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Old 04-19-2011, 06:52 AM   #5391 (permalink)
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I have never really liked Slayer. At all. That said, Thrash isn't really my thing - I quite like Metallica and Megadeth, but the stuff of theirs that I listen to is invariably the stuff where they're not trying to hit everything as fast as possible. Slayer to me have always sounded like they're just wanking their instruments into a mic, put screaming over the top of it, added a melodic riff of some sort somewhere in the song and left it at that...
If that's your perception, then I think you haven't heard enough Slayer. Some of their songs are straight up loud and fast, which I happen to love, but others are much more slow burning, dynamically building songs like this:
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Old 04-19-2011, 01:27 PM   #5392 (permalink)
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i have to restate my unpopular opinion, Radiohead's Ok Computer is a truly dire album
I wouldn't call it dire, but it's my least favourite out of all that I've heard. I really don't get the hype over it, when they have so much better stuff.
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Old 04-19-2011, 01:28 PM   #5393 (permalink)
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Climbing up the Walls.
GTFO. That song is amazing.
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Old 04-19-2011, 03:26 PM   #5394 (permalink)
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^ agreed. Heard an incredible version of it live a few years ago.

Jansz, I'm probably guilty on all counts there! I'll have a listen to that later.
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Old 04-19-2011, 03:32 PM   #5395 (permalink)
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all my musical opinions are unpopular.
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Old 04-19-2011, 09:26 PM   #5396 (permalink)
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such as?
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Old 04-20-2011, 04:55 AM   #5397 (permalink)
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Slayer to me have always sounded like they're just wanking their instruments into a mic, put screaming over the top of it, added a melodic riff of some sort somewhere in the song and left it at that...
Its a pity more metal bands are not like this! An in your face delivery, is what more metal bands need to do.
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Old 04-20-2011, 08:04 AM   #5398 (permalink)
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Rock stars are incredibly stupid, spoiled, people who don't deserve worship because in most cased their dedication to maintaining imagine is more important to them than producing interesting music.
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Afrocentric music >>>>> all other types of music

the only reason anglo-american music is perceived as "good" is only of its exposure
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Old 04-20-2011, 08:33 AM   #5400 (permalink)
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Afrocentric music >>>>> all other types of music

the only reason anglo-american music is perceived as "good" is only of its exposure
Middle European, and Russian classical/folk > Afrocentric music
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