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For example; I love crazy oscillation sounds, and love making them. So much, in fact, that I have 3 pedals on my board that can do it (EQD Rainbow Machine, DBA Echo Dream 2, Caroline Meteore). The Rainbow Machine is probably the most reliable and recreatable one, hell, the Magic switch is basically designed for it. The Echo Dream requires some knob tweaking (well, cranking for me) but the ability to add in fuzz and modulation is a real treat, and the Meteore's feature may technically be more of a gain swell than actual oscillation, but who cares?

I 'll admit it: I do it too much. There's something so addictive about just building batshit crazy noise up or down into oblivion. There's also something (more, really) to be said for *not doing that every single song*. Yes, it's a problem, yes, it covers up the fact that I really don't know how to play guitar, and no, I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

Anyone else have a gimmick they're not ashamed to overuse?

Just curious, do we know what specific gear (bass, pedals, amps) Lou used in the 80s on Dinosaur Jr stuff? I love the sound of the bass on Dinosaur, YLAOM, and Bug, but most of what I see on places like equipboard is either Sebadoh or post-reunion Dinosaur Jr gear for Lou. If anyone has a link to or just flat out knows what Lou used on recordings, I'd love to find out!

Edit: I know a Grabber was Lou’s primary early Dino bass, but as far as amps and pedals? Or alternative basses for recording?

So I have no issue driving around my city, but I have to make somewhat frequent commutes to my hometown because I have a few specialists who practice there, it's only about a 2 1/2 hour drive, but I can't make the drive without getting extremely tired. I have pretty heavy ADHD and depression (sounds irrelevant, but I'll explain in a sec) and I've tried everything to prepare for these drives- I always take my medication that usually keeps me awake and alert throughout the days, I get a good and restful night's sleep beforehand, I sometimes have coffee before/while I'm driving, even when there's someone else in the car to talk to, I *always* get tired.

It varies in intensity, sometimes I just get a little unfocused vision, sometimes it's a battle to stay awake until I get an anxiety adrenaline rush. My ADHD and depression are very intertwined; any sort of boredom can spiral my depression, which can make me super tired super fast. I don't know for sure if this is an ADHD issue, a depression one, both, or neither, but it's scary. It's a boring drive visually, and obviously I've had to make it many times, so I think that it just doesn't keep me stimulated enough to stay awake or attentive, which is a problem I deal with when not driving, too; but it's *every* long drive and is of course very dangerous.

Does anyone have any ideas for how I can stave off the driving fatigue? Each time I make the drive I have to grapple with this issue and it's scary and stressful.

Pretty much anytime posts a controversial opnion (aka an Honest Hot Take) on this sub, I see comments saying “yeah you’re just karma farming stfu”

A lot of the posts (lately) are super problematic and based in bigotry and hate- but what’s REALLY upsetting is: who tf “karma farms”?

If your biggest issue with someone’s post that, for instance, dehumanizes trans people is “oh you just want reddit karma” your priorities are way out of whack. It’s not even just these topics or just this sub- you could post a picture of a squirrel on r/picturesofsquirrs and some asshole will comment “gtfo karma farm bot”.

Let me clue y’all in- real people with real lives are not devoting what precious energy they have to posting something online so that it can get reddit upvotes. No one cares. If that’s your instinct upon seeing someone post something controversial or mundane, you clearly have very little going on irl.

And if you are posting hateful or low effort stuff just to get reddit upvotes- you are somehow even more pathetic than the people upset about it!

Title's a little confusing maybe, but what's your favorite (and/or least favorite) Soundgarden release in terms of its final mix or general production?

*I love Screaming Life's raw and fresh sound, and a lot of that comes from Endino's engineering imo. Not necessarily "lofi", but you can hear that it's the band's early work; they have the material down but none of the songs feel overproduced and all have a certain live-ish quality to them (even with things like overdubbed vocals or sermons added in).

*The SubPop version of Room A Thousand Years Wide is also one of my favorite standalone songs, both because the mix is cool and because it signaled a bit of a departure from LTL's very produced 80's metal sound (in my ears). The single of Room is sounds dark, churning, and super heavy, even with the choice to include brass instruments!

