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April 22

Cyberpunk metal

Does it exist? Which bands would be considered to fit this label? I'm talking about something like Covenant (band) or Angelspit, but with a metal rather than electro sound. Thanks, --Aseld ^talk 09:28, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In reference to a rather long and heated debate on Wikipedia over the last year, placing bands into a genre is subjective. An example repeatedly used was Suicidal Tendencies. Is it punk? Is it skate rock? Is it hard rock? It is metal? Is it funk rock? Is it hard core? Is it funk core? It is basically whatever you want to call it. The concept of music genres is mainly for radio. They can tell you that a station has R&B and you trust that all music fits into you believe the R&B genre to be. In actuality, there are many disagreements, such as playing blues on a classic rock station. -- kainaw ™ 15:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. However, some bands can be pretty clearly labelled with a theme. Sirenia is goth. Covenant (band) is cyberpunk. Hawkwind is space rock. I'm just looking for general suggestions here. --Aseld ^talk 00:26, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Composite Major League standings from MLB beginnings

I really have tried to find this info without having to tally up every team's record year-by-year myself. The idea is to total up (for example) the all-time records of each NL team and see what the overall "standings" would look like. I'm certain the Dodgers or Giants would place first, unless the Cardinals would. Call me curious rather than lazy. Does anyone know who has done this and where?Ragglecat (talk) 15:23, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This page work? And it looks like the Giants have the most wins.--droptone (talk) 15:37, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

{EC} By winning percentage, the top 5 in the National League are the Giants (.538), Dodgers (.524), Cardinals (.517), Cubs (.514) and Reds (.507).[1] A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 15:41, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All of the totals you seek are at Baseball Reference. — Michael J 22:30, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wedding music

I was at a wedding recently and heard an orchestral piece that is often played at weddings. After it was over I heard someone behind me say it was written by Taco Bell. Did I hear correctly? I didn't know a fast-food restaurant was into composing music for orchestras.

Taco Bell's Canon? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.162.86.150 (talk) 18:37, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Click the link... It's not what you think... But it is kind of funny. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:16, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prisoner of Taco Bell. Deor (talk) 22:29, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reminds me of a mock PSA in (i think) Amazon Women on the Moon. We see a sad family. The daughter says "Please, daddy, make it stop." Voiceover: "Each year, <bignum> mental health PSAs play the Taco Bell Cannon." (Loose paraphrase.) —Tamfang (talk) 22:22, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fortunately Pachelbel causes far fewer cases of diarrhea each year than Taco Bell. :-) 08:09, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Skating Tricks?

What does elements mean (in the video description)[2]?68.148.130.72 (talk) 18:12, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In the context of skating, an "element" is a distinct move or trick. Some programs have "required elements", meaning that the skater must perform those moves during the routine. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:15, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then what do

2A3T

3A out of brackets

3F3L

FSSp

2A

CoSp

3Lz

SpSq

CCoSp

SlSt

3F

3Lz2L2L

LSp

mean?68.148.130.72 (talk) 22:43, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The abbreviations are listed here ISU_Judging_System#Abbreviations meltBanana 23:48, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And the numerals refer to the number of revolutions in a jump—so that "2A3T" refers to a combination consisting of a double axel followed by a triple toe loop. Deor (talk) 04:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]