On a scale of 1-10, how much of a pedo is Gaige?

I've seen interviews with poison where they said they hated every rose. But they looked around at other bands with a power ballad and they always removed the chicks panties. So they wrote one and kept playing a song they hated because it got them laid. I think it was the same story with most of those bands from the era.

Motley Crue has a power ballad too. 'Home Sweet Home'. I primarily like Poison for 'Talk Dirty to Me', and Motley Crue for "Girls, Girls, Girls"

Can't see videos behind the firewall, but I'm going to assume you linked a nickleback song.

To each their own and all, but I've never been able to enjoy what I like to call "Wharblegarble" or "Grunting" Metal. I have never been able to "get" it. The vocals are a huge determining factor as to whether or not I listen to a band, and when I can barely distinguish the vocals from another instrument, that just doesn't work for me. I mean, good musicianship is a factor, but just about any non-top 40 band has decent musicianship nowadays. I loved David Lee Roth Van Halen, tolerated Van Hagar, and never once listed to Sharone (sp) Halen, because even if they were all masterful musicians, I didn't like the vocals. System of a Down is another perfect example. By all accounts, great musicians, but I can't listen to it without wanting to shoot at least one of the vocalists in the head.

Growing up with Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, Mercyful Fate, etc. I definitely had my share of "metal" experiences I feel, but I still never got into bands like Bathory because the vocals just drove me away. And if I ever want to listen to something solely for musical excellence, and I don't want to have to contend with (to me) horrible vocals, I'd rather just pop in something like Ottmar Leibert.

Oh, and pedos.

That's an incredibly logical post! I suppose you're right, if I had spent more time looking around I probably could have found some I didn't mind, but everything I had heard up to that point turned me off, so I just stopped. Early Exodus is about as close as I ever got, and that's really nothing like a Bathory, for example. It is probably along the lines of there actually being country songs that I like, but I'm not going to go looking for them. However, since country gets a lot more radio/music video play, I'm likely to hear one or two I like just by chance, whereas I'm almost never going to hear Grunt Metal by accident, I have to specifically look for it.

I'd imagine I'm probably around your dad's age, so I'd agree to an extent, except I don't really care for bands like Primal Fear or Nightwish either. I downloaded both of their discographies a year or two ago, and probably never listened to more than 2 or 3 songs per album, at most, and never listened again. They aren't *bad* per se, but they just don't do it for me. I'd rather listen to them than Opeth (never even heard of Agalloch), but if I had my choice I wouldn't listen to either.

However, I realize it is all subjective. I am a HUGE King Diamond/Mercyful Fate fan, and I know his voice really irks some people, so I can't really complain too much.

Now I have to listen to some Mercyful before I go to bed!