the "what are you currently listening to" thread

[Follow The Wolves]

Waldstein Sonata in C - Beethoven

 

[Darknight6606]

Mozarts 16th sonata, allegro. and now its prayer by disturbed.

 

[Arkatox]

I'm currently listening to this (for the gazillionth time ) :

 

[SeaStorm]

prayer by disturbed.

You know, I'm not much of a fan of the radio metal bands anymore, but this is one of my favorite songs

 

[Darknight6606]

Same here, but I do love Disturbed. They were my first metal band, so they hold a place in my heart lol

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

LOL. Disturbed is Nu-Metal at best. I like a lot of their stuff, but they certainly aren't metal by any stretch.

 

[Darknight6606]

True, true. But they were my FIRST So I consider them metal.

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

Okay, Skillet was my first favorite band, but I don't consider them metal by any stretch. And really, you have no foundation for your consideration, so it's what a logical person might call an "arbitrary belief"

Heart Collector - Nevermore

 

[Darknight6606]

True, but Skillet does meet the textbook defenition of metal they slightly cross the line into metal with the distortion form

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

Is there a textbook about metal? I must not have that one yet

 

[Darknight6606]

Not literally a textbook, but metal is defined by the guitars, partly drums, partly bass, partly keyboards if present, and partly vocals. Skillet fits the guitar and vocals, the keyboards are ok, idk about the bass, and the drums are hard bu not heavy. But they are somewhat metal in that respect at least

 

[Follow The Wolves]

The 'problem' with metal is is that it has such a rich variety of subgenres, it's hard to define metal as a particular style of music. I always like to associate it with 'awesome'; if something is awesome, it must be metal (and vice versa!). Not much of a textbook definition, but still legit I guess.=Þ

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

Not literally a textbook, but metal is defined by the guitars, partly drums, partly bass, partly keyboards if present, and partly vocals. Skillet fits the guitar and vocals, the keyboards are ok, idk about the bass, and the drums are hard bu not heavy. But they are somewhat metal in that respect at least

You just said it yourself - "metal is defined by" - meaning there are other genres with guitars, but metal has a specific criteria for guitarwork. The only thing of Skillet's even close to technical enough is Whispers in the Dark, and that's still a long shot. And ever since Lori left, their drums have been weak.

 

[Verbum Lux]

Theocracy - The Gift of Music.

Yep. This has definitely become my favorite ATWB song.

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

I really like that one, but my favorite is still the title track.

 

[Verbum Lux]

I really like that one, but my favorite is still the title track.

Love that one too, as well as I AM (actually I love all of the album), which were originally the top contenders.


Liv Kristine - Deus Ex Machina

Her solo material (at least the album I've heard) is NOTHING like Leaves' Eyes. It's not even metal - its some sort of ambient new age-y stuff. But I like it. It's got this soft, hypnotic quality - perfect to chill to.

 

[Darknight6606]

Well true, I guess 'metal' is all a matter of perspective.

Dear agony by breaking benjamin.

 

[Follow The Wolves]

Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra

ELO is the exception that proves the rule for me, when it comes to not being metal but still really awesome.

 

[Darknight6606]

I LOVE ELO! My dad went to see them in concert

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

Nightwish's Imaginaerum album.

Scaretale sounds like they're ripping off A Little Piece of Heaven by A7X.