I thought Metallica was calling out someone individually when I saw all the drama and I do guess it was aimed at Macklemore but honestly
I sorta got what they said
We have been paid by you , you have travelled a long way, let’s all leave our politics at the door and just enjoy music
And honestly why not ? Not everyone has to be political, or not everyone has to share their views for you to like them or not.
Like we are already getting so much shoved down our throats from Gaza,Israel, Ukraine, Russia, China, politics around female bodies, immigration and so on and so on it can get fucking exhausting at times
It’s funny that everyone assumes that they are talking about Macklemore instead of someone like Kid Rock who’s doing the same shit from the other side of the aisle. Confirmation bias that you WANT to be outraged because a band says “we’re not going to try to sway you to our beliefs”.
That’s because the timing of them saying anything was immediately after the Macklemore drama. They had shows after Kid Rock was saying stuff and said nothing. Context matters.
And how long was it between their last tour and this Sphere engagement? I’m not getting into a pissing contest over this. Believe what you want to believe. And I shall too.
Dude, come on now the majority of musicians are liberal the majority of the time that somebody’s getting up on stage and saying something like that they’re liberal. yeah there’s one kid rock for every 100 other musicians that are talking about Palestine or women’s rights or some other shit. You can use your eyes and kind of see what’s happening and who is doing more of something than somebody else.
I agree with the sentiment, but at the same time a lot of their songs are inherently political lyrically... so its like.. "let's not be political while we sing this tune about the injustices and horrors of war".. its a little weird. Probably would have been better to just not comment at all
“Say the thing we want you to say! Condemn war! Say you don’t like r@pe or r@cism! Tell us which side of the Israel Palestine conflict you stand on! Say it! SAY IT!!!!! We just wanna hear you say it!”
How was his statement vague? Seemed pretty cut and dry to me. "We dont want to make political statements at our concerts". My point is that saying nothing at all would have worked better towards that goal.
Also, here i am? You mean on reddit bull shitting about the topic we are all discussing? Or do you mistake me for actually giving a real shit?
As others have pointed out, he has been making similarly vague statement for years, perhaps decades now. Nothing about it implies it’s about any specific thing. But the bots and algorithms sure have you up in arms.
Do my comments actually come across to you as "up in arms"? Or have the bots and algorithms actually been getting to you maybe? I swear, I actually do not give a fuck about this... im just joining in on the convo with my 2 cents as a long time Metallica fan
It seems to me you’ve gotten pulled into really caring about a really vague comment, that’s being pumped up on Reddit big time. If we really cared about genocide in Palestine, I don’t think this is moving the needle.
Sick of seeing this bullshit opinion. If you read what he said and see it as truly neutral, you have dogshit reading comprehension. He said "we aren't here, like other entertainers, to bore you with our bullshit"
Why did he say "like other entertainers" if he wasn't making a point here? Why include that? Why are you so convinced he meant nothing at all?
Why do you let bots and algorithms manipulate you and why do you care what James Hatfield, of all random people, care? Particularly when the statement is so vague. What a waste.
Their political songs were about big broad ideas, usually in a historical context, not really current events. Their political songs are as vague as this statement.
Maybe you should explore the history of Politics in their music. It was braindead of James to say they are not talking politics when so much of their music is literally wrapped up in it.
TLDR: Their music is political and they are sellouts
Yeah Metallica is a very apolitical just turn your brain off and rock out band... They built much of their reputation and library on their political music.
Love James, he's older and more mellow now and just wants to rock out and enjoy his years. But for him to go out of way to talk about being apolitical and leaving that at the door before playing multiple tracks from ...And Justice for All, "Disposable Heroes," etc. is just nonsense. He wasn't prompted to even bring up this topic.
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u/Boogyoogywoogy 13h ago
I thought Metallica was calling out someone individually when I saw all the drama and I do guess it was aimed at Macklemore but honestly
I sorta got what they said
We have been paid by you , you have travelled a long way, let’s all leave our politics at the door and just enjoy music
And honestly why not ? Not everyone has to be political, or not everyone has to share their views for you to like them or not.
Like we are already getting so much shoved down our throats from Gaza,Israel, Ukraine, Russia, China, politics around female bodies, immigration and so on and so on it can get fucking exhausting at times