Talk:Classic metal
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Why does every link from a classic metal band lead to "heavy metal music"? i think it should lead to this page.Zelda 19:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WTF??!
Is someone just going round and trying to fucking merge every Metal genra together? WTF? Someone should stop who evers messing with the articles. Its just not funny.
- It's because Proto-Metal, Traditional Metal, and Classic Metal are all the same damn thing. Read the pages. They all say the same thing: they have the same time period, all are pointed out to have influenced heavy metal, same sounds and qualities, and list the same bands as being major contributors. I think the page for Classic Metal should say, "Classic Metal, also known as Traditional Metal and Proto-Metal..." Helltopay27 18:12, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Archives
I've archived the page containing the comments on the proposed merger.
[edit] Intro paragraph
I'm going to rewrite the intro paragraph for a number of reasons, primarily because 1. Most people won't know what a "cross-genre term" is, and 2. These bands did not give birth to heavy metal (the genre was born about ten years prior); rather they represent the "golden age" of heavy metal and are seen by some as the representatives of a classic metal sound. Any thoughts or concerns before I change it, let me know. WesleyDodds 02:52, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
I have a huge problem. There is no distinct sound for classic metal. I don't even like the term much since I would never call half of these bands metal, but I don't get to decide that. However, I can fight to the death the fact that these bands can vary greatly. O, and that many people have different definitions. Seems some people like to lump in metal from the 70's as well. marnues 06:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
Wesleydodds has written the intro para quite better than the obsolete term "cross genre reference".
User:Marneus, don't revert without giving valid reasons. It is called "vandalism". Also, what do you mean by "approved version" ? Stop being hypocritical. -- Metal Thunder मेटल थणडर|(Talk) 07:47, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
- I also approve Wesley's version, which ironically says quite different to yours. First, it is in line with this article. Second, it explicitly says it doesnt have a distinct style, because it doesnt. So trying to force a POV over a Fact often doesnt work on Wikipedia. Stop the edit war now, both of you. Go edit some other articles, good starting places are here and here. Ley Shade 09:51, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, I screwed up the names. Considering the edits Metal Thunder made and the wording of WesleyDodd's paragraph above, I thought they were the same. Now that I go back and see the history, I was actually talking to Metal Thunder with the above statement. Also, can we talk a bit less about what people are/should be doing and a bit more about the article? marnues 01:09, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
I think alot of good stuff has been omitted here. Since I grew up in the 80's this was all I listened to. The so called Metal of Today is just mediocre (at best), 3 chord drop D angry BULLSHIT(ever heard of a guitar solo boys, or is it ya can't fucking play one?). Alas Real Metal is dead to the record execs, but not in my heart or my CD player. So when you compile a list, please, please look around at what your missing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.174.137.196 (talk • contribs) 22:03, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
