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METALLICA's ULRICH, HAMMETT Name Their Favorite Albums, Songs Of Past Decade
- Dec. 10, 2009
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Rolling Stone magazine recently asked a number of artists — including METALLICA's Lars Ulrich (drums) and Kirk Hammett (guitar) — along with journalists and industry insiders to name their favorite 25 albums and songs of the past decade, in order of importance. Ulrich's and Hammett's selections follow below. Lars Ulrich - Best Albums Of The Decade (in order of importance): 01. ARCTIC MONKEYS - "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" 02. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Toxicity" 03. THE SWORD - "Age Of Winters" 04. KINGS OF LEON - "Aha Shake Heartbreak" 05. THE WHITE STRIPES - "Elephant" 06. GREEN DAY - "American Idiot" 07. SLIPKNOT - "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" 08. EMINEM - "The Eminem Show" 09. WOLFMOTHER - "Wolfmother" 10. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - "Renegades" 11. U2 - "No Line On The Horizon" 12. KASABIAN - "Kasabian" 13. THE MARS VOLTA - "De-Loused in the Comatorium" 14. OASIS - "Don't Believe The Truth" 15. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - "Rated R" 16. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Mezmerize" 17. ARCTIC MONKEYS - "Favorite Worst Nightmare" 18. ALICE IN CHAINS - "Black Gives Way To Blue" 19. THE BLACK KEYS - "Attack & Release" 20. AUDIOSLAVE - "Audioslave" 21. MASTODON - "Crack The Skye" 22. MOTÖRHEAD - "Inferno" 23. GUNS N' ROSES - "Chinese Democracy" 24. THE DATSUNS - "The Datsuns" 25. THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - "The Age Of The Understatement" Lars Ulrich - Best Songs Of The Decade (in order of importance): 01. U2 - Moment Of Surrender" 02. EMINEM - "Cleaning Out My Closet" 03. ARCTIC MONKEYS - "From The Ritz To The Rubble" 04. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - "How I Could Just Kill A Man" 05. THE SWORD - "Freya" 06. OASIS - Lyla" 07. ARCTIC MONKEYS - "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" 08. GREEN DAY - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" 09. SLIPKNOT - "Duality" 10. OASIS - "Falling Down" 11. JOHNNY CASH - "Thirteen" 12. THE WHITE STRIPES - "Seven Nation Army" 13. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Toxicity" 14. ZWAN - "Number Of The Beast" 15. WOLFMOTHER - "White Unicorn" 16. KINGS OF LEON - "Sex On Fire" 17. U2 - "Vertigo" 18. PINK - "Get The Party Started" 19. ALICE IN CHAINS - "Check My Brain" 20. STAIND - "It's Been A While" 21. SEAN PAUL - "Get Busy" 22. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "B.Y.O.B." 23. KID ROCK - "Picture" 24. LAMB OF GOD - "Redneck" 25. KASABIAN - "Club Foot" Kirk Hammett - Best Albums Of The Decade (in order of importance): 01. RADIOHEAD - "Kid A" 02. THE MARS VOLTA - "De-Loused in the Comatorium" 03. SIGUR ROS - () 04. MUSE - "Absolution" 05. LAMB OF GOD - "Ashes Of The Wake" 06. DAMIAN MARLEY - "Welcome To Jamrock" 07. MASTODON - "Crack The Skye" 08. OUTKAST - "Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below" 09. INTERPOL - "Turn On The Bright Lights" 10. SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS - "100 Days, 100 Nights" 11. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Mezmerize" 12. THE BLACK KEYS - "Magic Potion" 13. PJ HARVEY - "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea" 14. SINÉAD O'CONNOR - "Faith And Courage" 15. GOJIRA - "The Way Of All Flesh" 16. MACHINE HEAD - "The Blackening" 17. RY COODER & MANUEL GALBAN - "Mambo Sinuendo" 18. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - "Rated R" 19. TOOL - "Lateralus" 20. TOM WAITS - "Alice" 21. MY MORNING JACKET - "It Still Moves" 22. ALICE IN CHAINS - "Black Gives Way To Blue" 23. THE SWORD - "Age Of Winters" 24. PINK MARTINI - "Hey Eugene!" 25. ALL SHALL PERISH - "Awaken The Dreamers" Kirk Hammett - Best Songs Of The Decade (in order of importance):: 01. RADIOHEAD - "Everything In Its Right Place" 02. DENGUE FEVER - "One Thousand Tears Of A Tarantula" 03. MASTODON - "Oblivion" 04. AFROMAN - "Because I Got High" 05. KINGS OF LEON - "The Bucket" 06. LAMB OF GOD - "Set To Fail" 07. U2 - "Beautiful Day" 08. THE MARS VOLTA - "Intertiatic E.S.P." 09. MUSE - "Stockholm Syndrome" 10. DAMIAN MARLEY - "Welcome To Jamrock" 11. GOJIRA - "Vacuity" 12. SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS - "How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?" 13. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - "Tension Head" 14. ALICE IN CHAINS - "Check My Brain" 15. MY MORNING JACKET - "Mahgeetah" 16. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Violent Pornography" 17. THE SWORD - 'Freya" 18. OUTKAST - "Hey Ya!" 19. SIGUR ROS - "Svef-g-englar" 20. LAMB OF GOD - "Now You Have Something To Die For" 21. AT THE DRIVE-IN - "One Armed Scissor" 22. KORN - "Here To Stay" 23. KID ROCK - "American Bad Ass" 24. THE BLACK KEYS - "You're The One" 25. AMY WINEHOUSE - "Back To Black" 
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COMMENT | Lars loves little British boys!
posted by : Putrid Guts
12/10/2009 8:59:51 AM
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Rolling Stone BS.
