Bands you hate

[Leadbones]

Sadly right about that.  My love of Nirvana was at it's height before he died.  I was kind of pissed when I heard he offed himself, and then all the controversial "evidence" surface and the whole thing got ridiculous, so I left it alone and discounted new fans out of hand.  But I seem to be getting off topic.  It just made me a little frustrated to see The Beatles and Nirvana on what is supposed to be a list of bad music.  But I'll be the first one to admit I can be a little pushy with my opinion.  Maybe I should just leave this particular thread alone; I'm not as easily offended religiously or politically as I am musically.

[har_konnen]

All I know is that the former members of Alice In Chains and Soundgarden should grab some old stage equipment and beat the saccarin, nasally snot right out of all boy bands, after they gut and filet the Bareneked Ladies and gang rape Jessice simpson. Then maybe a public stoning for that Ashlee simpson thing with the nose and dyed black hair. I hope the clip of her buggering up on SNL never goes away as it showcases what passes for talent in that world. Ouch, where's my airsickness bag?! Don't get me started!

[Sock]

I'm not as easily offended religiously or politically as I am musically.

I feel just as passionately about music as you.  Religion and politics are things I care little about.  I love music, and if you ask any of my close friends, I could talk for hours about it.

I love The Beatles as much as the next guy, but it only confused me when people put them down as a band they don't like.  "How could you hate The Beatles?!?!??"  You know?  That type of reaction.

I guess one reason I never liked Nirvana is because I always viewed them as one of the bands that killed metal...  As crappy as some of that music was, I think that by the end of the 80s it was beginning to mature, and the entrance of grunge music and the "Seatle sound" stopped it from growing.

Hey, this isn't a thread about bad music as a fact.  Its a thread about opinions.  We're not the hacks at Rolling Stone!  ;D  They wouldn't know good music if it kicked them in the groin.  :P

[Leadbones]

Right you are on many counts, but I think metal killed itself.  It is reviving quite well though, I'd say.  While I love Heavy Metal more than most types of music, Metallica's black album I think changed people's perspective of metal to a more mainstream type of sound, while also not being nearly as hardcore as real metal should be (the nail in the coffin).  Pantera had a pretty good following in the 90's but couldn't keep it stiff long enough.  But I would say Nine Inch Nails, Korn, and System of a Down kept rock good and heavy, without being as predictable as Megadeth or Halford.  Dillinger also rocks, and Fantomas is the best thing to happen to Metal since Master of Puppets.  Kids these days are more interested in image than talent though, so anything "truly" good will always be niche, I think.

[Sock]

I think when Metallica tasted success with "One" they just wanted more.  (I don't think they sold out in making a video though, but it did kill them.)  It happens with most acts.  Get some time in the lime light, and you don't want the light to fade.  So you try and commericalize yourself for more attention.  It doesn't work out nicely.  I mean, Metallic's work when downhill quick, right?  I was hoping that Garage Inc. would bring them back to their old heyday, but...  St. Anger...  :-/ No.

I've never been a big fan of New Metal.  Guns n' Roses and Skid Row is some of the newest metal I listen to.  :D  All that non-scensical screaming...  Never liked it.  Though a friend turned me on to In Flames, and seeing them at OzzFest turned me into a fan.  :)

Well, kids have always been interested in looks.  Its just that the quality of the music has gone down over the years.  ;)

Cheers Leadbones.  I think you and I will agree on more in the future.  ;D

[Leadbones]

Right again you are!  Methinks yer a bit older than me, but I could be wrong.  Regardless, your palate is definently more refined than most and I can respect that.  If you've never heard Fantomas, you should most certainly check them out, I think you could easily get into "The Director's Cut"  or "Suspended Animation."  It consists of Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, others) Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) Dave Lombardo (Slayer) and King Buzz Osbourne (The Melvins)  As far as recent metal goes, it doesn't get any better than Fantomas in my humble opinion.

[Sock]

Looking at your profile, it says you are 26.  You have almost a full ten years on me, considering I'm only going to be 17 at the end of the week.  ::)  

If you say its so good, I will have to look into these Fantomas.  I looked them up on the interweb, and they seem a little weird, so I'm a bit septical...  But I'll take a listen anyway.  :)

[Leadbones]

Wow, usually that sort of opinion on music is reserved for the jaded old-school metal head.  There is such thing as "sensical" yelling you know, it just depends on who and why.  Rare indeed that it is used to GOOD effect, but nobody beats Mike Patton.  The voice is just another instrument, some only play one note, others use the whole fret.

[Sock]

Old-school metal is the only true kind.  ;)  Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica (before black..), Megadeth (before "Risk"...) and of course, Motorhead.  Because Lemmy is God.  ;D  All the screaming these kids are doing today isn't my cup o' tea.  I like to understand what they are screaming, if they're going to scream.  I don't think anyone could beat Rob Halford or Bruce Dickenson when it comes to the original metal scream.  8)