DragonForce

[GodOfRhythm]

The 9th though....I've always thought old B should have hung up the skates before then.

SACRILIGE! I could loop that scherzo and listen to it non-stop from now until the day I die, and I'd love every second of it.

I'm glad he went deaf. He gave "heavy metal" and stadium endings to the masses, hundreds of years before the first rock band.

[Spivonious]

Heavy metal definitely came from the Mozart Requiem

It's not that the 9th is bad, it's just not his best symphony. Or maybe I've heard Ode to Joy so many times that it's lost its impact. :shrug:

The 5th though, that still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. It's just so....triumphant.

[SEEGERMANY]

Nothing beats a good "movement."

[thetroy]

If you want TRUE, emotionally impacting JOY, HEROISM and a sense of LUST FOR LIFE--> Beethoven's 5th, last movement. And of course his 9th, which is, in my humble opinion still the best piece of music I've ever heard. I've got the Vienna Philharmonic under Kleiber version of the 5th and 7th, dear god.......


Any 'I don't want classical music' argument is NULL AND VOID, since you hinged must of your argument on the experience and expression of those emotions. Not trying to establish superiority here in any way, just trying to point you towards some music you might fall in love with, if you haven't already.

Obviously Beethoven kicks major ass. No one in the past 100 years is even in the same league as the big name Classical and Baroque composers. It's fun to listen to other stuff too though - "great" music is only great if you have "good", "OK", and "shit" music to make the comparison!

[Spivonious]

Obviously Beethoven kicks major ass. No one in the past 100 years is even in the same league as the big name Classical and Baroque composers. It's fun to listen to other stuff too though - "great" music is only great if you have "good", "OK", and "shit" music to make the comparison!

like Meshuggah! Sorry, couldn't resist.

[thetroy]

I put them and DragonForce together in the "OK" category. Technically proficient but basically "mood music". I just happen to be in a happy mood much more than a complicated angry mood.

[GodOfRhythm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMIQ1jfJm0&feature=related

O___O

[GodOfRhythm]

Omg O___O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMIQ1jfJm0&feature=related

Did anyone even recognize the frickin' song?

[Bengal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMIQ1jfJm0&feature=related

O___O

That is funny as hell.

[JacksonDean]

I'm not a fan of Dragonforce, but it has less to do with their music; I think their lyrics are singularly boring and stupid. All that "power of the dragon, let's go slay the dragon, ride the dragon into the sunset" stuff was ridiculous. Listening to the music did become a cumbersome experience after a couple of plays, though; a bit like Dream Theater, in my opinion. They're like musical candy; after a couple of plays, I'm sick of it. At the end of it all though, I quit listening to them because the lyrics put me off.

However, this thread is gold; there's some great stuff in here.

So does Shirley Bassey.
There's one for you old dudes like Absolut Charvel!

Good god, Bengal, that name came out of nowhere. I almost spewed my coffee all over my computer at that, settled for a scaled throat instead.

"Diamonds are forever... forever... forever... AND EVEEEER!"

uh yeah, DJ's have taken over the clubs. I am not a DJ. I am a guitarist. They "took my land" as it were. Hence, I don't like them.

That seems like a pretty petty reason, really. I'm not a fan of the electronica style of music; but every once in a while, I'll hear something that sounds interesting. Rx is an example.

i am 34 and it drives me insane. i have spent the last 8 years studying the decline of "american" english at the university for my doctoral thesis in liguistics. i have to say, that between the "dialects" of certain culutres in america and the invention of an almost complete written language in abbreviations, the changes in american english are exciting (from a "study" standpoint) but disgustingly appalling at the same time. america has become a land so focused on instant gratification that our younger generations have devised a way to "speak" with out saying complete words!!! THAT is sad...

Well, part of it is the older generation who've forgotten that capitalization and proper spelling are key. I, American, English for example. I'm amused with all you college students/graduates who can't spell, punctuate, or write; I realize that it's not everyone's area of expertise, but you spend all this money to 'educate yourself' and can't put together a proper sentence. Before you write that thesis, check out Strunk & White's Elements of Style. It'll teach you more about writing than all your English classes.
As to the point you were making, it goes hand in hand with the decline of discipline and teaching responsibility to each successive generation.
Okay, I'm finished; I'll put the English-phile back in his cage.

FUCK ELECTRONIC MUSIC!

It's all gay. Belgium is gay too. Crappy wee country. Never done nothin' for nobody other than foist crappy gay electronic music on the rest of us REAL civilised folks.

[petedz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMIQ1jfJm0&feature=related

O___O

The Mario sounds :ROTF: and the pedal that was great!

[AfterForever]

I think the guys in Dragonforce would laugh at that video too. When promoting Guitar Hero 3, Herman was making jokes about how sloppy they are live too

[thetroy]

I think the guys in Dragonforce would laugh at that video too. When promoting Guitar Hero 3, Herman was making jokes about how sloppy they are live too

Bingo. They don't take themselves very seriously. They're just out there having a good time and getting paid to do it.

[Larz]

So has anyone seen the current DF tour recently? I just saw this morning they were gonna be in town. Not a big DF fan but have seen their videos and was wondering if their current live sound was worth checking out?

[GodOfRhythm]

So has anyone seen the current DF tour recently? I just saw this morning they were gonna be in town. Not a big DF fan but have seen their videos and was wondering if their current live sound was worth checking out?

Here's what they sound like live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HbniF7-6eQ

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH VWAAAHAHAH BWHAHAHAHAAAAAAA :ROTF::ROTF::ROTF: