Nerve

“Call it liberation / or frustration…”

I love metal. I grew up listening to it. It made me calm, it made me open my eyes, it was there in tough times. Yet, some people don’t get it. They say it’s 2010, I should listen to mainstream techno aka house music. The thing is, I listen to house music. From time to time. But I consider it to be souless. It might be good ambiance for junkie trips (which I don’t do, because I like beer a lot better), but it doesn’t carry any message. Nor good, nor bad. It’s as gray as everyday society. And on top of that is plastic. Made on computers from other peoples samples most of the time. No instruments involved. So how is that MUSIC?

The other day I had this discussion again with a friend of mine, for the 1000th time, and as I was fueled by too much Heineken, I put on the Still Reigning DVD of Slayer where the “fake” blood rains on them, just to see his face. And it was the same old cheap talk again, that they just growl and I should grow up (read: be a junkie and a trendwhore). The difference between these kind of people and me is that I CAN listen to other kinds of music too, and I do listen… To what’s worth listening. Sometimes I listen to Bob Marley. Sometimes I listen to Morcheeba. Yet, some other times to Iron Maiden. Sometimes I listen to jazz. Sometimes to metal. Sometimes to downtempo. It depends on how I feel at the moment. But no, MTV generation doesn’t accept that. You don’t fit the pattern. You suck, you are old and clueless and crazy. Fact is, I don’t care. I heard these things said to my face before. And it was not while discussing music. And I was right back then, too.

So, to sum it up, I am sorry for you, narrow-minded fucks. Wonder what’s the next trend you jump on is. Fagots.

P.S. I wrote this post on the iPod Touch. sic!

P.S. 2: After you watched the video … the same drummer was drumming for John Zorn too on the 99 and 00 LP’s. Just so you get the picture. Oh, you don’t know who John Zorn is… Now, you see what I am talking about?

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Published:
12.29.09 / 8pm
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