The Mighty Musical Observations Thread

[Heston]

Im far from a metal head but damn were this list to be accurate what an indictment of the overall lack of substance of American metal.

What list?

[Wolter]

Im far from a metal head but damn were this list to be accurate what an indictment of the overall lack of substance of American metal.

What list?

An excellent question.

In all honesty, despite my rep on here, I don’t care for that many American metal acts overall other than ones on the extreme fringe.

[revbob]

Im far from a metal head but damn were this list to be accurate what an indictment of the overall lack of substance of American metal.

What list?

Oops sorry, got out of work early today.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/th ... bands-ever

[Flex]

Oops sorry, got out of work early today.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/th ... bands-ever

I think I like 7-8 of the bands on that list to some degree, and obviously I get why they'd put Metallica at #1 but I think maybe only two would make my own list of top american metal bands (Slayer and Death, fwiw. Maybe Pantera if I've been hanging out with Wolter long enough).

[revbob]

Oops sorry, got out of work early today.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/th ... bands-ever

I think I like 7-8 of the bands on that list to some degree, and obviously I get why they'd put Metallica at #1 but I think maybe only two would make my own list of top american metal bands (Slayer and Death, fwiw. Maybe Pantera if I've been hanging out with Wolter long enough).

I'll admit to not being familiar with this band Death. But seriously Limp Biscuit, Korn and some of those others WTF?

[Flex]

I'll admit to not being familiar with this band Death. But seriously Limp Biscuit, Korn and some of those others WTF?

Death was one of the first death metal bands (appropriately enough) so their inclusion is warranted. Maybe they're mostly going by album sales or something for a lot of those others, because the idea that Disturbed is the 20th best american metal band OF ALL TIME is insane.

[Heston]

I hate them all and I haven't even looked at the list.

[Dr. Medulla]

No KISS?!?!

Seriously, while I can't claim to be familiar with all the bands there, but if your list includes Korn and Limp Bizkit, American metal is pretty damned thin.

[Flex]

I hate them all and I haven't even looked at the list.

nirvana is notably absent

[Flex]

No KISS?!?!

Seriously, while I can't claim to be familiar with all the bands there, but if your list includes Korn and Limp Bizkit, American metal is pretty damned thin.

they included those but not nine inch nails or van halen (just to list two very obvious potential picks off the top of my head). Unbelievably idiotic.

[Heston]

I hate them all and I haven't even looked at the list.

nirvana is notably absent

I honestly assumed they'd be at the top.

[Dr. Medulla]

No KISS?!?!

Seriously, while I can't claim to be familiar with all the bands there, but if your list includes Korn and Limp Bizkit, American metal is pretty damned thin.

they included those but not nine inch nails or van halen (just to list two very obvious potential picks off the top of my head). Unbelievably idiotic.

Saying GNR were the new Crue, but not having MC in the list is curious as fuck. Not that I like them, but every hesher in my school loved them in the their heyday.

[matedog]

No KISS?!?!

Seriously, while I can't claim to be familiar with all the bands there, but if your list includes Korn and Limp Bizkit, American metal is pretty damned thin.

they included those but not nine inch nails or van halen (just to list two very obvious potential picks off the top of my head). Unbelievably idiotic.

Saying GNR were the new Crue, but not having MC in the list is curious as fuck. Not that I like them, but every hesher in my school loved them in the their heyday.

Yeah, some of that list is just goofy. But I can get behind a few of those bands at least. I know Slipknot was sorta popular for awhile, but I don't think i've ever heard a song of theirs. Are they really that highly regarded?

[Flex]

Saying GNR were the new Crue, but not having MC in the list is curious as fuck. Not that I like them, but every hesher in my school loved them in the their heyday.

I still don't think metalheads are legally allowed to acknowledge glam or hair metal.

[Flex]

Yeah, some of that list is just goofy. But I can get behind a few of those bands at least. I know Slipknot was sorta popular for awhile, but I don't think i've ever heard a song of theirs. Are they really that highly regarded?

Slipknot is fucking terrible but they sell gobs of records. Their last album in 2019 debuted at #1 on the billboard charts in the us and the albums charts in the uk. Just bafflingly popular for decades now. I hate them.