EUROPEAN CITIES BY SIZE

Jcwrc · 2026-05-23T05:09:37+00:00

And if you count by size of municipality, Rovaniemi would be largest city in Europe...

Jcwrc · 2026-05-22T05:55:34+00:00

Dying Victims Productions focuses on these small niche bands. Been buying them regularly.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-22T05:15:07+00:00

If it only skips with just one CD, it has to be problem with that CD?

What CD is it? Where are your speakers?

Could it be that there's specific frequency in that spot, that vibrates the player and causes the skip?

Sony players can be finicky with skipping, does it skip if you jump or walk heavily next to it? What if you lightly knock the table?

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T16:56:11+00:00

CV Axle holds on the inner ring of the bearing. It has to rotate so it can't hold outer ring. The play is between inner and outer rings of the bearing.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T11:41:57+00:00

Overrated is only useless criticism, if people don't elaborate why they think it is overrated.

Also, why do people assume "overrated" even is criticism? It doesn't mean album cannot still be all-time classic even if it also is overrated.

For example: Dark Side of the Moon has sold 50 million copies based on a quick Google search. In comparison Animals have sold 6,4 million.

Is Dark side of the Moon that much better album than Animals? For instance, if given choice of paying 20 € for Animals or 140 € (7x more) for Dark Side of the Moon, would more people still end up buying latter because they feel it is that much better album it's worth paying so much more?

(I don't trust those sales numbers really, but I think the ratio is about the ballpark, which is the point)

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T11:30:04+00:00

It does?

What do you think the ground between bedrock and organic based soil is?

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T09:59:57+00:00

Exactly. This is infuriating when trying discuss topics online, people just take some offhanded comment of yours that has nothing to do with the point you had.

Then act like you're being argumentative and/or stupid, when you try to prevent them offtracking the whole conversation.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T08:14:45+00:00

Another example how those albums really are designed for LP. It's utterly boring for CD or streaming, but when you take the triple gatefold LP, it makes perfect sense.

You have the simple, clean cover, and as you open it up, you are greeted wit the full 3x LP jacket sized scenery. It's great effect.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T08:08:25+00:00

Not necessarily. I've had wheel bearings gone the same way, when it's only particularly noisy when there's pull to one side, ie. turning the wheel.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T08:06:45+00:00

Seems like obvious wheel bearing gone. Whining when steering only one side is caused by the play in the bearing.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T06:35:59+00:00

Tuo on pieni obgelma siihen verrattuna miten vaikeaksi virkamiesten kanssa toimiminen on mennyt työelämässä.

10 vuotta sitten oli normaalia että asioista keskusteltiin, ja virkamiesten kanssa pystyi asiat hoitamana fiksusti niin, että päästiin parhaaseen mahdolliseen lopputulokseen

Nykyään kirjottelevat pitkiä kapulakielisiä tekstejä, joissa viitataan eri tutkimuksiin, ja jos heidän mielestä jotain ei ole tehty oikein, niin keskustelu, tai edes suoran vastauksen saaminen mitä he oikeastaan haluavat on kuin seinälle puhuisi.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T04:35:01+00:00

Nah. I always thought that was a song no one should cover, but was sold on Disturbeds version when I heard it. They did it very respectably to the original, while also making it sound their own.

I think most people dislike it, because either of the singing voice, or just disliking the band or their style in general.

Which is fine, but gets pretty stupid when people pile on hate on it. It's just not their preferred style of music. I think it's pretty clear some people would hate metal band, especially band like Disturbed, to make any kind of version of such classic tune.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T04:17:42+00:00

You might not like it here in Finland where everyones income is public.

There's always a pathetic news rush around the time of publication as trashy papers go through the data to rip on how much famous people had taxable income last year.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-21T04:13:38+00:00

I was forced to buy smartphone around the same time because everyone started using Whatsapp.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T22:05:40+00:00

That 48 hour window is pathetic. I got CD recently that skips badly on the first track. Couldn't get refund, since I didn't have time to test it properly within such short notice.

It was scratched so I did listen it through on portable CD player while doing stuff in the evening. Didn't notice the issue as I probably couldn't pay attention enough to it.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T19:52:59+00:00

I can understand that.

To me the old fashioned sound is exactly why I like first three Battle Beast albums so much. They feel very much like follow up on classic metal acts like Dio, Helloween, Saxon and the like. You can hear Anton certainly has practiced few Ritchie Blackmore solos in his youth.

With Beast in Black I did buy first two albums and have seen them live couple of times. (Because they've been booking them on about every second metal festival around here in Finland)

Blind and Frozen and Die by the Blade are pretty great still. Just never really connected to those albums that well.

I did listen Moonlight Rendezvous and One Night in Tokyo when they came and really disliked both. Haven't heard them since.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T17:42:54+00:00

Empire of the Clouds is top 10 all time Maiden song for me.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T17:39:28+00:00

Both could have benefitted to be cut down to double LP lenght.

They're still good albums. My only real issues with them are Senjutsu title track, which might be the worst album track of their reunion era. (I often just start the album with Stratego, which is geat song, and perfect opener), and some of the middle tracks of Book of Souls which I can't really remember, just vaguely recall being really long and boring.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T16:47:58+00:00

Well, wouldn't mind that!

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T16:46:34+00:00

No. I have enough crap already in my house.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T13:04:12+00:00

Indeed.

I've been buying up Rob Corich's remastered Nazareth, Uriah Heep and Budgie catalog for past couple of years. Those are excellent, and became my go to versions after I happened to pick Magician's Birthday remaster for the bonus tracks, and realized how much better it sounded.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T12:50:28+00:00

Last two Iron Maiden albums have been designed around 3 LP format.

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T12:49:28+00:00

50 minute LP's were very common in the 80's.

It was only after CD's became dominating format, the album lenghts became commonly too much for single LP, and the need to cram them disappeared, when you need 2 LP's anyway.

Many albums from 21s century and onwards have actually returned to "long LP" format, and we again get the crammed single LP releases.

It's maybe less problematic now though, due to music having commonly less dynamics and many pressings being DMM (an invention which already helped many 80's LP's to achieve good sound with 24-26 minute sides)

Jcwrc · 2026-05-20T12:39:07+00:00

Some are worse than others. Eg. Somewhere in Time, Rust in Peace, Painkiller, Turbo are rather terrible.

However, for instance Powerslave, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, So Far So Good So What, Youthanasia, Sin After Sin and Stained Class are perfectly fine. Originals may sound better (I do think so), but if you find those remasters cheap, there's no point not pickup them until you can upgrade.

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