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It's perfectly fine that it isn't metal. My truly favorite style is much lower on the spectrum, residing along with Pink Floyd, the Steve Miller Band, Jimi Hendrix, and the Commodores. Groovy, psychedelic, funky... Let's just put it this way, I would have definitely attended Woodstock. That Steven Wilson piece was groovy, man... I'm gonna have to look up some more of that stuff for sure. And that one by Baroness wasn't half bad either...

Curses! Foiled again by the powers that be! Ah well, at least I have something to look into further during my excessive amounts of spare time. Thank you for this enlightening experience, and once again, I apologize if I in any way offended/hurt you in my earlier posts.

#1 was great, until the vocals started. Few things in life are quite as terrifying as being screamed at in German, those vocals in that song are one of those things as they are a demonic sounding voice screaming at me in German. #2 was pretty good all around. Some sick guitar combined with decent vocals, a little lacking in the bass range for my taste (but do remember that I am fairly accustomed to funk and other bass heavy genres) but not bad at all...

Not really diggin' the first, but the second's alright I suppose. I wouldn't mind listening to it if it came on the radio (not that it ever will) but they're really both still too heavy for my personal music preferences. Doom and sludge isn't usually my thing either, although exceptions are always waiting to be made.

Ah what the heck, my mind is feeling rather open at the moment, let's see if you could find something for me with your vast knowledge of obscure artists. The metal bus stops at "heavy" for me, so I didn't really find the two previous songs groovy.

Exactly the way you should have felt from the beginning and exactly the way I have felt all my life. That point right there was the one I have been trying to make from the get go. If someone is telling you that their music is better or complaining about how new music sucks, just nod, say "cool, good for you" and go on with your life. Who knows? You may get beer out of it. But really, do read that story by Jonathan Swift. It's really funny, in a slightly twisted kind of way. And please don't think of me as an ass... I was merely attempting to illustrate a point in an incredibly convoluted manner.

*facepalms* Must we really go over this again? What I did was called satire. It is where one presents a totally extreme and unreasonable argument solely for the purpose of making a point. A great example of this would be Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", read that when you get the chance. When it comes to music, I, truly, in reality, not being sarcastic this time, am able to find something worth listening to in almost any generation of music. I enjoy everything from The Chordettes to The Gorillaz to Golden Earring to The Black Keys. What annoys me are people who ask other people for a viewpoint and then proceed to tell that person all the ways that their viewpoint is wrong *coughs*that was a hint*coughs*. If one is not willing to accept or at least allow others their own opinions, one deserves a foot in the ass. Don't be that guy, man...

A-HA! He does like older music! So tell me, why did this entire thing start in the first place? What is the purpose in bashing each other's musical tastes?

This is where the "Jimmy Carter: social commentator, satire extraordinaire" part comes in. All of my posts up until now have sarcastically combined to create one social comment, that there is no point in arguing over which musical era is best. Each side has there own argument, and each argument can be ignored by the other side. THERE IS NO CORRECT CHOICE. It is not our place to judge, only to enjoy. One can like Roy Orbison AND Nirvana, Jim Croce AND Daft Punk, Jimi Hendrix AND Mozart. Furthermore, saying a band is "fairly well known among a certain group of people" means nothing. I could say "rape is acceptable among a certain group of people", but how small would that group be? If one does not understand what Willis is saying, then one best remove thine self from Willis' presence.

*sighs* Before you continue down this path, you may want to look back at the words I used in previous posts. I said "I COULD extend my criticism...". Does that mean I am? Not necessarily. Most of my observations on "today's music" are being made on artists that are popular on the radio. Now, you may know of some bands that I've never even heard of (and vice-versa). Is it really fair to judge an entire era (or eras) without knowing them in their entirety. This is exactly like someone passing judgement on a movie or TV show of which they have only watched very little or none at all. Sound familiar? Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer, president, social commentator, satire extraordinaire.

Jimmy Carter foresaw that you would use this counterargument. That is why he included it in his post. Jimmy Carter did so to demonstrate the futility of such argument. He then included the proper procedure for dealing with such situations. Jimmy Carter does not enjoy having to explain his actions to others.

THIS PERSON GETS IT. I could really go for some coffee right now. I do believe I shall take you up on that offer, my good sir or madam.

Not at all. In fact, I could extend my criticism to say that talent in general is declining. With the advent of auto-tune and digital editing, one does not necessarily have to be a talented singer/musician to become popular. However, the same was not the case for the older artists, they had to have good sound from the get go, otherwise they would not become popular, except for "Rush" (see, I can make jabs at the old bands, too). To which you could reply: While digital editing does allow for some untalented people to become famous, the majority of today's artists did not achieve their level of success through cheap tricks such as this. Here's how this whole conversation should have gone: Person #1: "I like new music." Person #2: "I don't really dig the new stuff, I much prefer old music." Person #1: "Cool." Person #2: "You wanna go grab a beer?" Person #1: "Sure, buddy."

Whoa there buddy, cool your jets. Let's clear some things up here. 1. That statement on creativity is what we in the sensible world like to call an "opinion". An "opinion" is a magical concept that refers to an individual's personal beliefs that should never be forced upon anybody else. 2. When I used "you" in that sentence, I was not referring to you specifically, but rather to any person who believes that their opinion is the definitive right and that everyone else should follow that ideology. Now, I could go into a long lecture about how you are being one of those people for telling me that my opinion on creativity was wrong, but I have better things to do with my time. Don't be so quick to assume the worst in people.

I'm just going to throw my opinion into the blender of society. Every era of music has a different style, the 40's had Big Band, the 50's had Rock & Roll, the 60's & 70's were groovy, the 80's had their synths and hair bands, the 90's were the 90's, etc. I personally do not find this current era's style appealing. I feel that many of the bands today sound much too similar and that there has been an overall decline in creativity. Now don't get me wrong, there are a few new songs that I do enjoy, but many of them emulate the style of an earlier musical era, which I do suppose ties into the decline in creativity that I mentioned earlier. What it really boils down to is personal preference. I find my enjoyment in the oldies, but you may find it elsewhere. No one has truly got a "wrong" preference I suppose, although there is some pretty tasteless stuff out there. It's just whatever man, you do what you do, but don't force it upon others.

This here is another sketch done in first period. It was made in 45 minutes with a dull pencil on a 3x5 index card in a dark room. Those things considered, I think it turned out rather well... The vehicle depicted here is a 1966 Mazda Bongo van, the one that gets completely creamed near the beginning of Mad Max. Not a terribly great sketch, but I find it rather humorous. If I ever decide to do more of these, I'll probably just dump 'em in this topic...

Mother of god... look at all the wood paneling, they even put some on the hood... It's as if someone took a log cabin, and placed it on wheels. I can dig it.

Thanks! I just watched the movie again last night. I prefer to remember Mel as he was, not as he is. I think what I'm going to do after Max's interceptor (AJ's probably going to be in that one) will be either the Mazda Bongo van that gets obliterated near the beginning or the '59 Impala along with the biker gang that trashes it.

That was one of the most ridiculous and eloquently worded replies I have ever had the pleasure of reading... I think I'm going to start on Max's XB sedan interceptor tomorrow; that'n is going to be a pain in the butt, I tell you what.

So I was sitting at my desk during first period at school, when suddenly this crazy idea hit me like a freight train: "What would happen if I combined "Mad Max" with MLP?" This is the end result, attained after about 2 1/2 hours. Still a little rough, but whatever... Just in case anyone was wondering, the car is a 1972 Holden HQ Monaro (the Nightrider's car from "Mad Max").

I don't agree with quite a few cars on that Edmund's list. Why was the '58 Continental on there? That was a damn fine looking car. Of course, I also think the Edsel didn't look that bad... Now, allow me to present to you: the Aerocar. It looks much akin to a Dutch clog on wheels.