Xref: utzoo alt.rock-n-roll.metal:417 alt.flame:14225 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!faatcrl!jimb From: jimb@faatcrl.UUCP (Jim Burwell) Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal,alt.flame Subject: Re: Best METAL group an oxymoron Message-ID: <1166@faatcrl.UUCP> Date: 17 Jan 90 04:01:20 GMT References: <1990Jan11.065239.6785@agate.berkeley.edu> <33081@cci632.UUCP> <24759@gryphon.COM> <24842@gryphon.COM> Organization: FAA Technical Center, Atlantic City NJ Lines: 50 dianeh@gryphon.COM (Diane Holt) writes: [lots of inflammatory drivel deleted] >Would you have given a shit whether he liked Country&Western? Nah -- >you'd have applauded his sentiments, right-on-duded it right and left. Most likely. I've found that HM people are usually more open minded than most. They'll give just about any music a chance before passing judgement, and they usually don't thrust their opinion on others. >What a bunch on insecure, safety-in-numbers defensive little whiners. Safety in numbers ? I'm afraid you're wrong, kiddo. HM people are a minority in most cases. Most people go for that trendy shit they play on "Hit-Loop" stations across the country. They follow like cattle. The essense of metal is freedom. Freedom of choice, freedom of mind, and free thinking. The "trendoid masses" listen to music that stresses fitting in with the crowd, and being "normal". Listen to Fates Warning's "Part of the Machine", or "Static Acts" on /Perfect Symmetry/ for a good example of the metal psyche. Defensive ? Of course. Wouldn't you be if someone verbally stomped on something you love ? Opinionated tactless oafs have no place in this newsgroup. [more drivel nuked] >>The united stand against the post only served to fuel the fire of the love >>these metalheads have of Heavy Metal! >Right. Safety in numbers. >Didn't I say that already? Yeah. And you're wrong... Again. >Duh. Boy. Is that just well practiced, or does it come naturally ? :-) >Diane Holt >(dianeh@binky.UUCP) -- James S. Burwell UUCP: ...!rutgers!faatcrl!jimb Internet: jimb@faatcrl.UUCP