Lars Ulrich On Taking Drum Lessons And His Unique Drumming Style
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Lars Ulrich On Taking Drum Lessons And His Unique Drumming Style
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Lars made every kid want to be a metal drummer. He is one of the most influential musicians in modern music.
Eh.... nope ! Definitely not what you said, lol !
@Leo I Love MetallicA, but I have NEVER heard of a kid picking up the drums directly because of Lars Ulrich.... or anyone ever citing Lars Ulrich as a direct influence.
@@adambane1719 i started playing in metal bands in the late 80's and believe me, every drummer wanted to be Lars.
@@hankevans7890 Yeah, no !
Nobody ever wanted to be Lars. Lol !
Yeah they did
"Support the riffs"...that's why he is great.
I mean..."sad but true" for exemple, that's one of the coolest drums ever.
It has never been about technical skill.
Lars is great!!!
That drum fill is awesome!
I don't like his inconsistency in drumming, but he is a very good songwriter (*arranger) and without him - metallica would not exist in the first place.
Judging from your comment, I bet you cant give a legit example of his inconsistent drumming, can you? lol
A very good song writer....lol
Lars is a great drummer, obviously... best drummer to play with Hetfield, as he has said. Lars is a genius in the studio, mixing, arranging.. this is what he is great at.
Check out devil driver
@@bobabooey4537 true bro
*arranger. He's a song arranger.
@@bobabooey4537 the whole AJFA drum recording sessions. Most of drum tracks were glued together from a bunch of different takes, since he could not play "consistently" between them according to Fleming Rassmusen's "And Justice for All recording notes". I agree with correcting me on "arranger" tho.
Whether people want to admit it or not, Ride, Master and Justice have some incredible playing from Lars on them. One of the things I loved about his playing back then was that he was was quirky. Meaning he would break up beats with tom and cymbal accents. Listen to Battery for examples of this. He also used the double bass triplet to great effect. And, the fact that he was playing to some of the most incredible riffs ever composed just made his stuff even more interesting. Hats off to you, Lars.
Lux Aeterna was awesome by him too
I'm also one of those who don't understand the hate bandwagon on Lars. What are they hating on exactly? His drumming? I admit he isn't one of the greats when it comes to sheer drumming skills. But he did great with what he's done with Metallica. All their classics are very memorable because of his drum parts. The first 4 to 5 albums pretty much showcased how good he was. No one was ranting "Lars sucks" when AJFA was released. Give credit where credit is due. All these trendy hate started when they supposedly "sold out" right around after the black album went out. People fail to realize that at that point in their career they've essentially achieved everything. Nothing left to prove. They became the greatest metal act the world has ever seen. From that point onwards, they can pretty much do whatever they want. And so they changed their music a bit. Reinvented themselves. After all of that, their subsequent albums are still chart toppers and still selling millions. Lars is now nearing 60. It's just natural to have your skills diminish as you age. It's easy to hate on Lars when he's playing Fight Fire with Fire now than when he played it 38 years ago.
Honestly I think a lot of it comes from the Napster ordeal, and Dave Mustaine. So people started looking for ways to criticize him. I don't get it. Most people I know who hate on him don't even really like metallica. He's a solid drummer. And I'd take him over many other thrash drummers. Frankly because they way overkill that cliche double bass. A lot of what metallica wrote is not easy to play. Fight fire with fire is a good example. They should pay more attention to what they are actually doing on their instruments.
It starting with trolling losers on social media looking to bash legendary musicians as a way to try to make themselves temporarily feel better about their miserable lives and lack of accomplishments. All good rock and metal musicians know that Lars is a great drummer, songwriter and arranger.
Personally I thought the drumming on AJFA was one-dimensional, and lacked any sense of nuance, except for TFEOS and EOTB.
Also apparently the drum tracks required a shitload of tape splicing editing, and seemingly (to my ears listening to the isolated tracks), acoustic triggers to get a consistent sound.
@@dowens3781 truth
When you take cocaine away from the equation the drumming might slow down a bit lol!
