OFF: Metallica's Astronomy

[Andy Gilham]

> And unfortunately spawned so many, MANY horrible offspring. Worst I
> remember from the 80s was Exodus. Someone who didn't know me very
> well got me their debut album Bonded by Blood for Christmas, just
> because I liked
> Motorhead (The worst part was that it was the guy at the record store
> who advised her, "Oh, if he likes Motorhead, he should like this" --
> When will the ignorance end?!). At the time, I was experimenting with
> early Anthrax, Metallica, etc. Thank God for that Exodus album. It
> got me away from that God-awful genre.

Yeah, but that's why Metallica made it big and so many others went bay the
wayside.  They were (and largely still are, imo, even though I didn't like
_Load_ at all) the real deal.

> That said, I think "One" is an awesome video...and I'll admit to some
> involuntary groovin' whenever I hear "Sandman".
>

Saw the "Turn the Page" video on Superock the other night - powerful stuff!
Very naughty of Ms Valet to follow it with "Smack My Bitch Up" though :)

I noticed that the TtP single had a bunch of live versions of some of the
other covers off of _Garage Inc._ (recorded down the road from me at the
Ministry of Sound, as it goes) - no "Astronomy" though...  but I'm wondering
what the next single will be????

- Andy

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