11-21-2003, 03:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Sloats
You also have to understand that Maiden never attacked their fans.
I hear ya, I do. Like I said, I seperate what Metallica creates away from whatever Lars was yapping about.
To me, Metallica is the only band I grew up actually worshipping. They are to me what Ozzy is to Norton.
Of course, St Anger is not their greatest work of all time but still, there are vintage Metallica moments all over that album, just with a more raw and dirty sound.
Master, Justice...aggression with precision in it's execution.
Anger has that same anger without that meticulous precision in execution...I don't mind it because the Metallica vibe is still there - in greater doses than what Load & Reload offered.
Thats why I can defend St. Anger...
And as far as the whole battle with Napster, I can only agree with them on one point - artists deserve to be compensated for their work. PERIOD.
If you worked at a lumbar yard and sold wood but you had some trees planted out front, do I have the right to chop down your trees instead and avoid paying for your lumber?
There's a reason why we can go around and just take our own wood from anywhere, right? Same thing with music.
Just because you can (download) doesn't mean that you should. If the band doesn't care that you do, fine, go right ahead and enjoy the tunes but...don't lash out against the bands/musicians that say "HEY!! thats my music you're taking for free! WTF?!"
For example, A Perfect Circle specifically asks in their newest album that you do not share thie rmusic via the net, that you go out and but it. As a fan, I respect thier wishes and refuse to download any Perfect Circle song.
Then again, I'm a musician...so I'm biased regarding this issue.