acidbasement
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I agree, that is a great, though rather nostalgic list.
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True, you are entitled to your opinion. However, the reasons you give for having said opinion are blatantly false and I daresay the result of noncritical listening. As in any genre, there are some (maybe even the majority - there are certainly a lot of metal bands that I will grant you suck immeasurably) who are unoriginal no-talents. However, those who rise to the top in metal surpass the cream of any other genre aside from classical and perhaps jazz, whom they match in talent and originality.
Punk music was great in its time, and so was grunge, but they are getting old and tired. I have not heard much inspired music from either genre lately. Conversely, metal artists continue to push back musical barriers and incorporate diverse influences in combinations never heard before. The result is glory maximized.
| Originally Posted by chadbang /img/forum/go_quote.gif Talking Heads, The Clash, Nick Cave and Bad Seeds, Patti Smith, Fugazi, The Smiths, The Dead Kennedys, The Pixies, The Minutemen, The Stranglers, Gang of Four, Stiff Little Fingers, The Misfits, Devo, Violent Femmes, The Stooges, The Dead Boys, The Voidoids, The Sex Pistols, X, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Sonic Youth, Nirvana.... It's amazing what these guys did with 3 to four chords, not to mention how their innovation went on to inspire experimentation that lead to New Wave, synthpop, grunge, electronica, hardcore.... |
I agree, that is a great, though rather nostalgic list.
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| Originally Posted by chadbang /img/forum/go_quote.gif Whereas metal seems content to fester in the corner doing the same crap over and over. If it wants to remain a sub-genre forever, so be it. I didn't drop in to thread crap, this wasn't a "Praise Metal!" thread according to what the title proposed (I leave those alone) and there's been some discussion here about the merits and non-merits of metal, so I felt free to express my real feelings about metal. Now look, DarkAngel, the prince of darkness at headfi, has been my good friend for years here and I've tried to follow his lead many times and failed completely with this genre. He's a mature headfier with good taste and I know he'd defend my right to my opinion. And that's what it is, my opinion. Take it as you would. Blow it off if you want. I don't really give a #$%. That's my PUNK attitude. So if you enjoy metal, all the more power to you. This thread asked, whats' so good about metal? And my simplified response is: not much |
True, you are entitled to your opinion. However, the reasons you give for having said opinion are blatantly false and I daresay the result of noncritical listening. As in any genre, there are some (maybe even the majority - there are certainly a lot of metal bands that I will grant you suck immeasurably) who are unoriginal no-talents. However, those who rise to the top in metal surpass the cream of any other genre aside from classical and perhaps jazz, whom they match in talent and originality.
Punk music was great in its time, and so was grunge, but they are getting old and tired. I have not heard much inspired music from either genre lately. Conversely, metal artists continue to push back musical barriers and incorporate diverse influences in combinations never heard before. The result is glory maximized.
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