Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ulysses!burl!clyde!akgua!mcnc!unc!sherouse From: sherouse@unc.UUCP (George W. Sherouse) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Poisoning Message-ID: <6733@unc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Feb-84 13:40:32 EST Article-I.D.: unc.6733 Posted: Fri Feb 10 13:40:32 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 06:26:21 EST Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 60 Matt Taylor mailed this to me and asked me to post it for him. Here you go, Matt... ================================================================== From: udenva!mtaylor@denelcor Date: Thu, 9 Feb 84 17:01:05 mst (I wanted to post this to the net, but couldn't since DU is not currently letting users submit mail. So, I am sending it to you. Maybe if you want you could repost it for me? I sure hope this message finds you somehow.) I have played in various bands for 12 years and have noticed a cyclic nature to the evolution of music with an increasing amplitude in either direction. In other words, heavy metal was bound to reappear. The guys who I play with have discussed this amongst ourselves and have decided that heavy metal *garbage* (There is a difference between heavy metal and heavy metal garbage), is indeed an emotion response to the now defunct (at least in Colorado) synth-pop. True there are other reasons, but I believe this to be the major one. An interesting phenomenon is that while synth-pop is at one extreme of the musical texture and heavy metal at the other, they both have the same qualities of having a very simplistic compositional style. *flames anyone?* True there are subtle licks, riffs, lyrics, etc; but having the same rhythm and chord changes for 8 bars and then a 1 bar change just doesn't cut the mustard for me personally (although it does cut the tape apparently). I am willing to bet a blank 5 and 1/4 inch floppy (big spender eh?) that heavy metal garbage (not heavy metal) will die very shortly. Heavy metal itself is going to stick around for a while now that it is reborn so to speak. A personal note: The band I play in now plays original rock, not too hard, but certainly not synth-pop. We are rather pleased that after synth-pop came heavy metal. We are sure that after everybody has had their ears blasted off, they will desire a compromise between synth-pop and heavy metal. Matt Taylor University of Denver udenva!mtaylor =========================================================== BTW, there seems to be agreement amongst those who have mailed to me that not all heavy metal is awful. Even I have no argument with that. My point, however, is that the *bad* heavy metal seems to be disproportionately popular these days. Ta. Good tunes to you, (the real) George W. Sherouse"I got tired of counting all these blessings... ...and then I just got tired."