Athel likes monotonous, unchanging 'music'. Any wonder why Usher, Justin Timberlake etc etc get so many awards?
This whole discussion is ridiculous. Most of you people seem to care more about politics in music rather than the music itself. I thought Metallica's first FOUR albums were masterpieces and the rest were not nearly as good. It should not be about them selling out or crap like that. The discussion should be, "is the music good?" the answer to that, as far as the black album and on, is no. The songs were hastily written with no originality. The ballads were boring. The lyrics to all of the songs were pretty stupid and did not talk about anything worthwhile. That is why I do not like the later albums. However, a lot of people that have been raised on radio rock would enjoy the new music, and that's okay. I don't think this should be about being hardcore or a sell-out or anything like that. It should be about musical taste, or lack thereof. Anyone that complains about the politics involved is obviously just as much of a conformist as the rest of you, except they are trying to fit in with the "rebels". Pretty much anyone that says Metallica sold out is indeed a sell-out themselves. So why dont you stop preaching politics to each other and have a discussion about what started all this: music?
Have you heard "Six Songs with Mike Singing"? COC was a large influence on the first Metallica album. :m:
