Metallica SUCKS!

[Ted Jackson jr.]

On 25 Apr 00, at 9:25, hijinks at UTARLG.UTA.EDU wrote:

> Metallica's music is mostly just uninteresting to me. But it should be
> noted that these "dreadfully uncommercial moves" are nothing less than
> a duplication of what all those 70s superstars did on their "solo"
> projects. You know, in the name of 'artistic growth.' Since Metallica
> predicated itself, at least early on, as being a reaction against 70s
> excesses, it only stands to reason that, like a child who reacts
> against his mother or father too much and then as an adult becomes
> just like them, Metallica has turned into one of the purest examples
> of egotistical, excessive 70s-ness. Much more so than all those other
> 70s influenced bands, like on the MansRuin label, who mix their 70s
> with a 90s edge and a new millennial ironic-but-serious sensibility.
> So, maybe its not quite 'selling out,' but it certainly seems to lack
> much aesthetic credibility.
>
>
> just an observation,

And a great one.  You nailed it!

theo