Heavy Metal - Page 2

Stress Puppy · 08-10-2008, 12:23 PM

Undertoad · 08-10-2008, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xiphos

Metallica was a Thrash Metal band, and Enter Sandman was the song that made them sell out, and sink really, REALLY low. So, no.

So it's not the characteristics of the song that make it metal or not metal, but the attitude of the act that created the song?

zippyt · 08-10-2008, 02:24 PM

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be-bop · 08-10-2008, 05:02 PM

They had Heavy Metal during the First World War you Know
bur they called it Fucking shrapnel then

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

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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**

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