OFF: Bad Metallica - Cover

[Chip Hart]

John A Swartz spoke:
>
> I caught about half of "Turn the Page" as done by Metallica on the radio
> yesterday.  I didn't think it was haf bad.  My biggest question was more
> "WHY?" - it just didn't seem to be a song that needed a Metallica treatment.

        Perhaps they have a philosophy similar to their previous covers
        (the ones which make up the first disk of the new set): play
        tracks that most people would otherwise NEVER hear, by
        musicians who influenced Metallica, so that the original band
        gets royalties and perhaps sells a few albums.  Lars Ulrich may
        be a prick, but at least he paid his respect to Diamond Head
        for their help to him...literally.

        I'll be *really* curious to know how the Astronomy cover helps,
        say, BOC sales.  Metallica fans are out-rabidized only by C&W
        fans.  Every band covered on that album will make money (er,
        every label will, anyway).

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