tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post5218226736225213874..comments2013-04-04T10:07:03.667-07:00Comments on TuneFreaks: A Rant, and some shit you should listen toTuneFreakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10276637271141338426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post-89665932865486691402012-09-29T12:18:01.291-07:002012-09-29T12:18:01.291-07:00Frank, nearly flawless post, but how you mention r...Frank, nearly flawless post, but how you mention rant and don't bring up Axl Rose is beyond me. Perhaps this will help....<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1C1SUFN0fsA Destiny to the Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132730821385582006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post-51910013130680901372012-09-29T10:38:35.971-07:002012-09-29T10:38:35.971-07:00So far I'm actually liking Christian Mistress ...So far I'm actually liking Christian Mistress quite a bit. Its my favorite of them all, so far and I like it more and more with each listen. (frank are you pulling me over to the dark side?)e-orbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182101191521956506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post-76274573725317460902012-09-26T09:43:19.067-07:002012-09-26T09:43:19.067-07:00It's cool you both checked this stuff out. I ...It's cool you both checked this stuff out. I don't know that I expected that, this was just an idea I had earlier in the summer when I was thinking about what I was primarily listening to and then Neil gave me this venue.<br /><br />The point about music stereotyping people is dead on. Except for that part about indie listeners. All indie listeners are totally vegans who don't shower, c'mon now. But I guess I'm less concerned with my own perception and more about the genre being written off without it being understood--which you spoke to in your other post with respect to hip-hop. It's stunning to think of how worthless and corporate pretty much all popular music is at this point when there are so many artists who give a shit and are actually about putting out something that is important to them, but who struggle and can't really tour or get all of their shit out there because there's no support. This is true for all genres I think (except country, which I'll still consider total bullshit until someone shows me otherwise). <br /><br />As far as breaking down the subgenres, again I can't take much credit for any of that, but if you are at all interested metalreview.com and decibel magazine are to me the best resources out there (decibel runs a blog on their website which is awesome and worth checking out as well). Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06555864645141291086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post-86435784613909387772012-09-15T07:19:21.202-07:002012-09-15T07:19:21.202-07:00Oh yeah, my other two points:
(2) I have never re...Oh yeah, my other two points:<br /><br />(2) I have never really heard the metal sub genres broken down this well. I am more of the Trad metal fan than black metal. The biggest surprise for me out of all the trad metal music you posted (all of which I liked) was Christian Mistress. I always, always shy away from bands with women leads mostly because I get the feel that when a band brings in a woman as the front man, like you said, they play on that using their abilities to define the band's style. As you stated above, it is understated so the lead of this solid band happends to be a woman instead of that being what defines their style.<br /><br />(3) I definitely have a respect for black metal but never really developed a love for it. However, I think your description of the genre being 'claustrophobia and filth one might associate with a barren, run-down inner city' is perfect. TuneFreakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276637271141338426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post-55972591876037692302012-09-15T07:09:09.688-07:002012-09-15T07:09:09.688-07:00Wow man, I absolutely love the post. I could prob...Wow man, I absolutely love the post. I could probably go on for an hour about my thoughts so Ill try to limit my response to three things: <br />(1) Is it me or is music taste the new way people stereotype. You metal rant is a good point in that because the person you are talking to takes the overarching, mainstream view of what America believes metal is and applies the personality traits that are portrayed to the mass public to you. Every week they highlight a person at work called getting to know (fill in the blank). One of the first questions right after 'describe yourself in 3 words', 'where did you grow up', and 'what are you favorite acitivites' is 'name three songs on your iPod'. I am totally in agreement with you when you say music is a fundemental charateristic of a music lover's personality but with that comes the judgement and type casting based on what the general population believes a 'metal head' or '80's rocker' or 'indie fan' should look like. Just because someone listens to metal does not mean they are not extremely intelligent working as an attorney and does not mean that an indie fan is someone that works at a vegan coffee house and chooses not to shower for weeks.<br /><br />Anyway, great post man!TuneFreakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276637271141338426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308146011696769489.post-8593566042276651772012-09-13T18:23:09.955-07:002012-09-13T18:23:09.955-07:00I love reading this because it feels like hanging ...I love reading this because it feels like hanging out and talking with you. I haven't listened to the music yet but I will... probably at an offensively low volume though. I was going to say Metal isn't my thing, but maybe that's just an assumption I've always made and I've never given it a fair shake. Plus, that's what this blog is about, right? <br /><br />thanks for posting - I'll chime in again soon once I listen a few times through.e-orbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182101191521956506noreply@blogger.com