Controversial opinions on metal

[MrTagoMago]

Also no one answered my question regarding Sea Shanties.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I think that Rob Halford might have been influenced by the style change of his singing idol, Freddie Mercury. He adopted that look almost immediately after Mercury.

 

[Internally Deformed]

I think that Rob Halford might have been influenced by the style change of his singing idol, Freddie Mercury. He adopted that look almost immediately after Mercury.

More evidence for heavy metal's inherent queerness.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Peak queer:

 

[MrTagoMago]

Freddy Mercury wasn't gay. He was bisexual. His true love was a woman.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Freddy Mercury wasn't gay. He was bisexual. His true love was a woman.

Didn't know that, always assumed he was through and through homo. He certainly fooled me.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Peak queer:

Jeezus fuck man I refresh the page and this pops up out of nowhere! I thought I was redirected towards porn for a minute lmao.

 

[rusty water]

I guess Halford's queerness does come out a bit in his aesthetic/on stage presence, which could put someone off. It's a pretty superficial reason not to like Heavy Metal music though.

Well it isnt his sexuality, I mean no-one knew he way gay then. It is the acting a hard man and, it was like they were doing it entirely to outdo other bands, it wasnt just Halford. I like the track` breaking the law` . I am a prog rock person really anyway.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Didn't know that, always assumed he was through and through homo. He certainly fooled me.

Most people seem to be fooled. He's like the poster boy for being gay even though he was madly in love with this woman and referred to her as his only true friend.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Well it isnt his sexuality, I mean no-one knew he way gay then. It is the acting a hard man and, it was like they were doing it entirely to outdo other bands, it wasnt just Halford. I like the track` breaking the law` . I am a prog rock person really anyway.

Does this mean the Stooges were metal? What about Les Ralizes Denudes and Throbbing Gristle?

 

[Internally Deformed]

Well it isnt his sexuality, I mean no-one knew he way gay then.

Well Bruce Dickinson still hasn't come out, and it's still pretty obvious.

 

[rusty water]

Most people seem to be fooled. He's like the poster boy for being gay even though he was madly in love with this woman and referred to her as his only true friend.

That will be Mary Austin, he called her his wife.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Well Bruce Dickinson still hasn't come out, and it's still pretty obvious.

Makes Cowbell joke.

 

[rusty water]

Does this mean the Stooges were metal? What about Les Ralizes Denudes and Throbbing Gristle?

no but these things all add up to be synonimous with metal. That and fast riffs with power chords and using fantastical imagery on the album covers, each aspect isnt individual and unique to `heavy metal` but collectively there is a picture.

 

[MrTagoMago]

If anybody is interested I'll leave this here.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...n-stars-lover-Mary-Austin-cursed-fortune.html

 

[rusty water]

If anybody is interested I'll leave this here.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...n-stars-lover-Mary-Austin-cursed-fortune.html

Ty I will read that after.

I doubt Bruce Dickinson is gay, I cant see that at all and is the first I have heard anyone suggest that. He needs to not keep showing his chest though as it will certainly put myself off from buying their albums.

 

[CiG]

Stage antics are irrelevant, as I've noticed most of your points are. No offence, but stage antics, the opinions of band members and year something came out are all completely irrelevant.

Also no one answered my question regarding Sea Shanties.

I personally would call it metal to some degree certainly, a huge influence on my musical ideas and a masterpiece.

 

[EternalMetal]

I think you guys should just stop entertaining the rantings of this geriatric, obviously mentally challenged, and uninformed rock fan. He thinks heavy metal is studded bracelets, posturing, and music without a blues influence, lmfao. I hope he stops shitting up the discussion on here sooner rather than later.

Is it controversial to think Cirith Ungol is a top-tier metal band that got a really raw deal and likely never reached their full potential due to financial difficulties and trouble with record labels?

Not controversial imo. Im pretty sure they broke up and seperated due to record label difficulties, at the very least I know that Garven was extremely bitter about the experience and in the past claimed that he would never perform again . He corroborated this when I last talked with him, though I guess he is a bit less bitter now since they recently reformed and are going to play a couple shows (and hopefully remain active). I agree that they probably never reached their full potential.

As for Dickinson, ive always viewed him as a closet homosexual. At the very least his stage show screams flaming homosexual.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Stage antics are irrelevant, as I've noticed most of your points are. No offence, but stage antics, the opinions of band members and year something came out are all completely irrelevant.



I personally would call it metal to some degree certainly, a huge influence on my musical ideas and a masterpiece.

Good enough for me.

 

[Internally Deformed]

He thinks heavy metal is... music without a blues influence, lmfao.

Although I disagree with most of what he's said, this is the one part I think has a limited degree of truth to it. As metal has evolved the blues influence has increasingly diminished - it would be pretty difficult to find any parallels with blues at all on your average death or black metal album. It's almost as if blues was a starting point metal had to transition away from in order to discover its true character, although undoubtedly most trad bands are pretty bluesy.

As for Dickinson, ive always viewed him as a closet homosexual. At the very least his stage show screams flaming homosexual.

Lol, exactly.