Musical truths you've recently gleaned

[mastodon421]

Originally Posted by Metal_Head

So. Fucking. True. All the metal tours that hit MA hit The Palladium. I live an hour away, I rarely get out to shows I'd love to go to.

Are you going to NEMHF?

[Dextrimental]

OK, musical truths? Well, music is art, and therefore subjective, which means everyone has a different opinion on the matter, no matter what the band or style of music. There are no absolute in terms of the music itself, there are absolute when it comes to the composition/circumstances which allowed the music to be e.g. AC/DC, Angus is a blues guitarist. Fact. Malcolm is the regarded by everyone who knows the band personally as the better guitarist, and helps Angus write his solos. Fact. After that, its an opinion therefore not a truth.

If we are talking opinions, my recent discovery is that PanterA are still my favorite band, I still love listening to Motorhead and KISS while getting wasted and that discussing music is still a fruitless discussion becuase people will not change their opinions on the actual musi just because the person who made it studied theory for years, or was a huge fan of your favorite band.

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[quote=Dextrimental;261861]OK, musical truths? Well, music is art, and therefore subjective, which means everyone has a different opinion on the matter, no matter what the band or style of music. There are no absolute in terms of the music itself, there are absolute when it comes to the composition/circumstances which allowed the music to be e.g. AC/DC, Angus is a blues guitarist. Fact. Malcolm is the regarded by everyone who knows the band personally as the better guitarist, and helps Angus write his solos. Fact. After that, its an opinion therefore not a truth.

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Hmm....

[IrritatedTrout]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

This is going to incite a large amount of PMS - so first this disclaimer:
I apologize if you are either really broke or too young to go to shows on your own and don't know any friends with similar interests - or any other configuration of stuff you have no control over...

But that being said, an hour is nothing. Unless you live in a real city, if you expect most bands to come much closer, you're pretty crazy. Aside from a random club here or there that maybe books less than half-a-dozen shows in a year I'd even consider going to - all the shows I really care about going to are either in Philadelphia (80 minutes), or New York City (a little under 2 hours). It's not that far. I'm driving 3.5 hours to see Maiden, 4 hours to see Fates Warning, and 13 hours to go to ProgPower USA XI this year alone.

Virtually every show I go to is at least 2 hours away. It's awesome when I'm home and go to a show in Norfolk because it's only a 20 minute drive.

[xStructualDefect]

Originally Posted by makethemsuffer12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3y3QoFnqZc

And how dare you group Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth with poser shit like Whitechapel. Shame on you.

poser shit like Whitechapel? they're a great band. just because a band is deathcore doesn't make them posers.

[bt11763]

Originally Posted by xStructualDefect

poser shit like Whitechapel? they're a great band. just because a band is deathcore doesn't make them posers.

you're missing the point.


i *sigh* actually like whitechapel, but i wouldn't go as far as to call them a "great" band.

[xStructualDefect]

Originally Posted by bt11763

you're missing the point.


i *sigh* actually like whitechapel, but i wouldn't go as far as to call them a "great" band.

hm well i think they're a great band. definently one of the only good deathcore bands out there.

[Div]

musical truth: in viewing the full spectrum of their career, priest define metal more than maiden.


discuss?

[ADD]

Originally Posted by Div

musical truth: in viewing the full spectrum of their career, priest define metal more than maiden.


discuss?

Agreed. Maiden are one of the rare heavy rock/metal/whatever bands whose bread n butter isn't The Riff, but rather The Melody or The Hook, and that sets them apart.

[bt11763]

Originally Posted by Div

musical truth: in viewing the full spectrum of their career, priest define metal more than maiden.


discuss?

agreed, i am more of a maiden fan, but you're right.

especially towards the whole "image"