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shetuck
What do you need water for, Sunshine?
lol… “hipster metallica fans”… does not cumpute!
sell-outs or not, there’s no denying the monumental impact the black album had on heavy metal and rock… overall good, i’d say. how many little james hetfields and jason newsteds did that album inspire? how much access and broad credibility did that album lend to the message behind headbangers and heavy metal apostles?
it was, and clearly still is, hugely significant. in the same way as hendrix, the beatles, sabbath, and yes… even run dmc. brought an incredibly important kind of expression and artistry out of obscurity… for the world to recognize and embrace.
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DubCoffman62
Lazy Slob
When I say "hipster" I mean the old meme of liking something before it was cool. Kill'em All came out when I was 15 and going through my headbanging phase. By Master of Puppets they were opening for Ozzy on his Ultimate Sin tour then finally with And Justice For All they had some play on MTV with their One video. Yes, the Black Album was one of the best and influential albums of all time but it was the beginning of the end of the Metallica that I once loved. I don't begrudge them though, the music business is just that, a business and when there's an opportunity to cash in you gotta do it.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Yeah, I totally agree. Yet I completely understand @DubCoffman62 too. A lot of the music I listen / listened to ended up becoming more mainstream over time which resulted in (seemingly) changing the bands. It’s hard to determine cause and effect or if its just bands evolving. Ultimately, and I know that there are those who would disagree with this, having success for these bands — be it metal or in my case punk-based genres — is good for them. They deserve to put food on their tables. Moreover, the accessibility of the music once it hits mainstream ears as @shetuck points out, provides inspiration to the next group of bands.
Shit’s been going on forever, man. Hell, even Husker Du wrote about it well before punk / power pop hit mainstream:
You've seen it all before
You think it's passe
But you listen to the same fucking records
Every single day
You don't like the people who caught on late
If they're having fun
Don't participate, be lethargic
You're a hypocrite, you're the target
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