I like HIM - Page 3

Avarice · 04-12-2006, 10:31 PM

Man, am I not reading all that.

I'm just gonna say that I listen to HIM every now and then, most of those now and then is when I'm at my HIM-Crazed-Fans place and they blast it.

There was a HIM concert here recently as well..
They tried to force me to go, but.. meh. Didn't have the cash.

Icarian Decoding · 04-12-2006, 10:38 PM

I got HIM a few hours ago. This is the review I wrote:

HIM is a newer band, or atleast that's what I've been told. Very slow and soft, and very pleasing to someone who wishes to relax.

I just picked them up today, under the album "Love Metal". I must say, the first song took me by surprise. I was expecting, from the reputation and the brief glimpses on my trips over MTV, to be hearing something like "Breaking Benjamin". Yet, it is much, much softer then BB, and much easier on the ears. It's not the trash and death of Children of Bodom, which I myself enjoy, but it's not that bad for an easy sunday. Infact, right now I am finding the song, "Soul on Fire", very relaxing.

Just to extend. After listening to about an hour of HIM straight, I must say they are quite good. Razorblade Kiss has to be one of my new favorite songs. I like the intro, and the heavyness the song gives off, is seemingly light, coupled with the lyrics, it's a good song.

Out of ten, I would give this band a six. It's not the greatest, but it's still half-good.

end.of.eternity · 04-13-2006, 02:49 AM

I don't like HIM(does this mean I'm unpatriotic? They're finnish)

pitseleh · 04-13-2006, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Icarian Decoding

I got HIM a few hours ago. This is the review I wrote:

HIM is a newer band, or atleast that's what I've been told. Very slow and soft, and very pleasing to someone who wishes to relax.

I just picked them up today, under the album "Love Metal". I must say, the first song took me by surprise. I was expecting, from the reputation and the brief glimpses on my trips over MTV, to be hearing something like "Breaking Benjamin". Yet, it is much, much softer then BB, and much easier on the ears. It's not the trash and death of Children of Bodom, which I myself enjoy, but it's not that bad for an easy sunday. Infact, right now I am finding the song, "Soul on Fire", very relaxing.

Just to extend. After listening to about an hour of HIM straight, I must say they are quite good. Razorblade Kiss has to be one of my new favorite songs. I like the intro, and the heavyness the song gives off, is seemingly light, coupled with the lyrics, it's a good song.

Out of ten, I would give this band a six. It's not the greatest, but it's still half-good.

Excuse me, but this is what you call a "review"? It says absolutely nothing about the music, except that it's "relaxing" and "not the trash and death of Children of Bodom", which is a description that could fit any number of bands.

I'd hate to see the sad excuse for an online publication or whatever that accepted this trite piece of writing. No dice, man.

Icarian Decoding · 04-13-2006, 02:17 PM

You're right.
If you want me to give an, indepth, super-review, then here it goes:
HIM, also known as His Infernal Majesty, is one of the newer bands to hit the scene, or atleast to make themselves popular. Although they were started in 1991, according to this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIM_%28band%29

They only began to make it big upon their release of Razorblade Romance, in 1991. This is where they made it big with the song "Posion Girl" and "Right Here in My Arms". Their sequential releases, "Love Metal", and the less known, "Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights", brought them into fame. Unfortunately, they barely made it onto the charts, until 2005, when they released "Wings of a Butterfly", on their latest album, Dark Light, which hit number 10 on Mainstream US Rock.

The band members have remained the same since the formation of the band, with Ville Valo as vocals, Burton on Keyboards, Mige on Bass, Linde on Guitar, and Gas on Drums.

My personal opinions of their songs.
The intro to the song "Poision Girl", somewhat reminds me of Paradise Lost's "One Second". From there, it continues onto soft vocals, mixed with a steady beat on the drum. To my understanding there is only one singer, yet to the author, it sounds as if there are two people singing at one moment. These moments contrast when there is only one identifiable voice, where you can clearly make out the bass and guitar. My only complaint, is that the song has no heavyness, of other bands like Arch-Enemy, or Children of Bodom.

The second song I would like to comment on is "And Love Said No". It starts out with clearly identifiable guitar and base elements, and then proceeds on with the vocals. It's very soft and slow, and you can clearly make out what he is saying.

To summarize the average sound of the band, they make very good use of the keyboard, and of the drums, and for the most part, the guitar. It's the personal opinion of the author, that you can barely make out the bass though. Although, most bass you can barely make out. Most of the lyrics are dedicated to love, and the songs all rather sound similiar, even though they may deal with different subject matter. The beat, or atleast the drums, seems to be the similiar one to two beats per second, throughout the album, with some excepts midway during most songs, and during some of the vocals.

There. I have it my second shot. Hopefully it's better than the first.

succubus,queenofvampires · 04-13-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kali Maxwell

I like their song, "Wings Of A Butterfly." That's it.

And... I'm going to quote my dad here:

"Whether you're pulling off its wings or crushing it underfoot, it's pretty god damn hard to sound tough when you're singing about butterflies..."

