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GameFreac · Post by **GameFreac** » Fri December 7th, 2012, 4:00 pm

Ryan wrote:YES^

I will say, personally, that the way the vocals 'sound' as a part of the greater whole of the music is the most important thing to me. If the lyrics are actually good that's just a bonus. Hell, plenty of grindcore bands have no lyrics whatsoever and the vocals just serve as another instrument, so to speak. As long as that shit sounds rad it's fine by me, they could be talking about their love for hotdogs for all I care.

Basically, this.

sleyja · Post by **sleyja** » Fri December 7th, 2012, 5:06 pm

GameFreac wrote:
badcarburetor wrote:For me it's a rarity in most genres for the lyrics to be meaningful - or often - even interesting. That would definitely be one of the least weighted factors in my judging a band.

One of the great things about metal is how rarely the lyrics are intelligible.

It's just a bonus if I happen to dig on what someone has to say.
Same...I don't really care about lyrics. Either the music is good or it isn't.

Hmm. I don't agree with this at all. Lyrics can be a main draw for me. Not so much with Metal. Not that I give it a pass, it's just the nature of the beast, anything goes in most cases. Like Ryan said, good lyrics are a plus. Outside of metal, lyrics are very important to me. I appreciate smart, well written lyrics every bit as much as well written music. One can cancel out the other. If lyrics are just okay and the music is great, I can dig it. Terrible lyrics - I can't get past it. Bad music won't make me cringe, but bad lyrics will.

SlashAndThrash · Post by **SlashAndThrash** » Fri December 7th, 2012, 7:32 pm

The way I see it- is bad lyrics in good metal is just doing half the work. If you're gonna write a bad ass song, go all the way. I know whats good and bad lyrically is pretty subjective, but I think anyone who wants credit should see that the separate parts of their music are all given the same amount of attention and are somewhat on-par with one another, even if you can't understand the words.

sleyja · Post by **sleyja** » Fri December 7th, 2012, 8:26 pm

SlashAndThrash wrote:The way I see it- is bad lyrics in good metal is just doing half the work. If you're gonna write a bad ass song, go all the way. I know whats good and bad lyrically is pretty subjective, but I think anyone who wants credit should see that the separate parts of their music are all given the same amount of attention and are somewhat on-par with one another, even if you can't understand the words.

Agree.

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Sat December 8th, 2012, 12:11 pm

Knucklehead wrote:But the dude is saying something, and it is probably worth trying to figure out what he is saying, no?

Nah. I ain't got time to spend reading and deciphering lyrics. I listen to way too many hours of music for all that.

I'm down with the "vocals as instrument" line of thought. Like I said, it's a cool bonus when someone has something interesting to say, but, in my experience, that's far from most - and many just ramble on about dumb, hackneyed shit that others have already said 100x better.

Just my opinion...

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Fri February 8th, 2013, 6:28 pm

I hear rumors of #5... And not from our resident writer. Ahem.

stewvee · Post by **stewvee** » Fri February 8th, 2013, 11:27 pm

"exhaustive and over-arching" treatise on Italian Metal, including inties with Mortuary Drape, Bulldozer, and Dark Quarterer, who hasn't done anything for a U.S. print mag in a lifetime.

full tilt boogie on TNA filmmaker tinto brass

lots of other great inties i'm not gonna list

overwritten and pseudo intellectual bullshit on scott reagers, the only vocalist from st vitus

comix

reviews that no one understands, least of all us

debauchery

hot dogs

beer

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Sat February 9th, 2013, 9:54 am

I see that you've correctly guessed that I was reading the NWN forum.

I've been wondering when the next issue was coming out for a couple of weeks. I really enjoyed that Possessed piece.

stewvee · Post by **stewvee** » Sat February 9th, 2013, 10:37 am

awesome. yeah mr rip junkins makes a stage call for the scott reagers ting.

stewvee · Post by **stewvee** » Sat February 9th, 2013, 10:43 am

Knucklehead wrote:I see that you've correctly guessed that I was reading the NWN forum.

you should stay away from that place, hoss. it's bad bad bad.

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Tue March 19th, 2013, 4:31 pm

Hey! Guess what lefthandpath.com points to? Nothing! Shit is gone gone gone.

stewvee · Post by **stewvee** » Sun March 24th, 2013, 10:11 pm

the divine plan is complete

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Tue March 26th, 2013, 11:36 am

Knucklehead wrote:I hear rumors of #5... And not from our resident writer. Ahem.

So, no word on this yet, huh?

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Tue March 26th, 2013, 11:37 am

Knucklehead wrote:I hear rumors of #5... And not from our resident writer. Ahem.

So, no word on this yet, huh?

V-GER · Post by **V-GER** » Tue March 26th, 2013, 11:54 am

Such as bologna...

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