"If you've never heard 8-bit metal"
We have all heard 8-bit metal *smiles*. I'm not going to say anything bad about this album, except that I'm not a fan of guitars chugging along with no BASS (in my current state I can't really bring myself to form an opinion as to the actual composition). "B.A.C.O.N." made me giggle.
"what the hell is up with this hostile forum environment?"
Some people just call it how they see it without sugar-coating or a second thought to the sparing of feelings. Nothing personal (I think). Dancing around issues gets old after awhile for some people. Also don't let the ornery vocal minority scare you away. There are plenty of benevolent forces here to balance out the hostility.
Put yourself on the other side of the equation: What if an intermediate LSDJ artist decided "Hey I'm going to play some brutal metal chugs over my bleepy bloops" so he buys a guitar and goes through the "You Can Teach Yourself Metal Guitar" book for one year, records an EP featuring LSDJ and what he has learned in that book and then goes to a metal forum saying "If you've never heard metal 8-bit get ready for the ride of yovr life... or DEATH" etc, what would you think?
These "8bit" elements might WOW people who aren't really "into" the "chipmusic thing", but for people who are All Bit and a Bag of Chips, this type of programming is not going to blow them away. Personally I don't think it's all that bad at all. *shrugs* I'm sure there are plenty of other people here who would have no complaints. I do agree that the chipstuff could use a bit of buffing up (I think everything could use a bit more beef).
Also I suppose a community founded on "chiptune" would have reservations towards a band who APPEARS TO only "uses" chiptune but is not "chiptune" at its "foundation" if you know what I mean...? Not saying that is you, but it could look that way to some people.
Keep bit up! Don't quit, keep chip-chuggin' along as I always say...
Last edited by SketchMan3 (Feb 24, 2014 8:21 am)