Quote: Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer Marty sure has no lack of variety in his solo albums though. I have no idea what the last one (Future Addict) was supposed to be, but as soon as I heard the faux-cover of "Tornado of Souls" (my favorite Megadeth song), I was reaching for the air...

Quote: Originally Posted by ChopTart DSOTM for all x (an element of the set "albums") is equal to DSOTM Am I reading that right And grawk, I think DSOTM is way stranger than PS. What makes you think otherwise? It reads DSotM or X (where x is part of some unspecified set...

Quote: Originally Posted by LingLing1337 See my comments in quotes. Good stuff. I kind of agree on the cacophony vocalist. A few of the songs with vocals I enjoy, but in general I prefer the songs: SMS, Concerto, Go Off!, and Images (I don't think I missed any of their...

Recently had the pleasure of discovering Fantastic Plastic Machine when I saw this LV ad. Quickly ordered 3 of his cds. 1) Fantastic Plastic Machine - Luxury 2) Fantastic Plastic Machine - Fantastic Plastic Machine 3) Fantastic Plastic Machine - FPMB (2 disc "best of" album) 4) Zongamin -...

~ Michael Lee Firkins' first album (st) has excellent sound quality and absolutely stunning guitar playing. Sadly it went downhill after this due to (or so I've read) budget cuts. The self-titled album, though, is definitely one I would recomend as a "reference shred" album. ~ I feel that...

Claude Bolling - Picnic Suite Ratatat - LP3 Marty Friedman - True Obsessions Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular Nami Tamaki - Don't Stay Probably the most diverse 5 cds I've got in a while: classical/jazz, electronic/rock, metal/rock/classical, "trip-hop"/"dream pop", and...

For pure speed/intensity there are a few sogs I would put above or on par with Jordan: ~ Nottingham Lace - Buckethead (same artist! Come on.) ~ Rice with the Angels, Time is the Enemy (Persona versions) - Jonas Hellborg (live: YouTube - Shawn Lane- Rice with the Angels) ~ Kaiser Nancarrow -...

Quote: Originally Posted by sisenor Going out on a limb a little, but it seems a lot of you are "next-gen Bucketbots"? I've been into Bman for a decade now....have you all checked out his earlier stuff: Colma, Bucketheadland, Giant Robot [NTT], Monsters & Robots, etc?? Excellent...

Every CD I buy I generally go through the same process: 1) Begin ripping the first CD to FLAC with EAC. 2) Once the first song is done ripping (usually very quickly) I start listening to that song in foobar while the others rip. 3) Finish ripping the first cd, still have to listen to quite a...

Recently I've been considering adding an external DAC to my computer. I'm on a bit of a budget, so getting a Zero DAC was what I was mostly considering. I'm not in a huge hurry, so I'd be keeping my eye on the for sale sections for a while. I'm mostly wondering if the increase in sound...

Jason Becker - Perspective or Collection Ratatat - Self Titled and Classics Jonas Hellborg - Octave of the Holy Innocents, Good People in Times of Evil, or Personae Marty Friedman - Scenes Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten or The Tri-Tone Fascination

Quote: Originally Posted by mcmurray One album that's really grabbed me lately is 'Art Metal' by Mattias Eklundh and Jonas Hellborg. Absolutely fascinating stuff! Agreed, excellent album. I don't think I have heard a Hellborg album that wasn't absolutely fascinating though (that...

Guitar Albums? ~ Jason Becker - Collection ~ Michael Lee Firkins - Michael Lee Firkins ~ Cacophony - both Speed Metal Symphony and Go Off! ~ Marty Friedman - Music For Speeding (though most of his CDs will do) ~ Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten ~ Jonas Hellborg - Octave of the Holy Innocents...

Intel Q6600 @ 3.2GHz (cooled by Vendetta 2) ATI 4870 Gigabyte UD3P 4GB (2x2gb sticks) Mushkin 800mhz @ 4-4-4-12 Corsair 750TX PSU WD 640gb Caviar SATA Antec 900; all (5) fans replaced with Noctua NF-P12 (very quiet! The PSU is the loudest thing in my system), 200mm top fan set to low...

When I'm listening in a quiet place, such as my bedroom or living room or in class, I listen at lower volumes. I can have a conversation in these situations. When on the subway, on a busy street, or skateboarding, I listen at a higher volume so that I can hear the music. In these situations I...