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That's tougher for me than it sounds. It really sucks being unable to deliver in a live setting; on the other hand, in two or three decades those recordings will be the only tangible evidence of everything you did. At this point, I'd pick being great live. A bad recording of a great performance holds up better than the converse.

Would you rather write your own music entirely by yourself and hire band members who offer no creative input, or give up the control and ownership to work on a collaborative project?

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Oh yes, every night. You want proof? Sometimes the last biscuit goes missing from the jar and no-one admits to taking it, sometimes the coffee machine is running low on water even though everyone know

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16 hours ago, Vampyrique said:

Requiem, this modern world is no longer fit for Victorian gentlemen. Things have changed since the 19th century and cancel culture is in full swing. Shamelessly, you fired off words without trigger warnings, and your unconscious bias against the two groups manifested in negative connotations that lacked relevant and culturally sensitive euphemisms.

Oh, but there's always one in the crowd to turn fun into funeral. For the record, I'd probably rather be morbidly obese than profoundly autistic. Pedofeelya, now that's a touchy subject!

I'd rather give up my bed for a month. If I didn't need electricity for the stove/fridge, to pay bills online, or to charge my ipod, I'd probably instead give that up for a month and would possibly even enjoy it.

Would you rather be in a band that has great studio albums and poor live performances, or great live performance and poor studio albums.

 

 

I've played in a mediocre band with mediocre studio albums and mediocre performances. Oh for some variety! 

I'd go with great studio albums over live performances any day. A great live performance is a beautiful thing, but it's ephemeral - like a candle in the wind it will be snuffed out forever by indifferent time. A great album lasts for as long as people will play it, which, if it's great, will be forever. 

Would you rather be a Victorian gentleman or a Roman senator? 

 

16 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

That's tougher for me than it sounds. It really sucks being unable to deliver in a live setting; on the other hand, in two or three decades those recordings will be the only tangible evidence of everything you did. At this point, I'd pick being great live. A bad recording of a great performance holds up better than the converse.

Would you rather write your own music entirely by yourself and hire band members who offer no creative input, or give up the control and ownership to work on a collaborative project?

Sorry, I missed this quote before answering the Vampire. 

I did this first one for years, and it was pretty fun although a little lonely at times, especially when arranging (and paying for!) recording. In rehearsals and playing live, though, it felt like a proper band although I guess I always had final say.

While working collaboratively is really cool on a certain level, I could only do that if I wasn't all that serious about the vision of the band. Compromise is a hard thing when you feel really passionate about the art you create. So I'm going to choose 'write my own music and have stooges on stage with me'. 

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23 hours ago, Requiem said:

Surely you're not suggesting we ban the word autistic because you happen to know someone who is? My question simply asked users to make a choice between these two debilitating conditions. 

Aren't you the guy who posted jokes about pedophelia in the jokes thread?

Would you rather give up electricity for a month or your bed for a month? 

Not suggesting a ban on the word for a second, I just don't like seeing autism, a condition which someone has no control over, being compared with obesity which is generally something you can control. But it could easily be down to my shitty frame of mind right now.

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On 3/1/2021 at 12:07 AM, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

Roman Senator :P

Ripper era Judas Priest (Jugulator and Demolition albums) or Blaze era Iron Maiden (The X Factor and Virtual XI albums)?

 

Blaze era Maiden. At least the music is good sometimes.

Or do you mean being IN the band as the respective singer, then I'd choose Judas Priest. Far less people wanted Ripper to fail then Blaze. I feel Blaze got 100 times the heat from fans.

Being covered in centipedes or covered in ants?

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On 5/3/2021 at 12:10 PM, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

Either of those answers work to be honest :P

 

I suppose being covered in Centipedes? being bigger there would be less of them and I don't think they'd be as irritating

 

Terminator or Rambo?

Terminator, not a care in the world, no PTSD, maybe a conflicting order now and then.

 

Allergic to sunshine or allergic to water?

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I don't need no stinking sunshine. If I didn't have a kid in school and therefore need to keep somewhat "normal" hours I could easily become a completely nocturnal vampire that went to sleep just as the glow in the sky signalled the sun was about to rise and awoke late in the afternoon to enjoy the sunset with my morning coffee. I feel more alive at nighttime. 

