Your Music pet peeves
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Constant blast beats. I love death metal, so of course blast beat drumming is a common standard. However, when a band includes nothing BUT blast beats, it becomes so fucking dull and monotonous.
Guitar tones is another big one. For death metal and black metal, if the guitar sound is too clean and sterilized, the whole package just sounds like complete uninspired boring shit (ala Hate Eternal).
They're my two big ones, anyway.
Guitar tones is another big one. For death metal and black metal, if the guitar sound is too clean and sterilized, the whole package just sounds like complete uninspired boring shit (ala Hate Eternal).
They're my two big ones, anyway.
Here's one: Bedroom black metal
I admit I only have a handful of bands in this genre I like in the first place but...super hazy production + continuous blastbeats under near constant non varied tremolo riffing with that whispering shriek and usually has a violin or string instrument(keys) laying on top of it all is just dull.
Dull dull dull dull.
I'm all for everyone making their own music, but it would benefit us all if you sound like you took more than 5 minutes to arrange the songs.
I admit I only have a handful of bands in this genre I like in the first place but...super hazy production + continuous blastbeats under near constant non varied tremolo riffing with that whispering shriek and usually has a violin or string instrument(keys) laying on top of it all is just dull.
Dull dull dull dull.
I'm all for everyone making their own music, but it would benefit us all if you sound like you took more than 5 minutes to arrange the songs.
Lack of context. I swear, virtually any musical technique, whether it be hazy production (as mentioned), growling, screaming, croaking, repetition, overdubbing, etc., can be used to great and emotional effect, yet only if it's used well and with some kind of taste/direction in mind. Also, whoever claimed Dream Theater can't perform live deserves to be slapped - I went to a show in Washington with Symphony X as an opener - they're practically flawless.
For those that slam on Death/Extreme Metal: the genre includes some of the best-appreciated progressive artists in the entirety of music - Ron Jarzombek, Devin Townsend, Mikael Akerfeldt, and bands such as Cynic/Atheist,etc.... I find that limited exposure is often the greatest contributor to ignorance and a distaste in the genre, as most experiences are usually quite temporal and with generally shit bands (Cradle of Filth, Job for a Cowboy, Lamb of God, most Deathcore).
Bah. I'll let the music do the talking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVf1C8tGlc
For those that slam on Death/Extreme Metal: the genre includes some of the best-appreciated progressive artists in the entirety of music - Ron Jarzombek, Devin Townsend, Mikael Akerfeldt, and bands such as Cynic/Atheist,etc.... I find that limited exposure is often the greatest contributor to ignorance and a distaste in the genre, as most experiences are usually quite temporal and with generally shit bands (Cradle of Filth, Job for a Cowboy, Lamb of God, most Deathcore).
Bah. I'll let the music do the talking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVf1C8tGlc
Ahahaha! Except I'm pretty sure that is a joke band,fully aware of how silly it's being. A parody of black metal.Iszfury said:
The bands to which I'm referring are almost always very very serious about their
Because it's so serious.
That could might be another pet peeve of mine. When a band takes themselves so seriously they arn't even up for a little self-deprecating fun.
Oh and you shouldn't mention Jarzombek.
He pretty much makes me want to give up playing music because next to him I am the equivalent of a gorilla swatting bees and my hands are made of very awkwardly shaped bricks.
Yeah, and I'm fully aware of the fact that it's a parody. Problem is the vast majority of bedroom black metal is utter tripe, and this is...welll... indistinguishable to the point where I, at first, was convinced it was totally legit. I do enjoy some Black Metal along the lines of Melechesh (just for fun), but I'm really more into Death/Thrash. Ah well.piinyouri said:
Perfect self-deprecation right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj2EzOurU7Y
He has a big..
"Oh and you shouldn't mention Jarzombek..."
No problem. He practically hands out musically-oriented emotional breakdowns. My self-esteem will never fully self-repair...