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COMMENT | Wow
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:01:01 AM
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At least Hammett has some taste, Lars' choices are horrible
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COMMENT | oh no they didn't!!!
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:01:50 AM
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A few (read as VERY few) of these surprised me....*clearing throat and wiping tears from eyes*....but the rest are like...
*face palm*
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COMMENT | Damn.
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:05:13 AM
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Lars and Kirk have variation in those music choices. I know they are going to get bashed for them too. Cool stuff tho.
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COMMENT | oh noes
posted by : a_l_x
12/10/2009 9:05:51 AM
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*must resist the urge to flog a dead horse*
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COMMENT | WHAT ????
posted by : axxion
12/10/2009 9:07:23 AM
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No Megadeth ??
obviously these guys have not been listening.
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COMMENT | Get a life uk.mace
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:09:10 AM
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Shut the fuck up and get a life,if Lars are into Backstreet boys,then let him, and so what you poore little fuck who cares
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COMMENT | Honestly
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:13:07 AM
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If this is the best shit they seeked out this decade, they didnt look very far. It's almost like they were given a list of Billboard Top 200 bands to choose from.
At least Tom Waits, and Cash are mentioned.
get the rest of that weak shit out of here
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COMMENT | The posts this thread will provoke will # in the hundreds...
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:14:41 AM
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...with most bashing Lars and Kirk for being "non-metal", etc.
But I don't listen to ONLY metal (and I suspect the same goes for most Blabbermouth readers), so who cares? I don't like evrything these guys chose, but so what? Variety is always good.
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COMMENT | Yep..
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:16:58 AM
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Pretty much the standard trendy picks! No mention of bands like Nevermore, Evergrey, Communic, etc.. Just proves they are not in touch with the real metal scene. They only know what the mass media markets to the teenage crowd and everybody else!
Ehhh!
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COMMENT | FUCK ROLLING STONE "MAGAZINE"
posted by : Angry Johnny
12/10/2009 9:18:10 AM
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It's trash, lies and bullshit. Fuck them.
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COMMENT | Kirk vs Lars
posted by : Streetknife
12/10/2009 9:19:12 AM
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Well, Kirk at least has a little bit of taste--surprised to see Sharon Jones & Sigur Ros on there. Lars needs to tear the radio out of his car and block music video channels from his TV, though. MOR junk!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:20:34 AM
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both of them are to rich an old for me
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COMMENT | Nice
posted by : chtimixeur
12/10/2009 9:22:43 AM
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I can't believe I agree with Lars on most of his choices.
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COMMENT | get the rest of that weak shit out of here
posted by : DioIsSolidRight
12/10/2009 9:34:54 AM
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He big man with horn to drink blood out of him.
Yeah, let's all listen to what you want. Christ, 70 percent of metal fans are total cocks. They get all upset and mad if anyone listens to stuff 'not metal'. Awwwww didums, you want a wittle iddy biddy ollipop and tissue.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:44:25 AM
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Well, the last decade, not much to do cartwheels over. I'm surprised they could even think of 25 albums. I completely disagree with Eminem, and that's just because I'm biased. And I completely agree with White Stripes. Which again, I'm biased.
Before this thread blows up to a Lars bashing, it's just musical taste. And to have diversified taste is healthy. All music is borrowed and influenced by something. Black Sabbath draws influence from the Beatles. So really, I have no problem with this list. Metal is my favorite, but I can't think of too many metal albums that I think are innovative and important in the last decade. Sure, there are good ones, but none that I've attached myself to, at least not for too long. I will listen to Elton John and Bruce Springsteen in the morning, and have In flames by the afternoon. So really?
Although, speaking of Bruce, I'm surprised neither of them considered Springsteen's "the Rising", that was a fantastic and memorable album. A rare gem these days.
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COMMENT | American bad Ass
posted by : chtimixeur
12/10/2009 9:45:11 AM
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LOl @ Kirk liking American Bad Ass (Sad But True, anyone ?!!)
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COMMENT | ..
posted by : Pod
12/10/2009 9:52:15 AM
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Lars has some rather bad picks. I don't care about the whole metal / non-metal debate, the Arctic Monkeys are total shit.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:56:05 AM
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What crappy lists they chose
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COMMENT |
posted by : Dutchguy
12/10/2009 9:56:55 AM
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Kirk has some cool artists on his list. The groove on that Sharon Jones song is insane.
