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Unknown Soldier · 03-12-2014, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Briks

According to our stereotypes you're obese.

You did a Batlord on the Batlord.

The Batlord · 03-13-2014, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

According to our stereotypes you're obese.

That's what happens when you eat food other than herring and sheep heads.

Isbjørn · 03-13-2014, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

That's what happens when you eat food other than herring and sheep heads.

It's not metal, though

Isbjørn · 03-13-2014, 01:48 PM

Briks' Green Day thing

“Hyped, commercialized, excessively marketed pop punk aimed at kids like me, but scene of course”. If I randomly came up to you and said that, would you think of Green Day, or would you think of Blink-182 and then Green Day?

There are some very mixed opinions on the band. I'd say there are three types of people:

Those who would say “yeah, American Idiot's pretty good”
Those who would say “Hah, they suck ass, go listen to some proper music, like Bon Jovi”
Those who would say “Their first two/three/four albums are amazing, but I want to buy a thousand copies of everything that comes after just so I can burn them all

Unfortunately, I'm among the latter, but I can only afford one copy of each album. Anyway, the problem isn't that I dislike cheese. Cheese can be fun. My problem is with cheese trying to be serious, thus coming off as pretentious. Therefore, I gave 21st Century Breakdown a 2/5 review. Then there's Kerplunk. It's got the hooks and angsty lyrics of pop punk, but compared to everything that came after, it's unpolished and independent, so you don't get the feeling that they're doing it all for the money, you know? Even if you don't like Green Day, and not even their earlier releases, I hope you can understand why I like this...

better than this.

Sure, the latter is okay, but it seems pretentious to me; I can't listen to it and take it seriously, know what I'm saying?

Kartoffelbrei · 03-13-2014, 02:27 PM

Hm. I really don't know what to think of Green Day.
I liked the old, more punky n experimental stuff, when I was young,
but I haven't really listened to them for a long while.

Then there was this American Idiot thing,
and yeah... the lyrics sucked, the music was actually ok.
But your first example is fine

And I think there's no person alive who wouldn't understand why this is better than the second ...thing

Silenzio · 03-13-2014, 10:38 PM

Briks, you've got a nice point there.
I am not a huge fan, but I liked some of the Green Day songs.
Though I see the change in style a bit, I haven't got any real preferences.
Not very educated in that genre, to be honest!

Isbjørn · 03-14-2014, 12:54 PM

Chunks of metal: fusion metal

Artist: Pantera
Album: Far Beyond Driven
Year: 1994
Chronological position: Seventh, though I'm sure they wish it was their third
Genre: Groove metal
Expectations before listening: I don't know, something mediocre, perhaps

"Briks, you're increasing my blood pressure," you say. "Groove metal is not a fusion genre". What do you mean, is it not a fusion between groove and metal? Oh, well. The only reason we're using the fusion tag at all, is because we needed a place to dump nu, goth, groove, folk, prog and every other subgenre/fusion genre that doesn't deserve it's own chunk because it's either:

Said to be crap (nu metal)
Not large or important enough to take up 1/6th of this section

Anyway, my opinion on this album... I'd heard Cowboys from Hell and A Vulgar Display of Power already, and now I've heard this. I don't even know how to properly rank the albums, because they sound too similar to me, and I feel no need to concentrate on hearing them again. That's because I think Pantera is a bit bland. This album sounds, to me, exactly like A Vulgar Display of Power, maybe just a bit louder. But if you're reading this before hearing the album, keep in mind that I've only heard it in its entirety once, and that the same goes for the two preceding it, so feel free to judge my right to judge.

3/5

The Batlord · 03-15-2014, 11:05 AM

Cowboys from Hell is dull. Their attempt at thrash that only succeeds about half the time (though the title track and "Cemetary Gates" are phenomenal. Vulgar Display of Power is better, but I still only care some of the time. I've never listened to any of their albums past Far Beyond Driven, so I can't know, but right now it's the only Pantera album I care about. It's just so much heavier and more pissed off than anything they'd done before. I think all the success they'd had kind of gave them the confidence to just go for the jugular like they might not have before. The improved song consistency doesn't hurt either. And even if it's not quite the best song on the album "25 Years" will always have a piece of my heart for expressing the feelings toward a father that I've always had bottled inside. Can't listen to that song without getting emotional.

