"Classics" that leave you cold

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:03 pm

What are those albums that are universally accepted as masterpieces among the 'knowledgeable' metal audience (i.e. not those albums with blatant mainstream appeal) that you never got into? For me, the first one to come to mind when pondering this topic is Dark Angel's 'Time Does Not Heal'. It's so calculated and clinical, and around third or fourth song I just can't stand no more.

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:26 pm

ALL METALLICA ALBUMS

I can't stand Hetfields vocals. They ruin all the otherwise quite cool music for me.

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:40 pm

What is it that you hate about his vocals?

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:20 pm

Reign In Blood: Great record but absolutely no classic

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:22 pm

omegaman wrote:Dark Angel's 'Time Does Not Heal'. It's so calculated and clinical, and around third or fourth song I just can't stand no more.

I don't consider this one a classic either, nice debut, nothing more. The second one is a merciless classic!!!!!!

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:26 pm

Hm, I think you mixed things up a bit...

And the second one is a classic.

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:30 pm

The Knell wrote:ALL METALLICA ALBUMS

I've never been into METALLICA. Another classic I don't like is IRON MAIDEN "7th Son of a 7th Son".

sagrotan · Post by **sagrotan** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:03 pm

The Knell wrote:ALL METALLICA ALBUMS

omen of hate wrote:IRON MAIDEN "7th Son of a 7th Son".

The Sentinel wrote:Reign In Blood

this thread is blasphemy to the bone!

to contribute something constructive, I never got really into the first SAXON Albums - can't explain but they just don't kick in for me. And for years I considered "Stained Class" nothing but boring, in that case maybe I needed to grow into it..

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:21 pm

I never got into any Saxon album.

Stained Class? Talk about blasphemy.

sagrotan · Post by **sagrotan** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:38 pm

that was past tense, implicating repentance and correction of a fatal misjudgment.. (maybe not clear enough)

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:45 pm

Don't worry, I understood. Besides, Stained Class is not the easiest Priest album to like on the first listen, partly because of the production. Also, the songs are their most convoluted. But, then, it's a part of the album's charm.

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:48 pm

omegaman wrote:For me, the first one to come to mind when pondering this topic is Dark Angel's 'Time Does Not Heal'. It's so calculated and clinical, and around third or fourth song I just can't stand no more.

Agree 100%. I got that album when it came out and tried so hard to like it.

I can't agree with anything else though, except maybe Saxon. I don't think any of their albums are really that great, but if you took a few songs from each you could make 2 or 3 killer albums.

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:55 pm

I'll give both 'Time Does Not Heal' and those Saxon albums a few more listens, though.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:50 pm

omegaman wrote:I'll give both 'Time Does Not Heal'

You might want to start by listening to it one song at a time/a day.

For a thrash album TDNH might offer too much of a good thing.

omegaman · Post by **omegaman** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:57 pm

Yeah, my impression exactly. Dark Angel weren't exactly the most skilled songwriters, I think. The riffs may be good, but the songs bore the hell out of me. Darkness Descends = avarage songwriting + good riffs + energy of a minor nuclear incident, so I'll take it. TDNH somewhat lacks that third component.

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