Comments for Craig Rettig.com http://www.craigrettig.com/home I find cool stuff so you don't have to Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Tunesday: Nightwish – The Islander by Rivkahttp://www.craigrettig.com/home/257/tunesday-nightwish-the-islander/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Rivka Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:27:58 +0000 http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=257#comment-143 Last month, while searching YouTube for clips of the Broadway performance of 'Phantom', I came across the video of Nightwish's version of the song from the musical. I had never heard of them, and was instantly entranced. I fell in love with Marco's playing, his voice and the talent of the entire band. I like Anette as well, and also liked Tarja. Each of the musicians; Tuomas Holopainen, Empuu Voirinen, Jukka Nevalainen and Marco Hietala, are very talented, accomplished musicians. Their background in classical training is evident. Marco plays so many bass riffs that are different than others I have heard, and Empuu is a fantastic guitarist. I love watching Jukka's drumming; he's amazing. Tuomas, of course, the mastermind, is such a great writer and composer, as well as keyboardist. Marco is the imp on stage, I've watched every video of them live I can find. They really do put on a great live show. I'd love to see them and and looking forward to their next tour. They appeared in a city very close to me in 2008; wish I'd known about them then.I'm very particular about music and like and own just about every genre, but I was exposed to something different when I found Nightwish and their Finnish counterparts.And that Marco! Talk about a busy guy! Tarot, Sappativuosi, guest appearances with Delain, and other bands. I don't know how he does it. :)I'm not a huge metal fan, but symphonic metal is different. Through finding Nightwish, I've explored the world of Finnish metal more deeply. I was aware of Tarot, Sonatarctica and other bands. I purchased 'Dark Passion Play' and 'End of an Era', and thoroughly enjoy every cut on all three CDs. Last month, while searching YouTube for clips of the Broadway performance of ‘Phantom’, I came across the video of Nightwish’s version of the song from the musical. I had never heard of them, and was instantly entranced. I fell in love with Marco’s playing, his voice and the talent of the entire band. I like Anette as well, and also liked Tarja. Each of the musicians; Tuomas Holopainen, Empuu Voirinen, Jukka Nevalainen and Marco Hietala, are very talented, accomplished musicians. Their background in classical training is evident. Marco plays so many bass riffs that are different than others I have heard, and Empuu is a fantastic guitarist. I love watching Jukka’s drumming; he’s amazing. Tuomas, of course, the mastermind, is such a great writer and composer, as well as keyboardist. Marco is the imp on stage, I’ve watched every video of them live I can find. They really do put on a great live show. I’d love to see them and and looking forward to their next tour. They appeared in a city very close to me in 2008; wish I’d known about them then.

I’m very particular about music and like and own just about every genre, but I was exposed to something different when I found Nightwish and their Finnish counterparts.

And that Marco! Talk about a busy guy! Tarot, Sappativuosi, guest appearances with Delain, and other bands. I don’t know how he does it. :)

I’m not a huge metal fan, but symphonic metal is different. Through finding Nightwish, I’ve explored the world of Finnish metal more deeply. I was aware of Tarot, Sonatarctica and other bands. I purchased ‘Dark Passion Play’ and ‘End of an Era’, and thoroughly enjoy every cut on all three CDs.

]]> Comment on The Matrix: 1920 version by tatahttp://www.craigrettig.com/home/270/the-matrix-1920-version/comment-page-1/#comment-142 tata Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:41:40 +0000 http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=270#comment-142 That was fan-f***in-tastic! That was fan-f***in-tastic!

]]> Comment on Rebuilding Old Computers For Fun and Profit by Craig Rettighttp://www.craigrettig.com/home/35/rebuilding-old-computers-for-fun-and-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Craig Rettig Fri, 15 May 2009 03:25:02 +0000 http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=35#comment-91 What copyright laws? If you're referring to the Windows serial number, I use PC Wizard to get the OEM serial number off of it before I erase the drive. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) licenses are specific to the machine and therefore are only valid for that particular box.If the drive is completely trashed and it won't boot up at all, then it either gets a Linux treatment or I just "Frankenstein" the parts into other machines, depending on what state the machine is in. What copyright laws? If you’re referring to the Windows serial number, I use PC Wizard to get the OEM serial number off of it before I erase the drive. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) licenses are specific to the machine and therefore are only valid for that particular box.

If the drive is completely trashed and it won’t boot up at all, then it either gets a Linux treatment or I just “Frankenstein” the parts into other machines, depending on what state the machine is in.

]]> Comment on Rebuilding Old Computers For Fun and Profit by Tomhttp://www.craigrettig.com/home/35/rebuilding-old-computers-for-fun-and-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Tom Thu, 14 May 2009 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=35#comment-90 How do you get around the copy right laws. If you don't, you just told the world you are breaking the law. How do you get around the copy right laws. If you don’t, you just told the world you are breaking the law.

]]> Comment on Driving Music by Craig Rettighttp://www.craigrettig.com/home/88/driving-music/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Craig Rettig Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:51:11 +0000 http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=88#comment-48 This was their list, not mine. Heck, you could use the entire speed metal genre if tempo was all you wanted. This was their list, not mine. Heck, you could use the entire speed metal genre if tempo was all you wanted.

]]> Comment on Driving Music by tatahttp://www.craigrettig.com/home/88/driving-music/comment-page-1/#comment-47 tata Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:04:41 +0000 http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=88#comment-47 Where's "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit?! That song inspires speed!<abbr><em>tata’s last blog post: <a href="http://www.imnotbeautifullikeyou.com/buddha-turns-two/" rel="nofollow">Buddha Turns Two!</a></abbr></em> Where’s “Break Stuff” by Limp Bizkit?! That song inspires speed!

tata’s last blog post: Buddha Turns Two!

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