Lars is without a doubt my favorite drummer of all time! I love his style! He has a certain groove and swing to his playing. Listen to his isolated drum tracks! He's tasteful as fuck! I don't care if other drummers are "more technical." That doesn't impress me. Lars is a genius in my opinion!
If it wasn't for Lars, Metallica wouldn't exist, not as we know it, they would sound just like any other band without Lars drumming techniques.
His drumming fits perfectly with James riffs, and visa versa.
@@tonymcnamara9368 Absolutely! James and Lars are a top 5 song writing duo in my opinion. I listen to Lars' isolated drum tracks and he's brilliant! Cheers, Tony! 🍻
@@tonymcnamara9368 Just listened to Blacked when i was driving home and i was thinking how good the drums are on the whole And justice for all. Would not sound anywhere as bad ass if there would be someone else on the drums.
I think it was James , that said in one of the interviews , that each of them individually, maybe not a great musicians, but as a band , they just fit together and could create one of the most successful metal bands in the world.
There are plants of really technical musicians and bands , but a lot of them just empty bubbles without a soul. After all , we’re listening to a band as one unit, and Metallica could deliver something simple , but the same time genius.
@@Mrcabe uh oh you said Blackened like REALLY wrong holy shit how.
Anyway, edit the porkhub theme into "Blacked"
I believe Lars is very honest here: He's not there to outshine anyone, knows his limitations, and recognizes that Hetfield or Hammet might just need something basic to ground the song instead of trying to be something that he is not.
@ghost mall Yes he did, even if the drum track had 1000 splices in it. Lars has always had a very good ear and foresight for arrangements, guitars and drums alike. If he ever decided to be a record producer for other bands, he'd definitely be worth the time to ask for his guidance on that.
@ghost mall no he didn't it's all cut and tape he didn't learn anything from Master of Puppets on
But what he says is not quite true, if you've heard Lars live in the last 20 years, you'll know he overplays the shit out of most songs. It would be an insult to compare him to Phil Rudd.
@@MyBrothersKeeper101
Whether his drum parts were cut and pasted or not, Lars still wrote them, and played them all live excellently back in the late 80's and early 90's.
@@dowens3781 if he would have passed after And justice for all he could have easily been one of the best drummers in metal. He was fantastic all the way up to that album but he was also doing cocaine the entire time. Cut and paste is the exact opposite of writing a drum track silly. He takes the best parts from about 40 songs cut and tapes it all together and then there's the drum track Never written never once. Sheet music for the drum Parts is written after the album has been finalized LARZ DOES NOT WRITE HIS OWN TRACK.
You know what, this is a very good "in his words" refutation of Lars is a shitty drummer. He's not technically incredible, but i hadn't considered the angle of Metallica taking off so rapidly while he was teaching himself drums. From formation to Black album was about a decade...that's absolutely incredible. And frankly, for a self-taught drummer to go from just picking up sticks to writing and playing Justice in a handful of years....props to Lars.
^^This, right here. Awesome.
I can see that. But if James had the time to take singing lessons, certainly Lars could have taken drum lessons as well. But I guess by that point, they were already famous so why bother lol
Yep I agree. And Justice
Never understood all the criticism for the guy’s playing. I would get it if he said he was a drumming great, but he’s never claimed to be anything of the sort. Just wanted to be in a band and emulate the music he liked. I’d argue he’s done alright. He’s probably as amazed as anyone he helped write one of, if not the best metal albums ever. Just shows what you can do with the right drive.
Yea and the fact that hetfield drives the beat and not Ulrich at times.
lars listen at livegigs earphones jaymz guitar sounds, and follow that.. seems helping.. saw them tour -88 in Helsinki
Good point. He's not the best but he never wanted to be. his drumming on justice is awesome
The problem is that he makes the tempo oscilate all the time. Try to listen to Iron Maiden for ex or another big band and you will see that they feel more consistent, like the song is going in a fixed rythm. With Metallica it feels all over the place. The way he hits with both hands and feet are wrong as well, it sounds amateur, his feet doesnt have the same strenght and consistency between legs, his fills (usually with snares) are kinda cringe as well, just sound bad. For those that are musicians and understand about drums we can notice these mistakes all the time and it eventually starts to bother. To other ears it all may be invisible, but it is very very annoying. Usually bands of this level have professionals drummers that dont do any of these mistakes. When the drums sound bad the entire song can sound amateurish because everyone is following the drummer. Kirk doenst help as well missing notes all the time. Trujillo and James are the only musicians on the band that have a flawless performance live.
