borderline was on the verge of looking up "how do I flirt with a submissive woman without fucking it up" and then realized, "wait, what would I want?" and figured it out. hell yeah
Im writing a little thing on Wayfarer as well rn, but it is much easier to process and write than anything about Sabaton bc I have too much to say on that band LMAO
MacBook neo is so solid. I have this thing sitting on top of blankets on my laptop. no noise, no overheating, nothing. My Lenovo gets this freaked out when I run Bluesky like this and Amazon Prime Video in another tab. jeez.
Again though, that's my personal opinion, so.... maybe it'll be great. Idk. but the recent EP I haven't revisited beyond the one song with the wacky Alex fills so I don't have high hopes lmao
Without my big boy music vocab, it is hard to articulate what about Alex Bent era Trivium I've loved so much, but the way that his jazz and latin backgrounds have blended into his metal is really noticeable, and I really don't think this new drummer will bring that. He doesn't stand out to me.
People are mad at me that I have high standards for the new Trivium record because Matt Heafy said it'll be their best (and they booted Alex Bent, who brought them back to their peak). It will take really good drumming from Rudy to impress me, and from what I've heard of him, he doesn't stand out.
Growing out of bands that I thought I'd love forever because they make changes from musicians who have obscenely big shoes to fill (trivium booting Alex Bent, Brandon Ellis leaving TBDM) has left me becoming "old man yells at cloud" and cranky about my preferences becoming more refined.
I think in a way we all have our reasons for liking what we like whether we have the vocabulary for it, and when bands pivot from those things musically (certain fills, certain chord progressions or melodies that fit within a certain modes, vocals) it is heartbreaking to experience.
I really wish people online (and Ive had myself be guilty of this too) would stop seeing someone express a direct opinion and take it personally. When someone disagrees with you, getting mad is not appropriate???
It is really interesting how all it takes to shake me out of my dopamine-deficient depression headspace is a Pinterest outfit pin with a crop top, pair of sweatpants, and headphones. Why did this have this effect? I have no idea. am I happy about it? Absolutely. Man, my neurospicy brain is weird.
