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Sure, there are a lot of awful ones from back then, too, but I did some nice work once in a while. And my little collection of isolated riffs, little phrases that never found a home in a complete piece? Those are going to be so much fun.

Writing music on a borrowed computer, I've felt a bit like an old wizard, who *had* a spellbook, who is currently having to make do with a blank notebook. I know enough to technically make it work, but all of my favorite tricks are out of reach.

And it's even funnier because I'm in a very analytical mood, and have one piece of music to work with, plus two measures of another piece. Plenty of time, and the will to dissect things, but kind of a dearth of subjects.

And Miracle Machine is honestly one of the best quiet Blind Guardian songs.

Red Mirror is a direct sequel to Imaginations so there's def a lot of parallels there

Yep! I was expecting those connections - that they go beyond those two albums, tying together what I guess could be called overarching themes in their body of work (at least from Nightfall onward) was what really impressed me.

I don't even have A Twist in the Myth. We're talking about a crisis-level need for more Blind Guardian here.

I actually don't have A Twist in the Myth yet either tbh

which ones do you have?

Battalions of Fear, Tales from the Twilight World, Somewhere Far Beyond, Imaginations From the Other Side, and Nightfall in Middle Earth. I consider the four most recent albums to be things I need with a fair bit of urgency.

B e a r d y waitforit S p o o n

now i know why i have only three stars

those scotty dog glasses i 'shopped onto a golden spoon were s i c k though.

THIS! IS! SPARTA!

This is why we can't have nice things.

Because apparently there is something wrong with a 300 reference.

Murder it's entire family, and make pumpkin spice lattes out of it's children!

Even though pumpkin spice doesn't technically have pumpkins, but you get the drift!

What... IS in pumpkin spice?

You do that too eh? There's been so many times I've written something in frustration than quickly edit it afterwards upon realizing my mistake... Though if the person has it set up to notify them of PMs via email, they can see the original and now edited version.

Yeah, having the ability to change what you said is very nice at times, especially as I sometimes say things I immediately regret. (I don't think I have on here at least, thankfully.)

On the plus side, if they do have it set up for e-mail notifications, anyone I message personal stuff to already knows I'm panicky and depressed, so it's not like it would be new information, just... probably kinda irritating.

The Ankh doesn'r so much flow as "shift" as I recall. Got a bit more in commonc with tectonic plate then a river.

Yeah, it's easy mode for being as swift as a coursing river.

Wise words.

Or he is just a dick.

Aaaaand I screwed up one of the repeated sections and have to rewrite the main melody for it entirely. Weirdly happy about this.

THE RIFF IS IN

I now have this strange image in my head of Bruce Willis as a Hobbit. There's a twist no one saw coming...

That would inevitably be much better than either of the even-numbered Die Hard movies.

UPDATE: Looked at an actual picture of a gharial. I was way off. Literally got nothing right.

UPDATE 2: Used reference. The Majestic Dorkodile lives. (It still looks terrible, but only because i'm awful with a sharpie)

Just like that video Youtube took down because a TV show used footage from it in the background

Good luck.

True.

Like, if you don't like Bowie, I'd never expect you to like Tin Machine, and that's cool - it's music I like, but it's not for everyone. There are excellent musicians I don't like. I just genuinely do not comprehend liking David Bowie, in general - not just a specific song, or album/album grouping, but in general - and deriving no enjoyment from Tin Machine.

Never shall we forget the Chumbawamba Accords.

The last phrase of the main melody on this thing just completely falls flat, and I'm not sure what to replace it with to make this song work.

...what is this I don't even.

He sings the songs that remind him of the good times, He sings the songs that remind him Of the better times...

Judge Clod Frollo

Lol.

Sure, but I get the stars

It's 100% worth it to properly hear the bass guitar though. Like, the mono mix butchered that instrument the worst, and let me tell you, prominent bass guitar is my favorite thing.

I mean I guess you could look at the new versions of Ninetales and Sandslash as "rivals," which k i n d a makes the cold iron thing work, but I'd prefer an actual Fairy/Dragon that can only stand its ground against Steel/Ice because of some funky ability or something.