Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Pink Floyd is a rip off band and overrated. i have other unpopular opinions, but I am in no mood to be taken to the shed for a flogging today. Hard at work getting my unpopular squatter neighbors evicted ASAP. If I succeed, it might make me the neighborhood heroine. I will be popular. Speaking of unpopular, am I the only one...... They just plain suck. Love you Lorraine! Isn't it wonderful when we actually agree on about something? :wub: :wub: Defo ! I have actually spent money on this band, thinking "oh I must try another, and another, or another...THERE MUST BE SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT THIS BAND!!" Nope. All extremely well recorded, but ultimately ugly, tuneless drivel. The odd song that IS memorable is so utterly annoying I wish I was deaf. Give me The Who any day please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Queen are a truly overrated band. Freddie Mercury had a really ugly voice with a great range (not disputing he could hold a note, and lots of different notes). Slash is one of the most soulless guitar heroes this planet has ever seen. The Beatles, as amazing as they are on record, were truly sucky live. The Rolling Stones were pretty lame on record, but their music, songs and entire cool band vibe is made alive on stage. The Doors music is perhaps the finest of the sixties. Starcastle released about three albums that sound exactly like Yes, only they are infinitely more enjoyable than quite a few of the bands "classic" albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Led Zeppelin II is not all that great. I'm so glad there's a thread where I can say that...without fear of any backlash or cybercussions whatsoever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Led Zeppelin II is not all that great. I'm so glad there's a thread where I can say that...without fear of any backlash or cybercussions whatsoever! Led Zeppelin in general are just not all that wonderful. Boring comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Led Zeppelin II is not all that great. I'm so glad there's a thread where I can say that...without fear of any backlash or cybercussions whatsoever! Led Zeppelin in general are just not all that wonderful. Boring comes to mind. Well, see, that's the thing- I have loved loved loved Zeppelin, in the past. I just don't listen to them much anymore, as there are better bands out there, but I still love a lot of what they did. But that second album...for all the love it seems to get, from loads of people...there are some great songs on it, but...as it was recorded sort of all over the place, as they were touring America in 1969...the finished album just sounds like a collection of outtakes to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Led Zeppelin II is not all that great. I'm so glad there's a thread where I can say that...without fear of any backlash or cybercussions whatsoever! Led Zeppelin in general are just not all that wonderful. Boring comes to mind. Well, see, that's the thing- I have loved loved loved Zeppelin, in the past. I just don't listen to them much anymore, as there are better bands out there, but I still love a lot of what they did. But that second album...for all the love it seems to get, from loads of people...there are some great songs on it, but...as it was recorded sort of all over the place, as they were touring America in 1969...the finished album just sounds like a collection of outtakes to me. I have tried, and tried, and tried. The debut has great energy and I actually quite enjoy it from time to time. But after that? I have played most, if not every LZ album, and barely a song from any grabbed my attention. On the other hand, from that same era, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Yes, Bruce Springsteen, Starcastle, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Genesis, Rush and Montrose grabbed my attention, so I refuse to even believe that I needed to be there to understand. Led Zeppelin obviously did something right for millions of rock fans the world over. But like Queen and U2, they do diddly squat for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Pink Floyd is a rip off band and overrated. i have other unpopular opinions, but I am in no mood to be taken to the shed for a flogging today. Hard at work getting my unpopular squatter neighbors evicted ASAP. If I succeed, it might make me the neighborhood heroine. I will be popular. Speaking of unpopular, am I the only one......I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. I'm not that huge of a Pink Floyd fan. There is some stuff I really like and then's a lot of material I don't care for. But why do you consider them a rip off band? I always found their sound to be very unique. There really isn't anyone else that sounds like them. As someone who's a huge metal fan, what singers/bands are you referring to when you say most of the singers screech? Guys like Ozzy, Dio, Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson brought a lot of melody to the genre. Edited July 20, 2015 by J2112YYZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. There are some beautiful singers, but yeah, I can imagine someone who loves an artist like Moody Blues or Tim Buckley being turned off a more brazen vocal style. I love a lot of metal singers because it is often less about technique and more about adrenaline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. There are some beautiful singers, but yeah, I can imagine someone who loves an artist like Moody Blues or Tim Buckley being turned off a more brazen vocal style. I love a lot of metal singers because it is often less about technique and more about adrenaline. Dark Adrenaline? ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. There are some beautiful singers, but yeah, I can imagine someone who loves an artist like Moody Blues or Tim Buckley being turned off a more brazen vocal style. I love a lot of metal singers because it is often less about technique and more about adrenaline. Dark Adrenaline? ;) Yes! And actually, yeah, a (light) metal album with some gorgeous vocals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. There are some beautiful singers, but yeah, I can imagine someone who loves an artist like Moody Blues or Tim Buckley being turned off a more brazen vocal style. I love a lot of metal singers because it is often less about technique and more about adrenaline. Dark Adrenaline? ;) Yes! And actually, yeah, a (light) metal album with some gorgeous vocals! Exactly! Then there are the more guttural-sounding metal vocalists, as in Lamb of God, or Symphony X...I'm not a fan. Not screechy, but not appealing to me, either. Edited July 20, 2015 by Blue J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. There are some beautiful singers, but yeah, I can imagine someone who loves an artist like Moody Blues or Tim Buckley being turned