Free plug for ABBA, not getting paid a dime.

[fr0d0]

I always thought you were a Brit Brian

[Brian37]

I always thought you were a Brit Brian

Are you kidding me? Brits suck. They drive on the wrong side of the road, and their Royals dress like circus clowns, and their food is bland, and who the fuck drinks room temperature beer? (Note to self, did i think this, or type it?)

[fr0d0]

Bland food yes. The blandness of your music is a stark contrast to ours tho :p

Yes that beer. Tastes like liquid cheese.

[Brian37]

Bland food yes. The blandness of your music is a stark contrast to ours tho :p

Yes that beer. Tastes like liquid cheese.

NOBODY PUTS ABBA IN THE CORNER!

[Whateverist]

Is "in the corner" hip slang for "on a playlist"?

[Brian37]

Here is a remake by Yngwie Malmsteen.

[Brian37]

Ok, ABBA's band members were classically trained musicians. And so were Metallica. Now look at Mama Mia and tell me ABBA had no influence on music afterwords.

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Now here is a world famous song by Queen.





Now check out this song by ABBA

[Cato]

Ok, ABBA's band members were classically trained musicians. And so were Metallica.

I'm not sure how true the Metallica bit is here. Hammett studied with Satriani. Satriani studied with jazz musicians. Ulrich took up drums a few years after a famed trip to a Deep Purple concert. He came to the U.S. as a teen to pursue tennis. Hetfield is known to have taken piano lessons as a kid and his mother was some sort of singer, but I've never heard of him being classically trained. It's known that Cliff Burton was influenced by classical music as a kid, but I don't think he was classically trained.

[Brian37]

Ok, ABBA's band members were classically trained musicians. And so were Metallica.

I'm not sure how true the Metallica bit is here. Hammett studied with Satriani. Satriani studied with jazz musicians. Ulrich took up drums a few years after a famed trip to a Deep Purple concert. He came to the U.S. as a teen to pursue tennis. Hetfield is known to have taken piano lessons as a kid and his mother was some sort of singer, but I've never heard of him being classically trained. It's known that Cliff Burton was influenced by classical music as a kid, but I don't think he was classically trained.

Well ok, that was my understanding. I am guilty of flawed perceptions as well. But still, those are very deep backgrounds regardless. Jazz is the most difficult to play. And nobody regardless of type of music gets to that level without a mix of influences.

Well even if Burton was influenced by classical, it still shows in Metallica's music. Extremely dramatic. Ups and downs just like Beethoven. That false memory on my part might stem from their S&M album. But the classical influence even without the training is obvious.