A word of thanks
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Topic: A word of thanks
Posted By: genghiscon
Subject: A word of thanks
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2011 at 10:59pm
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Before I joined up here on MMA, I have to admit I was in a pretty bad funk. Especially with my interest in music. Let me rephrase that. My passion for music... something I've always had in my life, was at its nadir. The last two years I had just about given up buying anything on impulse, or even on well-informed purchases. I wasn't listening to much except the same ol' s@!t I had been listening to for years. Most of my friends that I actively talked and shared music had moved on and it killed a lot of that fire inside for it. Thankfully, I had stumbled upon this site and looked around the forums....and I really liked what I was saw. A whole site devoted to something I really had a love for.... inhabited by people that really seemed to have that passion that I used to have. And since that day, two weeks ago, I seemed to have gotten that spark back and I really have you guys to thank. I have started listening to new stuff again and giving music a go. Its done wonders for my mood, too. Because of well read reviews and conversations I've had on here with some of the forum campers, I've gotten into a lot of stuff I wouldn't have even bothered to look into in the recent past. Bands like: Vektor, SubRosa, Alcest, Fen, X-Panda, Myrath, Leprous, Theocracy, Havok, Anubis Gate. I've enjoyed every one of them. And some bands like Borknagar, Arcturus, ICX Vortex, Touchstone, Riverside, Kalisia, Agalloch, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and Diablo Swing Orchestra didn't really blow me away, but didn't waste my time giving them a spin or two, either. So, thanks again, to all you here at MMA. You've done me a good turn and I heartily appreciate it.  ------------- I got Rock N Roll to save me from the cold, and if thats all there is, that aint so bad. Rock N Roll! - Lemmy |
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 1:11am
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Great to hear that you enjoy MMA. I�ve had similar non-inspired times in my life too. Especially the thing you mention with like-minded friends who moved on. Either physically or mentally. Not having that dose of music talk that I used to have when I was younger left me uninspired to check out new music and as I�m a late commer to the internet I didn�t become aware of sites like this one before well into the new millenium. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 2:56am
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You're very welcome. This site is an inspiration and has personally resurrected my interest in Metal sub-genres I'd long given up on. You can always get more involved with the site if you feel like it too! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112 
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 3:40am
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Yeah I see you�ve been on a bit of a thrash metal trip Steve. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 6:53am
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Hey, genghiscon, it's great that you've benefited so much from this site. :-) If you want to contribute as a collaborator, by all means, do not hesitate to let us know. ------------- 
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 8:09am
I was in a bit of a funk before this site began, at least a metal funk (and not funk metal  ). It probably had more to do with the fact that my music tastes were rapidly expanding into jazz and progressive rock for the few years prior to that, and I thought I was going to be leaving metal behind for a while. Joining Metal Music Archives allowed me to keep close tabs on what was being released currently by modern metal artists (especially since I help to add these releases), and helped me familiarize myself with some more legendary groups I passed over when growing up. And since I grew up as a teenager listening almost exclusively to metal, I am now beginning to appreciate some albums I haven't listened to in years by using this site to share some reviews every once in a while. I'm glad to hear others are benefiting from this site.  ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 7:35am
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I too lost all my metal friends. Didn't end up in a funk though, luckily. -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |