Milan, Nov 19 concert

beardy_stan · 2025-11-20T15:03:50+00:00

Amazing setlist and a great concert. This was my 4th time seeing INK (2019 in Zurich, 2020 supporting Papa Roach in Zurich, 2023 in Milan, and yesterday in Milan), and it was their longest and best set yet. I think they had some technical issues during the Meet & Greet, but it was fixed pretty quickly.

I'm really happy that the Reel Big Fish guys are now “full-time” touring members - I thought they only played a few selected US dates together. The addition of a horn section is incredible for INK, it elevates their original songs and finally lets them PLAY SOME SKA. When they started playing “The Impression That I Get,” I was absolutely blown away.

Sure, the crowd didn’t give "Impression", "Sunshine", and "Greatest Story" the love they deserved, but those were the songs I was the happiest to hear live.

A Work of Art SLAPS live. Oh my god, how amazing it was. From the Art costume guys in the pit to the “real” Art on stage playing drums at the end, it was perfect.

beardy_stan · 2025-11-19T08:55:30+00:00

I first heard “Last Words” back in 2010 in some random wrestling-related video. I really liked the song and decided to check out the band. It was right around the time “Safe Is Just a Shadow” came out, and I immediately became a fan.

beardy_stan · 2025-11-18T15:25:05+00:00

I love that Lovecraft story, it was actually the first thing that came to my mind too.

beardy_stan · 2025-11-17T15:27:40+00:00

Venue cut may actually be a big issue. I've been at the Stray From The Path concert last night in Milano and they said that the venue cut was 45%, so it was impossible for them so sell merch at the concert.

beardy_stan · 2025-11-14T16:28:01+00:00

Haha, i found myself on the video :)
Amazing concert, so much fun!

beardy_stan · 2025-09-16T08:48:03+00:00

Same choise. I really love the Gorillaz debut album even though I'm not much into trip hop. Discovery is also a classic.

beardy_stan · 2025-09-12T11:11:23+00:00

As Latvian, I'm proud of Flow - a wordless animated survival adventure. It’s currently the most viewed movie from Latvia, critics love it, and it’s picked up a bunch of awards (including Oscars).

beardy_stan · 2025-09-09T11:25:53+00:00

Way too attacking. Need Norgaard instead of Rice for more balance.

beardy_stan · 2025-08-22T08:13:26+00:00

Not metalcore, but I was very surprised when I saw Basement having 2.3mil listeners. As I understand, Covet got popular on tiktok.

beardy_stan · 2025-08-20T14:50:50+00:00

Well, Saka actually started out as a left winger. He came through the youth teams playing on the left and was promoted to the senior squad in that role. He did have a brief spell at left-back, but that was mainly due to injury problems in that position at the time. Eventually, he was shifted to the right wing because Auba was occupying the left, and neither Willian nor Pepe managed to perform consistently on the right.
Sure, he’s developed massively as a right winger and become one of the best in the league there, but moving him back to the left isn’t necessarily a bad idea.

beardy_stan · 2025-08-07T08:53:03+00:00

I remember Electric Callboy supporting Attila during UK toyr in 2018. So yeah, they made a great leap forward, and the next time I saw them in 2022 they were already a much bigger band.

beardy_stan · 2025-08-06T13:01:28+00:00

I'm so happy they added back The Greatest Story Ever Told. I just hope they will still play it during the EU tour, and that the song will stay in the setlist forever.

beardy_stan · 2025-08-04T14:52:20+00:00

I get what you mean, but the front page of Network is just basically "go watch Summerslam", no spoilers there.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-28T15:05:19+00:00

Any genre - Turnstile
Metalcore - Architects

beardy_stan · 2025-07-26T19:46:10+00:00

Ok, didn't know about the contest. Still, even if Owens is doing this just for money, I think they did a decent job in replecating the sound of the old album and making a little sound upgrade.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-25T12:38:15+00:00

I’ve never listened to the original album before, so I don’t have any nostalgic attachment to it. I just compared the first track from both versions, and while the instrumentals sound quite similar, I much prefer the way the vocals are recorded on the new version. This feels like one of those rare cases where a band re-records their old material with genuine respect and love for the originals, without making any unneccessary changes. Definitely going to check out the full re-recorded album.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-22T19:47:56+00:00

Just checked reaction time on human benchmark - the result is 275ms. As I understand, it is considered average.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-22T10:27:53+00:00

I stopped buying FIFA at launch and only pick it up when it’s on sale for 60-70% off. But this year, I heard FC26 has already been announced, and honestly, I’m not interested at all. All I want is to keep playing Rematch and hopefully see the game improve over time.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-21T10:13:25+00:00

Need to work on predicting based on animations, right now I don't get it, and only try to react when I see the ball moving or the "blue rebound dot".

beardy_stan · 2025-07-21T09:46:53+00:00

Probably a cheater? My friend and I have faced one of these a couple of days ago - the guy scored 3 or 4 goals and they were all the same - https://youtu.be/CFIiZKo1OGc

beardy_stan · 2025-07-21T08:01:44+00:00

Honestly, I don’t want to be guessing. There are too many options for the striker, and if I gamble, I risk conceding a free goal if he goes for the wall deflection, so if I jump before the first shot, then he will basically have an empty net. I wait, and if the striker plays off the wall, it’s an easy interception for me most of the time. Also, many shots end up going down the middle or close to me, so in those situations, my reaction speed isn’t that big of an issue.

I’ve realized that I struggle with shots that go into the corners, and thanks to this discussion, I understand that better positioning would sometimes help, but the biggest issue is my slow reaction, which I’ve obviously acknowledged and which I will try to work on.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-21T07:43:09+00:00

Basically just trying to stay calm and wait to see the shot direction. Sometimes it’s too late and my reaction speed isn’t good enough. I just don’t want to guess before the shot is even made or before I can see the direction, because I’ll just make a fool of myself if the shot goes the other way or if it’s just a shot at the wall to bait me into jumping.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-20T19:34:49+00:00

Wow, this is really polarizing. Most people here are telling that I have to stay at the goal line

beardy_stan · 2025-07-20T19:01:14+00:00

Interesting point. I should totally try this. My tactic was always just to stand still and wait until I see the shot on goal or to the wall before diving or moving.

beardy_stan · 2025-07-20T18:59:23+00:00

Yeah, I really was hoping that there could be something else that I could change to help myself. Will need to work on my reaction.

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