• From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Topic: A THINKER WHAT is the definition of BLUES - ROCK - HARDROCK - METAL

WHERE CAN YOU DRAW THE LINE.
You find bands as LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH in the "metal section" compared to SEPULTURA it's rather PLASTIC.
If you see what they write about metal, there are a dozen kinds of metal.
1) METAL: what is in fact the real definition?
2) HARDROCK, is this style of music more related to ROCK or is it considered as a kind of METAL music.
What style of music is played by bands like BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE ?
Better; where is the line between bands as METALLICA, MEGADETH and the 3 bands I mentioned?

A QUESTION:
- CAN YOU FOLLOW WHAT THEY SING even worse CAN YOU FOLLOW WHAT THEY PLAY those SPEED METAL bands. About colors and taste there is no discussion possible.
Strange enough some of the hardrock bands are MEGA POPULAR by a ballad see MORE THAN WORDS by EXTREME.
It is so difficult to TELL what blues are. I mean the difference. Fleetwood Mac has an album and song 3 is a blues song, next song 4 starts 100% identical for at least 50 seconds as song 3.
My conclusion is that there is not much variation in playing BLUES.  WHAT'S YOURS?

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

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  • Registered: 2007-03-24
  • Posts: 1,108

Re: A THINKER WHAT is the definition of BLUES - ROCK - HARDROCK - METAL

In my head:
Sabbath, Zeppelin and Deep Purple are hard rock, Metallica, Megadeth, etc are heavy metal. For me, the newer heavy metal stuff seems less blues based and "faster" . I'm not a huge fan of metal but there are certainly some artists that have integrity and a unique sound. Like any genre that becomes popular (as metal did here in the states in the 90's) there are less original copy cat bands that take it more towards pop like Poison, etc. IMO, these bands are alot less tolerable. They have talent but what they turn out does not reflect it. I often hear people refer to Sabbath and Zeppelin as the grandfathers of metal but I don't agree. They may have inspired some of it but the metal bands were unique (like it or hate it; it was different and different is good for the industry).

Just my 2 cents

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.
Elvis Costello

3 Reply by mixter102 (edited by mixter102 2008-06-28 16:33:12)

  • From: Stockton Ca
  • Registered: 2007-10-19
  • Posts: 192

Re: A THINKER WHAT is the definition of BLUES - ROCK - HARDROCK - METAL

Music has many genres, one of which is Rock and Roll.  Inside of the R&R genre is Hard rock,  inside of Hard Rock is Heavy Metal,  Inside of Metal is all of Its subgenres like Death Metal, Speed metal, etc.

I Don't think any Metal Fans can ever compleatly agree about what Metal is.  It's kinda like porn, I can't tell you what it is but I know it when I see it.

Some bands like Iron Madien,  or Anthrax will give no arguments others like Motley Crue or System of a Down,  will be fearcely debated.

It kind of funny also that many bands such as Led Zepllen, and Van Halen are very influential on Metal, but are not considered Metal.  They are considered hard rock.

  • From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Re: A THINKER WHAT is the definition of BLUES - ROCK - HARDROCK - METAL

To be honest this is a TT a think topic.
WHAT IS WHAT.

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

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