The reviews of the Metallica show in Ottawa are ridiculous.
First off, in the Ottawa Sun, they call him Rick Hammett (it’s Kirk! You know…guitar player extraordinaire?) AND they say they played Die, Die Die My Darling last night (not true!).
So then I have higher hopes for the Ottawa Citizen. While it isn’t a bad review, this piece made me cringe:
“That made me feel good!” exclaimed Hetfield after a rousing rendition of the hyper-kinetic Battery, a song all the young dudes want to air-guitar slay. Enter Sandman, full of post-grunge bravado, sent the Bank into a frenzy of equal parts nostalgia and fist pumping. The pyro during closer Motorbreath warmed the cheeks and compelled the six-foot Trujillo to wildly swing his axe with abandon as Hetfield & Co. riffed out into the sunset.
POST-GRUNGE BRAVADO? WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ALL ABOUT? Do these writers not realize that this is metal at it’s finest…what the heck is post-grunge anyhow? Everything that came out after the grunge scene died? If anything, the year was 1991 and Enter Sandman came out DURING the grunge period and secondly, it shouldn’t even be related to grunge in any way! Argh…I will admit that it’s hard to find adjectives for a show…but come on! Shawn Jam Hill from the Ottawa Citizen…come on. I admit the rest of the article is a well written piece and this was a mere slip-up…but come on.
But at least it wasn’t as bad as Denis Armstrong calling Kirk Hammett -> Rick.
2 replies on “Reviews of Ottawa’s Metallica Show : Ridiculous!”
A lot of people think that the Black Album is Metallica abandoning their metal roots and going alternative. I don’t agree, and that still doesn’t make that quote make any sense, but there it is.
I also don’t agree that they became alternative, but the focus changed from the tried and true progressive up tempo songs that the fans were used to on the first four albums. A lot of die hard fans blame producer Bob Rock for the change to radio friendly songs that permeate the “Black Album” and beyond. I guess every band has to stretch their wings to not become stale, and that is what created the sense that they were abandoning their metal roots.
Regardless of the sound or style of the music they make, I was and will still remain a dedicated ‘Tallica fan.