And no.4 (Afroman) shows that he has a sense of humor as well.
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COMMENT | Musical taste is subejctive
posted by : BarryWhiteManilow
12/10/2009 9:59:30 AM
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Would I listen to half of the stuff they listen to? No. I don't like OutKast, Eminem, Pink, etc., but I wouldn't call anyone an idiot for liking/listening to them.
Now...claiming that Death Magnetic's production wasn't fucked up. That's a different story.
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COMMENT | Classic trendy lists!
posted by :
12/10/2009 10:07:36 AM
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Those guys are obviously out of great rock/metal music for last ten years (minimum)!
I listen almost EVERYTHING (jazz, classic, 70's r'n'b, pop rock, punk, underground rap...) but my end-of-year/decade/century lists are always filled with rock/metal releases, because at the end of day it is music that I love with all my heart and soul!
Some of best albums in this decade belongs to bands like Paradise Lost, Symphony X, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Dream Theater, Jaded Heart, Amorphis, Children Of Bodom, Kamelot, Amon Amarth, Kreator... and list goes on!
Eminem, Arctic Monkeys, Pink, U2, Sean Paul, Kid Rock, Oasis, Outcast... = some of best albums in last decade? That's just sad...
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COMMENT | What a surprise, just one old-school metal album/song
posted by : JudasRising
12/10/2009 10:10:33 AM
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Well, at least Lars Ulrich selected a Motörhead-album, so he hasn't completely forgotten about the (pre-)NWOBHM and thrash metal days. On the one hand, I don't mind their music choices at all. They've got a right to their own tastes, and personally I think that e.g. "Cleaning Out My Closet", "Get The Party Started", "Because I Got High" and "Beautiful Day" are cool songs.
On the other hand, if you're not into metal anymore and don't need the money, then why are you still playing in a metal band? It just seems quite hypocritical to me, and explains why Death Magnetic is such a mediocre record: Their hearts were not into it. Metallica (or at least Ulrich and Hammett) should just follow their hearts and start making alternative pop/rock (again). Maybe then they wil actually produce something decent again.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Decanus
12/10/2009 10:17:22 AM
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No Gorgoroth, DarkThrone or Marduk? Shame on them.
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COMMENT | i wonder what james and robs r??
posted by : calmlikeabomb420
12/10/2009 10:19:24 AM
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but u know any the douche bag bashers here r out buying every album lars mentioned.
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COMMENT | You upset?
posted by : DioIsSolidRight
12/10/2009 10:20:06 AM
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n the other hand, if you're not into metal anymore and don't need the money, then why are you still playing in a metal band?
Why not? What's it to you? Maybe they enjoy it? Maybe they do it to piss people like you off? Who knows. Not you that's for sure.
Death Magnetic is a great album. There, that's better.
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COMMENT | way cool.
posted by :
12/10/2009 10:30:53 AM
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Kirk - have to agree with that Dengue Fever song. One of the trippiest, coolest sounding songs I've heard in the past 10 years...
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COMMENT | To the bashers on this thread....
posted by :
12/10/2009 10:42:41 AM
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Fuck you. Not that i agree with every name on this list, far from it. but most of you bashers' arguments are not worth my shit in the toilet.
Are the top 20 albums of the 2000s all metal albums ? i feel sorry for you.
At least Gojira is on the list. Gojira is a perfect example of extreme music which is relevant beyond its boundaries.
THis will never be the case of Gorgoroth, which is a relevant and influential band... in its 2 square feet musical nice. COB??? please.
Also, to another comment above : Yes, Paradise Lost and Amorphis are great bands that have produced great albums.... In the 90s. If the list was for the 1990s, I would have put in The Karelian Isthmus or Tales from the Thousand Lakes in there, because they are masterpieces that transcend the death metal genre. What they did after Elegy (which was good) simply has not reached that level. At the time i suppose bands like COB were still studying the art of ....make up .
Personally i would have put an Anathema album in there, or Rodrigo y Gabriela, but again, this is personal. Nothing by slayer or megadeth that's for sure.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 10:51:26 AM
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Good Tastes.
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COMMENT | Gojira...
posted by :
12/10/2009 10:52:41 AM
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Kirk has some good taste. But from mars to sirius is a little better than the last one.
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COMMENT | ehhhh
posted by :
12/10/2009 10:55:42 AM
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Only good things on those lists are AIC, Machine Head, LOG, and Gojira...
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COMMENT | SkullDragon
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:02:37 AM
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what about Motorhead? Inferno was a damn fine album
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:16:22 AM
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It's kinda nice to see that they haven't only chosen metal songs/albums. Since almost every person who likes metal has also a non-metal song they like.
Let them have their own music taste. There's nothing wrong with it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:23:38 AM
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There is something to be said for having a diverse taste in music.
