Swetcharmedlife:

Maybe we are not on the same page on this particular topic directly below.

I am talking about a campaign and going totally public about their business practices, or what they believe to be ethical in terms of the public and music business, hence the whole anti-napster campaign. I am not referring to feuds.

Metallica will go down as The greatest "metal" band I suppose you could say. Sure you can make an arguement of that. What I am saying here is that when a certain status is reached by a band, or artist you simply leave them be and don't down play what they do as compared to you.

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin (to a point), Elvis Presley, Dylan, Chuck Berry are the only examples I care to mention in this league off hand. You should never compare yourselves to them and their performance, or their legacy. Why? It is not of good taste, especially when they let you open their shows last time out!!!!

Speaking of therapists, Ronnie could need one sure, I certainly bet he has one right now. However, you'll never see that on a documentary of The Stones. It would be kept quiet. The demons, or issues The Stones have encountered and that involved the group and handling success they have miraculously made it through these things themselves. Without therapy. With no therapist. Without group meetings. To note, they have been through a heck of a lot more than Metallica has. Metallica would never begin to make it over the obstacles The Stones have. They can barely manage their own inner security's and minor conflicts as it is.  So lets not go onto all that.

My good man, All I am saying there is something known as Rock n Roll manners. The brothers of Oasis and Lars need some filling in on these things. It just isn't appropriate. You don't downgrade Charlie Watts simply to compare what you play to what he plays in fear of you knowing your band will never make it to that level at that age.

That is what Lars did.


Ian

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 11:00pm:


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Yessir, and I do really agree with you in that it is really Apples and Goats ..er, oranges as far as what their music is, and how their careers have went. It was more over I just don't think Lars should of went there is all. Like you said though, at least it gave us something to chatter about.


Ian

robpop wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 3:27pm:


"Nobody... ?"  They are one of the top selling bands of all time with their 1991 eponymous release selling around 20 million units.

Am I missing something here? Where's the slight?

Considering how Keith slags other bands fairly openly we should expect some backlash. But this isnt a slight to Charlie the way I read both articles.

stones67 wrote on Sep 26^th, 2008 at 2:48am:


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I agree for the most part. What struck me in the interview was that Lars compared his playing to Charlie Watt's in sort of a downgrade or irrelevant way. It wouldn't surprise me that much if they hadn't wanted to open for The Stones so much, in which they did just last tour out. Metallica said it was one thing they always wanted to get the opportunity to do.  I didn't want to go into comparing the two groups. As was said, it is like comparing apples to goats (really... we all know who is far superior anyway).
I seen the comment as "kiddish" and kind of unmannerly added with a few sour grapes so it caught my attention. I really feel Lars could of (and should of) easily stated his case (which would of been fine) in a light without really "naming names" ...especially Charlie Watt's. You know, it is known as having a little class.


Ian

And btw.. Metallica deserves to be credited.. it is the most known and powerful metal band in the world.. so you can't compare metallica and stones together .. they are totally different bands..  

One thing just annoyins me when here is a thread about some band .. like this here.. some people just have to come here to say their crappy opinions like " Metallica sucks ".. " Stones are much better than them "  .. like grow up..  And like Sweetcharmedlife said they both ruled on their on eras.
Seek & Destroy! 

Lars fans and his music are for losers anyway...

Mr Jurkka wrote on Sep 26^th, 2008 at 9:33am:


Nah, this is the best place to slag off a crappy band like tallica.

I swear I'll behave when I write on the Metallica forum - but that will have to wait  a while...... actually until hell freezes in.