Isn't it supposed to be the same train that Sadie gets on in ODST?
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UNSC Eagle oh shit
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That's been my theory for a while now. It makes sense.
@Geno Mars "Looks out the window wonder why a shitload of spartan are killing eachother over a skull and sometimes flag."
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So it's a ghost train. Even if you derail it, it'll simply go through the walls. That's kinda anticlimactic lol
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You are always in halo videos
@Halo Fan if you're noticing that, then the same can be said about you.
@Verrückter Schakal and you too
@Noor Alamgir I never said anything about seeing this guy anywhere, so.... You might want to learn some reading comprehension..
Verrückter Schakal hahahahahaha what an idiot
@Just Some Guy without a Mustache I see your comments everywhere
Hey there is a way to drive things like a pelican now in halo 2. Look it up if you haven’t seen it already
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Pretty sure it doesn't work like that. Not the pelican but the train. Sure you can do some coding and make it drivable but in vanilla it's impossible to drive
Scott Wales this comment weren’t exactly about this video directly. I just wanted people to know about the glitch
@Scott Wales It's a comment unrelated to the topic of the video
Scott Wales it’s possible to drive a pelican in halo 2 if you actually look it up it can be done in vanilla
What if this was the train in GTA SA instead? Would CJ be able to follow it?
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Sunbro 14 damn idk
No because its too fast
Maybe but probably not
Please, do a cursed halo ce campaign series
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This he must do
Yes plzzzzz
The notification came when I was watching the video of stopping the train made by generalheed LOL :)
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All you had to do, was follow the damn train Chief!
This video went off the rails
I don't recall how, but I distinctly remember there's a way to get the train to stop spawning in the original game online.
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I remember that too. I think it has to do with overloading the map with too many objects like bodies/weapons.
Pretty sure general has a video where he did that
The Train is a blameless, holy creature! Do not invoke its wrath!
I don't know how you don't have more subscribers
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Very niche content.
surprised you didn't do a Death test, such as standing in that building and let it hit you. I assume,from everything you've done, it will still kill the player because it is just moved
You did what!!!
Should slow it down to less than walking speed and let it hit you
Loved the video especially the part at 10:57
One thing I like about your videos is that you're to the point. Not adding 10 minutes of fluff
Just got master chief collection because of watching ur vids pure nostalgia
1.10mins in. Cool, now I know
That was my favorite map too.
Ah so THIS is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object
What Happens If You Stop The Planes Early At 9/11?
Why the hell do you speak how you do about this whole world of code & programming, it's like you know it but at the same time totally just don't know a damn thing, it's really odd, the naming of the video as well, & then that derail joke, was that the joke also in the title, I just don't get why you make htese videos with such ignorance when a simple googling of animation & maybe anb hour or 2's reading & you'd know all this stuff you're publishing videos about.
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holy shit fix up your spelling before you give me a stroke
Before I watch, does it phase through the wall? YES, now don’t forget to remake the videos for which halo has the best weapon whenever you get the chance, this will buy you some much needed time and keep your channel alive for the next generation of Spartans
Stop doing crazy stuff like this bro, one day your monitor or TV will blow up.
Love the hard work you've been putting in bro keep it up
I should give you a thumbs down for that "on rails" joke :P
Man, you've really ran out of anything with substance to upload.
We’re goin off the rails on the crazy train
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You couldnt even get the words right
On halo reach is it possible to kill the elite that kills emile before it happens? If the cutscences are actually in game? thanks :)
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@Massimo Pileri italiano?
Don’t forget the train in BF4, that train is unstoppable.
How do you play halo 2 on pc
Hey general! I always wanted to know: In Halo Reach on the first mission can you jump over the wall/fence gate thing? What I mean is right as you find the emus you pass by a gate on the left. Normally you'd walk along the cliff edge and through the building to find the farmers. If you managed to jump over the gate and bypass the cliff edge, would it not trigger the farmers to appear? I've always wondered this, I got close to jumping over, but I didn't manage it. I haven't tried it with two players so I'm wondering if you could try! Thanks!
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Can someone please help me with modding MCC reach for PC? I want to increase the melee lunge distance for the player so that I can hit enemies without getting hit by them. Where in the files do I go for this and what numbers do I need to change around?
Hey general heed, Could you do a video on how to get rid of that stupid smiley emblem off my reach armor in MCC?
"All we had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!"
Halo what if the ring went off?
Good ol' Glitches gamemode
Could you do a video on the halo sniper rifle scopes (unzoomed in but how it displays on the scope screen itself when being held)?
I can’t wait for the MCC version of this... it makes the mods extremely easily accessible
Yo! When are you gonna make a video on the unit possession trick Monopoli and DrBizz found?? It's insane!
What in the god damn
Can someone please tell me why the channel is called GeneralKidd but he calls himself General Heed??
Train go boom
#Generalkidd Why does Kat drive like a 14-year-old who doesn't know what she's doing?
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Because she has a robotic arm. I always assumed Bungie programmed her driving to be terrible as a joke about her arm.
Is the train upside down?
God I wish I could play halo 2 right now!! But I have to wait till it’s optimized for pc
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Project cartographer is free on pc plus multiplayer still works
@stuffio moss The ping is fucking terrible.
@WonderMePartyStrip depends it works fine for me
just put Denzel Washington and Chris Pine on the top
What happens if you stand on the train tracks while the train is going on its derailed path, does it still kill you or do nothing happen?
Hi dad
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Ghost train
Here before a minute nice
Here before a minute nice
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I wish halo 2 is in mobile
BRING BACK PUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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he did? he literally made a pun this video
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ArtistDavid Sylvian
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Released7 July 1984
Recorded1983 - 1984
RYM Rating 3.75 / 5.00.5 from 2,194 ratings
Ranked#35 for 1984, #2,406 overall
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Now free of his straining relationship within Japan, David Sylvian began to etch out his own eclectic spot within pop music in the 80's. He had already began flirting with distant musical influences on Japan's final album Tin Drum, but Brilliant Trees marked an even larger step towards the strange. Alongside an eye-opening set of collaborators (Holger Czukay of CAN fame, Ryuichi Sakamoto of YMO fame, acclaimed Zappa and Roxy Music producer Steve Nye), David brought in elements of jazz, funk and ambient music to create a varied yet incredibly punchy debut record which perfectly balanced the line between accessible and experimental.

