marc said:
How old are you people? I was there. I can tell you that the only reason mettallica ever got anywhere was because people were passing out copies of their tapes everywhere in schools. If it wasnt for those copies, no one would have ever heard of them. They were popular long before they hit radio (where they were still shunned) and long before anyone saw them on MTV. |
I was around. The only reason they are famous today is because of the Black Album. Before that, they were just an above average metal band. The Black Album made them way more mainstream but alienated some of their old fans who felt betrayed. Piracy had absolutely nothing to do with it. Radio absolutely loved the Black Album(Enter Sandman), so that point of yours is worthless as well.
After thinking about this, maybe piracy did have something to do with it, and you may have just proved a point against piracy. Maybe Metallica wasn't making enough money with their hardcore metal because of piracy. They had to change their style in order to make more money and be able to keep making music. So in essence piracy destroyed Metallica's style(and Cliff Burton's death). :)
