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JackoSR

@jackosr.bsky.social

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IT Technician, Weird Linux Guy, He/Him, Physically Disabled Person, Introverted Autistic Stereotype, Shadow the Hedgehog Speedrunner, Metalhead, Occasional Concert-Goer.

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JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · 29d

I don't post pics of myself often, but I got new glasses! Feeling great right now tbh.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Sep 13

What also caught my ear was how well-produced it sounds. Kind of reminds me of Ghost's early albums in a good way. The guitars and drums sound quite polished. It surprised me.

The vocals being farther back in the overall mix was a bit bizarre. I'm used to bands like this having clearer vocals.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Sep 13

Pierce The Veil: A Flair For The Dramatic

Never really listened to this band outside of a few songs, but I felt like listening to their full albums.

It's a good emo/post-hardcore record. I like the odd transitions to different sounds on some songs. A great first impression of this band as a whole.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Aug 16

Wireless charging is something that fascinates me just due to how it works. Never got the appeal until I tried it out though.

Add that to the list of things I never could get the point of until I try it, like curved computer monitors and trackball mice.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Aug 9

After 8 years of intermittent speedrunning, I'm dropping the TSC part of my tag and replacing it with SR. Even with how long I have been in this space, SR is a better fit.

I made a Sonic Center account when I started running Shadow so I added that to my tag. It made sense at the time, but not now.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Aug 2

Unexpected GDQ staff picture of me says hi. Staff photos are always unexpected.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Aug 2

Sonic 3: Angel Island Revisited

Just beat a 100% Tails run of this game. Might 100% the other characters at some point. Idk

A bit too long to beat in one sitting casually (Took me a few nights) but it's fun. 2D Sonic is fun, that's all I can say.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jul 20

tfw you intentionally take a conversation in a direction that allows you to gush over a hyperfixation.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jul 10

At a concert now. I'm headbanging to Limp Bizkit before the headliner starts. Help.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jul 5

I'm in Minneapolis now.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jul 5

SGDQ time, let's go!

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 27

I still haven't kept up since the school arc started airing in Japan. I'm still interested, but I stopped consistently watching around the early 50's in episode count. I hear good things about the subsequent arcs though. Maybe that'll get me to binge the 40-something episodes that have aired since.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 24

"Indistinguishable gremlin noises" is probably my favorite bit I've ever seen in a fansubbed anime. It's the perfect way to describe utter gibberish to me.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 22

When I think about listening to this band's newer stuff, I always go back and listen to this record and Sound of Madness. I guess those albums are musical comfort food to me lol

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 22

I think hard rock and heavy metal can work in a pop context. For example, I like bands like Amaranthe and Electric Callboy. I also unironically enjoy Babymetal's first 2 albums.

It's when bands pull a 30 Seconds to Mars and don't mix the genres that rubs me the wrong way.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 22

I've thought about listening to their newer records, but even live their stuff from 2022 onward isn't really my thing.

At least Shinedown is a mainstream rock band that hasn't gone trend-chasing recently, at least musically.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 22

They played a few songs from this album when I saw them live. They played the closer Through the Ghost and there was an instrumental break that seamlessly transitioned to Enemies.

Brent Smith as a vocalist reminds me of Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires. He just oozes charisma from his very being.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 22

Shinedown: Amaryllis

I'm pretty sure this is the album that got me into this band. Probably because one of my brothers would blare My Name and Nowhere Kids on repeat when it came out. Both of those songs are good deep cuts.

Overall, it's a solid arena rock record.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 18

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPUN...

I've followed The Charismatic Voice for years. They go through the vocals of a lot of genres of music analytically, but when a video comes out of a band/artist I really like, I'm more interested.

This isn't even then best song on that album imo. It's just neat.

First Time Hearing Breaking Benjamin! "The Diary of Jane" Vocal ANALYSIS is HERE!

YouTube video by The Charismatic Voice

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JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 13

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpg2...

I've had this song stuck in my head all day. A couple hours into this game, and the OST stands out to me more than anything else about it.

It's very "Metal Gear Rising" in the sheer spectacle of it all. And that game also has a great OST, go figure.

Silent Street (Type A)

YouTube video by Release - Topic

www.youtube.com

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 8

Playing through the GC version of Wind Waker with the BetterWW mod. Watermelon Link is precious.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 8

tfw you like a band so much you go out of tour way to import their stuff.

And I still haven't listened to everything they've put out. I can't listen to the OG versions of those early albums, though. The production is just horrible.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 8

There's a part of me that prefers the original Wind Waker art style compared to the Wind Waker HD one.

I like the stop-motion-esque look of the models of the Wii U version, but I don't like the bloom.

I don't know why the bloom craze of the mid to late 2000's-early 2010's was a thing. Not a fan.

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 7

I have this meme saved for a reason. Re-imaging was the solution lmao

JackoSR @jackosr.bsky.social · Jun 7

Just fixed an audio issue on my brother's computer. The HDMI output's audio wasn't working, and the output was recognized in Device Manager but not in the audio settings or Control Panel

Disabled other audio devices, didn't work

Update drivers, didn't work

Upgrade to Windows 11, it works. WTF lol