From: msisneros@pomona.claremont.edu
Subject: god and a flow of GnR postings
Organization: Pomona College
Date: 10 Apr 92 14:23:07 PDT

In article <1992Apr10.102032.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, fscll@acad3.alaska.edu (Chris Lott) writes:
 
> This will be a wonderful exercise in freedom of speech huh? GUNS and ROSES is
> awesome, and I STILL haven't seen god come down and tell me what is metal or
> what is not. though it sounds like some of you have... how was it for you? 

Dude, I can't say I agree that Guns n Roses IS awesome, but they WERE
awesome on Appetite for Destruction (the UYI albums are mostly all
filler stuff, and most of it doesn't catch my fancy).  I do agree with
the fact that indeed, no god as come down to define for us poor lost
souls (because no god really exists, but that's a whole other arguement
that belongs on some religion newsgroop) what exactly metal is. But
indeed if this newsgroup has seen some sort of light, I can only suppose
what sort it is...I read a message some time back saying that somebody spotted 
Kip Winger wearing an Iron Maiden tee shirt from Killers and thought that was 
cool and unusual for someone of his "poser" status?  What dah fuck?  Listening 
to Killers is being a real metalhead whereas slipping in Seventh Son into the 
disc player instantly makes you a poser?  Our metal God hath commandeth that 
anyone listening to ANY group's latest two albums makes that person an instant 
poser.  People hide your AJFA and Metallica discs, you don't want to be caught 
posing, do you?!  Horrible is the shame of admitting that you by chance listened
to Judas Priest's Ram it Down, oh no, or Painkiller!  In the scriptures
provided by the poser-crushing god, any band with any members remotely
good-looking members should not only be shunned but crushed.  Look, now
Corrosion of Conformity are considered posers, as their pretty blond
drummer attracts females like flies.  God forbid the women are flocking
to Kirk Hammett, Metallica pose.  The Blitz is not bad looking. 
Overkill enters the ranks of poserdom.  God commandeth that real metal
bands have "evil" names.  Anything cute or catchy does not qualify. 
Bizzarre names do.  Also handed down from the scriptures by the divine
one, any band who begins to attract a larger proportion of a female
audience than male shall be deemed instant poser, any band who sells a
record that makes higher than gold status, same fate; any band with an
intelligible logo, poser-city for you; anyone who makes money off the
music business is most certainly poser.  That god of yours, so it seems,
then leaves real metal nice neat and clean, full of suitable bands to
post here--- it'll be an empty newgroop once the faith of real metal
catches on.  Hell, it'll be time for everybody to go disco.

> What is really great is how insecure some of these "posers die, only what I
> like is good" people must be to have to try to electronically bash people...
> must be a sad little world you live in....

This is what I've been turning blue in the face to say all along. 
Bashing only makes people seem insecure with their own views.  Why so
defensive?  Such devout faith to that god I just described, so dedicated
to eradicating this newgroup of the evil posers.
 
> Oh no, I listen to Sepultura and Slayer too... shit, I better not talk... :)

Well, I listen to Slayer (Sepultura doesn't catch my fancy), and some
other bands that this newgroup might deem as cool, but I also listen to
softer stuff.  It depends more on my mood, do I want to hear something
light and fun, or something deep and intense, or something that splits
my face with violent aggression, and NOT whether anyone else would think
me cool.  I've got plenty of Metallica shirts, but I also sport a
Bulletboys tee whenever it's clean.  I do not consider myself a poser.
 
> You fucking losers, get a clue... unless aoard is moderatd anyone can post
> whatever they wanrt about whatever band they want... so change the group or go
> back to the music where you should be anyway.... 

I don't think that this should be an open post-for-all group, but I do
object to the hostilities that are presented toward those people who do
post something that other people don't like because they think it's
"poser".  
 	All in all, I'm tired of this arguement.  Let it lie, calm down
all, and let postings be postings...

				luv, Mel
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