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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 08:33
Originally posted by Valarius Valarius wrote:

I'm calling out any Meshuggah fans to defend them and convince me of why they're worth listening to.



I don't like Meshuggah either, but why would their fans bother doing this?
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 08:31
Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

This must be one of the daftest threads I've seen in a whileLOL

How do you suppose fans of Meshuggah will go about converting a person who already hates them with a vengeance? 

Oh and some acts don't rely on melodies or hummable tunes. The focus of the music lies elsewhere - on groove or ambiances or something completely different. Most Krautrock doesn't rely on melodies either yet I'm still an avid fan of the sub.

 
 
That´s right David. Groove and ambience are exactly two of Meshuggah´s great assets, not melody or instant catchiness. They are not for everyone either. Personally it took me around 10 years before I understood their music and was able to appreciate it. I fully understand why some people will never be able to listen to their music and enjoy it.

Well hot damn! I may as well go check em out thenBig smile 
I do seem to remember checking them out a few years ago, but I honestly can't recollect whether or not I liked what I heardLOL
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Points: 3069 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 08:28
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

This must be one of the daftest threads I've seen in a whileLOL

How do you suppose fans of Meshuggah will go about converting a person who already hates them with a vengeance? 

Oh and some acts don't rely on melodies or hummable tunes. The focus of the music lies elsewhere - on groove or ambiances or something completely different. Most Krautrock doesn't rely on melodies either yet I'm still an avid fan of the sub.

 
 
That´s right David. Groove and ambience are exactly two of Meshuggah´s great assets, not melody or instant catchiness. They are not for everyone either. Personally it took me around 10 years before I understood their music and was able to appreciate it. I fully understand why some people will never be able to listen to their music and enjoy it. They are very much an aquired taste.


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Points: 11420 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 08:22
Say what you like about Meshuggah, at least they're not Welsh.
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This must be one of the daftest threads I've seen in a whileLOL

How do you suppose fans of Meshuggah will go about converting a person who already hates them with a vengeance? 

Oh and some acts don't rely on melodies or hummable tunes. The focus of the music lies elsewhere - on groove or ambiances or something completely different. Most Krautrock doesn't rely on melodies either yet I'm still an avid fan of the sub.

 


Edited by Guldbamsen - April 22 2015 at 08:21
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Meshuggah are absolutely awful. All of their songs sound exactly the same. EXACTLY THE SAME. Detuned, dull, droning guitars playing riffs in different time signatures as the drummer, who does the exact same drum beat in every song. And the singer (if ya wanna call him that) shouts the same, incomprehensible dribble over every song, using the exact same vocal melody (if ya wanna call it that) in every friggin' song!

Most of the people I went to uni with absolutely worship Meshuggah, but there's absolutely no musicality in what they do. You can't hum their songs, or barely sing them. Only music students who obsess with being the most intelligent, mathematical musicians obsess over them, as if playing guitar riffs in 7/3 over a 14/9 drum beat makes them superior musicians. It's not cool, it's not funny, and it's not clever.

In simple terms, they're utter sh*te. I'm calling out any Meshuggah fans to defend them and convince me of why they're worth listening to.

Oh, and 'Catch Thirty-Three' is probably the worst album I've ever heard. Thumbs Up





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