[QUOTE=ok lateralus]Well, think about it. Compare an album like St. Anger to Master of Puppets. Their old stuff was so complex and, in lack of a better word, smart. The arrangements were brilliant, the instrumentation was amazing, and the lyrics were inspired. These days, their music is [I]so[/I] simplified and generic. I don't mean they have to have guitar solos, but it certainly adds color to the music and better than playing a million same-sounding downtuned riffs. And the drums are even worse. Sounds like Lars in banging on a tin can.[/QUOTE]

You know I really have to agee with you man.

and militia, lars is good but I wouldn't call him amazing.
granted he is much better then me but if I'm in the mood for good
drumming I'll listen to Lambardo...er how ever you spell it.


Joe. thanks for you're imput man, is the Line 6 the one you recorded
FTB on?

and how is that equipment you got off MM

lol that was a long time ago.

[QUOTE=Britton]

...and militia, lars is good but I wouldn't call him amazing.
granted he is much better then me but if I'm in the mood for good
drumming I'll listen to Lambardo...er how ever you spell it...

[/QUOTE]

ah i didn't say lars was the BEST....with merely a touch of arrogancy i can say that i can do just about everything he can do. i do agree that dave lombardo is a better drummer. however, lars ulrich (not saying dave isnt) was very good at making his drum patterns, although thunderous, tie in perfectly and etherealy if thats a word to james, kirk, and burton's playing. and newsted. now he just does regular old beats and they dont match the music...in my opinion.

[QUOTE=metalmilitia101]ah i didn't say lars was the BEST....with merely a touch of arrogancy i can say that i can do just about everything he can do. i do agree that dave lombardo is a better drummer. however, lars ulrich (not saying dave isnt) was very good at making his drum patterns, although thunderous, tie in perfectly and etherealy if thats a word to james, kirk, and burton's playing. and newsted. now he just does regular old beats and they dont match the music...in my opinion.[/QUOTE]


Yeah lars was awesome - Kick snare kick snare kick snare kick snare :thumb:

[QUOTE=Flynn]Yeah lars was awesome - Kick snare kick snare kick snare kick snare :thumb:[/QUOTE]

haha indeed...and dont forget kick snare kick kick snare kick snare kick kick snare ... all in fun of course because he did have good rhythym and awesome riffs

I like to put my EQ at like 7 10 3 and then put the guitar on treble. Its a beautiful sound. Metallica rules. My favorite song is Fade to Black and next is either Four Horsemen or Seek and Destroy. Later

yeah i think fade to black is my fav too, its very lovely. although sanitarium is good too...well not as good as fade to black.

I think Sanitarium is better personally, it starts off al mild w/ the intro solo...then picks up w/ the chorus and ends just huge w/ the heavy PM riffs and harmonic solos. I think its maybe like their best recording after MOP. ROCK ON!!! and btw, i'm lookin to get my first tube amp and I'm thinkin between a MESA Recto-verb or an Orange AD30 combo. Definitely goin for a sound between liek Zakk Wyld eand METALLICA.

[QUOTE=hetfieldfan86]I think Sanitarium is better personally, it starts off al mild w/ the intro solo...then picks up w/ the chorus and ends just huge w/ the heavy PM riffs and harmonic solos.[/QUOTE]

I like how the song has 4 solos in it. Thats hot. :thumb:

Yep, Sanitarium is a great song...

You see, Metallica has different types of fans.
Hardcore fans buy all their albums reguardless of how they sound, just cuz its Metallica.
Then you have other fans who appreciate their good music...
When i think of Metallica i think of Kill Em All - Black Album(Garage was.. OK), the rest of their stuff just can't compare, and i don't know if they will produce another album anytime soon but sadley i just can't see it being anything close to their old stuff. :\

[QUOTE=Thor]Hey Chu, why don't you have an avatar?[/QUOTE]
Can't be bothered, cause the one time I did decide to get an avatar, it ****ed me over :evil: :angry:

[QUOTE=metalmilitia101]yeah i think fade to black is my fav too, its very lovely. although sanitarium is good too...well not as good as fade to black.[/QUOTE]
Fade to Black was Metallica's best ballad, but I think their best heavy song was Blackened. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Chu]Can't be bothered, cause the one time I did decide to get an avatar, it ****ed me over :evil: :angry:[/QUOTE]
Can't really argue with that.

[QUOTE=Thor]Fade to Black was Metallica's best ballad, but I think their best heavy song was Blackened. :thumb: [QUOTE]

yeah blackened is sweet. and i agree with ^^ enlighten me up there that metallica has different types of fans...it breeds contention but i think that is part of the reason why metallica is such a wonderful and inventive band. there's some metallica for everyone...for the thrash/metal fans theres kill em all and the early albums, for alternative fans there's load and reload, for more heavy metal fans there's st anger, for country fans haha i guess they could listen to tuesday's gone, ronnie, and some of the songs off reload, load, and garage. and oh yeah...nothing for pop fans because their gay anyway.

