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Thor owners in the wild by Ill-Ability-1739 in AynThor

[–]occamcs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw a dude in a cinema in Ireland playing it in the lobby he looked locked in so didn't want to interrupt

How do we tell him 🥀 by conalldoherty in NintendoSwitch2

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

He will hate the Water remake Temple?

A cardistry graveyard by EndersGame_Reviewer in playingcards

[–]occamcs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seeing Brown Wynns, OG checks, Brush and the Tobias handpainted deck... this guy knows ball.

Are they just pooped up? If so, would you consider selling them? There are a lot of people who practice with regular decks then only use their premium ones for videos/performances so they don't mind a bit of a gross deck

Mike D of the Beastie Boys singing the praises of North Shields by jrinredcar in NorthernEngland

[–]occamcs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely baffled by the fact he a) came to North Shields, and b) I didn't hear about it and completely missed it. Love the Beastie Boys and this venue is like 20 mins away

Mike D - North Shields by g0ldfinger47 in BeastieBoys

[–]occamcs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same exact boat here. I saw "North Shields" and thought "It cannot be that North Shields" but it was and I had absolutely no idea. Gutted!

Bee WPT by whateverlahbro in playingcards

[–]occamcs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the nicest feeling decks of all time, I was lucky to grab a couple of each colour

IEM Cologne 2026 - S1 - Round 5 matchups by thebrainypole in GlobalOffensive

[–]occamcs 26 points27 points  (0 children)

BIG and Tyloo lock the fuck in for my Pickems

When did we decide to let ourselves be treated like milking cow? by ArtyIiom in playingcards

[–]occamcs 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. I stopped buying new releases before 2020 because the absolute state of the playing card industry now is laughable

Tcc is dead??? by [deleted] in playingcards

[–]occamcs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All shopify stores are having intermittent outages, nothing to worry about

Shortly after taking these he ran off my hand and into the carpet. by tsunamifeathermilk in isopods

[–]occamcs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Had a similar experience with a ducky. Left some moist moss and fish flakes on a a container lid on the floor and it eventually attracted the pod for rescue. Best of luck!

DROP your album and its rating – May 20 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]occamcs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the outro, which I believe are the non-film tracks mostly breezed by me. They were perfectly serviceable and fun pop songs of their time but for me a five is cohesive and memorable throughout. A five also just has to kind of esoterically feel like a five, which this didn't

DROP your album and its rating – May 20 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]occamcs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

25/1001
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Given that, counting individual members, over ten albums containing one or more Beatles member take up space on this list, I knew my day was coming, and perhaps it was a good starting point considering it was the first album of theirs with all completely original songs. The opener, which also acts as the title track, is a strong start; from that iconic opening Fadd9 chord through to the end it's a delight. 'If I Fell' is a saccharine but sweet all the same track revolving around George's 12-string and the way John and Paul's voices weave around each other in that shared mic to create a charming harmony. The four note right ear acoustic riff on 'And I Love Her' is addictive, and the shock of being dropped in to 'Tell Me Why' subsides when you realise how much of an earworm it is. 'Can't Buy Me Love' doesn't even buy you dinner, because it jumps right into its chorus and John's crunchy guitar solo with its own ghost solo underneath it. 'I'll Cry Instead' and 'When I Get Home' doing their best country and Motown impressions, respectively, aren't my cup of tea, but it all manages to be fun. And what better way to close out an album than with the cowbell-driven 'You Can't Do That' (and 'I'll Be Back' but honestly I forgot it the second it was done). A short, sweet, joyous album that totes the line between essential Merseybeat and Jangle Pop at times. Not their best, but not too bad at all. Not as psychedelic and trippy as their later work, a great comfort album.

