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BritGAF |OT6| Dark Souls? More like Arse Holes
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NinjaBoiX
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Fuck, how did I forget him? The intro to Brianstorm is just thunderous.
Speaking of Brian, I also forgot Brian Chase from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, surprisingly delicate and intricate at times given the ballsy machismo of their sound.
Screaming Meat
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show me your skeleton
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arctic monkeys' drummer is definitely the most musically interesting of the lot, specially on their first two albums where the rest of the guys were basically amateurs.
larnell lewis of snarky puppy is my favourite drummer right now:
snarky puppy - outlier
larnell lewis of snarky puppy is my favourite drummer right now:
snarky puppy - outlier
I forgot him too! He's amazing. His cymbals remind me of Jazz drumming. He has that sort of swing.
TommyTosser
Member
Patrick Carney of The Black Keys is better than Meg White. (I'd say they're quite similar)
But what's being said of Matt Helders is true. He's great. Take the intro to R U Mine? and just the simple rhythm of the Arabella verses. Even the intro to a certain romance from the first album is good.
But what's being said of Matt Helders is true. He's great. Take the intro to R U Mine? and just the simple rhythm of the Arabella verses. Even the intro to a certain romance from the first album is good.
Nerdkiller
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So...a week and a half away from the New 3DS's release. Who else is getting it?
Nope. I gave it some thought but I'm gonna wait a while. I just don't like Nintendo that much.
Sploatee has a heart of ice confirmed.
Getting my GF the Majora's Mask New 3DS XL, it's verrrrrrrry nice from what I saw of the unboxing video (and the Skull Kid figurine is actually a lot bigger than I was expecting).
got mine preordered with majora's mask. Got the Thursday and Friday off next week as well.
More pumped for MonHun4 than anything though.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
I like Nintendo but there's no point if you already have a 3ds.
Probably. I can appreciate Nintendo games for their design and style but (with one or two exceptions) they're not interesting to me. Even Ocarina of Time - at the time - was good but not great. I preferred Metal Gear Solid. I think I just don't like happy smiley things.
Metroid Prime is the exception. And Mario Kart 8 was good.
If you have the old 3DS model then the N3DS is a vast improvement:
- Stable 3D really does work and actually makes the gimmick viable to use.
- The build of it is much much better. The old one always felt a bit flimsy, especially the wobbly top screen.
- Top screen isn't scratched by the bottom.
- Volume slider moved to the top screen so you don't accidentally rub it with the palm of your hand while playing.
- D-pad isn't going to start flaking at the edges.
This is like moving from the old DS to the DSi.
I can't comment on the XL model since I didn't own one.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
It is a better machine for sure, but not worth paying to upgrade. I had the OG and have an XL since their respective launches. Not this time, Nintendo, not this time.
Well like I said, I didn't have an XL so I've been using a day one 3DS and its seen better days. I'd been holding off replacing it with an XL in the hopes they'd announce a new smaller sized 3DS so I was really happy when the N3DS was announced.
And now I'm currently using it to play an old DS game ha ha ha.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
I'm LTTP but Meg was chosen by Jack for a reason. He appreciated her simple drumming and I think knew he could have a serviceable drummer without it getting in the way (read: outshining) of his songs. Not to disparage Jack at all, the man is a genius, but he definitely knew what he was doing when he picked her to drum.
Can't afford it. Plus it can't do the region free exploit either, not seeing any really compelling reasons to upgrade right now.
show me your skeleton
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the original ds was a shitty piece of hardware to be fair. awful gimmick that can't be relied on to provide gameplay because nintendo can't force a developer to rely on it, ageing hardware, tiny battery, creaky cheap plastic, zelda games. blahh.
Musha_Soturi
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Aww man I missed the drum talk? I think Dave Grohl is an easy 'go to', he's an amazing drummer. I don't concentrate on drummers much as I tend to focus on the frontman of a band, but I think my fave is Joey Jordison. Special shout out to David Silveria.
Screaming Meat
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That reminds me, I forgot to mention Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantomas), Weasel Walter (The Flying Luttenbachers, Behold... The Arctopus!) and John Theodore (The Mars Volta, QotSA). Those guys are all fucking monsters.
The lack of the region free exploit is a lot less of deal to me than I was expecting. The only things I want on the system that I can't get locally are so text heavy that'd it be a waste of time. With maybe the exception of the recent One Piece game but 1) it doesn't look that good and 2) it'll probably get an EU release anyway.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I just watched some Gene Krupa. That man is ludicrous.
show me your skeleton
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the greatest drummer is chilly gonzales, who quickly realised that the piano is a better instrument and did stuff like this:
chilly gonzales - white keys
chilly gonzales - white keys
Screaming Meat
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Nerdkiller
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Oooh yes. I felt like I didn't get enough out of MH3 on the Wii, so this should be the perfect opportunity to get back into the series.