I think Damage Inc. is their best song.

yeah thats a good one too....another reason why i can't choose my favorite.

Wow, my post looked so retarded. I meant best heavy song.

[QUOTE=Happy]Wow, my post looked so retarded. I meant best heavy song.[/QUOTE]
yeah damage inc rules and battery does

I've kinda gone off battery. It's probably from listening to it so much when I attempted to learn it.

[QUOTE=Chu]Can't be bothered, cause the one time I did decide to get an avatar, it ****ed me over :evil: :angry:[/QUOTE]

Munky's avatar was pretty cool. You know, the one with the mouse.

Any ways I like the sound of the scooped tone. I think maybe it has to do with the speakers of your amp as to whether or not the scooped tone sounds good. I had a 10 watt marshall that it sounded horrible on, but my new line 6 spider sounds killer with that kind of sound. (and the clean tone sounds better as well). I use the eq at (tre.:6 bass:10 and mid: 3). Add some heavy palm muting and your rhythms sound like the ones off of Megadeths Kick the Chair. Very Kick@$$

I havn't tried to learn it yet but i've heard it's a mother.

I know the acoustic intro

[QUOTE=Britton]I havn't tried to learn it yet but i've heard it's a mother.

I know the acoustic intro[/QUOTE]


Actually the first lead fill is easier than it sounds ie:


e:---------12-|-----17p12-15p12-14p12----12--| (I think you play this
b:-15b(17)----|-------------------------15-----| 4x's)
g:------------|o-------------------------------o|
d:------------|o-------------------------------o|
a:------------|---------------------------------|
e:------------|---------------------------------|

[QUOTE=Britton]I havn't tried to learn it yet but i've heard it's a mother.

I know the acoustic intro[/QUOTE]
I tried learning it after 3 months of playing.

[QUOTE=Happy]I tried learning it after 3 months of playing.[/QUOTE]


Well that's why you didn't quite get it. I can't really bash you for this 'cuz after I was playing for three months I was trying to do MOP. :lol:

I was trying MOP after 2 and it took about that long to learn it

I still haven't fully learnt MOP, I could never be bothered.

[QUOTE=Britton]I was trying MOP after 2 and it took about that long to learn it[/QUOTE]


If you can play MOP, then you can definitely play Battery. Just to start off try learning that fill I gave you. (a couple posts up)

[QUOTE=Happy]I tried learning it after 3 months of playing.[/QUOTE]
funny i tried to learn master of puppets after 3 months :p

I miss those days of failing miserably at Metallica.

If it were not for Metallica and hendrix I would not have ever picked up a guitar

Hey can ya'll give me some imput in my thread?

sorry for the spam

the only song i know most of it sanatarium

Chances are, every metalhead has tried to rush into that song. I can't understand why. Now that I look back at how crappy I was then and how much better I am now..... I weep for my lack of intelligence. :lol:

The tempo is well over 200bpm and the whole song is like 8 minutes long +. WTF was I thinking trying to learn that song after only 3 months. :upset:

I think every metalhead tried paranoid. I haven't yet :(

I just learned Fairies Wear Boots. My garage band class is supposed to be on the local news and I want the to get a shot of me playing that song. (that and FTB or Sanitarium)

There was a point in my life where I could play through every Metallica song, how sad eh?

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]There was a point in my life where I could play through every Metallica song, how sad eh?[/QUOTE]
Meh. You like Becker right, you play any of his stuff?

[QUOTE=lightningmetal666]If you can play MOP, then you can definitely play Battery. Just to start off try learning that fill I gave you. (a couple posts up)[/QUOTE]

heh...battery isnt that hard to play. the solo is difficult, though. i love the timing in the verse riff its all syncopatedish. brilliant :thumb:

Yea it's a brilliant song.

my band is doing the big 3 from Sabbeth

sweet. past bands i've had have covered metal militia, enter sandman (easyyy), sad but true (eassyyyyer), master of puppets, fade to black, seek and destroy, whiplash, outlaw torn, and four horsemen. i swear...metallica's songs are the most enjoyable to play! orgasmic....and slayer too. but metallica is def my fav to play with other kids.

[QUOTE=Britton]Yea it's a brilliant song.

my band is doing the big 3 from Sabbeth[/QUOTE]
My band was asked to play. All the other bands are doing stuff to show off and try and prove themselves better than each other. My band's just doing it for a laugh so were doing FWTBT, a song by McFly, a song by NOFX and Rock Around the Clock.
We can only do 4 ATM but we're hoping to do more.

[QUOTE=Happy]Meh. You like Becker right, you play any of his stuff?[/QUOTE]

I can play through Concerto when I'm warmed up and parts of Speed Metal Symphony, Perpetual Burn and whatnot but nowhere near his standard or ease, I'm still working on all that sweep picking and alt. picking crap.

asked to play where? just a random battle of the bands? i swear kids are deteriorating music nowadays...now anyone can call themselves a band and get into a kids club it sucks. im holding off for a bit so i can get my irish rock band started and kick everyone's anus