Nevermore Vs..........iced Earth

I didnt read it but one time hahahhaha. It really wasnt worth the first read. I figured the dude had really done his home work, but he didnt. He must be one of those dudes who reads and never realyy understands the words that he is digesting. Cause he did say that he read it. up to the 10th page. Tehn he only called out Neal and I by name. He is an IE fan, threw and threw, and he got pissed from the originating post.

Actually, we should really start bashing him, cause it seems to me that he is higher up on Jons poll than anyone else who has entered this thread. He is high enough on the POLL, that the son of a bitch made his own thread. He couldnt just post it in this one could he. Im getting in flame mode.......i think. hahahha
 
retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

You consider Lars a good drummer?

jeez man...

Warrel DESTROYS Matt in my opinion.

Nevermores lyrics are also MUCH better.Take a look at DNDS's quote.

.....



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:14 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

you bitch at us for saying that we think Nevermore is better... opinions are opinions, what you stated is an opinion not a fact... im not gonna flame you for any reason other than the fact that your opinion does not apply to me, and therefore is INvalid



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:15 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

and politics of ecstasy , OWNS you



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:16 PM



Guerrilla
Need psychiatric help

Offline
Registered: Aug 2002
Location:
Posts: 657

Schaffer wants to write songs about veterans, 9/11 and "freedom fighters" and such. That sucks 9 inch dick.



__________________




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:16 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

what about 11 inch cock?



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:18 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

can it suck my cock too?



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:19 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

and anyway, im a fan of both, Nevermore and Iced Earth... just to clear that up for P



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:20 PM



Pyrus
Junior Member

Offline
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 8

I know it's opinion...that last part was sarcasm. And I'm not bitching at anybody for supporting anymore; what I'm bitching about is flaming and pointless insults, of which there were far too many in that thread.

Lars was, at one point, an INCREDIBLE drummer with a great sense for music and exactly where to place everything (not like, say, the dude from Helloween with random fills everywhere.) Now he's gotten lazy, but can you blame him? He doesn't have any passion because he doesn't really have anything to strive for anymore. If he WANTS to be good (like at Summer Sanitarium, at least the San Francisco show), he can be. He just doesn't spend much time wanting to be.

Who's DNDS?

-"This is what happens, Larry, when you fuck a stranger in the ass!"
Pyrus




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:21 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

dreaming neon darkspot

You've listened to POE(apparently)

Those lyrics are fucking mind boggling.

"...and when the speak to me in the seven tongues align, programmed to desecrate the pretensions in your mind.To further complicate, I will now state that your convictions lack definition.."



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:24 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

dreaming neon darkspot = dnds

lars is good



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:25 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

lars is DECENT

There are MANY , MANY better drummers.

many




.....many



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:26 PM



Nevermore26
Delusions Of Grandeur

Offline
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 182

To me, Politics, & Dreaming Neon Black are better overall albums than ANYTHING IE have put out. I am also a fan of both bands, but find Barlow's "Hetfield-isms" annoying-ah, you know-ah, what I mean-ah? Stormrider is my favorite IE album, followed closely by Horror Show, simply because "Damien", & "Dracula" kick ass!! I have seen both bands live numerous times, & while IE are more consistent, Nevermore are more entertaining, & will actually SURPRISE you sometimes. With IE, you know EXACTLY what you are going to get. That can get stale sometimes, but if you catch them on a one-off gig, like I did at Wacken 2000, they can be very good. Of course that means that since Nevermore lacks the consistency, some shows are going to be musically less than stellar, but still very entertaining.

Nevermore...

Amaran- "Little Victory" Demo


__________________
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose. Smile, you fuck."

Blizzard Beast's Metal World!




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:27 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

ya, its like sayin that Yngwie is good..... or Satriani is good.... but theres many many better guitarists..... theres alot out there that have different styles, hes good for what he does



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:28 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

no, because he does thrash.Almost every thrash drummer RUINS him.

