From: jks2x@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Jason K. Schechner)
Subject: Re: Kill Hetfield
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 06:32:34 GMT

>
>This is my impression of the different attitudes of Metallica, judging from

>interviews, music, etc.
>
>Hetfield: He's in it for the music, and seems to take as much pride in such
>songs as Nothing Else Matters as he does in, say, Whiplash. I think that fans
>have misjudged Hetfield all along. It sounds to me as if he has had a sensitive

	I'm not so sure.  I agree that he's in it for the music, but I
think this latelst venture was moslty a result of Lars' desire to be
more mainstream.  More on him in a sec.  But I don't think that James
has always wanted to do ballady stuuff.  If so, why did he wait so
long, and why did he do so much of it on the black album?

>side all along, and has just not decided to do ballady music until this last
>album.
>Hammett: I don't care what anyone says, I think Hammetts solos are just as
>good and kick just as much ass as before. Definitely in it for the music.

	No question.  The man is good, very good.  His solos are the
stuff of legends.  Ok, so I'm exaggerating a little... Very little.
Kirk's solos on the new one aren't as muchof departre from the old
stuff as the rest of the songs.  

>Newstead: It sounds to me like he is still very humbled being in Metallica, and
>is still trying to prove himself to the fans and to the band. I don't think
>he yet considers himself part of the group. 

	Seeing them in concert makes me believe this more and doubt it
at the same time.  When theywere goofing off back stage before hand he
seemed to be just as much a part of the band as James, but when they
got on stage that all changed.  He seems like he's always trying a
little too hard to fit in.  He needs to relax nd assert himself a
little more.  In his solos, though, he seemed to be rigt in the groove
of the band.  I'm looking forward to seeing how much influence he has
on the next album.

>Ulrich: Flame me if you want, but Lars has always struck me as a self-centered
>sell-out prick. Of all of them, he seems to be the only one that is embracing
>the main stream and MTV. He sounds like he wants Metallica to join Winger and
>Poison on the poser parade.

	As much as I respect Lars for his drumming ablilities I agree
with this.  When MetallicA decided to go on tour with g-n-p, who did
we see in ALL of the press conferences?  yep - Lars.  Even before the
new one came out who was saying it would be more commercial?  Lars.
Who was the one, during the rocumentries and the pre-concert movie
talking about how much they 'enjoyed' making the videos, and how easy
they were after 'One'?  You guessed it.  Finally, who seems to be in a
coma in the black album.  Where's the double-bass pedal that made AJFA
so good?  And where's th intensity of MOP or RTL and especially KEA?
I'm sorry Lars, but yur grimacing in the nem video doesn't make up for
it.  

>Just my impression,

	And mine.

>Hiz Lord Dementia
>-- 
>"You can't help that. We're all mad here."-The cheshire cat, Alice in WL
>
>"A mass hysteria/a megalomania/reveal Dementia/reveal"-Metallica                

-Jas

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