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whete kine of music pople like day

Date: Nov 12 2007

Topic: Reading

Author: doom 20011

Lesson

Heavy metal (often referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music[1] that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[2] With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion and fast guitar solos. The All Music Guide states that "of all rock & roll's myriad forms, heavy metal is the most extreme in terms of volume, machismo, and theatricality."[3]

Heavy metal has long had a worldwide following of fans known as "metalheads" or "headbangers". Although early heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple attracted large audiences, they were often critically reviled at the time, a status common throughout the history of the genre. In the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal followed in a similar vein, introducing a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed.

In the mid-1980s, pop-infused glam metal became a major commercial force. Underground scenes produced an array of more extreme, aggressive styles such as thrash metal, which broke into the mainstream, and death metal. Since the mid-1990s, styles such as nu metal, which often incorporates elements of funk and hip hop; and metalcore, which blends extreme metal with hardcore punk, have further expanded the definition of the genre

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wanglor

wanglor

China

ilove westlife!!Wink

03:44 AM Jan 23 2008 |

wanglor

wanglor

China

i love westlife!!

03:43 AM Jan 23 2008 |

thaidh

thaidh

Viet Nam

i like rock, i love rock, and i kill rockTongue out

09:34 AM Jan 17 2008 |

songliren888888

China

i like light music

07:05 AM Jan 17 2008 |

448.sniper

Yemen

i like all kine of musicWink

10:45 AM Jan 16 2008 |

hirushancharu

Sri Lanka

hi cristina i also dont like heavy metal music. I like soft music.i also musician in maldives i play indian music at a maidives hotel.my name is hirushan

05:53 AM Jan 16 2008 |

abu_rayah

abu_rayah

Saudi Arabia

it is very difficult words. i need to learn more and more.

thank you

03:51 PM Jan 09 2008 |

gongyawei

gongyawei

China

i have the same feelings with you.  work hard !!!!!!!!!!

08:42 AM Jan 07 2008 |

fairywu

fairywu

China

I don't like heavy metal…
I think R&B is better..my favourite singer is JayZhou. He is very popular in Chian

07:56 AM Jan 07 2008 |

xuelan

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

i like folk music.

05:13 AM Jan 07 2008 |

AppleZhang

AppleZhang

China

it is not difficult to understand this cause , but difficult to know the many kinds of the music stytles !!

02:40 AM Jan 07 2008 |

tk_17space

tk_17space

China

i want say ,but i dont know how to say

 

02:19 AM Jan 07 2008 |

Vanessa Rodrigues

Brazil

i don't like heavy metal.

06:32 PM Jan 06 2008 |

Tony09

China

I only listen what i like

02:49 PM Jan 06 2008 |

picnic_109

picnic_109

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

its a little hard to understand…...............

11:51 AM Jan 06 2008 |

qinlulu

China

i do not understand

09:05 AM Jan 06 2008 |

MM666

MM666

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Scooter is the ultimate band in electrical music and between DJ,s I prefer Tiesto even if Armin van buren is the number one….and I love Cascada

08:15 AM Jan 06 2008 |

s@p

s@p

Germany

It's not very hard article, but it's not also quite interesting

08:17 PM Jan 05 2008 |

s@p

s@p

Germany

Metalcore, Hardcore, Deathcore, Nu-metal, Postmetal and ethnical music rules!

08:16 PM Jan 05 2008 |

Mstar

China

i like  china  country music

03:07 PM Jan 05 2008 |

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