Grim27 said:
Let me start this by saying I do not usually join forums or post on message boards because I try to keep my views to myself. However, I do read posts from time to time to see if there is any news about bands I like, games, etc..
Now, after having read through the thread here I decided I couldn't keep silent about the apalling intolerence and elitist attitude displayed by an alarming number of the users here. I cannot believe the complete lack of respect for other peoples musical tastes when they don't happen to coincide with your own. Does the fact that I happen to think Faith No More is the greatest band ever make me any less of an Opeth fan or any less of a metal fan? I certainly don't think so. Just because someone else on here may like Mastodon, 50 Cent, or God save us all, Linkin Park, does not mean that you are a bigger, "trooer" fan.
It makes me sad to see some of this forum's users taking something like music, which is typically held to be a univeral unifier of people, and using it to project a 'holier than thou' attitude. When you take an elitist, intolerent stance like the one displayed here and move it to topics like religion, politics, etc..., you get all the problems the world has today.
I have only been listening to Opeth and other European bands for about five years now, since I was 23. Where I am from in the U.S. music like this is hard to come by. I was lucky enough to meet someone who introduced me to bands like Opeth, Katatonia, Amorphis... but you know what? Faith No More still rules.
You know what else? I had never heard Darkane before tonight. They rule too.
Open your minds people. Respect yourselves and others... AND their opinions.
Let me clarify here. I could give two dookies what YOU listen to. The one thing that unites us ALL in this forum is that one time or another (perhaps still) we enjoy OPETH. I still do enjoy Opeth from time to time if i'm in the mood.
I simply stated that I. , I don't enjoy the music of Mastodon as much as others.
That is my opinion, and here in the USA I'm entitled to it. I got flamed by some fan boy.
I certainly am not trying to offend someones taste, good or bad.
Why can't you guys read the post without prejudice?
I was NOT telling someone WHAT or WHOM to listen to. So cut the crap.
This is not a Mastodon forum and everyone is entitled to listen to whatever they want. I have freinds that listen to folk, classical, jazz and get along with them fine.
It's just that one guy that flamed me because I'm NOT into Mastodon and he's been reported. I've been on this forum for years, have expressed my opinion, and NEVER had a problem.
WHAT IS UP HERE?
I can elbaborate on why I don't like Mastodon, but I don't need to flamed for liking something else.
Do you understand?
I'm sure the guys in Mastodon are super cool, I'm just not into thier music. At least one other person on this thread feels the same way.
I don't need to be flamed for not conforming to someone elses tastes. Here I'll find the post, and show it to you, in terms of the arrogance if this Mastodon fanboy compared to my post.
Don't flame me, becuase really, you don't want to do that.
BTW, if the King diamond, Nile, Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth tour rolls your WAY, I say see it if you can. GREAT SHOW by all the bands.