Hate is a very strong & negative emotion which should be frowned upon. I would never say I hate Lars cos I don’t personally know him, but he just isn’t my favourite Metallica member.
Lars gave me a drumset through the make a wish foundation when i was 15. A complete replica of his sparkle green Tama starclassic. Not only that but signed a bunch of merch and sent me tickets to see Metallica and godsmack in san José. Unfortunately i missed my chance to meet him and the band. His assistant arranged for me and my family to meet him however we missed the phone call during the show. I never asked Metallica or lars for anything. Lars along with the make a wish team built this drumset for me. Now 33 and cancer free its one of my most prized possessions. Pretty good dude in my book.
I think it's even moor ridiculous how Tommy was playing with a back track on tour... BUT THEN SAY THAT LARS COULDN'T KEEP A BEAT??? REALLY???? WELL I GUESS YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THAT.... YOU KNOW.... KEEPING A BEAT THING.... IF YOUR PLAYING ON TOP OF A BACK TRACK????
I can appreciate what he's done for the band on Metallica's early records but at the same time personality wise he just always struck me as a diva and egotistical prick
I kind of miss the old days when you enjoyed a band for their music, and there wasn't stuff all over the internet about what they eat, or how crappy a person they are. When I listen to Metallica I enjoy the music. I'm not thinking about Lars being a dick.
Too true man too many people yapping about one and other like we've only seen one bit of what goes on doesn't mean that's what there like all the time like such bull shit how people judge people without really knowing them
James has admitted he was the issue so don't care what the video states. James DID NOT want anyone in the band to have a solo career. After Jason quit he started to understand his controlling issues and has lightened up on this issue
@@Heavi yes Jason N had some really hard feelings and bitterness to James and Lars 20 odd yrs ago, but do you really think he is harbouring a grudge now?
I met him after a show on the Justice tour. He was cool and casual like any of us average headbangers that were hanging out. It wasn't a meet and greet, he was just waiting around until it was time to head to the next town and was glad to chat.
During the Midwest leg of the 'And Justice for All' tour in 88 I hung out with Jason. Here are two things I noticed- He never wanted to hang out with Lars. And when Ulrich blessed us with his presence, he had an 'Entourage' around him at all times and he acted like a TOTAL TOOL.
You gotta love to hate Lars. That simple. I had a cat as a kid in 1991. I named it Lars. My favorite Metallica member. That cat literally lost its mind and attacked all my friends when they came over. It got so bad nobody would ever come over unless I locked Lars in a room first 😆 looking back he was just like the real Lars. Very controlling and when he wanted something he would go after it claws first.
I cant remember reading, or hearing, that Lars was very controlling. To be that way in a band would be next to impossible with Hetfield in the band. Ive never heard that ether about James... When James and Lars are the meat and potatoes... nobody has to be controlling, people just know.
@@bobabooey4537 you do know Lars get writing credits for songs he never wrote a word 2. Dave won't let his songs be put on any future Metallica releases cause he won't agree to give Lars credit and Lars won't agree without getting credit. Just 1 small example. But his fingerprints are on anything related to the band. Yes he's co founder but he is controlling. Whether or not he's right or wrong isnt my point
@@truthseeker2466 he didnt write the songs but he arranged the songs. Watch any metallica making of video and you are gonna see how much work he puts in even tho he doesnt actively write the songs.That is exactly the conflict with mustaine as he doesnt see it as contributing probably more out of spite then reason knowing mustaine.
When I first bought that "and Justice for all" album..the first thing I noticed and didn't like was the lack of bass guitar in the recording...I never understood it until now...thanks for the info.
because he effectively brought metallica to what it was, he was basically the head of the band and had networked it up to soaring populairty, like him or hate him that's up for you to choose, but don't leave out the facts.
@@ChristopherGray00: I know the facts. But I can´t value a drummer that is so bad. I would love to listen to Metallica as the songs would be good with a good drummer. But he destroys it.
Funny, because that whole Jason bit, in the past, it was said by sources that Hetfield was the one in Jason's face about side projects, said he was just drunk and apologized while begging Jason to stay, etc. Now it's Lars? I agree Lars can have an attitude; but, holy crap, that's really picking & choosing because all those big (rock) stars have bad f'n attitudes. The bass sound thing has several stories on who did what. Motley Crue; they're currently lying about everything and such spoiled babies that all they do is bicker and fight. My cousin is a first hand witness t MC's spoiled bickerings when she met them in Cincinnati and said she could not believe four grown men could act that way. She said it ruined her from ever wanting meet rock stars again. I remember back when Motley Crue called out several bands including Pink Floyd for live back tracking. I think Lars, here, was probably just striking back at MC after they called people out for backing tracks. My source was Metal Edge back in the early 90's. I remember being angry at MC for that. Tommy Lee is a woman beating pos and is no John Bonham so he should not criticize Lars much because Lars is a much better person than any of the MC guys by far. Nikki Sixx was onstage and used racial slurs against an African American security guard, look it up. I can't say anything about Jesse Hughes. I know nothing about him or the band. Maybe they're cool af and awesome people. I do not know so I can't say anything. Besides, I'm not really trying to defend that little weasel Lars, just pointing out the hypocrisy of most people. Dave Mustaine, has legitimate gripes but then so does Metallica about Dave's behaviors and demons. Dave admits to get drunk and/or stoned and violent. He and James scrapped a few times, from what I hear. How many f'n chances did he actually get? And why didn't he give Ellefson a second chance? Who gives af if a grown man is having sexual encounters with a consenting adult female? James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich have always had battles; but also say they are best friends. Look at Hetfield's attitude on the "Some Kind of Monster" when he screamed at Hammett. That was BS. Even Hetfield admitted he was having serious problems including alcoholism causing him to be angry and hostile so he went and got help. And in recent years, it happened again. This video has alot of truths but also fallacies. Obvious taking advantage of the "hate on Lars" movement to get a video out and feed the masses to generate money. That's the problem with gossip; people get a small perspective only, they never get the full story so the victim gets the hate. Before you judge Lars, you may want to know all the full stories. If he a spoiled little whiny-bag? Yes. But he is human and has points. And, as Jesus said: "Let those that haven't sinned cast the first stone." The hypocrites will. Yes, they cast stones to appear sin-free, but, they are fools only. The innocent know better. BTW, I'm not calling myself Mr, Innocent. I'm a f'n @$$hole!! lol
As a drummer who was originally influenced by 70s & 80s hardcore punk and thrash, particularly Dave Lombardo on Show No Mercy, Lars has always been one of the weakest live drummers, I learned a lot of Cliff era Metallica on drums and it's not that difficult, I could tell when he lost tempo or covered for a missed beat with a random roll/fill, it frustrated the shit out of me. I also found out his studio recordings are edited and put together from multiple tracks, sometimes flat out copy/pasted. No wonder he can never play a song the same way twice, he never recorded them in a single playthrough.
@@eljefemaximo5420 He refuses to use click tracks live but he has been forced to use them for certain shows like the S&M ones or any televised events like awards shows. Every single drummer I can think of uses click track in concert except Lars, his ego won't let him. He's not even a very creative drummer, Charlie Benante was far more creative, Dave Lombardo was far more powerful and accurate and even Megadeth's multiple drummers put in more effort in practice and all of them used clicks live.
@@okbouncer24 I can’t imagine why he would…But I am a musician and I think I have a good enough ear to know if a drummer is great or one that Just gets the job done. Besides, based on any interviews with him have seen he comes of as a class A a-hole. I my humble opinion.
@@Undaglibenglaubengloben How many live shows have you ever done around the world at the level of Metallica??? The only reason you say this is because you have heard other idiots say the same thing. I've noticed assholes like to stick together. Like I have said before I'm sure Lars is not watching 40 years of anything you have ever done. He's not trying to be the best drummer. He's doing what is best for Metallica and it has worked for 40 years and still is. You just mad you not him! lol
I met Machine Head once. They had opened for 'tallica when The Blackening came out. As we're standing in line, there's security for Machine Head standing around, and, a couple other guys and I were just kind of casually joking about Lars being a douche. This went on for like 5 minutes. Soon, the one ginormous security guy walks up to us and calmly grabs my shoulder and says, "I understand all the Lars jokes and the hate he got over the whole napster issue, but, the reality is that he is one of the nicest, most down to earth, most accommodating person that we've ever worked with. Whatever hate you see posted in articles or comment sections is 100% bullshit. That's not who Lars is at all." Obviously, I'm paraphrasing because it's been a few years since then, but, this is really close to what the gist was. We actually ended up bullshitting with the guy for the next 10 minutes or so we were in line waiting. Just thought I'd add this perspective to the bunch.
Urlich has no one to blame but himself, in one video he shouts to James and the rest of the band and nobody shouts back, that is why people perceive him negatively
Met the guy years ago. I've met a few rockstars over the years and many celebrities at cons. He genuinely was the nicest celeb I met. He took the time to talk and he was happy to be there and having a bit of a laugh. I felt great talking to him. Hetfield and Kirk were there but it felt like they just had to be there. Which I can't blame them, they've been doing meet and greets the past 40 years and hearing the same things over and over.
Well he was half the songwriting team behind probably the best metal song ever made, imo, which is "One." Everything bad I hear about Lars I put back in this context; I think people underrate him. Even if he's not a good drummer I think he's an incredible songwriter, though I could be giving insufficient credit to James I suppose.
