Also, the "loosely controlled noise" bit is... Never mind, I'm going to be ranting 'till the cows come home, so I'll just point out that it isn't loosely controlled at all, but rather very technical, methodical, and tight. To each their own, and there is nothing wrong with not liking this stuff, but that bit irked me a little
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...plenty irks me, I didn't say I didn't like it (it being fast, loud, screaming metal)...I do not love it.
I'm also the quietest guy around and I even find the gutteral vocals and heavy, fast-paced instrumentals to be quite relaxing. And once again I'm a musician, so I'm always listening to the nuances and and appreciating the inner-beauty of the music, so to speak. It's not all about anti-establishment.
Here is the thing...I have played musical instruments...read sheet music...and listened to lots of different kinds of music...I do not think that makes me a musician...but I am an engineer and a scientist...especially when it comes to measurement processes...it is not possible to relax to "gutteral vocals and heavy, fast-paced instrumentals".
Simple science. The music, volume, tempo, range, frequency, etc. all come to a point of sensory saturation...in this situation that is an overload of input...the opposite of relaxing...it is stimulating.
If you have a limited hearing issue, near deafness, then there is some measure of consideration as the frequency can generate a buzzing that could relax the tissue surrounding scarring...but an ear with normal range of hearing will become hyper sensitive to such stimulation.
Now I am not saying that you can't like a type of music or even a sound, that could be considered noise by others, enough to a point that just hearing it puts you into a state of appreciation...but that is not relaxing.
Relaxing by definition is to be in a state of calm...metal...especially speed/hard/thrash/etc. can be defined with many many words, but calm would not be one of those words.
I don't really see this as derailing since we're just discussing the music that people are listening to... But just to be safe, I'll shut up and post some songs that truly define me by bands that I love with all my heart *eye twitch*
Somewhere I belong by Linkin Park
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica
Someone Who Cares by Three Days Grace
Give it All by Rise Against
All good choices, and not because I approve...no...these bands have unique sounds, flavor, and talent...I am curious though...the first three have a certain commonality that the fourth does not at least to my prejudicial ear
I can see from your earlier posts that the band is a favorite, and I am not cutting them or your liking of them down in any way...no I only mention the songs because this is a common technique used in inspections...it is called "seeding"...hiding in plain sight in a group of near related, something that would by itself be easily noticed.
(updated to my post...I listened to it again...much better the third time lol...maybe there is hope for me lol)
I am sure it is just my ear...I am not getting the RAWR aspect I think.
And that is ok too.
I am here to say that I appreciate anyone's choice of music and that the idea of sharing the same music, this act is one part opening one's self up and one part looking for acceptance...it is brave.
In this sharing, I have been exposed to music that I would not have listened to otherwise...having listened to much music up to this point in life (47yrs), I tend to sway between my favorite genres from time to time...new can be welcome.
I started this thought a while back because I was not getting into the recent trend being posted...in fact I had been skipping over the last handful of thread pages because the screaming and guttural growling was wearing me down...irking me to a high degree.
In some examples there were clean and beautiful musicality with the instruments, maybe even a great singer...then screaming and heart attack faces...making it hard to appreciate the goodness surrounding the ugly.
A paradox to be sure.
So be irked; in our passions we find reasons to love and hate...in sharing the passions and that which drives us, we grow.