In his younger years he was considered the ultimate drummer
This attitude of his along with the unbelievable chemistry with James is no doubt why they're so successful. Every aspect of their playing compliments the other peefectly. His ear for arranging songs and hearing them from the listeners perspective could well have come from him just playing along to his favourite songs and feeling things out for himself. As much flack as he gets, there is no doubt that he's the best and only drummer Metallica could have ever had. His decision to not give into the pressure he felt to push the envelope in terms of technicality like Lombardo and Benante is very brave, and this is the very reason that we were blessed with the Black Album.
Blessed with the black album??
@@ArturHedlund
Yes. It's one of the greatest hard rock/metal albums of all time.
@@dowens3781 nah that aint metal really. More hard rock.somegood songs. Holier than thou, my friend of misery, dont tread on me and god that failed and wolf of man. Okay man you made me thinking there are some good songs there that are metal. Thank you frriend.
@@ArturHedlund
No problem, dude. Those songs aren't thrash metal, but they're definitely metal.
It seems that most modern metal drummers try to play their drum set, how a lead guitarist would shred up and down the neck, except instead of a solo, they play like that through the entire song. I’ve always liked that Lars was never afraid to play a simple beat. Take Enter Sandman for example, just a simple kick snare, kick snare 4-4 beat, but the song doesn’t need anymore drums in it. It’s absolutely fine the way it is.
I honestly do not understand the hate for Lars. His a very interesting guy and has interesting takes on things. Seems very down to Earth.
It’s because he allegedly did the dirty on Jason Newstead during the recording AJFA by engineering the bass out of the album. Fans have shat on him ever since. I reckon he and the others in the band are geniuses
Because it's fashionable amongst metal fans to slag him off.
I met the guy around st anger time, he was really nice. But having watched the some kind of monster movie, yeah I'm sure he has a dick side as well. He's defo the businessman of the band and that comes with a lot of hate me or leave me attitude
Well listen to some interviews and thrn make your own opinion. I really love metallica, but Lars and James did some things I would not appreciate either. Music is badass tho
Exactly that
I'm glad he mentioned Charlie Benante. Criminally underrated as a drummer and songwriter.
Style style style style. No better song writing drummer in rock history. Take your blast beats and 297 BPM. Don’t care. Sad But True is a masterpiece.
Several songs on AJFA were ATTEMPTS at blast beats tho...
Bad attempts.
Oh I can't stand that blast beat nonsense.
He's a better song writer than he is drummer, that's for sure. He's not as terrible at drumming as some people say, but there's definitely room for improvement.
@@somewhatsomething4882 Nah, those are called skank beats or thrash beats. Thrash doesn't generally have blast beats....that's more fitting in Death Metal, Grindcore, and Black Metal. Skank beats have a kick-snare-kick-snare pattern. Blast beats have consistent snare-snare-snare-snare etc. as 16th or 32nd notes. There are usually fast double bass drums along with blast beats, but they don't divide the snare hits like a skank beat. Lars was doing skank beats just fine on AJFA. That said, I don't think he's physically capable of doing a blast beat....not with his default technique. Blast beats wouldn't fit in Metallica's music anyway.
People hate on Lars because they wish they could be in his seat. I’m a fan.
no we don't. I'm a drummer.
When he plays lives, he does lots of fills there and there (maybe too much sometimes?) but I got used to it. He managed to have a signature sound when he plays, and that's a real accomplishment.
He was perfect for the band. He fully understood the music they were doing and knew the right feel and where to accent. The fact that he wasn't a technical wizard on drums helped give Metallica the rawness and punk element that was part of their sound. It also gave the rhythmic talents of James and Kirk room to shine. Listening to Master of Muppets there isn't one thing I would have liked to hear differently about the drum tracks. On top of all that he was a great spokesperson and had the drive and image that was perfect. Nothing wrong with Lars.