The whole thing with Jason is sad, he didn't deserve to be treated the way he was, and I wish he was still part of Metallica. While Robert Trujillo is an awesome bass player, his backing vocals leave something to be desired (watch the recent live performances of "of wolf and man" and you will see what I mean) - sometimes bands can just be petty and childish - look at how Michael Anthony from Van Halen was treated by the Van Halen brothers, then you have Roger Waters and the rift with Pink Floyd... Childish. I wish some of these bands could put aside petty differences and egos end just get on with making great music.
Roberts look was half of the decision for hiring him with his playing being the other half.... and NO, his xocals cannot measure up to Jason's and that situation only confirms what a pompous dick that mediocre drummer has always been...
I always wondered why they recorded it that way, I mean what were they thinking? Also there is very little reverb - the album is positively dry, but it did show exactly how tight they are as a band.
@@TheTrooper1878 what also pisses me off is that people are always using cliffs death as an excuse to hate on lars. Like seriously nearly every time i see someone talking about lars on the internet there is nearly always someone bringing up cliffs death. Like what does it have to do with the situation? Its like rlly disrespectful towards both of them in my opinion
@@sophieschoettler1401 I think those people are somehow trying to justify their hate for the guy, they really have nothing better to do than bringing other people down
I love him. He was on national TV telling everyone what website to use and what program to install to pirate music for free. He was the soul purpose of everyone on earth screwing the music industry. WHO WOULDN'T LOVE THIS GUY?! XD
@@paranormalwheelers Yeah it was Napster on television talking into the microphone. Complaining about their losses of record sales... How could I get software confused with Lars? My mistake.. **sarcasm was used in the comment**
I never met Lars in person. Whatever people say about Lars, I take it with a grain of salt. Here's the thing, though. You can judge a person by his friends. Lars may not have many, but those few friends have been loyal for 40 years and still going. Personally, I always believe that a friend to all is a friend to none. That's honesty, and honesty is the only excuse.
I've had one good friend in my whole life. I mean someone that truly cares if I live or die. We've been through hell and back together. I know he loves me like a brother, and i feel the same. The thing is I just recently discovered he was worried for my well being. His wife called today to tell me that there is a tornado on the ground in my neighborhood. I said yes it was but thank God it passed without wreaking havoc. I asked how he knew about it? You guys live 800 miles away. She said he keeps his severe weather alerts set to your location, because of all the hurricanes you guys get. She said he tells her that I should get out of there and move back home 😂. He's a good dude and I'm blessed to have a friend like him. His wife is awesome too.
Lars could easily be replaced in Metallica, and nobody would care. In fact, they might be better. If you took Hetfield out of Metallica, there wouldn't be a Metallica. I think Lars forgets who actually writes the songs.
@@ronnie_5150 Lars has helped write some of their best songs though; he may have even done most of the writing for them, we don't know. "One" is the song I'm thinking of.
James and Cliff wanted to fire Lars in 1986 and replace him with a much better drummer ( like Dave Lombardo from Slayer ), but Cliff died soon after unfortunately, so James and Lars became the two main members of the band again.
@@micahrutland991 Because Scott Ian said haha. Kirk already debunked this as just band squabbles and how they'd say something bad about one if they had a bad gig. Truth is they couldn't have fired Lars. Metallica is his band he owns it
@@deletedhero5579 That's kinda what I thought. Lars has made some amazing classic drum lines, but Metallica's live show has suffered over the years because of him. If it's his band, can't bitch I guess.
Lars reminds me alot of my old drummer, he was the same way. Great drummer with a vision, a better business man though. We lost a few amazing musicians because of him and because I didn't speak up. Alot of great memories having shared the stage with bands we idolized. August burns red, a day to remember, bring me the horizon, carnifex, blind witness are a handful of the bands.
I've met Lars a several times and he is as down to Earth as any of my buddies. Of course guys who have been in a band for 40 years +/- are going to have disagreements, I think the telling part is that Hetfield and Ulrich have learned to work it out and stay together. I can't think of any relationship I know of that is as close as they have to be not have a bump or two in the road.
Yes and on the Justice tour they used to make his bass guitar head" explode" sometime during the show on occasion tell me that wasn't something that had a deeper meaning
Say what you want but Lars is part of one the most iconic metal bands and is still selling out shows across the world. sometimes you need a little salt to bake a good cake and Lars is the salt Metallica needs and I think when it comes to everyone else criticizing him he just leaves them a little salty that's all because of the success Metallica has had for over 40 years, and nobody has been able to replicate it.
I can’t wrap my head around any grown man, having to verbalize the statement “I’m not afraid of Lars” 😂🤣😂🤣. Who is afraid of Lars? He’s the least physically intimidating entity in that band.
He’s very smart, creative, and good in producing and stuffs he always seems to be the one who arranges everything when it comes to sound and mixing. But sometimes he’s way to diplomatic and serious and shit and he always has a very long explanation. That’s the only thing I get annoyed about him. As far as being a drummer? Yeah he’s not the best but without him, Metallica wouldn’t even exist.
so well said, and heres the weird thing....Lars black album era, esp live, was the best drummer ever, serious, for me the groove that little shit had is just incredible, listen to the proof in the late 80's early 90's live tallica, he was a god.
Thanks You Lars. I can't imagine And Justice For All without this dry ragressive garage sound. It fits the album so weel. The snare is more natural and I'm thankfull the album doesn't sound like EVERY other big productions at the time. It's part of the personality of the album. Part of the legend. 😍 Another proof Lars was a visionary.
You forgot about what a clown he was during the Napster trail not to mention hypocrite because he himself admitted to recording music off the radio. Which at it's core is the exact same thing
@@redrick8900 buddy like he wasn’t recording songs ofc the radio and buying bootlegs of unreleased songs at music shops when he was a kid. Gtfoh with your dumbass logic
Lars also acknowledged that if it wasn't for music sharing back in the early eighties no one would have known who Metallica is. They were on tour and by the time they got to California there were 3rd generation tapes circulating around and that is why they were able to draw a crowd. The industry steals from the artists. If you care enough to share music you are likely to buy the actual product from the artists. Every time a new technology comes along that allows people direct access to the art the industry says it will hurt sales. EVERYTIME. Blank tapes, blank CDs, file sharing, TH-cam and other sites, et cetera. The data never shows that happening. Publishing, whether it is books, music, movies, or whatever continue to be extremely profitable for the respective industries.
@@redrick8900How is it a false equivalent? I would disagree and say it most definitely is a nearly identical situation. Except for the ability to search a specific song and record it. Instead you had to wait to hear what song you wanted to rip off.
@ Because recording music off the radio is not remotely the equivalent of file sharing. Someone without a mental deficiency would know that. To record a song off the radio you have to buy a tape. You have to invest time and money. You have to get the song from a source that paid for it. It's legal.
He's a good song writer and composer, there's nothing wrong with liking that and if anyone says otherwise, well there isn't much to say about them besides they're losers
I don't know man. All of this sounds like people taking things personally, which is fine. But it seems very subjective. Metallica, the greatest metal band of all time, would not be anywhere near where it is today without Lars. From his drumming and business sense early on, to his ear for arrangement and good riffs as time went on, his importance and effect on the band is truly undeniable. He might not be the most sociable or likable guy, but I refuse to believe he doesn't deserves recognition as an all-time great artist.
I don't think Metallica is the "greatest" metal band of all time. They are very good..I'll agree..but not the greatest. And their new material..well as Beavis would say "This su*ks*..
I like Lars. As a fellow €uropean, I bet he still feels like he's an outsider in the US. Plus, he comes across as very articulate (and he's at least bilingual). I like that.
I love Metallica, and I don't hate Lars, but can't deny he's like the most boring drummer out of every drummer that drummed in a somewhat popular band.
He sounds unique out of the other bands, you can tell when it's him playing. You can't tell someone else's playing just by their sound, in a band like metallica
I'm 56 now and was a huge fan of the first 3 albums(the Cliff years). Back in the early/mid eighties, it was all about the music, partying and headbanging. You really didn't get into the personalities and we didn't have the internet so you never got to know who they really were.
Lars seems like an absolute pain of a person to deal with in any creative endeavor. Absolutely no idea when to go with the flow. Just gets an idea in his head and like a child refuses to do anything else. What a nightmare. I have a friend almost exactly likes this. No ability to think of the bigger picture or anyone else. Just wants something and doesn't consider anything else.
I look at it this way. Sometimes the artist behind the art isn't your average normal person. His drumming does reflect his personality though. Like not in tempo = do it his way no matter what people say
I was lucky enough to see Metallica at Download when Lars was too stoned to play, so they went backstage and asked other drummers to stand in for him. Joey Jordison stepped up for the first 20 minutes or so, and the sound was astonishing. I was also unlucky enough to see them WITH Lars, and the sound was back to it's usual plodding, monotonous drone.
@@woodrustandthings you're not a fan, either, then. Because if you were, I'm sure you'd know all about the infamous Download incident when Lars was speedballing on the coach from Heathrow to Donnington....
@@redrick8900 there is actually a video interview where Lars says, here we are on tour [supporting Ride the Lightning] and I don't know how to play the drums, not sure if he said he was going to take lessons or not, but I know he said that, and I am not a hater I dig his 80s stuff, but I am also a non biased critic and not a fan boy of anyone
2:51 Eagles of Death Metal are objectively terrible but this is the most accurate description of Lars in history. Though I will also say there's a bit of projection there because that dancing from Jesse is a little swishy itself.
