Ask nadroj

[blackwasp]

What is the optimum number of people to have in a band? (I've always believed it to be three.) In addition, how come you see many pop-punk bands with 5 or 6 people? Doesn't that seem excessive for punk?

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Why on earth are my hands always so cold?

 

[Breetai]

What's your 'other-religion', and if you're not a Christian then why do you hang out here?

That's my question(s)!

 

[nadroj1985]

Question for the esteemed one...would I melt if I wore my winter woollens in 120 F heat?

Only one way to find out...

What is the optimum number of people to have in a band? (I've always believed it to be three.)

Well, there is no "optimum." I tend to think four works out well- two guitarists, a bass, and drums.

In addition, how come you see many pop-punk bands with 5 or 6 people? Doesn't that seem excessive for punk?

I don't follow pop-punk much, so I'm not even sure which bands you're referring to. I don't know, though, it would seem to me that pop-punk is rather simple, musically, so it wouldn't need 5-6 people.

Why on earth are my hands always so cold?

Bad circulation, probably. I've always had that problem too.

What's your 'other-religion'

Nadrojism.

Hey, I was joking but that does have rather a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Anyway, as I said earlier, I don't really have a set religion, but I'm interested in existentialist philosophy and Zen Buddhism.

and if you're not a Christian then why do you hang out here?

Mostly because I really like a lot of the people here. Because this Secular music forum is filled with people who have interesting music tastes and interesting ideas about music, and are just generally fun to talk to. Because CF's General Apologetics is the best place I've found on the net to discuss philosophy.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Mostly because I really like a lot of the people here. Because this Secular music forum is filled with people who have interesting music tastes and interesting ideas about music, and are just generally fun to talk to.

Just admit it... its because Im so cool!

 

[nadroj1985]

Yeah, I was really just talking about SotF. Everyone else is pretty much secondary.

 

[Nico]

i have 2 questions.

1. do you have a southern accent
2. perhaps you could answer theFijian's question as to why there are so few female rock guitarists (he had the other instruments in there as well, but i'm going to simplify it to guitar)

 

[theFijian]

2. perhaps you could answer theFijian's question as to why there are so few female rock guitarists (he had the other instruments in there as well, but i'm going to simplify it to guitar)

Aye!! The people demand an answer, or things could turn all 'Mutiny on the Bounty' in here!

Also, do you want to know how Modest Mouse played tonight in Glasgow?

 

[wgjones3]

Why does the guy on the hill INSIST on revving the motor in his '66 Galaxy for an hour EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT around midnight?

 

[nadroj1985]

1. do you have a southern accent

Not really. Maybe a small one when compared to northerners, but nothing on the scale of most southerners. Lexington's far enough north that that accent really isn't prominent around here.

2. perhaps you could answer theFijian's question as to why there are so few female rock guitarists (he had the other instruments in there as well, but i'm going to simplify it to guitar)

I have no idea. My guess is that rock music has been a more stereotypically masculine movement. It's all been very active, rebellious, aggressive; all the things a man is supposed to be more apt to be drawn to. And the guitarist has become the hero (a more masculine figure) of the rock band. So, it would seem sociologically probable that male guitarists would be more prominent than female ones.

How's that?

 

[nadroj1985]

Also, do you want to know how Modest Mouse played tonight in Glasgow?

No, it'll just make me jealous.

 

[cygnusx1]

What is the optimum number of people to have in a band? (I've always believed it to be three.) In addition, how come you see many pop-punk bands with 5 or 6 people? Doesn't that seem excessive for punk?

I go for three , it worked for R U S H

 

[blackwasp]

No, it'll just make me jealous.

I, however, would love to know.

 

[theFijian]

I, however, would love to know.

Well you'll have to wait till tomorrow as it's past my bedtime

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Do I say "out" and "about" with a thick Candian accent?

 

[Breetai]

Nadrojism.

Hey, I was joking but that does have rather a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Anyway, as I said earlier, I don't really have a set religion, but I'm interested in existentialist philosophy and Zen Buddhism.

Haha, I like it. Nadrojism. Hey, Zen Buddist is barely a religion! You're just a philosophy guy, eh?

Here's another question(maybe it's been answered and I just missed it?). What's your reasons for rejecting Christianity

Mostly because I really like a lot of the people here. Because this Secular music forum is filled with people who have interesting music tastes and interesting ideas about music, and are just generally fun to talk to. Because CF's General Apologetics is the best place I've found on the net to discuss philosophy.

I've gotta agree with that one!

 

[nadroj1985]

Haha, I like it. Nadrojism. Hey, Zen Buddist is barely a religion! You're just a philosophy guy, eh?

Just a philosophy guy? But yeah, I'm a philosophy major in school, so it's a big part of who I am. And I'm sometimes confused at what essentially makes something "religion" rather than a "philosophy."

Here's another question(maybe it's been answered and I just missed it?). What's your reasons for rejecting Christianity

More or less, because I saw that I had no reason to accept it in the first place. The main reason I was a Christian in the first 18 years of my life was because I had been raised with it, and was therefore biased towards it. Once I backed away from the Christian faith, I found that it wasn't the only one that explained the world adequately. With that knowledge, the only thing I can do is wait on accepting a worldview until it gives me a specific reason to do so. Christianity just hasn't done that so far.

 

[WaZoO]

Nadroj, how many crabs would it take to fill a 50 lb bucket 1/2 full of ice 3/4 of the way to the top with bile?

 

[blackwasp]

I go for three , it worked for R U S H

Yep...Rush were one of the bands I was thinking of as well. I find it amazing when a band can have a full sound with only 3 members...it is even more impressive when one can play bass while singing (I find bass and vocals more difficult than playing guitar while singing.)

 

[blackwasp]

Just a philosophy guy? But yeah, I'm a philosophy major in school, so it's a big part of who I am. And I'm sometimes confused at what essentially makes something "religion" rather than a "philosophy."

I'm working towards a minor in philosophy at the moment. What philosophy classes are you currently in, and which philosophers do you find particularly captivating?