Is Heavy Metal "Rebellious"?

[TarionzCousin]

Prompted by The Shaman's statement in this post.

Is Heavy Metal Music "rebellious"?

Yes, very rebellious.
Somewhat rebellious.
Barely rebellious.
Not rebellious.

re·bel·lious
–adjective

1. defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of rebels or rebellion.
3. (of things) resisting treatment; refractory.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Yes because all the normal people tend to like pop, rap, and whatever that noise Lady Gaga is classified as.

 

[Cor_Malek]

In some way, vaguely, perhaps... maybe. I'd rather go with nonconformist, but even then - in the narrow, musical-trends meaning. And still vaguely.
If you wanted to be rebellious in my high-school, you'd listen to rap. Floyds and Zeppelins were School-shop music. On my university, probably everyone at least at some point before listened to heavy metal (and if they stayed past 6pm they listened to it anyway, as one of doctors liked to listen to loud music when most people were out (that's how I was introduced to Beatallica)).

It was rebellious when electric guitars, and percussion and skin accessories were. It had notes, it had melody - even Raining Blood has. Heavy metal has tonnes, has harmony.

You want XXI century rebellious? Have some Pink Freud :
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPiOjFVQRc]theehee[/ame]

Sadly, I wasn't able to find appropriate piece of yass, like Mazzolls Music for Supermarkets (not original name, translation for clarity).

 

[kiznit]

Yes because all the normal people tend to like pop, rap, and whatever that noise Lady Gaga is classified as.

What kind of normal people do you know?

I know plenty of perfectly normal people who enjoy heavy metal wholeheartedly.

What if I enjoy heavy metal and Lady Gaga? Is that abnormal?

 

[Relique du Madde]

Well, my little brother (a teen ager) and all the delinquents he hangs out with tend to listen to rap, pop and some 'main stream 2000s punk' (mostly green day though). Unfortunately some of his music tastes seem to be influenced by the current girl he's chasing which usually leads to him adding a new pop band or two on his ipod (even though 90% of the time he is quoting Emenem or Easy E).

Alot of random people I know or interact with all seem to like Lady Gaga, however I don't and she annoys me.

Music style wise, I tend to listen to Goth, Ethereal, Ambient, 80s new wave, Classic rock I am known to turn on the classic jazz/blues station once every fortnight.

 

[evileeyore]

What if I enjoy heavy metal and Lady Gaga? Is that abnormal?

No that isn't normal at all, in fact someone will be around to drag you into the street to be beaten to death with clubs.

 

[grufflehead]

Tell you what I'd like to see: Lady Gaga *in* an Iron Maiden

 

[El Mahdi]

Tell you what I'd like to see: Lady Gaga *in* an Iron Maiden

But then she'd become a martyr...and the people would call her Armored Saint!

 

[El Mahdi]

...Are you [-]saying[/-] snorting that heavy metal isn't rebellious? Seriously?

...Not for twenty years at least. Seriously.

Reminds me of a movie quote:

Top Dollar: Problem is, it's all been done before...see what I'm saying?

Thug: It's no reason to quit.

Top Dollar:

Wrong. Best reason to quit...only reason to quit. A man has an idea. The idea attracts others...like minded. The idea expands. The idea becomes an institution.

What was the idea? That's whats been botherin' me boys. And I'll tell you, when I used to think about the idea itself, it put a big old smile on my face. You see Gentlemen, Greed (profit/conformity) is for amateurs. Disorder... Chaos... Anarchy... Now that's Fun!

...The idea has become the institution Boys...

...No, I want you to set a fire so damn big the gods will notice us again! I want all you boys to look me straight in the eye one more time and say, "Are We Having Fun...!".

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[Dannyalcatraz]

I'd say the Shaman is just looking at the pop-metal bands like A7X, which while "rebellious-y", are so mainly in terms of form and not message.

There are still metal bands out there that espouse anti-Christian, anti-conformist, anarchic, violent or pro-drug etc. messages- and some that even live their music- that I still have to point at metal as one of the truly rebellious musical genres out there.