http://www.blogitude.com/2000/07/27/napster/ Blogging with Attitude Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:43:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.blogitude.com/2000/07/27/napster/#comment-194 blogitude.com » Blog Archive » The Day Metallica Died Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:15:18 +0000 http://www.blogitude.com/2000/07/27/napster/#comment-194 [...]      Cliff Burton’s influence was strong in the band, both musically and personally.  Without his leadership, there was no one to temper the paranoia of James Hetfield, nor the egomaniacal ravings of Lars Ulrich.  Of course, things went from bad to worse.      Metallica’s next album featured multiple Top 40 hits, leading to a tour with popular glam rock band, Guns ‘n’ Roses.      The downward spiral continued through the mid-to-late 90’s with the releases of Load and Reload, which spawned a new wave of marketing the like of which had not been seen since the Kiss campaigns in the 1970’s.  From action figures to zippos, Metallica’s mainstream popularity put them on equal footing with Bubble-Gum music such as New Kids on the Block and Britney Spears.      With Lars at the helm, the mainstream, sold-out Metallica became a figurehead in the Recording Industry Association’s fight against the then-reveolutionary music sharing application, Napster.  The entire mess ended with Lars standing before a Senate Judiciary Committee in July of 2000, standing up for Intellectual Property and Copyright Laws.  Fortunately, Camp Chaos was there to lambast the RIAA and poke fun at the entire situation. [...] [...]      Cliff Burton’s influence was strong in the band, both musically and personally.  Without his leadership, there was no one to temper the paranoia of James Hetfield, nor the egomaniacal ravings of Lars Ulrich.  Of course, things went from bad to worse.      Metallica’s next album featured multiple Top 40 hits, leading to a tour with popular glam rock band, Guns ‘n’ Roses.      The downward spiral continued through the mid-to-late 90’s with the releases of Load and Reload, which spawned a new wave of marketing the like of which had not been seen since the Kiss campaigns in the 1970’s.  From action figures to zippos, Metallica’s mainstream popularity put them on equal footing with Bubble-Gum music such as New Kids on the Block and Britney Spears.      With Lars at the helm, the mainstream, sold-out Metallica became a figurehead in the Recording Industry Association’s fight against the then-reveolutionary music sharing application, Napster.  The entire mess ended with Lars standing before a Senate Judiciary Committee in July of 2000, standing up for Intellectual Property and Copyright Laws.  Fortunately, Camp Chaos was there to lambast the RIAA and poke fun at the entire situation. [...]

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