You didn't take it disrespectfully because, had you made the comment, you wouldn't have intended it to be disrespectful. That's because you're a nice guy, Kerry. :biggrin: The "I mean, 80s metal? OK, I guess, if you're stuck in a middle school time warp (kidding, sorta )." comment was intended to be a jab and was mean-spirited with a passive-aggressive wink at the end. To quote Doc Holiday, "I'm your huckleberry."
Well why don't you just ask me what I meant, since I actually know the answer? It should be pretty obvious to you that I was being openly sarcastic. If you think that's mean-spirited, fine. I think you have too thin a skin for a bad-ass metalhead.
If you'd like a clearer statement than mere sarcasm, I'll go there:
I expressed a dislike for metal because I think the lyrical subject matter is often childish. I believe that it is meant to appeal to (and exploit) middle school and high school adolescent males (hey, I'm not a fan of other genres that do that, either). This is especially true of some of the earlier bands, like Black Sabbath.
I would guess that there are plenty of well-meaning people who would disagree with me. I accept that.
I do like the playing and the part-writing I'm hearing from modern metal bands. Put more simply, metal bands often have virtuosic guitar players, superb drummers, and excellent bass playing. I don't think this was the case in the early days.
Speaking of passive-aggressive, how about referring to my post as "mean spirited" in a reply to someone else, without saying it to me directly, Huckleberry?
I don't have an avatar as aggressively angry as yours, unfortunately, but I love this photo because I think it's wonderfully hilarious:
We all are musicians and should respect each other for that commonality...regardless of our different tastes...
....I don't care if you can play one daym note on your instrument...if you do it in an inspiring way...well then you should be supported in that effort.
Actually, this is very true, and something I should have thought about before being sarcastic about metal.
In view of your well-reasoned argument, I will no longer diss the genre.
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