i think every time i read this column i like this guy less and less.

I, on the other hand, seem to like him more and more.

Dallas seems like a fellow I could hang out with, smoke a bowl with, and BBQ with. Even if I don’t agree with everything he has to say, at least he HAS something to say. Something that lends definition to him, even if he defies definition.

As opposed to clueless, anti-intellectual knuckleheads who think nobody in Metal (or Music) should have informed opinions.

I don’t agree with the mindset that people in music or even so called celebrities aren’t allowed to have an opinion on the state of the world. I think as long as the topics are discussed in a way that doesn’t come off as “I’m telling you what to do because I’m famous” then I’m fine with it. I think Dallas does a great job of that and also working into his blogs a good dose of common sense. Common sense doesn’t seem to be so common anymore. I get more annoyed at people who have the platform to be heard abusing the privilege.

“It makes me think of metal heads who hate hip hop music but can never come up with any good reason as to why.”
It’s sophomoric, boring, and devoid of melody…how’s that?

*yawn*

Bareback Yomama

“As for you asshats who like Dallas “less and less” maybe you should go read Lamegoat or Blabberbag so you don’t have to think so hard.”

lol…his drivel doesn’t make me think at all…that’s the problem.

He sites people not doing their homework. Yet, he doesn’t address any political policies other than the 2nd amendment. *FAIL*

He wants everybody to be themselves all the time. *FAIL* Try working in corporate america and be a true induvidual.

Metalheads who don’t like hip-hop with out a good reason. Sounds like he trying to cover up for a low metal self esteem problem for possibly listening to the moronic chants on the airwaves today in the hip-hop world. *FAIL*

Some old school hip-hop is o.k. N.W.A, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys,,, yadda yadda yadda. Do you honestly think that a metalhead, or anyone, needs to say “rap fucking sucks” followed by an explanation now at days. Expensive Champagne, Shorties, Asses, Parties, Aquistion of Shiny Things, Cheating….. same shit over and over and over… Hip-hop is in the same rut as metal was in the late 80′s.

Danny,

Just because he didn’t cite a whole list of issues and sources about them doesn’t mean that he isn’t well informed about them. The second amendment was just an example of how he’s not just a “straght line liberal” and has his own views that don’t tow a party line.

I just don’t understand why people have to be such pricks. He’s talking about stuff that’s important to him and others can hopefully relate to. If you don’t like the articlese then why read and comment on them?

by the way I completely agree with you about hip hop it is the glam metal of the new millennium but there are some good underground hip hop acts like Aesop Rock.

@ Key, I am quite certain I’m more intelligent than are you.

If you want to just read about metal, then skip the Dallas opinion pieces and articles about Motley Crue and Extreme.

Ah, nothing like converting back to Firefox 2 and having these comments work right again.

I’m not terribly keen on political postings on a metal site, usually when political opinions get voiced on any kind of non-political site I ditch them. One great example is this review of a new Creative MP3 player I was digging into, and I happened to notice the review noting that not only was the quality of Bush’s speech great, but it was also “empowering and insightful”, this was in 2006, I never went back to that site.

Personally I identify entirely, I’m fiscally moderate and socially more progressive leaning, I’m annoyed women get paid less per dollar than men, I really couldn’t give less of a shit if gay people married each other, and I’m against abortions simply because it’s perpetuating “I can be an irresponsible slut and gouge out a fetus instead of having him put on a condom/take a fucking pill/all the other options!”, and honest, that sounds really screwed up to me that people choose it so willingly over other more responsible options.

What do I label myself? Nothing, I just say I like to think I’m politically moderate, I do admit a bias after nearly eight years of what will no doubt be one of the worst US presidencies(or THE worst) in history, so to see someone like McCain come in…You put it best, he’s old, and out of touch, worse yet is he doesn’t disagree with Bush’s policies, he just thinks they were “executed” wrong, that scares the piss out of me.

