Most musicians don't perm up their hair so it's big, poofy, and feminine. Protip: This is not the 80's anymore
I'm not saying that those bm or dm bands aren't cheesy, and if you thought at all that was what I was trying to say -- I mean we're in a RHAPSODY thread here. Of course it's cheesy. And of course singing about satan is chessy. But there's a REASON why it's done. It's done because it's written by kids who grew up in christian families not happy with the christian doctrine and used satanism, vikingism, etc as an outlet because it is the antithesis of christianity. I mean, Iommi himself is and was a Catholic, but look at Black Sabbath...that's not going to stop them from signing about wanting to hang the pope.
It's not an issue of cheese, it's an issue of coolness. There's nothing cool about a bunch of dudes dressing like women playing riffless boy band music. Are there hair bands that I like by the way? You bet your ass, but I accept that it's not metal. You go around parading it like that's the only type of metal and everything else is shit. And what's hilarious is that you do it with all this demonic imagery -- the exact SAME demonic imagery mind you, that you think is cheesy. The fact you can't even see that is just hilarious to me. I mean, if all of that is intended to be satirical, forgive me, I misread it as serious. But yeah, it's just funny.
I mean that's your opinion and that's fine. At the end of the day though I just think it's funny Stryper is "prime rib" to you. I'd say prime rib for me is The Moody Blues, Zappa, or Pink Floyd, but that's what makes us different. We're all snowflakes!
No he's not relevant though, he's a joke. Everyone thinks he's a joke. When you google search "Bret Michaels is" the top searches don't list anything that remotely says "cool, liked, relevant, etc." But on the other hand, the top searches are "Bret Michaels is a loser," "Bret Michaels is a douche," "Bret Michaels is an idiot," etc. That's the thing, your small circle of stuck-in-the-80's types who think he's actually "promoting himself" is the vast vast minority. And by the way, I would think suing the Tonys for getting a scratch on your nose is far more laughably embarrassing than me saying I disagree with your taste on a board. Just me tho.
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