AND, I dont think there are many better than yngwie and satriani



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:30 PM



Nevermore26
Delusions Of Grandeur

Offline
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 182

I always thought Lars was the weakest link in early Metallica. his drumming was sloppy at best...

Nevermore...

Soilwork- "Machinegun Majesty"


__________________
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose. Smile, you fuck."

Blizzard Beast's Metal World!




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:31 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

lars WAS thrash, he can still do it... Metallica evolved, doesnt mean they cant do it anymore



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:32 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

No, lars DOES thrash.

They still play old metallica at live shows.



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:32 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

im talkin about metallica musically now, right now they arent classified thrash... altho they play the older stuff at shows



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:34 PM



Nevermore26
Delusions Of Grandeur

Offline
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 182

Yeah, & fuck it up. Now, I think Kirk is the weakest link...

Nevermore...

Lefay- "Hårga"


__________________
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose. Smile, you fuck."

Blizzard Beast's Metal World!




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:36 PM



Pyrus
Junior Member

Offline
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 8

The old shit was fine when I saw them...better than fine, actually. Kirk has had a few issues with a wah pedal, but still kept up, and James was as awesome a guitarist as ever. I just hope they put that much energy into their new album.

-I wonder what's gonna happen when my creative writing classmates know how many lines my poems steal from songs?
Pyrus

NP: "Blood Brothers," Iron Maiden, *Brave New World*


Last edited by Pyrus on November 27th, 2002 at 08:55 PM

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:43 PM



Nevermore26
Delusions Of Grandeur

Offline
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 182

My main complaint about Kirk now, besides having the wah pedal planted firmly up his ass, is his laziness w/ the old solos. Now, he just noodles some scales, & calls that a solo.

Nevermore...

BLS- "Superterrorizer" Live D6S6M6 bootleg


__________________
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose. Smile, you fuck."

Blizzard Beast's Metal World!




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:48 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by Nevermore26
My main complaint about Kirk now, besides having the wah pedal planted firmly up his ass, is his laziness w/ the old solos. Now, he just noodles some scales, & calls that a solo.

Nevermore...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



true, altho with some of them, he DOES play the solos, he just wahs it to hell...

also, that the Asbury Park show you got playin?



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 08:52 PM



Nevermore26
Delusions Of Grandeur

Offline
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 182

Well, it was the one I got off your ftp, if that's what you mean.

I got some "interesting" info for you, I'll make a separate post...

Nevermore...

Dream Theater- "Pull Me Under" Live bootleg


__________________
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose. Smile, you fuck."

Blizzard Beast's Metal World!




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 09:00 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

hmm k... i got alot of ZW related boots on the ftp... either in the hig h 20s or low 30s :p, only one i recorded tho



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 09:02 PM



neal
my toast is burnt

Online
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: california
Posts: 3524

Re: A Few Thoughts On the NVR vs. IE Thread

quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by Pyrus
have you guys ever considered that randomly insulting people may cost Nevermore a few fans? Just a thought.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


hahaha anyone that wouldnt like a band becuase someone on their msg board insulted them is a fucking idiot. what the fuck does that have to do with their music? not a damn thing. and if you read carefully, we only flamed people that flamed us first. if people said 'i like IE better becuase of blah blah' thats fine. but when they made personal attacks thats when the shit flinging started.
-neal

ps-neil on the IE board is a little cunt. if you run BBs with an iron fist its gonna get stale. all that he keeps are threads about how jon is god and how hes the best player ever and how the little asskissers wanna blow him. he deletes anything that questions the "greatness" of IE. thats fucking lame.



__________________
as the sun goes down and my game gets bigga,
how many bitches wanna fuck this nigga?
-snoop dogg



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 09:31 PM



azal
Senior Member

Offline
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 154

for the record.....Lars sucks...
he was always average at best.

buy Cynic - Focus and see what drumming is about.



