bleeckerx

i personally dont like metallica alot, but file sharing IS raping young artists who arent as rich as metallica. Those boys had enough money and power to take a stand. I dont think it cause they want more money, its because they realize that other bands are gonna be hurt very badly by file sharing.

as to their roots, that was a different time, when people BOUGHT albums ( yes u can BUY albums still ) they havent forgotten their roots. on the contrary the probably remember how hard it is to start a band and without a good income... as a struggling artist myself i can tell you- it BLOWS

yeah the net exposure is great, but when u cant afford to record another album or put a new engine in ur van when the thing shits out on you- that exposure looses its appeal real fast.

of course there are two sides to the whole issue, but if we are gonna hate on metallica lets do it because their new album blows , not because they are takin sides with the RIAA. eh eh?

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