From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!rlr Newsgroups: net.music Title: Re: re: Heavy Metal oxymoron Article-I.D.: pyuxjj.382 Posted: Thu Jan 6 12:46:52 1983 Received: Fri Jan 7 05:14:55 1983 References: cbosgd.2935 re: cbosg!bdd's assessment of "heavy metal artists" (quotes necessary) >From his article-- I must say that the 'heavy metal artists' oxymoron was neither humorous, nor accurate. I, like Rosen, am a heavy metal lover although that is not the only style of music I enjoy listenting to. Please do not associate my name with "heavy metal music" (quotes very necessary), unless it is in reference to some sort of "World League to Abolish Heavy Metal and the Rectal Orifi Who Claim That It Is Music". Heavy metal can be summed up as a lifestyle for alcoholic/drug-consuming racist, sexist, white male teenagers who have nothing better to do than worship their cult heroes who perform surrogate masturbation with their guitars and/or scream inanities at the top of their voices, probably because no rational person wants to hear what they have to say (and rightfully so). Their message to their fans--it's no fun being a moron, so screw the rest of the world. Mind you, heavy metal started out with some great moments---Led Zeppelin (perhaps the most influential group of the early '70s) and Deep Purple, for example. But the raucousness of the music wound up feeding the vapid brains of those fans described above (What did these a**holes do before there was heavy metal?). Today the "music" is made by "fans" who have risen in musical expertise to the point where they can scream like Robert Plant and play four chords (I'll give them credit for more than three) and solo as fast as Ritchie Blackmore. Not a very big rise in stature. The Plants and Blackmores were doing something new and different; their modern counterparts are pale, wimpy imitators in comparison, who must resort to shock effect to keep their fans' attention (admittedly, their attention span is low). To cbosg!bdd: If Rhodes and Hagar are as good as you claim, why do they waste their time in the vapid wasteland of heavy metal? Couldn't they put their talents to better use? To all heavy metal fans: If you want to hear a heavy metal band that transcends the ridiculous macho posing and redundant attempts at music found in most heavy metal, listen to Joy Division (Factory Records).