OFF:Other bands/metalifestyle off

[Mark Von Bargen]

I remember a readers letters discussion in Sounds years ago where the thread
was that Rainbow had lost it as a Metal band when they employed Graham
Bonnet as vocalist. Several jerks wrote that Rainbow could no longer be
described as Heavy Metal coz they had a short haired vocalist.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maxine Wesley" <maxine.wesley at PORT.AC.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: OFF:Other bands/metalifestyle off


> Ha, this 'liestyle' debate raised it's head on friday night in a 'heavy
rock'
> nightclub in Leicester.
>
> We were verbally attacked by a 'goth' - actually he denied being a goth
> but swore there is no colour other than black... and nearly died when I
> suggested a trim! - 'goth'?
>
> I was with a couple of mates , one of whom was sporting a nike
> sweatshirt, the other a columbian football shirt. Both short haired. The
> central core of the debate revolved around the fact that the  above
> 'goth' really couldn't comprehend what on earth  a guy with short
> cropped hair & a nike sweater was doing in this type of disco! (the guy
> in question has been a HW fan since he was 3!!)
>
> Guess that's 'lifestyle' - you gotta look the part to like the music (not
> my opinion, obviously!!)
>
> Maxine
>