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[red dragon]

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

Do you really think things like these will ever die?
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw3FTiWRXF8&feature=related
Sad Maynard has lost his thing(aging,you see).Even Tool suck live now,but they were GODS.
No one once mentioned Alice in Chains,probably the most honest band with an extremely talented frontman (R.I.P L.S)
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jX1KAKp78&feature=related
This is probably the most intense song I have ever heard(no growling,weird antics,plain and simple but piercing vocals)

 

[MetalheadGautham]

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Yeh the video is pretty bad,it is not a music video,just a poor country with even poor musicians,but don`t you think the drummer and the intro was good?
BTW nada nada is awesome,the bassist is a beast,but what does nada nada mean?

it means walk, walk or come, come.

 

[red dragon]

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Thank you Gautam.There was a band, pin drop violence,are they still making music?and what happened to Moksha?

 

[Desmond]

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You guys heard 13 AD?? Its an old band from Cochin. Their music is awesome by Indian standards. Check this vid, its from their first album 'Ground Zero'
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkrwgLn8UjU

 

[thewisecrab]

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@MHG
Then I think its "nadaa nadaa" (pronunciation)

 

[ancientrites]

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If it is in India it got to be 50-50.neither mtv india nor channel v india promotes indian rock bands.Secondly these new comers show lots of desi tunes which i dislike.Thirdly no good sponsorship for them.Then how do we expect them to survive.Please do correct me if i am wrong.
thankfully i am happy with my sweet taste of European black metal bands.

 

[red dragon]

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^^Channel V or MTV never really supported good music,it is nothing new,they are doing this for more than 10-15 years.What Nordic black metal bands are you digging at present?

 

[asingh]

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Really interesting thread. Just finished reading it from page 1 till the end. Not posting my views pertinent to any Rock Band / genre but specifically to culture. Let me take you back to the late 80's --- till the mid 90's. This was the time when I was in school, and music was a way of life. There were not many other forms of entertainment -- or you could say choices. There was Doordarshan (cable tv had started but was expensive), and music. Internet was just a word. How did one get to find out about latest music. Was via the local cassette shop seller. What tapes (cds he sprouted) he procured (doubt this word existed then) we understood them to be music. And listened / worshiped those bands/groups. There was a magazine called Rock Street Journal, which used to run excellent articles and tit-bits specific to rock. Choices were limited, and people followed bands with great fan following. How this became culture: T-shirts, music albums, room posters, post cards, just basically seeing more rock oriented objects and merchandise. Guys grew their hair long, we had pierced our ears (heck even I did), torn jeans, tons of hand bracelets, multiple chains around the neck. I still remember when the Use You Illusions album was released. Around 8/10 kids were wearing the t shirt. Megadeth ominous t-shirts which said "death by the millions". I still remember buying a Judas Priest, Metal Works double pack for around RS.1200. My mom had sent me to pick up a pair of shoes, and I got this....!

Culture is when something becomes an intrinsic part of your life, and is a basic construction and definition of your daily habits and lifestyle. Is that so, now...? Hardly. Rock culture is not on the verge of extinction, but just less prevalent.

 

[ico]

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Great post.

 

[red dragon]

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

Really interesting thread. Just finished reading it from page 1 till the end. Not posting my views pertinent to any Rock Band / genre but specifically to culture. Let me take you back to the late 80's --- till the mid 90's. This was the time when I was in school, and music was a way of life. There were not many other forms of entertainment -- or you could say choices. There was Doordarshan (cable tv had started but was expensive), and music. Internet was just a word. How did one get to find out about latest music. Was via the local cassette shop seller. What tapes (cds he sprouted) he procured (doubt this word existed then) we understood them to be music. And listened / worshiped those bands/groups. There was a magazine called Rock Street Journal, which used to run excellent articles and tit-bits specific to rock. Choices were limited, and people followed bands with great fan following. How this became culture: T-shirts, music albums, room posters, post cards, just basically seeing more rock oriented objects and merchandise. Guys grew their hair long, we had pierced our ears (heck even I did), torn jeans, tons of hand bracelets, multiple chains around the neck. I still remember when the Use You Illusions album was released. Around 8/10 kids were wearing the t shirt. Megadeth ominous t-shirts which said "death by the millions". I still remember buying a Judas Priest, Metal Works double pack for around RS.1200. My mom had sent me to pick up a pair of shoes, and I got this....!

