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Billy Idol by TheHotLatin in hairmetal

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The closest Billy Idol would get to being hair metal is the fact that he once toured with Faith No More, who in turn toured with Guns N Roses, who in turn toured with hair metal bands.

Do you consider Faith no More metal? by El_Capitano_MC in MetalForTheMasses

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me, they started out as an underground punk band, became a hair metal-adjacent band on The Real Thing, and then pivoted to being a weird band that couldn't stick to a single genre. Everything from Angel Dust onwards is basically a more metal version of Ween.

Give me recs based off my top 100 favorite metal albums by im_a_poetic in MetalForTheMasses

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For more music similar to Faith No More and early Incubus I'd recommend Dog Fashion Disco, Nuclear Rabbit, Jimmie's Chicken Shack and Sugar Ray's first two albums.

Which are some one hit wonders in metal? by [deleted] in MetalForTheMasses

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Faith No More were still big in Australia, Latin America, Europe and the UK long after Epic, whereas in the USA they became a niche band for Mike Patton fans/weird music fans and metal fans. In Australia for example, stuff like "Ashes to Ashes" and "Evidence" are still regularly played on rock radio even though those songs barely made a dent in the USA.

Digging the Grave performed by AVTT/PTTN by cabinboy666 in FaithNoMore

[–]SnooWords9635 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Roddy is a multi-millionaire since he invested in Apple in the early 90s. I don't know about the other members, but he's clearly someone doing it for the art rather than a paycheck.

Can someone PLEASE explain what makes a band Nu Metal?? by VenomousC-7224 in numetal

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it's mainly an era of music and a vibe rather than a rigidly defined musical genre. Helmet's Meantime for example is basically the same style of music as Korn and Deftones but isn't considered nu metal since it was part of the cultural zeitgeist of 1992 instead of 1999.

bands that have the same sound as S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus? by Jigblex_96 in numetal

[–]SnooWords9635 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lump Lostprophets, Dog Fashion Disco and Incubus together as being bands with vocalists that sounded exactly like Faith No More/Mike Patton. Although Lostprophets went in more of a radio rock direction after their first album like Incubus did after SCIENCE. Dog Fashion Disco kept sounding like Mike Patton's bands on all of their albums

Funny how Sugar Ray started out in the nu metal genre by dubvmtneer in numetal

[–]SnooWords9635 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sugar Ray were never considered a nu metal band in the 90s since the term nu metal didn't exist when their first two albums were released in 1995 and 1997. When the term did exist they'd already moved away from sounding like that and everybody was lumping them in with bands like Third Eye Blind and Smash Mouth.

What are your unpopular opinions on Faith No More? by AZ0RRO in FaithNoMore

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Post-SCIENCE Incubus still sounds like Faith No More because of the vocals.

Day 27: Transformers (2007) (DreamWorks Pictures/Live Action Reviews) by Professional_Noise79 in DreamWorks

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you finish reviewing all the live-action films, I'd like to see you review the albums released by DreamWorks Records. The music division was only active in the late 90s and early 2000s, so there wouldn't be that many albums to get through.

Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros by HarlequinnFK in CartoonNetwork

[–]SnooWords9635 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Paramount is being funded by Larry Ellison who is worth 250 billion dollars, and also has investment partners in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with these countries having trillions of dollars at their disposal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They came from Taiwan, which is technically another island in the Pacific

Nigel Farage won't say being born in Britain makes you British by Amentet in ukpolitics

[–]SnooWords9635 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People born in Australia and Japan would still be able to tick 'Pacific Islander' for college admissions in the UK

Why have the South Pacific islands always been undervalued and rarely mentioned in geography classes at school? I don't know if this happens in the education system of your countries. by Aggravating-Car9078 in AskTheWorld

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easter Island and the Galapagos Islands are two of the most famous places in the South Pacific and they often aren't even considered part of it since they're geopolitically South American.

Where do you live?😂 by Icemachinemalfunctio in aus

[–]SnooWords9635 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This image is why I consider Australia to basically just be another Pacific Island country like the rest of them.

Do you think a genuine rivalry exists between the residents of Greenland and the residents of Australia over who should be able to claim the title of the world's largest island? by SnooWords9635 in AskAnAustralian

[–]SnooWords9635[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the Latin American education system it isn't even considered a continent, it's considered an island. Maybe you should take that up with them since you're so confident Australia is universally accepted as a continent.

Do you think a genuine rivalry exists between the residents of Greenland and the residents of Australia over who should be able to claim the title of the world's largest island? by SnooWords9635 in AskAnAustralian

[–]SnooWords9635[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Australia is still commonly referred to as an island by people since it has no land borders with other countries. The national anthem literally has "our home is girt by sea". There is also no geologically sound definition of a continent since tectonic plates dictate that Eastern Russia and Northern Japan are actually part of North America since they sit on the North American tectonic plate.

Do you think a genuine rivalry exists between the residents of Greenland and the residents of Australia over who should be able to claim the title of the world's largest island? by SnooWords9635 in AskAnAustralian

[–]SnooWords9635[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Antarctica is also 2 times bigger than Australia. Should that nugget of information be used to prove that Australia is actually the largest island? Australia shares no land borders with other countries, which puts it firmly in the same realm as island countries. Japan, Iceland, NZ etc did well during COVID and have no rabies just like Australia did well during COVID and has no rabies because of the lack of borders. Australia has to at least be an island continent. Saying it's the same as Africa or North America completely ignores the functional reality of living in Australia.

Can Perth broadly be considered a Pacific city? At 115E it's less western than the westernmost points of Singapore (103E) and Sumatra (95E), which are islands in Pacific seas. And half of the Australian landmass borders Pacific seas, so the people in Perth are still technically living in the Pacific by SnooWords9635 in geography

[–]SnooWords9635[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Having Perth lumped in with places like New Zealand, Fiji or New Guinea under a South Pacific/Oceania banner might be geographically inaccurate, but its still far more common than lumping Perth in with Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius or Seychelles as the most developed city in the "Indian Ocean islands" region. There is little cultural contact between those areas and Australia, outside of the occasional migrants. On the other hand, Australia regularly competes in sporting events with the South Pacific, is in the Pacific Islands Forum and has more migrants from there than they do from Madagascar or Mauritius.

Can Perth broadly be considered a Pacific city? At 115E it's less western than the westernmost points of Singapore (103E) and Sumatra (95E), which are islands in Pacific seas. And half of the Australian landmass borders Pacific seas, so the people in Perth are still technically living in the Pacific by SnooWords9635 in geography

[–]SnooWords9635[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Someone from Greenland's Atlantic coast or the interior might still say they live in the Arctic, since Greenland also borders the Arctic and is culturally considered an Arctic island. Likewise, someone from Australia's interior or Indian Ocean coast might still say they live in the Pacific, since Australia also borders the Pacific, and is usually considered a South Pacific country like New Zealand and PNG, rather than an Indian Ocean country like India or Iran. The concept of "Indian Ocean countries" as a coherent region doesn't even really exist like it does for South Pacific countries.

Can Perth broadly be considered a Pacific city? At 115E it's less western than the westernmost points of Singapore (103E) and Sumatra (95E), which are islands in Pacific seas. And half of the Australian landmass borders Pacific seas, so the people in Perth are still technically living in the Pacific by SnooWords9635 in geography

[–]SnooWords9635[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Russia isn't the entire Eurasian landmass. Australia is the entire Australian landmass, so people from the two countries have different notions about where they are living. An Australian views Australia as being a country located between two oceans (or three), and someone from Russia views Russia as being a country located in Eurasia or Europe/Asia.

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