You should look into who the real riff was between Jason and Metallica, Hetfield had the biggest problem with Jason leaving, He says this in more than one interview. There is plenty of documentation right after he got sober. Jason wasn’t pissed at Lars as much as he was with James
True, they're just saying here that his run in with Lars was the beginning of the end. Seems James was even more unhappy at Jason, from what he's said in interviews, agreed
@@GordonHeaney James and Lars kind-of had a mini clique there in Metallica so I wouldn't be surprised if James' anger was more for Lars than for himself.
As I’ve gotten older I realize that for some to have the ambition and confidence in themselves as artists, their personalities come across as arrogant. It’s not like that for every successful person just for some. I believe Lars is like that.
I am a die hard thrash metal fan from the early 80's till now. I grew up in the Southern California metal scene. When thrash broke out I was hooked. I fell in love with Metallica's Kill 'em all and the albums followed. I died a little when they released the black album, but, I had hoped they would find their way home. I was embarrassed by load and reload and, in my opinion, they have never fully recovered. The bummer is that Lars has always came off as an arrogant little dweeb but it has progressed over the years. This was never more apparent than the Napster $h!t show and Lars spearheading the fight against what made them famous... Underground trading of music. It was apparent to every one of Metallica's OG fans that the "anti-sellout" band had sold out. First Load, Then Reload, then the Napster fight to put the nail in the coffin for me (and many original fans). Next comes Lulu. Don't even get me started. The image (at 5m00s of this video) of the band says it all to me... Sunglasses in a well lit room, thigh high shorts and crocks. Lars is a poser. They should have canned him instead of Newsted. Jason brought a level of legitimacy to the band. Jason has handled himself with class the whole way through. Not to take away from Robert Trujillo does also. He is legit as well. Dude has chops. All this while watching Megadeth show these dudes how it's done. Stay true to yourself and make music the best you can. Megadeth, Testament, and Exodus have all gotten better with age. Metallica, well they are rich as f**k, so I guess that was the goal. I don't hate Lars, I just feel he would do better managing Lady Gaga than the drummer for Metallica. \m/
Lars could probably be a pain in the butt but you need to have that kind of element in a band to be successful. He's also a major creative force in Metallica.
Exposing mötley crüe for using a backing track isnt really a bad thing. It sends a clear sign that live gigs are supposed to be played live. Sometimes the hard trith may hurt but its for the better
Lars decades ago and Lars now are two different things. Years ago he def seemed pretty egotistical but over the past couple decades based on all the stuff I've seen he seems to have really mellowed out. To an extent I think his egotism and self confidence are part of what brought Metallica success, he wasn't afraid to have his say and get things the way he wanted them, and clearly that worked out pretty well at the time. I can imagine he must have been annoying as fuck but at this point to me it is what it is and he seems pretty chill now honestly. And really, his arrangements are a big part of Metallica's songwriting in the end, there's a reason why the songs are Hetfield/Ulrich and not just Hetfield on the writing credits. He def was a prick at times but also instrumental to Metallica's success and nowadays he seems like a nice guy, I'd say.
Just watch Mission to Lars and see how nice he was to the young man Tom and his sister - he went out of his way to be kind to them. He's definitely changed a lot for the better over the years.
Lars was right about almost everything. He was right about Napster and the Internet devaluing music and making it a struggle for people to buy an album that they could download for free elsewhere. He was right about not bringing in that Therapist in Some Kind of Monster as it would damage the band, and it did Some Kind of Monster and St. Anger was when a lot of people lost their passion or interest in Metallica. You don't have to like Lars, but he was right
During Some Kind of Monster, it just seemed like Lars was playing to the camera all the time, rather than trying to get through a rough patch they were enduring. Like, his confrontations with James seemed like something some one would say who had a weird idea of what coolness is, rather than an actual cool guy responding to a situation.
This is exactly my problem. He was also all over the map with his statements. So annoying. He made good points if you would isolate them. But when you put it together he is just a dick making no sense. He just wants his way, like Big Ed on 90 days fiance
His weird confrontation with James did seem like he was auditioning for a part in some crappy movie. It was quite awkward. James got big points for exercising restraint and not tearing Lars a new one.
I had a college professor who was pretty big in the music industry back in the eighties and nineties, he was asked to work on the recording of Kill ‘Em All and turned it down because of how much of an asshole Lars was. I asked him if he ever regretted the decision as he would have received a percentage of sales of the album, he said no, purely because of Lars.
your professor is lying, they were never given the chance to work with lars. how do i know? music professors dont get given that opportunity for networking or money often enough to refuse.
I met Lars while working at an amusement park. The band was there for a short time during the day before a concert at a local venue later that evening. He was kinda fun (and funny). But hey, my interaction with him was only for a minute or so.
@@sammygaudino8906 I think he’s a perfectly adequate drummer for Metallica. As far as an actual *technically good drummer*, I would disagree. And I’m fairly certain that James Hetfield would also disagree.
@@sammygaudino8906 I mean, aren’t all drummers the backbones of their bands? We can debate this forever. But I think he’s just an adequate drummer, at best. But again, perfectly fine for a band like Metallica.
I saw Metallica on master of puppets tour. While waiting across the street from the auditorium a van pulls up with Metallica. They get out and walk past us and Lars spit beer at us
I like Lars. I respect his contribution to music. Lars was ahead of the curve when he called out Napster and streaming services. He took the hit to pave the way for other artists to stand up for themselves. IMO, vilifying Lars is misguided. Full disclosure: I didn't watch the video. I'm only responding to the thumbnail.
I don't much care about him outside of the music he's helped to make, but I've always thought it's a sad state of affairs that almost all Metallica cover bands I've heard have technically better and tighter drummers than the actual band.
I always suspected Lars was a narcissist--very controlling and has to be about him. James is a bit more peaceful-minded but reaches a breaking point that only Lars manages to push. Sometimes that ego is helpful, but not at the expense of your bandmates. I always felt sad about the way Jason was treated.
The first 4 Metallica albums were fantastic. Probably the best 4 first albums from any band ever. Lars had a huge part in arranging them all, stringing together chords & riffs, etc. I think 90% of below comments are just jumping on the band wagon....for give the pun.
Hey like him or hate him ive heard Dave Lambardo,Joey Jordison, Mike Portnay,and a lot of other drummers say he's a influence do i like Lars hell yes i do
The thing I like about Lars is that he always tries to get a different point of view on things. The way he answers questions proves it. And yea, I liked the snare-sound on St. Anger.
@@laurenloffel3671 it was the 1% that supported Metallica from the beginning on when they weren´t famous at all. When those made Metallica bigger the other 99% of mainstream-fans came around.
I have listened to the first 4 since I was 13. Am 51. The drums, the solos, vocals, everything to me sounds perfect. I've been playing drums for over 20 years in bands. Maybe Lars has fallen off live in the last couple of decades but....drums on 1st 4......freaking brilliant. I like all those other dudes - Lobardo, Jordison, etc. Lars is unique. He's fast, he slams hard and he's interesting. The other dudes sound like drum machines. You will never hear this drummer bash Lars's drumming.
I’ve been able to met Lars twice, 20 years apart. Once, in 2000 and again in 2021. Both times he was very approachable and very engaging. I did feel dismissed or that I was bothering him. He welcome a photo and was generous with his time.
I met him, hung out and had a beer with him in about 2017. He was brewing a beer with Stone Brewing, and we were also in the business. He was fine. I told him I was more of a Zeppelin fan in the 80's. He took it ok. Seemed like an ok guy.
The more everyone hates someone the more that someone is amazing to me. Literally sissies really think a damn rockstar cares what they fucking think. Metallica is the biggest band in the world It will forever be Immortal. Lars is the reason for it. And without him creating Metallica alongside James so many Bands would never exist.
Lars is not a rockstar anymore, lol. He's a clown - and he will forever be known as the butt of Metallica. Actions have consequences, and his actions in the past 20 years have shown the kind of person he really is.
@@apocalypseap the only clown here is you 😁 and, unlike Lars, you won't be remembered by barely anyone. What actions of his disappointed you, not letting steal his music from a website that ceased to exist two decades ago? Yeah, what a monster...
@@DudeFarooqi Your opinion of Lars does not change the fact that many people all over the world regard him as a boring drummer with a douchebag personality. Being the most successful band in any genre involves selling out, diluting your music, and allowing your fanbase to grow to immense proportions by appealing to every peasant and simple-minded bottom feeder that ever turned on an FM radio. Nickleback is a super-successful band too, but are also universally hated. Most rock and metal musicians don't want Metallica's level of success to begin with because you end up losing the respect of your peers and your fans turn into a bunch of idiots who are exactly like all the "regular people" that used to disgust you and inspired you to seek a counterculture in the first place.
Lars (str8 outta tempo) and James (some kind of monster) is the reason why I lost interest in Metallica personally as a fan. The only album that does justice is Garage Days prior to Jason joining the band officially. Despite their fame and bucketloads of money made, its this reason why their egos have bloated and they are not the same street level band their roots come from.
i recall a while back that metallica performed a concert in antarctica just so they could say they are the only band to perform on every continent. that is a level of pretentious douche baggery i just cant support
The reason why people hate Ulrich is because he is always front and center while he has nothing to show for it. Metallica has never been able top Master until Justice. Not because of Burton but because of Ulrich.
