================================================ Subject: For Mad: Mainstream Metal From: "Jon" To: Date: Fri 13 Jul 2001 06:44:47 -0700 ================================================ I suppose what is wrong with mainstream metal is that it is contrary how they approached the entire music scene in the first place -- IMO, Metallica isn't nearly as 'metal' as they were way back when. Kirk Hammett (sp?) is still a great guitarist, but he doesn't really play to the edge the way he used to. Their music is made to appeal more to the masses than to the folks that helped them climb from obscurity to popularity. But, realistically, bucking the trend =! selling lots of records. I suppose Anthrax and Megadeth would be good examples -- they sold records, sure, but never hit the popularity of Metallica, yet they stuck to their styles and didn't really adjust -- well, that's not completely true....M.D. seemed to appear to start to sway that way when they started doing soundtracks (I think Last Action Hero was the straw that killed that camel)...but still.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Mears" To: Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:28 PM Subject: Re: For Mad: NCR -- Jimmy Page > Can't really argue that one, though Master of Puppets is my choice for their > best. > > As for this one, I'd just like to quote Jason from Behind The Music: "Yeah > we sell out. Every seat in the house, every time we play, anywhere we go." > And what's so bad about defining mainstream metal? > > They actually wanted to do just that, but he was already committed to other > projects. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp