Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:31 am
Celedam wrote:Zunu wrote:I agree, but it works both ways too. I mean, I wasn't into metal before. It would be weird to suddenly be into it just because j-idols.
Why? As silly as sub-genre hairsplitting can be sometimes, BABYMETAL's "kawaii metal" truly does not sound the same as, say, '80s hairband metal or Norwegian black metal. Those idol pop hooks can make all the difference, both for the metal purists who don't like them and for the idol fans who do.
Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:08 pm
Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:28 pm
Celedam wrote:Zunu wrote:I agree, but it works both ways too. I mean, I wasn't into metal before. It would be weird to suddenly be into it just because j-idols.
Why? As silly as sub-genre hairsplitting can be sometimes, BABYMETAL's "kawaii metal" truly does not sound the same as, say, '80s hairband metal or Norwegian black metal. Those idol pop hooks can make all the difference, both for the metal purists who don't like them and for the idol fans who do.AyuHikaru wrote:I have no idea what age has to do with it. Is there some cut off point to enjoying music or something? As we get older, the artists debut age is going to get further and further away from us. Are we just not supposed to like their music because of it?
Unspoken accusations of pedophilia resulting from psychological projection and a poor understanding of what pedophilia actually is.
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Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:30 pm
Celedam wrote:AyuHikaru wrote:I have no idea what age has to do with it. Is there some cut off point to enjoying music or something? As we get older, the artists debut age is going to get further and further away from us. Are we just not supposed to like their music because of it?
Unspoken accusations of pedophilia resulting from psychological projection and a poor understanding of what pedophilia actually is.
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The girls slayed New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on Nov. 4, playing a high-energy set that lasted less than an hour-and-a-half, but was packed full of non-stop singing, dancing and shredding. Check out our eight takeaways from the very loud, very cute night below…
Babymetal fans are rabid, and dedicated but who are they really? I was surprised to see a mixture of dudes, girls, young people, old people, fans of Japanese culture, and good old fashioned traditional metalheads. I decided to compile a bit of a photo essay to showcase the variety of fans in attendance…
11. Are Babymetal going to sign a ginormous U.S. album deal?
It would appear that way. All sorts of label brass were in the house, and I have it on good authority that they’re working on something with a major label similar to what Unlocking the Truth got. Unlocking the Truth were in attendance, by the way… so take that for whatever you think it’s worth. Future label-mates, or just friends (who can’t communicate with one another)?
12. How many albums are they capable of selling?
Industry vets I talked to seemed to agree that 50k was a fair estimate for total sales for one album.
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