At 8/19/11 12:55 AM, batman64 wrote:
Ok, right off you give an opinion..
Anything and everything musical is opinion.
Who is to say that just because it is simple it is not good? every song does not have to be a work of art...sometimes it is just for fun...And yes, I will say that sometimes it comes down to what the person can actually play and which style they choose to play. It basically comes down to musical tastes and preferences here.You see it as simplistic and boring, I see it as simple and fun. No win here with this..all comes down to one's opinion.
I never said simplistic is bad.
But in a genre such as death metal, where even some of the most simplistic bands are still mega technical, simplicity is not a good thing.
Even bands like Obituary and early Sepultura were still somewhat technical.
Death Metal that exhibits no technical skill is like a movie made in the 00's with no color. Sure you CAN do it, it just doesn't make much sense nor does it settle well in your stomach.
Choice is always yours as well as mine.
Indeed.
Ok, I can also make that statement about other bands..BoltThrower pops in my head...to me their early works sounded very similar to each other..still dug it. Because they were fun and doing what they did..songs bout war and stuff played in a style they liked and worked for them. So yes, you have a valid point here that I will concede to..some of their works sound similar to each other. Not the only ones to do so. People find a formula that works for em..if it works why fix it?So yes, I agree some songs sound similar to each other. But it is a matter of opinion on whether or not this is a bad thing.
Of course.
But there's a difference between having one sound and having songs sound the same.
Examples:
Stratovarius, almost all their stuff has the same sound after their first album or so. But all their songs are still unique.
AC/DC, where they have fuckloads of songs but they all sound similar.
That's the way I see it, of course it's opinion. It's music, I.E. art, so why wouldn't it be an opinion?
and again..an opinion. You say you don't take seriously Themed bands. Ok, that is your right to decide. I will say though that it seems to me you may be missing the point as well as cutting yourself off from a good amount of decent music. They are not supposed to be taken seriously..they are dudes having fun onstage playing songs about vikings..drinking beer out of a horn. Swordfights and shit. It's all done in fun. So maybe it's not your idea of fun...why not just let us have our fun without going on about how you don't like it?
Themed bands can be good, but bands that are famous BECAUSE of the fact they're themed is what makes me angry.
If Amon Amarth had all the same songs, but different lyrics and no stage props they wouldn't be a fifth as popular as they are today.
Another example of a band becoming famous over theme alone is alestorm. "LOL WE'RE PIRATES AND WE HAVE 70K FANS ON FACEBOOK, BUT LEGITIMATE POWER METAL BANDS LIKE PAGAN'S MIND ONLY HAVE TWO THOUSAND"
why not just let the listener decide if they like it or not and leave it at that?
Well if you'd rather someone who wants to explore melodic death metal listen to Amon Amarth, instead of say Insomnium or Swallow The Sun, then that's obviously a slap in the face to the musicians who are trying to write legitimate music and whom aren't just "for drinking and having fun."
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