Metal musings

[pukie]

The more pop and mainstream music I listen to, the more "old school" and "elitist" I become about metal.

It may sound paradoxal while you could think that widening my musical horizons would make me become more open-minded about genres and evolution of styles.... Well I don't really feel that way anymore. Each new metal band that comes out with a

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[pukie]

Nice comment! :)

I totally support your opinion, in some ways I could say that I'm in the same perspective when I think about the "pop culture" but there's just a point where I don't care anymore. What ever MTV and VH1 want to air on prime time is their problem, and I don't watch music channels anyway since I have everything I need online.

It's really a question of freedom, and how far do we want to enjoy that freedom of choice and not fall into the social trends. I believe that most artists that suck get most of their popularity thanks to people who are very social and who, of course, don't really know what they like. That too, is their problem.

I'm certainly the most unsocial person you could think of, by the way. Since I don't base my likes and interests from those of my friends or from those of the people that surround me. I try not to impose anything on them either. In consequence, I'm probably the most unhelpful element in a band's fanbase/promotion :P

But you know I compensate that attitude with the fansite I run. So in a way it's like "do as I do, but don't do as I say" which is more profitable, methinks.

About Trivium: I keep reading fights on forums between people who totally hate them, and those who support them to the bone. Well it's difficult to admit but, ok they can create music. If it is good music or not is totally subjective, that's why reactions are first based on the speech of the frontman - that whole Metallica thing - and I could at least reply that the direction they're going is wrong.

If a band wants to play a certain type of music, fine if that's what they really like. But to make it look like a shameless attempt to be more popular or to bring some kind of glory on themselves for "renewing" a genre... Nah, no thanks. That's just very unprofessional. An artist's duty is first to stay true to himself and what they're doing here is turning the whole metal genre into a "patchwork"-type of business where everyone can pick bits and parts of whatever's good, mix it in a bowl and sell it.