__________________
signatures stink....



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 10:07 PM



neal
my toast is burnt

Online
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: california
Posts: 3524

focus is good. how could i is a fucking classic
-neal



__________________
as the sun goes down and my game gets bigga,
how many bitches wanna fuck this nigga?
-snoop dogg



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 10:51 PM



IOfTheStorm
Out Of Mind

Offline
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Athens-Greece
Posts: 160

Lars sux bigtime ...azal "Focus" owns
Schaffer probably has parkinson ...
iced earth is just 2 hairs of nevermore's balls
musicaly , lyricaly, etc
did i mention that the average age of their crowd here now, is 14 years old kids ?



__________________
ImAgiNaTiOn OvERPOwers ReasON



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 27th, 2002 11:20 PM



rebirth
Guest


Registered: Not Yet
Location:
Posts: N/A

your boring me
You don't say I didn't know what you are implying all the time, casue thats why it always a bore. wHEN LITTLE minds write something that people can get clickie too.


THRILL ME NOW....




Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 02:02 AM



Tee
Senior Member

Offline
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Posts: 2216





__________________
...silence in you resonating,
empty eyes hallucinating...







Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 02:22 AM



jimbobhickville
Tyrant in Distress

Offline
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Provo, UT, USA
Posts: 2181

A UM Supporter
Make a donation
anyone who considers Ulrich a great drummer loses all musical credibility. He even admits he was never very good. Christy is awesome, but he doesn't surpass Reinert's work in Cynic, Death, or Aghora, and Jarzombek's work on Spastic Ink is on par with Cynic (tied for best drumming performances I've ever heard). Asgeir Mickelson's work in Spiral Architect is pretty amazing as well. The guy from Power of Omens is great, as is the guy in this band "Dimension" I'm listening to now. Other greats are Gene Hoglan, Dave Lombardo, Greg Hall (from Sacred Reich), and the guy from Morbid Angel (Pete Sandoval I think). Comparing Lars Ulrich to any of those drummers will get you laughed out of any serious discussion.



__________________
Librarius Metallicus Founder/Contributor
http://www.librariusmetallicus.com
Wanna contribute info to the site? Email me at support@librariusmetallicus.com
Find some wrong info on the site? Post on the forum at
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/f161/s.html
 
Trapped
a sinner with no name...

Offline
Registered: Sep 2001
Location:
Posts: 7630

Re: A Few Thoughts On the NVR vs. IE Thread
Rumour has it that I have left Ultimate Metal, maybe for good. But your post just plain pissed me off dude. You've got no idea what you're talking about, and quite frankly, anyone who thinks that Nicko Mcbrain or Lars Ulrich is even 1/8th the drummer that Richard Christy is should be shot.

...And you my friend, should be shot.

Prepare to be ripped to shreds.



quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vocals: Warrel is damn good, there's no denying that, but he has no clean voice...everything sounds scratchy. Vaguely reminiscient of that whiny shit from CKouRhnne or however the fuck you spell it; just, y'know, a good singer. Matt Barlow is one of the top vocalists in metal today; few can match his power. Warrel may be a bit more versatile in some ways, but you can tell that he hurt his voice back in the Sanctuary days. Matt just has so much force and emotion, and more range as well. IE 1, NVR 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Yes, Warrel is damn good. "He has no clean voice" is a rediculous statement, especially coming from an iced earth fan. Need i mention The Sanity Assasin, The Sea of Possibilities, Silent Hedges or The Heart Collecter.

The only album where Warrel "Has no clean voice" is The Politics of Ecstasy, in all it's brilliance, as there is a hell of alot of vocal processing on that album, alot of natural -and- artificial distortion.

I like Matt Barlow's voice... but if someone is to be called "Scratchy" it should be him, not warrel. Barlow can't control his vibrato. That's the thing that kills his voice for me. The man simply cannot control his voice in the slightest. Especially earlier on in Iced Earth's albums, the vibrato is way over the top, it's not as bad these days, but it still happens, such as in The Phantom Opera Ghost, where he flat out loses control quite a number of times. There's also a couple of times on Something wicked where he blatantly warbles off key, and if it weren't for that, I would hold him in higher regard.

