FINAL SCORE (2) Metallica-45 (7) The Clash-36

[Derwood]

vote for your fav Edited July 20, 2006 by Derwood

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I hate Lars.

[BigSlick]

I hate Lars.

 

I dislike Metallica in general.

[Burtonbell]

Um, Metallica still rules! Well, live they do...they gotta work on them studio albums.

 

Will Rick Rubin help?

[cubweiser03]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

[noisesquared]

I hate Lars.

 

I hate Lars too, but Metallica's 80's output is tremendous. All of the Cliff albums are among my all time favorites, with Master of Puppets possibly being my favorite album ever.

[ManCrushOnNomar]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

[Derwood]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

 

and the Clash is not a good band, so there you have it.

 

plus good drummer or not, lars co-wrote most of their best music

[Soul]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

 

and the Clash is not a good band, so there you have it.

 

plus good drummer or not, lars co-wrote most of their best music

 

Lars' skills have eroded a bit, but for Metallica's earlier work he was considered a fine drummer.

 

I never got the whole Clash thing. I really don't understand it, and to be honest I really don't care, so this was an easy vote for me.

[NewUserName]

I thought it was an easy vote also. The Clash. Punk Rock band that grew up and made some really good music. Too bad that they are most represented on classic radio by "Should I stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbach"

 

Metallica is probably the greatest Metal band of all time. More creative than most. Way to high of a seed from an obvious Metal fan who is running the poll though.

[Derwood]

I thought it was an easy vote also. The Clash. Punk Rock band that grew up and made some really good music. Too bad that they are most represented on classic radio by "Should I stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbach"

 

Metallica is probably the greatest Metal band of all time. More creative than most. Way to high of a seed from an obvious Metal fan who is running the poll though.

 

obvious metal fan? How am I an obvious metal fan? Is it really that big a stretch to say that Metallica is one of the most influential bands of the past 25 years?

[Tracer Bullet]

I thought it was an easy vote also. The Clash. Punk Rock band that grew up and made some really good music. Too bad that they are most represented on classic radio by "Should I stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbach"

 

Metallica is probably the greatest Metal band of all time. More creative than most. Way to high of a seed from an obvious Metal fan who is running the poll though.

 

obvious metal fan? How am I an obvious metal fan? Is it really that big a stretch to say that Metallica is one of the most influential bands of the past 25 years?

 

I don't know if you're a metal fan or not, but Metallica in the top 8 is probably a bit high.

[Derwood]

they are a 2 seed IMO, no lower than a 3 seed if you penalize them for the Bob Rock years

[ManCrushOnNomar]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

 

and the Clash is not a good band, so there you have it.

 

plus good drummer or not, lars co-wrote most of their best music

I wasn't questioning his songwriting ability, nor did I say anything about the Clash. I was correcting cubweiser03, because Lars is a second rate drummer at best.

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Metallica reminds me of living in Rockford. :x

[Derwood]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

 

and the Clash is not a good band, so there you have it.

 

plus good drummer or not, lars co-wrote most of their best music

I wasn't questioning his songwriting ability, nor did I say anything about the Clash. I was correcting cubweiser03, because Lars is a second rate drummer at best.

 

what makes him second rate?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I voted Metallica.

[soccer10k]

I thought it was an easy vote also. The Clash. Punk Rock band that grew up and made some really good music. Too bad that they are most represented on classic radio by "Should I stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbach"

 

Metallica is probably the greatest Metal band of all time. More creative than most. Way to high of a seed from an obvious Metal fan who is running the poll though.

 

obvious metal fan? How am I an obvious metal fan? Is it really that big a stretch to say that Metallica is one of the most influential bands of the past 25 years?

 

I don't know if you're a metal fan or not, but Metallica in the top 8 is probably a bit high.

 

So which #3 seed do you put above them? Nirvana, The Eagles, Queen, Radiohead? None of those bands can touch Metallica musically.

 

I obviously voted Metallica.

[ManCrushOnNomar]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

 

and the Clash is not a good band, so there you have it.

 

plus good drummer or not, lars co-wrote most of their best music

I wasn't questioning his songwriting ability, nor did I say anything about the Clash. I was correcting cubweiser03, because Lars is a second rate drummer at best.

 

what makes him second rate?

His one dynamic level - LOUD. The man plays with zero dynamic contrast, and I don't think he's ever played an unaccented note in his life. Back in the day he had fast feet, but that was it. Any idiot can crank out a ton a double-bass notes, but that doesn't make them a good drummer.

[DanzaSlap]

The fact that they shut down Napster should be reason enough to vote against Metallica.

 

That, and the fact that their music is tripe.

[Tracer Bullet]

I thought it was an easy vote also. The Clash. Punk Rock band that grew up and made some really good music. Too bad that they are most represented on classic radio by "Should I stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbach"

 

Metallica is probably the greatest Metal band of all time. More creative than most. Way to high of a seed from an obvious Metal fan who is running the poll though.

 

obvious metal fan? How am I an obvious metal fan? Is it really that big a stretch to say that Metallica is one of the most influential bands of the past 25 years?

 

I don't know if you're a metal fan or not, but Metallica in the top 8 is probably a bit high.

 

So which #3 seed do you put above them? Nirvana, The Eagles, Queen, Radiohead? None of those bands can touch Metallica musically.

 

I obviously voted Metallica.

 

Frankly, you could make an argument for any of those, but I'd certainly put Radiohead above them and probably Nirvana. I'd also put the Doors ahead of Metallica. Probably others if I thought more about it.

[Tracer Bullet]

The fact that they shut down Napster should be reason enough to vote against Metallica.

 

That, and the fact that their music is tripe.

 

Actually, the fact that they helped shut down Napster is one check in their column for me. Takes a lot of guts to attack your consumers, even if your consumers are stealing your product.

[DanzaSlap]

Actually, the fact that they helped shut down Napster is one check in their column for me. Takes a lot of guts to attack your consumers, even if your consumers are stealing your product.

 

Well, I suppose everything did work out for the best. I now use a bit torrent client, and instead of downloading individual MP3s, I get full albums.

 

Hey, I'm a poor college kid, so I wouldn't be buying the albums anyway. Plus, I support the bands live. I just refuse to support the RIAA.

[Derwood]

Actually, the fact that they helped shut down Napster is one check in their column for me. Takes a lot of guts to attack your consumers, even if your consumers are stealing your product.

 

Well, I suppose everything did work out for the best. I now use a bit torrent client, and instead of downloading individual MP3s, I get full albums.

 

Hey, I'm a poor college kid, so I wouldn't be buying the albums anyway. Plus, I support the bands live. I just refuse to support the RIAA.

 

most cliched "cause" in the past 5 years

[noisesquared]

I hate Lars.

 

He is a jerk.....but he kicks ass on the 'skins'.

Lars Ulrich is not a good drummer.

 

and the Clash is not a good band, so there you have it.

 

plus good drummer or not, lars co-wrote most of their best music

I wasn't questioning his songwriting ability, nor did I say anything about the Clash. I was correcting cubweiser03, because Lars is a second rate drummer at best.

 

what makes him second rate?

His one dynamic level - LOUD. The man plays with zero dynamic contrast, and I don't think he's ever played an unaccented note in his life. Back in the day he had fast feet, but that was it. Any idiot can crank out a ton a double-bass notes, but that doesn't make them a good drummer.

 

And he's a very sloppy live drummer. I've heard a number of bootlegs where the sloppiness is almost embarrassing. Fortunately for Lars, Hetfield is probably the greatest metal rhythm guitarist ever. So even if Lars has a trainwreck, Hetfield is able to keep a song together.