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budget cap to be introduced in 2021 ( plan stage ).    what are your thoughts on this ??     will this be the factor that would even out the playing field ?? or will this be the beginning of the end for formula one ??

chelsea is a club in a .........................................

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/964434/Chelsea-news-Maurizio-Sarri-Napoli-sacking-Antonio-Conte-Roman-Abramovich

i have a but one question regarding this ---     Sarri was booted out by Napoli.     but why is it that they said that Chelsea needs to pay 7 million euros in order for Sarri to be released from his contract in Napoli ???

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

Yup! And former Death bassist Steve Di Giorgio on bass - Testament has an exceptional rhythm section.

shit !!!!   that would be the bomb!!!

On 5/18/2018 at 02:23, Dr. Gonzo said:

So on Friday I saw Testament, Behemoth, Anthrax, Lamb of God, and Slayer and that was fucking fantastic. It was my 3rd time seeing Slayer (the first time I saw them, it was the original lineup, so that was cool RIP Jeff), but my second time seeing Anthrax. And I forgot the same thing I realised after seeing Anthrax the first time: "wow they're really fucking good live" - but I don't really know any of their stuff but the classics (which was most of their set tbh). But I decided to give their newest album a listen.

It's not the same as the classics, obviously. But it's cool to have Joey Belladonna back as the singer and the album is very fucking strong. Quality shit.

is god-gene the one on the skins for Testament ????

@Dr. Gonzo

next up ........... street circuit in baku.   yay !! so close to iran and iraq.   i've already sent out my predictions for the race in our fun league     

8 minutes ago, SirBalon said:

Why not @SirBalon 

oh sorry .......  it was just i was discussing with those two        i look up to you like what i posted in the other thread, as a teacher  

@The Rebel CRS and @Paulo Dybala  ... it's nice that in our forums we have people like you who's open minded and not childish like some of the Real and Barca fans in the internet.       Your word SYMBIOTIC hits the nail on the head.    These two clubs need each other, needs to punch each other in the head in order for each to strive more every season.      

On 4/17/2018 at 13:49, Paulo Dybala said:

A bit lengthy but well worth a read. 

 

" While the domestic league is about remaining consistent for 9 months, the Champions League is simply about performing on the day, which requires having the absolute best starting XI (and a few key bench players) as well as having the versatility to handle all types of teams."

 

"This is where Real Madrid have the edge over their rivals. They have the best right back, the best left back, the best CB pairing, the best midfield, the best striker and, crucially, have the ability to win in a number of ways. They are incredibly versatile."

 

That's the very nature of cup competition vs league isn't it?

 

That means that Real Madrid are mere CUP SPECIALISTS LOLOLOL! ROFLMFAO!

 

I'm glad that we're not competing for a Treble Treble this season. It would be oh so sweet to achieve that in MADRID next season's Champions League Final venue. (Most likely in Istanbul the year after next, which won't have quite the same impact).

 

To win the domestic double this season, have Madrid lose vs Bayern in the Champions League, and us to SMASH them into submission in the El Clasico at the Camp Nou on May 6th? Yes please!!

 

proof that some people have very short memories when it comes to sports in general and football to be specific in this one.    Madrid have won the double last year with the UCL and La Liga.     I find it very immature when some fans try to discredit any achievement of a rival team.

continuing on memory lane .............

ROMARIO !!!!  -  

for me, this is the littlest biggest man who played football.    his goals are like slam dunks, rarely a long distance goal .... 

this video is not available         on both ....

On 4/14/2018 at 05:26, Dr. Gonzo said:

I agree with you that the new generation of thrash is suuuuper derivative. And with Warbringer I hear lots of little parts of Slayer all over the place. You sort of see something similar with Slayer's first album (you can really hear the Iron Maiden & Judas Priest influences)... but there's no doubt that the era of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Exodus, Anthrax, etc... brought a lot more originality to the table. They were genre defining.

Bands like Warbringer are just sort of carrying on the torch - but there's nothing groundbreaking or genre defining.

Carlos is a really good drummer - aside from Warbringer, he's also on the latest Skeletal Remains album, and I've never listened to Ohm... but I think they're a jazz band (I think...) and I know he said he played in a few jazz bands before. He also writes a lot of the lyrics and riffs for Warbringer. Very fun & cool guy too.

yes.    when you hear the name Megadeth you can always associate it with Speed Metal.    Exodus - Trash Metal.    Metallica - Heavy Metal.    Slayer - Speed/Trash Metal.    There were no Buts and Ifs in the golden years.    Maybe that's why those pioneering bands have endured so much coz when we listen to them, we know it's something authentic.

