swap it out for whatever you like (give it a go by clicking Test). If you don't want any sound at all, just set it to None.

One way to handle that is by using the extend setting.
But when it comes to gaming, I suspect the game itself needs to support multiple displays. You won't be able to pull that off with just any random title.

GOM handles MP4 files just fine for me—I haven't run into any issues at all. If you're missing the specific GOM codec, the player will usually prompt you with a "Find codec" option right when you try to open the file. Just click that, and it'll guide you through installing whatever it needs to get things running.
If you want to change which program opens certain files by default, you can easily do that by right-clicking the file, selecting properties, and then choosing "Opens with (change)." Alternatively, you can usually manage those settings directly within the program itself.