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).