There's an extensive list of bad things about St. Anger, both the playing and the sound are on it.
BEST BAND EVER: Results!
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MrKnickerbocker
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This.
Lars is an atrocious live drummer. I honestly don’t know how the band doesn’t fall apart at every gig.
Haven't we already done drummers?
Nope. You may remember we did nominations, which I used for this list... mostly.
JudasMyGuide
Ancient Mariner
Lars at least had ...And Justice for All; I don't really know how, but I believe it was him and he wasn't re-recorded. Peart to me is an epitome of a black hole that completely sucks the excitement out of almost anything he touches.
I'm not talking about proficiency. He's technical alright. I just can't enjoy him at all. Next to him, all the arguably "lesser" drummers (Martin Lopez, Jaimoe, Portnoy, Andy Ward, Nicko, Shrieve and Chepito, heck Collins, back in the day...) sound so tasty, vivacious, fun. Sorry.
And my go-to prog drummer would be Bruford anyway. I wonder whether there's anyone and anything in the prog rock paradigm that would actually hold its own next ot the second incarnation of King Crimson (well, early Genesis probably would, but that's something completely different).
But yes, St. Anger is painful to hear, no arguments there.
I'm not talking about proficiency. He's technical alright. I just can't enjoy him at all. Next to him, all the arguably "lesser" drummers (Martin Lopez, Jaimoe, Portnoy, Andy Ward, Nicko, Shrieve and Chepito, heck Collins, back in the day...) sound so tasty, vivacious, fun. Sorry.
And my go-to prog drummer would be Bruford anyway. I wonder whether there's anyone and anything in the prog rock paradigm that would actually hold its own next ot the second incarnation of King Crimson (well, early Genesis probably would, but that's something completely different).
But yes, St. Anger is painful to hear, no arguments there.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
To me, Peart is the cherry on top of an already great prog rock band. He elevates it.
The Flash
Dennis Wilcock did 9/11
He dislikes Rush altogether. Looking forward to his inevitable complaint about the "predictability" of the game when Neil goes far in the game.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
KidInTheDark666
What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine too
Yeah right.
Yax
Ancient Mariner
No, I quite like Rush.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Yes, but you're just trolling.
jazz from hell
Ancient Mariner
Lars Ulrich messes up live, but he has a pretty good vision for things I think, which includes the drum sound, sometimes fans don't agree with him (St. Anger), but man, imo it's just common sense that those drums on the black album sound awesome. And yes, Bob Rock had a big part in that, but so did Lars. If a musician achieves that kind of result, he is very capable imo. And the drums on the following albums are great as well imo.
And if it's about live performance, sacred Hetfield's sometimes so embarassingly out of tune, but nobody seems to care...
And if it's about live performance, sacred Hetfield's sometimes so embarassingly out of tune, but nobody seems to care...
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
I'm going to choose to believe that everyone who voted for Lars is trolling. I can't fathom any other way that any sane person could possibly think that he's a better drummer than Neil fucking Peart.
KidInTheDark666
What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine too
It doesn't ask for us to vote for the objectively better drummer.
Not really.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Alright. Let me rephrase myself, then:
I can't fathom any way that any sane person could possibly prefer Lars Ulrich to Neil fucking Peart.