Ban on Metallica.
By zeloguy
@zeloguy (4911)
United States
January 26, 2007 10:48pm CST
Lars Ulrich almost single-handedly brought down Napster as we knew it. The guys that wanted to just play music louder and faster than anyone else turned into money-mongers starting with their 'Black' 'Untitled' or 'Metallica' album... call it what you will.
From that day, I vowed never to buy another Metallica CD... anyone else with me on this?
7 responses
@noel_bulaong (15)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
you should have bought reload and rereloaded. certified ROCK
@Eisenherz (2908)
• Portugal
29 Jan 07
Nah, I still bought Load and Reload and thought S&M was not bad with all the orchestration and stuff. I agree on you that they're one of the biggest commercial machineries of nowadays and they must thank such thing to Napster, but crap like St. Anger I won't be buying, so they better get off their lazy arses and produce an old school decent album within this year.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I loved S&M and that brings up a good point. That was a 2-disc CD set. I lost a CD in moving from Denver to Orlando... now I have only one disc and have the RIGHT to download the music LEGALLY.
If you have watched the documentary on Metallica you will know and understand why there is going to be no good stuff coming from them ever again. Maybe Jason (Newstead) wasn't burn't out, maybe he was just tired of all the BS.
As for the person that said there were other bands against it. You are right. It was Lars Ulrich and Metallica that was the straw on the perverbial camel's back.
Ahh, the olden days then all they wanted to do was play the fastest, play the hardest, get the girls... now they have emotional baggage, kids,... fans are way down the list.
@darkforce (73)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
Imagine yourself painting a picture that you've spent money for oils, canvas and brushes and a considerable amount of time to perfect it. When you finished the painting, someone stole it. How would you feel? They probably felt the same thing.
@trouble4u2avoid (2915)
• United States
27 Jan 07
I'm 50/50 on this one. I think he wasn't very diplomatic about his approach. But on the other hand if someone started dipping or jeopardizing your potential earnings it would suck.
@william1984 (92)
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27 Jan 07
Firstly metallicia suck secondly they aint the only ones 2 be against downloading music there are several bands that protest against.
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@Eisenherz (2908)
• Portugal
4 Feb 07
Could you please further explain why it sucked what they did? If anything, it only made them ultimately popular and turned them into an eternal commerically sucessful band, even more than what they already were, of course...
@fueledart (12)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I would be with you on this one because I cannot stand that loudmouthed a**hole Lar Ulrich....BUT he is not the only one in the band. Remember these guys have been at it for years, and have influenced many, many others. Why would I want to destroy them?? I adore metal, and they ARE metal as far as I'm concerned. The only other band that would come close for me (of the "classics") is Megadeth, and of course Mustaine was in Metallica...so there ya go. If everyone banned Metallica we would be ruining their lives, and saying thanks for starting this wonderful metal thing by bringing it out of the underground and into the light.........thanks but we're done with ya, you suck, go away...we've taken what we want and don't need you anymore. I think thats pretty cold don't you????
