-- I know, intellectually, that these guys must be LOADED. (Oops - I mean "FINANCIALLY loaded") But only with this movie did I get a full sense of the scope of their massive wealth. Hilarious, too - they had pictures of Hetfield and Ulrich - as teenagers, basically - a black and white picture of the two of them, sitting by a stereo, and grinning like Satanic maniacs at the camera. They look like Wayne's World. And yet ... they are Wayne's World who became millionaires many times over. Astonishing.
-- In that vein - I was very moved by a concert they did at San Quentin. I didn't really get the story straight. I think they wanted to film one of their videos in the prison, and then ended up doing a concert in the prison yard for the ... prisoners. (I hate it when I word things awkwardly. Forgive.) Anyway, there's Metallica - up on a makeshift stage. Out in the yard, separated from the band by a fence with barbed wire, are all these CRIMINALS. These men make the members of Metallica look like pussy-boys. And yet - when Metallica started to play, you could see all of these convicts just start jamming, as though they were at a regular concert. There was one shot of this massive beefy guy, no shirt on, sunglasses - covered in raging tattooes. This guy was terrifying looking. Yet there he was - banging his head back and forth.
Hetfield made a little speech about anger - about how anger was so much a part of Metallica's music. Their latest CD was called St. Anger, after all. And Hetfield said, "I don't know, man - if I hadn't had music in my life, I might have been in here with you guys."
And that was all he said (at least in the film - they might have edited more out). He didn't go on and on, he didn't preach - that was all he said - and then they started to rock.
It was pretty cool, I have to say.
Posted by sheilaMettalica is about depression, not anger. Unless they're angry about being depressed.
This is not about depression. It's a happy song. A happy song about anger. If you listen to it three times in a row, it will make you happy too.
Posted by: dipnut at July 22, 2004 1:03 PMWell, I was quoting what Hetfield said to the prisoners about anger and the role it played in Metallica's music.
Posted by: red at July 22, 2004 1:06 PMHey, I don't take issue with your post. I'm just pimping my music in the closest possible way to on-topic.
I know very well that Metallica shreds.
Posted by: dipnut at July 22, 2004 1:19 PMYou have to see the movie then!!
Unfortunately, I don't have a sound-card in my computer at work - I can listen to CDs but not sound-clips, I have no idea why! Otherwise I would listen to your music here. I like the lyrics. Pimp away!!
Posted by: red at July 22, 2004 1:22 PM