Side A is noticeably catchier and more packed in terms of instrumentation; opener "Pulling Punches" throws in a slapped bassline alongside blasts of synths to create this groove-heavy banger grounded by Sylvian's impeccable vocal melodies. "Red Guitar" was a relatively big hit and understandably so, the track is filled with so much energy thanks to a jumpy piano line and a killer hook. The other cuts on this first half are slower ballads, but they further display the talents of each piece involved. The production and mixing shines so perfectly on "Nostalgia" where the whole moment is so well balanced and pleasant from the crisp drum hits to the soothing bed of synths that act as a perfect groundwork for Sylvian's gorgeous vocals and contemplative lyrics.

Whilst the second side is much more loose and experimental, it is no less grabbing. Here we have a stronger focus on textures and soundscapes which would become the backbone of his future work. I will say that these moments maybe drag on a little too long for me, but there's still a ton to enjoy, especially thanks to the interesting trumpet manipulations on "Weathered Wall" and "Brilliant Trees", and Ryuichi's ever-gorgeous synthesisers. We still do get incredible stand-out moments like the closer, which uses so little instrumentation compared to those first few tracks, yet it holds so much emotionality and tensity from what it has. That's just how incredible the individual talents shine through on this record and how well they mesh together.  

Whilst David would continue down the path of making each record more ambitious than the last, this record has to be highlighted as a real feat within the world of pop music. Not only a one-of-a-kind listen, but a record that will have you coming back thanks to its power as a pop record.
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Coadiuvato da una serie di musicisti di primo piano (tra gli altri, Jon Hassell, Mark Isham, Holger Czukay e Ryuichi Sakamoto), l’ex cantante dei Japan esordì con questo disco nel 1984, frutto maturo di art-pop che passa in rassegna trame funk e sprazzi di fourth-world music (“Pulling Punches”), fumosi crepuscoli che sanno di jazz (“The Ink In The Well”) o che profumano di tempo perduto (“Nostalgia”, “Weathered Wall”, il brano eponimo), sentieri ritmico-melodici saggiamente orchestrati (“Red Guitar”) e geometri oblique (“Backwaters”).
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So if Japan dissolved partly due to artistic movings on in the heads of the people there, well what exactly would you expect the solo debut of David Sylvian to be? It almost never fails that when band leads break from their bands (or break them up) to pursue solo inclinations, and that band was at all arty, that those dudes are not going off to pop it up. Yeah sure you get the dudes who do that, but those bands may have been more experimental to begin with, or at least more raw. Like The Police to Sting's solo career, raw and fun and cool (and yeah poppy too) rock band....to Elevator jazz housewife pop. What Sylvian's gone and turned to is what I think Sting imagines he does in his head. Japan started out fun and sleazy, and transformed to increasingly arty. The path is reversed, so yeah the solo debut? Super arty. The only moment on here that approaches a radio single is (of course) the first track, Pulling Punches. Its also the only one that clearly reminds one that they're listening to an album associated with Japan, the only shades of the recent past. The rest? Well like I said it's kind of what Sting wishes he could do on the solo tip, which I guess is better described as "Peter Gabriel would approve". These are world music tinged mood pieces swirling around that assured crooner voice of Dave's. A nice combo to be sure, and one that is measured very carefully. It would be an easy mismatch! But Sylvian really keeps it reigned in and doesn't let himself overwhelm the material, if anything allowing himself to be set in the background a bit at times. And he's not even remotely afraid of letting the music go into instrumental passages. But of course, duh. Sylvian was never just a guy with a pretty voice, he was always the songwriter and often had a credit in the production category as well. The man is sound oriented as much as anything, and hell of course he is if he and Sakamoto are bros. And ultimately this needs to be understood, because Brilliant Trees is sound focused. Its not about songform or any of that, that's secondary. This is moods and space being occupied, and it takes clear distance from either the rock or the New Wave programs of Japan. And once you know not to expect songform, hey, you'll be fine. This is honestly very good, if lacking in anything resembling a classic. Sylvian's best trick here is compromising his old songwriting instincts with the mood direction. Meaning these songs execute that wonderful thing where yeah its kind of more about atmosphere, but your ears still have a cool guided path to that mood. Sylvian is still WRITING, that much is clear. And his interests are not the pop charts. If anyone ever doubts the true claims of Japan being totally apart from the New Romantic synth-boppers they superficially resemble, let this speak to that.

