noodles wrote:
I don't actively try to do it... I dunno. I can definitely see why someone would love this album, it was well written enough that the 10 minute songs were far from boring, and nothing about it was actually done badly. on the other hand, it also sounded like a collage of the things the guy parodied on Metal By Numbers (then again Protest the Hero have that too on Kezia and I think it kicks ass, so I'm just silly).
Your problem, noodles, is that you always seem to be talking out of your ass. I disagree with Misha all the time, he disagrees with me all the time, but the difference between us and you is that we never seem unsure of our opinion. You ALWAYS seem unsure; therefore you seem like you're simply stirring the pot, trying to be that bump in the road to derail the discussion. Myself, and I'm sure others, would have far more respect for your opinion if we somehow felt that you actually knew what you were talking about, even if we didn't agree.
No, this isn't metal-by-numbers. It's not even close to what that song suggests! This is not cookie-cutter in the least. Yes, some songs are long, but they're VERY dynamic. This isn't some verse-chorus-verse bullshit. Nor does this album follow the screamo verse/cleanly-sung chorus template that that metal-by-numbers parody suggests! And this is the reason you annoy people, noodles. Your opinion has to be based in fact. You can't just say the sky is green and expect people to go, "Well, you're entitled to your opinion."
The bottom line is this: If you're not a fan of Machine Head, don't bother with this album; it's not going to change your mind. The Burning Red and Supercharger was Machine Head bowing to label pressure to go mainstream. Robb Flynn admitted this. And because that almost tore the band apart, he made the conscious choice to go back to doing what Machine Head should have been doing all along. Through The Ashes of Empires was a return to form; it was an album that could have been released back before The Burning Red, and The Blackening is no different. If you didn't like Burn My Eyes or The More Things Change, you're not going to like this new album. Plain and simple.