Well, whoever said "Listen to what your parents tell you" was right. HIM's old music is way better than the new one.
The only good thing in them is Ville!! He's a total hottie.

pitseleh · 04-14-2006, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Icarian Decoding

You're right.
If you want me to give an, indepth, super-review, then here it goes:

...

There. I have it my second shot. Hopefully it's better than the first.

Nope. It's just more words, and none of them are doing a very good job of describing what the music sounds like.

I could tell you what's wrong with it and give you a few pointers, but to be honest, I can't be bothered, and it should be obvious anyway. You should just give up trying to review anything, since all you are able to convey is your total lack of musical knowledge and reference points.

You're like a food critic with a bad cold and a charred piece of rubber for a tongue. The only thing you can say about what's in your mouth is whether it's hard or soft.

WolfMoon · 04-14-2006, 07:33 AM

If you want to hear some bass, listen to Type O Negative.

lena · 04-14-2006, 08:12 AM

I have never listened to Him. Could anyone reccomend 1 or 2 songs that are good, that would give me an idea of what it is like???

Also am I the only one that gets a kick out of trying to talk about Him without using poor english???

WolfMoon · 04-14-2006, 08:54 AM

Man, you want one song that doesn't suck? That's a toughie. You can always log onto heartagram.com, I think that's where I heard(and barfed at) their music.

lena · 04-14-2006, 09:36 AM

Umm....I went there, and the main page played "killing loneliness" wow. I wasnt expecting a band with a heart-pentagram-thing as a label, to sound so much like pop. It didnt make me barf, but my ears hurt a little, and Im a little nausious. Please excuse my sucky spelling.

Beowulf · 04-14-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfMoon

If you want to hear some bass, listen to Type O Negative.

Absolutly Wolfie, I love Type O Negatives sound, its so distinctive

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Godslayer Jillian · 04-14-2006, 07:42 PM

I sing in a combination to the guy in London After Midnight, the guy in The 69 Eyes, and Ville Vallo

[dark matter] · 04-14-2006, 08:58 PM

H.I.M is one of my favourite bands. Yeah, they're getting main stream, but so what? It just makes me feel so much less unique now that i see little fifth grader walking around if H.I.M hoodies and every other person wearing a H.I.M hat. Aw well. Oh, and I too love Ville's eyes...and hair...and just him in general. xP

Aurora Vinylslut · 05-04-2006, 02:36 AM

HIM are the definition of homosexuality.

Morrigan_Dubh · 05-04-2006, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Aurora Vinylslut

HIM are the definition of homosexuality.

I think you need a new dictionary.

Virulent Dryad · 05-04-2006, 03:38 AM

My opinion - these guys are very unimaginative.

They've found a couple different ways to say basically the same thing. E.g: "death is in love with us" or "join me in death" or "love wants us dead" et cetera
I wouldn't be surprised if they used the same chord progression for all their songs since they all tend to sound the same. You can't tell when one song as stopped and when the other has started.

I won't get into the mainstream cult they've started. HIM hoodies, hats, shoes, et cetera and all their little babygoth followers.

Anyhoo toodles.

Vampyrekisses · 05-04-2006, 04:58 AM

I really like HIM

Esp the Funeral of Hearts, and yeah OK Ville is really easy on the eye lol....

horrorgirl · 05-04-2006, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyrekisses

I really like HIM

Esp the Funeral of Hearts, and yeah OK Ville is really easy on the eye lol....

OF COURSE you like HIM. What 'gawth' doesn't?

Draconysius · 05-04-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GeishaGirl

You're in a dark room. You can hear the anguished cries of the mentally unhinged coming from down the hall. There is a skeleton in the corner.

You can go north, south, east, west.

Zork!

I still have the original copies of one and two. I wish there were more play novels like that.

In my opinion, HIM is a decent band, nothing more. They've made some worthwhile music, but their merchandising everything down to HIM condoms is absolutely degrading.

Draconysius · 05-04-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aurora Vinylslut

HIM are the definition of homosexuality.

I happen to be bisexual, asshole. You need to watch your words. If not, I'll have to suck your ( or your boyfriend's if you're a girl) twonky, because everyone knows gays are out to have brutal sex with every man they come across. *rolls eyes*

selfdestruction · 05-05-2006, 02:52 AM

do you not think the lead singer from HIM is starting to look alot like Marc Bolan from T-Rex....

The latest video shown on Scuzz in the UK, he sooo looks like him...

anyone else think this?

Aurora Vinylslut · 05-05-2006, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Draconysius

I happen to be bisexual, asshole. You need to watch your words. If not, I'll have to suck your ( or your boyfriend's if you're a girl) twonky, because everyone knows gays are out to have brutal sex with every man they come across. *rolls eyes*

Well you have to admit that they are extreamely effeminate.

Virulent Dryad · 05-05-2006, 05:25 AM

What's wrong with being effeminate?

I'm bi-sexual and I actually find androgynous looks to be quite attractive.

Kinflame · 05-07-2006, 05:02 PM

I wasted 15 bucks on Dark Light.

They're unimaginative pop metal shit, like the Blink 182 of goth. I swear with all that emo posturing I'm not surprised Ville sounds so fucking melodramatic.