 

Would you rather be a sex addict or completely asexual?

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On 5/6/2021 at 5:55 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

I don't need no stinking sunshine. If I didn't have a kid in school and therefore need to keep somewhat "normal" hours I could easily become a completely nocturnal vampire that went to sleep just as the glow in the sky signalled the sun was about to rise and awoke late in the afternoon to enjoy the sunset with my morning coffee. I feel more alive at nighttime. 

 

Would you rather be a sex addict or completely asexual?

...Both....I'd want to get busy so much that my yam bag disintegrates.....

 

.....rather be a millionaire with a permanent Chippendales mullet or a completely asexual genius with a perfect Sebastian Bach mane....

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1 hour ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I mean, sex is great, but 100% genius with nice hair instead of millionaire. Does it have to be Sebastian Bach though?

If money wasn't an issue, would you rather be a veterinarian or a plumber?

....okay...how about one of those chicks in POISON....they had some pretty sweet hair....

....oh....almost forgot....

....I'll take vet....I'd rather deal with washing any animal shit off than having to deal with plunging out Dino Cazares's toilet after one of his all night beef and broccoli binges.....

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Just let me be Joey DeMaio's personal chef, valet and wardrobe consultant, but with Phil Spector's hair. But it has to be the trial fro, not the 60's hair or the prison skullet.

Phil Spector 1965 | Wall of sound, Phil, Music

 

40 THE COURT CASE OF PHIL SPECTOR ideas | the way i feel, clarkson, phil

Phil Spector prison mugshots are released | The Independent | The Independent

 

To the other question, no-brainer! Give me the money and the mullet. Give me the money and do whatever you want with my hair, nobody's looking at me anyway. Had the nice mane, been there done that, it ain't that big of a deal. Certainly not worth giving up my libido and a million dollars for. 

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On 5/27/2021 at 1:31 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Just let me be Joey DeMaio's personal chef, valet and wardrobe consultant, but with Phil Spector's hair. But it has to be the trial fro, not the 60's hair or the prison skullet.

Phil Spector 1965 | Wall of sound, Phil, Music

 

40 THE COURT CASE OF PHIL SPECTOR ideas | the way i feel, clarkson, phil

Phil Spector prison mugshots are released | The Independent | The Independent

 

To the other question, no-brainer! Give me the money and the mullet. Give me the money and do whatever you want with my hair, nobody's looking at me anyway. Had the nice mane, been there done that, it ain't that big of a deal. Certainly not worth giving up my libido and a million dollars for. 

...since WhiteNoise dropped the ball on this last month....

...rather have an all cassette music collection with a super sweet audiophile quality stereo....

...or an all digital music collection with a bullshit Pono music player....

...my apologies and condolences if anyone has a Pono player...

 

 

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3 hours ago, MarkhantonioYeatts said:

...since WhiteNoise dropped the ball on this last month....

...rather have an all cassette music collection with a super sweet audiophile quality stereo....

...or an all digital music collection with a bullshit Pono music player....

...my apologies and condolences if anyone has a Pono player...

 

 

No-one you need care about has a Pono player...I would go for the latter though, providing I had the means to junk said Pono player and get something better.

 

But I am not sure I understand this game and if there were only the two choices, then fucking cassettes it would be.

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I would never choose cassettes over vinyl. Matter of fact, I wouldn't choose cassettes over CD. Having to fast forward or rewind a cassette is a grim and frostbitten endeavor that I am glad that I no longer have to put up with.

But to be completely fair, I had a walkman when I was in middle and high school and I used to make mix tapes of stuff like The Misfits, Iced Earth, Metallica, and take them to school with me to listen to on the bus because I had a very long bus ride as my town did not have a middle or a high school until roughly 2001.

Eventually when I got a better discman, I started to just carry my CDs with me and there was no need for my walkman anymore. Now I listen to music when I go out exclusively through Spotify & to be honest, it's not that great because Spotify doesn't have all of the bands/releases I want to listen to available on it but it's crucial for some albums that I do not have on vinyl or for when I'm driving in the car and want to listen to stuff. Mainly podcasts.

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