Gwar..... no

Raust · 12-06-2010, 02:22 PM

I don't really like there music. There kind of a satire band almost.

sidewinder · 12-06-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Hating GWAR for the music is like hating Spinal Tap for the music. It's completely missing out on the point. I think if you hate anybody you people should be hating the serious "glam" acts who act like GWAR, and think they are relevant, and should be taken seriously.

Well said. I'm not a fan of GWAR, never had any inclination to listen to their music. But I've never taken them seriously to the point of hating them or dissing their music. That's just stupid. Insane Clown Posse, that's another story. They're actual real life fucking morons. (I bring them up because they're another band with costumes, and they take themselves seriously)

Unrelenting · 12-06-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Hating GWAR for the music is like hating Spinal Tap for the music. It's completely missing out on the point. I think if you hate anybody you people should be hating the serious "glam" acts who act like GWAR, and think they are relevant, and should be taken seriously.

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Sljslj · 12-06-2010, 10:54 PM

Bands like Gwar, imo, are the lowest form of music and are the reason many people refuse to take metal seriously as a genre.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 12-07-2010, 04:28 PM

Take metal seriously? What are you talking about. From my perspective metal has ALWAYS been a tad bit tongue in cheek. That's what's cool about being a Metalhead. You get a joke that 90% of the rest of the world fails to.

Metal, at it's core, is, has been, and always will be about having fun. That's why it's not emo.

I mean, do you take Cannibal Corpse, and Slayer seriously?

Sljslj · 12-07-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Take metal seriously? What are you talking about. From my perspective metal has ALWAYS been a tad bit tongue in cheek. That's what's cool about being a Metalhead. You get a joke that 90% of the rest of the world fails to.

Metal, at it's core, is, has been, and always will be about having fun. That's why it's not emo.

I mean, do you take Cannibal Corpse, and Slayer seriously?

Why shouldn't Slayer and Cannibal Corpse be taken seriously?

~~James~~ · 12-07-2010, 04:49 PM

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I mean, do you take Cannibal Corpse, and Slayer seriously?

No but Slayer and Cannibal Corpse are hardly the be all and end all of Metal music. Cannibal Corpse are a bad joke tbh.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 12-07-2010, 05:36 PM

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Why shouldn't Slayer and Cannibal Corpse be taken seriously?

Cartoonish shock value. It's not that much above what GWAR does, really. Slayer may have been a tad more interesting musically back in their prime, but one has to find the extents of shock value in Slayer lyrics/imagery are very obviously done for a humorous reactionary value. Cannibal Corpse, even more so.

It's very obvious that neither write their music from the heart or any other emotional source. They write their music to shock, mortify, and offend people. Both Slayer, and Cannibal Corpse in themselves are satires.

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No but Slayer and Cannibal Corpse are hardly the be all and end all of Metal music. Cannibal Corpse are a bad joke tbh.

Well then, if Cannibal Corpse are a bad joke, as some figments of metal, why isn't it a valid thing to parody?

I think the fact that certain figments of metal are self conscious, and aware enough to parody the concept is proof of a sophisticated mindset. Frankly, the reason why metal is not taken seriously has nothing to do with GWAR, but rather metalheads who take themselves too seriously.

crashburnbleed · 12-07-2010, 07:06 PM

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i don't like GWAR myself, but you shouldn't be taking them so seriously, i think.

imo no one is taking Gwar seriously enough.

Dr_Rez · 01-03-2011, 12:23 PM

How dare you speak ill of gwar. This should fix that. Obviously they are to be taken seriously

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Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Take metal seriously? What are you talking about. From my perspective metal has ALWAYS been a tad bit tongue in cheek. That's what's cool about being a Metalhead. You get a joke that 90% of the rest of the world fails to. Metal, at it's core, is, has been, and always will be about having fun. That's why it's not emo. I mean, do you take Cannibal Corpse, and Slayer seriously?