Any Metal Fans? (Page 3 of 5)

Always been a big BOC fan.Ill take there first 3  albums.Secret Treaties is a masterpiece in my opinoin!

avoided posting on this thread before as I have an issue with pigeon holing music, "I know why I like, and I like what I know" - I like guitar based rock that has its roots in blues....and some of that is defined as metal, - well heavy metal which was more a phrase of the late 1970's and 1980's I think, when I saw bands like Saxon, Motorhead, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Blackfoot (we thought that metal in those days). Metal then evolved into thrash metal, which from what I can tell involved kitting the drum kit with a dustbin lid otherwise knows as a "China" and the singer pretending to be a dalek or something like that. I cannot be doing with the "lamb of god" etc thing, - some damn good musicians in there but get yourself a proper singer!

Prog rock, - is that metal, - what defines Prog over metal? A change in timing mid song perhaps? Again, - what is that all about?

The other interesting thing about metal is the cross over into dance music with the like of The Prodigy and bands like Pendulum, - perhaps started with KLF and a certain Glen Hughes singing on one of their songs... "America what time is love"?

http://youtu.be/3dGj9h8ggCc

What about punk metal? Certainly been some evolving there, - with the likes of Rancid and Green Day....

Let's not put music into boxes?

I must admit that was why I just put the list above as who cares what it falls under. To me it's all classic rock, the greatest music of all time (IMHO).

Agreed 100%.  I don't listen to much metal from newer bands - the trend away from riffs, actual singing, and solos wasn't appealing to me - but I still dig all the classic 70s & 80s stuff and newer metal bands in that vein.  I got away from metal for a long time, but the last few years I've been going back and rediscovering stuff I loved when I was younger.  Still love it.

Oh, and we need more Steel Panther in this thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfB7vF7nCdA

I'm just floored how Maiden can perform flawlessly while they're all running around the stage, and the drummer can't possibly see half of whats going on wedged between those walls and surrounded by that massive kit! They never miss a beat and I love how they never used gobs of distortion and crap. They're just an amazing band even if you don't like them or metal itself, they can outplay anyone.

Never mind the Record stores, if there are any left these days.... What about music journalism? Surely back in the late 70s and early 80s they must have created a "genre" per journo, especially staff on Sounds. Who can remember Gary Bushell and his "Oi" bands and what the hell was "greebo*"? Classic Rock isn't much better in it's micro-review boxes unless anyone can explain to me (in not more than 50 words) the difference between "AOR" and "Melodic Rock".

I can appreciate that maybe some people need a little hint in differentiating ABBA from Accept, but as far as music goes, as long as it "does what it says on the tin", it's alright with me.

Mike

* Okay, the more well-read among you will know this is also the name of Nanny Ogg's cat in the Discworld Books...why waste a good name....

Just a plug for a great "metal" album I bought today

All I Was by Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVfbosghkTg

Greebo was somesort of long haired unwashed Rock by the likes of Gaye Bikers on Acid.

When I was a wee lad in the North Midlands back in the late 60s Greebo was the term applied to rockers with long unwashed hair. I assume some journalist had a similar background to me and applied it to some sub-genre he wanted to claim the credit for.