However, there is nothing to be said for a "metal" band, who when asked to come up with 50 songs and 50 albums that were the most important of the decade, can only list like 4 metal acts. Seriously, Kid Rock, Pink, and Eminem is better than the entire metal genre in Metallica's opinion? No wonder people who know what they're talking about haven't considered you metal for the past 15 years.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:24:50 AM
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hey Lars, news flash for you. Thirteen from Johnny Cash came out in 1994.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:24:51 AM
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No wonder their music stinks! Nice influences.
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COMMENT | After seeing their lists......
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
12/10/2009 11:29:21 AM
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I can understand why they haven't made a METAL album in 20 years!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
12/10/2009 11:33:38 AM
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Good picks and list by Lars & Kirk. Nice taste in variety they have. and that isn't a bad thing at all.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:43:23 AM
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Those lists only highlight the decline of decent music from any genre in the past decade. I don't just like metal btw.
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COMMENT | Metallica is No Longer a Metal Band Anyway
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:53:13 AM
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This decade has been the most wonderful renaissance in our genre but Lars is just FAIL. At least Kirk mentioned Gojira
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COMMENT | Tastes are tastes but...
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:57:18 AM
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Pink ? get the party started ???????
c´mon... joke right?? hahahaha
RIGHT !!!! ???
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COMMENT |
posted by : AttorneyGuy
12/10/2009 11:57:59 AM
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Pretty good list...for a bunch of sellouts.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:59:56 AM
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Eeeeesh. Horrible.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 12:12:20 PM
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no wonder they dont play proper metal anymore... they dont bloody listen to any... in fact it's pretty obvious that theyre out of touch and only listen to mainstream crap mainly.
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COMMENT |
posted by : dallaswillis
12/10/2009 12:18:16 PM
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Alice is an awesome album. Kirk picked some good stuff.
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COMMENT | Posers
posted by : gimmeabreak
12/10/2009 12:19:54 PM
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I can accept the fact that everyone has their own guilty pleasures from time to time. I would never bash someone (even Metallica) for liking some gay shit on occasion...
BUT.....
Are they fucking serious with these lists? My problem with these lists isn't that they have the tastes of trendy mainstream idiots, but, a band of their caliber had a chance to acknowledge some REAL METAL bands that have worked hard and released superb quality material in the last decade but they take the safe route. But then again, they wouldn't recognize a good metal band if it flew up their tight, pretentious assholes.
This just really shows how much these guys have lost their edge and how out of touch they are with the diehard metal heads that keep them fat and rich.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 12:22:03 PM
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That´s why the shity music they are doing...before they use to listen to Saxon, Dimond Head, Mercyfull Fate, Iron Maiden, Motohead =producing good stuff...now it´s only shit inside their heads...they must start to listen to Nocturnal, Witchburner, Desaster, Nifelheim...and restart to listen to VENOM.
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COMMENT | well....
posted by : Steve Guttenberg
12/10/2009 12:22:21 PM
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I don't mean it in any defamating way or anything,
but these guys are gay
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mordack-
12/10/2009 12:22:27 PM
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kirk still gets hhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhhhhh
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COMMENT | I highly disagree with many of the choices,
posted by : Poops McGee
12/10/2009 12:25:58 PM
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but it's really nice to see them give props to Tool, Mastodon, Gojira, MH, RATM, and most of all The Mars Volta's "Deloused in the Comatorium" - an album I would put on my top 10 list as well...
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COMMENT |
posted by : pz12633
12/10/2009 12:34:21 PM
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WAAAAAAHHHHH! I get cranky when people don't list all the things I like. So I must immediately post how much those people suck and list all the cool, underground, dark, mysterious, things I listen to, to show how cool, underground, dark, mysterious I am to show how much my opinion matters.
You're all a bunch of wankers. Get over it. Bashing Metallica is a tired game. Really you're all like a bunch of ex-boyfriends constantly bashing your old girl because she dumped you. Move on folks. In your opinion they don't care about you anyway. So why continue to waste any more time on showing how much you hate them. Yet why do I think the next post about Metallica will bring out the same old losers with their same lame, used, tired opinions. Pathetic.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 12:45:48 PM
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...Now lets see a METAL musicians opinion...
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COMMENT | !!!
posted by :
12/10/2009 12:47:45 PM
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i agree variety is good but most of Lars choices seems like he's a 13 old girl who just listens to whats she told to listen too.
Hammets choices are fine. just find it little weird they dont mention Dream Theater or Porcupine Tree, would have thought Hammet would at least listen to Porcupine Tree because he mentions Radiohead.
but maybe this is the reason why metallica has sucked for 20 years????? been listening to much to Green Day, Eminem, Artic Monkeys and Kasabian, just wondering.
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COMMENT | Yeah...
posted by :
12/10/2009 1:12:36 PM
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These guys are out of touch with the metal world, but I think that's to be expected... At least Kirk has a damn fine selection of albums, even if they're mostly not heavy. I gotta admit, plenty of his albums are on my list too.
