09-08-2005, 11:18 AM
>uhh ya. right up there with hip hop fans.
Stop the train, get off, dust your boots, and eat your own shit. Are you insinuating, even slightly, that hiphop fans are NOT intelligent? What kind of hiphop do you listen to? 50 Cent? Eminem? Hiphop is about self expression through poetry rather than a musical instrument. Artists like Sage Francis, Immortal Technique, Sabac Red, or even older Jedi Mind Tricks can say more in four minutes than most anyone can say in a lifetime. What makes you think that we, hiphop fans, are not intelligent? What, we tend to point out political flaws? We like to indulge in the.. finer things in life? What, because our subculture tends to stereotypically be tied to minorities? What exactly is your reasoning on that? Please explain.
Oh, wait... can you?
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Yeah, I listen to metal. As far as genras go, 'black' metal would only appeal to me as far as extreme musicianship. I don't typically enjoy the writing style or vocal delivery on many black metal releases, so if the musicianship isn't there on many levels it's not my cup of tea. For example, Alexi from Children of Bodom has stated many times vocals, and even songwriting, take a backseat to his guitar work. I'm not going to say that is why I idolize Alexi and have even baught some of his releases (One Synergy album and the first two CoB albums), but it does help when you have songs like Kissing the Shadows. Arguably, the lyrics are shit in that song and Alexi really doesn't have the pipes he should.
Does anyone really care?
*silence*
Music is a form of creativity and personal outlet. When someone writes a song, more times than not it's drawing from personal feeling or experiences and channeling it into poetry and/or riffs. Just because you don't enjoy a certain type of music gives you no right what-so-ever to bash it in any way. Just don't listen. Sure, I don't really enjoy nu-metal either, but I'll never bash it in a serious manner.
Stop the train, get off, dust your boots, and eat your own shit. Are you insinuating, even slightly, that hiphop fans are NOT intelligent? What kind of hiphop do you listen to? 50 Cent? Eminem? Hiphop is about self expression through poetry rather than a musical instrument. Artists like Sage Francis, Immortal Technique, Sabac Red, or even older Jedi Mind Tricks can say more in four minutes than most anyone can say in a lifetime. What makes you think that we, hiphop fans, are not intelligent? What, we tend to point out political flaws? We like to indulge in the.. finer things in life? What, because our subculture tends to stereotypically be tied to minorities? What exactly is your reasoning on that? Please explain.
Oh, wait... can you?
.......
Yeah, I listen to metal. As far as genras go, 'black' metal would only appeal to me as far as extreme musicianship. I don't typically enjoy the writing style or vocal delivery on many black metal releases, so if the musicianship isn't there on many levels it's not my cup of tea. For example, Alexi from Children of Bodom has stated many times vocals, and even songwriting, take a backseat to his guitar work. I'm not going to say that is why I idolize Alexi and have even baught some of his releases (One Synergy album and the first two CoB albums), but it does help when you have songs like Kissing the Shadows. Arguably, the lyrics are shit in that song and Alexi really doesn't have the pipes he should.
Does anyone really care?
*silence*
Emolliated. Wrote:I hope Nu Metal doesn't fit in that statement.
Music is a form of creativity and personal outlet. When someone writes a song, more times than not it's drawing from personal feeling or experiences and channeling it into poetry and/or riffs. Just because you don't enjoy a certain type of music gives you no right what-so-ever to bash it in any way. Just don't listen. Sure, I don't really enjoy nu-metal either, but I'll never bash it in a serious manner.