If we’re talking about the raw sound of the record though, there’s no getting around the snare, which sounds like an industrial sized garbage can hitting you over the head every time you hear it. Compared to the more edgy sounds of nu metal that were happening at the time, hearing James Hetfield at his wit’s end on here is hard to listen to as a metal fan, bringing some of the worst riffs he’s ever committed to tape and pushing himself way too far out of his range on songs like “Frantic” and “The Unnamed Feeling.” After spending years as kings of the metal underground, their journey into the mainstream turned the genre into a household name, with people getting on the Metallica hype train and discovering everything that metal had to offer.īehind the scenes though, the band was in shambles, and you can hear that pain all over St. No amount of music industry BS was ever going to get in Metallica’s way. While most of these bands were able to bounce back after, this was a moment in time where they lost their footing. Even if there are a few salvageable tracks on the project, that doesn’t stop the rest of the album from being the low point that the band has put out. There’s more that goes into an album than just bad songs though, and some of these ended up getting bogged down by studios trying to get in the way of things, the producer steering them in the wrong direction, or a combination of all of them at the same time. Out of all of the incredible albums that each of these artists have put out in their time (and their have been many killer ones), these are the albums that came up far short. You don’t expect them to strike out that often, but when they do come up short, it can be an absolute train wreck. Even if you have some of the greatest musicians in your band and songs that hit like a sledgehammer, you’re never going to capture lightning in a bottle every time you go into the studio, and some of the biggest stars in the world tend to have those few albums that just don’t hit the mark. In a talk with Fox Business, Kovac claims that after The Dirt, they say a major shift in the age group of their fans from the 45-58 age range, all the way to 18-45 being the majority.No artist can have a perfect string of albums forever. Kovacs also says they saw streaming numbers increase by 350%. So why does Kovac attribute all the newfound success to Mötley Crüe owning their own music? It allowed them to capitalize on what they thought would be successful and control their destiny. By being able to put their songs in television and film and other media, Mötley Crüe could appeal to a new generation, each generation. “When you look at Motley Crue, they’re one of a unique set of artists that own their own masters,” Kovac says. “They decided they would agree with me as opposed to their lawyers and business managers and pay their former record label back $10 million of the $12 million they were owed so they can own their masters and use their masters with books, tickets and films to broaden their base globally. It takes courage to try new things." Read More: Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante rejoins band after 10 years It takes courage to give up eight-figures. Kovac's goes on to state his disapproval with the sentiment that the record and music industry as a whole is dying. “The most relevant statement is that global film, with a global internet and global streaming, is the future,” Kovacs says. “When I go to Amazon, I can see a Motley Crue book, I can see a Motley Crue documentary, I can see a Motley Crue live show, I can see the fact that they got a film, they got CDs out and they got streaming and they’re selling merchandise. So to me, managers and artists should move into 2020 and out of 1999, and so should record companies. Mötley Crüe acquired the masters of their first seven albums after their split with Elektra Records in 1997. The price they paid for the success now might seem like chump change, but it was a very real risk with a lot of money. Read More: Slipknot drop colorful, heavy-hitting “Nero Forte” music video Kovac's goes on to compare the situation to that which Taylor Swift is currently dealing with. “Taylor Swift is very upset she doesn’t own her masters. ‘I’m Taylor Swift and I deserve my masters,’ and the media is not really covering that," Kovac's states. "She’s also selling a lot of music because she’s talking about a business deal. Her audience doesn’t want to hear about a very rich and successful artist upset that she doesn’t own her copyrights," He continues. "That should have been a business transaction.
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