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Hey Paul (i think..!?) hows it going? I didn't realise you guys had split up! Ah well. Don't think I can help you out with the band (maybe not my thing) but good luck and look fwd to seeing something come of it.

I am fucking going to this. Fuck me, it's SLINT for christsakes! I will just need to find around 200 squid for transport and ticket money...plus people to go with! sheeeet.

I'm not really into my hardcore (or whatever) much but i fucking LOVE 'Jane Doe'. It is absolute heaven. Can't wait for new album. I have a suspicion that the new dillinger album is out, and the new neurosis one...hot damn! 8o I can't believe i didn't check for them in abdn the other day...

Biffy Clyro, Lemon Tree March 2002. I was sixteen. Hoorah!

It's Schechter (sp?) that makes them, isn't it? I do love the Epi Thunderbird though, the neck heaviness doesn't bother me too much and i love the thickness of the sound... (you may have guessed i play bass a little bit/sometimes)

It's comments like this that shall be the demise of our band, matey. I saw quite a cool shortscale tele bass on ebay today...I can't remember who it was by, possibly a Burns/Fender mishmash.

Boo to lessons, death to shred. Two chords and a good singer is where it's at 8)

I think your friend (and singer in my band) Soph is dragging me along anyways *connection* 8o 'Delirium Cordia' is actually pretty damed good..totally different from the other albums. Not exactly easy listening though, ive only had it on all the way through once or twice. Grates towards the end. The artwork is amazing though.

The Velvet Underground The Sex Pistols The Icarus Line Sonic Youth At the drive-in Can Joy Division Fantomas The Dillinger Escape Plan Converge ...all i can think of...

ooh i might check this out, ive never heard his solo stuff before...might be a bit out there for me kinda related; what did you guys think of the last Fantomas record? and when's the next 'part' out?

i miss Will Haven. I never even got to see them live :: weeps :: Yeah i kinda get the whole guitarist-who-can't-do-anything-else thing a lot, but ah well. I reckon i would be a bit piss at playing bass in a metal band. Very nice range of influences though.

Never!! Hmm i'd wish i'd bought a Tokai a couple of years back when they were dead cheap, played some semi-hollowed-thingy the other day and it was sweet-as. I just play a Fender fat-strat (Mex), mainly. Hands up if you're boring...

I don't really rate shredders unless they're doing something near-tasteful, but that's just me. My top guitarists would be: Jeff Buckley - totally organic, soulful style. Favourite guitarist. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - with Jim Ward as well, I guess. Ian MacKaye/Guy Piccioto (Fugazi) Thurston Moore/Lee Ranaldo/Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) - Kim is better on bass though. Kurt Ballou (Converge) Jimmy Page (Zep) - really the only "guitarist's guitarist" who I like. Lou Reed/Sterling Morrision (VU) - minimal and noisy, great stuff.

Am I the only person who thought the line-up this year wasn't that great? ?( There were only about 5 bands I wouldve actually wanted to see if i had gone. By the way, i'm new. Don't kill me.