Metal Album Survivor [1st Wave Black Metal Division]

Wpnfire · 07-15-2015, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

It's when technicality is the only thing that a song has going for it when it becomes very likely that the song is ****e.

Like Yngwie Malmsteen.

**Frownland** · 07-15-2015, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Like Yngwie Malmsteen.

Exactly. Or Genesis.

TechnicLePanther · 07-15-2015, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Exactly. Or Genesis.

Wat.

Wait, guys. We just entered the power struggle.

Between highly technical music and the minimalists. This power struggle has been going on since the days of Bach. Let's just stop not before we reach critical mass.

Everybody's gonna like whatever they're gonna like. And even if somebody likes one thing and doesn't like another thing that's almost exactly the same, to each their own. Let's just alll calllmmm down.

Let's just listen to something that (I hope) we all enjoy.

Not related to metal at all but we seriously need to take a breather right now. Plus I haven't heard this song in forever.

**Frownland** · 07-15-2015, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TechnicLePanther

Between highly technical music and the minimalists. This power struggle has been going on since the days of Bach. Let's just stop not before we reach critical mass.

Highly technical music can be incredible. It's when it's the only redeeming factor of a song is when it's wanky bs.

Trollheart · 07-15-2015, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Highly technical music can be incredible. It's when it's the only redeeming factor of a song is when it's wanky bs.

I don't want to be derailing Batty's thread, but you're throwing down the gauntlet here. It's incredibly, and I mean incredibly, ignorant to say the only redeeming feature in Genesis's music is that it's technical. Idgaf how technical it is or isn't; I don't play. I listen to it for the melodies, the lyrics and the way it all goes together. You may not like it but that's subjective and you can't just dismiss it because you don't like it. Only I may do that.

Seriously, that's a terribly close-minded view, would you not agree? Most of Genesis fans are unlikely to be musicians, so do you think they listen for the technical aspects of the music??

TechnicLePanther · 07-15-2015, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I don't want to be derailing Batty's thread, but you're throwing down the gauntlet here. It's incredibly, and I mean incredibly, ignorant to say the only redeeming feature in Genesis's music is that it's technical. Idgaf how technical it is or isn't; I don't play. I listen to it for the melodies, the lyrics and the way it all goes together. You may not like it but that's subjective and you can't just dismiss it because you don't like it. Only I may do that.

Seriously, that's a terribly close-minded view, would you not agree? Most of Genesis fans are unlikely to be musicians, so do you think they listen for the technical aspects of the music??

Might be thinking about later Genesis.
Try Supper's Ready.

Trollheart · 07-15-2015, 01:35 PM

TBF, if it's to be discussed we need to move to another thread, or make one. If Frown is interested in debating this topic. Otherwise in deference to Batty I'll just drop it.

**Frownland** · 07-15-2015, 01:35 PM

This thread has been on so many derailments that we've got more tracks than Amtrak. It is still vaguely on topic though.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I don't want to be derailing Batty's thread, but you're throwing down the gauntlet here. It's incredibly, and I mean incredibly, ignorant to say the only redeeming feature in Genesis's music is that it's technical. Idgaf how technical it is or isn't; I don't play. I listen to it for the melodies, the lyrics and the way it all goes together. You may not like it but that's subjective and you can't just dismiss it because you don't like it. Only I may do that.

Seriously, that's a terribly close-minded view, would you not agree? Most of Genesis fans are unlikely to be musicians, so do you think they listen for the technical aspects of the music??

Their music is pretty complex but it bores the hell out of me. That's why I consider their music in the way I described since technicality is all that they have going for them. I'm not going to call you close minded for what you said about my music (and mean it), since clearly we have different kinks.

Chula Vista · 07-15-2015, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

since technicality is all that they have going for them.

You'd give your left nut to write something so simple and melodic.

Trollheart · 07-15-2015, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Exactly. Or Genesis.

Or WISK

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