From: gmgettie@THAMA1.APGEA.ARMY.MIL
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Subject: Metallica, Metal, and a few run-ons
Date: 14 Oct 92 22:56:00 GMT
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Our mail system's all screwed up, and much of my mail from previous days is
in limbo, so forgive me for jumping into the middle of all this...

From:         "(Mark Andrew Hawling)" <chuck@CS.UNSW.OZ.AU>
Subject:      Re: Motorhead on the Tonight show

>>What happened to Metallica?! Those
>>sellouts! Their new album has me disgusted! Every song is going up the MTV
>>charts, there is a ballad in the true sense of the word on the album, and the
>>lyrical content of the songs is about as thought provoking as blue cheese! Wha
t
>>happened? One day, metal band with strong lyrical content and interesting
> music,
>>   the next just another glam band seemingly from L.A. Anybody agree with me

>The "Metallica" album really is quite lame musically and lyrically. There
>are a few ok songs, but stuff like the ballads and that song about hunting
>are just pathetic. "Sad But True" is probably the only song that really
>has kept up to the standard musically but I don't know about lyrically.
>I also didn't like how they made this album self titled because it, to me,
>was kind of symbolising a new beginning and a leaving behind of the past.
>This really seemed a preperation for selling out.

A few months ago, I would have disagreed with you guys, but not now.
Metallica now has 5 (!!) videos from the _Metallica_ album. This from a band
who *refused* to do any videos until just a few years ago ("One" being their
first). Jeez, just 2 more and they'll have caught Def Leppard who, I think
released 7 videos from _Hysteria_.

However, I do not feel that their latest album is lame. It is *different*.
I like the fact that they tried to change a few things. I do hope that
they're next album is not similar to the current one. These guys are the
heavy metal kings. If they continue in the direction they're headed, they'll
be de-throned.

...and yes, *Metallica* even did a ballad, but it still has the patented
Metallica riff in it.

C'mon guys, let's keep this metal talk going. This is the most I've seen
in a while.

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From:         WEINDAN%HWS.BITNET@AMERICAN.EDU
Subject:      Where are the Almighty Vanitose?

>        Anyone please help me. I am currently on a quest searching for the stat
e
>   of the art Death/Doom metal band...Vanitose. The band is the best of the gen
r
>   e,
>        - Gabe Weinstock

Gabe, you might want to try the heavy metal list.
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From:         "Leonard Watkins" <ISTS024%UABDPO.BITNET@AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: VINYL Records

>Speaking of reissues on cd's sometimes you get an extra cut on the cd
>that the vinyl didn't have, but that's not the case with Little Feats
>Waiting For Columbus they left off at least one cut that i can recall
>thats pretty unusual........L.W.

Sometimes songs get left off a CD because CD's have a capacity of something
like 76 minutes i don't know about this particular album you're referring
to but i have some CD's with a song or two left off because the "double"
album or tape is longer than 76 minutes i guess record companies figure
they have a better chance of selling a CD with a few songs cut off than they
do of selling a double CD..........G.G. (whew! writing run-ons is tiring)

(It's neat how Leonard saves up all his periods 'til the end)

Seeya,
Gary
"Read between the lines, criticize the words they're selling.
 Think for yourself and feel the walls become sand beneath your feet."
- Queensryche
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