@@redrick8900 Sheeeeeit because Bass props them up and the guitar songwriters are too busy kicking ass to be egomaniacs. Drummers that matter: Bonham, Starr, Baker,...........cricket cricket. Tre' Cool? Joey Jordison??
@@joepermenter7228 You don't need a bass player or a guitar player to have a rock band. You need a drummer. Also, Drummers are some of the best song writers. Lars Ulrich and Don Henley are two of the most successful songwriters of all time. Your ignorance about music is overt.
@@redrick8900 Been in bands my entire life. Not once has a drummer contributed to songwriting. The one and only time it happened is when one drummer made a mistake....but it fit....so we asked him to keep playing it the same way. I'm sure there IS drummers who write....but a very, very small percentage. And yes....bands definitely need a bassist. All of them. It sounds empty and hollow with no bottom end.
@@roddycreswell8613 That doesn't mean they're sellouts. Lots of bands change their sound. It's called trying something new. Maybe they decided to do what was best for them. Did you ever think of that? Just because they don't do what you want them to, doesn't mean you gotta hate on them.
@@sylviabrown1112 you obviously were not a Metallica fan before they became a radio band. I can't make anyone do what I want if they don't want to. For you to say I'm hating on them for changing their style is asinine. I can show I am displeased with someone else's decision and not hate them. At the end of the day I made my life's decisions the same as Metallica does. I may not like the fact they no longer make music I like but they do have more fame than most can handle.
@@roddycreswell8613 well, imo, it's just stupid to lose respect for ppl and call them a sellout and shame them simply for choosing a different path in life that works for them. Yes, they are a famous band but the end of the day they are human beings who have the right to decide just as you do.
Its so difficult for 2 persons to get a long.its more difficult for 3 to do so.its very difficult for 4 people to do things together.its very hard work for a group of people that are creative to combine their ideas and creare alltogether one song.let along many songs , albums ...concerts...to work with managers , sound engineers etc etc...we should PRAISE that for a change
@@JPR17 well not so ....being in an artistic creative group that works closely is not the same exactly as an office group ....being an artist is pretty energy consuming also ....i ve worked through many fields personally
@@lotusmarilyn2825 I was not specifically referring to an office, it could be a sports team for example. But now that you mentioned that, working on an office is way harder, companies take your freedom away, wearing clothes you don't want to wear, having more negative people against you, being stuck in a building thinking when are you going to get out of there, and for sure knowing most likely you will never be able to have 320 million dollars. At least these guys had their freedom of doing what they liked until money consumed their souls. And art shouldnt feel consuming if you are passionate about it. It is more like a liberation, I don't think these guys deal with the problems that 90% of the population has. At least they don't have to worry to pay the rent or think if you will have enough money to bring home the next day, or thinking how are you going to pay your debts. Is ridiculous that on top of having millions of dollars they still like to play the victim role. I for sure know that someone who has worked for real is not going to "PRAISE" that. Don't put them as victims cause they have everything in the world
Do you love or hate Lars Ulrich?
Hate is a very strong & negative emotion which should be frowned upon. I would never say I hate Lars cos I don’t personally know him, but he just isn’t my favourite Metallica member.
I love Lars
I love him so much, i understand his personality a lot cause i have a simiral personality but im intoverted
@@wightangel you said it best
Love Lars!
Lars gave me a drumset through the make a wish foundation when i was 15. A complete replica of his sparkle green Tama starclassic. Not only that but signed a bunch of merch and sent me tickets to see Metallica and godsmack in san José. Unfortunately i missed my chance to meet him and the band. His assistant arranged for me and my family to meet him however we missed the phone call during the show. I never asked Metallica or lars for anything. Lars along with the make a wish team built this drumset for me. Now 33 and cancer free its one of my most prized possessions. Pretty good dude in my book.
@@marinajane7749 yeah kid. Stay in time.
I mean school...
That is a great story. It is of course entirely possible that Ulrich is great for his fans but a disaster to work with.
Cool story indeed. Have a great day : )
nice to hear your story. glad you are here to tell it😄
Says the schill
Lars is the type of dude who wakes his wife up to tell her he’s going to sleep
He might even wake his wife up to tell her to go to sleep. 😴
LMAO!
Lol 😆
That made me laugh good one
Stolen
Nikki Sixx calling people out on being assholes is the most ironic moment in music history.
True, he's a ninny.
Since when did Nikki Sixx care for Lars, i only seen the Crue with Metallica once
😁
I think it's even moor ridiculous how Tommy was playing with a back track on tour... BUT THEN SAY THAT LARS COULDN'T KEEP A BEAT??? REALLY????
WELL I GUESS YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THAT.... YOU KNOW.... KEEPING A BEAT THING....
IF YOUR PLAYING ON TOP OF A BACK TRACK????
Bob Rock did Dr. feelgood and the black album. Good stuff
He looks like Anthony Hopkins from Silence of the Lambs in that thumbnail or was it made to look that way?
Just without talent.
I thought he looked like Red Foreman from 'That 70's Show' in the thumbnail...
I can appreciate what he's done for the band on Metallica's early records but at the same time personality wise he just always struck me as a diva and egotistical prick
Well put!
Dave is just like him. There can be only one diva in a band so lars kicked him
@@mrsimpleslowmo at least Dave is charismatic, Lars Is pure psycho
I respect his work and what he started. But from everything i've seen all these years as a fan. Fuck him as a person
Lars is a very sarcastic person
Not at all a Diva
I kind of miss the old days when you enjoyed a band for their music, and there wasn't stuff all over the internet about what they eat, or how crappy a person they are. When I listen to Metallica I enjoy the music. I'm not thinking about Lars being a dick.
Exactly!!! Everything now is "well I like so n so BUT.....". EVERYTHING gets dissected as if it really matters.smh
Speaking of music, Lars sucks live, so there's that.
Too true man too many people yapping about one and other like we've only seen one bit of what goes on doesn't mean that's what there like all the time like such bull shit how people judge people without really knowing them
You are so right. :( It's sad how true your words are.
Sad But True
Gotta fact check something: Newsted disagreement was mostly with James not with Lars.
James has admitted he was the issue so don't care what the video states. James DID NOT want anyone in the band to have a solo career. After Jason quit he started to understand his controlling issues and has lightened up on this issue
@@Heavi yes Jason N had some really hard feelings and bitterness to James and Lars 20 odd yrs ago, but do you really think he is harbouring a grudge now?
Fact checking.. lol.. .as if we were there and involved in any way with these situations beyond the gossip.
Yeah, cus you were there.
Never a good look when your first point is arguably Inaccurate
I met him after a show on the Justice tour. He was cool and casual like any of us average headbangers that were hanging out. It wasn't a meet and greet, he was just waiting around until it was time to head to the next town and was glad to chat.
During the Midwest leg of the 'And Justice for All' tour in 88 I hung out with Jason.
Here are two things I noticed- He never wanted to hang out with Lars. And when Ulrich blessed us with his presence, he had an 'Entourage' around him at all times and he acted like a TOTAL TOOL.
Get over it
@@sdsmt99 Go F yourself dude. You're just jealous I got to hang out with them 😂
That's because he is.
Well, you seem to be too young for hanging out with Metallica in 88 if the profile really shows you
@@PM-oq6ku I was a teenager 👍
You gotta love to hate Lars. That simple. I had a cat as a kid in 1991. I named it Lars. My favorite Metallica member. That cat literally lost its mind and attacked all my friends when they came over. It got so bad nobody would ever come over unless I locked Lars in a room first 😆 looking back he was just like the real Lars. Very controlling and when he wanted something he would go after it claws first.
I cant remember reading, or hearing, that Lars was very controlling. To be that way in a band would be next to impossible with Hetfield in the band. Ive never heard that ether about James... When James and Lars are the meat and potatoes... nobody has to be controlling, people just know.
@@bobabooey4537 you do know Lars get writing credits for songs he never wrote a word 2. Dave won't let his songs be put on any future Metallica releases cause he won't agree to give Lars credit and Lars won't agree without getting credit. Just 1 small example. But his fingerprints are on anything related to the band. Yes he's co founder but he is controlling. Whether or not he's right or wrong isnt my point
@@truthseeker2466 he didnt write the songs but he arranged the songs. Watch any metallica making of video and you are gonna see how much work he puts in even tho he doesnt actively write the songs.That is exactly the conflict with mustaine as he doesnt see it as contributing probably more out of spite then reason knowing mustaine.
Great story
Could your cat play drums?
When I first bought that "and Justice for all" album..the first thing I noticed and didn't like was the lack of bass guitar in the recording...I never understood it until now...thanks for the info.
one of the miracles of the music history is that such a bad drummer was able to survive in such a successful band.
I mean he is a co-finder... hes like that one kid whos party ur going to so u cant so anything else than play by his rules
because he effectively brought metallica to what it was, he was basically the head of the band and had networked it up to soaring populairty, like him or hate him that's up for you to choose, but don't leave out the facts.
@@ChristopherGray00: I know the facts. But I can´t value a drummer that is so bad.
I would love to listen to Metallica as the songs would be good with a good drummer. But he destroys it.
@@ChristopherGray00And that doesn't stop him from sucking like hell!🤡
@@frankfrohmann1504yep!
Funny, because that whole Jason bit, in the past, it was said by sources that Hetfield was the one in Jason's face about side projects, said he was just drunk and apologized while begging Jason to stay, etc. Now it's Lars?
