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: post by DrinkHardThrashHard at 2006-05-02 09:26:23
retzam said:
Hmmm, I'm puzzled why Dragonforce gets so much hate. Most powermetal bands are schtick, so I don't know why people criticize Dragonforce's schtick. Secondly, they are all great at their instruments, and I'm surprised no one in here has mentioned how great ZP's voice is. He may just be another powermetal singer with borderline hilarious fantasy lyrics, but if you don't think he's a great singer, I'm kind of at a loss. He's just as good as the singers of so many powermetal bands mentioned in this thread, including (and I am referring to the singer as they were/are in their prime, just like ZP appears to be now) Fabio Lione, Luca Turrilli, Kai Hansen, Hansi Kursch (yeah, completely different style, I know), Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet, etc. ZP is great, he belts out very very high stuff pretty consistently, which is very difficult on the vocal chords, especially considering the fact that he doesn't appear to make use of a falsetto except on the really high harmonies on the album. He was spot on at metalfest, and so were all the guitar solos. Obviously they take a lot from other bands, but Dragonforce have a very very recognizable sound (I've never heard a band that sounds as much influenced by video game music as they are), so doesn't the fact that they as a unit are very recognizable constitute some originality? I mean, try to disagree with it, but I'm telling you right now, play me 20 different songs by 20 different power metal bands and I'll tell you which one is Dragonforce. Play me 100 different songs buy 100 different power metal bands and I'll tell you which one is Dragonforce. And I only own one album, so I won't be recognizing the song necessarily, but I'll definitely be recognizing the sound. And regarding their songs being very similar in structure, style, chord progressions (and yes, even melodies sometimes), yep, true, completely true. But their third album, from the little I've heard from it sounds like they are evolving musically as every band should, and getting better at more unique songwriting. Call me crazy, but I don't think Dragonforce is a "flash in the pan". I think their gonna keep going and keep being recognized for a while now. And I think it's silly to think they are flash in the pan just because they got really popular all of sudden and have a huge following of "n00bs". There was a band back in the 60s that became an overnight success playing sappy pop tunes ripped off from Elvis and their favorite Blues artists, attracting a huge American following of "n00b" rock and roll fans. They then went on to release albums like Revolver, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road... sooo... anything can happen, right? Obviously, it's absurdly unlikely that Dragonforce are going to be the next Beatles, but, hopefully you guys get what I'm saying. That said, personally, I enjoyed seeing the first US appearance by these guys, cause they rock soooo hard

And, I've gone and done it again: I've rambled for about 15 minutes now, and I'm sure no more than 2 or 3 people are gonna be patient enough to read it.


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