I'm not dead. I don't know if anyone even remembers me, but I signed up over the summer and did my best to stay active.

I got a job, which is nice because now I can foolishly spend my money instead of foolishly spending my parents' money like a little shit. Also, I got decent classes this semester. They're almost all history classes, which is great because I'm garbage at history and wanted to rectify that. I also joined an organization which teaches music to underserved youths, which kicks off in November. I'm excited about that. I also started working with a singer, although his tastes are about the most milquetoast generic rock bullshit I've ever heard in my life. I'd feel bad about saying that, but I spent a week learning every dog shit radio rock Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, and Weezer song he threw my way. Then when I suggested some Judas Priest (Sad Wings of Destiny just so I didn't scare him with the brilliant brutality of Screaming/Defenders), he dismissed it as glam metal shit. So fuck that guy. We won't be working together, I decided yesterday. I'd rather jam along to the 4th W.A.S.P. album in my bedroom than be onstage playing The Greatest Shits of Alt Rock.

I didn't know where else to make light of the fact that I've not abandoned the forums. But yeah, I'm super busy these days. For anyone who thinks that the forums are dead, there are way deader forums out there, trust me. Keep your head high.

Thanks for the welcomes. To clarify, I do not think all Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, and Weezer is radio rock horse shit. But he is pretty much scraping the top of the barrel with overplayed radio numbers like Everlong, Dirty Boots, and Say It Ain't So. That is where my frustration lies: someone who only knows what's played on the radio dismissing Judas Priest as "glam metal shit" and likening them to Def Leppard is like a toddler calling Paganini a hack. I don't even think he's into the bands. While I have no proof of this, I am sure that diving deeper into these bands' catalogs would yield positive results, just like you have to trudge through tired crap like "Living After Midnight", the weaker tracks of Defenders of the Faith, and pretty much all of Rocka Rolla to unearth the true gems of Priest's catalog. The same goes for AC/DC, Accept, Maiden, LOUDNESS, all down the line.... but especially AC/DC.

Since this is things that make us happy, I am happy that you two are strong enough in your musical convictions to defend the bands you like. Didn't mean to come off as dismissing these bands as "radio rock horse shit", I was more referring to the songs he chose themselves and how they reflect his taste. While I am not a fan of alt-rock, I would certainly not dismiss their whole libraries as "radio rock shit" on the basis of their popularity.

Edit: to further clarify, there is nothing wrong with just liking what's on the radio. But for someone of that ilk to then liken Judas Priest to bands like Poison, Faster Pussycat, Lixx Array, and Kix.... yeah. No remorse.