Pointless rants about music

Ptah Khnemu said:
I may not be a member of Symphony X, but I am in a band that puts just as much, if not, more effort into our music. As soon as you're in a Prog Metal Band that does triple polyrhythms, you can tell me just who I am to talk about how big of an accomplishment it is to write a song.

Sorry to hear that.. But it will probably serve you as a great hobby..
BTW, heard of Dahli's Dilemma?
 
RobbM said:
you asked me why it takes them months to write one song, and I gave you an answer. Did you know it took Beethoven 6-7 years to complete Symphony #9 in D minor. Hopefully that puts it into perspective a little better.

Actually, I didn´t ask you why.. And it didn´t take them this much time for the previous albums.. But hey, since you know, maybe you would care to explain?
Comparing to Beethoven is just stupid, considering he was deaf writing it.. There are tons of bands making just as good music in less time.
 
My band isn't just a hobby. Me, my bassist and keyboardist sacrificed a good deal of our social lives for our band. (Click the link in my sig to hear the results.)
And I've never heard of Dahli's Dilema. What kinda sound do they have?

a moogle said:
Great Flame War guys :D
No Wai. OMG! I KNOW YOU!!

So, what made you decide to join here?... (aside from me talking about this forum endlessly on MSN :D.)
 
Ptah Khnemu said:
My band isn't just a hobby. Me, my bassist and keyboardist sacrificed a good deal of our social lives for our band. (Click the link in my sig to hear the results.)
And I've never heard of Dahli's Dilema. What kinda sound do they have?


No Wai. OMG! I KNOW YOU!!

So, what made you decide to join here?... (aside from me talking about this forum endlessly on MSN :D.)
Great man, hope it turns out well. I really gotta catch some sleep (it's 6:35 in the morning here). Listen to Dahlis Dilemma, i think you will find them quite nice. They're on the Magna Carta label. Good melodic and progressive "metal". Great vocalist and an excellent guitarist. Now fuck off and let me go to sleep! :zombie: :kickass:
 
a moogle said:
Great music takes time to create. SymX = great music. There are no shortcuts.
Yeah, I mean Slipknots albums take ONE WHOLE month to make. That's awesome shit right there.
 
RobbM said:
and they are??


oh, and another example might be Bach's Mass in B minor, which he spent from 1723 to 1750 completing..

Drawing parallels between such masters of the score and SX is just unfair, so let's stop comparing the output of classical composers and especially JS Bach to that of a progressive metal band. Don't forget the fact that although many compositions took years to complete, there were others composed during the same time span.

Btw, a small correction: Bach died in 1750, so the completion of the Mass is thought to be around 1748-49 :)
 
Yeah, but Symphony X is a Neo Classical Progressive Symphonic Prog Power Metal Band, and the comparison is thus valid.
 
Ptah Khnemu said:
Yeah, but Symphony X is a Neo Classical Progressive Symphonic Prog Power Metal Band, and the comparison is thus valid.

Don't be naive, noone in SX or any other Neo Classical band possess the knowledge in all fields of composition like Bach or anyone else of the big ones did. Neo Classical music (in the metal/rock genre) is a cut-down, simplified form of mostly Baroque-era inspired music.
But if you're so eager to compare, try comparing the total output of any "neo-classical" band/soloist to this http://www.jsbach.org/completebwv.html
 
Ok, I've noticed the common denominator is Ursut. Every thread that gets shat on usually has an Ursut post on that first page.

Also, every one of his post is on the offensive. Every epic flame war usually involves him.. I would actually be very happy if he got banned, and it would also cut Jax some slack.