Culture is when something becomes an intrinsic part of your life, and is a basic construction and definition of your daily habits and lifestyle. Is that so, now...? Hardly. Rock culture is not on the verge of extinction, but just less prevalent.

Wonderful post.Man those were the days!I still wear those ear rings even when I am on duty in hospital.Had to cut the hair though!

 

[pranav.seth]

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^+1 to above.

You just need to know where to look. What about crap and utterly gross bands like Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, etc monickered with the 'rock' genre ? This is the main reason why real 'rock' or 'metal' is losing popularity. Dont blame Hannah Montana (though she is atrocious too). Montana is a pop singer. But bands like Linkin Park call themselves 'rock'. Rock, my ass.

As per me, I listen to old bands. I used to listen to a lot of 'Tallica before but now I mostly delve in death/black. Death, Necrophagist, Entombed, Nevermore, Absu, etc being my favs now. I hardly listen to anything remotely popular except for Megadeth .

By the way, linkin park is NOT A ROCK BAND!!!!!!!!! it is a nu-metal(aggro) band, which means a genre of music that blends heavy metal elements with other styles, such as hip hop,rock and grunge.

 

[blackhole]

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techer told me that metal is extracted frm rock

 

[XTerminator]

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^which amazonian jungle are you from? and this aint funny anymore

 

[ancientrites]

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^^Channel V or MTV never really supported good music,it is nothing new,they are doing this for more than 10-15 years.What Nordic black metal bands are you digging at present?

Alot bro.I believe nordic refers to few northern european countries.well,Since last 3 days i have been listening to elite(nor),bustum, nefarium,odem arcarum,wolfthorn,watain and finally hell militia.all the latest albums,Elite and urgehal has not come up with latest release but was was listening to previous albums.
I guess you too hardcore black metal fan.If you come across something special crucifying black metal bands then PM me.it should be European ones and nothing else.I love discovering,I have almost researched all the european ones and have mighty collections too.Just curious if i have missed any band.

 

[red dragon]

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Alot bro.I believe nordic refers to few northern european countries.well,Since last 3 days i have been listening to elite(nor),bustum, nefarium,odem arcarum,wolfthorn,watain and finally hell militia.all the latest albums,Elite and urgehal has not come up with latest release but was was listening to previous albums.
I guess you too hardcore black metal fan.If you come across something special crucifying black metal bands then PM me.it should be European ones and nothing else.I love discovering,I have almost researched all the european ones and have mighty collections too.Just curious if i have missed any band.

I like black metal,but not a hardcore fan,more into older black metal bands like Emperor,Mayhem,Dimmu,Burzum,Enslaved,Kvist etc.Please suggest me some newer stuff(preferably symphonic and environmental ones). Death metal is not my cup of tea,death bands are amazing technically,but I hate those comical cookie monster vocals and blast beats.Can you (or anyone) suggest some death metal bands without those vocals and some meaningful lyrics?BTW do you know Varg Vinkernes of Burzum is out of prison after 15 years?

 

[XTerminator]

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..and environmental ones

i agree environment needs to be taken care of,but no need to include it as a musical sub-genre its atmospheric black metal.

BTW do you know Varg Vinkernes of Burzum is out of prison after 15 years?

thats as new as Intel releasing pentium processors

Vinkerness

x 2.Its Vikernes.he's been released long back,and has released a shitty album too.Go dig it and tell your friends "im a metalhead and i dug gold"

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also credits to ancientrites for some cool digs there.Nice stuff dude.but red dragon is a farce.

 

[thewisecrab]

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I'm currently digging Nevermore Jeff Loomis ftw!

and wtf is "nu-metal" ? Couldnt come up with a better name for a genre? Nubs

@Xterminator give me the band name you gave yesterday, I forgot to save it.

 

[Psychosocial]

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@ancientrites :- Watain is good stuff. Not heard others. Not a big black metal fan.
@thewisecrab :- Yup Jeff Loomis is cool. New Nevermore album is decent too. The Godless Endeavour is the one I like the most (though not a big fan of the band).

 

[XTerminator]

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@crab check out Ensiferum.not the band i told you yest,but its along the same lines

 

[thewisecrab]

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^^
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