Comments on: 5 Albums That Changed the Way I Rock http://minorleaguerocker.com/2009/10/5-albums-that-changed-the-way-i-rock/ Surviving Rock Music's Nether Regions Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Justin http://minorleaguerocker.com/2009/10/5-albums-that-changed-the-way-i-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Justin Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:06:05 +0000 http://minorleaguerocker.com/?p=299#comment-426 Burnsy, I think there's just something sonically that a lot of people just didn't like about Helloween. I'd have to say the absurd lyrics were part of it. The production quality was also pretty poor. As a music listener, lineup changes and record company shenanigans really never had an impact on what I listened to. Being exposed to it in the first place was the key - and a lot of that went beyond what record company distributed (I had some buddies who were really plugged in to an absurd degree for the pre-Internet age). And Metallica really developed a social cache, and Geraldo Rivera certainly helped with his specials on "satanism". We could probably go on forever about this. My main point being - Helloween is underrated and really did -and continues to do- more for me than Metallica. Not a slam on Metallica's early work, but I just found something in Helloween that was more me. Burnsy, I think there’s just something sonically that a lot of people just didn’t like about Helloween. I’d have to say the absurd lyrics were part of it. The production quality was also pretty poor. As a music listener, lineup changes and record company shenanigans really never had an impact on what I listened to. Being exposed to it in the first place was the key - and a lot of that went beyond what record company distributed (I had some buddies who were really plugged in to an absurd degree for the pre-Internet age).

And Metallica really developed a social cache, and Geraldo Rivera certainly helped with his specials on “satanism”.

We could probably go on forever about this. My main point being - Helloween is underrated and really did -and continues to do- more for me than Metallica. Not a slam on Metallica’s early work, but I just found something in Helloween that was more me.

]]> By: Burnsy http://minorleaguerocker.com/2009/10/5-albums-that-changed-the-way-i-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Burnsy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:13:15 +0000 http://minorleaguerocker.com/?p=299#comment-425 Why did "Master of Puppets" get more attention that "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II"? Let us count the ways. -While Helloween was still going through various band members, trying to get signed, and trying to get a debut album recorded and released, Metallica was already an established act with a stable lineup, touring relentlessly at home and abroad, releasing terrific albums, and doing everything right to build a rapidly growing, rabidly enthusiastic fan base. Metallica opened for Ozzy Osbourne after MOP was released, thus getting exposure to an much bigger audience. The bands were just at two different points in their careers. Helloween was screwing around with member changes and record labels, Metallica was charging ahead and kicking international ass. -There are good reasons why people, largely angst-ridden adolescent males, formed intense, emotional, personal bonds with Metallica's music during that time period. Helloween didn't write "Fade To Black" or "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", Metallica did. To say that Metallica drew from punk while Helloween drew from classical is questionably accurate and misses most of the point. Helloween created quality metal music. Metallica seared themselves to the tender hearts of unhappy, vulnerable young misfits. Why did “Master of Puppets” get more attention that “Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II”? Let us count the ways.
-While Helloween was still going through various band members, trying to get signed, and trying to get a debut album recorded and released, Metallica was already an established act with a stable lineup, touring relentlessly at home and abroad, releasing terrific albums, and doing everything right to build a rapidly growing, rabidly enthusiastic fan base. Metallica opened for Ozzy Osbourne after MOP was released, thus getting exposure to an much bigger audience. The bands were just at two different points in their careers. Helloween was screwing around with member changes and record labels, Metallica was charging ahead and kicking international ass.
-There are good reasons why people, largely angst-ridden adolescent males, formed intense, emotional, personal bonds with Metallica’s music during that time period. Helloween didn’t write “Fade To Black” or “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”, Metallica did. To say that Metallica drew from punk while Helloween drew from classical is questionably accurate and misses most of the point. Helloween created quality metal music. Metallica seared themselves to the tender hearts of unhappy, vulnerable young misfits.

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