in my shock and amazement i forgot to list who i don't like.
Redemption
I should be shocked and amazed if it wasn't for the fact that Redemption is a band I do like but not as interesting as The Flower Kings for example. So it's all about your taste, no problem
i am honestly, shocked. i mean liking every album by all of these bands isn't necessary but to NOT like Queensryche Mindcrime/Warning , Motley Crue Shout At The Devil, Slayer Reign In Blood, Van Halen Fair Warning, Led Zeppelin IV, King Diamond Them, Kiss Destroyer, The Cult Sonic Temple and on and on and on.
these are some of the most ESSENTIAL bands/albums that helped lay the foundation of the hard rock/heavy metal world you exist in now.
am i alone on this one in being so shocked?
Just because they're essential that doesn't mean I like them. You buy records because you like the music or just because to follow a trend within the metalhead community? (I'm not attacking you just an honest curious question).
Man... wouldn't it have been easier to just say "The only band I like is Wolf!"?
In a way yes you're right, Wolf rules
. I know I'm pretty limited in the bands I like. When I started with metal over 25 years ago I was into 5 bands at the most, with the passing of time I decided to broaden my spectra since I felt I had to fit a profile as a metalhead...big mistake. Now I realize I should stick to bands I really like and not buying stuff just to prove I do listen to
X or
Y. I believe I have a lot of albums/bands I shouldn't got into, nor that I dislike them but they not make me hot either and I could have saved that money and space.
Sometimes I think about weeding my collection, but here were I live the market for used CDs is limited and in the end I rather play those albums 2-3 times a year than loosing money by sell them to some local store.
That's why I'm so grateful about free downloads, I'm able to listen to an album before the purchase and thus be sure about where my money goes.
I see it more as a band that you should like because of how similar they are to ones you do like.
I like Sonata Arctica. I do not like Stratovarius.
I like a lot of Dream Theater clones. I do not like Dream Theater.
Well a bit that's my point if I already have one or two bands I like why I should have 10 similar bands? Seems like boring to me (not to mention expensive
).
And thanks to all for reading and bring your own thoughts, it's stimulating to have a nice good discussion in a forum. Hope to meet you at PPX (I'm the short bald guy from Costa Rica
)