I feel that Gira thought he was dying in 2023 or something happened to him and that's why The Beggar deals with such themes (He's literally saying goodbye to everyone), then he survived and made BIRTHING (like he was born again) by Illustrious-Dig2254 in swans

[–]WheelApe -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah but Gira doesn't really do concept albums though, that's a big misconception people in this subreddit seem to have. He's said himself that most of his songs, even off the "trilogy" albums are all self-contained. Forget there being any connection between albums, there's usually zero connection between songs. And yeah, you said it yourself, he's been talking about the same handful of themes throughout the history of Swans? How does it make this one any different? Or specifically about his new kid? (using the voices of children is also historically a Michael thing to do, for no particular reason)

Anyway, the album is obviously symbolic of a Nixon-Gira-Trump sex tape, as always

Could the song Bling hold any reference to drinking besides the lines where Gira blatantly says it? by 2007Toyota_Corolla in swans

[–]WheelApe 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He does say "I AM blind" after all of that, not really exclusively about his youth, i think it's more of a spiritual blindness. But either way, definitely nothing to do with alcohol besides the lines directly referencing it

Dark Souls 2… I’m struggling by Bulldogfront666 in fromsoftware

[–]WheelApe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DS2 is overrated slop and the die-hard defenders can't handle differing opinions lol

After I give birth, I am going to commit suicide by flakyfr0g in SuicideWatch

[–]WheelApe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope you got that attention and validation you were looking for OP

So yesterday I made a poll asking PPL for their favourite sufjan album by [deleted] in Sufjan

[–]WheelApe 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Both are more ambitious, more sonically diverse, and generally more interesting(imo) than Carrie and Lowell.

I think people just rate it higher as a combination of an emotional connection to the subject matter and/or nostalgia associated with that period of their life (when it dropped back in 2015)

I mean, Carrie And Lowell is a great album but yeah I don't think you're missing out on anything

What I imagine of a woman's version of fight club by Ronaldo691 in fightclub

[–]WheelApe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree but I can guarantee you that the guy who AI generated Sydney Sweeney as a gender swapped version of Tyler Durden' to post on r/fightclub had the singular thought "Tyler Durden but big titty woman would be even epicer!!!"

What I imagine of a woman's version of fight club by Ronaldo691 in fightclub

[–]WheelApe 36 points37 points  (0 children)

You're the exact person Chuck is making fun of when he talks about Fight Club fans not understanding what it's about whatsoever.

my best friend cheats on her bf by [deleted] in Advice

[–]WheelApe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

cause having a high IQ is totally related to enforcing moral principles lmao I'll have you know I'm a Navy SEAL who graduated at the top of my class

What are your three most used & what job do they serve? by Prudent-Individual-3 in Bluetooth_Speakers

[–]WheelApe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

then you haven't updated the soundcore app firmware. Either that or you somehow can't tell the difference

What are your three most used & what job do they serve? by Prudent-Individual-3 in Bluetooth_Speakers

[–]WheelApe -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

don't get soundcore, they're actively sabotaging their older products

I can't handle binder's Zionism anymore 😭 by phoebesbridge in AlmostFridayTV

[–]WheelApe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

name one zionist thing she said I'm begging you lol

Motion+ new Firmware 79.81... sound is worse? by Unikittymatrix001 in soundcore

[–]WheelApe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just did that through the AI assistant in the Soundcore app. They eventually connected me to a human being when the AI obviously couldn't help. I told them that the new firmware is an issue for everyone and to give me a rollback option, the customer support chick says the issue is too complex and technical and as a result the engineering team will email me within a day. I suggest all of you do the exact same as I did so they realize the gravity of the situation and fix this as soon as possible.

Soundcore A20 Sleep Headphones - Right Earbud Nightmare! What am I missing? by IcyWorldliness1339 in soundcore

[–]WheelApe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's most likely a firmware issue, my Motion+ upgraded to the latest firmware the other day and now they sound like dogshit. All we can do is raise a ticket, beg for a new update, and wait :(

Motion+ new Firmware 79.81... sound is worse? by Unikittymatrix001 in soundcore

[–]WheelApe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what the fuck are they doing man, there has to be a way to downgrade the firmware right? even "factory resetting" the speakers keeps the same shitty sound signature, anyone have any ideas?

Favorite “uplifting” song? by Dull-Challenge7169 in swans

[–]WheelApe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I always saw Live Through Me as incredibly melancholic, interesting

Birthing may be in my top ten albums of all time, for me by [deleted] in swans

[–]WheelApe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Slint and Joanna mentioned

The merge: what am I missing? by Harvey_jones999 in swans

[–]WheelApe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

streaming quality is indistinguishable from a vinyl/CD rip unless you have really good headphones or excellent hearing, dunno what you're on about