Metal topic? (partly for Booch)

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

This isn't an absolutely brilliant song (in fact, it's no where near 'brilliant' in my books). I don't see the appeal in this song

I strongly dislike emotional and sentimental vocals like these. Sounds unnecessarily pretentious.

That's because you like fast/angry/heavy music. I just hope you'll learn to appreciaty the more subtle styles.
Anyway, to me, great music has to be either emotionally strong or technically great and innovative. This has some of both.

There's a reason why the link was directed at Booch. ;D
And how exactly is emotional music pretentious?

[gunxsword]

Originally Posted by Balu`

That's because you like fast/angry/heavy music. I just hope you'll learn to appreciaty the more subtle styles.
Anyway, to me, great music has to be either emotionally strong or technically great and innovative. This has some of both.

There's a reason why the link was directed at Booch. ;D
And how exactly is emotional music pretentious?

I do like some slower songs but they tend to be more symphonic.

Trying to arouse something out of nothing. It also sounds awkwardly unnatural or overproduced.

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

I do like some slower songs but they tend to be more symphonic.

Trying to arouse something out of nothing. It also sounds awkwardly unnatural or overproduced.

Yeah, I know, that's why I said subtle, because symphonic is anything but.

I don't really agree with you. The main purpose of music, hell, of any art is. To express emotions.

[gunxsword]

Originally Posted by Balu`

Yeah, I know, that's why I said subtle, because symphonic is anything but.

I don't really agree with you. The main purpose of music, hell, of any art is. To express emotions.

Hehe... subtle... I don't have enough patience for them.

NO! You're wrong!

Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

When you nail music down to its very roots, I believe its about the melodies and sound that matters. Emotions is something that's produced via the medium of sound, sometimes rather poorly because too much emotion will sound insincere.

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

Hehe... subtle... I don't have enough patience for them.

NO! You're wrong!

When you nail music down to its very roots, I believe its about the melodies and sound that matters. Emotions is something that's produced via the medium of sound, sometimes rather poorly because too much emotion will sound insincere.

I guess I won't recoommend much ambient. :Đ

That quote doesn't prove me wrong, not at all. It just lists the tools a musician uses to convey his emotions.

[Booch138]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

MISUNDERSTANDING! My idea is that your recommendations are always of such a high standard that there's no need for me (at least) to listen to the songs to like them.

I've never been disappointed in any of your recommendations so, words of approval will be more than enough

Ohhhh! I get you. I really felt bad for a minute there. ahahahaha *bows gracefully* why thank you! I take pride in my decent knowledge of metal music. Particularly Melodeath ^.^ I am glad you have enjoyed all the recommendations I've shown you. I have a lot.. hahaahah I, too, have enjoyed what you have shared, that's why I am looking forward to checking out the several albums you listed pages ago hahaahaha

Originally Posted by Balu`

Century Media is a somewhat poppy label, but I doubt they really influenced the band's sound. More like the songwriter changes...

Now tell me this isn't an absolutely brilliant song:
YouTube: video

Yeah I have trouble wanting to blame CM for the rather drastic style shift In Flames took, but ignorance is bliss right? =P

That was a good song! While I agree that the music was particularly different, and while I do not mind clean vocals, I wasn't a fan of them much. The harmonies were good though. All in all it was a good song.


@TheSubjectofPretentiousCleanVoxandMusicEmotionEvo kedThroughSound

Music, by my definition, is the art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, and harmony.

Emotion can be expressed through many different ways, be them vocals, or any amount of given instruments.

[gunxsword]

Yeah well, that emotional stuff needs to stop now.
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@Booch...
I don't think my device will have enough space to hold the IF and DT albums...

[Balu`]

@Booch: /too big wall of text to quote from my phone/
Glad you liked the song. I agree, he isn't a technically skilled vocalist or anything, but I just really like the sound of his voice.

By the way, check out the Devin song 'Traestorz'. It's the full version of. The technoish part in TMM.

[Booch138]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

Yeah well, that emotional stuff needs to stop now.
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@Booch...
I don't think my device will have enough space to hold the IF and DT albums...

But all music has emotion! No matter what it is. If you think about it, it's true. You just may not particularly like the certain emotion that a particular breed of music is trying to emulate... Just thought I would throw that out there

Make room!

hahaha Well at least go for "The Jester Race" and/or "Whoracle". You simply cannot do wrong having those around.

Originally Posted by Balu`

@Booch: /too big wall of text to quote from my phone/
Glad you liked the song. I agree, he isn't a technically skilled vocalist or anything, but I just really like the sound of his voice.

By the way, check out the Devin song 'Traestorz'. It's the full version of. The technoish part in TMM.

Yeah it wasn't bad. Just, I guess I gotta be in the mood for it today. Today I am in an Elliott Smith mood. So that is completely and totally void of anything metal hahahaha (Talk about emotional music, right gunxsword?) hahaahah

I will check it out asap!

[Balu`]

Write your impressions as soon as you can. And also, be prepared for Devlab-level weirdness.