... have long hair and a goatee, you look like a metal head! Also piercing and tattoo's add to the effect!" B. "The CDs in my collection are what make me look like a metal head... not the clothes i wear or my hair style..." A. "I think your CD's would make you sound like a metal head but what makes ... together in meaningful ways according to a set of rules. For metal heads the heavy metal music and the lyrics forms a language all of its own. The ideas presented by heavy metal bands in their lyrics provide the youngsters with an alternative to a normal life they find constraining or restric...

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... voice, the album became an instant success in the Finnish music world. HIM had finally fabricated a new type of music, waiting to be called "Love Metal." Although their album was successful their critics hated them. They thought their music was satanic and spreading a negative message towards its listeners. The ... keyboard sounds, and a luxuriant simple pounding beat on the drums. The most incredible aspect of the album was Ville's lyrics and his indescribable voice that told the authenticity about how dark love really is; Ville's voice, with the help of the other band members, brought ...

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... only kept a beat and didn't improvise. John Bonham changed drumming into what we know it as today. The different styles incorporated on this album let you see just how talented these guys really were. Although they mainly stayed at blues-rock, hints of folk and other styles come through. The ... been playing for about 2 months. Robert Plant has a great voice that only gets better. You hear it in full power on "You Shook Me." Pair that with John Paul-Jones ranging abilities on the Organ and Bass Guitar, with Jimmy Paige's extreme skills, which make him one of the ... on Led Zeppelin's se...

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... Through Metallica James has helped redirect my life and give it new direction. With that in mind I would like to tell you exactly how he influenced me. Through his talent as a songwriter as well as the ability to sing and play the guitar with outstanding ability he made his entrance into my life ... through his guitar I said "I want to do that." Within a year I had my first guitar and knew many songs. It was this love of playing the guitar which kept me away from my friends who, at that time where starting to get into drugs. I believe that without James songwriting influence I would have...

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... "I just needed someone to talk to. You were just too busy with yourself. You were never there for me to express how I felt. I just stuffed it down. Now I"m older and I feel like I could let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface I am scratching is the bed that I have made ... Bee Gee's wrote a great hit called "Stayin" Alive." That song is about keeping one's spirits up, no matter what comes along. Whether it is a love song, or an uplifting song, the 70's is marked by wholesome and cheerful music. During the 80's, bands started perpetuating a phase of new and unique music ... ...

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