While i do personally prefer WD's tone and voice, even if you disagree with me on that, you can't argue that Barlow can't sing low at all. He has no deep voice whatsoever, not even when he speaks low on songs. Warrel has much more of an extreme range when it comes to low end, he doesn't lose control at that certain point like Barlow does, just like WD has more control over when he hits Falsetto, with barlow it happens at the same point, and it's so obvious that it's painful, it's like a 13 yr old boy's voice breaking.


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rhythm Guitar: Again, Loomis is in no way a shitty guitarist, but Jon has chops the likes of which I haven't heard since the glory days of Messrs. Hetfield and Mustaine. "My Own Savior," "Burnt Offerings," "When the Night Falls," "Angel's Holocaust"...the list goes on. The rhythm guitar is the most important element in a song, and while Jeff is more than adequate, Schaffer's riffage is above and beyond today's metal. IE 2, NVR 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



You are an idiot.

Do you play guitar yourself? If so, you're obviously not very good, and you've never tried to play songs like 42147, the learning or Beyond within. Loomis is the better rhythm player wether you like it or not. Schaffer's got a decently fast right hand, but anyone can keep up with him. In all honest, anyone that's been playing for a year or so can hear an iced earth riff, pick up a guitar and play it. It's not like that with Jeff's riffs at all, they are extremely catchy, but when you go to pick up the guitar, it's impossible to grasp what he's doing. I know, because i've been playing for about 13 years, both classically and metal taught, and i can play about five songs from Politics of Ecstasy, a few from the Debut and a few from DNB... and when it comes to iced earth, if you gave me an hour, i could work out a whole album, fills and all. Schaffer is a bad writer, it's all rehashed 80's metal riffs (listen to Demon's and wizards, and tell me that every single song off that cd is NOT the same... ), speed picked power chords. Loomis is the better player hands down, and the better writer. Anyone who says that Schaffer is the better rhythm player has no idea what they are talking about.


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lead Guitar: Oh, no contest here. Jeff is absolutely BLISTERING when he solos, whereas Larry is more of a melody player - which Loomis does damn well too. Maybe it's because Jon isn't too into the concept of long solos - they just don't really fit in his songs. Whatever the cause, Nevermore wins this round handily. IE 2, NVR 1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Damn straight Jeff is the better lead guitarist. This is the only paragraph that you've written that so far makes sense. Where you go wrong is that you defend schaffer's lack of skill and lack of leads "Oh, leads wouldn't fit with IE's music", au contraire my friend, I sometimes sit down with an iced earth riff and write a long solo over it, or multiple solos for different songs, and it sounds great, it adds to the music what iced earth is missing. Schaffer can't play leads whatsoever, that's why there isn't any on Iced Earth records, he simply can't do them, and that's that.


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bass: Really kind of a push here...sometimes I can't tell what I'm looking for. Some of IE's best bass playing was on Horror Show, but since Stevie dicked over the band to go back to Testament (BAY AREA THRASH!!! \m/), they've gone back to the solid and über-tatooed James Macdonough. Sheppard rocks hardcore, and has done so for four-and-a-half albums. I guess I'm gonna have to give this one to Nevermore. IE 2, NVR 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



First of all, "Stevie" didn't "Dick the band" like you say. Schaffer is full of shit, and if you don't beleive me, scoot over to "Stevie's" forum here and ask him yourself. No contract was made, he was a session musician right of the bat, and Schaffer new that. Now that the unpleasantries are done, lets get on with it.

Neither band has a bassist that really does anything particularily grand, with the exception of the cool fretless bits on horrorshow. The bass isn't a focal point for either band, and in fact you can hardly hear it in most IE records. Sheppard is amazing, because he keeps up with jeff on POE and DNB. While he's not doing anything particularily ground breaking, it's pretty damn hard stuff to do on a bass, especially stuff like 42147, that riff is a nice stretcher for a bassist. And about IE's bassist, refer up to what i've said about schaffer, and note that the bassist doesn't play anything different to schaffer, and schaffer himself doesn't play anything great.


