In a sense, yes. But it encompassed so much back story to explain how the band got to where they were prior to St. Anger.

Yeah, an honest thief. There's a paradox for you.

With that justification method, you can steal anything from anybody!

Perfect!

People still bought the cars though, they didn't steal them.

Hey, I even said I didn't want to get into a debate about stealing, but since the firstie brought it up, and Lars gets so little support, I felt compelled to throw some thoughts out there.

"You have to remember that this is a band that ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED bootlegging and free distribution of their music to promote their shows."

Your right, and for the most part, when I play that eras songs, I try to keep the technique correct.

Yeah, the scooped-V EQ curve certainly didn't leave much sonic space for bass players. I wonder of that's what inspired the creation of what I call The Death Metal Bass Tone - that percussive bright snap at the moment of attack.

Fair enough. I did pick the best of the litter so to speak. My point is, if everything came together just right, a band could have a 10-12 year career.

I've never heard of these bands, but I assume your point is, they're enjoying long successful careers.

Yeah, the "corporate fat-cat" argument is especially specious, since people who steal music should by their own "Stickin' it to the man!" ethos steal EVERYTHING…cars, clothes, food…

Thanks…(sigh)…

Well shit, only a minute or so into Blackened and I like it so much more.

I don't know that I'd go that far, but what a build it is!

"I can still think he's a moron, right?"

"It is no longer a scarce resource, there is no reason to treat it like it is."

Eh. We all like what we like.

That's a good point.

Your first graph kinda proves my point that what was once a challenge(a successful, financially secure career in music), even in the best of times, has become almost unattainable.