'Near-miss' bands

[EPICVIEW]

Symphony X

Kill Switch Engaged

[ThroughHerEyesDude6]

Stratovarius - Got too cheesy for me to handle, and I generally like Cheese (Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody of Fire, and Cradle of Filth to name a few)

cKy - it all sounded the same after "96 Quite Bitter Things"

After Forever - Heard a few songs, then they lost their flair. Then I heard the same guitarist from their first album is now in Epica. And that was how I fell in love with Epica.

Gwar - enough said

there's probably more, so I'll edit later.

[skydivingninja]

Yeah, not sure why FFTTEOM was posted.  Great song, but those first few minutes aren't gonna win anyone over.

Try this, "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxowWo_XV_c

Super-prog, aka "Fuel for the Feeding End"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYsw-G9kEC8

[petrucci07]

Between the Buried and Me. I have Colors and The Great Misdirect (I prefer the latter), and I love some of it: but some of it just gets boring. I find TGM to be more interesting because they're actually seperate songs, while Colors is just one long piece.
And yes, I like Swim to the Moon. Alot.

Also, Radiohead, but to a much lesser extent. I mean, they're obviously a great band, but I can't listen to one of their albums without being bored near the end. For example, If I'm listening to OK Computer, I'll switch it off after No Suprises, because the last two tracks aren't anything special in my eyes.

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

I NEVER pay attention to the lyrics, so yeah.

Rush: I used to often listen to 2112 and some songs from Moving Pictures, but that was about it. I just couldn't get further. Kinda sounded all the same to me.

Pink Floyd: Similar reason. The only things I enjoy from them are Dark Side and some Wish You Were and Animals. But aside from a few selected songs, I can't get into them.

Megadeth: Dave's voice kills my ears. But I love their guitar works.

Tool: I don't know if I missed this band yet. I love The Grudge, but I couldn't go further. Maybe I'll give them a shot from time to time.

[LeeHarveyKennedy]

Speaking of Tool, I feel like I should be way more into them than I am. They combine the musical intricacies of Dream Theater with the esoteric, need-to-be-studied lyrics of Marilyn Manson, so you'd think that taking those two aspects of two of my favorite bands would create an instant orgasm. Outside of Prison Sex and about half of Lateralus, I just can't get into them.

[zxlkho]

Try 10,000 Days. Vicarious is one of their best songs.

[bodiesinflight]

Also, Radiohead, but to a much lesser extent. I mean, they're obviously a great band, but I can't listen to one of their albums without being bored near the end. For example, If I'm listening to OK Computer, I'll switch it off after No Suprises, because the last two tracks aren't anything special in my eyes.

The last 2 tracks are the best 2 tracks on the fricking record!

[Birch Boy]

Try 10,000 Days. Vicarious is one of their best songs.

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[LeeHarveyKennedy]

Try 10,000 Days. Vicarious is one of their best songs.

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Already have. The case was tits, though.

[Birch Boy]

Try 10,000 Days. Vicarious is one of their best songs.

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Already have. The case was tits, though.

Listen to Ænima than

[The King in Crimson]

Tool: I should probably like this band, but I find the music just too... bleak and depressing to listen to. I used to work with a guy that would play Tool all the time at work and all the music just flowed together into one oppressive whole, nothing really stood out to me.  I do like a few of their songs (Vicarious, Third Eye, a few others), but I just can't get into their music.

Radiohead: Thom York has an irritating voice.

Judas Priest: I appreciate their role in the formation of heavy metal, but compared to contemporaries like Black Sabbath and Maiden, I just find them to be lacking in something.

Spock's Beard: I enjoy X, their self-titled, and The Light, but they're too cheesy for me to appreciate their entire catalog.

Protest the Hero: Excellent musicmanship, but every song sounds like 3,000 ideas squashed together into a cacophony of music with no melody. Some may enjoy this, I find it tiring and, after a while, boring.

[Birch Boy]

Tool: I should probably like this band, but I find the music just too... bleak and depressing to listen to. I used to work with a guy that would play Tool all the time at work and all the music just flowed together into one oppressive whole, nothing really stood out to me.  I do like a few of their songs (Vicarious, Third Eye, a few others), but I just can't get into their music.

Judas Priest: I appreciate their role in the formation of heavy metal, but compared to contemporaries like Black Sabbath and Maiden, I just find them to be lacking in something.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

PT - If only they didn't sound so samey.

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[Ben_Jamin]

What is with all the judas priest and Iron Maiden fail in this thread...

Judas came before Iron Maiden.

[MetalManiac666]

So?  The peak of their popularity came at roughly the same time...

[Fluffy Lothario]

And they're both uninteresting bands anyway.

[Sigz]

And they're both uninteresting bands anyway.

[AcidLameLTE]

And they're both uninteresting bands anyway.

[Zydar]

 

[Fluffy Lothario]

Iron Maiden are actually probably one of the nearest misses I've experienced. I like Brave New World, and a handful of other songs, maybe ten, but that's about it.

I got a 2CD Judas Priest best of years ago. The only song I kept was Victim of Changes.

[Perpetual Change]

The whole Maiden vs. Priest thing is really weird. Iron Maiden are obviously the more popular now, and have a more consistent discography overall, but people forget how much longer Priest were doing metal before Maiden even came on the scene. For some reason, people act like Maiden are the creators and kings of Metal.

Actually, I think the only reason Maiden are so popular now is because 1.) Ozzy has sold out too many times for people to care and 2.) Maiden are still very much a "modern band," despite who antiquated they appear. Iron Maiden have released 8 albums since the 90s. Priest have released what, like 5?

[The King in Crimson]

What is with all the judas priest and Iron Maiden fail in this thread...

Judas came before Iron Maiden.

I don't think anyone is saying that they didn't.