Hvilelos
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GEDDY LEE ISN'T A WOMAN?!? OH GOD I NEED A SHOWER
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Haha, except you wouldn't be making assloads of money. And anybody that "screams their lungs out" is only injuring themselves - screaming or growling properly takes a lot of technique and training. Otherwise you get nodes on your vocal chords and have to get surgery. Or have to quit because you run the risk of going mute. Screaming is just like singing. Some even take it to the next level and scream on note. It's hardly different, and shouldn't be considered less talented, just because it's not pleasing to your ears. Sauceboss: It is completely different for pop numbers. I'm not saying learning those dance moves isn't hard. I couldn't do it. But what I could do is go on a stage, sing some lyrics somebody else wrote for me, and not have to worry about actually being good at singing because the effects rack running in real time is correcting every single mistake I make. Or I could just lip sync, because that's pretty prevalent as well. And I fail to see how my statement is untrue. Here's what I do. I learn how to play acoustic guitar and sing acceptably. Record company comes to me and says, hey, you're alright kid, you even have some good ideas. They send me to a big producer and recording studio. Then they tell me everything I made isn't good enough, and hand me a stack of sheet music, containing the songs for "my" album. I fail to see how that requires talent, and yet it is the story of so many popular artists, not singling country out. Sure, you can suck as much as you want and play in any kind of band. But success isn't accessible for sucking in a non-popular genre.
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Ok, let me re-phrase that then. To be in a successful country star or rapper requires no talent. That isn't to say that I don't wish I could be a country musician. Doing dick on stage for assloads of money is really appealing, don't get me wrong. To say that screaming immediately removes all talent is pretty narrow-minded. Can you do it? Can you do it while playing ripping guitar solos? Didn't think so. Show me ANY country or rap song that requires that amount of skill on ANY instrument to play and you'll have a point.
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ben, you know you listen to j-pop so you have a legitimate excuse to stare at the hot azns all day!
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Adam Fulara <-- THIS GUY DESTROYS And for comedic effect:
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Looking at them is nice and all, but it would be nice if you could buy them as well :3
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I don't know, have you looked at the chicks that work at FYEs lately? I'm just relieved I don't get eaten.
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Just watched the video for Passion, it was pretty cool.
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As a musician, I simply feel that if you didn't write the song, you didn't put your own emotions into it. It feels cheap. Covers are a little bit different. They are tributes to the band that initially made them. I feel like that can keep more of the spirit of the original song than something written by a guy whose job it is to write hits. Even Garth Brooks has used professional songwriters. It is not a practice that I agree with. In fact, it makes me feel sick. I see all these metal bands that put their hearts and souls into making their music; touring 300 days a year, playing to 'crowds' of 10-30 people trying to make ends meet. They spent years of dedication mastering their instruments to be able to do what they do. And yet somebody with little to no musical training can be handed a song that somebody else wrote, and become filthy rich. I'm not saying this applies solely to country. It is prevalent in all popular music. Where is the creativity? Where is the inner spark that gives the music real life? I don't hear it. Passion seems simulated. I'm sure there are some instances where somebody feels so strongly about it that it can be convincing, but there are always exceptions. Also, I said that most major country stars do. I don't know about the country music underground. On that topic I am ignorant. But the major players, the ones that are always on tv, or on the radio, have generally used songwriters at one point or another. And it seems that the songs that were written by somebody else were the big hits. I'm not trying to make this into "This is why x type of music is bad and you shouldn't listen to it." That goes against the beauty of music, which is the freedom to listen to whatever you want. I'm merely saying that it's not for me, and here are some reasons why. My case might be a little special because of my focus on playing music. I put great value on technical skills and composition. Standard songs seem boring and contrived. Compared the popular music of the 70's and 80's, popular music these days is simple and inane. That's why I've turned to music that puts a focus on creativity and musicianship. I'm not saying a song has to be 'complicated' to be good; sometimes sheer songwriting prowess can make a powerful song. But it's hard to find meaning in songs about tractors or SUPERSOAK THAT HOE.
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The problem with your argument is that the majority of major country singers do not write their own songs. They do not write the lyrics. How can lyrics have meaning when somebody else wrote them?
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Statements like this only exemplify the ignorance that surrounds the public perception of death metal. Listen to this and name a single rap or country act with this much talent: Necrophagist
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Been listening to a lot of Decapitated. I generally listen to death metal, industrial, prog and jazz. And occasionally classical. And I have a vehement hatred for rap and country. I prefer music that requires talent.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Who wants to grind me some honor this weekend? Any takers?
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It was 1 am and I had no energy left to do this assignment, so I did the next best thing and drew a picture for the grader: http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/2765/photo0028ht6.jpg Bonus points!
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Looks like some Team Sauce members are having their doubts... lolololol
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cute girls ^_^ lol @ the guy that hardly reacted at all, he was really enjoying that game xD
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I've been trying unsuccessfully for years to mimic his coat tricks. Dammit!
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Hopefully I'll be buying my first bike soon, unless I get transferred somewhere else for my work term. Maybe something like a Ninja 500 or some 650 dual sport (hopefully cheaper insurance). The plan is to buy that KTM when I get out of school and make some money... soo sexy... xD
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