I was (and still am) against nu-metal. I feel the bands mentioned above in
Kage Prototype's (rather good, admittedly, if a little uninformed (See below))
writeup have absolutely nothing to offer
musically, and serve to take focus off bands and movements which might actually deserve it. Still, that is only my opinion, and the light is definitely
on and burning for the masses.
A couple of years ago (ie: 2000/2001)(or maybe last year, my memory's shot)in a rather
boring maths class at
school, I wrote these rather simplistic
lyrics for a song that was never intended to go anywhere. I should really compose some music to go with it. In fact I will, using this
Casio SA-20 for maximum
cheesecore. ((Cue diddly-dee music with tinny drum samples)).
I hate nu-
metal, it is shit
From
Linkin Park to
Limp Bizkit
Look at the
shite that's on TV
Bands like
Korn and
(Hed) PE
Peddling easy answers with a
baseball cap
To stupid kids who don't know crap
It's getting worse than
Gangsta rap
But with just as much currency
Musical fads will come and go
Look at
Marilyn Manson two years ago
Where he is now, nobody knows
And his ex-fans listen to
Counting Crows*
Just you wait and see.
All you people had better
wake up
And stop acting like you are
corporate sluts
Take a stand for good music, take it up today
Or just blame your
bad taste on
Triple J**
*Okay, I don't know, but hey -
poetic license!
**"Yoof" orientated government sponsored station
Australia-wide.
I'm receiving a lot of negativity about this (well deserved though, I might add), but let me re-iterate: I have heard many more nu-metal bands then the ones I mention here, and I still hold my views that it really does suck as a genre. Thank you.
theboy says re nu-metal: heh - i'm picturing the beastie boys covering your nu-metal song. they do it justice, in case you're worried.
Hell yeah, three MC's and hang the (nu-metal) DJ
To
kage prototype, I wouldn't put too much faith in what
Kerrang magazine (and it's associated non-print publications) says. I remember a section in that magazine about the five greatest rock musicians ever. Off the top of my head, it was;
Kurt Cobain,
Marilyn Manson,
Fred Durst, that
twat singer out of
System of a Down and some other guy who I can't remember. Because
Elvis,
The Who, The
Rolling Stones,
Buddy Holly (insert about a billion other more important rock figures) did nothing for the genre.
Kerrang seems to be run by a bunch of fifteen year olds who just stepped off a time-warp from 1997. And they're probably all baggy-pant wearing
Croxtons.