I agree Lars can have an attitude; but, holy crap, that's really picking & choosing because all those big (rock) stars have bad f'n attitudes.
The bass sound thing has several stories on who did what.
Motley Crue; they're currently lying about everything and such spoiled babies that all they do is bicker and fight. My cousin is a first hand witness t MC's spoiled bickerings when she met them in Cincinnati and said she could not believe four grown men could act that way. She said it ruined her from ever wanting meet rock stars again. I remember back when Motley Crue called out several bands including Pink Floyd for live back tracking. I think Lars, here, was probably just striking back at MC after they called people out for backing tracks. My source was Metal Edge back in the early 90's. I remember being angry at MC for that.
Tommy Lee is a woman beating pos and is no John Bonham so he should not criticize Lars much because Lars is a much better person than any of the MC guys by far. Nikki Sixx was onstage and used racial slurs against an African American security guard, look it up.
I can't say anything about Jesse Hughes. I know nothing about him or the band. Maybe they're cool af and awesome people. I do not know so I can't say anything. Besides, I'm not really trying to defend that little weasel Lars, just pointing out the hypocrisy of most people.
Dave Mustaine, has legitimate gripes but then so does Metallica about Dave's behaviors and demons. Dave admits to get drunk and/or stoned and violent. He and James scrapped a few times, from what I hear. How many f'n chances did he actually get? And why didn't he give Ellefson a second chance? Who gives af if a grown man is having sexual encounters with a consenting adult female?
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich have always had battles; but also say they are best friends. Look at Hetfield's attitude on the "Some Kind of Monster" when he screamed at Hammett. That was BS. Even Hetfield admitted he was having serious problems including alcoholism causing him to be angry and hostile so he went and got help. And in recent years, it happened again.
This video has alot of truths but also fallacies. Obvious taking advantage of the "hate on Lars" movement to get a video out and feed the masses to generate money. That's the problem with gossip; people get a small perspective only, they never get the full story so the victim gets the hate.
Before you judge Lars, you may want to know all the full stories. If he a spoiled little whiny-bag? Yes. But he is human and has points. And, as Jesus said: "Let those that haven't sinned cast the first stone." The hypocrites will. Yes, they cast stones to appear sin-free, but, they are fools only. The innocent know better.
BTW, I'm not calling myself Mr, Innocent. I'm a f'n @$$hole!! lol
This is a good response
Well written. Agree. I'm an @$$hole too 🤣🤣🤣
@@jamesmeade384 Thank you.
@@robertvalcic7508 We maybe long lost brothers! lol
@@spooktatorbob4867 🤣🤣🤣 true. 😁
As a drummer who was originally influenced by 70s & 80s hardcore punk and thrash, particularly Dave Lombardo on Show No Mercy, Lars has always been one of the weakest live drummers, I learned a lot of Cliff era Metallica on drums and it's not that difficult, I could tell when he lost tempo or covered for a missed beat with a random roll/fill, it frustrated the shit out of me. I also found out his studio recordings are edited and put together from multiple tracks, sometimes flat out copy/pasted. No wonder he can never play a song the same way twice, he never recorded them in a single playthrough.
As a bassist that would drive me insane.
But raaapeeers use autotuneeee no real taleeeent fake studio triiiiiicks 😢😭
@@eljefemaximo5420 He refuses to use click tracks live but he has been forced to use them for certain shows like the S&M ones or any televised events like awards shows. Every single drummer I can think of uses click track in concert except Lars, his ego won't let him. He's not even a very creative drummer, Charlie Benante was far more creative, Dave Lombardo was far more powerful and accurate and even Megadeth's multiple drummers put in more effort in practice and all of them used clicks live.
@@eljefemaximo5420 Phil Rudd, AC/DC, The Human Metronome, the only drummer who could be used by other drummers as a click track.
@@ll7868 and Ringo Starr
Lars Ulrich is the most "Just OK" drummer in Rock n' Roll besides being an egomaniac
By industry standards, Ulrich was allowed to move onto high school without passing elementary
Yeah well I'm certain he is not watching any videos of you on TH-cam!
@@okbouncer24 I can’t imagine why he would…But I am a musician and I think I have a good enough ear to know if a drummer is great or one that Just gets the job done. Besides, based on any interviews with him have seen he comes of as a class A a-hole. I my humble opinion.
He’s below ok. Pretty mediocre in the studio and embarrassingly bad live
@@Undaglibenglaubengloben How many live shows have you ever done around the world at the level of Metallica??? The only reason you say this is because you have heard other idiots say the same thing. I've noticed assholes like to stick together. Like I have said before I'm sure Lars is not watching 40 years of anything you have ever done. He's not trying to be the best drummer. He's doing what is best for Metallica and it has worked for 40 years and still is. You just mad you not him! lol
Met Lars once. He was so down to earth and took his time to chat.
It’s an Either or Debate
I met Machine Head once. They had opened for 'tallica when The Blackening came out. As we're standing in line, there's security for Machine Head standing around, and, a couple other guys and I were just kind of casually joking about Lars being a douche. This went on for like 5 minutes. Soon, the one ginormous security guy walks up to us and calmly grabs my shoulder and says, "I understand all the Lars jokes and the hate he got over the whole napster issue, but, the reality is that he is one of the nicest, most down to earth, most accommodating person that we've ever worked with. Whatever hate you see posted in articles or comment sections is 100% bullshit. That's not who Lars is at all." Obviously, I'm paraphrasing because it's been a few years since then, but, this is really close to what the gist was. We actually ended up bullshitting with the guy for the next 10 minutes or so we were in line waiting. Just thought I'd add this perspective to the bunch.
Urlich has no one to blame but himself, in one video he shouts to James and the rest of the band and nobody shouts back, that is why people perceive him negatively
I'll take Lars any day over winey Dave Mustaine any day.
david Phillips Lars, is that you!?!
@@kaudsiz LMAO .... I needed that laugh today .. ty
Plot twist: Lars paid the security guard to say that to fans.
Met the guy years ago. I've met a few rockstars over the years and many celebrities at cons. He genuinely was the nicest celeb I met. He took the time to talk and he was happy to be there and having a bit of a laugh. I felt great talking to him.
Hetfield and Kirk were there but it felt like they just had to be there. Which I can't blame them, they've been doing meet and greets the past 40 years and hearing the same things over and over.
That wasn't Lars you just thought it was and he rolled with it!
Lars is like that one guy that joins a friend group and thinks hes the leader
Actually, Lars is really the leader in Tallica.
@The real Ludwig van Beethoven yea but he doesn't do shit for the band
@@mike285 what??? they wouldnt ever bi so big if there wasnt for lars
@@mike285 are you absolutely sure he did nothing? You sure you don't want to do any research first?
It's his band...
Lars is a decent person most of the time, and an ok drummer at best. Hard to say much more about him.
Well he was half the songwriting team behind probably the best metal song ever made, imo, which is "One." Everything bad I hear about Lars I put back in this context; I think people underrate him. Even if he's not a good drummer I think he's an incredible songwriter, though I could be giving insufficient credit to James I suppose.
Ok drummer is really being generous.
Okay you can suck Lars off @@crowstakingoff
@@stanm9396exactly!
The whole thing with Jason is sad, he didn't deserve to be treated the way he was, and I wish he was still part of Metallica. While Robert Trujillo is an awesome bass player, his backing vocals leave something to be desired (watch the recent live performances of "of wolf and man" and you will see what I mean) - sometimes bands can just be petty and childish - look at how Michael Anthony from Van Halen was treated by the Van Halen brothers, then you have Roger Waters and the rift with Pink Floyd... Childish. I wish some of these bands could put aside petty differences and egos end just get on with making great music.
Roberts look was half of the decision for hiring him with his playing being the other half.... and NO, his xocals cannot measure up to Jason's and that situation only confirms what a pompous dick that mediocre drummer has always been...
Ego is a hellva drug unfortunately
Waters deserved what he got
Good analogy!
this made me appreciate Rush more. 40+ years and many tragedies, they're still a family
I loved Lars drums on justice but the bass being low was messed up . Jason is awesome
that album is so good it dont need bass. lol
@@christineblack4654 calm it lars, your disguise isn't working if you have a temper
Maybe "And justice for Jason" version will be ok for you
No such thing, you always need bass.
I always wondered why they recorded it that way, I mean what were they thinking? Also there is very little reverb - the album is positively dry, but it did show exactly how tight they are as a band.
Im actually kinda surprised at the comment section rn! Haven’t seen anyone saying “it should have been lars not cliff” yet! Great job lol
Yeah I am glad noone says that. He might be really annoying, but death is too much
@@TheTrooper1878 what also pisses me off is that people are always using cliffs death as an excuse to hate on lars. Like seriously nearly every time i see someone talking about lars on the internet there is nearly always someone bringing up cliffs death. Like what does it have to do with the situation? Its like rlly disrespectful towards both of them in my opinion
@@sophieschoettler1401 I think those people are somehow trying to justify their hate for the guy, they really have nothing better to do than bringing other people down
It should have been lars not cliff
I wish Cliff lived and they fired Lars after that tour.
I love him. He was on national TV telling everyone what website to use and what program to install to pirate music for free. He was the soul purpose of everyone on earth screwing the music industry. WHO WOULDN'T LOVE THIS GUY?! XD
That was Napster
@@paranormalwheelers Yeah it was Napster on television talking into the microphone. Complaining about their losses of record sales... How could I get software confused with Lars? My mistake.. **sarcasm was used in the comment**
I never met Lars in person. Whatever people say about Lars, I take it with a grain of salt.
