yeah you can generally get what he means, but oftentimes he's so out there it's hard to believe there's some deeper meaning beneath it 😅 Awesome, I think 'Said the King to the River' was my favourite, as much as I liked the other 2. Had a hard hitting chorus and such speedy rhymes and vocal rhythms

There's even a dude on te internet who paraphrases their albums and breaks down all the endless literary references, really deep stuff. Yeah man, I feel like there are a fair number of metaphors in Jon's lyrics, because of the end lyrics in "Betrayed by the Game" he says "Because I can say that it was all just a metaphor". I'd go into detail but this comment is so long already haha Oh yeah! I see what you mean, now. Yeah, it pretty much transformed twice. I used to listen to a lot of the older bands like Envy, Sunny Day Real Estate and At the Drive In. I think Planes Mistaken for Stars were one of those bands in the middle area and maybe also Saetia if you've heard either of those. It kinda shows the earlier 'screamo' as people called it. I love Dance Gavin Dance! Jon Mess' lyrics are always entertaining xD The history of Wonder Girl is a confusing one, but initially Diana was the first Wonder Girl. Makes sense — before Wonder Woman she would have been Wonder Girl, right? But eventually Wonder Girl became a mantle for other women in DC so it became weird trying to distinguish them, especially since in some issues Wonder Woman would interact with younger versions of herself. Nowadays, Wonder Girl is pretty much totally separate from Diana, but we still have to look at the original outfit. Should the grown Wonder Woman have kept her childhood duds? I listened to Sound of Animals some years ago but never got into them. I know they were a super group of some sorts. If I could trouble you once more for suggestions?Great! I'll always keep writing and experimenting and so I will show you some stuff and see how we do if you feel you're ready in the future. If you have 32 minutes to spare, though, by all means listen to "Cassandra Gemini", which has to be one of my favorite songs of all time. It's just crazy. I think the best proof of his ability is the Tree City Sessions live-in-studio album, it's crazy how he can sing Jonny's and Kurt's song with practically zero effort even in their highest points. It's kinda weird coming from me, but often high pitched voices tend to grate me especially on first listen, I didn't even like Tilian at first and now I love how he sounds. Yeah I still get annoyed at some of his whinier vocals, but overall his timber and range are pretty unique. The way he sang in Tides Of Man I find more consistent in that regard.

Agreed, Mothership as a whole is fantastic: it's got the poppy stuff, the funky stuff, the super heavy stuff...basically everything in theor repertoire is there! It's absurd how many genres and styles he's touched upon, and he's made a lot of stuff I hadn't heard from anyone before him (like his more electronic albums, for example Octopus Kool Aid and Un Corazón De Nadie). Was supposed to be recording a couple weeks ago but my friend who mostly produces pop and electronic tunes really wanted to give some heavier stuff a go but made me buy an input! Haha Also usually use a combo amp so had to buy a distortion pedal. Still, at times Deodato also lets the prurient art style run amok. There's no better example than when Artemis is brutally beaten by the White Magician. Artemis' Wonder Woman costume is ripped to shreds and she's tossed around like a well-endowed rag doll. And of course she maintains her alluring sensuality even when being pummeled. It reminds you of the "Death of Superman" showdown with Doomsday, except here it's filtered through a pure fanboy drool-worthy style. Eventually, her thong is just a string of fabric, held together by a few worn threads, and her bustier is torn to pieces, exposing huge portions of her breasts. In fact, Deodato strategically places the rips where nipples should appear—but if he was going to draw them in, DC editorial must've nixed the idea. Nevertheless, it's gratuitously executed, obviously meant to titillate. You can imagine the slobbering '90s male readers stammering, "Look, you can see her boobs!!" Ugh. Tilian's a beast. As a singer with a high-pitched voice myself I was in disbelief when I saw the first live video. It took a lot of time but now I can sing some of their tunes quite confidently 😄

Yeah a distant project could be a really good idea! I bought a laptop a couple of months ago and promised to myself that I'd learn how to record/mix/edit and all that stuff but I still haven't begun, so it'll be some time before I can send you some vocals 😅

I used to play an acoustic cover of A Sweater Poorly Knit by Mewithoutyou when I gigged and had their first 2 CD albums But I'll definitely be on the lookout for a lyric breakdown as I never really sung any other than Sweater.Yeah it's unfortunate but the Mars Volta aren't really that famous...it's a shame too cause everyone knows John Frusciante and Flea, and they both have played in multiple TMV records (John on almost every one, he and Omar are great pals). I don't even know what to say about this choice of camera angle. How about, "Frank Cho would be proud?" Elephant in the Room was crazy haha Good stuff! Reminded me of some parts of Plini and Sithu Aye as well. Saved it on my Youtube playlist. I haven't heard much Dream Theatre, but Jon Petrucci did something called Guitar Universe 2.0 which basically has him, Rusty Cooley, Tony MacAlpine, Tosin Abasi, Jason Richardson and a host of other good guitarists just jamming together on stage and I've given it a good amount of listens.

I actually was gonna mention about Craig's vocals haha Yeah, they're off at times and a bit whiny but if you ever heard anything off "Illuminaudio" when they changed vocalists, it didn't really have the same feel for me, so I just got used to the less good parts of his vocals. I usually sing over him anyway haha Do you mean the post-hardcore metalcore kind of thing like ermmm Asking Alexandria and that kind of thing? Never really dug that style, myself. I did however listen to metalcore more as a pure thing, mostly August Burns Red, managed to catch their tour where they played Constellations start to finish which was great! Honestly, I've mostly played Mothership a lot but Death of Strawberry has also been on a playlist of mine. I've been meaning to get the whole discography tbh! Really love the chords they use and the fast paced and well complimenting vocal melodies of Mothership tbh. Very well written. Mike Deodato's Wonder Woman: long legs, tiny waist, gravity-defying breasts, and of course a thong. Must be the '90s. Aaaaand finally I have some amateurish recordings of my band but we've changed the lineup a bit recently, so we're teaching our 5 songs to the new members and then we'll head to the studio and record more professionally.Finally Tides of Man are also playing here this year! I only recently heard of them from the Bandsintown app (great app if youre a regular gig goer btw) suggesting me them, then I heard an old song and was like "hold on a second... I know that voice and face!". Haha clvr I actually only have a realistic MIDI of one of my non acoustic song, but I'll link you as I'm recording it next week. With the Wonder Woman film now breaking box offices records and her popularity at an all-time high, Michael Campochiaroexplores a time when she wasn't handled nearly as progressively or sensitively as she is today. Glad you liked La Dispute! I've given Saetia a try, but as you anticipated, the shrieking is a bit much for me 😅