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Old 03-09-2016, 10:13 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Really? There was a pretty huge overlap between skateboarders and metal fans for a very long time.
I mean in the us there was, but metal is a global phenomenon. I'm willing to bet the members of a Scandinavian black metal band didn't journey out into the frostbitten cold on skateboards.
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Old 03-10-2016, 03:25 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I mean in the us there was, but metal is a global phenomenon. I'm willing to bet the members of a Scandinavian black metal band didn't journey out into the frostbitten cold on skateboards.
You said you had never heard anyone connect the two.
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Old 03-10-2016, 03:44 AM   #13 (permalink)
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I mean in the us there was, but metal is a global phenomenon. I'm willing to bet the members of a Scandinavian black metal band didn't journey out into the frostbitten cold on skateboards.
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You said you had never heard anyone connect the two.
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Old 03-11-2016, 08:35 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I like narrow use of specific sub-genre titles because it helps me find musicians who sound like what I'm in the mood to explore. If I want to hear bands that sound like Acid King I don't want to spend my time shifting through bands that sound like poison.
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Sub-genres highlight specific shared aesthetics. They proliferate and become popularized because they are helpful, such as the case of Bestial Black Metal. They shrivel and die when they're just another marketing tool, such as Pirate Metal, back when alestorm was "the thing". Just because "Pirate Metal" is bull**** does not mean Bestial Black Metal is bull****, etc, etc. If two people post on this here board, one asking for recommendations for "Atmospheric Black Metal" and the other for "Bestial Black Metal", these two would get very different recommendations with no/minimal overlap. Why? Because these subgenres, like many others, are incredibly useful.

tl;dr - it's called nuance, and appreciating it is part of being an adult.
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Old 03-17-2016, 09:14 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Sub genre are a good thing blah blah blah, stuff people have already said, more blah blah blah, the OP is wrong.

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Old 03-17-2016, 09:54 PM   #16 (permalink)
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While I personally like sub-genres when they are use correctly, there is a mob of idiots online who mislabel **** all the time, and it's pretty annoying. Youtubers and people who tag things on discog are the worst offenders.
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Old 03-20-2016, 11:02 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Sub genre are a good thing blah blah blah, stuff people have already said, more blah blah blah, the OP is wrong.

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Haha, I have to agree. The OP is oversimplifying a bit. Anything before '92 is obviously NOT referred to as classic rock. And where does the whole 'some skateboarder' thing come from.....OP, do you have an actual example of what you're referring to? Sounds like you are just annoyed by an over-abundance subgenres in general (which are, in reality, needed to distinguish between different styles).
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Old 03-20-2016, 11:05 PM   #18 (permalink)
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While I personally like sub-genres when they are used correctly, there is a mob of idiots online who mislabel **** all the time, and it's pretty annoying.
Agreed. Subgenres work beautifully when used correctly.
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