Title: Progressive Metal
Post by: Ultima22689 on October 14, 2009, 07:03:06 PM
Post by: Ultima22689 on October 14, 2009, 07:03:06 PM
Anyone here like progressive metal or at least have an opinion of it? I've always liked metal but i've never liked it quite much as I do Progressive metal. The music just feels insanely epic, if you have no clue what i'm talking about head to pandora and check out bands like Dream Theater, Kamelot, symphony X and others like them.
Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: MariaEvri on October 14, 2009, 08:47:58 PM
Post by: MariaEvri on October 14, 2009, 08:47:58 PM
I thought those were power metal?
man I never was good with genres!
man I never was good with genres!
Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: Tom62 on October 14, 2009, 09:22:20 PM
Post by: Tom62 on October 14, 2009, 09:22:20 PM
My dear young man, don't take it too hard. Their work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply too many notes, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect 
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Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: SSY on October 16, 2009, 12:50:31 AM
Post by: SSY on October 16, 2009, 12:50:31 AM
Prefer real metal, sorry, but they just don't stack up to the greats.
Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: Ultima22689 on October 16, 2009, 12:53:14 AM
Post by: Ultima22689 on October 16, 2009, 12:53:14 AM
Real metal? Define real metal. This isn't nu metal or hair metal, this stuff is just as good as Iron Maiden, Sabbath, Metallica and any other old school metal band and they have been around just as long too.
Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: SSY on October 16, 2009, 01:14:59 AM
Post by: SSY on October 16, 2009, 01:14:59 AM
Firstly, let us not say they have been around as long.
Secondly, goodness is subjective, I offered only my own opinion and markedly such, let us not try and actually pretend music can be objectively ascribed a goodness.
Thirdly, as I am sure you can imagine, defining a genre of music is very difficult, I will, for now say the style of music typified by Black Sabbath is what I would call "real metal"
Secondly, goodness is subjective, I offered only my own opinion and markedly such, let us not try and actually pretend music can be objectively ascribed a goodness.
Thirdly, as I am sure you can imagine, defining a genre of music is very difficult, I will, for now say the style of music typified by Black Sabbath is what I would call "real metal"
Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: Tom62 on October 16, 2009, 06:52:55 AM
Post by: Tom62 on October 16, 2009, 06:52:55 AM
I have to agree with SSY. The music comes sounds more like the progressive rock of the 60's, 70's and 80's than like metal. I can imagine that someone, who loves Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Jethro Tull, Genesis or even A-HA, also likes progressive metal. Heavy metal fans of bands like Black Sabbath or Motörhead, wouldn't find progressive metal much appealing to their tastebuds. Anyway, I lost completely track of all the rock music genres and -subgenres. I've basically given up, to label music as rock, symphonic rock, hard rock, classical rock, metal, heavy metal, death metal, progressive metal, doom metal, new wave metal, grunge, post-grunge or what ever. Nowadays I place all music in three categories: 1. music that appeals to me; 2. music that I loathe and 3. music that sounds OK, but I wouldn't buy a record of it.
Title: Re: Progressive Metal
Post by: templeboy on October 16, 2009, 11:28:40 AM
Post by: templeboy on October 16, 2009, 11:28:40 AM
For me ATM, there are two types of music- music written by Tim or Neill Finn, and music not written by Tim or Neill Finn...