A brief attack of anti-Peelism / notebooks out, musicologists
[ Antipeel because he was of the opinion that you shouldn't try to analyse why you like a record. ]
[ Note that I am probably talking complete shite here. ]
For the first time in for-fucking-ever I was subjected to a lot of MeTaL through a decent PA at the weekend. Thus, unlike all previous occasions, I could actually hear what was going on, and since I was the far side of a welcome pint of 6X I was really quite pleased with the entire experience and began to wonder what it was about certain tracks over others that I preferred. I still have no particular idea, and I have a set of (entirely subjective) observations and more questions than I started out with.
The first thing I thought was that the massive headrush and idiot grin that is a feature upon hearing some massive filter-swept eurotrance belter kicking an arpeggiator to death (I don't know, something like the Spicelab mix of Thunderdome) is missing from my MeTaL experience. Perhaps that is just me? I don't know.
Obviously it seemed a bit one-dimensional to assume that rush is missing for everyone, although I guess it's a possibility that the rush is just a memory of, er, alleged ceremonial chemicals.
This started me wondering if there were any MeTaL(ish) records that would have a similar effect. There are: 'Whole lot of Rosie' & 'I want everything' spring to mind. Massive guitar riffs that spend most of their time nailed to the beat rather than having it all widdle. And a big handful of phaser. (I think 'Let's go crazy' also fits in to this, but I have no way of checking and have to go by memory.)
So I guess the main question is what the bloody hell am I talking about?
I would also mention that one track came off like Tack>>head having it proper dubstep (not the bloody Skrillex version) and sounded bloody marvellous. Lord alone knows what it was, mind. Not even slightly INDUSTRAIL(tm) thankfully.
[ Note that I am probably talking complete shite here. ]
For the first time in for-fucking-ever I was subjected to a lot of MeTaL through a decent PA at the weekend. Thus, unlike all previous occasions, I could actually hear what was going on, and since I was the far side of a welcome pint of 6X I was really quite pleased with the entire experience and began to wonder what it was about certain tracks over others that I preferred. I still have no particular idea, and I have a set of (entirely subjective) observations and more questions than I started out with.
The first thing I thought was that the massive headrush and idiot grin that is a feature upon hearing some massive filter-swept eurotrance belter kicking an arpeggiator to death (I don't know, something like the Spicelab mix of Thunderdome) is missing from my MeTaL experience. Perhaps that is just me? I don't know.
Obviously it seemed a bit one-dimensional to assume that rush is missing for everyone, although I guess it's a possibility that the rush is just a memory of, er, alleged ceremonial chemicals.
This started me wondering if there were any MeTaL(ish) records that would have a similar effect. There are: 'Whole lot of Rosie' & 'I want everything' spring to mind. Massive guitar riffs that spend most of their time nailed to the beat rather than having it all widdle. And a big handful of phaser. (I think 'Let's go crazy' also fits in to this, but I have no way of checking and have to go by memory.)
So I guess the main question is what the bloody hell am I talking about?
I would also mention that one track came off like Tack>>head having it proper dubstep (not the bloody Skrillex version) and sounded bloody marvellous. Lord alone knows what it was, mind. Not even slightly INDUSTRAIL(tm) thankfully.