I'm not a drummer but Lars' playing is my window to how to arrange drums. And I gotta say, a lot of what he does makes perfect sense in terms of supporting the song. And I kind of share his enthusiasm in finding my pocket as a guitarist in the whole mix... like, knowing when to lean back and when to fill the space.
I see myself building drum tracks very much like Lars does. I'm not interested in the super technical stuff a la, say Joey Jordison or, let's say any modern metal drummer out there. It doesn't seem to support the song as much as it is about just beating the shit out of the drums.
And that's why Lars is one of my favorite drummers, one of those I respect the most. And I do love Danny Carey, Hellhammer, Baard Kolstad and others on the other side of the spectrum.
He is very musical.
His playing amazingly compliments the songs, he makes the music shine, instead of taking away from it. He knows how to find the exact touch that will make a part go to the next level, without putting the spotlight on himself.
Respect and thank you Mr Ulrich.
I love Lars he might talk a lot but he’s an amazing drummer and guy
Called the worst drummer in Metallica "amazing " is best joke I've heard ever
@@peakadventures_ ironic
The worst drummer in metallica ?? He’s the only drummer they had lol
@@-Fishinhuntin it's a lame old joke about James being better, based on a Beatles interview about Ringo not even being the best drummer in the band
@@-Fishinhuntin ...I'll rephrase it entirely then seen as you clearly been living under a rock. You're calling the worst drummer in metal amazing, it's the best joke I have ever heard! In fact the band as a whole are terrible live these days not to mention the albums they have released since Jason's departure! Only people so far up Metallica's as$es would think any different
Playing to the song, and not overdoing it is the biggest key to their success. Take Kirk for example. Not the greatest or the fastest lead ever, but his solos always go perfectly with the song.
Yes
"Hardwahyerd"
"All Nightmare Wahng"
"Some kind of Wahster"
"Sad Wah True"
"Wahever I May Roam"
"Holier Than Wah-o"
"Of Wahlf and Man"
"Wahn"
"Eye of the Bewahlder"
"The Shortest Wah"
"Dyers Wah"
That's funny you say that because Marty Friedman solos are way more impressive but don't sound as good as Kirks..... Kirks solos are pleasing to the ear and are just more iconic.... Kirk strong point was always a good ear for melody/ Harmony......
@@davidristic3800 he didn’t use wah on Eye of the Beholder or Shortest Straw
@@mcathawk1490 He did, he just didn't plug it in and did it with his mouth while playing.
The main …And Justice for All riff and beat is one of the coolest riffs ever. It’s my personal favorite of any rock song
Battery, Disposable Heroes, Blackened, I don’t care if he had lessons or not, I love those drum parts. I heard Joey Jordison put a spin on Metallica songs and I’m like…. Awesome but it just didn’t feel the same….
Jordison was terrible - his overplaying ruined the songs.
Jordison said Lars is like a God to him, and that sitting in with his band was an honor
Lars is really a fantastically creative drummer. Team he makes with James reminds me of Jon Lord/Ritchie Blackmore or Tony Iommi/Geezer Butler. All those players are fantastic, but when they play together it's just magical
Lars is an incredible drummer! Nothing but 100% respect for Lars. The way he placea things is mind blowing. 🤘🥁🤘🔥🔥
Lars Ulrich is one underrated drummer who doesn't get the credit he deserves. His drumming on the first four MetallicA album's are undeniable. Can you imagine as a drummer being 57yrs. old and still being able to play 'Fight Fire with Fire' like Lars is/does ?!
🤘🥁🔥
Lambardo said Charlie breathing down your neck!! Time to step it up!! What a great line
Technical "ability" is just a small percentage of what's required to create & sustain an act with the size/success of Metallica. Unfortunately the haters haven't clocked this, probably never will & are thus doomed to remain in their basements & playing crappy local gigs. Lars has a level of drive/vision equivalent to a team of normal humans......that's the edge that he needed & has used for decades to his advantage.
