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Krigloch the Furious
Pants full of poo
What? Who said shit about me?
And since when have I cared? I would have slit my wrists a long time ago if that were the case.
Anyway, someone give me money so I can buy more guitar shit.
And since when have I cared? I would have slit my wrists a long time ago if that were the case.
Anyway, someone give me money so I can buy more guitar shit.
Eligos
Problem Yet to be Solved
zabu of nΩd
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King Richard
Hello there
Blind Guardian
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Der Morgenstern
Trailer Park Bacchus
Srontgorrth
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damnromulans
Klingons do not faint
I am sad Marina left. I enjoyed her posts even though she's dumb for not "getting" The Cult.
Is Omni a mommy now?
Also FFS don't forget Raina, she's awesome.
Is Omni a mommy now?
Also FFS don't forget Raina, she's awesome.
Blind Guardian
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I always thought Omni was a fake hipster. She was fairly new to metal when she came here, and her lists of metal preference were too perfect to be genuine. This led me to think that she had a better understanding of what music one is supposed to like than of the music itself. Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Bathory, Jag Panzer and whateverthefuck, all good bands but not something you get into just like that if you start as a 20-something-year-old in year 200X.
skeptik
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Considering I had a lot to do with showing her metal bands to listen to, I think I can vouch for the authenticity of her taste in metal. And yeah, as far as I know she should be married and have a child by now. But I haven't heard from her in about as long as anybody else has and I suspect that we probably won't ever hear from her again, so I don't see much point in continually bringing up a person that's no longer involved here.
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Cronopio
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I don't think it's unheard of for people new to metal to be listening to the "right" bands. Especially in metal I notice that many people are seeking acceptance by listening to the right bands and not listening to the wrong bands.
Cronopio
Glorious Imperator
That's just it. There ARE no right or wrong bands. There are just bands. If you truly care about what other people think of you based on the music you listen to, you should start building on your self confidence.
That's the way it should be but unfortunately, it's not the way it works. Listening to certain bands will get you kvlt points and you'll have "good taste" in music, and listening to others will lead the herd to say you have "bad taste" in music. If you listen to black metal and pop for example, you won't be taken seriously. So if you're seeking acceptance there's a easy route to take. I assume this is where the term "hipster" comes into play, when you're listening to the right bands or embrace the right trends.
Exactly. People should listen to what they like regardless of what others think.
Blind Guardian
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There are bands that are considered right though, then it's up to each and everyone to decide what value they want to put in that. Perhaps what bothers me most in these perfect cases isn't the bands that are there, but rather the total absence of 'wrong' bands. Everyone at least has some kind of 'uncool' gateway band or album that sticks with them. For me that's Metallica's Black Album, for example.
I listen to many uncool bands and I still listen to every band I've ever been a fan of. Probably because I've never been partial to trends or cared what others thought so I've never had any reason to disregard a band after listening to them for a period of time. If I became a fan of a band it was certainly not without a reason justifiable to myself.
