Jind
Grrrr!!! (I'm a bear)
- Mar 7, 2009
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I reread my post and while I'm still interested in the overall questions I brought up, I realized I never completely answered the OP's observation/question clearly.
I still listen to quite a bit of metal consisting of quite a bit of new metal - with the ease of access to at least a sampling of new music either through streaming services or as I mentioned Youtube and bands streaming new releases themselves, there is little reason not to at least give a listen. My problem is how much unmemorable stuff I wade through to get to a nugget of quality that really genuinely makes me want to part with my money and either buy the bands albums or go see them live if they happen to come to my region of the country or world for that matter.
It's pretty clear from other postings I've made that I'm older than many (younger than some apparently
) that I grew up during the formative years of what we now call heavy metal - through it's hard rock foundations through it's mind numbing shattering of sub-genres. Technology has given all levels of artists with varying levels of creativity and capability the ability to get music out to the listening public (as mentioned, I see both the good and the bad side of this), but rest assured there is no going back - that genie has left the bottle.
I do just wonder what bands from the last 5 maybe even 10 years will be remembered in the same way some of the founding/formative metal bands are and how many will see the same level of success and stability some 30 years down the road as some of these early metal bands still do even in this different technology world less driven by direct album sales and huge album marketing once afforded by that early filter I spoke of in my first post.
Trust me I get odd looks from some of my friends that used to be metal heads and have softened with age when I tell them what I'm still listening to but my feelings are - their loss, not mine. Sure my tastes have broadened somewhat but in reality I've always been a bit eclectic with music, but metal still does it for me - even if I have to break something a little bit older out to do it.
I still listen to quite a bit of metal consisting of quite a bit of new metal - with the ease of access to at least a sampling of new music either through streaming services or as I mentioned Youtube and bands streaming new releases themselves, there is little reason not to at least give a listen. My problem is how much unmemorable stuff I wade through to get to a nugget of quality that really genuinely makes me want to part with my money and either buy the bands albums or go see them live if they happen to come to my region of the country or world for that matter.
It's pretty clear from other postings I've made that I'm older than many (younger than some apparently
) that I grew up during the formative years of what we now call heavy metal - through it's hard rock foundations through it's mind numbing shattering of sub-genres. Technology has given all levels of artists with varying levels of creativity and capability the ability to get music out to the listening public (as mentioned, I see both the good and the bad side of this), but rest assured there is no going back - that genie has left the bottle.I do just wonder what bands from the last 5 maybe even 10 years will be remembered in the same way some of the founding/formative metal bands are and how many will see the same level of success and stability some 30 years down the road as some of these early metal bands still do even in this different technology world less driven by direct album sales and huge album marketing once afforded by that early filter I spoke of in my first post.
Trust me I get odd looks from some of my friends that used to be metal heads and have softened with age when I tell them what I'm still listening to but my feelings are - their loss, not mine. Sure my tastes have broadened somewhat but in reality I've always been a bit eclectic with music, but metal still does it for me - even if I have to break something a little bit older out to do it.
