MessiaH on 20 October 2014
| Shadow1980 said: I've been listening to metal music since I was a kid, and I still listen to it now at the age of 34. Most of my CD collection is metal. Back in the early 90s I would stay up late on Saturday nights to watch the original Headbangers Ball with Ricky Rachtman, which showed videos by Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Ozzy, Anthrax, Sepultura, Pantera, Crowbar, Tool, Type O Negative, Danzig, White Zombie, and many others. In the past 20 years since the Ball ended I've discovered other bands I like as well, including Fear Factory, Opeth, Slipknot, In Flames, and Amon Amarth. Of course, I don't just listen to metal. I listen to a lot of the stuff that was popular when I was young, including classic rock (much of that was still relatively new in the 80s and hadn't yet garnered the title "classic rock" yet; (Led Zeppelin IV is to me like what Nevermind is to someone who's 14 now), 80s pop & new wave, "hair metal," grunge, alternative rock, and some old-school rap. I also listen to some prog rock (e.g., Porcupine Tree, as well as older prog that gets airplay on classic rock stations), some J-pop and J-rock, and classical & orchestral. Much of what I listen to that isn't metal was actually mainstream back when it was new, and I still enjoy those tunes from when I was a kid. Of course, pop/Top 40 and more mainstream rock music rapidly lost its ability to hold my interest throughout the latter half of the 90s and on through today, so while I liked a lot of mainstream stuff when I was younger I don't like newer mainstream stuff, not because it is mainstream but because I just don't like the way it sounds. I can't stand Kesha, Katy Perry, Fergie-era Black-eyed Peas (they used to be a decent hip-hop group before she joined), Pitbull, LMFAO, and all the other stuff that dominates the Top 40 charts today. So, I usually end up listening to stuff I grew up with, with most newer music I listen to being more obscure acts, including metal bands. I don't know if this makes me a hipster. I don't eschew things because they're mainstream, and I've never tried to make a statement with what I listen to or how I dress. I really don't do the things the stereotypical hipster does, though I guess I am a bit of a nerd. I just listen to what I think sounds good, regardless of its mainstream status. I'm the kind of guy who can groove to a playlist consisting of the Eagles, Simple Minds, Pantera, Michael Jackson, Yes, Bobby Brown, The Pillows, and the Halo theme. |
Headbangers Ball dude! *sniff* end of an era! I used to watch that show all the time! Your playlist sounds like mine - quality music from every genre.
