GarinStone said:Carcassian - at what point was I talking about wankery? You think technical skill can't be involved when you write a song? Then you're an idiot.
WNxScythe said:Is it just me, or does alot of metal drumming (especially dm/bm) get really boring sometimes. I mean sure, it may be amazingly fast at 3000 BPM, but constant blast beats (ESPECIALLY constant double bass work at full speed) gets VERY irritating, not to mention uninteresting, and relegates drums to a mere 'keep the beat' role... very lame IMO. On the flipside of things, I absolutely love the drumwork on say... Gorguts' Obscura and pretty much every Atheist album. In general, I think jazz influenced drumming is the best. What do you people think?
TOTALLY agree! In BM, it's almost totally unnoticeable. SOME DM is better (Atheist, Gorguts)... but still, huge problem w/ metal IMOdEaThToFaLsEmEtAl34 said:I think bassists are way more of a problem. How often in metal do you see a significant bassist?
Impudent said:You don't necessarily have to have technical skill to write good music. At the same time, having technical skill doesn't mean you can write good music.
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V.V.V.V.V. said:Case in point for scenario #1: Burzum. Excellently despondent, despairing music. Technical skill? Dude can't play worth shit. Guitar, bass, drums...he only had a basic knowledge of all three. And vocals? Taken out of the context, totally awful and a farce. All of these things in the context however? Excellent.
Case in point for scenario #2: Dream Theater. All awesome musicians? Can they write interesting, compelling music to save their lives? No they cannot.
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dEaThToFaLsEmEtAl34 said:I think bassists are way more of a problem. How often in metal do you see a significant bassist?
V.V.V.V.V. said:Case in point for scenario #1: Burzum. Excellently despondent, despairing music. Technical skill? Dude can't play worth shit. Guitar, bass, drums...he only had a basic knowledge of all three. And vocals? Taken out of the context, totally awful and a farce. All of these things in the context however? Excellent.
Case in point for scenario #2: Dream Theater. All awesome musicians? Can they write interesting, compelling music to save their lives? No they cannot.
Also for whoever said there is little focus on bass in metal, go listen to Pavor and curl up in a fetal position!
GarinStone said:Scenario 1: Burzum is some of the worst trash I've ever heard.
Scenario 2: Dream Theater - always fucking interesting.
The reason bassists don't play in metal is because bass is a stupid instrument.
GarinStone said:There IS little focus on bass in metal. Listing one band doesn't do anything for the cause. The reason bassists don't play in metal is because bass is a stupid instrument. Sleep Terror is a perfect example. They don't even have a bassist and they're better than 99% of other bands.