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I think perhaps he got lazy for a while and just kept churning out the same old licks with too much wah pedal and it wouldn't do for a famous guitar player to stick to what they know would it?
I'm a huge Metallica fan but in spite of Kirk and to a degree, Lars.
He isn't very versatile, does the same stuff year after year and it is clear he doesn't practice.
James has always been the better guitarist- his right hand is a total weapon.
When I saw the Death Magnetic tour Kirk was all over the shop- he wasn't in tune or in time for his solos.
It was a mess.
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Hetfield writes incredible riffs and his sense of timing is ridiculously good.
If we want to judge a musician by how well they solo then sure, maybe Kirk is a better soloist, but he isn't a better guitarist (imho).
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But it does seem to me that it's acceptable - almosted expected, in fact - to single him out for slagging off when I'm sure there are countless other players, no better or worse, who are left to just get on with their own business.
In that sense he's the Joe Bonamassa of heavy metal.
Forty years later, who is remembered - Bolan, or anyone who criticised him?
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Seems to have done alright for himself despite allegedly being a lazy, unpractised, piss poor player.
So? I bet you couldn't build a car better than one you don't like, or can't code a better approach/website than one you complain about etc etc.
When did you have to be better than someone to critique them?
Metallica = Hetfield in my eyes
Hetfield is incredible but he isn't Metallica on his own. Guy is an amazing rhythm guitarist though
I think he has a harder job than everyone thinks.
If you are being brought tunes to solo over and not be involved from the start it can be hard to fresh and different, especially over a massive back catalogue like Metallica have.
Where is the similar hatred for Dave Gilmour? Yes it's classed as tasteful note selection etc etc but it is all very similar
Although interestingly, the new album looks like it's pretty much all Hetfield/Ulrich.