Why doesn't the nostalgia reasoning come up when BW/BM is mentioned?

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Ten years isn't long enough for nostalgia to kick in. Give it time.

 

Maybe I haven't been clear enough on this point, though.

 

Metallica's "Master of Puppets" came out in 1986. I defy you to label that as "cheeseball." I could say the same for any number of albums or singles that came out that year, not just from rock but from any genre.

 

My point is that the artists who appeared on the TF:TM soundtrack were third-rate talent who were aping a style that was made popular by others, and which was already played out by 1986. The only real artist of the bunch was Weird Al, and he was just doing a Devo impersonation. My goodness, people -- do I really need to convince you of this? :tfhuh

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You really don't have to convince anybody of anything.  We all like whatever we like, and dislike whatever is left.  I think the best way to realize that Lion, Stan Bush, and NRG weren't all that great is to look at their careers.  Yes, the whole year!

 

If I recall, most soundtracks from that era weren't the biggest stars anyway, since Hollywood had yet to discover the art of musical tie-ins. 

 

As for Master Of Puppets .... great album.  But have you ever read the lyrics to Battery?  :tfgrin

I thought the music rocked when I was younger, even into the early 90s.  Now, I turn down the volume when watching it in the dorm.  Although, no one has ever said anything about it (possibly becuase watching that movie at age 19 is cheesy anyway).

Why doesn't the nostalgia reasoning come up when BW/BM is mentioned?

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Ten years isn't long enough for nostalgia to kick in. Give it time.

 

Maybe I haven't been clear enough on this point, though.

 

Metallica's "Master of Puppets" came out in 1986. I defy you to label that as "cheeseball." I could say the same for any number of albums or singles that came out that year, not just from rock but from any genre.

 

My point is that the artists who appeared on the TF:TM soundtrack were third-rate talent who were aping a style that was made popular by others, and which was already played out by 1986. The only real artist of the bunch was Weird Al, and he was just doing a Devo impersonation. My goodness, people -- do I really need to convince you of this? :tfhuh

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You really don't have to convince anybody of anything.  We all like whatever we like, and dislike whatever is left.  I think the best way to realize that Lion, Stan Bush, and NRG weren't all that great is to look at their careers.  Yes, the whole year!

 

If I recall, most soundtracks from that era weren't the biggest stars anyway, since Hollywood had yet to discover the art of musical tie-ins. 

 

As for Master Of Puppets .... great album.  But have you ever read the lyrics to Battery?  :tfgrin

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BATTERY PWNS!!!!!!111

 

I think there's a difference between good music that sounds dated now (which is inevitable) and music that was never top-shelf to begin with. I watched that video for "The Touch" last night with my wife... I was laughing my head off but she wasn't even amused; she just thought it was cheesy as heck.

Why doesn't the nostalgia reasoning come up when BW/BM is mentioned?

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Ten years isn't long enough for nostalgia to kick in. Give it time.

 

Maybe I haven't been clear enough on this point, though.

 

Metallica's "Master of Puppets" came out in 1986. I defy you to label that as "cheeseball." I could say the same for any number of albums or singles that came out that year, not just from rock but from any genre.

 

My point is that the artists who appeared on the TF:TM soundtrack were third-rate talent who were aping a style that was made popular by others, and which was already played out by 1986. The only real artist of the bunch was Weird Al, and he was just doing a Devo impersonation. My goodness, people -- do I really need to convince you of this? :tfhuh

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You really don't have to convince anybody of anything.  We all like whatever we like, and dislike whatever is left.  I think the best way to realize that Lion, Stan Bush, and NRG weren't all that great is to look at their careers.  Yes, the whole year!

 

If I recall, most soundtracks from that era weren't the biggest stars anyway, since Hollywood had yet to discover the art of musical tie-ins. 

 

As for Master Of Puppets .... great album.  But have you ever read the lyrics to Battery?  :tfgrin

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BATTERY PWNS!!!!!!111

 

I think there's a difference between good music that sounds dated now (which is inevitable) and music that was never top-shelf to begin with. I watched that video for "The Touch" last night with my wife... I was laughing my head off but she wasn't even amused; she just thought it was cheesy as heck.

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Battery... was not originally written by Metallica. Bet you didn't know that! I was written by the band that came before Metallica, called Blakk Totem. I have their version of the song and... let's put it this way... It was from a time before Dave Mustaine learned how to sing.  :eek

It was from a time before Dave Mustaine learned how to sing.  :eek

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I'm not quite sure he ever really did.  More like learned to "growl with music better."

I love that song, in fact I loved the whole soundtrack. Even "Dare to be Stupid"  :tflaugh

A Trip Down Madhammer's Memory Lane

 

having my dad come into the TV room as I'm watching TF:TM at the age of 15 just as the song "Dare to Be Stupid" comes on.... madhammer quietly sinks lower and lower into his chair.........

A Trip Down Madhammer's Memory Lane

 

having my dad come into the TV room as I'm watching TF:TM at the age of 15 just as the song "Dare to Be Stupid" comes on.... madhammer quietly sinks lower and lower into his chair.........

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I have a slightly different experience.  My dad used to push me to buy the newest Weird Al tape (or CD) when it came out so he could hear it. 

Hey, I still buy the latest Wierd Al- it's high time for a new one.

 

Realistically, I think all the bands from the TFTM were pretty lousy, and I would never go out and buy their albums to hear more, but in the context of the the Movie, it's awesome.

 

I personally preferred "Instruments of Destruction" over "the Touch" though.

I thought it was a great song, in fact I remember recording it from TF:TM onto a cassette tape so that I could listen to it over and over! :tftongue

 

Regardless, to me, it will always be associated with Optimus exploding into air, flipping over several Cons and blasting them at the same time, thus making it one of the coolests songs ever!