I spent about 2.5 minutes listening to a symphony playing Sanitarium this afternoon. It's pretty clear a band has run out of ideas when they hand their catalogue to a bunch of serious and accomplished classical musicians.

Imagine yourself studying cello at the Julliard, and you've played all over the country as part of a classical string quartette, and you've worked hard because you love the instrument to which you have dedicated your professional life, and then some semi-literate greasebag metal-head (I'm looking at YOU James and Lars, you sell-out shitfucks) begins instructing you on how to play a three-chord riff.

Deep Purple did it. And it sucked for them too.

I kinda liked it when DP did it, though, at least it was something new. Also, I'm pretty sure Highway Star is better than anything Metallica has ever written.

I haven't been able to bring myself to listen to that symphony shite. Metallica brings me back to my all too brief youth,I don't want to sully the memories!

I've always hated Metallica. They almost sued some of my friends.

For such a litigious band, they got their name from less than scrupulous means. A friend was starting a heavy metal magazine and had a bunch of names shortlisted. One of the frontrunners was "Metallica." Lars told him it was a shitty name and suggested he go with another one, and then stole it for his own band.

Posted by racetraitor I've always hated Metallica. They almost sued some of my friends. For such a litigious band, they got their name from less than scrupulous means. A friend was starting a heavy metal magazine and had a bunch of names shortlisted. One of the frontrunners was "Metallica." Lars told him it was a shitty name and suggested he go with another one, and then stole it for his own band.

You hit the nail on the head. I recall skimming through one of those fan zines...Hit Parade or some shit...as a teenager and I read an interview with an up-and-coming Lars (back when he still looked like a 12 year old boy with a metal-mullet), and he went on about his glorious youth back in the Old Country where he'd sneak into shows and trade bootlegged Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, etc. albums/casettes, which as we all know, are illegally recorded and distributed by fans often sitting in row 16, waving a hand-held mic over his/her head, etc. etc. and Lars went on about how fond he was of his bootleg collection and blah blah blah and 20 years later there he is again, his metal mullet now a high-domed forehead (sucks to have a receding hairline, doesn't it Lars?) wearing eye-liner and glittery clothes and more-or-less looking like a transvestite dwarf, railing about Napstar and how users are stealing from him and his band-mates (this was before they fired their 'mate' Jason, the one and true Metallica fan in the band) and how unfair it is and I instantly decided to toss all (but one) Metallica recordings that I'd collected over the years. I didn't resell them. Or give them away. I took them outside my home and placed them in the garbage and said Good-bye.

(I saved Master of Puppets on vinyl. It's in near mint condition)

And then they went into therapy and/or AA, and thus completed their steady descent into mediocrity, which began when Bob Rock taught them how to be 'artists.'

Fuck them.

I agree w/most of your anti-Metallicism, however, Bob Rock taught them how to be used-car salesmen, not artists. I know you know this, but I was to appear clever. Kthxbye.

Metallica lost all credibility after the black album... then they were pop.
Unfortunately, I still feel compelled to CRANK "Sanatarium" as loud as I can from time to time... it makes me feel better.

Samurai

Posted by G to the Race I agree w/most of your anti-Metallicism, however, Bob Rock taught them how to be used-car salesmen, not artists. I know you know this, but I was to appear clever. Kthxbye.

I'm in love with you.

its a shame Cliff Burton was crushed by a bus, he was a master of the bass, Jason
newsted wasn't bad either.

ehh, the fact that they named the song "sanatarium" and not "sanatorium" (the proper spelling), burns me up. Dont even get me started on the whole, "boo hoo i cant afford a gold plated shark tank, so ill sue my fans" thing,

you know what? imo metallica sucks ass.... everything after the black album is shit.

Um, OK.....I'm going to get shit stomped here.....I actually enjoyed the Metallica with strings and full orchestra.....sorry.....Of course, I thought Metallica before ...And Justice For All pretty well sucked.

The ushers willl be passing out eggs and rotten fruit soon.

Posted by Jonsered Um, OK.....I'm going to get shit stomped here.....I actually enjoyed the Metallica with strings and full orchestra.....sorry.....Of course, I thought Metallica before ...And Justice For All pretty well sucked. The ushers willl be passing out eggs and rotten fruit soon.

You're getting old and senile. It's okay...I am too.

Posted by KublaKhan You're getting old and senile. It's okay...I am too.

nope... got you all beat... I've actually got "Kiss- Symphony" DVD...

Samurai

Posted by Samurai nope... got you all beat... I've actually got "Kiss- Symphony" DVD... Samurai

Wow,you sure do,Samurai! ;) KISS is one of my favourite bands,yet I don't think I could stomach that one.

Posted by KublaKhan I'm in love with you.

I forgot to tell you I'm in love w/you also. And, even though I did kinda/sorta/notreally appreciate the deep purple/ELP/whothe70sever w/symphony, I still think rock band+symphony=oil+water.

Posted by G to the Race I forgot to tell you I'm in love w/you also.

And how, pray tell, shall we consummate our love? I suggest we burn Metallica in effigy. And then have sex (I'm the topper).

i hate metallica now, i never really liked them a whole lot, but especially after some kind of monster, that stupid documentary, they were just a bunch of whiny old men. (if you have not seen, the documentary, don't waste your time it sucks.)

Oh and i agree Lars is a greedy hypocritical waste of time.

EDIT:didn't like the way i phrased ending

Posted by SkaSkank i hate metallica now, i never really liked them a whole lot, but especially after some kind of monster, that stupid documentary, they were just a bunch of whiny old men. (if you have not seen, the documentary, don't waste your time it sucks.) Oh and i agree Lars is a greedy hypocritical waste of time. EDIT:didn't like the way i phrased ending

You have to remember, before they were metallica, they were a bunch of D&D nerds.

Personally, I don't care much what the artists do to some extent.

That said, Metallica has been pretty sub-par for a while now, but the older stuff is still a good listen every so often.