Do you think metal fans are more intelligent than the average person?
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Posted by Haddonfield, 20.07.2009 - 01:55
PS: A mate made me notice the same thing with left handed people. Every year the proportion of left handed people in the class tended to rise, I remember one lesson when there were more lefthanded people than right handed and that is not natural.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 60976 From: Sweden  |
Written by deadone on 08.05.2015 at 18:27 you hit the nail  its true ... if there be hip hop storm it would be damn great read damn retard comments
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| Kinetic Posts: 180 From: Portugal  |
I think people that listen to metal seem to be more tolerant in some social aspects than others. But curiously, when it comes to musical tolerance, they're just as thick headed as everyone else. I've never quite understood this whole "true metal" scene that even though is not openly declared by many, it's still present. There are always people who take a long ass turd on bands that decide to take a different route. They either choose to scream at the top of their lungs that "they're going mainstream" or change their worlds eloquently to convey that message. I agree in that some cases bands try to go for sounds that are appealing to a broader audience when money seems to take a higher priority, but more than often that's not the case. People seem to forget that they're still playing an obscure music that will never closely reach the massive popularity of other genres. This is also one of the reasons why we don't we don't have a rising number of bands trying to redefine themselves. I believe that these nay sayers are a vocal minority and for the most part fans do have other musical interests, but it's not in by any or way or form something to gloat about in general. The metal audience are just like anyone else. I think the only reason why it may seem that we are critical thinkers or more intelligent than others is due to the presumption that we see the world differently. And while that may be somewhat true, due to the harsh nature of lyrical content, there is no correlation that it make us better thinkers. It just give us the emotional and rational tools to be see things through a darker perspective that most people don't emphasize that much. It's certainly not the only one in the world though. The way I went about this was to mingle this perception nonchalantly with other views, experiences or whatever you want to call it.To dwell on this metal scene like it's a special thing of your own is just...bad. There are no reasons for a human being to confine himself/herself to one dimension. And the same goes for bands regardless of genre(s) they're known for.
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| ADIresiduos Posts: 176 From: Mexico  |
Written by Bad English on 23.04.2015 at 11:34 Guys, I believe MC Vice was just being sarcastic... haha........ weren't yoy MC?
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| ADIresiduos Posts: 176 From: Mexico |
Being intelligent or not, there's not much difference if you listen to metal or rap or pop; you either are because you like to learn things and be rational with your ideas or you aren't because you prefer to be average and don't want to waste time thinking... you prefer to use your head only to hold your baseball cap and hang your ears............  Enjoying music (whichever genre) is something that you feel, not think about.
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| raveneffect Posts: 541 From: Portugal  |
I used to be a regular student. Now...I guess I'm being a little devious here, "regular" is a gentle way of putting it. I was bad...pretty bad to be honest. I used to try hard but failed at everything I wanted to do in life. I had the motivation but lacked the Inteligence to excell so my dream of being a Neurosurgeon were as dead as Janis Joplin's sorry ass. It was sad. Depressing. I started to drink. I couldnt live with myself. Couldn't eat. Couldn't sleep. There was no excape. Bought a gun. Thought about it. Really hard. This couldn't go on. I had to do something. One day I just threw away all my Collection of the Greatest Bollywood hits of the 90's and went to the record store. There it was, staring back at me with that mesmerizing eye. I will never forget the day I bought "Cause of Death", it turned my life competely. I know have a PHD on Medicine, Law and Mechanical Engineering. I can say I am smarter because of Metal. It's true.
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| Karlabos Meat and Potatos Posts: 5658 From: Brazil  |
Written by raveneffect on 13.05.2015 at 18:12 And here I was reading the first paragraph as it was a serious story
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| Sang Dalang Abu Posts: 1008 From: Switzerland  |
50/50 agree. But I think people who listen to Dark Ambient, Avant-garde, Experimental, Harsh-noise should be high priority.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 8978 From: Canada  |
Written by Tony Teh Towel on 05.03.2016 at 03:26 You should be embarrassed by this. This thread is AIDS. Metal fans may or may not be more intelligent, but they're definitely more socially inept.
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| nikarg Posts: 7039 From: Greece  |
Scrolling through recent Decapitated or Behemoth news proves that metalheads can be really dumb unfortunately, just like everyone else.
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| tominator At best deranged Posts: 1061 From: Belgium  |
Do you think metal fans are more intelligent than the average person? No.
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| Drippy.Hippie Posts: 448 From: Bahamas  |
Well, I don't feel that I'm really qualified to answer this. This sounds like a study is required. They definitely stand apart from the conventional/average person in more way than none. I'll say this much though......Metal generally does have it's rebellious qualities, so people who naturally question things would be more likely to be drawn to it......Metal fans are more likely to think for themselves. Furthermore, Metal isn't usually simplistic musically, so it presents a greater challenge to the listener's brain in comparison to say.....Country, Reggae or Rap.
---- What is the difference between the man who fools you from the pulpit, and the other man who fools you from the platform? Both of them seek to obtain power over you - To rule your mind, control your property interests or labor power.
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