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drums: Richard Christy is GODLIKE...only Scott Travis, Nicko McBrain, and Lars Ulrich during the 80's and early 90's (or REALLY motivated now) can hope to surpass him. However, he's only been with the band for one album; Van Williams has been playing monster grooves with Nevermore for the past seven years or so. As somebody mentioned, Richie is more of a speed player against Van's flowing, jazz-influenced(?) beats, so it's hard to compare. But I'll go with the Seattle boys on this one. IE 2, NVR 3 }

Yes, richard christy is godlike. BUT he is held back something chronic on Horrorshow... go and get a real Christy record, like Death's "The Sound of Perseverance" and listen to what he can do when there's a decent guitarist playing in front of him.

Your comment about Nicko McBrain and Lars actually made me laugh. Nicko is the better of the two, but neither men have ever been good drummers. "Kicksnarekicksnare" yeah, that's great guys, it's the same thing and same fill for every song... where did you learn to drum? Oh, that's right, you DIDN'T learn to drum

Lars was, at one point, an INCREDIBLE drummer with a great sense for music and exactly where to place everything
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Again, Lars was never a good drummer. He keeps the beat, like every pop drummer does, nothing special. The only album where he was even half okay was ...And Justice for all, Metallica's most brilliant album, one of my favourites ever, and that's because he recorded it basically phrase by phrase. Have you ever heard them play dyers eve live? No. No you haven't, because he can't play it live, it was recorded section by section, he is a horrible drummer, and has always been.

Also refer to what Jimbob said. You're gunna get laughed at if you say that dude. You could go and pick up a pair of drumsticks and drum to just about any metallica song you wanted, fills and all, in about ten minutes. Wanna try that with seven tongues of god or Next in line? I think now.


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lyrics: Probably gonna catch heat for this, but how many times can you say "Drugs are not as bad as murder!" before it gets old? I know I'm generalizing, but I like Jon's varied, emotional approach more than the stuff Warrel writes. Even though Horror Show was a bit weighty on the cheese factor for some songs, the moral allegories of "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" were pretty kickass. And as a fiction writer, I'm very into the lyrical aspect of stuff like Night Of the Stormrider and the Something Wicked trilogy. That being said, Dreaming Neon Black drips awesomeness like a gravy-soaked turkey (mmm, turkey), and I'd love to see Dane write that novel he's talked about. In any case, Iced Earth by inches. IE 3, NVR 3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



YOu're making it REAL hard for me not to flame you dude. Lets take some Iced Earth lyrics for starters:

So the beast resides in me Deep down I always knew I never really did fit in So diverse from all of you Let him who understands Know the number of the beast It's a number of a man A number just for me

Idiotic is all i can say. Now, we take some nevermore lyrics:

"Time has no meaning for me. She is gone,
and the void speaks to me"

You paint the sky in obsidian lies
And come what may never will I know how you changed time
The riptide lies ahead, all my passions now are dead
I can see the path you never thought to follow
I feel so hollow

I stand before you, a shadow of a man
Behind these eyes self destruction swims through my mind
I'm confusion and contempt, I am the void
You are the emptiness of black tomorrow
I feel so hollow

Compare the two. A song about a guy with bolts in his neck and a 15 inch dick, or the song about a lost love being brainwashed in front of your eyes... Yeah, iced earth writes better lyrics


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Songwriting: An oft-overlooked aspect of music - structure and timing. Where are the solos? Do you play the intro for four measures, or eight? When does the vocalist break in with his spine-chilling scream? Iced Earth is the clear winner here - Jon's approach to running the band may raise some hackles among you damn Commies , but he writes perfectly structured songs with wicked riffs. Take "The Hunter" as an example. Nevermore has a bad habit of "musical masturbation" - that is, going into displays of mind-blowing talent that serve no real purpose. Prog bands are infamous for this. They've gotten a lot better with DHIADW, but PoE had some REALLY bad moments. IE 4, NVR 3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



No. Schaffer, just like old metallica, writes the blatantly obvious, and inherantly more catchy tunes. Nevermore is food for thought, Iced earth is simply a bite from a sour apple.