Do you still need to format the SD card? I would love to replace it with a bigger one.
show me your skeleton
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yeah, i guess, if you want to be picky. he started his career as a drummer though so y'know.
check out his pop masterclass sessions on youtube, they're fun and informative!
NinjaBoiX
Member
Screaming Meat
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They were really good. Only recognised the Daft Punk song, but loved the Debussy reference. Love me some Debussy.
Fuck. A. Duck.
Maybe not for technicality but sheer star power, how about Gene Krupa vs Buddy Rich...
...vs Sammy Davis Jr.?
NinjaBoiX
Member
Haha, that was a load of fun! Looked like they were having a blast.
OK, on the subject of drums, God knows how many times I've posted this link, but for anyone who's missed it it's just glorious:
Manu Delago - Hang Solo
The little rolling solo around the edge of the drum in his lap he does at 2:35 before gently going back into the melody never fails to raise goosebumps, it sounds so organic, almost like water trickling or something. Wanky description but it's the only way I can describe it! Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.
OK, on the subject of drums, God knows how many times I've posted this link, but for anyone who's missed it it's just glorious:
Manu Delago - Hang Solo
The little rolling solo around the edge of the drum in his lap he does at 2:35 before gently going back into the melody never fails to raise goosebumps, it sounds so organic, almost like water trickling or something. Wanky description but it's the only way I can describe it! Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
That's lovely and your description is on the money. When are you buying me one? I'd probably make it sound like a gorilla is slapping it with a pig, but I want it all the same.
I managed to use the same 2GB SD card that came with my 3DS for its whole life so I don't know.
show me your skeleton
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everyone lnows guitar is the best instrument.
I've always wanted to learn drums. Never had a chance to use a set though.
Holy shit...
Holy shit...
Not as good as the Jew's harp.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Only when you hit it really hard with big sticks.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Hola really is the only one.
Hello BritGAF!
Hopefully you won't get mad at me for invading your thread and posting here, because I'm not British (actually German), but I'm quite desperate so I really hope. you could help me here.
For my studies I'm currently enlisted in a British Culture/Literature class and next Wednesday I need to give a 10 min. presentation on a topic in relation to British Culture and Literature, of course. I don't mind giving speeches and presentations in front of people, etc. but I haven't found a topic yet, which makes me really depressed. I'm interested in the history of British Cinema, however it's way to extensive to talk about in 10 minutes tops... and also hearing about some classmates tackling very serious topics like "Education Gap in Britain" and "The Scottish Referendum" isn't helping either.
I hope some of you nice Brits would be kind enough to help me in finding a fitting topic.
Thanks in advance and again sorry for me posting here! =(
Hopefully you won't get mad at me for invading your thread and posting here, because I'm not British (actually German), but I'm quite desperate so I really hope. you could help me here.
For my studies I'm currently enlisted in a British Culture/Literature class and next Wednesday I need to give a 10 min. presentation on a topic in relation to British Culture and Literature, of course. I don't mind giving speeches and presentations in front of people, etc. but I haven't found a topic yet, which makes me really depressed. I'm interested in the history of British Cinema, however it's way to extensive to talk about in 10 minutes tops... and also hearing about some classmates tackling very serious topics like "Education Gap in Britain" and "The Scottish Referendum" isn't helping either.
I hope some of you nice Brits would be kind enough to help me in finding a fitting topic.
Thanks in advance and again sorry for me posting here! =(
Outside of preowned/second hand deals, chances are the cheap Wiimotes + Nunchuks you find online will be fakes, and the real Wiimote + Nunchuk costs £45 from the Nintendo UK Online Store, which is better than Game's £45 + £15 for it.
Even Nippon Yasan are selling the Wiimotes for 3760¥ (£37), but they're the special editions (Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser and Peach).
What about our general distaste at being the subject of a presentation?
The change in food culture since the end of ww2 has been pretty dramatic and interesting.
How British music reflected societal issues at the time? (60's, 70's, 80's)
Why does everyone think Ed Miliband is a clown?
dapperbandit
Banned
The Great British Enigma: Why is it that everyone in the country likes Top Gear except British comedians?
show me your skeleton
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answer: because everyone is stupid.
you could probably stretch that out to ten minutes if you speak really slowly.
Oh no please don't bring Stewart Lee down upon us
I watched Top Gear snapped on the Xbone whilst lapping the Top Gear track on Forza 5 last night. It was fucking awesome.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Has anyone seen Black Sails? Is it worth watching?