The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued

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Why the obsession among the Hard Rock/Metal genres with themes of pain, death, fear, insanity, etc? I simply do not relate.

I don’t know if Richie Kotzen qualifies as Hard Rock but I like this a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkKBcEV75WE

When in the mood for hard rock I always start with:

Trower - Bridge of Sighs

Regards,

barts

@stuartk - out of curiosity, what themes do you think they should explore instead for aggressive music like this? 

Not necessarily true, here's an example of Diamond Dave being just a funny guy....

Van Halen - Everybody Wants Some

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EI8JN-fSLo

P.S.

If you walk like this (adopt this gait pattern), your confidence levels shall rise with every step you take.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPYl1Vp6rgU

Why the obsession among the Hard Rock/Metal genres with themes of pain, death, fear, insanity, etc? I simply do not relate.