panzerfaust666
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Autumn Leaves is a cover right? Because there is a Jazz standard known as that, and they are the type of band that would do something like that it seems.
Metal for the Parents
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Autumn Leaves is a cover right? Because there is a Jazz standard known as that, and they are the type of band that would do something like that it seems.
How long did you live with them listening to metal and them not knowing about it?
My parents don't like that I listen to metal, but they more or less accept it. They generally ignore it and I find creative ways to bring the more gruesome stuff into the house (my mom once got alarmed when I got Whoracle by In Flames. I can't imagine her reaction if she actually went through my CD collection). I play whatever I want in my room at a reasonable volume and they put up with it. Interestingly, I can play the most brutal death metal I want because they can't understand it, but once my mom freaked out when I was listening to Leper Messiah by Metallica because she thought he was shouting "die"
When I play guitar I usually play significantly louder than when I'm listening to music, and sometimes I play some really heavy stuff. Every once in a while my dad will come in and listen for a minute or two.
My dad (who is big into classical music) liked Orion by Metallica.
My parents don't like that I listen to metal, but they more or less accept it. They generally ignore it and I find creative ways to bring the more gruesome stuff into the house (my mom once got alarmed when I got Whoracle by In Flames. I can't imagine her reaction if she actually went through my CD collection). I play whatever I want in my room at a reasonable volume and they put up with it. Interestingly, I can play the most brutal death metal I want because they can't understand it, but once my mom freaked out when I was listening to Leper Messiah by Metallica because she thought he was shouting "die"
When I play guitar I usually play significantly louder than when I'm listening to music, and sometimes I play some really heavy stuff. Every once in a while my dad will come in and listen for a minute or two.
My dad (who is big into classical music) liked Orion by Metallica.
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DarkBliss
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@panzerfaust:I'm not sure if it's a cover, I don't think it is. But it's the least heavy song on that VBE album,(excluding the outro) it hardly qualifies as metal really. Jazzy rock, more like.
panzerfaust666
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Valerie
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What about In Longing Spirit? That song is probably the most discernable out of all the Emperor I've heard.
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I wouldn't go with Passing of the Grey company. Summoning have recorded much more sophisticated and better produced songs than that. I'd go for something off of Oathbound to try and impress a classical music listener. There are some really complex progressions going on with that album.
Nice choices with Satyricon and Borknagar though. Probably my two favorite songs from each band.
My dad loves Agalloch by the way...haha.
Nice choices with Satyricon and Borknagar though. Probably my two favorite songs from each band.
My dad loves Agalloch by the way...haha.
I was trying to go for a compromise, since most of those songs actually are some of my favorites.
On the classical appeal issue, I'd love to give them more complex songs, but I'm assuming they're only going to listen to them once or twice, and probably not through headphones, so something more accessible will allow them to appreciate it beyond calling it random noise.
I've decided to switch the Summoning song with "When Hope and Daylight Die", which is my favorite Summoning song.
Matt
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Matt
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Damn I feel old reading this thread. Being a Parent myself I think its great to approach parents with music and the fact that your willing to do so should appease them, even if they don't like it. I've been listening to all sorts of metal music for many years, and I'm into it now more than ever. I would only say to enjoy metal for the power, intensity, rush the music can give you and not necessarily the content . Meaning, Mom might not like the songs that talk about murder, suicide, war, but explain to her that if the lyrical content was removed completely, its the music that still moves ya!
Have recently taken my son (lucky bastard) to his first few concerts, being the bands I grew up listening to, Maiden, Priest, Queensryche. We talk music alot even if we don't share the same tastes. Can't say that I listen to death-core growly metal as much as some here but I'm into thrash, epic/power, symphonic metal. Thats the great thing about metal, there are so many good styles and bands. Probably the reason I'm into it more now.
Have recently taken my son (lucky bastard) to his first few concerts, being the bands I grew up listening to, Maiden, Priest, Queensryche. We talk music alot even if we don't share the same tastes. Can't say that I listen to death-core growly metal as much as some here but I'm into thrash, epic/power, symphonic metal. Thats the great thing about metal, there are so many good styles and bands. Probably the reason I'm into it more now.
cookiecutter
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Yeah that will be one of my main defenses. I'll even argue its superiority to rap/hip-hop. Both genres often have violent/malavolent lyrics, but because metal is focused on the music and rap is focused on the lyrics, those listening to rap are more prone to be influenced by the lyrics.
They'll believe it too, because they see me having a good life and being a model citizen, yet a metalhead. And then they see my sister, whose life nearly drowned in a cesspool of hedonism, a fan of rap/hip-hop.
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