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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.
Actually if you read the quote, he said that The Clash ended their career as a terrible punk band. He also said RHCP Hasn't recorded anything funk in years, when in fact thats all they basically record is funk and ballad type songs.
I think we need to dig a bit deeper on Slayer then to call them a one trick pony. They actually changed a great deal of their sound, especially when Dave Lombardo was on hiatus, because nobody can drum like Davre Lombardo.
We must listen to two entirely different bands when we listen to Metallica. I find their Old School thrash as you call it far more diverse then their attempts at radio friendly country nu metal rock.
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I may have misunderstood Big3s meaning behind his Clash comment. They are obviously his words, not mine. Upon reading what he said again I feel I probably have.
I also wouldn't personally call Slayer a one-trick pony but I can understand Big3s point within the context of his post. Slayer make thrash metal, branching out into broader heavy metal, but really what do they do beyond that? Theres nothing wrong with not branching out any further, it's just an observation. In comparison Metallica have branched out further into more genres of music than Slayer have.
I also think RHCP changed their sound more drastically than Slayer did. I don't believe that they make funk music anymore. They were a funk band that became a more radio-friendly alternative stadium-rock band. Again, theres nothing wrong with that either, and on records such as 'Californication' they retained
some funk but maybe a track or two in total. That album wasn't funk and the albums following havent been either.
Keep in mind that none of what I say refers to quality of output. I'm not comparing the standard of music that Slayer and Metallica have released, nor am I comparing the standard in early and latter Metallica. Simply the only point I am making is that in my opinion Slayer have made a career out of playing heavy metal and that it's not quite so easy to define Metallicas career in the same way. Both bands started playing thrash metal and Metallica have dipped into the more commercial end of metal and alternative rock, blues, country and nu-metal as well as recording an album with the San Francisco symphony orchestra. Whether they have done so well is subjective, and I never said I didn't find diversity in their 80s material, but I believe that makes Metallica a more musically diverse band than Slayer.