Well said sir
Perfect sum up of Lars’ role in Metallica
Mostly what is required is...
COCAINE.
And Lars has plenty of that.
Lars Ulrich is still my main influence on drums for years since "RIDE THE LIGHTING" came out! Everyone's getting older now but what can you do but to play the best you can...
Asking Ulrich about playing the drums is like asking C.C. Deville from Poison about guitar.
C.C. is actually a decent guitarist.
Lars is the heartbeat of Metallica. His fills are just as important to these songs as Neil Peart’s parts are in Rush tunes. It’s part of the song that gives it an identity. Who doesn’t air drum Sad But True, simple much like the opening fill on Air Tonight from Phil Collins. It’s not always about a dick measuring contest…
I met his old drum teacher at a drum store in Santa Ana in 2005. Next time I was in the LA area in 2009, it was gone.
"Doing the best thing for the song". Yes! That's a major thing that my drum teacher drilled into my young mind. A drummer should play for the song not over it, unless you can sound like Keith Moon.
without lars, there wouldnt be metallica
🖤 Lars!! He's one of the reasons I picked
up sticks & inspired me so much early on!
My double-kick style owes a great deal to
Mr. Ulrich, I'm also a composer and one of
my greatest skills is arranging others' riffs
into cohesive, coherent meaningful songs.
Lars paved the way for so many of us...😎
I need a drummer like that - let's jam 🤘
@@dowens3781 💪😎👍 I'm in Boston, where
are you? What style? Guitarist (with vox?)...
Working on 32-track ProTools demos with a
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@@markchristopher420
I'm currently in Vegas, but I've lived in SoCal most of my life. I play guitar and sing. My stuff is mainly influenced by Sabbath and Metallica.
@@dowens3781 Awesome! Too bad we're not
closer, bro... Best wishes & rock on!! 😎🎸
@@markchristopher420
Yeah, for sure - I can't find anyone here in Vegas. And thanks - you too 🤘
Being iconic is more important than raw skill. Look at the ramones- still selling shirts even though they basically suck. Lars is talented and if it wasn’t for him we may not even know the name hetfield.
What people forget is that many come in to drums and music through various/diverse paths. Some are certainly technical super stars, yet others might be more limited but are very musical and come up with quirky interesting parts and collaborate well. There is no set formula..music is art ultimately and thus anyone can rise to the top so long as they have something unique to “say”.
It doesn’t matter what ppl say about Lars. No one can deny he was on fire back in the day. Blackened and One were real eye openers!
I loved his drumming on the older albums they were not complicated to air drum to and they are complicated enough that I want to learn it and practice it. I’ve seen his recent clips and at his age trying to continue doing his thing is just awesome. If his parts were some Thomas Lang or Virgil Doanti level, I would’ve probably quit drumming at a young age. He definitely helped a lot of kids for sure.
Drummers get no respect. Always liked Lars style on all the songs . Saw Dave and Joey fill in for Metallica, didn’t feel right. There is such a thing as overplaying
Yeah, the band didn't have the same groove without Lars. Jordison was especially terrible.
When you can sit down and think about what you want to do you can create amazing things. Taking your time to meticulously place everything in the right spot and play it back to see if it fits and flows well can be a very rewarding thing. Aside from just jamming and coming up with stuff off the cuff.
With Metallica I'm not just air guitaring, I also fingerdrum their songs all the time. I'm a one band, when I listen to: Eye of the Beholder, And Justice for all, One, Sad But True. Unique drum parts besides the awesome guitar riffs.
Someone else who recognizes Charlie as one of the greats
Couldn’t agree more ! To me he is easily one of the best metal drummers of all time let alone best metal musicians of all time considering he writes most of Anthrax’s music on guitar.
Probably the most underrated metal musician of all time. His skill level is brilliant.Absolute bonafide legend.
@@KB-th9jm
Yeah, he's a solid guitarist as well.
@@dowens3781 sure is mate and has written some of the heaviest metal riffs in the last 38 years.
