The heaviest you can like..

^^ I understand what you're saying and I know people have different preferences and ideas on how to listen to music. I just pointed out that is good to have an open mind to music and not try to limit oneself to the things one knows (playing it safe) just because this band has growling vocals or this other band is in a genre that I don't like ect. ect.

^^^ 

To us this is how it “works”. But for others it is not the same. And eventually, to each his own way

And what I like this forum (and this thread) is the chance to read and learn of other people’s way to listen to music.

Mine (and yours) is no better way or the right way to listen. It's the way that each brain works that allows for each person's musical preferences (and all other aspects of personality).  

So my path, is the right one for me, but not for others and vice versa. There is no right way. There is YOUR way.

In Music that is...

 

 

I don't regard music as having limits. My musical preferences span the whole range of sounds, from the most delicate and beautiful, through the abstract and amorphic to the heaviest sounds possible and up to plain noise. I don't think of limits when approaching music. I simply listen to it and if it clicks, I settle with that. I don't pay much attention to the breaking the limits factor when I choose the music for myself, but when recoemmending it to others I am aware of it and try to adapt to that person's "limits".

Edited by avestin - November 19 2006 at 12:55

MikeEnRegalia wrote: I know that many people are enjoying the album - I just don't like the growling vocals in this type of music. For me growling is inherently aggressive, and combining it with calm, subdued textures of ambient sounds rarely works - it either does or just feels like they couldn't decide whether they want to be aggressive or calm.

You haven't heard Inferi's "Shores of Sorrow". Although that's a bit of a different case.


Edited by Logos - November 19 2006 at 12:41

SolariS wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ For example I don't like the growling vocals on most Post Metal albums - like for example Isis, Cult of Luna and in particular the new Agalloch. How cool this album could have been without the growling ... it totally destroys the songs (IMO). A metal band should realize that when they change their style to more ambient, textural tracks then someone "barking" at you totally ruins things. I much prefer bands like Opeth who manage to adapt the vocal style to the mood/atmosphere of the music. ohhhh but the new Agalloch album is soooooo good!

I know that many people are enjoying the album - I just don't like the growling vocals in this type of music. For me growling is inherently aggressive, and combining it with calm, subdued textures of ambient sounds rarely works - it either does or just feels like they couldn't decide whether they want to be aggressive or calm.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ For example I don't like the growling vocals on most Post Metal albums - like for example Isis, Cult of Luna and in particular the new Agalloch. How cool this album could have been without the growling ... it totally destroys the songs (IMO). A metal band should realize that when they change their style to more ambient, textural tracks then someone "barking" at you totally ruins things. I much prefer bands like Opeth who manage to adapt the vocal style to the mood/atmosphere of the music.

ohhhh but the new Agalloch album is soooooo good!

I have tried to like Meshugga, after hearng how Steve Wilson loved them, but they are just way to heavy for me.

Edited by Gravity Eyelids - November 19 2006 at 13:58

^ For example I don't like the growling vocals on most Post Metal albums - like for example Isis, Cult of Luna and in particular the new Agalloch. How cool this album could have been without the growling ... it totally destroys the songs (IMO). A metal band should realize that when they change their style to more ambient, textural tracks then someone "barking" at you totally ruins things. I much prefer bands like Opeth who manage to adapt the vocal style to the mood/atmosphere of the music.

OpethGuitarist wrote: Philéas wrote: The heaviest I can like is probably anything played on a contrabass saxophone. That's ridiculously heavy. I'm sure Meshuggah could use one... exactly where would that fit in the music?

I'm not sure, because I have neither heard much Meshuggah nor much contrabass saxophone. However, I'm sure they could use it for some nice quirky (and seriously heavy) effects.

How about this: http://www.hevydevy.com/audio/mp3/syl_detoxetox.mp3

No seriously, I have no limits. But of course that doesn't mean that I like all kinds of heavy stuff. For example I'm a bit "picky" when it comes to growling ... I'll only accept it if I think it "fits", regardless of how heavy then song happens to be.