The Politics of Ecstasy is a brilliant peice of songwriting, a song that's easy to get into, like next in line, or this sacrament conveys musical maturity that iced earth couldn't even dream about... then there is the "Musical masturbation". Nevermore have never been a wanking band, and jeff isn't a wanking guitarist. I don't see any shrill excessive sweeps, or runs from the first to the 24'th fret... there's none of that. Progressive metal is where it's at dude, it's art, and someone that thinks that Iced Earth are better writers than Jeff Loomis has no clue. You would honestly say that "violate" is a better written peice of music than Matricide, or Beyond within? Hell, even Iced Earth's better stuff (Like The Coming Curse) isn't as good as nevermore's worst stuff (Narcosynthesis etc).

Now, lets get something straight buddy, Dead Heart is a terrible album compared to older nevermore, or even sanctuary... they haven't improved at all... they are becoming iced earth. Take a look at Horror Show and Dead Heart, the songs are interchangeable between each other, it's basically the same album from both bands... and that's pretty sad, considering The Dark Saga and POE were light years apart a while ago...

Politics of Ecstasy has only ONE bad moment, and that's Passenger. You're obviously not a musician, at least not a good one, you're also obviously not a journeyman or a seeker either, you want a peice of mean slapped in front of you dripping in sauce and a can of beer (Iced Earth, simple music dressed up with catchy melodies and catchy choruses), whereas I prefer a nicely cut steak sandwich with a glass of juice on the side (Nevermore, complex music conveying the journey though someone's dreaming mind).

Granted, Iced Earth have their merits, but to say things like "Schaffer is a better rhythm player" and "Schaffer has the rhythm chops", when quite frankly he has, and is neither... simply doesn't do too much for your credibility

If you want simple, mindless music, go listen to creed, they've actually got a better guitarplayer than schaffer... but if you want to think, and you want to dream, then come back to the nevermore board and we'll have a chat.
 
Tee
Senior Member

Offline
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Posts: 2216

supppot Trapped, fuck Palestine!
A M A Z I N G ! ! !



__________________
...silence in you resonating,
empty eyes hallucinating...







Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 08:34 AM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

damn good, trapped! now what was that bit in the beginning about you leaving?



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 08:46 AM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

now I feel like a brain dead retard who eats stop signs for liking iced earth.



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 08:59 AM



Lord of Metal
Bow Down Before Thee

Offline
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Arkansas, Incest state of America
Posts: 943

I hope this doesn't turn into a flaming thread, ok I do. Anyway, I just wanted to tell Pyrus, don't judge ledmag or neal by the iced earth vs. nevermore thread. It was obviously set up for senseless flamming. They're really both cool guys. Now, I really don't have anything to say to what you said since that has already been done, probably wouldn't have anything to say even if it hadn't been done. I just wanted to state something that everyone else seems to be stuck on, and that is that none of the members of Nevermore seem to be visiting this board and when they do, they ignore obvious threads made for them. I say give them a little longer. Atleast until they get into the studio to give updates, and also they do have other lives than this board (I know for a lot of us here, that is hard to comprehend). Given, they do seem to be turning into * rock stars *, but ignore that and wait. Patience. And speaking of talking to the fans, it seems to me that Schaffer seems to be a guy that does care about the fans. I don't know for sure, he just comes across that way. Sure, he can lie, but it does build up hype. Really that's the only way I can defend Iced Earth after what Trapped said. Still like them though.



__________________
Bow down to your God
Of which you can not see
But I shall not believe
So let me be



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 01:38 PM



jimbobhickville
Tyrant in Distress

Offline
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Provo, UT, USA
Posts: 2181

A UM Supporter
Make a donation
I quite enjoy Iced Earth, but comparing the musical talent between the two bands, Nevermore wins no contest.

