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The Pop Fans Metal Thread [Please view if curious!]
Just a little experiment of mine that I thought of when reading the 'Controversial Music Opinions' thread. It seems that quite a lot of pop fans view metal as music which is depressing, noisy and 'screamy', when in reality, in many cases this is far from true! Metal can produce some of the most melodic music ever, with incredible vocal performances and extremely catchy guitar and bass lines. I've enclosed a couple of YouTube vids below from various bands, and I'd very much like some pop fans to visit this thread and give your honest opinions
Please listen to at least some of the songs before making your judgment, not just one! I've converted about 3 of my close friends to heavy-metal, so I'm feeling confident ![]() Megadeth feat Cristinna Scabbia - A Tout Le Monde http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgvjijAZe6Y Metallica - Nothing Else Matters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcbAibPA2yY Metallica - Enter Sandman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAlTKSkIpn0 Avenged Sevenfold - Seize The Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUkoL9RE72o&ob=av2n Nightwish - For The Heart I Once Had (Female vocals) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u_HB79QS0g Within Temptation - Angels (Female vocals) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26k7WCj67po Angra - Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush Cover with Male operatic vocals!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBe5JIl4KR8 Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geHLdg_VNww&ob=av2e Iron Maiden - When The Wild Wind Blows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8iY1ITW0So I hope you enjoy at least some of these songs, and if not, at the very least I hope it goes some way towards disspelling the myth that metal is all about noise! |
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This is a brilliant thread.
"run to the hills" has a hook as catchy as anything in the top forty.
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List needs some Opeth
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I will definitely give them a listen, as long as you'll be equally willing to have a "metal fans pop thread" where we can post quality pop music and show you that not all pop music sounds like Lady Gaga or Britney (not that those are bad artists, btw) and that there is really a great deal of good writing in pop, both musically and lyrically.
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I will definitely give them a listen, as long as you'll be equally willing to have a "metal fans pop thread" where we can post quality pop music and show you that not all pop music sounds like Lady Gaga or Britney (not that those are bad artists, btw) and that there is really a great deal of good writing in pop, both musically and lyrically.
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I try to pride myself on the fact that my music taste is kinda all over the place, I like Miley Cyrus as much as I like Metallica, you know? I think my problem though with alot of metal and "heavy" types of music is the lack of a) being able to relate to the singer and the lyrics (something which, to me, is very important in music) and b) the difficulty to hear and distinguish the actual melody and nuances of the song
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I will definitely give them a listen, as long as you'll be equally willing to have a "metal fans pop thread" where we can post quality pop music and show you that not all pop music sounds like Lady Gaga or Britney (not that those are bad artists, btw) and that there is really a great deal of good writing in pop, both musically and lyrically.
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Please listen to at least some of the songs before making your judgment, not just one! I've converted about 3 of my close friends to heavy-metal, so I'm feeling confident 