MOP was his masterpiece. The drums served every song.
Battery 89!
Lars' best drumming is on the "Justice" album, in my opinion of course.
Say what you Will but drums on justice are perfection
he didnt have to keep up the same intensity of AJFA on every album after.
It would just be nice if you would of at least been able to be tighter live every tour after
Maybe here lies the real reason for the non-existent bass on AJFA. The album's mixer, Steve Thompson, said that it was Lars that insisted on dropping the bass to an inaudible level and that Hetfield just went along with it. And here we have Lars admitting he wanted to 'push the drums into the foreground' during this period.
He said the same thing I've said to every person I hear calling him shit. He plays FOR THE SONG, not to be the fastest or most technical guy out there.
Lars was great on AJFA.
Not the most technically talent in terms of playing in drums but he's my all time favourite drummer. In past few years, ulrich idk but i think his sound engineer is the one to blame, maybe? His kit now is freakin sounding good for me and his consistency. Man, i love lars, papa het, hammett and trujillo too. Metallica has been part of my life
He was a trailblazer back in the 80's and his influence is very strong in todays rock music. I do wish however that he did not take his foot off the pedal, I really miss the angry Metallica.
As much as people talk Shit about Lars, his honesty of how basically “I was just a fan trying to play drums and then we got famous “ thing I believe that. And that’s awesome especially since his drums on “Justice “ for being a “mediocre drummer “ as some say .. well let’s see your most iconic album top “And justice for all” at the same time period.
Simple doesn't mean shitty.
Lars has made millions being an adequate drummer in a popular band.
His playing on the song "One" got everyone's attention, but It's the band's songs and his personality that made him famous, not his drumming.
I don't agree with all of his opinions but that has nothing to do with his playing.
He found his own way to make a career, and it really doesn't matter if he was formally trained or not.
Rock drumming isn't a competition, it's an exhibition. There's room for everyone.
The most covered drummer in metal/ rock. Everybody wants his job!!
I've his drumming, he goes along with the guitar and vocals more so than the Bass, which is unique. Maybe his style wouldn't work in most bands, but no one else could drum in metallica the same way.
I believe that contributes to something Bob said to Jason, which is that, in this band you don't go with the drums. Meaning Jason had much more estate. And even then he managed to lock on the drums.
I don't think he's worthy of all the criticism he gets. There are periods of his career where his drumming is less than good, but he's kicking ass now because he's putting the time into practicing.
Lars adds way more feel to the song than any other metal drummwrs IMO he’s the best IMO
lombardo has the final say on lars. as silly as it sounds, he's very "jazz" in his approach. he's playing to the guitar riffs instead of doing standard grooves, like a jazz guy would. his tempo can be shakey, but remember he's following hetfield....
That might well prove to be my doorway to jazz. Metallica puts me to school. Again.
Most drummers/bassists now want to be the star. Lars and the rest of Metallica always made the song the most important thing.
One the best most influential rock/metal drummers of all time.
Haters think they know more than Lars about Metallicas songsbut in reality they’re just obsessed Lars haters who are just jealous that their favorite Drummer never got the same recognition or as successful than Lars.
Imagine thinking you know more about Metallica’s drumming ability than Lars himself who helped design and write their own songs.
People who are attacking Lar's drumming because they just don't like him...
Lars is the only one original member of Metallica, he and James founded the band, but Lars is the only member who never been in any other band, Metallica is all he knows. Without him it won’t be Metallica.
That’s very very true. The story went he was the one who (stole?!) the name Metallica from Ron Quintana
"Weakest thrash drummer" yet author of the most recognizable double kick beat in music
The guy was like an olympic athele on drums in their speed metal years. I always wanted to know how tf he actually learned. As well as how he got that clicky sound in his bass drum, was he the first to have that super punchy kick? The only guy I know that had that sound was vinnie paul and maybe Matthew mcdonugh of mudvayne.
Not sure why everyone is always saying that he is not good. Who wants to hear everyone sounding alike.
As a guitar player let me say this, all I need from a drummer is keeping the band on time. What I want is something original or at least original-ish...
