Good Charlotte: Classic or Dud?

Okay Anthony, now I'm REALLY going to tease you. Iron Maiden the kings of suck???? They are the epitome of 80s virtuoso demon metal! I will have a soft spot for any group that does songs about Satan, dogfighting and epic poetry with musicians trained at the Royal Academy.

Novice!

And Iron Maiden are the kings of suck

Do not EVER talk to me again. Do not EVER address me again. If you see me coming down the street, AVERT YOUR GAZE or, better yet, CROSS THE STREET. Do not befoul the oxygen we might momentarily share by speaking. You do not exist to me.

I also just remembered that Third Eye Blind's best song, "Losing a Whole Year," sounds more like Mott The Hoople (or at least solo Ian Hunter) than anything the Clash ever did. (And wow, didn't some Iron Maiden moron cover a Mott or Ian song on some solo LP once? Weird.)

Mr. Dickinson covered "All the Young Dudes," so Mott/Bowie I guess. The video was craptacular.

Oh, and Kix are so great, right?

Just better than about 99.99 percent of rock bands since 1980; no big deal, I suppose. (*Especially* if early Cars + early AC/DC doesn't mow your lawn. Though Kix have their Hooplish moments too, actually.)

And with that, the considerable burden of credibility was lifted from Chuck's aching shoulders.

The first sentence about really creeps me out, though I hope it's a joke. Either way, I should add that the mythology and operatic vocal bullshit has been done both more rockingly AND more beautifully than Maiden by scores of dark-metal (and other kinds of metal) bands AFTER them, as well. (Including lots and lots of bands -- from Voivod to Guns N Roses to beyond -- that claim Maiden as an *influence*!) So it ain't just the '70s that blows them out of the water, believe me. (Partly, it's just that they're VERY VERY EASY TO IMPROVE ON.)

I meant "the first sentence above." (I.E. Anybody who thinks that there's ANY music that I'm not allowed to disrespect is, uh, wrong.)

And Chuck, I don't know why you decided that because I don't like certain honky voices (Rob "Gangsta Barker" Aston, Justin "Urkel Soul" Timberlake) I'm incapable of finding the funk.

So Maiden as a starter band if you like? Hm...

You've obviously never listened to the first two Maiden albums (pre-Bruce). I'm not saying you'd like them, but they have fuck-all to do with mythology or operatic vox.

No. One's. Safe. (Honestly, that's a really ridiculous claim to make.)

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WHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT???????

"OH FOR GOD'S SAKE, BE A MAN!"

Anthrax have aged very badly by the way, I saw them a few months ago supporting Motorhead and they were just terrible all the way, the only thing I remember was a decent Caught In A Mosh.

Not gonna say I disagree with this (I really don't care about Manowar one way or another; they just seemed to have a sense of humor that Maiden lacked, which is at least SOMETHING), except to say that the equation of complexness with "substance" is just silly. I mean, the Ramones and AC/DC and Motorhead were, uh, somewhat linear too, right?