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Greetings Thank you for your informative reply As for paying for brands I rely on the reviews by "Absolute Sound" As for Bose I wouldn't dream of purchase same as they are mass market and I turn my nose up on such I am sure "Absolute Sound" never reviewed them I am not sure what "death" or "black metal" are though I do enjoy angry guitars and Black Sabbath Perhaps they are "black metal" I am not happy the theme to the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible films did not utilize angry guitars as it was a conventional sounding re-orchestration unfit more modern times and "trance" is new to me I am also unfamiliar with "dance" though it sounds interesting Perhaps I will hear into it As for file quality you of course know there are high quality sources As for background music permit me to say I find MUZAK absolutely intolerable I find it a distraction and upsetting I refer to it as "mashed potato music" i.e. nothing to sink your teeth into In a previous time I did listen to radio while working but under the advice of Marylin vos Savant I desisted Yes the LOTR music you posted was pleasant I am sorry you suffer from headaches - Kind Regards Cheerio
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What's wrong with mass market?
Bose made the best, sold a lot, and now have money for even better stuff, R&D, etc.
Well, in theory.
It may also be a case of you pay for the brand because they had the best marketing
Black Sabbath certainly isn't black metal, although it's been a huge influence on it (and on all metal genres, specifically doom metal).
Black metal is more raw and extreme, traditionally lo-fi and dealing with topics such as Satanism, death and misantrophy.
Mayhem's 1994 De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is still considered to be one of the best, and the prototypical, black metal album ever: Mayhem - Freezing Moon[^]
Of course black metal evolved and there are now plenty of sub genres.
One of my favorite black metal band of the past seven years or so is Oranssi Pazuzu, who play a more psychedelic kind of black metal: Oranssi Pazuzu - Uusi teknokratia[^]
The same goes for death metal, the two are closely related.
Just compare Morbid Angel's classic God of Emptiness[^] to the latest release of At The Gates[^].
Both are death metal, but they sound pretty different (to the trained ear at least, most people can't get past their expectation of metal being a wall of noise).
When talking about "dance" I mean the electronic kind.
Just turn on a popular radio channel and you'll hear some dance music, at least in Europe, artists like Avicii (RIP), Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa...
Again, lots of different kinds of dance music.
In fact, trance is a sub genre of dance, since you dance to trance.
Other sub genres include drum n bass, (deep) house, techno... (and I listen to most of them, though not as much as I listen to metal).
Here's some Avicii: Avicii - Wake Me Up[^]
And here's some trance (of my favorite kind, psychedelic trance, or psytrance): Infected Mushroom - Dracul[^]
And a techno favorite of mine, just so you can hear how different the genres really are: KAS:ST - Hell On Earth[^]
Who the heck listens to muzak and where do you even hear that stuff?
"Muzak is an American brand of background music played in retail stores and other public establishments." Ah, alright, I'm in Europe
I can certainly get into it though!
I make it kind of a thing to know and listen to many different genres of music.
As said, I also enjoy classical music, mostly the baroque and romantic periods though, especially the national romantic period with composers such as Grieg, Dvořák and Sibelius, love the traditional folk influence.
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Thanks for the info I like being informed as to current genres but as they say "Beauty is in the ear of the beholder"
As for Mayhem all I can say is "Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman" I left a comment I'm glad the video which followed cleared my palette I can't believe a person can work w/ that playing You must have excellent powers of concentration I confess I am in the "wall of noise" camp I like toe tapping music and do not enjoy when a "singer" is constantly clearing his throat I believe I will stick w/ Black Sabbath
As for Bose Mr. Guttenberg has a few thoughts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wBmplRUhaCi-aNrkfgeTg/search?query=bose
As for headaches have you considered accupuncture
My revenge for Mayhem is JAMBINAI The first piece is angry which I enjoy the second piece is tense which I also enjoy but they are not as toe tapping as I prefer https://www.npr.org/2021/07/09/1013381304/jambinai-tiny-desk-home-concert
As for my own favorites Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite Chopin: All his piano preludes Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa which I played so often the player broke Chicago: The first seven albums After those who cares Even though their music does not have the tonal variety I prefer
As for MUZAK It has been a long time since I have been in an elevator thank goodness
Thanks for the video of the beautiful woman
- Cheerio
"I once put instant coffee into the microwave and went back in time." - Steven Wright
"Shut up and calculate" - apparently N. David Mermin possibly Richard Feynman
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PaltryProgrammer wrote: As for Bose Mr. Guttenberg has a few thoughts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wBmplRUhaCi-aNrkfgeTg/search?query=bose So you're in the 1%
PaltryProgrammer wrote: As for headaches have you considered accupuncture I have not.
PaltryProgrammer wrote: My revenge for Mayhem is JAMBINAI This reminds me of something, some Japanese band I think.
It's awesome though, kind of took me by surprise!
Going to listen to more of them.
I just hope they sound as awesome on album as they do here.
What the heck is that guy blowing on though?
PaltryProgrammer wrote: As for my own favorites Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite Chopin: All his piano preludes Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa which I played so often the player broke Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Saint-Saëns: Dance Macabre, Holst: The Planets, Ravel: Bolero... Here's an amazing piece by a modern Dutch composer, Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato[^]
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Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars[^]
Now that's organised crime!
50 people to do one heist? I can't even organise 4 without it all going pear shaped!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Not so fun when you're a hostage though
I've been hit in public a couple of times, just because people are assholes, I've never felt safe in the city at night again.
I can't even imagine what these people went through...
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OriginalGriff wrote: 50 people to do one heist?
So split evenly, everybody gets 2%? I wouldn't bother, given how long the prep missions can take...
But seriously, I guess I shouldn't make light of a situation like this. Clearly, some people have zero respect for human life, and all that for a few bucks?
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The scale, and planned use of human shields, sounds terrifying.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Headless game ? it's used in one (4)
Headless game Hockey
? sounds like oche
Oche is the line behind which dart players stand
Maybe it was a bit too tenuous
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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At least you had the decency to clue it as game rather than sport.
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Yes I feel the distinction is being lost - much as I like snooker it's a GAME
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I think the distinction these days is simple: if there is loads of money in it, it's a sport ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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If you drink beer while playing - it’s a game!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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If no-one gets the CCC I'll leave it until tomorrow
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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pkfox wrote: Oops forgot it's a Bank Holiday
It is not! I'm working as always...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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I should have said UK
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Those pommies are such slackers!
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I should have said UK
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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No holidays for cowards.
I don't need be a jerk. I just sometimes choose to be. Does that answer your question?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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How are those demons treating you Eddy?
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They working and banding together.
All is collapsing, and within all that someone stood up and called me "dad". I'm not and don't deserve that title.
You are right. I need to be worthy and need to change.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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None here either, though next Monday is Labo(u)r Day in West Pond.
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I should have said UK
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Saying UK is almost redundant when you say bank holiday, which has a rather different meaning in the US.
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