Robert Delahunt
Showmasterologist
Re: Honest Opinions Needed!....please
Depends on the singer. If he gets the "I'm God" complex, he needs to be dropped. He's an entertainer by nature, and a singer, not just a singer, etc. There's more to singing for sure. While I can't stand Ozzy's voice, people love him because he's entertaining, so he does a good job. Anyways, for what it's worth, sure, give him space to learn and do what he wants. That always helps. However, like I said before, anyone can scream. Encourage him to do something other than scream and, if possible only scream using effects to do it.
+1 too many Nickelback bands. Nickelback is good, but the others annoy me to an extent. Cookie-cutter is a recipe for being forgettable. Try to do something new. While not everyone likes SoaD, for example, they are unique, they are new, they are good. When disturbed came out, to me they were different (same with the deftones), so I could at least listen to them.
I don't know. Maybe if/when the first album earns money, take a trip somewhere and spent time NOT being musical. Culture yourself. I find it sad that the bands that catch my ear lately weren't from the United States: they came here from somewhere else. Good on them: they did something new. SoaD was used to Armenian folk music (if i remember correct), Nickelback is from Canada, etc.
So try going somewhere and getting culture. I find that one of the sad things about most bands / most people I meet is that they've been no where other than their home town and are stuck in the same cookie cutter mold, musically. I'd almost rather hear a metal version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons than most the stuff on mainstream radio these days
Depends on the singer. If he gets the "I'm God" complex, he needs to be dropped. He's an entertainer by nature, and a singer, not just a singer, etc. There's more to singing for sure. While I can't stand Ozzy's voice, people love him because he's entertaining, so he does a good job. Anyways, for what it's worth, sure, give him space to learn and do what he wants. That always helps. However, like I said before, anyone can scream. Encourage him to do something other than scream and, if possible only scream using effects to do it.
+1 too many Nickelback bands. Nickelback is good, but the others annoy me to an extent. Cookie-cutter is a recipe for being forgettable. Try to do something new. While not everyone likes SoaD, for example, they are unique, they are new, they are good. When disturbed came out, to me they were different (same with the deftones), so I could at least listen to them.
I don't know. Maybe if/when the first album earns money, take a trip somewhere and spent time NOT being musical. Culture yourself. I find it sad that the bands that catch my ear lately weren't from the United States: they came here from somewhere else. Good on them: they did something new. SoaD was used to Armenian folk music (if i remember correct), Nickelback is from Canada, etc.
So try going somewhere and getting culture. I find that one of the sad things about most bands / most people I meet is that they've been no where other than their home town and are stuck in the same cookie cutter mold, musically. I'd almost rather hear a metal version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons than most the stuff on mainstream radio these days
