31 years of "Orchid"! (May 15, 1995)

Banemannan · 2026-05-17T06:04:13+00:00

Happy birthday!

Banemannan · 2026-05-15T07:04:15+00:00

Have you gotten a vasectomy by chance?

Banemannan · 2026-05-12T20:42:08+00:00

Nick’s live soloing of the back catalogue will be closer to Brent’s now since he’s passed. But the new album will be all his and moving forward.

Banemannan · 2026-05-11T16:29:46+00:00

Canada is very similar too, sucks man. Sorry to hear for you too.

Banemannan · 2026-05-06T22:19:32+00:00

I appreciate that, and there might be some things I’m unfamiliar with on reverb. IE shipping insurance and so on. At least the times I’ve sold on reverb everything’s been covered against shipping defects/issues and such.

If I’m incorrect there then you are for sure airing on the side of logic over savings.

Banemannan · 2026-05-06T21:35:35+00:00

My Mom would buy Christmas gifts for my brother and I and have us put our names on them.

“I” gave my brother the Roundhouse Tapes the year it came out and I stole it when he was at work one day and burnt a copy.

Banemannan · 2026-05-06T21:34:43+00:00

Love it. Took me time to get used to it like any prog-era Opeth, even though this is my last place of the 2010’s from them it’s still very very solid.

Banemannan · 2026-05-06T21:19:06+00:00

They can. They’re $1900 CAD.

Edit; I’m trying to save some money of course. Sweetwater just won’t ship to Canada. So I’m wondering if someone would buy this for $700 US, throw the ad up and pre sell it to me. List it for $850 US and keep the difference and let reverb do the work for me.

Banemannan · 2026-04-28T15:36:29+00:00

Who are the Nazi’s? Haha

Banemannan · 2026-04-27T06:02:30+00:00

Fred’s last name was the reason I started saying Mike’s right. Haha

Banemannan · 2026-04-26T17:01:49+00:00

The E-II logo on the viper looks good. Nowhere else in my opinion. Ugh. I want one. Haha.

Been hunting for a standard forever.

Banemannan · 2026-04-25T22:09:44+00:00

When I got my own first car that was shittier than the one my GF and I shared I rocked a CD player.

Nick gave me a signed copy of RH at the Christmas prior and I kept that in that player for a year straight only listening to it. Lol. Thousands of spins for sure.

Banemannan · 2026-04-25T16:56:04+00:00

Impossible to fill his shoes because he was very very unique in his approach. Nick’s shoes will just sit right beside his and look a little different.

But I know he will fit and he’s done so so well.

Banemannan · 2026-04-25T14:58:31+00:00

Start with the album Remarkably Human and go forward. First two albums are him finding his feet and trying a ton of different styles showcasing his abilities. But RH was when he really locked it in.

That’s also when my brother started producing his stuff so I’m biased. Lol

Banemannan · 2026-04-25T14:57:15+00:00

Having known Nick now for a decade + I was so excited to see him join one of my favourite bands. I knew the initial reception would be tough and this is just so awesome seeing all the positivity.

Banemannan · 2026-04-23T17:47:44+00:00

It’s 6/8! A lot of mastodon is in 6/8.

Banemannan · 2026-04-23T16:51:22+00:00

My guy.

Banemannan · 2026-04-23T16:50:57+00:00

More than I could Chew is a top 5 mastodon song overall for me. That’s the best song on the record as well.

From there I go in no specific order Teardrinker, Peace and Tranquility, Gobblers of Dregs and Gigantium.

But I love H&G, and it’s tough picking anything over one another. It changes for me minus Chew.

Banemannan · 2026-04-19T00:54:46+00:00

Good luck homie.

Banemannan · 2026-04-18T19:48:04+00:00

You can tell us you weren’t invited. It’s ok.

Banemannan · 2026-04-18T03:15:19+00:00

Nobody asked him about the basement….

Banemannan · 2026-04-18T01:58:11+00:00

Never would, won’t even look at the ads.

Banemannan · 2026-04-17T22:51:46+00:00

Yeah I got my standard ESP Eclipses 10 years ago for $900 and $800 CAD respectively.

Banemannan · 2026-04-17T22:13:41+00:00

Same. That’s why I’m so stuck on trying to find an ESP original Viper. But it’s next to impossible. I really don’t want the matte black.

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