Recent content by Yax

Yeah, there are musical gimmicks too, if you can call them that (you'd have to widen the definition of a gimmick, I suppose). I have a coworker who finds Maiden's galloping incredibly cringy and "gimmicky" and thinks Run to the Hills is hilarious (and bad).

Neither are gimmick bands. Both use gimmicks though, and while I think Maiden's use has been understated a bit in the discussion (I mean, Maiden have had several Eddie video games...), there's no denying how important the visuals are for propelling Ghost's career and probably more so than Eddie...

What's wild is the tone of it, not really the core content. I should have made that clear. And I was copying most of my post from the original thread by the way.

Saying Ghost IS a gimmick that play shit music concocted for playlist-idiots full of earworms is elitist and dismissive. Sayin they have gimmicks isn't. Saying they aren't metal isn't elitist either because it's true; they are genre transcending with pop, disco, metal etc influences in a Rock...

I think Bruce glitched. What he meant to say was that he is preparing another Maiden song “which has never ever been played enough — ever.” Wrathchild confirmed!

Good response!

Elitism isn't facts though. Elitism is opinions, but with the type of superiority and disdain you displayed. Calling a band simply being a gimmick (not having gimmicks, which is facts) is elitist.

Saying Ghost IS a gimmick that play shit music concocted for playlist-idiots full of earworms is elitist and dismissive. Sayin they have gimmicks isn't. Saying they aren't metal isn't elitist either because it's true; they are genre transcending with pop, disco, metal etc influences in a Rock...

In good company, though I have ways to go, I am learning, for exemple by reading posts such as your original contribution to the argument.

Hat off, AI-assisted Fox News level of spin and strawman argument. Ghost has a gimmick. You said they are a gimmick (while slagging off their music with a verbal diarrhea which also essentially was deragotory to their fans). Nobody is arguing they don’t have a gimmick, which Maiden themselves...

And at the same time people go "Ghost care mostly about their image!" .. the pot calling the kettle black. :D But anyway, yeah, it's the tour thread and I'll happily continue this in the Ghost thread.

Yes. The point of it is that you throw around almost the same kind of shit that people did regarding Heavy Metal. It's simple, it's gimmicky, it's for idiots that want to nod their heads to an earworm. Talking like that is being a music elitist. Saying a band is nothing more than a gimmick is...

Opinions can reek of elitism, especially when you matter-of-factly label a band as simply being a gimmick. This is a splendid example of acting like a music elitist. "I find twatty bands like Iron Maiden repugnant, cheesy rubbish that cater to the simple, straightforward, Devil-worshipping...

It's certainly not. There are tons of artists' demos and song ideas that get reworked into superior work.