Heavy Metal - Page 2

Clodfobble · 08-09-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stress Puppy

Folk metal takes songs that are a beautiful part of a culture's tradition and performs them over 2 or 4 really loud guitar chords and someone banging on the drums as fast as they can.

Boy, you really sold me on its merits there.

Elspode · 08-09-2008, 05:22 PM

I know two or four guitar chords. Now, all I need is a giant PA and someone to bang the shit out of some drums.

Stress Puppy · 08-10-2008, 12:23 PM

Flint · 08-11-2008, 04:34 PM

There's as many kinds of "Metal" as there are "Jazz."

Imagine the degrees of separation between Kenny G, saxophonist, and John Coltrane, saxophonist.

One could say, of course, that "smooth" jazz isn't real jazz (and I would tend to agree with that) but the fact is, as individuals, we don't make these distinctions for anybody other than ourselves.

The concept of "genre" is actually a marketing tool. If one accepts the concept, they aren't endowed with the ability to define it's parameters. As a marketing tool, it is determined by the market.

My personal, nostaligic feeling about what "metal" consists of is based on my own experiences. I grew up listening to Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metallica, Pantera, and Yngwie Malmsteen. I also listened to Rush, but I didn't call that metal. I also listened to RATT and Motley Crue, and I did call that metal.

barefoot serpent · 08-11-2008, 04:56 PM

Pat Boone -- In a Metal Mood

08-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I know two or four guitar chords. Now, all I need is a giant PA and someone to bang the shit out of some drums. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-10-2008, 12:23 PM	#3
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	__________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

08-11-2008, 04:34 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	There's as many kinds of "Metal" as there are "Jazz." Imagine the degrees of separation between Kenny G, saxophonist, and John Coltrane, saxophonist. One could say, of course, that "smooth" jazz isn't real jazz (and I would tend to agree with that) but the fact is, as individuals, we don't make these distinctions for anybody other than ourselves. The concept of "genre" is actually a marketing tool. If one accepts the concept, they aren't endowed with the ability to define it's parameters. As a marketing tool, it is determined by the market. My personal, nostaligic feeling about what "metal" consists of is based on my own experiences. I grew up listening to Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metallica, Pantera, and Yngwie Malmsteen. I also listened to Rush, but I didn't call that metal. I also listened to RATT and Motley Crue, and I did call that metal. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-11-2008, 04:56 PM	#5
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Pat Boone -- In a Metal Mood Attached Images __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

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