Unknown Soldier · 03-15-2014, 11:19 AM

Pantera one of the best metal bands ever and can't wait until they pop up in my journal and Far Beyond Driven is a great album btw.

Isbjørn · 03-15-2014, 12:04 PM

Well, it seems they just don't appeal that much to me.

03-13-2014, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Briks' Green Day thing “Hyped, commercialized, excessively marketed pop punk aimed at kids like me, but scene of course”. If I randomly came up to you and said that, would you think of Green Day, or would you think of Blink-182 and then Green Day? There are some very mixed opinions on the band. I'd say there are three types of people: Those who would say “yeah, American Idiot's pretty good” Those who would say “Hah, they suck ass, go listen to some proper music, like Bon Jovi” Those who would say “Their first two/three/four albums are amazing, but I want to buy a thousand copies of everything that comes after just so I can burn them all Unfortunately, I'm among the latter, but I can only afford one copy of each album. Anyway, the problem isn't that I dislike cheese. Cheese can be fun. My problem is with cheese trying to be serious, thus coming off as pretentious. Therefore, I gave 21st Century Breakdown a 2/5 review. Then there's Kerplunk. It's got the hooks and angsty lyrics of pop punk, but compared to everything that came after, it's unpolished and independent, so you don't get the feeling that they're doing it all for the money, you know? Even if you don't like Green Day, and not even their earlier releases, I hope you can understand why I like this... better than this. Sure, the latter is okay, but it seems pretentious to me; I can't listen to it and take it seriously, know what I'm saying? __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-13-2014, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kartoffelbrei una ola nunca viene sola Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miesbach, Oberbayern Posts: 150	Hm. I really don't know what to think of Green Day. I liked the old, more punky n experimental stuff, when I was young, but I haven't really listened to them for a long while. Then there was this American Idiot thing, and yeah... the lyrics sucked, the music was actually ok. But your first example is fine And I think there's no person alive who wouldn't understand why this is better than the second ...thing __________________ Abra Kadabra, 3 x schwarzer Kater! ~Todos hablan de la mar, pero en ella nunca estan~

03-13-2014, 10:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Silenzio Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Austria Posts: 210	Briks, you've got a nice point there. I am not a huge fan, but I liked some of the Green Day songs. Though I see the change in style a bit, I haven't got any real preferences. Not very educated in that genre, to be honest! __________________ Sometimes the - silence - guides your mind.

03-14-2014, 12:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Chunks of metal: fusion metal Artist: Pantera Album: Far Beyond Driven Year: 1994 Chronological position: Seventh, though I'm sure they wish it was their third Genre: Groove metal Expectations before listening: I don't know, something mediocre, perhaps "Briks, you're increasing my blood pressure," you say. "Groove metal is not a fusion genre". What do you mean, is it not a fusion between groove and metal? Oh, well. The only reason we're using the fusion tag at all, is because we needed a place to dump nu, goth, groove, folk, prog and every other subgenre/fusion genre that doesn't deserve it's own chunk because it's either: Said to be crap (nu metal) Not large or important enough to take up 1/6th of this section Anyway, my opinion on this album... I'd heard Cowboys from Hell and A Vulgar Display of Power already, and now I've heard this. I don't even know how to properly rank the albums, because they sound too similar to me, and I feel no need to concentrate on hearing them again. That's because I think Pantera is a bit bland. This album sounds, to me, exactly like A Vulgar Display of Power, maybe just a bit louder. But if you're reading this before hearing the album, keep in mind that I've only heard it in its entirety once, and that the same goes for the two preceding it, so feel free to judge my right to judge. 3/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

03-15-2014, 12:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Well, it seems they just don't appeal that much to me. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal