i spent 4 days with them in the studio while they recorded Ghost Reveries. i was there to record each member (except for the newly added keyboardist) for the Death tribute CD and i can tell you something about what i saw.... 5 guys busting their ass on music... and whoever wasn't recording was usually watching a football match. no reading sessions. the ONLY employee in the Studio was Jens.. the guy who recorded and mixed everything... and he was far too busy recording to do any extra-curricular religious reading.BreathingShadow said:
IS IT TRUE?
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the_drip
Martriden K
Yeah but they're not rockstars like Opef.
They're kvlt. making money off your music is too christian.
I still think the Opeth boy sare somewhat indifferent to religion.
They're kvlt. making money off your music is too christian.
I still think the Opeth boy sare somewhat indifferent to religion.
Profanity
The Post Master
the_drip
Martriden K
Thank you Mr. Murphy.
the_drip
Martriden K
Profanity said:
you I guess. or the voice in my head. i can't remember anymore. that was an entire 5 minutes ago.
Profanity
The Post Master
Botfly
"I Am"
Nah, some of the most talented people deny God's existance. In fact, Randy Rhodes sold his soul to the devil to be the best guitarist in the world at the time.
Profanity
The Post Master
Profanity
The Post Master
Detric said:
Probably because people didn't want to spam the thread with something which has no relevance to the thread.
The_Isle
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Why does this have anything to do with anything?
I could care less about a bands religious beliefs - unless, possibly, if they're Scientologist(wacko).
I could care less about a bands religious beliefs - unless, possibly, if they're Scientologist(wacko).
the_drip said:
"Talent" isn't some linear thing where if you're talented you make objectively good music and if you're not then you make objectively bad music, though. The only kind of talent you can quantify is technical ability, and, as anyone with half a brain and experience of Dream Theater knows, technical ability doesn't automatically mean good music. Therefore, the actual process of song writing (i.e. the melodies and rhythms used, and the manner in which they are arranged) must come from another source; how else do you explain, for example, that some musicians create simplistic, happy melodies, while others create forboding, complex ones? The answer is that music (and in fact all art) is a reflection of the attitutes, beliefs and values of those responsible for its creation; in other words, their ideology. Before you try to dismiss this by saying "they just make music they like to hear, mang!" consider that it would be ridiculous to believe that different individuals' musical tastes just appear out of nowhere; obviously something has to influence what sounds they find pleasant, and which they find unpleasant. I believe that people seek out music which reflects their own ideology. This certainly explains why so many metal fans (especially in subgenres such as black metal) are socially frustrated, angry and alienated; metal is socially frustrated, angry and alienated music, so these sorts of people gravitate towards it.
With that established, it should become evident why Opeth becoming Christian would be a concern; their music, being a reflection of their own ideology, would be in for a drastic change if their ideology underwent a change so (presumably) radical as becoming Christian. And, given the ideology of many of Opeth's fans, this change may cause the music to become unpleasant to their ears.
the_drip
Martriden K
polarity said:
The answer is that music (and in fact all art) is a reflection of the attitutes, beliefs and values of those responsible for its creation; in other words, their ideology. Before you try to dismiss this by saying "they just make music they like to hear, mang!" consider that it would be ridiculous to believe that different individuals' musical tastes just appear out of nowhere; obviously something has to influence what sounds they find pleasant, and which they find unpleasant. I believe that people seek out music which reflects their own ideology. This certainly explains why so many metal fans (especially in subgenres such as black metal) are socially frustrated, angry and alienated; metal is socially frustrated, angry and alienated music, so these sorts of people gravitate towards it.
With that established, it should become evident why Opeth becoming Christian would be a concern; their music, being a reflection of their own ideology, would be in for a drastic change if their ideology underwent a change so (presumably) radical as becoming Christian. And, given the ideology of many of Opeth's fans, this change may cause the music to become unpleasant to their ears.
no retard, if you have NO talent. You simply aren't in a band. Boy bands thrown together by sony and Virgin records do not count. Those are not bands, they have no musical value at all.
Unless you're a savant, musicianship is something that develops and grows over time, thru hard work....I don't care how technically you play..there is a boundless number of aspects in music for you to take into account. YOu people pigeonhole everything into "emotional" and "technical". Those are stupid terms. Music is rarely one or the other. And alot of times it is neither.
the_drip
Martriden K
a Band's attitudes and beliefs have nothing to do with teh quality of the music that they produce.
But it has nothing to do with a band's talent if they choose to write about satan, or fluffy bunnies.
Just because I didn't comment on every sentence you wrote doesn't mean I didn't read it. Maybe I agree'd with some of it? hmmm there's a thought.
But it has nothing to do with a band's talent if they choose to write about satan, or fluffy bunnies.
Just because I didn't comment on every sentence you wrote doesn't mean I didn't read it. Maybe I agree'd with some of it? hmmm there's a thought.
the_drip
Martriden K
Botfly
"I Am"
James Murphy said:
saut said:
yup, it appears so. You can usually find him in the Andy Sneap Forum.
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