[El Blanco]

They work on jobs that will get them money, the music is there for them to express themselves. Considering that there is a decent amount of people who enjoy said music, i imagine that they manage to find the appropriate allotment of time to achieve the music that they desire, elsewise they wouldn't continue making music.

So, in other words, they don't need to concentrate full time on their music. Isn't that what you repremanded other bands for?

What about the families they have to feed?

Their money, their right to do whatever the hell lthey want with it. Nobody appointed you the Morality Police.

Please. Do you seriously think the music industry is going to suffer from this?

Is David Geffen going to starve? No. But, what about all the people who actually make, package and ship the CDs?

Myself, i'm one of those you mention, who simply likes the free shit and the abuility to hear music from as many bands i can fit onto my hard drive.

I'm one those people who likes free cars and the ability to drive as many as I can fit in my garage. I'll start with yours.

Metallica isn't my band. I'm bitching about them because they're rock stars. Dirty, old, and fading fast.

I still don't understand why you care so much about them. If I don't like a band, I ignore them. If you aren't downloading metallica's music, then Lars isn't bothering you.

it gets seriously fucking old

So is all the whining by pretentious jackasses claining they "sold out".

That's all i do in my free time,

This is whats wrong. Get a job and then look at the issue.

but i still believe in it, as bullet-riddled as it may seem.

Want to join the Flat Earth Society?

Who says i think i'm a music expert? I listen to music, that's about it. If anything, i'm just a lowly critic, offering an opinion.

You keep acting like your opinions are facts. Despite millions of people who say the contrary, who keep proclaiming Metallica sucks.