Shred Room III

LinusW wrote: NaturalScience wrote: LinusW wrote: On the other hand, the differences of the great variety of whiskys, beers and wines are something I'm just as eager to explore   Now there's something where we could have a good international collaboration... You can't just say that something is "good!", though. No no. The whole "ah, a tone of apricot and a long, saturated finish with a slight hint of hazelnuts" is what makes it what makes it interesting. Especially when you agree, or disagree for that matter.

My wife and I used to laugh about people doing that with wine...

...until recently when we were sharing a bottle and caught ourselves doing it. 

LinusW wrote: I think it's essential when you drink "finely", with an expensive single malt or for every new sort of everything I taste, but it's hardly something you do in the company of friends, getting ready for a night on town

Oh no, you don't want to come off as a pretentious geek.

Right? 

NaturalScience wrote: LinusW wrote: I think it's essential when you drink "finely", with an expensive single malt or for every new sort of everything I taste, but it's hardly something you do in the company of friends, getting ready for a night on town Oh no, you don't want to come off as a pretentious geek. Right?

Pretentious is what we're all about!
And honestly, it happens then as well. Luckily I'm not alone with that habit 

This will never be a bad thing!
2: making demands on one's skill, ability, or means

(but sometimes, you're the only one listening )

I was trying to explain to my wife yesterday how incredible Wayside was, but for some reason she wasn't interested.  

Magma can't be pleasant for the ladies. We know extreme opposites exist though 

MovingPictures07 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I was trying to explain to my wife yesterday how incredible Wayside was, but for some reason she wasn't interested.   I'd be happy enough to marry someone someday who can at least deal with my music tastes. I try to be realistic.

Here's what I've achieved:  my wife is tolerant of the amount of money I spend on prog.  Good enough for me. 

Actually, to be honest, the thing that she hates most about a lot of prog is synthesizers.  I was telling her about chamber prog a few weeks ago, and to give her an example I played "Dense" by Univers Zero - and she told me she could actually envision herself listening to stuff like that! 

1		Magma		2,190
2		Area		345

NaturalScience wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I was trying to explain to my wife yesterday how incredible Wayside was, but for some reason she wasn't interested.   I'd be happy enough to marry someone someday who can at least deal with my music tastes. I try to be realistic. Here's what I've achieved:  my wife is tolerant of the amount of money I spend on prog.  Good enough for me.  Actually, to be honest, the thing that she hates most about a lot of prog is synthesizers.  I was telling her about chamber prog a few weeks ago, and to give her an example I played "Dense" by Univers Zero - and she told me she could actually envision herself listening to stuff like that!

Lucky guy.
People have actually decided that my music taste sucks, without knowing what it sounds like.

We fear what we do not understand.

NaturalScience wrote: LinusW wrote: I like that band in second place. But...the MADNESS!  Haha, I know who that is.  And yes, that is a certifiable obsession.

1		Jethro Tull		637
2		The Beatles		581
3		Peter Gabriel		575
4		Le Orme		569
5		Rush		530
6		King Crimson		507
7		Premiata Forneria Marconi		480
8		Gentle Giant		337
9		Genesis		334
10		The Who		333
11		Banco del Mutuo Soccorso		328
12		Deep Purple		308
13		Supertramp		296
14		Area		284
15		Emerson, Lake & Palmer		274

I'm glad my charts aren't that fanboyish/-girlish