Why I hate Metallica (lyric, tickets, alternative, rock, albums)

Hesher · 06-15-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Metallica has better musicians in their ranks than most bands.

At this point I'm done arguing. You like Lamb of God. We're not on the same page.

IMO, that's a laughable assertion. Cliff was by far the most creative member, and Hetfield after that; Kirk's solos, while classic, are not especially groundbreaking, and Lars is probably the least skilled and least creative drummer in metal today (and I play drums and was strongly inspired by him). Coming together, they made some AMAZING albums, but I wouldn't go so far as to say they are particularly good musicians. You name a bunch of drummers or guitar players from the metal scene and more than likely they can play or write more complex/creative riffs than Metallica's members have/could.

We are obviously not (on the same page), so let's not argue - I'm just "expressing my opinion", to euphemise. I think experience in the metal genre is relevant to judging how innovative and skilled Metallica are, which I'm not saying you don't have... But Lamb of God is arguably the biggest metal band out there today, and for good reason. I guarantee that almost anyone in that band can outplay Metallica, and I think from a technical and creative perspective they outdo them as well. I'm not discounting Metallica's early material - it remains some of my favourite music in my entire library - but metal has evolved since, even as Metallica had a hand in leading it's evolution.

TheBig3 · 06-16-2009, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hesher

IMO, that's a laughable assertion. Cliff was by far the most creative member, and Hetfield after that; Kirk's solos, while classic, are not especially groundbreaking, and Lars is probably the least skilled and least creative drummer in metal today.

We are obviously not (on the same page), so let's not argue - I'm just "expressing my opinion", to euphemise. I think experience in the metal genre is relevant to judging how innovative and skilled Metallica are, which I'm not saying you don't have... But Lamb of God is arguably the biggest metal band out there today, and for good reason. I guarantee that almost anyone in that band can outplay Metallica, and I think from a technical and creative perspective they outdo them as well. I'm not discounting Metallica's early material - it remains some of my favourite music in my entire library - but metal has evolved since, even as Metallica had a hand in leading it's evolution.

You know, I honestly expected you to be a douche about this. Perhaps I misjudged you friend.

I think the distinction to make here is you're arguing Metal, and I'm saying music in general. In my argument, Metallica wins. Given my overall musical influence, I'd be more inclined to the diversified band.

Metallica drew influence for their greatest album from, among other acts, Rush. For them to come that distance says to me their taking in influences and making it their own. Modern Metal bores me because its all the same concept. Only if you immerse yourself in only metal do they start to sound reasonably different. I think thats where I am, and probably the reason we're so far apart musically.