On 4/11/2018 at 21:57, Dr. Gonzo said:

You guys must be very fucking good to play Dream Theatre. And I understand being scared of Marty's solos for sure haha, I remember learning Hanger 18 and going through the 10 (or something) solos. It took me months until I could properly play along with that song. I never learned any Slayer solos though, other than the songs I learned off their first album. I just did my own solos over their own solos.

Are you familiar with any Warbringer? I ask because as a drummer, I'd be interested to hear what you think of the work on any of their latest 3 albums - a friend of a friend, that I've hung out with a few times and think he's a very cool guy, is Carlos Cruz - their drummer.He's also the drummer for Skeletal Remains & for Chris Poland's band Ohm as the late legendary Nick Menza's replacement. Aside from being a very nice and cool guy, I think Carlos is a brilliant drummer. And Warbringer are one of the better modern thrash bands imo.

sorry for the late reply, was listening to some Warbringer songs before i can make a comment about them ...

thanks for the heads up on Warbringer.     It's such a relief that the younger generation has interest in trash metal.    they are the future of metal.     but i can't help but to say every now and then  " Ok, that was a Slayer riff ....  ok that was a Slayer solo" ... "exodus there" .. and there's one song that has that Kill Em All Metallica feel to it.     But hey, what can we do, no matter how original we try to sound the music that we produce is the culmination of our influences.    Even established gods such as Dream Theater has songs that are very evident of their heroes.   New Mellenium is very much King Crimson.    Through the Looking Glass is just a heavy Rush song.

As for Carlos Cruz.   very tight drummer.    His fills are very much metal.   Coz it's very hard to keep yourself in check with your fills in a metal song, you limit yourself and the song becomes boring and if you make it very colorful, it's not metal anymore, it becomes progressive.    Just enough to instill your presence in the song but not taking center stage.  

@Dr. Gonzo

8 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I was born in '88 - I discovered the awesomeness of metal late in the 90s (my first Metallica album was the Black Album, but it was at least 5-6 years after it came out... so Metallica were well past their "we've sold out" point), other than my exposure to Sabbath from my dad (and Sabbath is and remains fucking excellent). My friend's brother also taught me guitar and he was really into metal and I'm pretty sure at that time Pantera were fucking massive, so once I asked him to teach me something off the Black Album and he started showing me more and more metal that was popular at the time.

And that's when I learned: "holy shit metal is awesome." So I didn't get to see a lot of the "golden era" of some of my favourite bands, unfortunately.

I don't necessarily think Dimebag had the best tone (I think Carcass's Bill Steer off Heartwork/Surgical Steel is pretty fucking phenomenal tone) but it's an unmistakable raw guitar tone, that like you say... is just right in your face. Punching your face hard like the album cover for A Vulgar Display of Power haha. It's a bit like Entombed's buzzsaw tone from their first two albums (the secret to their is the Boss Metal Zone pedal, everything dimed up to 10 - probably the only practical use for that awful pedal lol). But I think Dimebag's is more raw and powerful... and sludgy.

You know the secret to Dimebag's tone is actually those solid state Randall RG amplifiers? I couldn't believe he didn't use valve amps until after Pantera broke up. Kind a weird fact.

fortunately for my friend, i broke his guitar effects, it fell off my back pack while we're going to do a gig and so he bought a newer one, the one with the wah-wah pedal.

well, for my musical history, i'm exposed to music at a very young age.   i often listen to my dad's Toto, Daryl Hall and most of his records and like i said in another thread, it was my cousin who introduced me to hard rock, so i bought Queen Greatest Hits as my first cassette    All those time i was already musically inclined but i don't have any interest in any instrument ( crazy, right ?? haha ).   It was not until high school that me and my childhood friends saw Guns N Roses Live in Japan.   We were all dumbstruck, especially that solo of Slash with the godfather theme, having pumped up, we went to this Studio for Rent, without knowing any instrument.   We just asked ourselves to which instrument fascinated us most ...... so, i went to the drums and said to myself .. WOW !! THIS IS GONNA BE DIFFICULT.    So, we started to learn our instruments, we started to transcribe the simplest of songs .. NIRVANA and the Grunge Era coincided with our growth.   Our parents were supportive enough to send us to some music school during the summer vacation.... and that's the time we dipped our toes into metal, i mean, to play metal.   the fabled Enter Sandman was the very first metal song we transcribed ...... and we went off to cover the first 5 albums of Metallica and then came Mr. Big, i was arrogant to say, FACK, THIS IS GONNA BE EASY, but boy, i'm facking wrong.   That Mr. Gone was THE shit of all discipline .... and then we ventured into Dream Theater, Awake and Images and Words were their albums that time........i can go on and on hehe........... sorry .. very long story ...... fond memories .............  but we never did Megadeth, my friend ( the guitarist ) is scared of Marty's solos hahahahah.   Not scared of Petrucci though ...

back to tone ..... Entombed and Dismember has some crazy tones and so does Napalm Death.      Entombed's Clandestine is one of the best death metal or whatever genre they're in, albums ....

found it haha.   this facking guy haha

21 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

The amount of talent in Mr. Big is insane. I can't say I'm too familiar with the band tbh, but I just read their wiki and it's all people I've heard of who are immensely talented. RIP.

