bleeding heart Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) Metallica had a sold out show in Vancouver last night and are playing a second one tonight. Yesterday they added a third show for Monday night. Tickets are $5, and all proceeds are going to the Vancouver food bank. It's not strictly from the goodness of their hearts... they're filming a concert movie, and they're adding the 3rd show to get more footage. Still pretty cool, though. Oh, sure...the motives aren't pure altruism, but there's nothing wrong with the motives, either. A $5 concert is a $5 concert. Incidentally (and irrelevantly, I know) I still probably wouldn't go, or at least wouldn't make a great effort. The shine faded off these guys a long time ago, for me. And they irritate me, though I'm not 100% sure why. They're essentially a vaudeville act at this point--on the other hand, that's not a bad thing in itself (hell, I like the Rolling Stones; the Rolling Stones, for chrissake! ). Whatever else may be said about Lars, I'm pretty sure he's not a moron. He strikes me as a pretty bright and articulate guy, which probably makes him like Einstein by drummer standards. No, true, "moron" is the wrong word. Edited August 25, 2012 by bleeding heart Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Shady Posted August 25, 2012 Report Posted August 25, 2012 They're essentially a vaudeville act at this point--on the other hand, that's not a bad thing in itself (hell, I like the Rolling Stones; the Rolling Stones, for chrissake! In no way are they a "vaudevill act." Obviously you haven't seen them live in a while. Although, I'd take your opinion into more consideration if you hadn't mentioned the Rolling Stones. That pretty much destroys any of your credibility regarding Metallica, and music in general. Quote
bleeding heart Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) In no way are they a "vaudevill act." Obviously you haven't seen them live in a while. No, I saw them in the late eighties, at the cusp of their creative powers. They had put out four truly excellent albums in a row--a major achievement for any band. They've not been as good since. Nowhere even close. Period. We're talking more than twenty years. However, I happily grant them the Awesome tag anyway, because bands with such longevity are pretty much always shadows of their former selves, creatively. And of course their good stuff remains good, no matter what else happens. Although, I'd take your opinion into more consideration if you hadn't mentioned the Rolling Stones. That pretty much destroys any of your credibility regarding Metallica, and music in general. The Rolling Stones, too are genuinely awesome, and they likewise have been producing substandard material...and they have been substandard for longer than Metallica has. Their golden period, for me, was 1968-1972, in which they released five albums which remain genuine rock classics. So, to recap, I like Metallica and the Rolling Stones, while you like Metallica and hate the Rolling Stoners. But I'm the one being too harsh, evidently. As for "credibility" when it comes to music...don't be too quick to make such judgements about something as subjective as rock music. That's silly. Now, if I had lauded the artistic genius of "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies, you might have had a point..... Edited August 25, 2012 by bleeding heart Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
cybercoma Posted August 25, 2012 Report Posted August 25, 2012 Metallica picked the worst possible replacement for Jason Newsted. That's part of their current problem. Trujillo is a hell of a bass player, but he can't sing backup and neither can Kirk. Part of what made Jason great was his ability to sing backing vocals like nobody's business in that band. Quote
dre Posted August 27, 2012 Report Posted August 27, 2012 Metallica picked the worst possible replacement for Jason Newsted. That's part of their current problem. Trujillo is a hell of a bass player, but he can't sing backup and neither can Kirk. Part of what made Jason great was his ability to sing backing vocals like nobody's business in that band. Im not as much of a Metallica fan as I used to be, but I took my 10 yearold kids to the show in Vancouver on Saturday night... Crazy! It was REALLY well done IMO. Trujillo was awsome. Quote I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger
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