melomania - Music lovers # 2. The second issue of the music category.

<b>melomania</b> - Music lovers # 2. The second issue of the music category.

M E L O M A I N I


      Issue # 2

(C) 1999, E. Nesterenko (Jam)
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                 The Gods made heavy metal


                               (C) Manowar



   Hi all metal'lyugam compassionate and just;)) in the pages 
of "Music lovers! A lot of time has passed since the release of

last issue of the magazine, but here we are again
we can virtually socialize.

   I must say that reaction to the new section was rather 
ambiguous ... :)) Many Gopnik and all young kirkorovtsy

tried to stifle the germs hated them
Music on the vine, "but I bring you good news,
unless of course you do not Gopnik: "melomania"
was, is and will be, but even if our
magazine something happens, it will
out in the pages of other electronic
publications. But those who do not like it, I can offer to the 
poster otdrochit Spice Girls or "brilliant" - can feel better.



   Well, it was the entry, and now directly to the main part. 
What do we talk today? For the seed I would like to talk about 
the state of rock music in general and its development 
prospects. 

   Yes, we can not accept that rokkultura going through hard 
times, and especially bad this is the case with this We, in the 
former Scoop. Say, have you seen at least one of the most 
popular TV channels at least one gear is not that of extreme 
directions in metal'le, but simply program about rock music? 
(Bazaars of shovels "Rocker" does not count) And how many of 
you have seen magazines devoted to this topic? I personally

saw only one - "Rock City", a Moscow magazine, which, 
unfortunately, leaves not quite regularly, but sorry - Magazine 
really cool. Well, this is went to advertising. :) Thank God, 
at least from the CD (as well especially with the tapes) the 
situation is better: if not all, at least, much can now be 
found from the western rock music. (About the recording 
quality, though I silent).


   On the other hand, it should be noted that
heavy-metal sound actively penetrates into other musical 
directions, until the pop. Modern Pop

began to sound much harder than,
For example, in the late 80's. That there is a
only Prodigy "Fat Of The Land"!

   There were also a fundamentally new styles
striking example of which is Marilyn Manson. His latest album 
"Mechanical Animals" won first place in Billboard! But there 
generally falls only pop.


   Always interesting to observe the evolution of
rock music over the past 30 years ...


   Seventies


   Classic ron-and-roll has become boring,
Rolling Stones, Beatles, Doors, and other
moved into the category of "classics" on the same stage
act innovators: Black Sabbat, Deep
Purple, Led Zepellin, Pink Floyd ...

   These commands are defined sound rokmuzyki to 20 years 
ahead, and for this it eternal memory. 


   Eighties


   The new ten became the progenitor of the new
styles, and they both fell out of the bag: hard rock, 
heavy-metal, power-metal, speed-metal, glam rock, thrash-metal, 
doommetal ... 

   There were also other genres, but they reached
its peak only in the 90's, so for them
We'll talk later.

   Thus, in the first half of the eightieth
dominated by hard rock and heavy metal, and, perhaps, the 
trash. (The more, early:)) It was time, Iron Maiden and 
Helloween, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper, Metallica and Slayer, 
AC / DC, and accept was Manowar'a. 

   Later appeared on the stage and Megadeth Mercyful Fate, 
Anthrax, Faith No More, Guns'n'Roses and many others. Replaced

Hard-n-heavy funk and glam rock came, stronger and
definitively established thrash, as the
"Classic" style. Began to break the eggshell and the 
death-doom-metal, sounded the first sample industrial'schikov. 

   As the founders of thrash, I would especially
allocated Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica and
Anthrax. This quartet once and for all defined as thrash style. 
Later they were joined Pantera, Kreator (from 1992) and

Sepultura.

   Speed, power-metal and hard + heavy prevented
such progressive germs, like trash, so
and remained in the images of Iron Maiden, Manowar, Judas 
Priest, Helloween, Alice Cooper, AC / DC and Overkill. Glam 
also somehow not settled down, at least, we listen to him very 
little, compared with the West. 


   Nineties


   Beginning of the nineties could be called
doom / death era, because at 92-95 years
Then came all the most powerful albums playing in these genres 
teams. 

   It was Tiamat, Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Therion, Death, 
Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, My Dying Bride 'others.


   In parallel, there was a promotion of industrial, much of 
the credit for this goes to groups Ministry, Die Krupps and 
Ramstain. 

   I would especially like to mention another
genre that gave us the group Faith No More, Red
Hot Chilly Peppers, Pearl Jam, Alice In
Chance, Extreme. This so-called fankmetal, a mixture of thrash, 
punk and hardcore. These team brought a lot of rock music

alternative trends, much of its diversity.

   But the ninetieth would not have been the nineties,
If I did not mention grunge and his prophet
- Nirvana. This, of course, not quite metal,
but "shades" of the genre penetrated into many other
styles and trends. Of the most successful
grunge-compatible commands, I would advise
audience group Soundgarden, has, unfortunately, ended in 
divorce. 

   In place of doom / death came gothic-metal
with their back-up female vocals, keyboards, and psychedelia. 
Theatre Of Tragedy, Late Paradise Lost, late Tiamat,

Lacrimosa, there can also be attributed, and Lake Of
Tears, Moonspell.

   The second half of the 90 characterized
endemic industrial'izatsiey and opopseniem,
Although many groups are still "ground postarinke. Popularized 
black-metal, on which I would like to linger a bit.

The fact is that some comrades (for example, Jason Krueger in 
the journal Funeral # 1) argue that the black-metal - not a 
derivative of thrash / doom / death, but something new, 
special, originated out of nothing. So, I can personally say

as follows: from nothing nothing is not born! Just some early 
mixes black, developed in parallel with other genres and having 
with them a lot in common with later, pure black-teams. Yes, 
now black-metal can be called a separate direction in music, 
but the roots from which he proizros have been and remain in 
the old good eighties.