Trapped, don't leave us, where else am I gonna learn about obscure technical death metal bands when you're gone?



__________________
Librarius Metallicus Founder/Contributor
http://www.librariusmetallicus.com
Wanna contribute info to the site? Email me at support@librariusmetallicus.com
Find some wrong info on the site? Post on the forum at
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/f161/s.html



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 02:22 PM



neal
my toast is burnt

Online
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: california
Posts: 3524

damn. trapped just layed it all out there haha. nothin much left to say about nevermore vs ie.
-neal



__________________
as the sun goes down and my game gets bigga,
how many bitches wanna fuck this nigga?
-snoop dogg



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 02:25 PM



ledmag
God of Unholy Madness

Online
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Kentucky!!!!
Posts: 5489

NEAL***
hahaha anyone that wouldnt like a band becuase someone on their msg board insulted them is a fucking idiot. what the fuck does that have to do with their music? not a damn thing. and if you read carefully, we only flamed people that flamed us first. if people said 'i like IE better becuase of blah blah' thats fine. but when they made personal attacks thats when the shit flinging started.
-neal

ps-neil on the IE board is a little cunt. if you run BBs with an iron fist its gonna get stale. all that he keeps are threads about how jon is god and how hes the best player ever and how the little asskissers wanna blow him. he deletes anything that questions the "greatness" of IE. thats fucking lame.
NEal said my peice ***NEAL

I agree with neal.

Pyus,,,dude, you obviously need attentintion worse then I do. You know SHIT. Thats it. Go back to the non free board you came from...THE IE one.

ANd what neal didnt say.......MY MAN TRAPPED DID.

Get with the fucking program here.

ANother thing, you could have helped us make the IE VS NEVER thread bigger, but noooooooooo, you had to make yourself a little thread didnt you.



__________________
Creeping FUCKING Jesus!!

***Got a BOMB inside a snake inside a baby......yeah***

an endearing story about how ONE MAN rose from the fields and. . . stuff. . . of kentucky to claim fame amongst bitches, booze and cattle-prods!"

Rest In Peace- Renske Witzen "Ethereal Sadness"
September 25 1982- August 9 2002
The nevermore board will sorely miss you.

Blazing ball of fire - final bang ignites
Fleets of hungry angels feast on earth like flies
Burning soul of karma - furnace of mankind
Human skull and crossbones - treasures left behind










Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 06:22 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

haha





__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 06:31 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999

i wonder if Wendy could combine threads... add this one to the IE one



__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 06:56 PM



ledmag
God of Unholy Madness

Online
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Kentucky!!!!
Posts: 5489

hahaha, i dont think i would ask her hahahahah. SHe is tolerant, I mean shit fire, she only threatened me once, and that was at the old board, but.......hahahha



__________________
Creeping FUCKING Jesus!!

***Got a BOMB inside a snake inside a baby......yeah***

an endearing story about how ONE MAN rose from the fields and. . . stuff. . . of kentucky to claim fame amongst bitches, booze and cattle-prods!"

Rest In Peace- Renske Witzen "Ethereal Sadness"
September 25 1982- August 9 2002
The nevermore board will sorely miss you.

Blazing ball of fire - final bang ignites
Fleets of hungry angels feast on earth like flies
Burning soul of karma - furnace of mankind
Human skull and crossbones - treasures left behind










Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:01 PM



dead6skin6mask6
Mr. Ordinary Visionary

Online
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Death County
Posts: 3999





__________________

------------------------------------------------
"It doesn't matter how you get to the end. All that matters is where you are when the end comes."
- Dan Preziosi - my computer teacher
------------------------------------------------
"I enjoy the pain of those who enjoy the pain of those close to me."
- Will Bozarth (me)



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:02 PM



neal
my toast is burnt

Online
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: california
Posts: 3524

yeh. dont bother haha.
-neal



__________________
as the sun goes down and my game gets bigga,
how many bitches wanna fuck this nigga?
-snoop dogg



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:08 PM



Lord of Metal
Bow Down Before Thee

Offline
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Arkansas, Incest state of America
Posts: 943

Here's an idea, just copy his post on here and paste it into the thread. Then flame away.



