S2M wrote:With all due respect Rip, the difference between you and I is that you are the one stuck in the past. You seem to embrace new if it is one of your core of favorites that is doing the changing....whereas I'm open to more groups.
LOL... No, I'm stuck on
talent, haha! I don't understand people today (which seem to be the masses, unfortunately) who don't want to hear new music from older groups -- just the "classic" hits. I'm loyal to groups over songs, so if I like the group, I'll always want to hear new music out of them. I personally can't imagine being a fan of a song without being interested in the group, but many people, especially the younger ones who are raised on digital music, seem to be exactly that these days. They don't have that much to choose from though.
S2M wrote:You were quick to shoot down that Shakra song....which is ok. But if it were a Dokken song you'd be all over it. I honestly think you are incapable of being objective when it comes to music. I bet you I could list 300 songs for you to listen to, not one of them being from a classic 'melodic rock' group, and you'd find something wrong with everyone of them.
I gave it a full listen and it just didn't grab me. I actually only watched it because someone else also said it was a good song, so that creates independent attestation. And I judge songs on their own merits, not the bands who perform them. I will definitely judge bands by their songs though -- just not the songs by the band. That means, a band I truly despise could put out a good song and I'd acknowledge it. A band I love could put out a mediocre or horrible song, and I'd hate it. Truth, and matter of fact, I didn't care for that new Europe song recently posted, and trust me, I'm always excited to hear new Europe. If the song you posted had been a Dokken song, I would have been disappointed as well, but I just don't see that happening -- Don Dokken doesn't write bad songs. Even the songs he hates, I love. The man just has that much songwriting talent.
Maybe the Shakra song could grow on me, it's possible, but I can't envision that. Maybe the Europe song as well. I just didn't care for either of them after a full listen of each.
S2M wrote:But perhaps there just isn't room in your life for more than 5 or 6 core groups....especially ones in which you haven't ingratiated yourself with, or chased down for an autograph....
Man, I spend too much energy correcting you. Luckily I've had some caffeine today. I'm always open to new bands, and even new genres. Hard/heavy melodic rock is obviously my favorite, but I'm into pop and all sorts of stuff. Just no country or hip-hop. Eden's Curse is a perfect example -- discovered them by accident on YouTube, thinking I was pulling up another band's material. Loved them right off the bat, and I believe Michael Eden will surely conquer the world. James LaBrie from Dream Theater is backing them up on their new album, btw.
Another perfect example of a band I grew to love was Garbage -- Shirley Manson is, well, you know. Hopefully, anyway. Very talented band with dark, deep lyrical content.
Sure, I'm not always on the
active hunt for new bands because I have so much newer stuff to listen to already, but am always open when I hear them. Andrew's MelodicRock CD's are excellent for doing just that, and I've learned quite a bit from them. Also, I just got the Within Temptation CD "The Silent Force" a couple of weeks ago, based on your recommendation actually. That's why I know you haven't gone completely over to the dark side, young Padawan. There is still good in you.
