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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 14:42:01 GMT
Lars isn't as bad as he's made out to be nor is he as good as the fanboys say he is.
Out of him and Kirk - he's definitely improved over the years to the point where he almost never trainwrecks a song anymore like he used to back in 2006 or so.
Nowadays it's just his tempo that needs work.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 15:18:35 GMT
He's a good drummer. Not great. But still does a pretty decent job.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 16:38:01 GMT
He's a good drummer. Not great. But still does a pretty decent job. This, for me. I do have a special place in my chubby heart for Lars for reasons I've discussed elsewhere. I like him as a person, both the person he presents in interviews (the public persona) and the one I got to see first hand. I do wish he would leave that bloody China alone but I'm also relaxed enough to let my personal aversion to it's frequency, go. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 13:08:10 GMT
He is still one of my favorite drummers and his influence always comes through when I program a drum track.
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Post by Alan-P on Jun 21, 2016 14:57:01 GMT
He is still one of my favorite drummers and his influence always comes through when I program a drum track. **boom-tit-boom-tit-boom-tit-boom-tishhh-boom-tit-boom-tit-boom-tit-boom....** He's not the worst musician in the band. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 20:44:16 GMT
He is still one of my favorite drummers and his influence always comes through when I program a drum track. Excessive china? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 21:25:37 GMT
Nailed it.
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Post by majako73 on Jun 23, 2016 15:45:46 GMT
To this day, I don't understand the china. Except that maybe it sounds good to Lars' poor ears.
Read Jordison's article on blabbermouth where he said that he and Lars have different technical skills sets. Not sure if Lars necessarily has a skill set (jokes), but they sure are different drummers. Metal is a pretty linear style these days and Lars plays in a more organic way, I guess. Helps facilitate the wall-of-sound vibe.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 20:59:06 GMT
I'd take Lars over the Mastodon guy, errday.
#NoRegrets
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Post by forgotten in space on Jun 24, 2016 22:51:03 GMT
Lars is kinda like Mikkey Dee if he phoned it in.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2016 20:28:47 GMT
lars was really good pre-2004. post-2004 he varies from bad to kinda good, slowly leaning towards the kinda good side in recent years.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2016 21:20:56 GMT
Lars in 2016 is another world away from where he was in 2004.
He's a lot more solid these days and his tempo still varies but not as wildly as it did in 2004.
He says he's been practicing lately and it shows.
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Post by Kimbo on Jun 27, 2016 8:46:11 GMT
While the the china is pretty darn weird, I do think that a ride wouldn't fit the current sound at all. Only on the obvious ones like Bleeding Me, Sleeps etc. He should just på a high hat on his right like earlier on
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2016 9:01:25 GMT
I honestly have never even noticed he got bad  To me he has always been good. |
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Post by Kimbo on Jun 27, 2016 9:19:28 GMT
Not sure if serious  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2016 9:21:20 GMT
Not sure if serious Serious. I don't pay a lot of attention to the drums and/or bass. |
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Post by Kimbo on Jun 27, 2016 9:25:41 GMT
Not sure if serious Serious. I don't pay a lot of attention to the drums and/or bass. Well bass I can understand, it's mostly inaudible  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2016 21:21:11 GMT
Lars is an interesting drummer. It's not just his trademark offbeat accentuation (bit borrowed from Phil Taylor btw). His interaction with Hetfield has always fascinated me and he's tried so many things over the years. On KEA he took what Abbaddon (Venom) was doing and took it to the next level of aggression and everyone copied it. Then on AJFA it's almost James who's the drummer, i.e. the rhythmic foundation comes from the guitars with the drums layered atop, with a very dry and trebly production than make them sound like percussions. That also was copied by death metal drummers, then Pantera, Meshuggah and eventually it paved the way for djent (urgh). Then on TBA he did a 180° and became almost like Phil Rudd. And then came St Anger (funny how no one copied that this time!)
So he deffo inspired a lot of metal drummers in the 80s. Not bad for such a "shitty drummer" who "can't even play double bass". Personally I don't care if he can't shred anymore, but his tempo these days is a bit of a problem.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 15:05:09 GMT
His drumming on Hardwired is pretty damn good, live also. I don't know shit about drumming though lol.
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To me he has always been good.
