(Nov. 02, 2015 3:51 AM)Tri Wrote: Tricot is eh. I prefer heavier stuff when it comes to Japanese music, like Dir en Grey or Maximum The Hormone. But for the most part my linguistic span of music stays in English haha.
Maximum the Hormone is hilariously amazing and it's a shame that they're not appropriate to link here. I mostly listen to Japanese music. The Black Keys and Cage the Elephant are the only English bands I listen to anymore.
Lately I've been listening to a band from Taiwan called Elephant Gym. They sing in Mandarin.
(Nov. 02, 2015 3:22 AM)BUMP KING Wrote: That looks awesome Cake, love how that guy has a foam sword, haha.
(Nov. 02, 2015 3:47 AM)Wizard Wrote: @[Cake] Did you get wrecked by that sword?
I don't think I ever ran into that sword guy while we were on opposite teams. However, I was in a squad with Captain America for a while, and I shot the Grim Reaper a few times.
Visible in the picture are Captain America's boots and a little of his body and shield (on the left), zombie Waldo (the brightly colored beanie; she stopped wearing the whole costume because it got really hot), a handful of knights and swordsmen, and one guy with a pilot's cap and morph suit (no idea what that is for). Not pictured are the Grim Reaper (with scythe), Slenderman, Sadness (from Inside Out), several zombies, Link, Frodo Baggins, and a Grunt (from Halo). I'm sure there were several others also in costume, but people started abandoning them pretty fast, because it's hard to sprint all over the place while in full cosplay mode.
(Nov. 03, 2015 12:38 AM)Meta madness Wrote: Was doing some info on my trip to the Tennesse event where me and Neo can rekt the competition! So...Hmm...
543 bucks for a round trip to Tennessee back to Cali....
Bus station from nashville to brentwood...uhh..hmm...Well, gonna be spending a lot of money... But if it's to play against Neo...It's worth it!
I must know which one of us will get rekt.
Probably me tbh
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(Nov. 02, 2015 3:51 AM)Tri Wrote: Tricot is eh. I prefer heavier stuff when it comes to Japanese music, like Dir en Grey or Maximum The Hormone. But for the most part my linguistic span of music stays in English haha.
Maximum the Hormone is hilariously amazing and it's a shame that they're not appropriate to link here. I mostly listen to Japanese music. The Black Keys and Cage the Elephant are the only English bands I listen to anymore.
Lately I've been listening to a band from Taiwan called Elephant Gym. They sing in Mandarin.
While I listen to a lot of different genres of music (my favorites are alternative and rap/hip-hop) I listen pretty much exclusively to music in English. Personally, I feel like I can't appreciate the music in its entirety if I can't understand the language the artist is speaking in, and even if I could there are often slang terms or double meanings that would be lost to me. It definitely makes me understand the appeal of Electronic/Instrumental/Classical music though since in those genres there usually aren't lyrics that would get lost in translation.
(Nov. 03, 2015 2:37 AM)Neo Wrote:
(Nov. 03, 2015 12:38 AM)Meta madness Wrote: I must know which one of us will get rekt.
Probably me tbh
watch as you two get put in different blocks, and then neither of you/only one of you makes it to the finals #ithappens
(Nov. 04, 2015 7:38 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: It's been at least a week and nobody noticed I changed my user title to read "cheetos dattebayo"
I noticed that it was something new and plugged it into Google Translate, but when it came up as "it's cheetos" I just figured it was some translation/interpretation error (bath stick Dolan user, anyone?) and if even if it wasn't I figured it was some reference or inside joke I didn't understand, which is common among user titles.
(Nov. 02, 2015 3:51 AM)Tri Wrote: Tricot is eh. I prefer heavier stuff when it comes to Japanese music, like Dir en Grey or Maximum The Hormone. But for the most part my linguistic span of music stays in English haha.
Maximum the Hormone is hilariously amazing and it's a shame that they're not appropriate to link here. I mostly listen to Japanese music. The Black Keys and Cage the Elephant are the only English bands I listen to anymore.
Lately I've been listening to a band from Taiwan called Elephant Gym. They sing in Mandarin.
While I listen to a lot of different genres of music (my favorites are alternative and rap/hip-hop) I listen pretty much exclusively to music in English. Personally, I feel like I can't appreciate the music in its entirety if I can't understand the language the artist is speaking in, and even if I could there are often slang terms or double meanings that would be lost to me. It definitely makes me understand the appeal of Electronic/Instrumental/Classical music though since in those genres there usually aren't lyrics that would get lost in translation.
The appeal of Dir en grey is exactly that. Even when the frontman sings in English, you have no idea what he is saying, but because he puts an immense amount of intonation in his singing and that the music brilliantly backs it up, you definitely get what emotions the song is supposed to convey. Personally, nothing in English or French comes even close to sending out such strong messages. And clearly, nothing else that I know of in Japanese either.