Here's the thing, though. You can judge a person by his friends. Lars may not have many, but those few friends have been loyal for 40 years and still going.
Personally, I always believe that a friend to all is a friend to none. That's honesty, and honesty is the only excuse.
I've had one good friend in my whole life. I mean someone that truly cares if I live or die. We've been through hell and back together. I know he loves me like a brother, and i feel the same. The thing is I just recently discovered he was worried for my well being. His wife called today to tell me that there is a tornado on the ground in my neighborhood. I said yes it was but thank God it passed without wreaking havoc. I asked how he knew about it? You guys live 800 miles away. She said he keeps his severe weather alerts set to your location, because of all the hurricanes you guys get. She said he tells her that I should get out of there and move back home 😂. He's a good dude and I'm blessed to have a friend like him. His wife is awesome too.
Lars could easily be replaced in Metallica, and nobody would care. In fact, they might be better. If you took Hetfield out of Metallica, there wouldn't be a Metallica. I think Lars forgets who actually writes the songs.
I have met Lars, along with his BFF Kid Rock, and they’re both pretty dickish. But I have to admit, Lars is funny as Hell.
@@ronnie_5150 Lars has helped write some of their best songs though; he may have even done most of the writing for them, we don't know. "One" is the song I'm thinking of.
"A friend to all is a friend to none". Sounds like a good song to put in Toy Story 5. They should get metallica to do it :)
James and Cliff wanted to fire Lars in 1986 and replace him with a much better drummer ( like Dave Lombardo from Slayer ), but Cliff died soon after unfortunately, so James and Lars became the two main members of the band again.
Really? How do you know this?
@@micahrutland991 Because Scott Ian said haha. Kirk already debunked this as just band squabbles and how they'd say something bad about one if they had a bad gig. Truth is they couldn't have fired Lars. Metallica is his band he owns it
@@deletedhero5579 That's kinda what I thought. Lars has made some amazing classic drum lines, but Metallica's live show has suffered over the years because of him. If it's his band, can't bitch I guess.
@@deletedhero5579 Scott Ian himself is a dick. He is way too egotistical for his minimal band.
That is a lie. Also, Lombardo isn't better, not even close.
Dave Mustaine is the last person who should be talking about someone else being hard to get along with lol
But he's right. That's his songs, not Lars'.
@@whenfatkillsfat803 to be fair, most of that ep is heavily inspired off other songs, some might say carbon copies of other songs
Yeah dave mustaine is kind of the worst
...doesn't mean he's wrong...
Lol 😆 FACTS
Drama aside, I just love Metallica, especially their 80's and early 90's albums.
Popular opinion , very mainstream opinion for that matter .
opinion snob?
Lars reminds me alot of my old drummer, he was the same way.
Great drummer with a vision, a better business man though. We lost a few amazing musicians because of him and because I didn't speak up. Alot of great memories having shared the stage with bands we idolized. August burns red, a day to remember, bring me the horizon, carnifex, blind witness are a handful of the bands.
James was just as serious with Jason about the side project. He had the same opinions as Lars. Lars just was the one brave enough to say it.
I've met Lars a several times and he is as down to Earth as any of my buddies. Of course guys who have been in a band for 40 years +/- are going to have disagreements, I think the telling part is that Hetfield and Ulrich have learned to work it out and stay together. I can't think of any relationship I know of that is as close as they have to be not have a bump or two in the road.
Nikki Sixx has no room to talk about anyone 🤣
Like cmon I like him as a musician but seriously? Of all people to call someone else an asshole NIKKI SIXX? Lol
Yes and on the Justice tour they used to make his bass guitar head" explode" sometime during the show on occasion tell me that wasn't something that had a deeper meaning
never heard of that but i think James is the evil one, not lars.
@@4md17 Lars was the tyrant in the studio, James was a quintessential drunken evil.
He left the focking band!
Say what you want but Lars is part of one the most iconic metal bands and is still selling out shows across the world. sometimes you need a little salt to bake a good cake and Lars is the salt Metallica needs and I think when it comes to everyone else criticizing him he just leaves them a little salty that's all because of the success Metallica has had for over 40 years, and nobody has been able to replicate it.
I can’t wrap my head around any grown man, having to verbalize the statement “I’m not afraid of Lars” 😂🤣😂🤣. Who is afraid of Lars? He’s the least physically intimidating entity in that band.
Not good at context clues, huh?
He’s pretty psychotic. A psychotic man child. But Hetfield is no different just a bit more quiet about it. And yes, Hetfield is afraid of Lars.
Thats why its kind of funny.. Triple irony.
Gotta be Kirk but lars isn’t very far 😂
He meant legally. Grown ass men don't fix things on a fist fight like in your hood
He’s very smart, creative, and good in producing and stuffs he always seems to be the one who arranges everything when it comes to sound and mixing. But sometimes he’s way to diplomatic and serious and shit and he always has a very long explanation. That’s the only thing I get annoyed about him. As far as being a drummer? Yeah he’s not the best but without him, Metallica wouldn’t even exist.
so well said, and heres the weird thing....Lars black album era, esp live, was the best drummer ever, serious, for me the groove that little shit had is just incredible, listen to the proof in the late 80's early 90's live tallica, he was a god.
@@joesmith9216 i agree black album era lars was a beast but also on AJFA.
I agree!
You're all talking wank
@@PTRK490 yes, ajfa was tech brilliance.
Thanks You Lars. I can't imagine And Justice For All without this dry ragressive garage sound. It fits the album so weel. The snare is more natural and I'm thankfull the album doesn't sound like EVERY other big productions at the time. It's part of the personality of the album. Part of the legend. 😍 Another proof Lars was a visionary.
Lol
My 2nd favorite Metallica album behind Master of Puppets, a very close second !!
Justice for Jason is a far superior album.
@@johnnyguillotine1673 😭😭
Romeo are you being honest or ironical here ?
I'm a "Rocker" old as hell. I think Lars is the man for the job! Nicky Six shouldn't be commenting on the personality of any musician
You forgot about what a clown he was during the Napster trail not to mention hypocrite because he himself admitted to recording music off the radio. Which at it's core is the exact same thing
He was right and everyone who isn't stupid knows it. False equivalence is the lowest form of stupid.
@@redrick8900 buddy like he wasn’t recording songs ofc the radio and buying bootlegs of unreleased songs at music shops when he was a kid. Gtfoh with your dumbass logic
Lars also acknowledged that if it wasn't for music sharing back in the early eighties no one would have known who Metallica is. They were on tour and by the time they got to California there were 3rd generation tapes circulating around and that is why they were able to draw a crowd.
The industry steals from the artists. If you care enough to share music you are likely to buy the actual product from the artists.
Every time a new technology comes along that allows people direct access to the art the industry says it will hurt sales. EVERYTIME. Blank tapes, blank CDs, file sharing, TH-cam and other sites, et cetera. The data never shows that happening. Publishing, whether it is books, music, movies, or whatever continue to be extremely profitable for the respective industries.
@@redrick8900How is it a false equivalent? I would disagree and say it most definitely is a nearly identical situation. Except for the ability to search a specific song and record it. Instead you had to wait to hear what song you wanted to rip off.
@ Because recording music off the radio is not remotely the equivalent of file sharing. Someone without a mental deficiency would know that.
To record a song off the radio you have to buy a tape. You have to invest time and money. You have to get the song from a source that paid for it. It's legal.
Unfortunately I like Lars and am a percussion instructor…Musicians always have disagreements!
Lars is probably top 3 metal drummers all time, so he gets a pass on sometimes being a dick.
He's a good song writer and composer, there's nothing wrong with liking that and if anyone says otherwise, well there isn't much to say about them besides they're losers
There's disagreements, then there's Lars... ...and Axl.
Please dont use his tempo and timing as an example for your lessons.
Just because you're a percussion instructor doesn't mean you're a good one....
I don't know man. All of this sounds like people taking things personally, which is fine. But it seems very subjective. Metallica, the greatest metal band of all time, would not be anywhere near where it is today without Lars. From his drumming and business sense early on, to his ear for arrangement and good riffs as time went on, his importance and effect on the band is truly undeniable. He might not be the most sociable or likable guy, but I refuse to believe he doesn't deserves recognition as an all-time great artist.
I don't think Metallica is the "greatest" metal band of all time. They are very good..I'll agree..but not the greatest. And their new material..well as Beavis would say "This su*ks*..
I'm so glad that there are millions of people out there that also hate lars.
I like Lars. As a fellow €uropean, I bet he still feels like he's an outsider in the US.
Plus, he comes across as very articulate (and he's at least bilingual). I like that.
Spot on!
Pretty sure the rift between Newsted and Metallica had more to do with James Hetfield and not Lars. He’s literally said that in an interview.
I love Metallica, and I don't hate Lars, but can't deny he's like the most boring drummer out of every drummer that drummed in a somewhat popular band.
He used to be really cool back in the day… I guess drugs and alcohol 🤷🏻♂️
He sounds unique out of the other bands, you can tell when it's him playing. You can't tell someone else's playing just by their sound, in a band like metallica
@@wra7h like the same fills in every song?
@@KimoFest tell me another drum beat that's similar to 'one'
Ever heard of AC/DC?
