Heavy Metal?

[Stanley the Bugman]

I doubt anyone is going to know what I'm talking about, but it's weird seeing Arthur Brown on a metal chart. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown had no guitar players... They were a keyboard/bass/drums band. Probably Arthur's influence vocally and the fact that he started the whole shock rock thing. (Yes, Alice Cooper actually got some of his make-up designs from Arthur.) He is totally underrated and has quite a set of pipes on him. I really reccommend everyone check out some of his stuff:

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5hs3IDETcg

[Corki]

Psychelic is probably a word you would need to describe Arthur Brown. And Fire is awesome!

[Majsju]

Is this better?

 

 

 

Considering some of the outrageous errors, I think I liked it better when I could not read it ;D

[Alys Kinch]

I listened to Maj's link, and, I gotta say, the sound wasn't anything off beat (to me). Didn't pay attention to the lyrics since I am working, but... There wasn't really anything that made it stand out.

 

I am amused at some of the things considered metal on that list. I understand it more like a rock roots chart, I think.

[Graendals favourite]

Methinks too ;) . I'm a bit sad when the more poppy stuff is left out from those.

[Alys Kinch]

I'm not. Ick, for the most part.

[Graendals favourite]

Well it depends on what is meant. I mean, I scarcely ever listen to the radio. I buy cd's. :)

 

(most things you can't classify as anything but pop (though I understand the word may not mean exactly popular music in the US))

[Alys Kinch]

Popular music in the US is music where the "musicians" don't actually make their own music or write most of their songs. They have everything synthesized and crap. It tends to be a mixture of rap, guys who croon to the girls only crowd and bubbley, scantily clad girls who use voice synthesizers to even sound half decent. Or at least, that's my pov.

[Rinkai]

No, thats pretty accurate. Miley Cyrus case and point.

[Majsju]

Whereas in Europe, pop tend to refer to The Smiths, Suede, Beatles, The Cure, Ride, Blur...

[Rinkai]

.............................................and eiffel 65.

[Alys Kinch]

Thanks, Rin. I was trying to think of someone up-to-date and couldn't. I couldn't decide if I should be frustrated by not knowing something or if I should be happy by not knowing THAT. *nods*

[Rinkai]

They are actually pretty good. I was listening to them last night doing my homework.

 

 

[Corki]

:o

 

Eiffel 65...pop?? I hope you are joking...

[Alys Kinch]

... Was talking about you naming off Miley Cyrus...

 

I don't know who Eiffel 65 are.

[Corki]

- once you hear it, it gets stuck in your head for a while...

[Alys Kinch]

BTW, I thought I had heard a rumor that you had left, Corki. ?

 

I guess I do know who they are, but only because of that song.

[Corki]

BTW, I thought I had heard a rumor that you had left, Corki. ?

 

Where did you here that? Because it is so far from the truth! lol! 6 years and still going strong!  ;D

[Alys Kinch]

I was trying to remember, but I really can't. And now I am distracted by a link in your sig. Yay for EPA website boredom.

[Rinkai]

:o

 

Eiffel 65...pop?? I hope you are joking...

 

Techno-pop maybe? Definitely of the dance variety. I mean, their CD is called Euro-pop.

[Corki]

We call it dance over here in the UK and Europe...and it's just like Heavy Metal with all its genres and sub-genres!

[cfin5256]

Haven't seen this thread before. I grew up in the '80s, so some of my bands are from then. Some of them might not qualify as 'metal' per se, but some of it seemed pretty hard to me  ;D. Metallica through the Black album, Slayer esp South of Heaven, Suicidal Tendencies, Skid Row Monkey Business, QueensRyche, Savatage, Pantera, Godsmack, some Motley Crue, a few Poison songs, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Disturbed, some Papa Roach, Danzig, and more but I'm too lazy to list them.

[ophidian]

Hello :) a long time metal head here.

 

Grew up with metal and into most sub genres of it. Though I have several favorites of course. Blind Guardian, Shadow Gallery, Evergrey are some. Though my archive has all kinds of stuff, from Suffocation to Bon Jovi.

 

I am also a singer in a professional metal band :D

[Tel Asra Nejoar]

hhhmmm, metal, my third fav genre. to clarify before i give my faves,heavy metal to me is that sound of the working classes breaking out artistically. so stuff like black sabbath, motorhead, saxon etc. i do enjoy many of the other flavours tho, except nu-metal(lookin at you linkin park fans here), and most rap-metal(except Rage against the machine, they had a message people, take heed!), overall though id prefer the heavier stuff, like at the gates, dimmu borgir, tidfall, alestorm(a mug of the captains finest to the earlier poster) etc. i like old nightwish, the new girl cant sing for- well you get the idea, saw her live and it actually looked painfull for her attempting the notes. have a thing for alternative as well, what with smashing pumpkins, rasputina, and some other crazies lol. im more into psychodelia though, pink floyd, hawkwind, any warhole did some sound scapes IIRC. but ive taken enough of your time...

[Rinkai]

Hello :) a long time metal head here.

 

Grew up with metal and into most sub genres of it. Though I have several favorites of course. Blind Guardian, Shadow Gallery, Evergrey are some. Though my archive has all kinds of stuff, from Suffocation to Bon Jovi.

 

I am also a singer in a professional metal band :D

 

Cool. Which One?  Myspace page?