From: 5ea8manchest@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal
Subject: Re: Good vs. Bad Mellower Music
Date: 26 Jan 1993 20:38:33 GMT
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In article <1993Jan26.192027.10440@news.cs.brandeis.edu>, st923559@pip.cc.brandeis.edu writes:
>I am not a total headbanger, and I admit that I only listen to hard rock and
>light heavy metal.  I do agree with you that there are too many pop-metal
>bands out there and I also happend to thing that they suck.  I love Dream
>Theater, who I would hardly call pop-rock, and I knot that they are discussed
>on some of the metal boards.  I also like Yngwie, even though other members
>of this board do not appear to like him.  I thing that Queensrych is a great 
>band even though I have not heard much of their older but heavier music.  
>The only song that I have heard from before Operation: Mindcrime is Queen of
>the Ryche, which I love.  I don't know how you would consider Van Halen, Mr.
>Big, Tesla, or Satriani, but I thing that they are all good groups (or 
>musicians in Satch's case).  I don't know if you have ever heard of Badlands
>or Baton Rouge, but they are also great hard rock bands that really put in 
>a great effort.  I unfortunately bought Def Leppard's Adrenalize CD when it
>just came out, but I agree that it became old after listening to it only a
>few times.  I do however like Warrent's new CD Dog Eat Dog, even though there
>are some songs that I think are too heavy and intentionally made this way to
>better fit into heavy metal or hard rock instead of pop-rock, but who am I to
>say?  I also would like some response an what you have to say to my non 
>total heavy metal attitude.
>
>***************************************************************
>* "...I remember now.  I remember how it started.  I can't    *
>* remember yesterday, I just remember doing what they told me,*
>* told me, told me..."                                        *
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>* Dr. X: Kill her, that's all you have to do.                 *
>* Nikki: Kill Mary.                                           *
>* Dr. X: She's a risk... and get the priest as well.          *
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>*       -Queensryche    -Operation: Mindcrime                 *
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>*       Michael Burstin         *       Brandeis University   *
>***************************************************************
Well, there is hope for you.  I personally agree that Queensryche, though
I don't really like them, is worthy of respect due to their innovation,
etc., and therefore should not be called commercialized crap.  With the
possible exception of their first two albums, however, Van Halen is 
rightfully blasted as being pop-metal crap; of course Eddie is talented,
but is there any real emotion in their stuff (once again, VH I is
tolerable. .. saw real hunger is present on that release).  Def Leppard
was tolerable with On Through the Night (different for its time) and 
hanging in the "respectable" category with High 'N" Dry, but has been
worthless since then (Pyromania--yech!!)  Warrant has always been crap.
Mr. Big--I refuse to discuss thyem.  Tesla has almost managed to escape
the glam label in a couple of spots, but not quite (I personally will turn
them off).  Satriani--well, at least he's talented.  can't get into him,
but probably not guilty of being commercialized crap (I wouldn't criticize
someone for liking him).  Skid Row--get serious (did you mention them)?
Well, that's my two bits.  Eric M.
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