My pet peeves would be sounding too much like other groups, the one guy with an acoustic guitar singing the same song with the same chords just with different words, most (but not all) acoustic renditions of non-acoustic songs, excessive use of autotune, and concept albums (although I can still like songs off a concept album). I mean, I like the IDEA of a concept album, but hardly anyone ever does it correctly. They usually end up being completely random songs with vaguely similar/related lyrics. I think the only concept albums I've liked are done by Dream Theater
Captcha: that hurts. Indeed, it can if done incorrectly
I think it's just the fact that so many screaming/growling vocalists sound the same. I mean I like music like this, but I REALLY like the bands that have distinct voices. August Burns Red, older Thrice, Eluveitie, and Maximum the Hormone all have really distinct voices in my opinion and I feel like that sets them apart from everyone elseLittleDaeman said:
Captcha: that hurts. Indeed, it can if done incorrectly
Yes, and I'm appalled at the utter lack of gospel in his namesake. The man is severely underappreciated, the eclectic genius of Modern Prog Rock, par say. Also, a master producer, but that's an entirely distinct subject ^^"piinyouri said:
Hmmmm...awesome sample.
Perhaps Progressive Industrial Thrash?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbfXHMAt34
You may need to enhance the quality and turn the volume up a tad to get it to full effect, the track is rather muted.
ED: Coroner is from Switzerland. As am I. This brings great joy to my heart
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Year Zero (Ninch Inch Nails) is awsome..I don't have much experience with concept albums (being part of the download generation)Rickolas Walrus said:
but the songs "meanings" become more clear when given context (not that they are non-sencial on their own) it has a very strong narrative (and aparently one crazy ARG at the time)
I even think year Zero reminds me of ME3
I quite like Industrial! I just wish I had more exposureVault101 said:
....any suggestions?Yeah, it's also quite unfortunate concept albums have gone down the toilet, considering the trend towards the DL of individual songs as opposed to the recognition of the album as the prime listening format...it behaves as a reducing agent for the context of the art as a whole and totally downplays the significance of the listening experience.
unfortunatly Nine Inch Nails is all I knowIszfury said:I quite like Industrial! I just wish I had more exposure
Yeah, it's also quite unfortunate concept albums have gone down the toilet, considering the trend towards the DL of individual songs as opposed to the recognition of the album as the prime listening format...it behaves as a reducing agent for the context of the art as a whole and totally downplays the significance of the listening experience.
there is Skinny Puppy..
I did like to buy albums and "discover" them...but its just to hit and miss for me..I'll usually go witht he safer bet of downloading stuff induvidually
I guess it really depends on whether the songs are meant to be listened to individually or in the context of an album. I generally discover bands through individual songs, anyway.Vault101 said:unfortunatly Nine Inch Nails is all I knowIszfury said:I quite like Industrial! I just wish I had more exposure
Yeah, it's also quite unfortunate concept albums have gone down the toilet, considering the trend towards the DL of individual songs as opposed to the recognition of the album as the prime listening format...it behaves as a reducing agent for the context of the art as a whole and totally downplays the significance of the listening experience.
there is Skinny Puppy..
I did like to buy albums and "discover" them...but its just to hit and miss for me..I'll usually go witht he safer bet of downloading stuff induvidually
This is something that I've been thinking about for a while, actually: BASS AND BEAT DO NOT A GOOD SONG MAKE. There needs to be melody. Feeling. Emotion. Meaning. I can't think of a single recent song that makes me feel at all. It's also why I don't get why people like dubstep. Like, what's the appeal to it? It's all focused on odd unnatural sounds and deep bass. I mean, what sort of mood is it trying to put me in? Am I supposed to be angry, sad, happy or something else?
Yeah Emmure sucks, but they put on a hell of a live show.Dangit2019 said:
OT: My biggest pet peeve is that most country singers sound the same >.< I really can't tell the difference.
Exactly. Like I have an album by the band Silverstein, and the songs are all great on their own (well most of them), and normally I wouldn't think anything of them being on the same album, but the fact that they're supposed to contribute to an overall story just doesn't really hold up to me. YES they're kiiiind of interconnected, but you could randomly reassign every song to any other Silverstein cd and they would fit in just fineIszfury said:
I do quite enjoy NIN, although I don't actually have any of their music or listen to them all that often. I'll have to check it out, thanksVault101 said:
At 3 in the morning with half naked, drunk women dancing around and strobe/black lights, it's actually quite awesomesupersupersuperguy said: