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Originally Posted by jollygiantchris  the band basically went with the trends in popular music at the time |
What, exactly, is wrong with this? The idea of music at their level is to make money. If it's what people are buying, then by all means, do it. I defy 90% of the people here to say that they would do any different if it meant making “it” vs. just being another unknown band. I've always found the extra criticism that Metallica gets is a bit hypocritical.
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Originally Posted by jollygiantchris (MUCH shorter song forms, far less complex music, few if any soloing i don't recall any on load or reload but then again i threw my copy of reload out and i only listen to hero of the day off of load) |
Metallica paid their dues to get to where they're at and they can do whatever the hell they want now. As far as the solos go, Kirk Hammett said on Some Kind Of Monster that he just got tired of doing a solo every freaking(edit) time. The funny thing is, after he stopped, so did everybody else. That's when you've made it, when everybody does what you do.
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Originally Posted by jollygiantchris i mean **** man listen to load and reload and then go put on master of puppets or ride the lightning it doesn't even sound like the same god damned band |
And if they hadn't evolved, the same people complaining here would be complaining that Metallica always does the same thing. They would be criticized for doing the same thing over and over. I just think that people should lay off them; they’ve earned it by now.
BTW, unlike most people, I actually enjoy all their albums (yes, even St. Anger) and find the evolution of Metallica interesting. I can’t wait for the new album.
