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Roadworn Jazz by Trujillo last night. Refin?
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I am not one of those "anti-relic/roadworn" guys, but this is the stupidest looking thing I have seen in a long time.
Welcome to the Subjectivity of Esthetics and Artistic Taste. Grab a seat. You'll know which one is yours since it will likely look unlike anyone else's.
Then please, go tell him to his face. Me? I think I'll take a pass on getting stuffed face-down into a garbage can. I, for one, know not to go "Messin' With Sasquatch"!
But to also take a peek back through the Veil of History; Wasn't Metallica one of those bands who went out of their way to eschew the "glam/too-tight-pants/more-makeup-than-the-groupies" or the "cover-everything-with-leather-and-spikes" style sensibilities that the early-'80s L.A. metal scene expected of them? Besides, which is more professional…going on stage in shorts and a t-shirt or passing out from heat prostration? (Have you seen him sweat it out on stage?! Yeesh!)
I've heard Metallica doesn't like to run AC during their shows. But James and Kirk don't wear shorts that I've ever seen...don't know about Lars, though.
Lars wouldn't wear shorts... He'd run the risk of somewhere seeing his diaper.
I'm not sure about the AC comment. I went to a packed Metallica show at the ACC in Toronto and I was near the top of the arena. I sweat like a pig and was totally dry that night... The Arctic Monkeys concert I went to a few weeks later was a different story though.
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Interesting! I did not know that.
From what I've seen of their current lineup, Robert's the one who really prowls around the whole stage…like, a lot! But since he doesn't have to be anchored to a mic, and he seems to enjoy "interacting" with the crowd, I can see "comfort" being high on his on-stage list.
As far as Lars is concerned, I think I can count on one hand all the time's he's played while actually wearing a shirt. And as someone who played drums in his youth, I cannot fault that one tiny bit.
But, back to the actual topic…I like the scorched look. It's a rarely-seen style of relicing, as opposed to the usual chipping and scratching. It kinda looks more "natural" to me, as in "this is what an instrument looks like when subjected to the seemingly-random ravages of a blaze". It's that "nature-worn" look that almost made me buy an Axl Badwater in that cool-ass crackle finish.
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RT can look as amateurish on stage as he likes. He is making metric butt tons more bank doing what I love to do than I am...
I honestly haven't cared for them since Cliff died. Not only did he go, but something was never the same after that.
This Trujillo guy and that Nugent wannabe, plus that champagne drinking, art selling, short wearing, sawed off, face making goofus can all go get a clue. Kirk is alright though.
I'm sure this bass in question is some lame attempt at art or making a statement like "my playing is so hot my bass caught on fire!".
On that note...gimme Anthrax or give me Slayer, or even that yutz Mustaine over these clown shoes.
This Trujillo guy and that Nugent wannabe, plus that champagne drinking, art selling, short wearing, sawed off, face making goofus can all go get a clue. Kirk is alright though.
I'm sure this bass in question is some lame attempt at art or making a statement like "my playing is so hot my bass caught on fire!".
On that note...gimme Anthrax or give me Slayer, or even that yutz Mustaine over these clown shoes.
Right! Give me some old school badass band like Suicidal Tendencies. The bass player from that band would destroy that clown with Metallica!
Michael
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Those pants are uglier than shortsAsk Pete. Sometimes you get a chip here and there when you play live music. It happens.
You can be as cheezed as you want. It's my bass I will do what I want with it...it's just a tool.
This makes me wish than in addition to the "like" button we have, the mods would give us a "slap" button...
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What's else is duct tape for anyways?Ask Pete. Sometimes you get a chip here and there when you play live music. It happens.
Flea agrees. But his ears get cold.Welcome to the Subjectivity of Esthetics and Artistic Taste. Grab a seat. You'll know which one is yours since it will likely look unlike anyone else's.
Then please, go tell him to his face. Me? I think I'll take a pass on getting stuffed face-down into a garbage can. I, for one, know not to go "Messin' With Sasquatch"!
But to also take a peek back through the Veil of History; Wasn't Metallica one of those bands who went out of their way to eschew the "glam/too-tight-pants/more-makeup-than-the-groupies" or the "cover-everything-with-leather-and-spikes" style sensibilities that the early-'80s L.A. metal scene expected of them? Besides, which is more professional…going on stage in shorts and a t-shirt or passing out from heat prostration? (Have you seen him sweat it out on stage?! Yeesh!)
I can't believe with his heavy right hand that a vintage style bridge would do.
My vintage style E saddle tends to move around when I pluck hard, that thing is bitchin tho !!
Jim Carr
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