And when I do delve into translations seldom, I either still do not understand the poem as a whole, or it just makes me admire the singer and/or the song even more.
(Nov. 04, 2015 9:19 PM)Wombat Wrote: I noticed that it was something new and plugged it into Google Translate, but when it came up as "it's cheetos" I just figured it was some translation/interpretation error (bath stick Dolan user, anyone?) and if even if it wasn't I figured it was some reference or inside joke I didn't understand, which is common among user titles.
It is indeed a reference, to our lord and saviour @[rooneyt]
(Nov. 04, 2015 9:19 PM)Wombat Wrote: I noticed that it was something new and plugged it into Google Translate, but when it came up as "it's cheetos" I just figured it was some translation/interpretation error (bath stick Dolan user, anyone?) and if even if it wasn't I figured it was some reference or inside joke I didn't understand, which is common among user titles.
It is indeed a reference, to our lord and saviour @[rooneyt]
Rooneyt is love, rooneyt is life?
When I first saw it, I was confused... And whatever happened to him? He was a legend ;~;
Yeah, metal in general is a genre where you can't really understand the words anyway. lol. As long as the vocalist can sing, scream and/or growl (preferably all 3) well and the guitar riffs and drums are fast and skilled then i'm down. Not my favorite type of music, but it's definitely right up there, prolly my second favorite genre.
(Nov. 04, 2015 9:19 PM)Wombat Wrote: I noticed that it was something new and plugged it into Google Translate, but when it came up as "it's cheetos" I just figured it was some translation/interpretation error (bath stick Dolan user, anyone?) and if even if it wasn't I figured it was some reference or inside joke I didn't understand, which is common among user titles.
It is indeed a reference, to our lord and saviour @[rooneyt]
Rooneyt is love, rooneyt is life?
When I first saw it, I was confused... And whatever happened to him? He was a legend ;~;
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(Nov. 04, 2015 7:38 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: It's been at least a week and nobody noticed I changed my user title to read "cheetos dattebayo"
Not being around helps
(Nov. 04, 2015 9:19 PM)Wombat Wrote: While I listen to a lot of different genres of music (my favorites are alternative and rap/hip-hop) I listen pretty much exclusively to music in English. Personally, I feel like I can't appreciate the music in its entirety if I can't understand the language the artist is speaking in, and even if I could there are often slang terms or double meanings that would be lost to me. It definitely makes me understand the appeal of Electronic/Instrumental/Classical music though since in those genres there usually aren't lyrics that would get lost in translation.
Being a former musician myself, I don't really care about the language. I feel that music is universal due to the fact that there is much more to a song than just the words. The intonation, the tone of voice, there's so much a singer can do to convey what they mean that it is enjoyable even without understanding what the words mean. The voice is truly an instrument of its own.
(Nov. 04, 2015 10:01 PM)Kai-V Wrote: The appeal of Dir en grey is exactly that. Even when the frontman sings in English, you have no idea what he is saying, but because he puts an immense amount of intonation in his singing and that the music brilliantly backs it up, you definitely get what emotions the song is supposed to convey.
Intonation and tone are basically what tells you what the artist wants you to know, the lyrics round it off. For example, Diver from Tricot is a pretty emotional song and you can hear how melancholy it is throughout, but it's also a little hopeful sounding.
But once you put it in context with the lyrics, you realize that the feelings you get from the lyrics already match the feelings the song originally gave you. Not always, but often. This song was especially nice because it's actually their bassist who is singing.
Quote:I was seeing an unpleasant dream
Like crawling out of a cave, I woke up this morning
Aahh I feel sleepy
I raise up my heavy lower back,
My hands reached to my shoelaces
Untying its bonds
I’m alright
So that I won’t make any mistakes
I dive into the shining light
While we exchanged looks, it has certainly
Reached rightfully to you
I reminisced that time
It was so radiant inside the box
The humidity wraps around my body
Ahh it’s warm
Life is unexpectedly not that bad
It’s just a simple labyrinth with some leisure time
No need to hurry up
So that I won’t make any mistakes
I dive into the shining light
While we exchanged looks, I have certainly
Connected rightfully to you
I dive into a dream in which I can only see inside my fading consciousness
Diver
I didn't read the description, but given the age I'd be weary and take someone who knows a little about guitars. Instruments need to be treated well or they won't age well and it will affect the sound.
Recently I have been getting back into origami. I'm taking a Japanese Raku class at my college, but I have never taken any ceramics classes before so I basically suck at forming the clay. To counter this, I am currently experimenting with making origami and cover them with clay. The paper will burn away during the initial firing and then it will leave me with a fragile shell to glaze before putting it in the final fire. I haven't folded properly in years but I've been enjoying this so much that I picked up a pack of washi paper the other day
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The more I talk to foreigners online, the more I learn how small my perspective of the world even is. I think I know like five foreign holidays at most, lol. Happy diwali, whatever it may be - Enjoy your holiday.
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