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COMMENT | oh man
posted by :
12/10/2009 1:12:49 PM
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Can't wait for Metallica to cover Pink "Get The Party Started" on the next tour - I'm not suprised that Hetfield has to go to psychological counseling to continue to work with these guys - again, what were they thinking?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 1:12:58 PM
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Dumb
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COMMENT | taste in music....
posted by :
12/10/2009 1:27:43 PM
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Although I definitely question some of these choices, they are not mine, which is what makes everyone different. When I was younger I remember being floored reading that Tom Araya loved country music. As I got older, I quickly realized there are so many wonderful musicians out there and why should I be so shallow and closed-minded to avoid them just because I love metal. Being a fan of this genre certainly has given me many wonderful moments, from concerts to exercising some demons to being addicted to playing guitar. The first time I heard Cannibal Corpse was like a breath of fresh air, much like when I heard Nirvana, or when I heard Cradle of Filth, Jewel, Sarah Mclachlan, Dream Theater, Pantera, Mammas and the Pappas, Pink Floyd, Lynard Skynard Pearl Jam and countless other bands.
The only thing I hate about metal fans is how they refuse to listen to other styles of music. It does NOT soften you or whatever their claims are, I am 33 and love many different styles of music. My last concert was Behemoth, before that was Manson, before that was Melissa Etheridge and before that was Slayer. I love a lot of different styles of music as does Kirk and Lars apparently. Many fans would probably be amazed to hear some of their favorites bands influences, which can be quite drastic from the material they themselves are writing.
You like what you like, and that's cool, but why bash someone else for their tastes because it differs from yours?
You should stop trying so hard to hate every other genre of music just because it is not the heaviest or fastest thing you have ever heard before. Who knows, maybe you will find something out there that you really like, which will NOT mean you now have to hate metal.
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posted by : tenfoldhate
12/10/2009 1:35:54 PM
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I don't understand why anyone is shocked by this. With a few exceptions you've got a bland, aging corporate rock band listing the bland, commercial music they listen to.
If you're a musician, you need to have diverse musical tastes--but as somebody said above, there's nothing "diverse" about a list that reads like a Billboard Top 200 chart.
And Justice for All was 20 years ago kiddies...
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COMMENT | RATM
posted by :
12/10/2009 1:39:34 PM
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Nice to see RATM up there. I'd say that "Renegades of Funk" the song, is better than "How Could I just Kill a Man".
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COMMENT | cool.
posted by : 11:11
12/10/2009 1:52:10 PM
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I don't care what they listen to really.
off the subject...Stanton Moore fuckin' rules.
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COMMENT | TRUE METAAAAALLLL!!!
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 2:09:44 PM
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I'm wondering when the world started being populated by a bunch of "Metal" fans that sound like Joey DeMaio from Manowar? "Lars ain't True Metal! He didn't list the new Hammerfall or Kamelot cd's which are by far the greatest Power Metal albums or albums period releases in decades! They're out of touch!!!!" Haha.
Wow, seriously. I'm pretty sure their lists wouldn't appease anyone. I guess their lists need to be inspected to make sure they're still part of the True Metal Elite Club. You have your Black Metal fans thinking it's not true without the best Black Metal album, and probably don't even know Gaahl is out of Gorgoroth, the Prog Metal fans claiming "False!" because they're surely out of touch without the new Porcupine Tree or Dream Theater cd's, etc, etc.
And if you want to be "true" about it, I think their first 4 albums are enough to make them "truer" than the elitists on this board. I'm pretty sure their contribution to Heavy Metal is more significant than someone's Joey DeMaio approved cd collection...
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COMMENT | It's like they've reverted back to high school...
posted by : ghostofmetalpast
12/10/2009 2:12:17 PM
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...and want to retroactively be part of the 'cool kid' group. It is just astounding they were so tenciously independent in their youth when they were most vulnerable to the manipulations of fame and money. Now that they have all the money they will ever need 100 times over they are so slavish to keeping up appearances with aging trendy hipsters.
One thing about professional musicians is they tend to love a lot of stuff very few people have ever heard of. Lars and Kirk's list look like something any knucklehead of the street would have picked.
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COMMENT | Brothers of Metal unite!
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 2:23:24 PM
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UPDATE: Hello again my True Metal friends. I just got the new Iron Savior album, which features a guest appearance 80's true Metal group Steel Thunders' long dead frontman, Johann Stacheballs. He was so true he came back to life just to support True Metal's ongoing fight. After listening to it, I realized that it's should undoubtedly make any True Metal fan's Top 10 EVER and Kirk Hammet is a fraud for not listing it. I have reported him to Brazil's DragonBreath True Metal fanzine to have his name removed from their mailing list.
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COMMENT | Metallica = False Metal
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 2:26:59 PM
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UPDATE: I just found out from my friend that used to be in Darkthrone (long ago, before they sold out) found out that Lars never wrote a song about sodomizing Jesus (The Metal Up Your Ass shirt doesn't count either) or recording their album in a forest (though St. Anger comes close...) They are sooooooo False.
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COMMENT | FUNNY
posted by :
12/10/2009 2:39:02 PM
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Where are the LARS=METAL assholes?
