What don't you "get"?

Is there anybody in these forums that seriously 'gets' Tool? When you delve into progressive stuff somebody always enviably mentions Tool, 'oh man Tool rule' you'll hear them say. All I heard was pseudo-psychedelic industrial yawn. I like the drumming but Christ I think I heard more melody the last time I was on the can after a mutton vindaloo.

You can stick yur Tool where the sun don't shine.
 
Sabin17 said:
I don't get MTV. For the first time in a very long time, I was bored enough to watch something on MTV called "Room Raiders" yesterday. My goodness, is my generation that superficial about relationships?! Materialism wins the day with the MTV crowd...
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Oh man, that show absolutely cracks me up! "Well, I saw this one CD laying on your desk, and that means you're really into music, and that's great 'cause I am, too! And there's a baseball card beside your bed - I like a guy who's athletic." Hilarious. And the people who are waiting in that van have that terribly scripted dialogue. If our generation really is like this, I'm pissed.
 
Tool seems a bit worthless to me and I laugh every time some article calls them the gods of progressive rock. I can think of many better bands.

I don't get why people from out of the united states make fun of us for having Bush as our president. Well actually I get that part, but I don't get why they think it's every single american citizens fault. I've heard it numerous times online when playing a game or something of the sort. Half the time the person they're making fun of isn't even old enough to vote for president. So how is it their fault?

A great deal of Americans despise Bush FYI...

MTV killed good music as we know it and the only reason they're playing DragonForce is because they headlined OzzFest. ALthough i'm a big DragonForce fan I was a little upset to go to the mall as well as school and see people wearing DragonForce t-shirts and saying how great they were, when I had been listening to them since 2003. They act as if it's some amazing Brand New thing. Funny thing is most of them will only hear "Through the Fire and the Flames", then continue to say DragonForce is their new favorite band. I doubt many will listen through the entire "Inhuman Rampage" album. In summary I simply don't want one of my favorite bands being a fad because most won't take the time to learn anything about them. They'll buy a t-shirt and say they like the band then in a few months it'll move on to something else.
 
A lot of progressive rock bands (like Tool) are hit or miss. Some people love 'em, some people hate 'em. It's a matter of the listener finding something in the music that appeals to them. Some progressive rock bands have that "thing" that some listeners have. Some people listen to Tool and think they lack melody. Some people listen to Symphony X and think they're too "cheesy". Some people listen to Dream Theater and hate the singers voice. It's different for everyone.

MTV is a company, and therefore, it is their job to make money. In order to make money, they need to have high ratings. In order to get high ratings, they play what the majority of people want. Unfortunately for us, the majority happens to be emo kids, "gangstas", and teeny boppers that love Ashlee Simpson and whatnot. All us metalheads get is that hour a week called "Headbanger's Ball", in which they play what the majority of metal fans want. If a band is played on MTV, they haven't necessarily "sold out". They've just grown in popularity. I've seen plenty of Iron Maiden videos on MTV, both during and not during Headbanger's Ball, and they have by no means sold out.

But, whenever a stupid trend whore sees a band like Dragonforce or Iron Maiden on MTV, they think "Oh, they must be popular, because they're on MTV. I wanna be popular, too, so I should wear a Maiden shirt since they're popular enough to be played on MTV." and this causes a lot of false fans who just wear band shirts because they're insecure bastards and wanna fit in with the crowd.

Oh, the wonders of today's youth.
 
Emo Music
It's not music, nor is it emotional. No one cares that your 15-year-old girlfriend broke your heart and that you'll never love again, and no one wants to see you in your metrosexual clothes with five tons of product in your swooped hair and your self-taken, low-angled, mirror-reflected MySpace profile pic playing only basic power chords because you can't focus on playing something harder since your priority is dancing around the stage like some schizophrenic zoo animal only to return home and post how sweet your evening was on your blog.

Reality TV
Like Survivor, American Idol, etc. I just don't get it! It's rigged, people! Give me my Law & Orders anyday!
 
Alexander*_Reborn said:
Is there anybody in these forums that seriously 'gets' Tool? When you delve into progressive stuff somebody always enviably mentions Tool, 'oh man Tool rule' you'll hear them say. All I heard was pseudo-psychedelic industrial yawn. I like the drumming but Christ I think I heard more melody the last time I was on the can after a mutton vindaloo.

You can stick yur Tool where the sun don't shine.
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YEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! I thought I was the only person on this forum that disliked Tool! :kickass:

I said that on the Opeth forum a few months back and got flamed. Anyway, that's all over now.
 
...I like Tool. :) Aenima is a killer album. But I DO get why people dislike Tool. They're definitely not for everyone, and it's lame that people flip the hell out when someone says they're not a fan.
 
I think Tool is a pretty good band. A lot of their stuff bores me, though, so I'm sure that's why not everyone is a fan. Vicarious is an awesome song, though, as is Parabola.
 
I don't get why so many Americans blindly believe everything they hear/read in the liberal media, for which reporters do nothing to verify the facts they are broadcasting/publishing. People read something on the Internet or hear something on a morning show and think whatever is said is the absolute truth.

And I don't get how Hillary Clinton can seriously be considered for the US Presidency. She flip flops more than a pair of thongs on a warm summer beach, and her ideals border on socialism.

I agree with all the driving things said before, though what I don't understand about cell phone use is why people cannot drive and talk on a phone at the same time. I mean, if somebody is in the passenger seat, the driver can talk and drive without much fanfare. Take the person out of the passenger seat and instead put them on the other end of the phone line, and all mental functions break down on part of the driver.

And I'll never understand the appeal of listening to Rap music. By anybody in any situation.

And I won't even start on Paris Hilton, but I will refer that topic to my argument at the top of this post.
 
Androz said:
In Opeth's forum you can get flamed for liking Opeth
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I'm pretty sure they called me a nubcake and then told me to string up or something, only because they started disliking my (hate all opethforum.com idiots) attitude.

I also mentioned that my least favorite album was Blackwater Park and favorite was Deliverance, and got flamed for that. Fun times. :erk:
 
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