What's your favourite rock band(if u like rock)

[Angel]

Re: What's your favourite rock band(if u like rock)

I really struggle defining the different genres now - there's so many! Most of the bands many of you seem to like I have a strong dislike for due to personal reasons - for example, I despise anything with bad language/sexually explicit lyrics/etc - so almost every band you guys have mentioned I will not listen to on principle. And, for many many reasons, Marilyn Manson and any band belonging to the black or death metal genre are definitely out in my book.

But then again, everyone has different tastes and are entitled to their opinions - maybe I'm into softer styles of rock/metal, but they are what appeal to me and I'm more into the lyrics of a song than the musical score...

 

[Tsuyu]

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Not even an itsy bitsy little swear? I mean, sure some bands go to the extreme about *Spoiler tag due to respect of Angel's sensitive nature *

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how they have butt-sex with Satan while sacrificing newborn babies to Bhaal or whatever

However, the world is a cruel place and swear words and such have become so much part of that which is our sad everyday life that some lyrics just wouldn't have such "power" without them...alot of Manson's songs, for example.

And just out of curiosity, what is "softer" metal? Any examples? ^_^

 

[Angel]

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Well, perhaps not "soft" but certainly not full of screaming and just a mish-mash of noises. Is it Norway where they have that Death/Black Metal festival? Totally weird and none of it musical - that stuff I hate largely because many of the bands involved are into Satanism and advocate it through their music and that is something I have very very strong opinions about (but this is neither the time nor the place to share them).

I do appreciate that the world is a messed up place and some people feel that they cannot articulate how they feel without profanity but I just choose not to listen to it in music. It's a weird preference that I can't explain and it's nothing to do with a sensitive nature - I'm about as sensitive as a bear with a sore head. But music is my passion and I feel it takes something away from an otherwise beautifully crafted piece when the singer starts swearing. I used to listen to music with profanity in it a lot when I was much younger and my parents were strictly "no swearing" people - part of it was probably a rebellious streak and the desire to shock and outrage their straight-laced friends. As I got older, the appeal wore off and I found it harder to appreciate a song that lapsed into profanity and didn't make full use of the language available to articulate the singer's feelings and thoughts without the need to scream obscenities.

Like I said, it's just my opinion and no one else shares it and that's fine by me. Music is something so many people feel strongly about as it has meaning and passion and people can find an affinity with certain tracks that another person may not be able to see. I appreciate that - I just choose very carefully what I listen to.

 

[Ivan]

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And just out of curiosity, what is "softer" metal? Any examples? ^_^

linkin park:lol:

 

[Sephiroxas]

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basically bands like disturbed and such, they're softer than metal bands like Old Mans Child.

 

[Tsuyu]

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Never! I refuse to call Disturbed "soft metal" Listen to "Down with the Sickness" for example, they are most certainly not "nice, soft or even cuddly".

 

[Dark Drakan]

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Never! I refuse to call Disturbed "soft metal" Listen to "Down with the Sickness" for example, they are most certainly not "nice, soft or even cuddly".

Yeah id agree, fair enough there are heavier bands out there but i wouldnt class them as 'soft metal' either.

 

[Sephiroxas]

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I didn't say they were soft and cuddley, but they're certainly not horribly hardcore. the believe CD for example is softer than The sickness. I classify Growling bands like Old Mans Child Metal.

 

[Tsuyu]

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Then I'd say Disturbed is "normal" metal, not "soft" metal. *pouts*

 

[Dark Drakan]

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Then I'd say Disturbed is "normal" metal, not "soft" metal. *pouts*

Yeah id say that was a fair description personally.

 

[Angel]

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To be fair, sephiroxas said they were "softer" not soft - from what I have (endured) of Disturbed they don't spend half the track growling and grunting at each other in the lowest tones possible which, particularly, death metal bands do.

But anyway...I've managed to hijack this thread far enough- back to everyone listing their favourite rock bands ^_^

(btw, does indie exist as a genre anymore or has it been absorbed into the rock section again? Coz I used to love the Cranberries' Zombie track but I was told they were an indie band...even though it sounded pretty rock-ish to me).