I can dig the questions about favorite bands and favorite albums, but I'm always interested in the people here, so I've got some questions with a little twist to them. And yes, I'll be answering to get it started.
1. Are there any songs out there, metal or otherwise, that are special to you for more than just the fact that they are awesome/heavy/technical brilliant? Music can be a highly emotional thing. For instance, even though I don't listen to glam, I can think of a few songs from the era fondly because that was when I was getting into the fucked up world of dating and they have some rather pleasant memories tied to them. (Kick Start My heart by the Crue and Is This Love by Whitesnake if you were wondering.)
2. Name a band you dislike or even hate, but has a song you like. For me, this is "Beautiful People" by Marylin Manson. I don't actually hate or dislike him at all, but his music was always the blandest mix of goth and metal I'd heard. But I like this song, the lyrics, the rhythms.
3. Has anyone else seen Van Williams in that kilt he wars sometimes?
4. What do you think about the relative popularity of metal now compared to the dark era (at least in the USA) back around 95-97. If you don't think it was dark, keep in mind Metallica's Load came out, Korn was topping the charts, and Iced Earth's "Burnt Offerings" barely sold 5000 copies, Nevermore's S/T sold even less. I love the fact that a band like Nevermore might actually have the chance to make money at music finally, but doesn't it seem like the scene is choking on it's own crap?
5. Some people call the eighties the golden era of metal, specifically the Bay Area thrash explosion. I've even read an article that claimed it began with the release of Ride the Lightning because that's when the thrash scene started getting bigtime exposure. What do you think is the most important era? Formative years, the eighties "golden era," the death metal explosion, the european invasion, black metal scene. Me, I still stand by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
If this shit bores you, don't answer. Just some questions in my brain.
1. Are there any songs out there, metal or otherwise, that are special to you for more than just the fact that they are awesome/heavy/technical brilliant? Music can be a highly emotional thing. For instance, even though I don't listen to glam, I can think of a few songs from the era fondly because that was when I was getting into the fucked up world of dating and they have some rather pleasant memories tied to them. (Kick Start My heart by the Crue and Is This Love by Whitesnake if you were wondering.)
2. Name a band you dislike or even hate, but has a song you like. For me, this is "Beautiful People" by Marylin Manson. I don't actually hate or dislike him at all, but his music was always the blandest mix of goth and metal I'd heard. But I like this song, the lyrics, the rhythms.
3. Has anyone else seen Van Williams in that kilt he wars sometimes?
4. What do you think about the relative popularity of metal now compared to the dark era (at least in the USA) back around 95-97. If you don't think it was dark, keep in mind Metallica's Load came out, Korn was topping the charts, and Iced Earth's "Burnt Offerings" barely sold 5000 copies, Nevermore's S/T sold even less. I love the fact that a band like Nevermore might actually have the chance to make money at music finally, but doesn't it seem like the scene is choking on it's own crap?
5. Some people call the eighties the golden era of metal, specifically the Bay Area thrash explosion. I've even read an article that claimed it began with the release of Ride the Lightning because that's when the thrash scene started getting bigtime exposure. What do you think is the most important era? Formative years, the eighties "golden era," the death metal explosion, the european invasion, black metal scene. Me, I still stand by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
If this shit bores you, don't answer. Just some questions in my brain.
But why would you say such a thing? Did you spot anything? 
