Good new NP thread

[Rincewind]

ELP - Still...you turn me on

"Do you wanna be the singer
Do you wanna be the song
Let me tell you something
You just couldn’t be more wrong..."

 

[Zack]

Dark Tranquillity- Unfurled by Dawn
Angra- Spread your fire

 

[6 Stringed Fingers]

Winds - Remnants of Beauty. Very lovely song.

 

[Magrathean]

Insomnium - Ill-starred son

 

[marduk1507]

Lots better than decent. That song especially is just awesome, like most of the album. Though not as good as Arcturus or Solefald, but most things aren't.

Yeah, well, Ive only heard it like twice. Its very good, but the guys AOS themselves present this album as a product, them being the manufacturers, I dont know what to think about this image theyve chosen, but you could actually hear it - its actually too perfect to be awesome, if you catch my drift. Its a bit synthetic, fabricated, calculated. But the guys seem to be aware of that, I just dont know yet what to think of it.

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

I don't think the music is really synthetic, fabricated and calculated at all, as you say. That song for instance is very passionate, same with 90° Angles.

Np: Solefald - Charge Of Total Affect
('Affect' isn't right, is it?)

 

[marduk1507]

I said only a bit, but lets agree on the fact, that the album is really good. I am glad you like it. Didnt get that with "affect", sorry.

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

Shouldn't it be 'effect'?
I finally got new computer speakers yesterday, these are pretty good, at least considering the price (100 euros). The previous ones were downright horrible.

Np: OSI - Go

 

[Taliesin]

You paid 100 euros for that? Dude, get an amp and a pair of real speakers. I paid ~300 euros for my stuff and I get 2x150W

 

[Magrathean]

My speakers look like this:

You wouldn't believe the power these little things have. They sound really amazing.

Anywho, back on topic: NP Insomnium - Daughter of the moon

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

You paid 100 euros for that? Dude, get an amp and a pair of real speakers. I paid ~300 euros for my stuff and I get 2x150W

Too much for home, at least the current home. Sure, I could've gotten an amp and proper speakers for relatively cheap (which would still be too much, though), but where would I put them? The room just isn't made for a proper sound system.

Np: OSI - Bigger Wave

 

[La Rocque]

Da Backwudz - i don't like the look of it

 

[6 Stringed Fingers]

uneXpect - Novae

Can anyone actually follow the lyrics, or know what "
Enu eReip eroloKni, L noisrevni ed Al eLitnel. Enu egnarte emrof, L riovuop sed sreinred-sen." means?

 

[marduk1507]

Shouldn't it be 'effect'?

No, I dont think so, "affect" is ok in my book, even in that context.

Btw. those Creatives are nice, Ive got a pair too, a lot cheaper ones and they sound good enough.

 

[Magrathean]

affect
verb [transitive]
have an effect on; make a difference to

effect
noun
a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

effect
verb [transitive]
cause (something) to happen; bring about

Seeing as 'effect' can be both a verb and a noun and 'affect' can only be a verb and considering the structure of that phrase, i'd say 'affect' is incorrect. It should be either "Charge of total effect" or "Charge of total affection.

 

[marduk1507]

Yeah, but isnt there also affect in english as a noun, meaning affectation or mannerism? Maybe I confused it with this one, too, as the guys from Solefald.

NP: Age of Silence - The Green Office and the Dark Drawer

Ill never get tired of Lazares voice.

 

[Magrathean]

There's 'affectation', but it means a completely different thing. There's indeed 'affect' as a noun; here's the Dictionary.com entry:

affect
noun [psychology]
emotion or desire, esp. as influencing behavior or action

USAGE
Affect and effect are both verbs and nouns, but only effect is common as a noun, usually meaning "a result, consequence, impression, etc". The nounaffect is restricted almost entirely to psychology. As verbs, they are used differently. Affect most commonly means "produce an effect on, influence".

 

[marduk1507]

Misanthrope - Maitre Du Temps

Their new album (ltd 2cd version) is awesome.

 

[Rincewind]

DT - Emptier Still

 

[Magrathean]

^

Insomnium - The bitter end
"If only i could tell you how i need your love"