off a more brazen vocal style. I love a lot of metal singers because it is often less about technique and more about adrenaline. Dark Adrenaline? ;) Yes! And actually, yeah, a (light) metal album with some gorgeous vocals! Exactly! Then there are the more guttural-sounding metal vocalists, as in Lamb of God, or Symphony X...I'm not a fan. Not screechy, but not appealing to me, either. Symphony X has clean vocals for the most part I thought. Bands like Lamb Of God and Amon Amarth I think do that guttural/growl thing better than most. I think there's something genuine in the way they do it. I truly believe Randy from LOG is pissed off when I hear them. They are examples of metal bands that wouldn't work with any other vocal style. A lot of bands just do the growl/incoherent screaming thing because it's the thing to do in metal or they're covering up because they haven't got a clue how to be a vocalist at all. Those are the ones that really spoil it for the bands doing it the right way. Early Paradise Lost is another example of doing that vocal style right. Overall, i'm not a big fan of the style as I prefer cleaner melodic singing. But there are certainly bands out there who do it properly and that gives it more of an impact when you hear it. Edited July 20, 2015 by J2112YYZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I think heavy metal is awful, and most of their lead singers screech rather than sing. There are some beautiful singers, but yeah, I can imagine someone who loves an artist like Moody Blues or Tim Buckley being turned off a more brazen vocal style. I love a lot of metal singers because it is often less about technique and more about adrenaline. Dark Adrenaline? ;) Yes! And actually, yeah, a (light) metal album with some gorgeous vocals! Exactly! Then there are the more guttural-sounding metal vocalists, as in Lamb of God, or Symphony X...I'm not a fan. Not screechy, but not appealing to me, either. Symphony X has clean vocals for the most part I thought. Bands like Lamb Of God and Amon Amarth I think do that guttural/growl thing better than most. I think there's something genuine in the way they do it. I truly believe Randy from LOG is pissed off when I hear them. They are examples of metal bands that wouldn't work with any other vocal style. A lot of bands just do the growl/incoherent screaming thing because it's the thing to do in metal or they're covering up because they haven't got a clue how to be a vocalist at all. Those are the ones that really spoil it for the bands doing it the right way. Early Paradise Lost is another example of doing that vocal style right. Overall, i'm not a big fan of the style as I prefer cleaner melodic singing. But there are certainly bands out there who do that vocal style properly and that gives it more of an impact. Yes but Paradise Lost became interesting only after they quit the death growls for me! Odd how I love this band to death, but fail to really enjoy their early stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 1. Jeff Beck is overrated and will remain so until he can actually write songs, until that time, Edge is better. Which brings me to...2. U2 is awesome again after mostly mediocre output post-Pop.3. Most Prog is unlistenable muso-wankery. Gimme actual songs any time. The beauty of Rush is great musicianship + great songwriting. Not just prog for the sake of prog.You're certainly following the rules of this thread right... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Pink Floyd is a rip off band and overrated. http://i.imgur.com/uMyH1WF.gif Would you mind going into more detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) You couldn't call me a true metal fan. I love Classic metal. 70's and 80's. that's all. all other branches of Metal are not for me. and there's a LOT, lol Basically all but classic Metal is awful. Mick Edited July 20, 2015 by bluefox4000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 You couldn't call me a true metal fan. I love Classic metal. 70's and 80's. that's all. all other branches of Metal are not for me. and there's a LOT, lol Basically all but classic Metal is awful. MickSo where's the unpopular opinion?... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Labeling progressive as pretentious is usually a reflection of the critic's misunderstanding and impatience surrounding the material rather than the artists' actually writing a bunch of soulless overly-technical nonsense. But I'm pretentious for thinking that way I'm sure Edited July 20, 2015 by Mr. Not 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Labeling progressive as pretentious is usually a reflection of the critic's misunderstanding and impatience surrounding the material rather than the artists' actually writing a bunch of soulless overly-technical nonsense. But I'm pretentious for thinking that way I'm sure I get this! I see prog as a real musicians art form. Do I always appreciate it? No. But my goodness I admire the skill, talent and imagination that brings these sounds together. Tales From Topographic Oceans, thank you for coming into my life! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 You couldn't call me a true metal fan. I love Classic metal. 70's and 80's. that's all. all other branches of Metal are not for me. and there's a LOT, lol Basically all but classic Metal is awful. MickSo where's the unpopular opinion?... Touche. lol. Better one just for you Narps Toto is a better band Then Yes. take that buddy boy. Lol Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 You couldn't call me a true metal fan. I love Classic metal. 70's and 80's. that's all. all other branches of Metal are not for me. and there's a LOT, lol Basically all but classic Metal is awful. MickSo where's the unpopular opinion?... Touche. lol. Better one just for you Narps Toto is a better band Then Yes. take that buddy boy. Lol MickThere is very little if any music better than 70's Yes in its totality... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) You couldn't call me a true metal fan. I love Classic metal. 70's and 80's. that's all. all other branches of Metal are not for me. and there's a LOT, lol Basically all but classic Metal is awful. MickSo where's the unpopular opinion?... Touche. lol. Better one just for you Narps Toto is a better band Then Yes. take that buddy boy. Lol MickThere is very little if any music better than 70's Yes in its totality... The Doors Edited July 20, 2015 by Segue Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Love you Narps! Just teasin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I dunno how unpopular this is.......cause i know it has it's fans. But Hogarth era Marillion is a major MAJOR snooze. so mind numbingly boring. Good god. Fish I miss thee. and your solo career proves Marillion died with your departure. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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