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UnrepentantLiberal

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24. It looks like Viking Metal will never have its day.

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Sun Feb 19, 2012, 01:53 PM

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...I'm just sayin'... [View all] opiate69 Feb 2012 OP

I have to take exception to this comparison. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #1

That was sort of my thought. And I thought "Bodyguard" was an excellent movie. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #19

Miss Peggy always finds the right words to express my thoughts exactly! n/t Tom_Foolery Feb 2012 #26

100% agree Peg. nolabear Feb 2012 #33

sad. May they both rest in peace. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #2

yes, society habitually makes black women more famous than white men La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #3

And if a black woman is raped or beaten, or goes missing, it's all over the news. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #5

indeed. just sayin. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #6

like clockwork? What exactly are you implying? opiate69 Feb 2012 #7

For those who misinterpret the OP as a statement about race, feel free to substitute this guy.. opiate69 Feb 2012 #11

the fact that you can be so blind about race, really makes me laugh La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #20

Having been a voracious student of rock music history since the age of about 3... opiate69 Feb 2012 #36

Not about race, it's about unnecessarily tearing down someone to make a point about another person. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #21

In regards to the music industry, yes - indeed it typically does. opiate69 Feb 2012 #8

LOL. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #9

... opiate69 Feb 2012 #10

Um, Let's see? Chan790 Feb 2012 #12

3 for 3 on the women, 1 for 3 on the guys. opiate69 Feb 2012 #13

Freebird!!! Chan790 Feb 2012 #14

Mary J Blige writes her lyrics. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #18

Resentful of black female singers? nope.. just mediocre ones. opiate69 Feb 2012 #23

I own all of Quorthon's albums OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #4

I'd trade either one for Justin Bieber Major Nikon Feb 2012 #15

Beibs is the antichrist. Chan790 Feb 2012 #16

You mean in terms of their current biophysical conditions? petronius Feb 2012 #35

Van Gogh could barely feed himself with his paintings Major Nikon Feb 2012 #17

John Lennon once put a cigarette out on a Matisse drawing at the Playboy Mansion. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #22

It looks like Viking Metal will never have its day. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #24

Fine. cliffordu Feb 2012 #25

Well acquainted with Pass and Roberts. Incredible musicians who had far more impact opiate69 Feb 2012 #27

I'm not into either of their music. If I had to pick one to hang out with, Whitney Houston all day. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #28

Your profile shows you been on DU since 2003, Quortthon snagglepuss Feb 2012 #29

Not likely, since I wasn't into black metal or viking metal until around 2008. You have a point? opiate69 Feb 2012 #30

The point is that M$M isn't interested covering anything but corporate products so snagglepuss Feb 2012 #31

Why one person is more famous than another is tough to pinpoint treestar Feb 2012 #32

Racist tea-bagger claptrap. nt madinmaryland Feb 2012 #34

Ignorant, vapid non-sequitor... opiate69 Feb 2012 #37

Whitney is (no typo there) a wholy owned commodity... dogknob Feb 2012 #38