In a band literally dripping with cunts, Lars is the biggest, smelliest, dirtiest one of all.

Metallica - noisy rubbish for spotty teenagers, who have yet to develop taste.

lars who ?


Charlie Wattts  =  class


scuk

Ade wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 6:59am:


Well said.

Ian I must say that this is one of your most lucid thought provoking posts that I have ever read. So bravo for that! Also, I couldn't agree with you more when you say, "knowing when not to play is just as important as knowing when to play." That's spot on. Lars Ulrich suffers from short man's disease. Some pople are short and their personal stature is taller than their actual height. Not so in Lar's case. He always makes an ass out of himself in interviews. It's almost become and inside joke that if Lars is talking he's stepping in shit. This is a perfect example of that.

I know plenty of very talented drummers and to a man they all say that Charlie is practically deified in their circles. He's the only white drummer with swing for fuck's sake!

Lar's is a bitter little shit who single handedly helped alienate Metallica from their entire zit faced prepubesent fanbase.


Riffy

I remember reading a Metallica interview where they explained that after one of their more tedious albums, they were forced to take a new musical direction. The explanation was something like :
"We'd come to the studio and say 'So, we've got 40 awesome riffs here, how do we go about squeezing them all into one song?' Eventually it became tiresome..."
I cracked up when I read that, and somehow, I can't bring myself to dislike them. The music is horrible, though.

Holden wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 3:19pm:


Fuck him.  He was just jealous that nobody will buy their shit, and I do mean shit.

Riffhard wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 2:21pm:



He's an asshole too... My brother in-law worked as his PA for over ten years... the guy is a dickhead, cokehead and should kiss James Hetfields ass everyday, btw James is very nice, for writing great songs and making Lars the mega millionaire rock star he is...

Before everyone gets carried away bashing Metallica. Comapring them with the Stones is like comparing Apples and Goats.Huh? Exactly. Totally different bands. I really don't care how big a prick Lars is. I enjoy Metallica's music. Before everyone rewrites history. Have the Stones always been princes among men? Have they always had kind things to say about other bands. Have their business practices been beyond reproach? Give Metallica credit for being willing to open 2 shows for the Stones in their own home town.(and helping sell out both shows).

You should stop mixing stuff... Off course Lars is a prick and everybody knows it... But Metallica is one of the finest bands ever. Their first four albums are classics in their own right

In Response to sweetcharmedlife:

Before everyone gets carried away bashing Metallica. Comapring them with the Stones is like comparing Apples and Goats.Huh? Exactly. Totally different bands. I really don't care how big a prick Lars is. I enjoy Metallica's music. Before everyone rewrites history. Have the Stones always been princes among men?
-No. That is what made them The Stones

Have they always had kind things to say about other bands.
-No. But they could back it up. Who could touch them in terms of Legendary status or longevity and who has conjured up the entire "bad boy" image that Metallica rides on? The Rolling Stones. This is why you leave well enough alone.


Have their business practices been beyond reproach?
-No but they didn't go totaly public with it or on any sort of campaign thus , turning off  tons of their fans and the world.

Give Metallica credit for being willing to open 2 shows for the Stones in their own home town.(and helping sell out both shows).
-Credit for being an opening act? Credit for finally getting the chance for opening for The Stones in which they always wanted to do? Not for anything but The Stones do not need anyone to help them sell tickets. What type of credit?
Maybe Lars is the one who should be giving the "credit"...instead of taking it away....


Ian

stonedinaustralia wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 9:43pm:


Oh, you know it, SAI!
(  ...right back at ya!)

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.