back woods wrote:
Lars is probably the worst well known drummer in world history (he's the Nicholas Cage of drummers). He's just straight up bad, like in a bad high school band sense. That doesn't take credit away from him for creating Metallica. He's a hell of a businessman, and he knew how to get others to do something that people like, and that's a talent in its own right, but his time is just nonexistent.
You go on about Mustaine. He's a great example of a different phenomenon. He's technically quite polished as a guitarist (although playing fast is far from all there is to being good) but he's not much of a musician. His playing is boring, unimaginative, unemotional, and that, coupled with his repellent personality, is why his bands have never been all that good. I'd rather listen to Metallica play crappily than Dave Mustaine play anything. But that doesn't mean Lars Ullrich and James Hetfield are great musicians with great live chops. They aren't. Popular musicians can also be fantastic musicians (they don't have to be, though). A great example, who was a much better guitarist than Hetfield (or Mustaine for that matter), is Prince.
In any case, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica, these guys are like Julio Iglesias. They keep singing, they have their audience, the casinos will welcome them soon.
Like I told the other poster; you're in left field on this one. Do really think millions of fans world wide give a flying F whether or not Lars is good drummer? And newsflash: Slayer & Megadeth aren't in the same league as Metallica in world wide recognition & popularity (see concert below).
FFS this is METALLICA!...thee most popular metal band from the 80s that are still playing in their 50s that aren't all trashed out and have lost members to drug/alcohol abuse. Hetfield's had some issues with alcohol & rehab in the past, but damn he's looking pretty good, and though his voice has changed with age, it's not all trashed out like some of the leads in other metal/hard rock bands (think David Lee Roth for one...Lol).
Wake up & smell the coffee!....these cats are killing it with their iconic stuff world wide. Their performance at Glastonbury a few yrs ago (yes....freaking Glastonbury!!!) was heavy man. 100,000+ fans, hot chicks drooling over them, balloons flosting all over the place, young teens & soccer moms on stage...totally unbelievable for a bunch of old thrash metal guys now in their 50s! I think you got something against them for some strange reason. For a metal head (?) you don't seem to be a part of the Metallica family...who would have thought. Lol.
"Enter Sandman" rules!
https://youtu.be/Gb6JRborcOU