Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you
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I guess if you live in a flat you don’t need an on suite bathroom.0
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I can’t really reply constructively without it simply becoming a debate about likes and dislikes which wasn’t really the purpose.rick_chasey said:
Dance music is super basic so it’s pretty tough to make sound interesting.morstar said:Why DJ's (of the Ibiza type) are so famous.
I'm not denying there must be a skill involved to both seamlessly blend from track to track and read a room but ultimately, you're just playing someone elses music. I'd imagine literally thousands of dance music fans could do a similar job in blind tests. Especially when a significant proportion of the audience are off their tits.
I love it and there is a world of difference between a home made effort and an international banger.
Like, I say, I don’t doubt there is some skill there but you won’t convince me it’s not overstated / overvalued as a skill.
If I were in a 50K crowd at a premier league football match, I reckon there would be a handful of people in the crowd who could step on the pitch and not be completely out of their depth.
If I were at a rave with a couple of thousand, I am sure quite a few could keep the party going successfully.0 -
Have you ever tried? It’s not that easy, honest.morstar said:
I can’t really reply constructively without it simply becoming a debate about likes and dislikes which wasn’t really the purpose.rick_chasey said:
Dance music is super basic so it’s pretty tough to make sound interesting.morstar said:Why DJ's (of the Ibiza type) are so famous.
I'm not denying there must be a skill involved to both seamlessly blend from track to track and read a room but ultimately, you're just playing someone elses music. I'd imagine literally thousands of dance music fans could do a similar job in blind tests. Especially when a significant proportion of the audience are off their tits.
I love it and there is a world of difference between a home made effort and an international banger.
Like, I say, I don’t doubt there is some skill there but you won’t convince me it’s not overstated / overvalued as a skill.
If I were in a 50K crowd at a premier league football match, I reckon there would be a handful of people in the crowd who could step on the pitch and not be completely out of their depth.
If I were at a rave with a couple of thousand, I am sure quite a few could keep the party going successfully.
Knowing what to play to suit the crowd and how to move the crowd along to another place (figuratively) is not easy and if you go to these things you’ll know when the DJ doesn’t hit it. The place goes very flat.
Also, no sound system does dance justice apart from a massive PA in a decent club tbh.
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Rick Chasey the featherweight 55kg raver. Who'd have thought?
I suppose you only need half an ecstacy pill.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I think you underestimate premier league football.morstar said:
I can’t really reply constructively without it simply becoming a debate about likes and dislikes which wasn’t really the purpose.rick_chasey said:
Dance music is super basic so it’s pretty tough to make sound interesting.morstar said:Why DJ's (of the Ibiza type) are so famous.
I'm not denying there must be a skill involved to both seamlessly blend from track to track and read a room but ultimately, you're just playing someone elses music. I'd imagine literally thousands of dance music fans could do a similar job in blind tests. Especially when a significant proportion of the audience are off their tits.
I love it and there is a world of difference between a home made effort and an international banger.
Like, I say, I don’t doubt there is some skill there but you won’t convince me it’s not overstated / overvalued as a skill.
If I were in a 50K crowd at a premier league football match, I reckon there would be a handful of people in the crowd who could step on the pitch and not be completely out of their depth.
If I were at a rave with a couple of thousand, I am sure quite a few could keep the party going successfully.1 -
Yeah. Players are averaging 10 kilometers per game easily. When you watch a PL game live, the pace is astounding.
Combine the technical skills required - at that pace and very few could keep up.
One mistake can change a game (Gerrard?).seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
FTFY. 😉pinno said:Yeah. Players are averaging 10 kilometers per game easily. When you watch a PL game live, the pace is astounding.
Combine the technical skills required - at that pace and very few could keep up.
One mistake can change a season (Gerrard?).The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It would depend on how representative the 50k crowd is of the general population, but having watched the repeat of Euro 96 at the start of lockdown, i would think some of the mid 90s players would be out of their depth!0
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That’s my point. Literally, a tiny number wouldn’t be completely out of their depth. I.e. not totally embarrassed. I’m not suggesting they’d be effective.pinno said:Yeah. Players are averaging 10 kilometers per game easily. When you watch a PL game live, the pace is astounding.
Combine the technical skills required - at that pace and very few could keep up.
One mistake can change a game (Gerrard?).
I don’t believe the level of skill of a dance music DJ is comparable.
