Personally ive always hated James's vocals and in fact it kinda reminds me of Nu-metal and Nickelback type voices.
Besides AC/DC is a very mainstream band with an arguably harsh vocalist who you could barely understand yet they are well accepted.
I second that notion. I have nothing but good things to say about Maiden
Sometimes I get the impression people think it's cool to diss Metallica. Hate is very harsh word, do you really hate them? Your attitude I guess is a refreshing change to the drones who bang on about them selling out Black Album onwards since you don't rate anything (well anything apart from Ride The Lightning) they've ever done
Can't see that at all
I love James's vocals, he's up there with my all time favourite voices like Rob Halford and Geoff Tate, he might not have the power or range of those two but nonetheless it ticks all the boxes for me. And what was it Jason Newsted said about him in an interview last year... "He [James] is the best at playing and singing, it's just impossible to do some of those parts that he plays on guitar and still sing a straight vocal line. It just gets my vote forever as far as the capacity to do that. He's just untouchable in that way." Total agree with this
Really curious as to which vocalist you are talking about here as personally I've never had a problem understanding or ever heard anybody say this before
Reckon it's a slight improvement on the spandex
Since you like Ride the Lightning I can somewhat relate to a lot of what you say. It took a while for it to grow on me but it is by far my favorite thing they've ever done. As for Maiden, if you haven't heard the first two albums I think you are in for a real treat. After that I don't really care much for them either. Piece of Mind and Number of the Beast are cool but nothing like the epic sound of the first two.Wasn't trying to have an argument dude just a bit of chatter. I never said that nobody could like Metallica or had to like the same things I do. I have been criticized for not kissing ass when it comes to Metallica, Slayer, and Iron Maiden though. I just feel in some ways these bands are more praised for their status and impact than the quality of their music and consistency.
Since you like Ride the Lightning I can somewhat relate to a lot of what you say. It took a while for it to grow on me but it is by far my favorite thing they've ever done. As for Maiden, if you haven't heard the first two albums I think you are in for a real treat. After that I don't really care much for them either. Piece of Mind and Number of the Beast are cool but nothing like the epic sound of the first two.
Honestly James vocals really do remind me of that type of music. Its sorta low pitched redneck thing going not really country but late southern rock I guess. Im not good at describing these things but I feel Metallica transcended so well into pop because his voice was perfect for a 90s rock group more so than it was for thrash. Dont take me out of context please Im not good at wording this stuff. I much prefer vocals like what Destruction, Bathory, or Watchtower had.
Southern Rock? wtf mate... Have you ever listened to the early albums?? or just the shitty songs they chose to play most on the radio in the 90's.
I really hate when people here just a few songs on the radio to make their decision on if they like the band or not. The songs that get chosen for radio play usually aren't the greatest. I still wouldn't compare even their sappiest of songs with Nickelback though.