Is Korn Rock? [Archive] - Halflife2.net Forums

SamuraiKenji

08-07-2008, 08:33 PM

My friend thinks Korn is not rock/Alternate Rock
I beg to differ
HE listen to some kind of viking shit that just a bunch of dudes screaming words you can't understand and playing their guitars like they don't know how
NOW he's calling me stupid and a fag because i like to listen to Korn

I want a second opinion

Discuss

Cornerstone

08-07-2008, 08:49 PM

Arguing music genres is one of if not the most pointless argument out there. For your second opinion, quit listening to Korn.

Sliver

08-07-2008, 09:03 PM

Korn is not good. Who cares what genre it is?

theotherguy

08-07-2008, 09:07 PM

Korn is rock, it just happens to be very bad rock.

Lucid

08-07-2008, 09:26 PM

No, they're country with a mix of polka.

Krynn72

08-07-2008, 09:33 PM

Korn is shit. Thats its genre.

SamuraiKenji

08-07-2008, 09:53 PM

I never said i wanted to know who likes it i just wanted to know what Genre you think it is

Letters

08-07-2008, 09:56 PM

Ya, of course it's rock/metal!

Acepilotf14

08-07-2008, 10:02 PM

Korn is shit. Thats its genre.

This.

also, whatever happened to good old rock like Aerosmith and Kiss?

TheAntipop

08-07-2008, 10:07 PM

This.

also, whatever happened to good old rock like Aerosmith and Kiss?

Burning, hopefully.

Shakermaker

08-07-2008, 10:27 PM

This.

also, whatever happened to good old rock like Aerosmith and Kiss?

Kiss is touring atm. With the make up and everything. They probably need the money for alimony.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tRXPPxwbs

They're shit but in the realm of 70s commercial stadion rock this is actually a good song. Great bass playing especially.

Ennui

08-07-2008, 10:33 PM

Korn is rock, but they suck.

KineticAesthetic

08-07-2008, 10:42 PM

DreamThrall

08-07-2008, 11:41 PM

i like to listen to Korn

wow... that.... explains... SO MUCH.

StardogChampion

09-07-2008, 12:35 AM

From the little I've heard I'd say they're Nu Metal.

And as we all know, all Nu Metal sucks hairy donkey balls.

Go listen to Alice in Chains.

SamuraiKenji

09-07-2008, 01:08 AM

wow... that.... explains... SO MUCH.

O_o
Huh?

undertone

09-07-2008, 01:58 AM

Alternative metal or NuMetal, basically the tone and energy of metal, but with out the talent.

soulslicer

09-07-2008, 09:33 AM

Nu Metal does not suck balls, that 's just your opinion, I like bands like Sevendust, Chevelle, Deftones, Infectious Grooves (a few of their songs) but popular nu-metal like slipknot, SOAD (most of their stuff) and stuff like that suck though. And Korn's bass player is pretty awesome, but I don't really like Korn either, nevertheless they turned out to be an influential band, bringing nu-metal from it's "underground" state into popular rock music, at least until the 90's ended.

Nu Metal was never really about talent though, but what I like about it is it's unique riffs, the way they play open spacey chords, with a lot of progressive progressions. The shouting and screaming just adds the craze element to it I guess. Nu Metal is awesome head-banging music.

Now that I realize, I have no idea what the purpose of this post is actually, just giving my view.

Corp. Sheepo

09-07-2008, 09:41 AM

This has nothing to do with anything in this thread but.... WHY THE **** ARE THERE SO MANY GOD DAMN GENRES!?

The Monkey

09-07-2008, 01:36 PM

What's Korn?

Unfocused

09-07-2008, 01:54 PM

It is rock IMHO and I enjoy many of their songs. Wouldn't call it nu-metal.