Lars One Of the Best Drummers EVER !!!!!! Love Ya Lars !!!!!! 🤘💃🤘 !!!!!!
I seriously doubt that Lars is losing any sleep about who likes him or not .
that's the problem
I'm 56 now and was a huge fan of the first 3 albums(the Cliff years). Back in the early/mid eighties, it was all about the music, partying and headbanging. You really didn't get into the personalities and we didn't have the internet so you never got to know who they really were.
right lol, that’s why everyone thought everybody who played death metal were satanists 🤣
I like the guy , he's done a great job.
not on the drums he hasn't .. lol
@@rgk9ruler777 stfu Dummy, like you can play the drums better.
Lars seems like an absolute pain of a person to deal with in any creative endeavor. Absolutely no idea when to go with the flow. Just gets an idea in his head and like a child refuses to do anything else. What a nightmare. I have a friend almost exactly likes this. No ability to think of the bigger picture or anyone else. Just wants something and doesn't consider anything else.
I have met Lars...super nice dude to me at least. This Lars bashing was NEVER a thing until the Napster days. It is getting old.
I look at it this way. Sometimes the artist behind the art isn't your average normal person. His drumming does reflect his personality though. Like not in tempo = do it his way no matter what people say
Pathetic excuse for a crappy drummer.
It’s not about late being a jerk, it about how he uses the same drum beat and style for litterally each song
I mean, what do you think 3 quarters of core/thrash metal is etc? This is coming from someone who goes to metal festivals lols.
Denmark FTW, Haters gonna hate. We all know Lars was not the best drummer, but hell he made incredible songs with one of the best bands ever.
I was lucky enough to see Metallica at Download when Lars was too stoned to play, so they went backstage and asked other drummers to stand in for him.
Joey Jordison stepped up for the first 20 minutes or so, and the sound was astonishing.
I was also unlucky enough to see them WITH Lars, and the sound was back to it's usual plodding, monotonous drone.
and then u woke up
@@woodrustandthings you're not a fan, either, then. Because if you were, I'm sure you'd know all about the infamous Download incident when Lars was speedballing on the coach from Heathrow to Donnington....
I've seen those videos but is that the true story? I thought he was ill or something
@@maJastoL The story put out at the time was that he was ill. It later crept out that he was speed balling.
I love Lars, I have always loved him and I will always love him…
You get a cookie..
I am convinced Lars did not come up with the parts on Kill Em All, the drumming on that album is leaps and bounds ahead of Ride the Lightning
What's it like being that wrong? Did the state give you a caseworker?
@@redrick8900 there is actually a video interview where Lars says, here we are on tour [supporting Ride the Lightning] and I don't know how to play the drums, not sure if he said he was going to take lessons or not, but I know he said that, and I am not a hater I dig his 80s stuff, but I am also a non biased critic and not a fan boy of anyone
@@Good-Enuff-Garage Okay liar. Did someone forget to put your helmet on today?
@@redrick8900 why are you being so insulting can we discuss like adults please
@@Good-Enuff-Garage No one insulted you, you whiner.
2:51 Eagles of Death Metal are objectively terrible but this is the most accurate description of Lars in history. Though I will also say there's a bit of projection there because that dancing from Jesse is a little swishy itself.
Yeah well at least Lars doesn't beat on women like a certain drummer we know of does. Lars speaks it like it is whether you like it or you don't.
I like little drummer boy Lars.🥁
Well he was born the day after Xmas.
You should look into who the real riff was between Jason and Metallica, Hetfield had the biggest problem with Jason leaving, He says this in more than one interview. There is plenty of documentation right after he got sober. Jason wasn’t pissed at Lars as much as he was with James
True, they're just saying here that his run in with Lars was the beginning of the end. Seems James was even more unhappy at Jason, from what he's said in interviews, agreed
@@GordonHeaney James and Lars kind-of had a mini clique there in Metallica so I wouldn't be surprised if James' anger was more for Lars than for himself.
Freely abuses others. Hyper-sensitive to any criticism of himself. Least musically talented member of the band.
As I’ve gotten older I realize that for some to have the ambition and confidence in themselves as artists, their personalities come across as arrogant. It’s not like that for every successful person just for some. I believe Lars is like that.
I am a die hard thrash metal fan from the early 80's till now. I grew up in the Southern California metal scene. When thrash broke out I was hooked. I fell in love with Metallica's Kill 'em all and the albums followed. I died a little when they released the black album, but, I had hoped they would find their way home. I was embarrassed by load and reload and, in my opinion, they have never fully recovered. The bummer is that Lars has always came off as an arrogant little dweeb but it has progressed over the years. This was never more apparent than the Napster $h!t show and Lars spearheading the fight against what made them famous... Underground trading of music. It was apparent to every one of Metallica's OG fans that the "anti-sellout" band had sold out. First Load, Then Reload, then the Napster fight to put the nail in the coffin for me (and many original fans). Next comes Lulu. Don't even get me started. The image (at 5m00s of this video) of the band says it all to me... Sunglasses in a well lit room, thigh high shorts and crocks. Lars is a poser. They should have canned him instead of Newsted. Jason brought a level of legitimacy to the band. Jason has handled himself with class the whole way through. Not to take away from Robert Trujillo does also. He is legit as well. Dude has chops. All this while watching Megadeth show these dudes how it's done. Stay true to yourself and make music the best you can. Megadeth, Testament, and Exodus have all gotten better with age. Metallica, well they are rich as f**k, so I guess that was the goal. I don't hate Lars, I just feel he would do better managing Lady Gaga than the drummer for Metallica. \m/
Lars treated mustaine like a prick
@@waleslandofdragons8842
Mustaine is a prick
He treats everyone like thrash
Lars could probably be a pain in the butt but you need to have that kind of element in a band to be successful. He's also a major creative force in Metallica.
Exposing mötley crüe for using a backing track isnt really a bad thing.
It sends a clear sign that live gigs are supposed to be played live.
Sometimes the hard trith may hurt but its for the better
STRAIGHT OUTTA TEMPO is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, especially in reference to Lars 🤣
Lars decades ago and Lars now are two different things. Years ago he def seemed pretty egotistical but over the past couple decades based on all the stuff I've seen he seems to have really mellowed out. To an extent I think his egotism and self confidence are part of what brought Metallica success, he wasn't afraid to have his say and get things the way he wanted them, and clearly that worked out pretty well at the time. I can imagine he must have been annoying as fuck but at this point to me it is what it is and he seems pretty chill now honestly. And really, his arrangements are a big part of Metallica's songwriting in the end, there's a reason why the songs are Hetfield/Ulrich and not just Hetfield on the writing credits. He def was a prick at times but also instrumental to Metallica's success and nowadays he seems like a nice guy, I'd say.
I know and people change, Lars was a young man, when young we are much more egotistical.
Just watch Mission to Lars and see how nice he was to the young man Tom and his sister - he went out of his way to be kind to them. He's definitely changed a lot for the better over the years.
@@giaitchison For the worse with his drumming.
Lars was right about almost everything.
He was right about Napster and the Internet devaluing music and making it a struggle for people to buy an album that they could download for free elsewhere.
He was right about not bringing in that Therapist in Some Kind of Monster as it would damage the band, and it did Some Kind of Monster and St. Anger was when a lot of people lost their passion or interest in Metallica.
You don't have to like Lars, but he was right
During Some Kind of Monster, it just seemed like Lars was playing to the camera all the time, rather than trying to get through a rough patch they were enduring. Like, his confrontations with James seemed like something some one would say who had a weird idea of what coolness is, rather than an actual cool guy responding to a situation.
This is exactly my problem. He was also all over the map with his statements. So annoying. He made good points if you would isolate them. But when you put it together he is just a dick making no sense. He just wants his way, like Big Ed on 90 days fiance
His weird confrontation with James did seem like he was auditioning for a part in some crappy movie. It was quite awkward. James got big points for exercising restraint and not tearing Lars a new one.
I had a college professor who was pretty big in the music industry back in the eighties and nineties, he was asked to work on the recording of Kill ‘Em All and turned it down because of how much of an asshole Lars was. I asked him if he ever regretted the decision as he would have received a percentage of sales of the album, he said no, purely because of Lars.
your professor is lying, they were never given the chance to work with lars. how do i know? music professors dont get given that opportunity for networking or money often enough to refuse.
@@arroncusimano9169 This was before he became a professor, his name is Armand Petri, he used to manage and produce The Goo Goo Dolls and others.
It's pretty crazy to hear all of this. Sounds like Ulrich holds a huge roll in Metallica success!! Let's remember that!
Is it a Ham and Cheese one?
I met Lars while working at an amusement park. The band was there for a short time during the day before a concert at a local venue later that evening. He was kinda fun (and funny). But hey, my interaction with him was only for a minute or so.
Say what you want but he's a great drummer.
@@sammygaudino8906 I think he’s a perfectly adequate drummer for Metallica. As far as an actual *technically good drummer*, I would disagree. And I’m fairly certain that James Hetfield would also disagree.
@@MrDuneedon we'll he is the backbone of the band.
@@sammygaudino8906 I mean, aren’t all drummers the backbones of their bands? We can debate this forever. But I think he’s just an adequate drummer, at best. But again, perfectly fine for a band like Metallica.
@sammygaudino8906 I'll say what I want and he's a sucky drummer!
What Lars did for the whole music industry is yet still very underappreciated.
