I'm fucking 40 and I dig some of Disturbed's stuff. They're a far cry from one of my all-time favorite bands, but Dan Donegan does come up with some fat riffs at times. Also, if you don't think there's a very persistent undertone of elitist snobbery around here, you're either a. not very observant, or b. delusional. You can pretty much bank on being flamed by someone if you dare display the temerity to dig anything that isn't perceived as "dark" or "metal" enough or has sold more than 100,000 copies. Examples of the idiotic perception of anything at that sells at all "sucks balls" can be found in abundance and with ease.
That said, you do have to expect to encounter this kind of vapid, rampant opining on pretty much any internet message board you care to frequent. Sadly, it's really more of a commentary on human nature that, protected by the anonymity of the internet, people feel freer to wallow in their prejudices and attempt to shove them down your throat than they would ever dare to in public. We can argue and bitch about it all we want, but it will never change... face it, everyone has an opinionated asshole gene hard-wired into their damned DNA and we all have our moments, albeit with varying frequency, usually determined by our own personal level of insecurity and angst. I try not to get too into it unless it's directed specifically at me or I discover a particularly fascinating example of it, but no one's entirely immune, so sometimes ya just gotta counter by farting your opinion right back in their face and say: "Mmmmm, SMELL my opinion, motherfucker!" lol
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I barely listen to any metal anymore and really didn't like watershed, I just find this forum funny and have been here for years.
