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

Comments

[traumweber]

I totally agree with you. I am glad you feel that way. It doesn't seem that too many people express this view, and I think that is because people are getting too caught up in pop-culture, in so doing, they're cheapening the experience to virtually nothing. The entire music industry is becoming completely corporate, controlled by companies, it's all a game

[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