   Well, ninety come to an end
and we can only wonder: what will be
rock music in the third millennium? I personally
I think that despite all the negative
projections, it will be, and this is important.



   Now I would like to philosophize on the
topic: "What is a" heavy "music and why
many do not like it. "Of course, this
my own research and reasoning, and
if someone disagrees with me, I always
ready to hear any other opinion, if only
it was founded.

   So what is metal? First of all I must say that the music 
carries a certain emotional charge that is passed from the 
musician to the listener, as a rule, the same form. There are, 
of course, while "Distortion", depending on the listener's 
perception, but in general, minor. (I, For example, I can 
hardly imagine to people danced merrily under the My Dying 
Bride, or crying, listening to the Emperor;)) 

   So, if the bulk of musical styles (pop music) is inherently
major, ie, carries positive energy,
(Joy, tenderness, mild euphoria, carefree, cheerful, etc.) then 
the "metallic" Music carries a negative energy:

melancholy, sadness, depression, despair,
rage, hatred, contempt. It would be foolish to deny the 
futility and harm of such emotions, they are the same as 
inherent to man, like others, and just as necessary. 

   Pop music has a greater prevalence for the simple reason 
that most people are very poorly versed in music as in itself, 
and melodies of pop groups very primitive and "reach" to each

without any effort. Metal-music is more profound and complex, 
and "enter" into it just more difficult, especially if you treat

it biased. It is no secret that many of its
strongly "poison": the church, and a common morality, 
traditional conservatism, while Here, in the CIS, here one must 
add the post-Soviet ideology. 

   It can, and rightly so: in principle a
positive emotions in man should
be less than negative, but there
lies another subtlety, nuance. The fact that all people share 
conditional on two categories, depending on the type of GNI:

optimists and pessimists. So, metal -
Music pessimists. For them, the negative
emotional state - the norm.

   Strange is not it, nothing strange: why,
For example, the Christian church denies
"Metal" music, accusing her of being Satan? After all, 
Christianity its essence is a religion built

on the cult of suffering: it is the crucified God, and
mortification, and fasting and flagellation, etc. But to do 
just that much better suits the music that causes negative 
emotions, right? You are not going to repent of our sins and 
tears beat his breast to the song "I am Barbiegirl" ...


   The same applies to the lyrics. If you
little versed in English, then
can easily understand that we are in the compositions, for 
example, the group Pantera certainly is not about love. ;)), 
Blood, death, violence, madness, despair, hatred, and that's 
what You will find here. You can close your eyes and

dissociate itself illusory pink walls, but
reality something will not change - all
these things are, they are nowhere to go.
The man was originally created that way.

   So is not it better to give the "out" so
emotions while listening to the "hard" music, than sell them 
earnest? 

   Think about it.



   I remember, promised last time to throw the fans Megadeth 
Coy some interesting information ... Well, once promised - 
subscribe! 


                Attention!


   Group "MEGADETH" has produced several
singles for the members of "Cyber Army" (an international fan 
club of the group). "Cybernetic soldiers" will be awarded firm 
CD with three previously unpublished "Live" singles. In the 
membership fee shall include also signed photographs as well as

special gifts, received only
"Soldiers" Cyber Army ".


   Membership fee - £ 15


   So, if you want to get the medallion
"Soldier," "Cyber Army", join it
series! To do this you need to send a check
at 15 pounds or international
money order, filled to the "Fan Asylum"
together with information about your name, home address, phone 
number and birth date at the following address: 


   Megadeth CyberArmy, Dept.Al

   P.O. Box 11306

   London WC1E 7AJ

   United Kingdom


    + (44) (0) 171 580 3303

      http://fanasylum.com/megadeth/


   This information is taken from the liner
Corporate CD "Cryptic Writings" of English manufacture.

   So if you want to become "kibersoldatom" "MEGADETH" - go!



   You've probably noticed that this issue "Music lovers" of 
two articles. (Not counting Translation) So, is the second 
article - this overview of the most interesting in my opinion

Album of 1998/99, ie past,
the latest work of rock groups caught in
this interval. If you are in the city (region, district center, 
village) some difficulties with the news, then perhaps you will 
find there discover something interesting.


   There is presented information about the names
albums, tracks, total playing time and separately for each song.

   The first is understandable, and as a general
time and duration of sound tracks, I cite these data to give
the true information about the release, as
I know the worth of pirated companies
rivet audiotapes ... ;)) For example,
I can say that quite often so
called "studio" cassette albums
leave the "castrated" (not all songs are present), or the songs 
are mixed (Happens more often). Why did they (the songs) 
shuffle, you might ask. And then, on Many tape recorders, which 
will record these tapes, there is an option "Shuffle", it 
provides an optimal placing songs with recording on both sides

cassettes, ie, changing the order of
songs, so that one side of the tape
fit as much as possible - this allows for large print runs to 
save a lot of magnetic tape.



   And, finally, translation. I am somewhat lost his temper, 
waving to make transfers within Example album King Diamond'a 
... The point that the work of the majority of rock bands

is not a concept, so transfers of such albums do not look quite
integrally. So unless invited to refer to drive King Diamond'99 
"Voodoo", in my course, translation. And if I

'll find something of interest from the other performers, then 
in the next issue and publish. By the way, if someone does not 
like my translation, he can enjoy the original version, in 
English. 


   Everything today is probably enough.
If you want to chat - contact person
I address in the section titled Authors.


   And in conclusion I would like to convey greetings and
express gratitude for the moral support of the following people:


  Constantine Elfimov (Elf / Aurin / CPU)

  Alex Shirokov (Demiurge Ash)

  Konstantin Konstantinov (Mechanic / XPJ)
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