People started to dislike him when he complained about Napster, and like I-P said he was right, but NO ONE is going to really admit that since it is easier to just hate on the guy. To be fair he is (or used to be) very full of himself and it showed in interviews, but to also be fair, Metallica does not sound the same with other drummers. (And by the same I mean good). They had Dave Lombardo as sub and Joey Jordison and sure, their set was killer but there is something about those constant tempo jumps that Lars does, (probably unintentionally) that for some reason just work for Metallica. Any other drummer would just stick to the tempo and not have those out of place crashes, but the songs would be much more linear and boring.. finally Lars was a huge part on building the structure of the songs in most Metallica songs. He didn't write the parts, but he had them arranged/shuffled to fit better and eventually become classics. As much as anyone just hates on the guy, he is (yes, still IS) one of the most successful drummers in history. And to all the haters, watch recent videos of his performances, he has gotten some of that spark back and has been playing very well lately, I guess decades of criticism got to him and he started to practice...Lars main problem is he went bald-so Rock N Roll or metal isn't bald. It's just another crazy bias-like studies with good looking people. An ugly teacher could be a genius and a beautiful one a screaming idiot and the beauty wins. Lars turned bald and ugly-like Chris Walken had this baby face before becoming the Angel of Death. I'm glad I figured it out-something shallow.
My take: (a) The songs sound cool, (b) the drum parts are relatively simple by metal standards, but sound good with the songs, (c) I can't play most of Metallica's songs nor could I ever take Lars' place in shows. But, you can bet your ass I would be motivated as hell to practice and be the best I could possibly be if I had his platform. It's disappointing to see someone be blessed with such an opportunity and seem to just coast along and phone it in.To the bashers just start your own band .write your own drum parts and let's see how far you get .it's far easier to play a song and copy everything he did over and over till you have perfected it
100%It's disappointing to see someone be blessed with such an opportunity and seem to just coast along and phone it in.
Maybe read some of the responses as to why some of us have disdain for Mr. Ulrich before you come through blanketly insulting people you don't even know with what is also, an opinion.People make fun of Lars playing because they're morons - like sheep: bashing Lars is a "thing". It's an activity for the intellectually challenged and those amateur non-creative "musicians" who have nothing better to do.
I have read you people's responses, hence my considered opinion above.Maybe read some of the responses as to why some of us have disdain for Mr. Ulrich before you come through blanketly insulting people you don't even know with what is also, an opinion.
Cool, so I'm an intellectually challenged moron because I can't stand the man. He was rude af to me the one time I met him and he's gone on record stating he doesn't practice and doesn't care to improve or build skills, which is a total disrespect for his instrument. He also had to be taught by a producer what a downbeat is, but hey he's beyond reproach in your world so I get insulted.I have read you people's responses, hence my considered opinion above.
This is a spectacular backhanded compliment!Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong
I disagree and I'm a big Metallica fan.People make fun of Lars playing because they're morons - like sheep: bashing Lars is a "thing". It's an activity for the intellectually challenged and those amateur non-creative "musicians" who have nothing better to do.
there's no denying that he could play, play hard and play with a unique style. the '89 Justice Tour videos bear that out
Lars will never be as good as he was from 84-91 again. ....The difference? Work ethic.
I take your point but Reign in Blood was 1986. I think that was the bar-raising point. Master of Puppets the same year. Lombardo’s playing is faster, more intense and I would argue in the long-term more influential.
‘One’ was a semi-mainstream hit a couple of years later, no doubt about it. But to those in ‘the scene’, ‘Angel of Death’ was the one to emulate, I’d imagine.
Lombardo just gets better and better. The difference? Work ethic.