The differences between Metal & Rock music

[SilentRealm]

it is definately a new 'age old' question....i look forward to discussing this further, whilst passing round the ol peace pipe in Shreddi's spa when the slack prick gets one put in.

 

[progdrumman]

Ok, when I started drumming I listened to all the classics and learned to play them (My first band was CCR!!). I eventually moved into Styx for a little bit. After that, Jethro Tull was the stuff to play, then Kansas. Then I got into Rush. Then Christmas '98 I was introduced to Liquid Tension. Then I heard Dream Theater after that because I thought Portnoy was the greatest. Then Sym X, and well, here I am! Wow, I just realized that I have, in the past eight years, exponentially grown into liking more progressive music! Cool. Everything up to my Liquid Tension experience I consider rock. I guess I associate all the classics (obviously including Zeppelin, the Who, etc.) as rock. Basically, what I am trying to get to is the fact that every person's idea of metal and rock will be different because it evolves and develops throughout the years. :Smug:

 

[Wicked Inferno]

its really not something you can describe. You pretty much hear a song and say "hey thats metal" or "hey, thats rockin"

 

[Wicked Inferno]

http://www.ironmaiden.com/media/images/low/IID00001538.jpg

if you notice, dave, adrian, and janick are all strating it up

not saying adrian always plays a strat, but he frequently did

 

[Taliwakker]

Janick isn't metal....he's a fool....if he was metal he would have realised he, like Blaze, were bringing Maiden's name into disrepute and quit.
As long as Adrian had/has a non strat shaped guitar he is 'of metal'.

 

[Medusa's eyes]

Well, I think I can recognize metal when I hear the drums playing double bass and in some other way of playing which is hard to explain. Metal might be fast and/or complicated. Rock is more 'easier' and light to listen I guess. That's how I look at metal and rock.

 

[ElPredicador]

mmmm metal music needn't be fast or complicated... take for example any slow tempoed song by DT (surrounded, another day), BG, and any other

 

[ElPredicador]

And also I'd say most metal (and specially "standard" metal) is not complicated at all.