1:02 Lars looks cute as hell in this pic
It's something EVERY player should learn: how to support the rest of the band with what you're doing.
Music isn't about technical skill, it's about art. His drumming is great, play along to some metallica songs with a guitar bass or some drums, it feels so good. I'd rather play with someone like him than a death metal drummer. Groove is king, no I don't think hes the best drummer ever, but hes is definitely good. I bet most of you in the comments here are way better than him technically, but do you have the feel he does? I used to think shredding was the ultimate expression of guitar, I've learned it is just one tool. Could you imagine Metallica with Thomas Haake type drumming? (there is my nest youtube search)
Lombardo doesn't have a single writing credit to his name..lol
OK, first, I'll admit that I'm not a musician nor a student of music theory. But I just don't understand the vicious criticism of Lars Ulrich's drumming skills. When I listened to Metallica's first four albums especially, I was in awe of the drum rolls and fills and cymbals l crashes that he wove into so many of their songs.
Was he as technical as Nicko McBrain, or as tight and propulsive as Dave Lombardo? Well, maybe not quite. But man, his drumming worked so well with Metallica's music.
And that's what matters most. Band chemistry is far more important than individual technical skills.
@@dowens3781 exactly
He makes alot of good point's here.
I always thought that Lars Ulrich was a great power drummer kind of like Joey kramer from aerosmith he had a lot of power but he could play intricate things as well and live his playing could be a little sloppy
A year and a half documentary kind of counters what he's saying here as it presents countless arguments between him and Bob Rock about the prominence of drums on the Black album songs
He didn't say that he didn't want the drums to be prominent on that album - he said he focused on trying to play simpler more grooving beats as opposed to playing more technically and showing off his chops.
Like him or not well i do he is and the band i grew up on metallica he inspired lots and tons of drummer now they are legion 👏👏👏🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🥁🥁🥁🇨🇦🇨🇦
He’s a jazz drummer
Yeah the drum solos on Binge and Purge was Lars in his prime as far showing off ability.
What album do you guys think has his best drumming?
For me, Master of Puppets comes to mind. Maybe AJFA. I was listening to Disposable Heroes the other day and I was like damn, the drumming is pretty tight on this one.
I think because Lars never did what he did again after Justice is why, I think people were expecting him to do that again at some point
Oh shit, a Lars video, let me get into trendy hate lars mode
You don’t always have to be the best to be the best!
Nice and humble. I like it
The pic at 25 seconds...where is that from
About the song ,hear that other drummers about the song the riff Grove swing , LARS IS EPIC AND EASY CAN SIT WITH BONHAM PERT
I hope Metallica will tour Australia in the future.
He’s the reason I drum.
And Justic for All is his best work. IMO
All these people who argue about if hes a good drummer or not. You both miss the point. He was influential on the band espescially because of his songwriter skills. If you dont get that you have no clue of music at all.
Is that Chris jericho interviewing him?
On coke, he's unstoppable. Listen to the Battery drum track.
Yep Lars is definitely one of the drummers
The best drummer of all of Metallica's drummers. That's a fact!
Lars is more than just the drummer in this band. James and Lars are the sole of the band thats more than most drummers.. I don't get the hate either
Lars has always been a great studio drummer I think after the black album he became sloppy live and that's where the criticism comes from, there are a lot of recordings out there that prove this. I still think the man is a legend and fantastic drummer but also get the criticism. He has stepped up his game lately especially for his age. But to any hater out there if there is no Lars there's no Metallica period.
The problem is Phil Rudd style doesnt work for Metallica
It did on the Black Album songs.
Jeff Campitelli !
Lars is awesome!
I don't care what anyone says, Lars is a beast!
Lars is the worlds Worst, best rated drummer yet the Best, worst rated drummer all at the same time.
After the Black album he just went full Lars on everything, and it was like one step forward two steps back for the rest of his career. I still like his drumming on the first 4 or 5 albums.
Love his style or hate it, its unique, and sounds great at times when under proper supervision or in his younger days.
so is that why he downsized his kit after the black album?
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