Straightedge kids, scene kids, "metal" kids... (basically all the same

What do you think of them?

I personally can't stand them. Whether it's the preachy straightedge kids, the unintelligent scene kids, or the obnoxious metal kids, they all appear to be the same thing to me: social waste.

What do you think of them?

I personally can't stand them. Whether it's the preachy straightedge kids, the unintelligent scene kids, or the obnoxious metal kids, they all appear to be the same thing to me: social waste.

cementface9

"Gangsta" kids are far worse.

What's wrong with metal kids?

what did metal kids do to you? because they walk around with slayer shirts, jackets with patches on them, and they put up horns every minute.. metal kids dont try to be cool or "hip" metal isnt the new thing in pop culture... its been around since the 70's... nimatoad2000

Where have you been? Metal is the hippest of the hip these days.

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What do you think of them?

I personally can't stand them. Whether it's the preachy straightedge kids, the unintelligent scene kids, or the obnoxious metal kids, they all appear to be the same thing to me: social waste.

ghoklebutter

"Gangsta" kids are far worse.

I actually don't know any straightedge kids. I've got a lot of experience with scene kids and metal kids though. Both very cool groups of people, up to a point. Then they get extremely annoying. 

Honestly, I'm only willing to have so many conversations about how the Smiths are the greatest band of all time, or how metal requires more talent than any other genre. 

All of these kids need to learn to just be themselves, and not the people they see in bands and on myspace.brettchalupa

QFT man, QFT. 

maybee i dont know what a metal kid is, please explain to me what they do and why its annoying.. ( i'm not a metal kid btw.. im just curious here )nimatoad2000

They look the same as your average scene kid, but they get mad if you call them scene. They listen to metal constantly, and ironically call almost every other music genre "repetitive". If I had a dollar for every time some outspoken metal kid tried to argue music with someone, and used the term "repetitive", I would be a BILLIONAIRE!

im a mealhead myself.. but i dont dress or act like one.. why? because the few metal ppl ive seen have long gross looking greasy hair, crappy band shirts and those old demin jackets i live very close to SF, the birthplace of Thrash of all places.. and i know maybee 3 people that like metal... at my highschool if you told ppl you liked metal.. you might as well have told someone you play wow ... what im saying is being public about both made you an outcast.... NO ONE would say they liked metal.. and no one said they played wow..nimatoad2000

if you dont believe metal dosnt require more talent that MOST ( not any) other genre.. listen to rust in peace. classical music and jazz require a lot of skill to... but then 3 chord punk and the guitar played by all these "popular bands" these days.. could be learned in 2 days by a 10 year old kid ( no offence to 10 year old kids)nimatoad2000

I'd say that making music that people like to listen to is a talent in itself, regardless of how many chords you're using.

im a mealhead myself.. but i dont dress or act like one.. why? because the few metal ppl ive seen have long gross looking greasy hair, crappy band shirts and those old demin jackets i live very close to SF, the birthplace of Thrash of all places.. and i know maybee 3 people that like metal... at my highschool if you told ppl you liked metal.. you might as well have told someone you play wow ... what im saying is being public about both made you an outcast.... NO ONE would say they liked metal.. and no one said they played wow..nimatoad2000

Really? If only that were the case everywhere... Metal is a HUGE trend in most places. It's all about the hair, the clothes, and myspace. And there seems to be a local metal banded popping up almost every week. And yeah, they all sound the same: blast beats, breakdowns, and... not much else.

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]if you dont believe metal dosnt require more talent that MOST ( not any) other genre.. listen to rust in peace. classical music and jazz require a lot of skill to... but then 3 chord punk and the guitar played by all these "popular bands" these days.. could be learned in 2 days by a 10 year old kid ( no offence to 10 year old kids)UnrighteousFury

I'd say that making music that people like to listen to is a talent in itself, regardless of how many chords you're using.

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[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]if you dont believe metal dosnt require more talent that MOST ( not any) other genre.. listen to rust in peace. classical music and jazz require a lot of skill to... but then 3 chord punk and the guitar played by all these "popular bands" these days.. could be learned in 2 days by a 10 year old kid ( no offence to 10 year old kids)Luncbox1

I'd say that making music that people like to listen to is a talent in itself, regardless of how many chords you're using.

That doesn't exactly disprove my point. Simplicity doesn't always equal being a bad song.

Just for the record, I think Green Day is absolutely awful.

I actually don't know any straightedge kids. I've got a lot of experience with scene kids and metal kids though. Both very cool groups of people, up to a point. Then they get extremely annoying. 

Honestly, I'm only willing to have so many conversations about how the Smiths are the greatest band of all time, or how metal requires more talent than any other genre. 

UnrighteousFury

I don't even think the "metal" kids listen to metal music. It is more hardcore/death metal music like White Chapel, Knights of the Abyss, and Impending Doom. This is at least what I have noticed. The scene kids, I don't think they listen to music, they just try to look as silly as a person possibly can. I am still trying to understand why anyone would want to label themselves. brettchalupa

That's why I said "metal" instead of metal. I've had to hear about how talented and amazing and heavy all the bands you listed are when I was with some friends who like"metal". A friend of mine actually had "Nailed. Dead. Risen" (Impending Doom's cute tagline) tattooed on his collarbone. Can you say fail?

What the hell is a straight-edge kid?fireball_016

It's a hardcore punk subculture, only without all the fun stuff.

What the hell is a straight-edge kid?fireball_016

[QUOTE="fireball_016"]What the hell is a straight-edge kid?brettchalupa

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What do you think of them?

I personally can't stand them. Whether it's the preachy straightedge kids, the unintelligent scene kids, or the obnoxious metal kids, they all appear to be the same thing to me: social waste.

ghoklebutter

"Gangsta" kids are far worse.

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]maybee i dont know what a metal kid is, please explain to me what they do and why its annoying.. ( i'm not a metal kid btw.. im just curious here )cementface9

They look the same as your average scene kid, but they get mad if you call them scene. They listen to metal constantly, and ironically call almost every other music genre "repetitive". If I had a dollar for every time some outspoken metal kid tried to argue music with someone, and used the term "repetitive", I would be a BILLIONAIRE!

the resemblance is uncanny!

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i don't get why people need to fall under social labels.

ITT: Late Night Gamespot users diss "Social Waste."

LOL

What do you think of them?

I personally can't stand them. Whether it's the preachy straightedge kids, the unintelligent scene kids, or the obnoxious metal kids, they all appear to be the same thing to me: social waste.

cementface9