Old School Metallica vs New School Metallica

[briizilla]

[Lord Ghidorah]

Some Metallica songs are good... but when I want "heavy metal" I turn up the Blue Oyster Cult.

That band's been making the music for nearly fourty years, and most people still doesn't realize how spooky their some of their stuff really has been. That is heavy, in my opinion.

[Kajiu Fan]

[sir darion x]

[Lord Ghidorah]

"technically isn't metal?" Was it not their producer who coined the musical term "heavy metal?" Yes, it was.

The sub-genre evolved since its beginning, true, and Metallica featured prominently in that evolution, but BOC was in on the genesis.

Back in '98 or so, BOC flew into Houston and put on a concert at the local "surfside" club. (note on said club: bleaugh)
They were late, thanks to airport complications. we in the audience didn't mind. They came to town and performed for over two hours - and it was a free concert.
I've been a BOC fan for a long time, and loved seeing the band in shadowed California following the first Sandbox War, but that free trip blew me away.

[sir darion x]

[Kajiu Fan]

[Lord Ghidorah]

From what I've read in their reviews, etc., it was Sandy Perlman (sp?) who got the credit for the phrase, date unknown. Hey, it's publicity.

The free concert was a blast. They played loud and enthusiastically. You could tell who'd seen "free concert" on the sign outside and who had come to see BOC - the former couldn't be bothered waiting for the band to arrive. Those who knew what they were in for had a few more beers and waited.

'True story involving my favorite Metallica song, "One:"
I stopped at the guard shack to a friend's apartment complex. The guard leaned out of the booth to log my name, while I reached for the radio knob. Before I can get the volume adjusted, he starts out with the usual "How you doin' today?" and the radio screams "Darkness - imprisoning me."
He just backed off and waved me through. 'Lousy security, but great timing.

[sir darion x]

[jellydonut25]

[Kajiu Fan]

[quote="jellydonut25"]when people use this argument, the "st. anger, according to metallica was supposed to be like MoP", i just laugh[quote]

Metallica themselves said it, at least from what I've heard

[quote]oh and ALL bands sell-out, i dont care if they've been making the SAME music for 90 years, if you are played on TV, radio, and have a record contract with a major record company, you have sold out...[quote]

All bands do NOT sell out, for example Blind Guardian has been playing since the late 80's and I have yet to see them appear once on MTV, and if you ask the average Joe schmoe who they are, they wouldn't have a clue.

[quote]the only true non-sellout bands are those that are either (A) too new to get good deals or (B) too crappy[quote]

Or are bands who refuse to completely sell out (Ozzy,Metallica) and like to play just for the music alone i.e. Iced Earth

[quote]i hate people that only listen to bands that dont "sellout" because very few people actually LIKE that music, they just do it to be cool[quote]

I happen to love that music, and the same thing can be said about mainstream bands, your point?

[sir darion x]

[zekend01]

[jellydonut25]