As an aside as a metalhead who hates rap, I think “rap” is destroying African American culture by perpetuating a set of ideals that are inherently evil and corrupt, strike one, the people perpetuating these ideals are out fucking strippers and underage girls. Then, doing drugs off their ass cheeks, and they have the gull to “Thank God and Jesus” when they win an award, strike two, there is no melody or message to the music, just racism, worship of fame, and greed, strike three.

wow. do you retarded keyboard-jockeys/armchair sociologists actually think rap artists uniformly behave a certain way? are you dicklesses the same people who slag the NBA or NFL when one knucklehead misbehaves?

would you tolerate it if metalheads were called child molesters because of that static-x guy and the old judas priest drummer? esp Revrant: how can you generalize like that? aside from your favorite genres (metal i hope), you are exposed only topically to the most commerical/brainless parts of other genres — ones you don’t actively explore. so what the fuck do you know? is metal properly represented by its most commercial acts?

do you like showing off how ignorant you are? and inherently racist? why don’t you just say what you really mean: you don’t like rap because you have no idea what it represents. it’s obvious. ‘inherently evil and corrupt’ LOL

You probably are more intelligent than me but why would someone even bring that up in this situation? Assuming that I’m stupid and I read mindless drivel just because I don’t enjoy an article and care to present my opinions on it? Sounds to me like someone tool, and a loud mouthed one at that. All the intelligence in the world can’t fix that, good sir.

And as far as skipping the article, sometimes he actually writes about metal. That light this city article actually had some redeeming qualities about it. I just don’t enjoy his style of writing at all.

I usually skip the dallas part of the site, because I come here to read about metal and have a laugh when Metalsucks.com guys rip into stuff, but after reading this article I think i’ll come back because what he had to say does make alot of sense.

on the topic on hip hop, love the old stuff, but I have to totally agree with revrant on his part about rap, although I most belive this would be modern
(mainstream) rap, its destroying kids minds as much as an emo destroys its wrist(yeh bad pun).

amy: Fuck you.

That aside, this isn’t metal, this is rap, rap is by and large completely absorbed in popular culture and mainstream depictions, that’s what “rap” is today. You ignorant pile of slime, no one is basing their opinions of rap on one or two incidents, they’re basing it on hundreds of incidents and continually negative depictions of what life “should” be for nearly two decades.

Rap does not have a Nine Inch Nails or Tool to be counter-culture, it is entirely driven by massive, popular acts, and I blame it for dumbing down what’s expected of people as much as I do Linkin Park, which, coincidentally are rap-based as much as rock.

You just negated yourself by whipping out that cliche fucking ignorant race card, welcome to being labeled both ignorant and blatantly fucking stupid, bitch, it’s a double whammy few are masterful enough to achieve in the space of one post.

Grow a fucking spine, work your way up to a skull, and then a brain, so you don’t fucking hurt yourself by trying to multi-task and do all at once.

Rap IST KRIEG!

E.G. Madvillain

Try “Immortal Technique” and “Eyedea and Ablities”, pretty underground.

You okay there, Revrant?

jaime: Again, your assumptions do this, I’m forced to just whip out one sentence and then ignore you, nowhere did I say no underground acts existed, but by comparison to other genres “underground” rap is wholly insignificant and goes unnoticed.

amy: Not so cocky and inflammatory now are we? Figures, I’ve found throughout life bullies back down when confronted.

Nick: Wow, I’m not answering that with all of your excessive qualifiers, by forcing those qualifiers on us you’re just proving that it’s true, they’re absolutely necessary to keep the numbers to a minimum, and even then it exceeds a mere ten.

I will confront you here though, last I knew rock never reached the level of rap, and even at it’s highest rock tapered off and hasn’t touched that area since. Rap, after two decades of bigotry, sexism, and as many deadly sins as there are seven fingers, powers forward in a seemingly perpetual manner. The worst part is it doesn’t even treat these things like they’re “bad” or against popular culture like rock did, they define them as “good” and as the basis for popular culture.

In Rap you aren’t going to find successful non-mainstream acts, in metal and rock, you’ll find plenty, there’s a big difference to be had.

Sammy: Well, I was referring to mainstream rap lyrically, not any other subgenre or “underground” form. On that basis I have yet to see mainstream rap lyrics that are not blatantly evil, even the sweetest ones end up treating women like objects or personifying success as who has the most possessions.

Otherwise you took the words right out of my mouth, I don’t need to elaborate further really. :)

I was just elaborating so as to avoid any misunderstanding, when I used those “couching” terms I was using them in reference to mainstream rap, and I absolutely don’t count hip hop in that. Hip hop certainly does have positive lyrics, mainstream rap on the other hand, IE, the majority of rap, I feel it doesn’t.