__________________
Bow down to your God
Of which you can not see
But I shall not believe
So let me be



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:09 PM



ledmag
God of Unholy Madness

Online
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Kentucky!!!!
Posts: 5489

you got it going on LOM..Im doing right now.



__________________
Creeping FUCKING Jesus!!

***Got a BOMB inside a snake inside a baby......yeah***

an endearing story about how ONE MAN rose from the fields and. . . stuff. . . of kentucky to claim fame amongst bitches, booze and cattle-prods!"

Rest In Peace- Renske Witzen "Ethereal Sadness"
September 25 1982- August 9 2002
The nevermore board will sorely miss you.

Blazing ball of fire - final bang ignites
Fleets of hungry angels feast on earth like flies
Burning soul of karma - furnace of mankind
Human skull and crossbones - treasures left behind










Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:10 PM



retarded penguin
architect of fate

Online
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: toronto
Posts: 960

you could copy and paste up to about trapped post....I tried

The whole thing is like 50 000-56000 chars



__________________
~One of the many CDD sufferers~

If I know Im going crazy, I must not be insane



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:14 PM



neal
my toast is burnt

Online
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: california
Posts: 3524

hahah sheut.
-neal



__________________
as the sun goes down and my game gets bigga,
how many bitches wanna fuck this nigga?
-snoop dogg



Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged


November 28th, 2002 07:16 PM



ledmag
God of Unholy Madness

Online
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Kentucky!!!!
Posts: 5489

Uh, actually up to trappeds thread, it was 96 thousand characters.




DONE
 
Wow, I wondered what the hell happened. One second I'm at the top of the page, the next I am the bottom. Anyway, I don't even know if pyrus will say anything else, Trapped did a good job of putting him in his place. But if he gets flamed enough, he will come back, dumber than ever.
 
no need for the second page

And, Im NOT gonna go through the thing editting and deleting things.....like that report post to moderator shit
 
"Jon Schaffer is a redneck Nazi! If you don't like Warrel Dane more than anybody you're a fag!"
I don't believe anyone ever said if you don't like Warrel Dane more than anybody you're a fag.
"-Scarred for life,"
Oh, we scarred him. No I believe his dad already did that for him. If you know what I mean, oh fuck, of course you know what I mean, it's not hard to understand.
 
fuck, i was going to register there and bash them all, but its like cracking a fucking VAULT. Its too fucking much work to register, plus the dick sucker who runs the place, his rules are too fucking high over the top. ALl of them are simple minded PUTZs. STupid fuckers.

They were sayin shit like......"bless there unholy name" shit. Jon is fuckin poser who has been riding the "i dont like God" train for a little too long.
 
Led, you get the nukes. Neal, you smoke them out. RP, you run out and make them waste their ammo. Guerrilla, you can be the human shield. DSM, you stay here and keep the board going. Anyway, he talked about us praising WD. Ha, lately everyone has been talking about how he won't respond and is ignoring us. Hell, a lot of people here put down DHiaDW. Now from what I saw on the Iced Earth board, all they do is praise IE.
 
You know, when I first posted here, I had ideas about a working relationship between the two boards that could eventually lead to a Nevermore/IE tour (they have done it before, I think, but they could do it again.) But that was kind of a pipe dream...I was just looking for some good conversation and info. I never knew I was this good at pissing people off.

Incidentally, I started the new thread out of instinct...I've been posting on the IE board for a while, and threads that get long tend to wind up stretching across the page. Yes, I know it's not the same way here - basic instinct, no control about it. Pardon me.

Not much else to say, but if you guys want to have a board war...well, I pity you, honestly. "Let's argue with people we've never met because one of them disagreed with us!! GRAAAAAAAHHHH!" I wonder why Warrel never posts anymore?

Flame away. It restores my lack of faith in humanity.