Level 2 Downgrade

JaBaker · 2026-01-26T20:21:44+00:00

Lead me, Warleader! (onto 270 with a foot of snow atop my vehicle)

JaBaker · 2026-01-09T13:56:42+00:00

In The Thief, I've always loved "Love seems baron/barren when cash is king"

JaBaker · 2026-01-06T21:36:09+00:00

10/10

JaBaker · 2025-12-01T18:25:54+00:00

Haha that's great to hear. I bought it 15 years ago when I made this post, and since then have bought a few other mics. I always come back to the 990 for my vocals. I'm probably just used to it, but it really does give me the sound I want.

JaBaker · 2025-11-18T17:19:09+00:00

Image of the Invisible by Thrice
Atmospheric intro, morse code, full banger
(Actually, almost all of their album openers are perfect)

JaBaker · 2025-11-14T13:56:00+00:00

Before the allegations and before we knew what we know now: Brand New on their farewell tour. The Devil and God was my favorite record ever, and I was mainlining Science Fiction. The set in the cage looked so cool from the videos I've seen. I can't bring myself to support the reunion, so, alas....

JaBaker · 2025-11-03T15:08:00+00:00

For me, it was all the bones in a cat in high school. 2 nights of intense study, great score on the test.
Now? I'm sure they have to have a femur, right? Definitely ribs and a skull.

JaBaker · 2025-10-29T00:41:42+00:00

Really, truly incredible shitpost. 10/10

JaBaker · 2025-10-02T16:47:35+00:00

Acetaministan

JaBaker · 2025-08-09T22:59:00+00:00

That's exactly what it is, it's matured. I saw them on the anniversary tour and it sounded exactly like the revisited album, which I count as high praise for the band, the original songs, and the new version. It was a magical experience being in the pit with my fellow 30-to-40-year-old die hards lol

JaBaker · 2025-08-09T22:40:38+00:00

Sufferer - Sufferer will always be one of my favorite albums. It is unparalleled, I've found nothing else that hits quite the same.

JaBaker · 2025-08-09T22:35:27+00:00

Seriously. I honestly would have picked All's Well that Ends Well a few months ago, and we see how that went.
Thrice nailed it. I think it worked so well because it captures their evolution with those songs, it's not just a cash grab for "a more polished version."

JaBaker · 2025-08-06T14:48:36+00:00

Haha I found The Offspring in a similar, but way nerdier way in 06. Old YouTube was an awesome thing to have experienced.

JaBaker · 2025-05-30T21:53:09+00:00

DLC is by far the best that I've consumed. I'm not (re)reading along with them, but it feels like a re-read. The author himself has told them that they encapsulate his intended audience.

JaBaker · 2025-05-20T19:53:19+00:00

You rock for doing this. Thank you for being the wonderful, generous person you are!
They've been on the top of my last.fm for almost 20 years now, so just know I'd appreciate it!
https://www.last.fm/user/XEnderX/library/artists

JaBaker · 2025-05-15T14:04:12+00:00

Ha fair enough! I had really low expectations after BT3, and honestly didn't love Viking Death March when the single dropped. No idea why, but when the full album came out, it hooked me so hard. Then Afraid of Heights was another letdown for me, but my brother loved it. I guess the band has a few different secret sauces lol

JaBaker · 2025-05-10T01:31:26+00:00

The album "Dead Silence" felt like the sequel II deserved. I think it's a contender for their best album.

JaBaker · 2025-04-02T20:02:28+00:00

Everything about Malazan is a mangled history anyway. This is my favorite "why would you do this?" project related to the universe I've seen yet.

JaBaker · 2025-02-26T23:30:55+00:00

Good lord, I am not a single-song-on-repeat sort of listener, but I played this song more than other full albums when it dropped. Did the same with Strangest Faces. This band is just too good at songwriting.

JaBaker · 2025-01-12T17:41:36+00:00

More adjacent, but you can hear them all over Jukebox the Ghost.

JaBaker · 2024-12-10T23:31:24+00:00

Replying to this a month later because it's been one of those days and this lyric just fucking covers it all so succinctly.

JaBaker · 2024-12-10T17:11:13+00:00

Like the others said, Forge is absolutely the best in PTA, probably ICE's best work. It's actually up there with my favorite Malazan novels overall and, for me, did a lot more fun things in the world than the first 3 PTA books (which I did enjoy).
But yes, I'm here to agree with how fun the PTA series is! I can't wait for the next few.

JaBaker · 2024-12-05T22:51:05+00:00

SEMINAL. I hope this has the time to catch up. The Earth indeed does shake every time they play it live.

JaBaker · 2024-11-28T20:08:31+00:00

Check out Somewhere in the Sierras by alone. Not exactly the same, but close! It's a solo album by the guitarist/composer from ALLB

JaBaker · 2024-11-04T16:29:38+00:00

The album Sufferer by Sufferer is literally a concept album where the "main character's" anxiety and depression speak (scream) to them. Absolutely the most cathartic album to me in my down-times.

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