I,
Jimbo Wales, confess to listening to almost no other music than
Metallica.
I think it is really interesting to see the shift in Metallica's image since the whole Napster VsMetallica? controversy erupted. Metallica was always known as a band of the people -- a band that grew in popularity by touring a lot and connecting directly with the fans, with very little record company or MTV corporate support of any kind.
Now, they are viewed as some kind of corporate shills.
WojPob's theory is: something went wrong after they collectively cut their hair (which started to look a bit
Mullet-like). Then they released
/Load, which in the view of a lot of fans was a "weird" album. Then, less than a year later came
/Reload, which was released much too quickly and obviously needed some more studio work. They still have the talent - maybe they're just too old now???
''Does anyone have a clue who might become Metallica's new bass player??? -
WojPob
They should get Geddy Lee from Rush?. Now that would rock. Oh, please.
Have they made it to the second stage of rock and roll band age:
- Youthful energy - usually the best music produced here
- Protecting and slowly increasing ones audience - rehash / semi-lame new music created
- Slowing the shrink rate of the audience - obviously lame music created / multiple repackaging of greatist hits
- Having a very small audience - new, still lame music created once every 5 years
- Geezer rock former superstar status - no audience - only media fluff pieces - make the rounds at guest appearance shows - no new material - please, be charitable, become a recluse on a remote South Pacific island.