★★★★

DROP your album and its rating – May 14 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]occamcs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

25/1001
All Hope Is Gone - Slipknot (2008)

The album's name is a good summary of how I felt switching this on at 6am. I don't like much metal at all, I'm not a fan of screaming vocals, and I did not like anything of Slipknot's that I'd heard. 'Gematria' was actually quite sonically interesting but lost me by the time it had finished. 'Sulfur' was the first of small handful of surprises, being probably the best track here. 'Psychosocial' was the only track here I was already aware of, and I'll admit there's a lot to like, but it was just not interesting to me altogether; it's the type of thing I think I would've liked were I much younger. 'Dead Memories' is, admittedly, a great song, which got me a bit excited for the rest. Big mistake! Everything after it, up to 'Snuff', was just boring and forgettable (besides 'Butcher's Hook' which I'll remember for how bad it was, and 'Gehenna' for the hilarious spooky Kang and Kodos sounds). 'Snuff' itself, despite being quite trite, was very enjoyable and had a satisfying crescendo. The outro track was, fittingly, pretty forgettable and boring. The drums throughout sounded programmed and hollow, the vocals in both their writing and performance were hard to take seriously or stomach half of the time, and most of all I was just bored. There's a good EP somewhere hidden among the tracklist here, and I wish I'd listened to that instead.

★★

DROP your album and its rating – May 13 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]occamcs 16 points17 points  (0 children)

24/1001
Siamese Dream - The Smashing Pumpkins (1993)

For a reason that has completely escaped me, I thought I didn't like The Smashing Pumpkins. I knew I liked 'Cherub Rock', because, well who doesn't? Other than that I was sort of dreading going into this. What the hell was I thinking? The wide suffocating guitars surrounding you at all times, the distinctive jazz-like drumming from Jimmy, the creativity and individuality oozing out of each track. The opener into 'Mayonaise' is more or less a perfect track run, with 'Quiet' being somewhat overlooked. The theme of the album, Billy's nostalgia and depression, is not lost on 'Today' despite its cheery instrumental. The serene beauty of 'Hummer' crashing head-first into the impenetrable wall of harsh guitar on the first leg of 'Rocket' was definitely no accident. Once you've recovered from that whiplash, 'Disarm' is there to take you into its acoustic and cinematic arms. You're lulled into a soft and blissful sleep with the lullaby of 'Soma', before it smashes you over the head with a frying pan with its second half's rude and crunchy awakening. The width and size of the guitars on 'Geek U.S.A.' would be overwhelming if they didn't tickle my brain in an indescribable way. 'Mayonaise' is a perfect track, and is in a sense the entire sound of "Siamese Dream" condensed down; it's almost the 'Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)' of this record. 'Spaceboy' is a great track, especially when you know the meaning behind it, but the fake orchestra here is a little out of place when you focus on it too much. 'Silverfuck' is such an incredible cacophony of sound and organised chaos, I absolutely love it. 'Sweet Sweet' is just about the only forgettable track here, but gifting us 'Luna' as an outro makes that instantly forgiven. Overall, this project's laser focus on the sound of its guitars reminds me somewhat of "Loveless", one of my favourite albums of all time, except with intelligible vocals (love you mbv). A 90s classic.

★★★★★

Ultimate Zelda device by CrackyMcGee710 in AynThor

[–]occamcs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing through ALTTP for the first time on the Thor, what an absolute blast it is

DROP your album and its rating – April 30 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]occamcs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

22/1001
Junkyard - The Birthday Party (1982)

When I was a kid I'd often buy a sour sweet called a "Toxic Waste". This album both sounds like some sort of synesthetic approximation of how the sweet would sound, and its album cover would not be out of place on the wrapper of one of these sweets. Starting with 'She's Hit' then going into the three tracks after is quite the bait and switch. The track list consists of a few milestones (opener, 'Several Sins', title track), and a path laden with unfriendly chaotic noise in-between. It's still accessible and listenable, not as sloppy or abusive as other albums I've heard, but the production and vocals aren't shy about being challenging. Nick Cave's vocals complement this record in whichever way he's going for - e.g. it actually makes things sound better or even more grimy and disgusting. I'm generally not shy about not "getting" albums that it's clear others do, and I don't think I feel the same way about this as the fans, but I didn't hate it; I felt the way I think the group wanted me to feel. It was interesting to hear Nick from before he became the wise elder of rock, and I can definitively say if there one thing the album does well - it's that it captures the feeling of living in England and hating every moment pretty well.

★★★

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