What's the big deal with Burzum?

nyarlothothep

I've been listening to a bit of burzum, I think Varg is completely overrated. I know this is highly subjective but I think his casio tunes, which were performed on a casio probably, I acknowledge this, kinda suck, I know its meant to be trance like and transcedent etc but it does nothing for me. In addition people say "wow Varg, he's a beast on guitar," imo he's pretty good on guitar but I wouldn't call him a beast. And the singing is pretty atrocious too on some of the tracks, he sounds like his voice has just broken. Most significantly the songs just aren't that remarkable imo, some of them are ok but I don't get this whole Varg is a genius argument, it just seems hip/cool/trendy to like him. He's in the same category as other emperors new clothes bands like Tool and Mastodon.

Mental Mickey

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm..................ok.

chin_grin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c

nyarlothothep

And Rush too, I forgot to add Rush

Shreddingblood

nyarlothothep wrote: »

And Rush too, I forgot to add Rush

Troll.

nyarlothothep

Shreddingblood wrote: »

Troll.

Oh come on, listen to this and tell me Rush aren't bearing the flag for the musical nexus of crap that is Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UU62UcP_BA

Shreddingblood

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Oh come on, listen to this and tell me Rush aren't bearing the flag for the musical nexus of crap that is Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UU62UcP_BA

That song ain't great but come on! Crap from Canada? Ever hear of this band. They're class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKZ-eKBJ9dw

chin_grin

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Oh come on, listen to this and tell me Rush aren't bearing the flag for the musical nexus of crap that is Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UU62UcP_BA

Seriously not sure if trollin' (I kid! I kid!).

I'd like to direct you to here though and pick out a few amazing Canadian bands.

JBnaglfar

I like Tool, Mastodon and Rush. Hell, i'm wearing a Rush t-shirt right now, does that make me cool/hip/trendy?

Some great Canadian bands too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfxjf_7yZVQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW_grLpi4QM

nyarlothothep

JBnaglfar wrote: »

I like Tool, Mastodon and Rush. Hell, i'm wearing a Rush t-shirt right now, does that make me cool/hip/trendy?

Some great Canadian bands too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfxjf_7yZVQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW_grLpi4QM

Tool and Mastodon yes, Rush no. Back on topic, Burzum sucks, discuss.

BlaasForRafa

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Oh come on, listen to this and tell me Rush aren't bearing the flag for the musical nexus of crap that is Canada.

Its not like they're Helix or something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRwjTCC3Pyo

Mental Mickey

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Tool and Mastodon yes, Rush no. Back on topic, Burzum sucks, discuss.

"Opinions are like a$$h0les - everybody has/is one."

chin_grin

Mental Mickey wrote: »

"Opinions are like a$$h0les - everybody has/is one."

Ah people are entitled.

Angron

Burzum are alright, but I don't find them all that great. Give me a band like Mayhem or 1349 any day.

Nailz

... any excuse to post Abbath meme's.


Anyway, I disagree entirely, but I'm too wrecked to discuss. Maybe when I'm not borderline comatose. Although, I do agree the production is well dodgy, and not to mention the last album had far too much treble, except it was an excellent release; Belus, the one before that was actually quite bland and I wasn't that much of a fan, but that's beside the point. It wouldn't be Black Metal if the production wasn't even a little cack though...

bnt

The first I heard of Burzum, it had nothing to do with their music, but it was about Varg's "extracurricular activities". Those "Casio tunes" - if they were the ones he recorded while he was in jail for murder and arson, well, you can understand that the recording facilities were somewhat limited ...

nyarlothothep

Denny M wrote: »

Burzum are alright, but I don't find them all that great. Give me a band like Mayhem or 1349 any day.

Yeah Mayhem were a lot better than Burzum from a purely compositional point of view. I know all about the casio tunes but it doesn't detract from the fact that they could have been written and recorded in 5 minutes. And the worst thing is that he still writes them!