Despicable, outrageous, conniving, greedy, ridiculous are just some of the words that describe my anger at Metallica for hiring a private investigator to track consumers downloading songs on the internet possibly leading to prosecution. Are these guys for real or are they simply not satisfied with their million dollar accounts? I mean who got them to their "exalted" position in the first place - some of these same 300 000 people who are supposedly now being "investigated". Personally, I don't illegally download any music on the net. If I like something I go and buy it the old fashioned way! To me it looks like Metallica are trying to milk the gravy train for all its worth. For what it's worth I don't believe they've done anthing decent since JUSTICE and the only albums I'd even remotely call classic are RIDE THE LIGHTNING and KILL 'EM ALL. Sorry Metallica but your heads are ensconsced so far up your nether regions that you can't see reality. You guys are greedy and in creative terms miles behind true legends like DEEP PURPLE, ZEPPELIN, THIN LIZZY etc. And live you don't hold a candle to any of the aforementioned bands and also many of the "smaller" bands on this melodicrock site.http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1048#msg-1048Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:47 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1074#msg-1074 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1074#msg-1074Many 'small people' working in the music industry like small retailers (hell, even the multiples are shitting themselves), the small mail order companies that have kept this scene going on the underground over recent years, small specialist labels like Z and N&T and untlimately artists themselves.
Danny Danzi has already posted his response to this problem on this board. Basically if more people go online to get the music for free than actually PAY for it then we can all kiss goodbye to any quality music coming from anyone who isn't loaded.
The net is a fantastic way for artists and labels to promote music. I'm all for mp3 to distribute music UNAVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. And REAL fans will still go out and buy their favourite artists music but there are a hell of a lot of people out there who wouldn't think twice about downloading it for free, burning it to CD and then stealing sleeves from my store and scanning them in to duplicate them in future.
Don't beleive me? It's already happening!
This is not about greed or even about Metallica. It's about protecting the livelihoods of thousands and thousands of people who have made music and the love of it their lives.
I'm not ready to lose my job. Don't take it away from me!

I've tried to keep this as brief as possible but I'll happily respond to any other posts.
]]> Surfpunk NoticeboardTue, 09 May 2000 08:25:20 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1069#msg-1069 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1069#msg-1069 Snake65 NoticeboardTue, 09 May 2000 07:04:06 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1059#msg-1059 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1059#msg-1059RD]]> RockDude NoticeboardTue, 09 May 2000 00:50:47 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1051#msg-1051 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1051#msg-1051 Mr. Smiley NoticeboardMon, 08 May 2000 19:35:15 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1048#msg-1048 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1048,1048#msg-1048To me it looks like Metallica are trying to milk the gravy train for all its worth. For what it's worth I don't believe they've done anthing decent since JUSTICE and the only albums I'd even remotely call classic are RIDE THE LIGHTNING and KILL 'EM ALL.
Sorry Metallica but your heads are ensconsced so far up your nether regions that you can't see reality. You guys are greedy and in creative terms miles behind true legends like DEEP PURPLE, ZEPPELIN, THIN LIZZY etc. And live you don't hold a candle to any of the aforementioned bands and also many of the "smaller" bands on this melodicrock site.]]> KAOS FAN NoticeboardMon, 08 May 2000 13:50:17 +1000