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COMMENT | Thermangilly
posted by :
12/10/2009 2:40:39 PM
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Now that's pretty funny
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COMMENT | Staying True for the Holidays
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 3:01:30 PM
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UPDATE: I just bought the new Rhapsody Of Fire Christmas album "Deck The Balls (Of Metal)" and realized that Lars and Kirk didn't list it. I mean, do they even KNOW that Rhapsody changed their name?? Not only is that not "True" but it's not very Christmasy either. And we all know that, if anything, Savatage (AKA TSO) and Halford have given their blessing of trueness to the Christmas season.
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COMMENT | Gne...
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:02:08 PM
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Can someone explain me why the fuck has Lars named Eminem...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:06:11 PM
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Some key points:
1) "American Hair Band" >>>> "American Bad Ass"
2) I recall very little from having listened to Sigur Ros' debut album. Which likely means I fell asleep 5 minutes in. Innovative or otherwise, I just don't get the excitement about 'em. Sorry.
3) BattleMagic summed up everything I've been saying about the Arctic Monkeys since at least 2006.
4) ...and everyone else summed up everything I've been saying about Sean Paul since, well, ever.
5) Motorhead, AIC, Lamb Of God, Mastodon and Machine Head did get some honorable mentions so the lists aren't a total write-off from a metal fan's point of view.
6) Sinead O'Connor still makes music?
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COMMENT | thank you Clearn Channel
posted by : erpbass6
12/10/2009 3:06:27 PM
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for being the real master of puppets and telling everyone what they need to be listening to and what venues to go to to see and hear live (minus rhythm guitar and vocal tracks run through the PA) what they need to be listening to...
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COMMENT | THERMANGILLY
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:07:35 PM
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Shut the fuck up already, Metallica fanboy. This is not about diversity or being false metal. Those lists suck big time and thats about it. At least 80 % of the metalheads have a lot of diversity in music taste. I know it. I speak to metal fans at every concert and festival I go (being the 20% true metalheads fanatics the younger ones - as it should be, anyway).
I listen to Darkthrone. I listen to Amos Lee. I listen to Dio. I listen to Katie Melua. I listen to Brahms. I listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan. I listen to Camel. I listen to Burzum. I listen to Tesla. I listen to Popol Vuh. I listen to Mozart. I listen to Accept. I listen to Thin Lizzy. I listen to Beach Boys. I listen to Marduk. I listen to Renaissance. I listen to...
... and that list is beyond awful.
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COMMENT | BONAPARTE and THERMANGILLY
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:11:32 PM
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Now you can change your emails and chat about how great "S&M" from Metallica is because NOBODY did that before and who the fuck are Thin Lizzy and how did they dare to do a cover of Metallica, after flooding Youtube with "Metallica's version better! Thin Lizzy sucks!".
Fucking fanboys.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:14:08 PM
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I forgot to mention how awesome the Sword and Gojira are when they release 5-minute epics like "Fire Lances...." and ""The Heaviest Matter....".
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COMMENT | Cool to see Kirk Hammett put Machine Head on that List
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:28:01 PM
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I like seeing lists like this compiled. Kirk Hammett had some good music on his list. Lars had a few as well.
I like Rolling Stone magazine myself. I disagree with some of their reviews especially their reviews of the new Lamb Of God, and two stars for the Blackening from Machine Head? Metal needed an album like the Blackening from Machine Head.
I like reading the National Affairs column in Rolling Stone. I love how their Threat Assessment scale--with us or against us--always supports the Medical Marijuana issue. I also have an issue of Rolling Stone where they talk about the Medical Cannabis industry in California.
Here are some albums I love from 2000-2009:
Machine Head- Supercharger, Through The Ashes Of Empires, and The Blackening
Heaven and Hell- The Devil You Know
The Haunted- The Haunted Made Me Do It
Slipknot- Iowa
Entombed- Morning Star, Inferno/Averno
Motorhead- We Are Motorhead
Kreator- Violent Revolution, Enemy Of God
Disturbed- Ten Thousand Fists, and Indestructible
Slayer- God Hates Us All
Queens Of The Stone Age- Songs For The Deaf
Ministry- Animositisomina, Rio Grande Blood, The Last Sucker
Fear Factory- Digimortal, Archetype
Lamb Of God- As The Palaces Burn
Napalm Death- Enemy Of The Music Business
Armored Saint- Revelation
Dio- Killing The Dragon, Master Of The Moon, and Evil Or Divine (Live in New York City)
Arch Enemy- Anthems Of Rebellion
Satyricon- Now, Diabolical
Callenish Circle- Flesh.Power.Dominion
Static-X- Machine
Prong- Power Of The Damager
Cavalera Conspiracy- Inflikted
Sepultura- Nation, Roorback, and A-Lex
Soulfly- Primitive, The Prophecy, and Conquer
Overkill- Immortalis
Black Sabbath- Past Lives
Foo Fighters- One By One
Anthrax- We've Come For You All
Metallica- Death Magnetic
Rollins Band- Get Some Go Again
Rage Against The Machine- Renegades
KMFDM- World War III
MDFMK- Self-Titled
Madball- Hold It Down
Pantera- Reinventing The Steel
Judas Priest- Angel Of Retribution
Obituary- Frozen In Time
Iced Earth- The Glorious Burden
Testament- The Formation Of Damnation
Venom- Resurrection
Down II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 3:35:43 PM
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Really 'metal' boys.
