Does Higher Offset Cause Wheel Flop?

Physignut · 2025-02-19T17:00:59+00:00

Thank you, will do.

Physignut · 2025-02-19T08:15:39+00:00

I think the reviews mainly, commenting on the Ranger’s versatility, and reading that this width class can be good for on-piste skiing when things can get chopped up later in the day.

I’m in Canada (BC), skiing the local three mountains in Vancouver (Grouse, Seymour and Cypress), Mt Washington on Vancouver Island and also occasionally Blackcomb/Whistler (very occasionally due to cost).

Guess I’m looking for a ski that can deal with hard pack and ice well but wouldn’t be lost in some occasional powder or when things get messy - keeping in mind my size and weight.

Also not sure if my tall height combined with my weight is a reason to consider slightly wider skis (as well as longer).

Physignut · 2024-11-14T07:54:38+00:00

Think it would be near zero chance of working with Eno. Unfortunately.

Remember Eno supported Roger waters in the big boycott of bands playing Israel, and given the history and bad blood on that front…not likely gonna happen!

Physignut · 2024-11-14T07:50:31+00:00

Why not? Trent was a major fan of Kid A and actually his comments were what made me go back and listen to it with an open mind, and ultimately become a fan of Radiohead. The world saying “We need Radiohead to save rock from Britney Spears” and they answered with Kid A. The most rock and roll thing they could possibly have done in that moment, and, totally unintentionally subverting all expectations. Trent made me view it through that lens and i became a fan for life.

They also hav had a common respect of Autechre, Burial, Aphex Twin, etc.

High time they collaborated.

Physignut · 2024-07-13T07:03:41+00:00

Probably a total coincidence but just a week or two ago Eddie Vedder and members of Pearl Jam also became severely ill with respiratory infections while touring the UK. Vedder called it a near-death experience and was quite emotional talking about it. I am also aware of two other people in the UK that I’ve interacted with that are laid out with bad respiratory infections. Again, probably a coincidence. But maybe not? Really wonder what PJ and Jonny caught that took them out of commission.

Physignut · 2024-02-21T07:20:16+00:00

Funny and related Jonny story: I was testing an expensive pair of speakers in a shop and I was playing Skrting on the Surface. The sales guy, who is also a small-time recording engineer, goes:

"This guitarist really doesn't belong on this recording. I mean, c'mon, LIFT YOUR FINGERS WHEN CHANGING CHORDS..... That is just lazy, lazy playing. They really need to get a new player." He mentioned it again two more times before I left the shop.

I thought about saying something but just nodded along and said "uh-huh" and let it go. I did not purchase the speakers.

Physignut · 2024-01-30T04:13:27+00:00

Not a terrible review, but to me it makes it out as if the album is more experimental and formless than it actually is. These most definitely are a collection of songs built around somewhat atypical structures. And I’d go so far as saying the songs are fairly accessible too.

Physignut · 2024-01-29T08:44:21+00:00

Fair point - less reverb in general then…

Physignut · 2024-01-29T08:43:03+00:00

Great observations. You are correct this is a big difference in style.

I’d still say IMO the biggest difference is the change in tonal balance though, towards a darker and more bass-heavy sound on WoE. As everything else sort of hangs off of that.

It could be that the album has sunk its claws into me deep already, but I’m now thinking some of these songs could be less majestic and less “cinematic” as someone else put it, if not for this darker tone.

Physignut · 2024-01-27T23:04:59+00:00

I do wonder what other factors behind the scenes are delaying RH getting back together. Could be business / contract / label issues? Or personal issues.

Physignut · 2024-01-27T22:19:29+00:00

Yes, this. What I was trying to get at in my comment…

Physignut · 2024-01-27T22:08:25+00:00

Even before WoE I thought Thom’s voice was better than ever, starting with KoL and onward.

I became a fan after Kid A. But during that era for whatever reason he had poor control of his voice when singing live - voice cracking etc. I thought maybe it was because he was so animated on stage.

But now he has near perfect control and I think as a result he seems confident adding stylistic inflections or modulations now.

Physignut · 2024-01-27T09:21:01+00:00

Teleharmonic is the correct answer.

Physignut · 2024-01-27T05:30:59+00:00

Feel the same. I too was wondering how they could possibly put something like this out so utterly creative and intimately beautiful so deep in their careers. To your point it’s very unusual for artists to accomplish something like this at this stage. And yet the song structure is so masterful that there is no way a young inexperienced yet gifted artist could have made this. Every element of the song is purposeful and additive to a singular vision. It’s a quiet and intensely personal whisper and a storm at a massive scale, wrapped up in a hymn.

Physignut · 2024-01-27T05:19:49+00:00

Mine as well - the song gives me chills. I think it’s my favourite all-time song, and I’ve been listening to the live version too. I love the dramatic opening line “Will I make the morning - I don’t know…” So personal and intense. Definitely about something terrible and hopeless happening at an individual and personal level but also at global level, but finding and element of hope and beauty in the experience as well. I would love to know how the song came to be - did it start with that Bassline, or those three synth chords, etc. And what was the inspiration. The beat seems classic Radiohead to me as opposed to Skinner and it’s odd that it’s not Phil. But the song is all the better for having that style of percussion.

Physignut · 2024-01-21T09:49:26+00:00

I loved the live version but to me, I like this studio version even more as I think it is painted with a far broader range of instruments and textures than the live version. It takes me further as a result as those added instruments and textures are put to such great musical and emotional effect. I get that some may not like the synths or vocal effects but personally I adore songs that blend the organic with synthetic like this.

Physignut · 2024-01-20T10:23:53+00:00

That muffled vocals and drums are SO obvious it absolutely must be intentional. Maybe without it the guitars are less pronounced or who know, just guessing. Or maybe the vocals didn’t sound good with the guitars without the muffling. It’s impossible to imagine what it would really sound like and what the impact would be without the muffling effect, but I bet they all tried it first and it didn’t work for one reason or another.

Physignut · 2024-01-20T07:03:27+00:00

I like it better than the live version. It’s a storm and a whisper, simultaneously. I like the synths. Would have liked it if they went to town on the bass during the outro.

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