Rating: 4
Highlights: Pulling Punches, Red Guitar, Weathered Wall, Brilliant Trees
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David Sylvian's first solo album is a fine one, and hard to describe.  There is something elusive and ineffable taking place.  It is not rock, but it contains some. You couldn't call it singer/songwriter stuff, but it is partially that. It shows some experimental tendencies without being an avant-garde record.  Lyrics like "I recognize no method of living that I know / I see only the basic materials I may use" will probably strike a lot of people as being a bit pretentious. The whole thing is a little mist-enshrouded and vague, with songs that seem both passionate and detached. And it is well worth listening to.
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David Sylvian opens his solo artist endeavour with this sublime album after breaking away from UK Art Pop act Japan. The result is fantastic.

‘Brilliant Trees’ is a melting pot of Sylvian’s influences and vast musical tastes blending Art Pop/Rock and Avant-Garde Jazz with World sounds and modern synth pop shadings. It skirts along the electronic lines with a grand production but in several of the tracks, which are the highlight tracks for me, is the skillful use of warm and deep acoustic Bass (The Ink In The Well) and beautiful trumpet solos and raw percussion sounds (Nostalgia).

The tracks opener ‘Pulling Punches’ is not really an accurate indication of the material that follows, with its Uptempo Sophisti-Pop sound and i think lets the record down. ‘Red Guitar’, while also being quite a synth pop track, shows a real depth and variation in texture. It also was the first single off the record and i think i did quite well in the UK.

Its an enchanting album with wonderful lyrics, stirring arrangements and a perfect blend of styles and genres to create something totally unique. In many ways, both musically and artistically, it is the bridge between something like ‘Tears for Fears’ and ‘Talk Talk’, in the best possible way.

Recommended. By the way…Check out this mammoth line up of some of the most creative souls of our age.
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David Sylvian - lead vocals, guitar, piano (treated), tapes, synthesizer, percussion instruments
Steve Jansen - drums, synthesizer, percussion
Holger Czukay - French horn, voice, guitar, dictaphone.
Wayne Braithwaite - bass guitar
Ronny Drayton - guitar
Richard Barbieri - synthesizer
Danny Thompson - double bass
Kenny Wheeler - flugelhorn
Phil Palmer - guitar
Steve Nye - synthesizer
Ryuichi Sakamoto - synthesizer, piano
Mark Isham - trumpet
Jon Hassell - trumpet

1st JAP pressing on Virgin records 1984.
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I fucking love David Sylvian. For a debut solo album, this is pretty impressive. His albums always have a spiritual thing going on, that's why I'm so fond of him, he's just so passionate about poetry and nature and music, and I just feel it so much in the song "Ink In the Well". I don't know. Everything about this album just makes me quiver and giggle and also shed  a tear.
The man was a genius.
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I feel like this album is taking place in slow motion. The first track, “Pulling Punches” is a nice, funky song, but after the album hits a massive wall. I feel like Sylvian was planning to make an upbeat, interesting album, but then started smoking weed after recording the first track. “Red Guitar” isn’t incredibly boring either, but overall, this album is more of a lullaby than anything else.

Favorite tracks: Pulling Punches, Red Guitar
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  • 2.50 stars A1 Pulling Punches
  • 3.50 stars A2 The Ink in the Well
  • 3.50 stars A3 Nostalgia
  • 3.50 stars A4 Red Guitar
  • 3.50 stars B1 Weathered Wall
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  • gugajacques 24 Jan 2018 17:41 GMT
    actually growing on me. Backwaters is simply perfect.
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  • tomcrito 12 Mar 2018 18:25 GMT
    Like the younger brother of Low
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  • gugajacques 29 Sep 2018 13:12 GMT
    the only artist ever to put a gaudy ass slap bass in an art rock song to actual great results
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  • strictlygenteel 05 Feb 09:51 GMT
    holy lmao this actually dropped .5 that quick
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  • shinjiwest 06 Dec 16:35 GMT
    it's a conceptual album about nostalgia
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  • KingGreen 29 Dec 15:32 GMT
    i find this to be one of david's best
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