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COMMENT | Kirk
posted by : kingnothing23
12/10/2009 4:07:20 PM
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Picked way better albums/songs.
Lateralus is awesome, and say what you want but speakerboxxx/love below is the best hip hop album I've heard. It's beyond that genre. Interpol's awesome too.
Nice Kirk!
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COMMENT | Tesla = more like Tesuntruela!
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 4:11:25 PM
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Basajuan, I was thinking about changing my mind and was following you.......and then you had to go and mention Tesla, which is by far one of the most untrue bands, like, ever. In fact, if you make a Top 25, your awful choice will negate anything else that could be good on your list. In fact, I'm afraid that I may have to put you on the "Untrue" list at #346 between Lars Ulrich and Thomas Gabriel Fischer. Sorry.
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COMMENT | Basajuan
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 4:13:44 PM
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Well, there's a problem here. I do know who Thin Lizzy is but they're false too. "Thunder & Lightning" was edging closer to Trueness until Phil Lynott had to die on us, thus making him a big False Metal poser all along.
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COMMENT | .
posted by :
12/10/2009 4:27:28 PM
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Who is Basajuan?
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COMMENT | Even more untrueness
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 4:31:57 PM
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Hookinmouth has a point. I mean, bands like CoB and Machine Head are HUUUUGE in America. Machine Head typically sells about 20k-30k per album, which is like Jonas Brothers big. In fact, I had to tell my mom to quit humming songs from 'The Blackening' the other day. Doesn't she know that Burn My Eyes was the only one even close to Trueness, and even then, that's a stretch? Hookinmouth, you can stay on the true list for now though. Just don't change your name to crushem or we'll have a problem.
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COMMENT | aaahhh thats why. . .
posted by :
12/10/2009 5:02:25 PM
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they dont do no more cojones metal anymore!!!
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COMMENT | hookinmouth
posted by :
12/10/2009 5:06:31 PM
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exactly, they got big because they "sold out". started playing more simpler songs and slower songs like nothing else matter and so on, and most of these "fans" just listen to the readio songs.
went to a concert with them few years ago and they played all of master of puppets but most of the people around me only knew One, nothing else matter enter sandman and so on. the same when i saw Red Hot Chili Peppers, the people around only knew the stuff from californication and from there and of course under the bridge.
but im not sure lars listens to any of this stuff? he just says some of this to get some credit from the "hip" crowd.
but sometimes bands like Sigurros can get big, but its mostly because they are supposed to be so good and cool, i remember when they put Ágætis Byrjun out and noone would buy it and then suddenly all kinds of people where buying it because it was supposed to be so good and cool, but most of them wouldnt have thought of listening to them if they werent supposed to be in at that time. but still fine band and great album.
but this happens with lots of bands
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COMMENT | KIRK DID MENTION....
posted by : southmetal_guy
12/10/2009 5:43:52 PM
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LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA, AND MACHINE HEAD. THE REST SUCKS BALLS. LAME ASS LISTS.
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COMMENT | Doros78
posted by : ThermanGilly
12/10/2009 5:48:14 PM
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Doros78, best...post...ever, and I agree. Kasabian, The Datsuns and Black Keys are albums even my grandpa owns so he could be "cool" with the kids nowadays. Lars should have read the Blabbermouth forum first and let us True Metal and diversified people pick the right choices for him. That way, he could have at least followed us and not the people trying to be "good and cool" as you said. And, of course he doesn't listen to that stuff, silly. Next time though, he should save himself the time and just list the first 25 bands on the Billboard Top 200 chart of the week. BTW, The Red Hot Chili Peppers are pretty popular with the kids nowadays, even in the 80's people would try to be "good" and "cool" before they exploded. You're treading on shaky ground with that, and you risk landing yourself a spot on my Untrue list.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/10/2009 6:34:45 PM
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i like kirks choice. but comes lars and kirk, dont hide the fact that you love Megadeth's end game.
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COMMENT | Rolling Stone's list was utter bullshit...
posted by :
12/10/2009 7:32:05 PM
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I was so disappointed with it, not to mention the Songs of the Decade list. I've already blown up about that one and won't do it again. I don't completely agree with Lars' or Kirk's lists, but I am really happy to see my #1 album of the decade on Kirk's list: Tool - Lateralus. Another album that would be somewhere on my Top 25 list is Iron Maiden - Brave New World. Other than those two, I'll have to give some more thought.
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COMMENT | ThermanGilly
posted by :
12/10/2009 7:33:34 PM
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Therman Gilly is one of the few credible people who have posted.
