Controversial opinions on metal

[CiG]

I just think that anyone who can take Axl Rose's singing for extended periods must have something wrong with their eardrums.

Well they certainly do afterwards.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Makes a lot of sense, quite literally everybody I know irl that likes Guns N' Roses more than casually, is right on that line of being into metal, but never quite makes the transition.

Pretty sure crimsonfloyd wasn't equating "good taste" with getting into metal. Besides, that implies that there are tens of millions of people "right on that line of being into metal", which is silly.

What he really meant was "Guns n Roses is a band with some longevity in the arena of critical reception despite being of a mostly forgone era, and if one continues getting their musical opinions from Christgau they might eventually become enlightened Pink Floyd fans like myself".

 

[CiG]

Besides, that implies that there are tens of millions of people "right on that line of being into metal", which is silly.

Not really. How is it silly? It's entirely plausible given metal's flirtation with accessible sounds and inaccessible sounds.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Not really. How is it silly? It's entirely plausible given metal's flirtation with accessible sounds and inaccessible sounds.

A line by definition has an infinitesimal width. If it was really just a line between GnR and being a full-fledged fan of metal (even if just trad or lighter thrash), then GnR fans would have much more overlap with other metal bands. In reality, people like GnR because they're a very mainstream act with some very catchy and classic singles, but the overwhelming majority couldn't give a shit about the band on a whole, let alone metal on a whole.

 

[The Ozzman]

It's hard to see a step from miles away.

Rekt.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Guns n Roses are horrible.

 

[EspaDa]

I never liked them. Overrated piece of shit.

 

[The Ozzman]

Except they put out one of the best hard rock albums of all time in Appetite for Destruction.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

That album has its moments, but overall....shitty, over rated band IMO.

 

[CiG]

Except they put out one of the best hard rock albums of all time in Appetite for Destruction.

Maybe if you limited it to the specific year it came out. Even then...

I do like the song "Patience" though, for some reason.

 

[The Ozzman]

Maybe if you limited it to the specific year it came out. Even then...

I do like the song "Patience" though, for some reason.

Wrong album

 

[CiG]

Wrong album

I was just speaking on Guns N' Roses generally.

Pretty much every hard rock album released in the 70's is better than it.

 

[The Ozzman]

Pretty much every hard rock album released in the 70's is better than it.

I'm pretty sure there are some that aren't ;-)

 

[Krow]

Never been a fan of GnR. They've always been a favorite of my moms though and maybe it's some subconscious thing because they've been beat into my head so hard.

 

[Phylactery]

I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I actually don't find them to be completely abhorrent. They're just okay.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Skid Row, glam or not? They are without a doubt a glam band imo. People try to say "but listen to Slave to the Grind, its soo metal" Which i think is a pretty hilarious thing to say ..... I remember there being only one song that can be classified as metal on that album and a bunch of rock ballads.

 

[The Ozzman]

Skid Row, glam or not? They are without a doubt a glam band imo. People try to say "but listen to Slave to the Grind, its soo metal" Which i think is a pretty hilarious thing to say ..... I remember there being only one song that can be classified as metal on that album and a bunch of rock ballads.

Self-titled and STTG rule regardless of genre classification

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... nah, first album sucks hard. Slaves to the Grind has one good song from what i remember. ONE.

 

[The Batlord]

Self-titled and STTG rule regardless of genre classification

Yes they do. Basically the follow ups to Dr. Feelgood that we never got.

 

[The Ozzman]

... nah, first album sucks hard. Slaves to the Grind has one good song from what i remember. ONE.

I'll throw them out when I get home