Slug Advisor

09-07-2008, 08:53 PM

It's rock and I hate it, though a certain friend of mine loves it. On the other hand, he also like Gorillaz and I'm pretty sure he listens to Evanescence. Another friend of mine likes techno, particularly remixes, which tend to be pretty cool IMHO, and different kinds of hard rock/metal (I do kind of like some metal, such as Dragonforce/other power metal). I'm into softer alternative rock and classy shit.

Lucid

09-07-2008, 09:31 PM

People who judge other people based on their taste in music need to be kicked in the crotch.

DreamThrall

10-07-2008, 12:04 AM

People who judge other people based on their taste in music need to be kicked in the crotch.

No, generally, a lot can be learned about a person by knowing the music they listen to.

TheAntipop

10-07-2008, 12:41 AM

No, generally, a lot can be learned about a person by knowing the music they listen to.

Yes, but never towards any conclusion that they are either good or bad people. I don't like Korn, but I've no problem with those that do.

Lucid

10-07-2008, 01:35 AM

Despite most people having a varied taste in music?
I happen to enjoy listening to all kinds of music as long as it appeals to my ears.

Shift

10-07-2008, 01:42 AM

progressive progressions.
What's Korn?

Two of the best quotes of the week :laugh:

TheAntipop

10-07-2008, 01:51 AM

Despite most people having a varied taste in music?
I happen to enjoy listening to all kinds of music as long as it appeals to my ears.

As do I. Thrall is right in a sense that a lot can be learnt from observing the type of music a person listens to, but whether or not they should be judged by that to be either good or bad people is pretty rubbish. (I've no idea if he feels that way, I'm just speaking out loud in general here to defend myself :P)

Tarkus

10-07-2008, 12:18 PM

Well, I sure can tell that like 70% of the people that listen to Hip Hop are either douchebags, should be shot down or should be in jail.

sea

10-07-2008, 03:24 PM

HE listen to some kind of viking shit that just a bunch of dudes screaming words you can't understand and playing their guitars like they don't know how
What bands? Chances are it's actually good music and you just have horrible taste. I'm going to guess Amon Amarth, simply because they're popular (though they play death metal with Viking-themed lyrics rather than real Viking metal, which is an offshoot of black metal with folk elements). If you can't understand harsh vocals then in most cases it's a simple matter of not being used to them enough to understand them (doing those vocals yourself also helps your understanding as you begin to figure out how they distort your pronunciation of words). There are indecipherable vocalists, but most aren't.

And KoRn is definitely a rock band and definitely not a metal band, seeing as how they are nu-metal . That is fact. They're also rather shitty, but that's opinion (though held by so very, very many people).

Van_Halen

10-07-2008, 05:05 PM

From the little I've heard I'd say they're Nu Metal.

And as we all know, all Nu Metal sucks hairy donkey balls.

Go listen to Alice in Chains.

Yes. Listen to these 3.

Man In The Box
We Die Young
Angry Chair

They are awesome.

Plus Metallica = the best metal you can get. **** Korn, go out and buy ...And Justice For All. Best metal album ever.

Muffin Man

10-07-2008, 05:59 PM

Plus Metallica = the best metal you can get.

Blatant fallacy.

Lucid

10-07-2008, 06:04 PM

Metallica was fantastic up until their self titled album, afterwards they just got progressively shittier.

Also, add Would, Rooster, and Dam that River to your 'Must Listen to Songs" AiC list.

TheAntipop

10-07-2008, 06:21 PM

Nowadays, I much prefer Metallica's newer material, though I don't even like that much, but still. ...And Justice is no way the best metal album out there, though. Not even close. :P

Muffin Man

10-07-2008, 06:31 PM

How can you even stand their new material? Even before they hit rock bottom with St. Anger it was horrible.

Van_Halen

10-07-2008, 06:40 PM

Metallica was fantastic up until their self titled album, afterwards they just got progressively shittier.

Also, add Would, Rooster, and Dam that River to your 'Must Listen to Songs" AiC list.

I thought the Black Album was awesome... Anyways, yeah, Would? and What the hell have I are awesome too. In fact, just buy Nothing Safe from Wal Mart. It's got all of the great AIC songs. I always thought the lyric in Rooster was "Here they come to stuff the rooster" but it's snuff... Huh...

