The Vent - Part Trois

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Yeah. One of my favorite CDs from last year (of ANY genre) was by an Italian metal band called Zu. No vocals, except for one song that had Mike Patton (of Faith No More, among other things) singing. But it's so well done! Really schizoid, but there's sort of a "fun" element to it. It's black metal done with keyboards, drums, bass and baritone sax, along with a BIT of guitar (but not a lot). If you like heavy, experimental and fun music, check out Carboniferous.

[The_Dude 1,142]

A related rant: why do so many metal bands opt for the distorted, unintelligible "cookie monster" vocals? I'm not a metalhead, but I DO own probably about 100 albums that would be considered metal. I'd surely be MORE into metal if there were more "clean" vocals a la Tool. I still love some bands that have the "cookie monster" vox (Opeth being my favorite), but can't help but wish more metal bands would do the same heavy, grinding, complex music with intelligible lyrics!

That is like asking "why don't hip hop artists speak in plain english?".

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

That is like asking "why don't hip hop artists speak in plain english?".

Not really. There are several examples out there of death metal bands with clean vocals. Opeth, for instance, goes back and forth between clean and "cookie monster" vocals... Ulver too. I just wish more would.

[Pauley 2]

Not really. There are several examples out there of death metal bands with clean vocals. Opeth, for instance, goes back and forth between clean and "cookie monster" vocals... Ulver too. I just wish more would.

It's older metal, but I can pretty clearly understand Quiet Riot lyrics.

I picked up the NASCAR on FOX "Crank It Up" CD back in '02, and while the first half has some pretty cool hard rock covers, the second half of the CD was all "cookie monster" metal vocals, as you put it. I don't listen to that half of the CD much, if ever.

[Sprailenes 47]

Quiet Riot.. now that will get me up on any dance floor rocking out after a few too many.

Not. Even. Kidding.

[Varba 0]

God I hate pop music. Seriously, I need to charge my iPod and stop listening to the radio.

Amen.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Not really. There are several examples out there of death metal bands with clean vocals. Opeth, for instance, goes back and forth between clean and "cookie monster" vocals... Ulver too. I just wish more would.

It is exactly like asking why hip hop don't speak in plain english. That is the way that they choose to sing their lyrics, for their fans, not you. You either like it, or you don't. Complaining that they should sing more clearly because they are hard to understand is like asking why does lil wayne call money, cheddar? Does it make sense? Not necissarily, but his fans like it and thats all that matters. I have a friend who plays in a band that playes that sort of music (The Depths). I had similar complaints and he kept telling me, see it live and you'll understand. I did, and now I do. It's the energy and the message of the show and the music.

[lgg 2]

In other news -- I have a problem. I find that in the US there is a plethora of cool/interesting/weird products that I am obsessed with looking at. Today, buying yoghurt at the store, I had to buy a box of Good & Plenty but the spicy kind. Just sick. Freaking sickest candy I ever ate. BUT, I had to buy it because I was like, oooh, cool, I never saw that in Canada. The flavours of gum and chips and nuts, the different kinds of food and SO, SO, SOOO much of it. I fear that when i drive and go to the grocery store, it's gonna be a sh1tshow of buying ridiculous things.

That is my vent and I am sticking to it. OH and if you like the Good & Plenty candies, do NOT buy Good & Spicy.

[Varba 0]

In other news -- I have a problem. I find that in the US there is a plethora of cool/interesting/weird products that I am obsessed with looking at. Today, buying yoghurt at the store, I had to buy a box of Good & Plenty but the spicy kind. Just sick. Freaking sickest candy I ever ate. BUT, I had to buy it because I was like, oooh, cool, I never saw that in Canada. The flavours of gum and chips and nuts, the different kinds of food and SO, SO, SOOO much of it. I fear that when i drive and go to the grocery store, it's gonna be a sh1tshow of buying ridiculous things.

That is my vent and I am sticking to it. OH and if you like the Good & Plenty candies, do NOT buy Good & Spicy.

Haha. I do that especially in the produce market.

Stores around here have been adding more and more "cultural" produce. Peachey constantly tells me to stop buying random odd shaped/colored veggies and fruits and trying to figure out what on earth you're supposed to do with them.

[Sprailenes 47]

People who chew with their mouths open.

That's all.

Disgusting.

[The_Dude 1,142]

People who chew with their mouths open.

That's all.

Disgusting.

My favorite is people who have like 4 pieces of gum in their mouth and chew with their mouth open

[Rhiannercakes 14]

My husband chews with his mouth open from time to time... all the people in this house do. It's so gross. I'm always telling him to shut his mouth when he eats. Or I just dont look at him the whole meal.

[Sprailenes 47]

My husband does it too! So does his dad. It's sooo gross. The first time I went out to eat with him I was kind of horrified...

He has quieted down, he doesn't make the smacking noise now, so I do avoid looking at him... he say's it's because he can't breathe out his nose.

My FIL though.. he smacks and chews and it's gross. I can't stand it.

[The_Dude 1,142]

My husband does it too! So does his dad. It's sooo gross. The first time I went out to eat with him I was kind of horrified...

He has quieted down, he doesn't make the smacking noise now, so I do avoid looking at him... he say's it's because he can't breathe out his nose.

My FIL though.. he smacks and chews and it's gross. I can't stand it.

Deviated septum FTL.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

My husband blames the exact same thing, he cant breathe from his nose when he's eating.

My parents keep telling me to just let it go, but I can't! It's so gross.