wow, some trivia I never knew before on this page. who knew?
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/metallica/for+whom+the+bell+tolls_20092043.html
― pplains, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
Hey, I was thinking of submitting a ballot, but it depends on one thing: can I vote for "For Whom the Bell Tolls (The Irony of It All)" by Metallica & DJ Spooky from the Spawn soundtrack?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 20:42 (eight years ago) link
omg
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 21:14 (eight years ago) link
ballot sent \m/
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 21:54 (eight years ago) link
Tuomas - Yes, you can submit that, but it'll count toward the original version. It was officially released by Metallica though.
never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for bee gee
― pplains, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 22:32 (eight years ago) link
Quick reminder: All votes must be in at ForWhomThe @ Lycos.com by 2300 US/CDT – 15.5 hours from the time stamped on this post.
― pplains, Thursday, 2 July 2015 12:32 (eight years ago) link
sent!
― charlie h, Thursday, 2 July 2015 12:43 (eight years ago) link
Just browsing some Metallifacts in preperation, did you know Until it Sleeps was a number one single in Australia and Finland?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 2 July 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/LpFPX51.jpg
I did not know that.
― pplains, Thursday, 2 July 2015 17:11 (eight years ago) link
Just sent my ballot in. Lots of old stuff and far too many covers but in my defense Metallica did excellent covers.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 2 July 2015 20:23 (eight years ago) link
voted! \m/
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Thursday, 2 July 2015 20:24 (eight years ago) link
my ballot is pretty much old-timer city
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 2 July 2015 21:40 (eight years ago) link
Probably still the best post I've made on ILX:
Musical Analogues
― :wq (Leee), Thursday, 2 July 2015 21:50 (eight years ago) link
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, July 2, 2015 11:30 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i only just realized the other day that it was a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 (their only one). there will be a lot of 90s sellout 'Tallica on my ballot but definitely not "Until It Sleeps."
― some dude, Thursday, 2 July 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
I don't detest >1990 Metallica but including any of those songs would've bumped off a much better song of 80s Metallica.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 2 July 2015 22:23 (eight years ago) link
yeh iirc it was all over the radio
realizing now thats prob how it made my ballot lol
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 2 July 2015 22:25 (eight years ago) link
i admire "until it sleeps" for foregrounding its bass line but almost every song on reload is better than it
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 July 2015 23:06 (eight years ago) link
some dude and i are brothers in metallica
i will forever be grateful to Bob Rock for teaching Metallica about the values of repetition and singing like a cartoon pirate
― some dude, Thursday, 2 July 2015 23:08 (eight years ago) link
Relistening to Until it Sleeps, it's a well written song with some nice melodies and dynamics, but the guitars are piss-weak, which is unforgivable in a Metallica track.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 2 July 2015 23:13 (eight years ago) link
it ain't my biiiitch-CHA
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 July 2015 23:16 (eight years ago) link
the guitars are weak but also it's one of those times when Lars tries to play with a 'light touch' and the results are just ghastly
― some dude, Thursday, 2 July 2015 23:24 (eight years ago) link
― :wq (Leee), Thursday, July 2, 2015 4:50 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is one of my favorite most-underreated threads on ILM: List the parallels between Metallica and REM
― pplains, Friday, 3 July 2015 01:33 (eight years ago) link
haha awesome
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 3 July 2015 02:08 (eight years ago) link
i sent in my ballot. only voted for 3 songs recorded in the '80s lol.
― some dude, Friday, 3 July 2015 03:30 (eight years ago) link
20 more minutes!
― pplains, Friday, 3 July 2015 03:41 (eight years ago) link
All Ryyght!
http://i.imgur.com/qP8SwVD.gif
Book's slammed shut!
― pplains, Friday, 3 July 2015 04:01 (eight years ago) link
HIT THE LIGHTS
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 3 July 2015 04:23 (eight years ago) link
― some dude, Thursday, July 2, 2015 6:24 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i love his weird single-stroke rolls here, they're a little janky in a way that's consistent every time.
i put 'Until It Sleeps' on the bottom reaches of my ballot, because the verses don't sound like anything else they've done. or maybe just because it was the first post-black album song released, and rock radio played it on the hour until i decided i liked it.
― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 3 July 2015 13:38 (eight years ago) link
just listened back to it for the first time in forever and wow, fretless bass and surf tremolo.
― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 3 July 2015 13:39 (eight years ago) link
you've seen those "if they were regular folks" photoshops...
http://i.imgur.com/Pnw7eM9l.jpg
Still get a similar reaction from "Your favorite metal band turns into Yellowcard."
http://i.imgur.com/fcPQ3Ot.jpg
― pplains, Friday, 3 July 2015 16:13 (eight years ago) link
Until It Sleeps is probably Hetfield's best attempt at singing. mind you, he should never have attempted singing.
― charlie h, Friday, 3 July 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
Deez POLLABLE Heroes - THE ILM //METALLICA\ POLL RESULTS
― pplains, Monday, 6 July 2015 16:57 (eight years ago) link