The other day I made the mistake of clicking a link to a video I really didn't want to see... the video of Dimebag being murdered on stage. Pretty sad because Pantera are one of the bands that really got me into metal and (as cliché as it is for a metal fan who plays guitar)... Dimebag was also inspirational as fuck to me (like your Mr. Torpey). You can catch him just flop over after being shot... I really wish I didn't see it.

But aside from making me very very sad, it also made me sort of nostalgic so I've been on a bit of a Pantera kick. It's a bit weird because... I know Phil Anselmo is white power-y, and I hate that... but I fucking love Pantera. And when I've been getting him from work I've been grabbing a guitar and having a blast playing these songs I haven't played in years.

yeah.   the Diamond Darrell Tone.   some people hate it, but i love it.   it's guitar right in your face.  he is the reason why my band mate bought that Korg Pedal, i forgot the model name, but it was the very first digital guitar effects with 4 pedals.    coz we were experimenting with all the Boss Pedal combos, but can't find that CRUNCH that Darrell has.

just an irrelevant fyi mate Gonzo, but i'm born in 78, maybe we're about the same age coz the way we're brought up in music is about the same  

6 minutes ago, SirBalon said:

I don’t believe the players have run out of steam for something like that to happen. There are two players in question though, which are Piqué who’s been playing injured and he also made massive positional errors yesterday that have nothing to do with his injury. And also Busquets who has come back from an injury early and isn’t match fit. Busquets is after Messi the most important player in the team. He’s just not glamorous enough and doesn’t score goals for some modern fans to understand these things.

Plus the league lead is way too big to be dissipated in my view. The Copa del Rey Final isn’t too far away though and the question is if they’ll have gotten over this before then because Sevilla are no mugs in cup competitions.

I want to add another final thing... What occurred yesterday will have been a serious warning to any complacency in the team for what’s remaining (because complacency had a lot to do with yesterday) and also help Real Madrid in today’s game. If the gods had planned another major comeback for tonight,  that’s surely dead and buried now because they’ll have been watching. 

agree on all points.

after the comeback of barca against psg last season.   madrid's win over wolfsburg.  this season -  the first leg win of liverpool against City and holding out on the second leg and the heroics of Roma last night.   the phrase anything can happen in football have been revived and holds some meaning now in any knockout competition.     

2 minutes ago, SirBalon said:

Almost! It’s not quite to that extend as the PSG debacle was even more crazy with a 4-0 advantage, no away goal for Barça to dream about at home in the return leg and then PSG went and scored an away goal themselves. That comeback is hostorical and at top end football like this I doubt it will ever be repeated.

But again, considering this is Barça and their European pedigree coupled with the experience those players have at the highest level of the game, it’s only natural for all this to occur and for people to feel that way. 

yeah.  this is a matter of WHO lose, not the HOW  

i'm hoping this won't be the same as the collapse of Madrid in the early 2000's when they were in top of the league, in the quarters of the UCL and in the finals of the copa del rey.   ran out of steam in La Liga, went out in the quarters and lost in the finals of the copa del rey.   i can still remember the interview of Figo stating that they ran too much and there's no squad rotation.

4 minutes ago, SirBalon said:

The reaction is instant and completely normal in my opinion. Losing from a 4-1 advantage for a club like Barcelona expects a big media biting session to be honest. What occurred is completely abnormal but merited.

But it will be forgotten soon. 

the first words that came out of my mouth when i saw the final scoreline of the barca-roma tie ( i was watching the city-liverpool match ) was OH NO !! BARCA DID A PSG.

just read this now --   https://www.goal.com/en/news/total-failure-in-europe-spanish-italian-papers-react-to/wb0znfhxz2o61a2xefpm9wmm2

it's very unfair to chastise barca with this loss.     they're just unlucky that their off-peak was in this particular game and the stupidity of Pique for that matter.     first loss but it was massive but still, if they're going to go unbeaten in La LIga till it's end, then this UCL exit will be forgotten in no time.

i feel sorry for Valverde.     Pique is as stupid as ever.   A veteran but still clings to the arms of an opponent in the penalty box.   like watdafak .....

at last --- kids with talents ..........