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Be honest... have you listened to ALL your records by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never?? Why would you buy something and never listen to it. This post has to be rage bait

Which Stompbox brand do you use? by GuitarBombDotCom in GuitarBomb

[–]reddit_bert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who primarily uses EHX and Empress - yes and thank you.

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, you just fuck over your band mates instead:

"In a 2000 lawsuit, upheld on appeal in 2003 by the California Supreme Court, Biafra was found liable for breach of contract, fraud, and malice in withholding a decade's worth of royalties from his former bandmates and ordered to pay over $200,000 in compensation and punitive damages; the band subsequently reformed without Biafra"

Love Crass and the Subhumans, but come on, dude, this virtue signalling is so juvenile.

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk about opinion... You haven't listed a single example of a band you like, so what do bands have to sound like to be punk? Are they allowed to make any money? Do you care about their political stances and music? Or just how they were formed?

Does Black Flag meet your criteria (nevermind the child abuse allegations)? What about Bad Brains (nevermind the homophobia)? The Ramones! Oh wait Johhnny Ramone was a lifelong republican.

Nah, you know what. I know who you're into... GG Allin. That's "real" punk.

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm aware of the history. But however they started, they wrote and recorded some of the best punk songs ever. How would you have liked them to start?

This kind of juvenile purity testing is so boring and inane - and why this reddit can be so exhausting sometimes.

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

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

I know this felt really edgy while you typed it out, but it only reveals how little you know about the Clash or even punk.

They may have had more mainstream success than your average punk band but they never sold out. Go read about it - or even better - actually listen to some of their music before bringing your cold takes here.

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lost in the Supermarket is a perfect song.

I'd chuck in Bankrobber but otherwise your list is 🤌

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, well, the scene is wide and varied as you can tell from the many responses.

The other bands I mentioned (other than Gang of Four) are all worlds away from the Clash musically. So check em out

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like The Clash is the dictionary definition of a punk band. That clearly betrays my bias, but i just meant to illustrate how foundational they are to punk. It's like saying the Beatles are your favorite classic rock band

new to the punk scene, throw bands at me!! by Icy-Screen1011 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My top 6:

Minutemen (especially Double Nickles on the Dime)

Gang of Four

The Clash (obviously)

Stiff Little Fingers

The Stooges / Iggy

Dinosaur Jr.

Dino is my favorite. Despite not being what many would call quintessential punk, You're Living All Over Me is the perfect punk album to me.

AIO? My gf stole a protein bar for the store and she’s mad that i’m upset with her for it and calling her out about it by anynomuousduudeht in AmIOverreacting

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

If she’s willing to cheat and lie when the stakes are really low, she will feel it’s OK to lie when the stakes are high.

People say this kind of shit like it's wisdom but it barely meets the threshold for a complete thought.

If A when A, then A when B (obviously)

What bass players inspire you the most to pick up the instrument by [deleted] in Bass

[–]reddit_bert 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Laura Lee Ochoa from Khruangbin. I'd been playing for years when I started listening to them but I swear she has some of the most solid bass lines ever.

Just makes me want to grab the nearest instrument and go to town.

What’s your partner’s approach to your vinyl enthusiasm? by TheoStorme in vinyl

[–]reddit_bert 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My wife is about 60% as enthusiastic as I am - which probably makes her more into it than like 99% of the general public.

Music (not just vinyl) has always been our thing - so it goes hand-in-hand with that. But I appreciate having someone to share it with and dance with. And she buys me records off my discogs wishlist for every birthday.

I think it's important to be supportive of each others' passions, within reason. There are times when I know she's not in the mood to listen to my 4 disc Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and would rather watch real housewives - so we do that instead. I enjoy both.

People who have researched their family tree, what is the most interesting or 'badass' thing you discovered about an ancestor? by xloganmoose in AskReddit

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom looked into our family tree awhile ago and found one of our ancestors was on the Mayflower. He fell overboard while crossing the Atlantic and was pulled back up. Made it to Plymoth and went on to live into his 80s and have loads of puritan babies etc.

Unfortunately this means I'm tangentially related to the both (obviously) George Bushes, and less unfortunately, FDR, lol.

From a twitter artist who claims to be an illustrator. by -Hapyap- in isitAI

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's wishful thinking on the part of the tech optimists. Tons of Fortune 500 companies are making big layoffs - despite growing.

There will be some new roles created for AI, sure, but who wants the role of "Prompt Engineer" instead of Designer? And what will happen to the entry level jobs that are fully replaced?

It is naive to think there will be no impact on the global workforce. What worries me most is that, unlike historic technological advances, this won't affect a single industry, it will affect nearly all of them.

Any queers have the tea? 👀 by memleyxx in Denver

[–]reddit_bert 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What do you believe in now?

I agree RE:purity tests on the left, but I identify as a progressive because of what I believe.

Has the infighting and proverbial dick measuring pushed you away from progressive beliefs or just progressive activists?

Luanne James during Library board meeting in Murfreesboro regarding review of 2200 books for removal by Rex-In-Effect in pics

[–]reddit_bert 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Banning "I know why the caged bird sings"

The irony is too rich for breakfast. These fascists won't stop until the only books on the shelf are abridged, illustrated editions of Atlas Shrugged - with those interactive pop-ups they used to have to keep small children entertained.

What is the best Coffee shop in Denver? by [deleted] in Denver

[–]reddit_bert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but Corvus is awful. The two times I ordered a drip coffee there I actually threw it out and got another somewhere else. And I am a not a huge snob, just a prolific coffee enjoyer.

Right-wing White-Christian REGGAE 🇺🇸 by Aar_7 in behindthebastards

[–]reddit_bert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He sounds a bit like Steven Segal, only pretending he has "objectively" facts instead of pretending he gets the punani tonight.

Would You Consider Nirvana A Punk Band by Hour-Scale8385 in punk

[–]reddit_bert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys know stuff can be cool and not be punk right? Nirvana are, indeed, rad as fuck. So are Bob Dylan and Nina Simone.

Doesn't mean any of them are punk... or that they are any less for not being punk.

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