But I’m not debating further. The thread is trivial things.0 -
I am intrigued as to which topic will win out in the tools thread.
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I'm hoping tools will winmorstar said:I am intrigued as to which topic will win out in the tools thread.
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It's probably something to do with your inner ears.shortfall said:Wife's cousin is married to a DJ and manages him and a few other acts. They get paid absolute f.uckloads of money and get flown around the world to various nightclubs and festivals. It leaves me cold if I'm honest. Maybe a bucket load of ecstasy helps?
You have a brain between them
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That doesn't narrow it down a lotveronese68 said:
I'm hoping tools will winmorstar said:I am intrigued as to which topic will win out in the tools thread.
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ExactlyStevo_666 said:
That doesn't narrow it down a lotveronese68 said:
I'm hoping tools will winmorstar said:I am intrigued as to which topic will win out in the tools thread.
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On the dance music debate, whilst not to my own taste I understand the attraction of it in a club. However, I'm intrigued by people who choose to listen to (generally very loudly to let everyone else hear) in their home or, worse still, in their car with all the windows down.1
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Yep, I don't want to listen to the music another person likes. I get the club, festival atmosphere thing though.Pross said:On the dance music debate, whilst not to my own taste I understand the attraction of it in a club. However, I'm intrigued by people who choose to listen to (generally very loudly to let everyone else hear) in their home or, worse still, in their car with all the windows down.
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Ha that me.Pross said:On the dance music debate, whilst not to my own taste I understand the attraction of it in a club. However, I'm intrigued by people who choose to listen to (generally very loudly to let everyone else hear) in their home or, worse still, in their car with all the windows down.
Some music sounds better very loud.0 -
Nothing wrong with listening to music loud. Everything wrong with doing it so everyone else can hear to draw attention to yourself though.0
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That's like saying beer is better very coldrick_chasey said:
Ha that me.Pross said:On the dance music debate, whilst not to my own taste I understand the attraction of it in a club. However, I'm intrigued by people who choose to listen to (generally very loudly to let everyone else hear) in their home or, worse still, in their car with all the windows down.
Some music sounds better very loud.0 -
Beers are nowadays served far too cold to appreciate them fully.
https://www.dummies.com/food-drink/drinks/beer/serve-beer-at-the-right-temperature/
Been served some that were uncomfortable to drink, they were that cold.0 -
Being cold reduces flavour which may or may not be a good thing. 😉
See also ice in whisky.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Yep, ice in whisky is another big no no.0
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Makes the sh!te they serve more palatable.ballysmate said:Beers are nowadays served far too cold to appreciate them fully.
https://www.dummies.com/food-drink/drinks/beer/serve-beer-at-the-right-temperature/
Been served some that were uncomfortable to drink, they were that cold.0 -
Makes no difference to a lot of lagers, especially North American type beers, which have no flavour to begin with.0
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This is true. Though I still won't fit one, if I ever buy something enormous up north.webboo said:I guess if you live in a flat you don’t need an on suite bathroom.
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Doesn't it depend on the circumstances? If I've had a hard day or just come back from a long ride in the sun then I want a cold one straight out of the fridge and it's not going to touch the sides. In that situation any cheapo bland lager will do and I definitely don't want a warm craft bitter! Ditto if I'm on the p155 with the lads doing a pub crawl (which is increasingly rare these days) then I'm happy enough drinking Peroni, Sol, Corona or a mass produced bitter like a Tetley's that's fairly chilled. If however I'm having a meal out, I might choose a locally produced bitter or pale ale that goes well with whatever I'm eating and have it nearer room temperature.3
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Basically this.shortfall said:Doesn't it depend on the circumstances? If I've had a hard day or just come back from a long ride in the sun then I want a cold one straight out of the fridge and it's not going to touch the sides. In that situation any cheapo bland lager will do and I definitely don't want a warm craft bitter! Ditto if I'm on the p155 with the lads doing a pub crawl (which is increasingly rare these days) then I'm happy enough drinking Peroni, Sol, Corona or a mass produced bitter like a Tetley's that's fairly chilled. If however I'm having a meal out, I might choose a locally produced bitter or pale ale that goes well with whatever I'm eating and have it nearer room temperature.
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North America produces and drinks a lot more overly *insert unpleasant flavour* craft beers than the U.K. does.ballysmate said:Makes no difference to a lot of lagers, especially North American type beers, which have no flavour to begin with.
It’s an American thing0