Some drummers are technical, like Neil Peart or Danny Carey. Others have feel, like Phil Rudd or Ringo Starr.
Lars is neither
I don't think we hate Lars, I think we just look at him, roll our eyes and see him as a bit of a clown.
all clips i have seen of him interacting with fans hes always so nice and goes above and beyond for them
I saw Metallica on master of puppets tour. While waiting across the street from the auditorium a van pulls up with Metallica. They get out and walk past us and Lars spit beer at us
Totally happened.
@@AcidifiedMammoth Yeah it totally did
What a pig. 🐖
You are a lucky guy i think so...
@@qwerqwer-yx2vr Lucky?
I like Lars. I respect his contribution to music. Lars was ahead of the curve when he called out Napster and streaming services. He took the hit to pave the way for other artists to stand up for themselves. IMO, vilifying Lars is misguided. Full disclosure: I didn't watch the video. I'm only responding to the thumbnail.
Lars rocks, I've downloaded everything he's done.
🤣
Hahahaha. You know now I totally gotta go watch that one South Park episode...
I don't much care about him outside of the music he's helped to make, but I've always thought it's a sad state of affairs that almost all Metallica cover bands I've heard have technically better and tighter drummers than the actual band.
I always suspected Lars was a narcissist--very controlling and has to be about him. James is a bit more peaceful-minded but reaches a breaking point that only Lars manages to push. Sometimes that ego is helpful, but not at the expense of your bandmates. I always felt sad about the way Jason was treated.
Jason was always treated as the "new guy" from everything I've read. It's a shame. He's a talented guy too.
@D Man…isn’t it quite possible that the next person up after Cliff Burton’s tragedy just wasn’t going to take the personal feelings of pain away??
You've got that backwards.
The first 4 Metallica albums were fantastic. Probably the best 4 first albums from any band ever. Lars had a huge part in arranging them all, stringing together chords & riffs, etc. I think 90% of below comments are just jumping on the band wagon....for give the pun.
Hey like him or hate him ive heard Dave Lambardo,Joey Jordison, Mike Portnay,and a lot of other drummers say he's a influence do i like Lars hell yes i do
The thing I like about Lars is that he always tries to get a different point of view on things. The way he answers questions proves it. And yea, I liked the snare-sound on St. Anger.
You're obviously the 1%. He babbles on and on and on. The snare on St. Poo is garbage.
@@laurenloffel3671 it was the 1% that supported Metallica from the beginning on when they weren´t famous at all. When those made Metallica bigger the other 99% of mainstream-fans came around.
Who is the dwarf to the right at 0:45?
I think that was Jason's date
I have listened to the first 4 since I was 13. Am 51. The drums, the solos, vocals, everything to me sounds perfect. I've been playing drums for over 20 years in bands. Maybe Lars has fallen off live in the last couple of decades but....drums on 1st 4......freaking brilliant. I like all those other dudes - Lobardo, Jordison, etc. Lars is unique. He's fast, he slams hard and he's interesting. The other dudes sound like drum machines. You will never hear this drummer bash Lars's drumming.
I’ve been able to met Lars twice, 20 years apart. Once, in 2000 and again in 2021. Both times he was very approachable and very engaging. I did feel dismissed or that I was bothering him. He welcome a photo and was generous with his time.
I met him, hung out and had a beer with him in about 2017. He was brewing a beer with Stone Brewing, and we were also in the business. He was fine. I told him I was more of a Zeppelin fan in the 80's. He took it ok. Seemed like an ok guy.
I love the drums on And Justice for All
big fan of early metallica before lars turned into a diva.
This video seems to leave out the fact that Mustaine and Lars are pretty tight buddies today. Mustaine however isn't close to Hetfield.
The more everyone hates someone the more that someone is amazing to me. Literally sissies really think a damn rockstar cares what they fucking think.
Metallica is the biggest band in the world It will forever be Immortal. Lars is the reason for it. And without him creating Metallica alongside James so many Bands would never exist.
Lars is not a rockstar anymore, lol. He's a clown - and he will forever be known as the butt of Metallica. Actions have consequences, and his actions in the past 20 years have shown the kind of person he really is.
@@apocalypseap the only clown here is you 😁 and, unlike Lars, you won't be remembered by barely anyone. What actions of his disappointed you, not letting steal his music from a website that ceased to exist two decades ago? Yeah, what a monster...
@@apocalypseap lmao, I'm sure your opinion changes the fact that Lars is one of the greatest drummers of all time.
@@DudeFarooqi Your opinion of Lars does not change the fact that many people all over the world regard him as a boring drummer with a douchebag personality. Being the most successful band in any genre involves selling out, diluting your music, and allowing your fanbase to grow to immense proportions by appealing to every peasant and simple-minded bottom feeder that ever turned on an FM radio. Nickleback is a super-successful band too, but are also universally hated. Most rock and metal musicians don't want Metallica's level of success to begin with because you end up losing the respect of your peers and your fans turn into a bunch of idiots who are exactly like all the "regular people" that used to disgust you and inspired you to seek a counterculture in the first place.
@@nicholasbstone that "Boring" drummer wrote the greatest Metal songs in history.
Lars (str8 outta tempo) and James (some kind of monster) is the reason why I lost interest in Metallica personally as a fan. The only album that does justice is Garage Days prior to Jason joining the band officially.
Despite their fame and bucketloads of money made, its this reason why their egos have bloated and they are not the same street level band their roots come from.
i recall a while back that metallica performed a concert in antarctica just so they could say they are the only band to perform on every continent. that is a level of pretentious douche baggery i just cant support
You can hate him but your favorite drummer love him.
My favored drummer loves Ulrich until the Black album.
My favourite drummer was a drunk, but still a great drummer. Go, Bill.
@@tobi01451 Well then he's an idiot.
The reason why people hate Ulrich is because he is always front and center while he has nothing to show for it.
Metallica has never been able top Master until Justice. Not because of Burton but because of Ulrich.
What do you call a guy that hangs out with three musicians? A drummer
Drummers are the most important musicians in rock.
@@redrick8900 Sheeeeeit because Bass props them up and the guitar songwriters are too busy kicking ass to be egomaniacs. Drummers that matter: Bonham, Starr, Baker,...........cricket cricket. Tre' Cool? Joey Jordison??
@@joepermenter7228 You don't need a bass player or a guitar player to have a rock band. You need a drummer. Also, Drummers are some of the best song writers. Lars Ulrich and Don Henley are two of the most successful songwriters of all time. Your ignorance about music is overt.
@@redrick8900 My ignorance? I guess percussion houses melody and harmony in all of it's rudimentary glory you dumbass motherfucker.
@@redrick8900 Been in bands my entire life. Not once has a drummer contributed to songwriting. The one and only time it happened is when one drummer made a mistake....but it fit....so we asked him to keep playing it the same way. I'm sure there IS drummers who write....but a very, very small percentage. And yes....bands definitely need a bassist. All of them. It sounds empty and hollow with no bottom end.
No respect for any of these sell outs. Metallica made money and have all the fame any one could handle. They got this at the cost of their dignity.
How did they sell out?
@@sylviabrown1112 started making radio friendly music.
@@roddycreswell8613 That doesn't mean they're sellouts. Lots of bands change their sound. It's called trying something new. Maybe they decided to do what was best for them. Did you ever think of that? Just because they don't do what you want them to, doesn't mean you gotta hate on them.
@@sylviabrown1112 you obviously were not a Metallica fan before they became a radio band. I can't make anyone do what I want if they don't want to. For you to say I'm hating on them for changing their style is asinine. I can show I am displeased with someone else's decision and not hate them. At the end of the day I made my life's decisions the same as Metallica does. I may not like the fact they no longer make music I like but they do have more fame than most can handle.
@@roddycreswell8613 well, imo, it's just stupid to lose respect for ppl and call them a sellout and shame them simply for choosing a different path in life that works for them. Yes, they are a famous band but the end of the day they are human beings who have the right to decide just as you do.
Its so difficult for 2 persons to get a long.its more difficult for 3 to do so.its very difficult for 4 people to do things together.its very hard work for a group of people that are creative to combine their ideas and creare alltogether one song.let along many songs , albums ...concerts...to work with managers , sound engineers etc etc...we should PRAISE that for a change
Actually you just described almost every work in the world. Unless the ones that work in isolated in rooms in isolated projects 😅
@@JPR17 well not so ....being in an artistic creative group that works closely is not the same exactly as an office group ....being an artist is pretty energy consuming also ....i ve worked through many fields personally
@@lotusmarilyn2825 I was not specifically referring to an office, it could be a sports team for example. But now that you mentioned that, working on an office is way harder, companies take your freedom away, wearing clothes you don't want to wear, having more negative people against you, being stuck in a building thinking when are you going to get out of there, and for sure knowing most likely you will never be able to have 320 million dollars. At least these guys had their freedom of doing what they liked until money consumed their souls. And art shouldnt feel consuming if you are passionate about it. It is more like a liberation, I don't think these guys deal with the problems that 90% of the population has. At least they don't have to worry to pay the rent or think if you will have enough money to bring home the next day, or thinking how are you going to pay your debts. Is ridiculous that on top of having millions of dollars they still like to play the victim role. I for sure know that someone who has worked for real is not going to "PRAISE" that. Don't put them as victims cause they have everything in the world
@@JPR17 i did not have the victim mentality when i mentioned that
@@lotusmarilyn2825 it's totally an easy job when you face the real world. Isn't it?