Guest highroller Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 ive always loved lester burnham...i rate her points of view and opinions highly and in another thread re "emo" she made this post which ALOT of people would do well to read...espesh the "emo" bashing metal heads who think what they do of MMW....here its is! Although i love metallica so i disagree with her there....."To be honest I prefer Funeral For a Friend *or insert other emo band if FFAF aren't emo by your standards* to Metallica. I'd hardly say I was emo. I'm obsessive about vocalists though, and despite the fact that appreciate Metallica for their skill and song writing ability, the vocalist just irritates me.... "hey hey hey... I have a grindy voice and am a big scary beardy bastards.... hey hey hey"I actually like the melodic vocals that appear in, "emo" through the chaos and screams come a voice of beauty (sometimes... if they can sing) and that appeals to me vastly.So I'm actually siding with the emo kids here.Actually in reference to local bands.... I went to see My Mind's Weapon the other week, and I thought they were quite enjoyable... the guitarist I would say was more metal than anything... the drummer was pretty much hardcore based from what I observed and the vocals had the combination of screams and melody. Aren't they classed as "Emo"? I quite liked them anyway. A lot heavier than most local stuff I've heard." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 couldn't you have posted in the other thread about it ben;)thread hogger:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Shucks :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Disagree about Hetfields vocals, though. The man is a great singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Monk Rocker:Disagree about Hetfields vocals, though. The man is a great singer. I don't deny his talents, it just doesn't appeal to me. I am aware that it's pretty god damn difficult to immitate his vocal style.So I do appreaciate the skill, just not to my personal tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highroller Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 No camie cos i want people to see someones view that a)isnt friends at all with the band b)is in another local band c)is a good musician themself and d)isnt into the "style of music" we are doing....Its her last point that i like the best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tooms Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 good postand yeah i definately prefer the "emo" vocal stylings to the "metal" vocal stylings with only a few exceptions...Killswitch engage being one (jesse or howard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Alright Ben I see what you mean. Me and Stephen spoke about this before and you cant really put MMW as there are many different stylings in your songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Ben Quik:No camie cos i want people to see someones view that a)isnt friends at all with the band b)is in another local band c)is a good musician themself and d)isnt into the "style of music" we are doing....Its her last point that i like the best.... Thanks,I was just being honest about the band. I wouldn't class myself as a huge hardcore/emo/metal fan in anyway. I'm more into post punk or dance underground stuff from the late 70's/early 80's. E.g: Gang of Four, Cabaret Voltaire, Devo etc.I just try not to be narrow minded with my taste and restrict myself to one genre.And I wouldn't say I was *that* skilled a musician X-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highroller Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Camie:Alright Ben I see what you mean. Me and Stephen spoke about this before and you cant really put MMW as there are many different stylings in your songs.Boom...what a post!! Nailed it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 i think its time that people drop the subject. i mean, "bashing" a genre is such a thing of yesterday (not literally though). for example, only ignorant people still go on about how shit pop-punk is and the likes of Good Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by pop-notmyface:i think its time that people drop the subject. i mean, "bashing" a genre is such a thing of yesterday (not literally though). for example, only ignorant people still go on about how shit pop-punk is and the likes of Good Charlotte. hear hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 this thread sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Tam o' Shantie:this thread sucks name one that doesnt suck so much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 pop punk can be ace. nothing beats it when driving along at some stupid speed and singing it in an absurd voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Ben Quik:Boom...what a post!! Nailed it!! is that sarcasm??( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Cloud:pop punk can be ace. nothing beats it when driving along at some stupid speed and singing it in an absurd voice I must agree.... though usually when I'm in a car these day's... its Defects... so its usually random Japanese punk.Try singing that. It's mucho fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highroller Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Camie:is that sarcasm??(NO!!! Not at all..Your post was superb and exactly what we want people to think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 bloody hell some good posts from me for a change...must be my cold:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Lester Burnham:I must agree.... though usually when I'm in a car these day's... its Defects... so its usually random Japanese punk.Try singing that. It's mucho fun! I'll give it a shot Japanese music is brilliant to sing along with in general though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Cloud:I'll give it a shot Japanese music is brilliant to sing along with in general though Oh yeah,I got a wee stash of free demo's from Japanese bands at south by southwest. All fantastic. It's even better when they try to sing English lyrics and pronounce the words wrong.I Japan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 the best japanese song has to be "kikkoman!" watch it on www.albinoblacksheep.com;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 envydunno if they are japanese or not (pretty sure they are!) but they are fucking amazing, oh yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Ben Quik: "hey hey hey... I have a grindy voice and am a big scary beardy bastards.... hey hey hey" Oh, I was at the gig he sang that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntedbyafreak Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 isn't this all just opinions that we have all seen before???i am refering to the "emo sucks" opinion of the other thread as well.it just gets boring...envy: are Japanese/amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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