Also, Got me Wrong is a good one too.

And yeah, I agree, Metallica after the Black Album sucked. not even Fuel was worth anything. If you don't like AJFA, however, I can only wonder if you've heard Harvester, and Eye of The Beholder. Those are my 2 favorites from that album. ...And Justice For All the song just sounds like the song a band writes the first day they ever play together. Kind of a weird riff... But, they're the kind of songs that get better as you listen to them more. The more you hear it the better it sounds. (Just from my experience.)

Also, RIP Layne Staley. Best singer ever. :(

TheAntipop

10-07-2008, 06:48 PM

How can you even stand their new material? Even before they hit rock bottom with St. Anger it was horrible.

I just found it much more interesting to listen to, really.

But believe me, I was a die-hard Metallica fan 5 or 6 years ago. Seen them three times now and they really were a kickass live act, and I did use to enjoy AJRA loads. MoP was always my personal favourite but AJFA felt like a real step forward from the more straight forward thrash of Kill, Ride and Master. That sounds like a really horrible snuff fetish film title, doesn't it? Oh dear.

I just grew bored of them I guess, and when I do listen to them now (which, to be fair, I haven't done in a long time) I would usually listen of Reload or something.

Hellrider

15-07-2008, 11:29 AM

Korn is shit.

And lol at people who say they're Metal.

-About metallica, there are about 9001 thrash metal bands that are much better than shitallica.Go listen to them.

Lukasz

26-07-2008, 01:20 AM

This.

also, whatever happened to good old rock like Aerosmith and Kiss?

Aerosmith is a terrible band, does that mean I don't know about music? Korn is a rock band, to say it is not is pretty dumb.

Secondly, who the **** cares if he listens to Korn. I like Korn and a large variety of music from metal, club, to gangster rap. To you guys judging someone one on their taste of music pretty weak.

Cole

26-07-2008, 01:34 AM

Rock is a very BROAD spectrum of music.
Elvis? Rock.
Led Zeppelin? Rock.
Motley Crue? Rock.
Disturbed? Rock.
Metallica? Rock.
Green Day? Rock.
Foo Fighters? Rock.
Nirvana? Rock.

However there are many subsets of rock. Such as Punk Rock, Emo Rock, Grunge Rock, Alternative Rock, and Classic Rock. Metal is also considered a subset of rock, and metal has many subsets too. Many bands and even individual songs fall into multiple categories of rock.

I love Aerosmith btw.

Korn is rock, not my type of rock though; Korn screams way to much. I prefer everything from light alternative rock to metallica. Singing is nice, shouting is awesome, screaming is not music. I can't sing or shout like Axel Rose, but I can scream just as well as anyone else.

MiccyNarc

26-07-2008, 07:17 AM

Aerosmith is a terrible band, does that mean I don't know about music? Korn is a rock band, to say it is not is pretty dumb.

Secondly, who the **** cares if he listens to Korn. I like Korn and a large variety of music from metal, club, to gangster rap. To you guys judging someone one on their taste of music pretty weak.

Welcome to HL2.net, where liking certain types of music or certain bands arbitrarily makes you pants on head retarded in ways you cannot imagine. Don't try to make sense of it, just accept, and pray your musical tastes match up with the standards here.

@ Cole: KoRn doesn't scream. >.>

Van_Halen

26-07-2008, 07:26 AM

Korn is shit.

And lol at people who say they're Metal.

-About metallica, there are about 9001 thrash metal bands that are much better than shitallica.Go listen to them.

Alright, but first, before I go try to find a needle in a haystack, why don't you at least give me an idea what I should look for? If these bands are so much better then why are they so overshadowed by Metallica? And, most of all, playing with the name of a band to make fun of them is extremely childish, and will mostly make whatever you say worthless to people who can think freely without basing it off the opinion of others.

Good day, sir. :D