I'm a HUGE Metallica fan, but even I can admit their shortcomings. I know they aren't as good as they used to be. I know the choices that Lars and Kirk listed above sound trendy and I don't like most of them. I'm not going to be an ass about it like most people here, though.
Metallica made 4 masterpiece albums in a row, and the rest of their albums are pretty good, even if they AREN'T 100% metal. I think they've already accomplished a lot more in 28 years than you guys will in your whole lives, unless you consider computer-bitching to be worthy of praise...
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COMMENT | Metallica rule!!
posted by : Kaizer Sedso
12/10/2009 8:43:27 PM
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Death Magnetic rules too!! Fuckers. What's a fanboy???
A male fan?? THAT'S ME......since Kill 'em all!!!
There's only 2 types of music - good and bad.
And Pink's bad!! And Metallica's great!!
\m/- -\m/
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COMMENT | THERMANGILLY
posted by :
12/10/2009 8:51:11 PM
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You should go back to school first and learn to read again.
Then you can go and buy some Thin Lizzy records so you can have some music in your house.
And then you can call Lars and ask him what scarf colour you should choose to go to the next Pink concert.
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COMMENT | ThermanGilly
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:08:07 PM
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hehe yea your right about the cool thing. but it happens every decade, the older bands who are maybe still great and putting out music and noting worse then their first albums, suddenly dont sell millions anymore because some new somtimes worse somestimes better band is suddenly whats supposed to be cool. but that doesnt mean the older bands should quit, they should just keep making music because selling few hundred thousands or whatever isnt that bad and maybe their time will again too, thats happened to some bands.
but its also a little difficult for a band like Kiss or Marylin Manson to stay as popular with the mainstream because they have make ups and all that stuff that tends to get older people or parents off.
but realy do the people here realy thing Lars listenes to Eminem????? how many times do you thing he listened to that album? just wondering. and there must be some other better rap albums or rappers out there, if not then rap truly is a shitty music
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COMMENT | !!!
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:12:53 PM
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and why always usualy in these lists one album by band or one song by a band??? and why the hits??? usually at least with rock and metal bands the hits are usually the worst songs of the albums, but still they are the songs you let the "casual" listener listen to so he knows the band.
but still if i would choose a band to be in i would choose Dream Theater, Tool or Porcupine Tree, they are all big but still they realy just have their true fans, and they can play almost any song or album live and everyone there would know it and love it. thats the worst thing about getting too big, you get stuck with the hits and also because most of the people there just wanna relive some old memories or something like that.
but also i would have to choose Motley Crue, just for because of the fun they have had over the years and are still going after all those years
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COMMENT | lol
posted by :
12/10/2009 9:49:10 PM
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stupid pseudo-metalhead kids are upset that Lars and Kirk did not named your favorite metal bands? grow the fuck up blabbermouthers.
Those are their choices/opinions, and they should be respected as yours should be. Being in a Metal band does not emply that you SHOULD only listen to metal music!
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COMMENT | ....
posted by :
12/10/2009 11:35:04 PM
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splatterthrash takes a huge dump on 99 percent of their lists, and that's just one album off the top of my head.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/11/2009 12:39:28 AM
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wow no wonder metallica sucks balls , they listen to worse music then my little sister does lol. I can now honestly say im more metal then metallica .
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COMMENT |
posted by : I 4 N I
12/11/2009 3:49:56 AM
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lol i bet rolling stone paid lars to choose those
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COMMENT | for the narrow minded....
posted by :
12/11/2009 3:58:43 AM
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Huh, how dare they have an open mind when it comes to the music they listen to
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COMMENT |
posted by : Cerebral Assassin
12/11/2009 5:55:29 AM
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HORRIBLE!
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COMMENT | Falling Down
posted by :
12/11/2009 7:07:51 AM
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Surprise to see Oasis's Falling Down listed. Great song either way. Nice to see they didn't just try to promote touring mates.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/11/2009 9:27:52 AM
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horrible taste. only good song is
ZWAN - "Number Of The Beast"
but its acoustic cover of IRON MAIDENs legendary track
UP THE IRONS!!!
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COMMENT | !!!
posted by :
12/11/2009 11:27:44 AM
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its ok to have a broad musical taste but that doesnt mean you have to like shitty bands or songs just to please some people or try to be cool or whatever. but many bands they named are very good and some of songs too, but also there is a lot of crap, especialy on Lars's list
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COMMENT |
posted by : choko001
12/11/2009 12:14:04 PM
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did many good albums even come out this deccade, i dont mean to be negative but seriously look at the music of the 70s, 80s and 90s then look at the music of the 00s some good albums came out at the start of the decade though. but last 5 years has been diabolic. There were a few albums I enjoyed recentely like the last Machine Head album, the new alice in chains album and couple of others but when i look back especially at the last 5 years it just seems like a fog of shit metalcore, emo and those crappy death metal band like the red chord. WHERE ARE THE RISK TAKERS?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/7/2010 3:54:46 PM
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seeing that list explains alot. The two members of Metallica with the least amount of talent also have terrible taste in music. Pink? SEAN PAUL?!! what a tard.
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