*Superunknown is what I usually point to when people ask what grunge is, and a lot of that is the production work on it. Yes, Beinhorn was rough and demanding with the band and I know they weren't too fond of the process, but the sounds are just stellar. The use of effects on guitar like (obviously) the Leslie on BHS or the wah on stuff like the Superunknown solo are so visceral, and I love the utilization of alternate tunings across the album beyond just Drop D or B.

What about y'all? It doesn't even have to be your favorite, but what Soundgarden mix really gets you going "hell yeah"?

So obviously they are two distinct and different recordings of the song. My main question though- is the single version slower? I don't have enough music theory knowledge to calculate the BPMs of the songs, I always think of the single version as slightly slower, but I have no proof and tbh don't even trust my ears. Any other little factoids about differences between the two versions or how they were recorded that anyone knows and would like to share? I love both versions and am always on the lookout for tidbits! Thanks!

So I'm not really a vintage pedal guy, I think they're generally very overhyped. I respect them, they're cool and I've owned some that I liked, but 9 times out of 10 I think it's much more affordable, convenient, and reliable to use something newer.

However

I would sell my soul (or lowball someone else for their soul and flip it to cover the cost) for an old school bigbox Deluxe Memory Man. I've played one once; it was too big for a board, required its own power supply, but DAMN if it wasn't beautiful. Delay is my favorite effect and the DBA Echo Dream 2 is my all time favorite pedal, but I'd still *love* to get a Memory Man.

What about y'all? What pedal do you know you don't need, you know there's other options for, but you still would die for it?

So yeah, I played Death Stranding a BUNCH at launch, I loved it. I'm a bit late to the party with 2, but I finally got a copy, and I'm excited to play it! But I don't know if I really remember all the ending, or all the stuff I'd need to know going into 2. I remember there being some long, confusing cutscenes at the very end of the game, and already being not sure about what exactly was going on even before, lol (again, I was like 17 when I beat the first game).

Here's what I remember from the ending: BB (Lou) is Unger's baby, Unger died trying to save BB because it was going to be disposed of or something. Hardman is made president after Amelie is saved, because Amelie is like a ghost of the former president from the beginning I guess. Oh yeah, and I thought I killed Higgs, but maybe not cuz I think he's in the trailer for 2.

So; All of that may be wrong. I really loved the game and even how Kojima the story was, but trying to remember the entire ending from bits of pieces from 5 years ago when I probably didn't fully understand what happened even at the time... yeah. Not the best situation.

TLDR: If someone could succinctly (as possible, it's a Kojima game so maybe that's not, lol) sum up the ending cutscenes of DS for me, or at least just let me know what story elements from the first game are required to know before starting DS2, I'd *greatly* appreciate it!!!

So I've seen/read multiple interviews where members of the band said that for Superunknown, one of the reasons they experimented so much with their sound (tunings, arrangements, etc.) was because they didn't want to rehash the sound they felt they had basically perfected on BMF (for a specific example, Chris' comments in the Guitar Center video on YouTube sums it up).

It makes sense, looking at their full discography; clearly Superunknown expanded their range as musicians beyond the strict "Seattle Sound" thing they had going for, at that point, almost a decade. Of course, all of this is in the eyes (or ears) of each individual listener, but I do agree; I think that BMF was the ultimate "grunge" record they made. It encapsulated all of their influences from metal, to psychedelia, to post-punky stuff, all done in the signature Soundgarden style.

In retrospect from 2026, duh, Superunknown is a "grunge" record (I've said on here before I think it's *the* grunge record), but for 1993 & 94 when Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and even more commercial bands were getting more attention, Superunknown was probably a sonic gamble. I won't get into it too much because it becomes less about what has been said by band members and more about my own opinions/patterns I've noticed, but I do think Superunknown was a big shift from their pretty established sound, and the sound of the scene and industry as a whole.

What do y'all think? Was Badmotorfinger the most "grunge" album Soundgarden made? For those of you who were plugged in from 91-94, did Superunknown's sound surprise you, or did you expect it?