InStereo

Hey everyone, I've been stalking the forum for a while and decided to join recently. I am enjoying the banter and finding new bands to listen to.
I'm in my early thirties and live in Queensland, Australia.

I generally pretty eclectic when it comes to music, but in particular, my wheelhouse is:

Genres-
Classic/Blues Rock, 60's/70's Rock, Arena Rock
Heavy Metal, Hair/Glam Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, etc.
Alternative
Folk/Folk Metal/Folk Rock

Bands:
Metallica, Faith No More, Eric Clapton, Boston, Chicago, The Tea Party, Dire Straits, Something for Kate, Jimmy Eat World, Iron & Wine.. to name a few

From the list above it seems like I have a rather limited scope, and I hope weighing in on banter and listening to bands I wouldn't have otherwise considered, I may expand my music-listening horizons and meet some passionate music-lovers!

Cheers

Plankton

Welcome to MB!

What do you think of the new FNM?

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VEGANGELICA

Hey InStereo,

Welcome!

I'm curious about life in Australia. We just went on holiday with a remarkable woman from New South Wales, near Young. She is a sheep farmer with 17,000 sheep. She gave descriptions of a rugged existence there that fascinated me. Many species of birds visit her property including cockatoos who come to eat grain outside her kitchen window. That sounded almost magical.

"The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World is one of my favorite songs. Your mentioning the group made me realize I haven't looked into any of their recent music.

I hope you'll have a great time here discussing and listening to music with other music aficionados!

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Overcast

Welcome to MB.

InStereo

Thanks Plankton! I'm in two minds about the new FNM, they have some great cuts in the album, like Sol Invictus, Sunny Side Up and Separation Anxiety and Mother****er, but the album isn't without its clunkers either.
Horses for courses, I guess, but I consider Album of the Year and The Real Thing as better rounded offerings.

Thanks Vegangelica There are certainly areas that are as idyllic as you imagine, it really is a lovely area - though drought is a serious issue.
I live in a urban area west of Brisbane, and the birdlife - even here - is beautiful. We see many Cockatoos and Galahs around our house, and you will often see Galahs foraging by the roadside in areas. Kookaburras are also known to make their presence heard of a morning around here too

If you've not listened to Jimmy Eat World's 'Futures' album already, I strongly recommend it. Its solid.


I can't say its a regular occurrence lol, we have a few 'roos in our sparser populated areas of my town, but they rarely go Street Fighter in suburbia

Thanks Overcast, happy to be here

Plankton

That's a fair assessment. Good to have you aboard.

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VEGANGELICA

Living in the midst of all those great birds sounds wonderful!

When I was a child, the Kookaburra nursery rhyme song must have been pretty popular in the U.S., so I had learned about Kookaburra birds by the time I was five. I always thought they were fictional and was very excited when, years later, I learned they are an actual bird from Australia! I had thought the whole song was just made up.

Our birds aren't as flashy, but, on the positive side, we have lots of squirrels! Not all as dramatic as that dramatic squirrel, but pretty dramatic when they get to chastising you and staring you down from some oak tree branch.

Thanks for the album recommendation!

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Fresh victims for my ever-growing army of the undead!

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EPOCH6

Welcome in.

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