The problem people have is them shitting on artists that support a cause. There's plenty of artists that are a-political, and nobody cares, but his statement was the opposite. It WAS a political statement.
Call it whatever you want, they got famous by being political. He sounds at best like a fucking idiot pandering to middle age white men. Miss Rachel is more metal than Metallica at this point
He probably is an idiot a lot of times. A good musician and an artist I enjoy, but I don't expect these kind of people to have a true/solid backbone. I mean, sheesh. These guys were very outspoken when piracy was hurting their bottom line so much. What do you expect?
An album from the 80’s when they were in their 20’s.
Reading too much into what the average 20 somethings have to say about the world is not my way of living. Metal has always had a political edge but a lot of it is for public perception and image of the band. I would not get to deep into it. It’s a formula to sell albums.
If they were looking to be commercially successful at the time they probably would’ve picked a different genre. Not everyone sells out their Portugal beliefs as they get older. Crazy of me to think they believed in what they were saying when they made it idk
I mean, that depends on what’s going on. Can you imagine how that stance would look in historical context if say, I dunno, a genocide were going on? Anybody with a platform and that belief would be morally obligated to speak. If James Hetfield doesn’t hold that belief then yeah, no need to get political. If he does then not speaking up is cowardly and pretty fucked up. I’m thinking he probably doesn’t since he’s had no issue speaking about Ukraine and this is less a blanket statement about political speech and more a veiled criticism about a stance he doesn’t agree with.
When we talk about Elvis’s legacy, hardly anyone is talking about his statements about the Vietnam war or The Cold War or Communism. It’s about his music and the impact his music and himself as a performer had on American culture.
Her dad was an Air Force officer in West Germany when Elvis was stationed there. A friend of Elvis‘ and of Priscilla’s family asked her if she wanted to meet a rock star. The rest is history.
Yes, she was 14 at the time. I would have probably wanted to meet him at 14 as well.🤷🏻♀️
Not saying anything else that went on was right or wrong, but they were NOT in any way related other than that they were both of the same species.
This is how I see it. They don't want to speak about politics right now because the politics currently suit them and/or their stance is controversial. As soon as their views are on the right side of history they'll shout that shit from the rooftops.
If Metallica was paid cash to play by a certain dictator of German/Austrian connection, think they would be situationally and morally aware to be political and speak up against tyranny? No? Then something is wrong if someone has a lot of popularity and says “Don’t be political!” Bro - politics is what runs the world and determines history.
But they are not going to suddenly be people who stand for integrity because we think they should.
You don't become as big as Metallica by standing for what's right.
People talk about "fuck you money", well, these guys have it, yet they will not open their mouth and speak on something like this. Tells you all you gotta know, they ain't what you want them to be, they are what they are.
Me personally I can enjoy the music and accept most of the artists I grew up thinking were cool, untouchable dudes, are flawed humans just like me. I never was a super fan, maybe a couple times a year I'll listen to Metallica with intention, but they do rock and I will not deny it.
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u/Southern-Donut4185 16h ago
I just don't see why we're surprised that some rich guys don't wanna lose their comforts and sponsors and clean public image.
Metallica does not give a shit about politics, they wanna play their show, , and ensure their fans enjoyed it, and cash a fat check.
Nothing wrong with that.