The Impossible Job Of Metallica's Drummer
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Lars Ulrich has the impossible job of being Metallica's drummer. But what makes his job so hard? In this video you're going to learn everything that it takes to drum for the worlds biggest metal band. And trust me, being Lars Ulrich is not easy!
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Not a test of skill, or knowledge, or creativity... But dumb f uc k ing luck ?
Lol - no one cares.
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Awesome video but Antarctica literally means "opposite of bears". There is no polar bear in Antarctica ;)
Great video, only Polar Bears live in Northern hemisphere and penguins live in Southern Hemisphere
He's written some of the most iconic and memorable drum beats in metal. Everyone plays air drums to Metallica
Exactly. Everyone does. Because everyone can. Because he's easy and his job is the easiest metal drummer on earth. He writes good for pop metal because they just want the drums to shut up, keep a beat, and stay out of the way - he does that great. He used to have a great style and I did learn from him in the beginning, like most metal drummers.
@@johnlennon6790 you must not have heard And Justice For All.
@@Peatman I remember buying that album the day it came out, and saw them live on that tour - every tour since Ride The Lightning to Justice,
He did great on that album. Master of Puppets too, his best stuff, some hard beats on there.
@@johnlennon6790 I'm sorry dude, I totally missed the last sentence of your first reply. That's awesome you were there at the time. I was too young in '88 but The Black Album became my gateway to all that came before, and AJFA is in my blood. Still a benchmark for complex metal 35 years later. That 1/16th shift he makes coming out of the solo in Blackened puts the whole riff on its head for a bit and the way he transitions back into regular mode is extremely skilled. I'll never get over that haha.
I'm tired of all the Lars-bashing nowadays, it's way out of proportion.
I play air drums to Iron Maiden.
As a drummer, I definitely think Lars is a good drummer. People who aren't drummers often think Lars has timing issues, but, he maintains time and adds complexity by starting on the 3 count instead of in the traditional 1 or 4 count. Edit: Finally a video that doesn't trash Lars, thank you!!
Well put!
I actually think it's the other way around. I think it's drummers that know he has timing issues but aren't humble enough to admit that his style is what made Metallica so big. Lars is actually a great writer as well bc half the songs are co-written by him. He has an unusual approach to the songs and that's what's awesome.
100%
That’s fax
Only reason I'm not the biggest fan of Lars is because he only does the basic eight notes on hihat and kick and quarters on snare. I know that he's changed now but he's not super creative. I mean, he's a good drummer but I'm just not a die hard fan of em.
I will never understand the hate Lars gets. He created some of the most memorable and fun drum parts in all of rock and metal. Nothing can take this away from him!
maybe cuz he can't play properly his own songs?
The hate is towards his later years as a drummer
in this case my brother, a bass player who whos band toured with metallica said this guy was the biggest asshole he has ever met (thats saying a lot.. there are quite a few out there). it might play a role in some of it? i understand a lot of ppl dont care and will worship any turd of a human being regardless. i get it though. i liked david lee roths music but the guy was just not a good human being.
It’s pretty well known that Lara follows James’s rhythm, which is the opposite of how that’s supposed to work. He’s not the best or flashiest drummer and that’s fine, but I think he stays in the band through extortion rather than skill.
@@drodgyn Lars is in the band because he co-founded the band and even if his drumming is not so original in the last 15 years, his understanding of composition and arrangement of songs is still very much an asset in the band's songwriting.
That is the great thing about music. It is not (only) about who plays best and who is the goat on his instrument. It is about passion and how you feel the music. He plays with so much emotion.
Metallica and Lars were the initial motivation to learn and play drums. I never totally understood the hate for Lars, he's truly inspirational.
My condolences
You are absolutely right. So it was with me. But how many supporters, so many opponents.
He's a prick, that's part of it. Second part is not really his fault - that people apparently need to think their favorite bands are amazing at their instruments, next level geniuses that are so creative and inspirational they only play basic patterns. Something about "it's the notes they don't play" or some such nonsense. Lars has the easiest job of any metal drummer. Ever. I mean seriously..name one band that has easier drums than Lars. It's expected with Metallica anyway, they're pop metal now, so just keep a beat and let James and Kirk run bar chords all over it.
@@johnlennon6790 It's almost as if being a master musician is more commendable than "Unhinged amateur drummer who can't stfu"
@@Rico24337 or an unhinged "master musician's" cuk pet cokholster defending his honor in youtube comments.
Lars is the definition of a Metal drummer, he's not only energetic but his charisma on stage is epic, the dude is almost 60 and still banging those drums like a 20 year old drum God, his arrangement of songs and studio work is second to none, he's unique and original and glad he's still alive kicking ass every day, Metallica is not Metallica with out him and his respect is not only tremendous but deserved. He's as human as human can be and hope he stays that way for many years. Long live Metallica 🤘 ❤
A 20 year old that sucks at playing drums 😂
@@MyGerko Jealousy is an evil monster.
@@DeadDad1 jealousy of what? Success? Thats just luck, he doesnt have the talent to be that great, he was in the right place at the right moment, so, i cannot ve jealous of that, he still sucks at drums
@@MyGerko Just luck? Yeah sure. 🙄. I would be more than willing to bet you couldn't play to his quality nor could you hold up and play at the level he constantly plays at during their shows and be 60. It seems like you don't actually appreciate how difficult his drum lines are. It's always easy to armchair quarterback things while sitting on your couch. Jealousy of his success has made you bitter.
That would be the definition of a rock drummer. Metal is about aggression, power, precision, complexity, originality and dexterity. See Gene Hoglan for reference.
I grew up with these guys. i'm 42 now, and i "LOVE´EM ALL"⚡⚡ Cliff and Jason included.
I love the off-time Cymbal hit, when he does it on 2 and hits it with the Snare it's like a really clever way to accent that backbeat. Like an organic reverb accent or something for the snare hit.
That's a really good way to describe it🎉
He is said to have taken that idea from Deep Purple's Ian Paice,
@@Number1mole Right on, I never knew that. I'll have to keep an ear out for it next time a Deep Purple song comes on
For me as a young drummer, most of his stuff was playable, which was really cool for me. Like, I couldn’t just get up and start playing Megadeth, way too complicated, but I could play a lot of Metallica, which was a good starting point for playing more difficult stuff. Thanks Lars!
Even when I started learning guitar I started with acoustic Metallica songs. fade to black, nothing else matters and one. Good beginner songs I’d say.
The first difference is Lars is the one that makes Metallica drum parts interesting and fun to play for a young drummer. I loved Megadeth when growing up but not for its drumming.
The second difference is I don't think drums in Megadeth (early) is particularly difficult. Most pretty straight forward, in some it tries to match Mustaine's genious tricks.
Megadeth is Mustaine in substance. Metallica is Hatfield and Lars in substance. No Lars = No Metallica as we know of.
That's why people say he's not a good drummer, because his playing is so basic. It only shows how little creativity he has when it comes to writing his beats. He uses the simplest most basic beat in almost all of their songs and never pushes his writing skills forward.
@@dancer_to_a_discrodant_system
Hahaha. Really? So you say that for instance Harvester of Sorrow beats, or One were simple basic beats. Okeyyy! Lol
The reason he wanted to play Metallica beats (of course it depends on which era he is talking about. After black album they are not that difficult, pre black album, they are not that simple to learn) is not that they were easy but because they were musically intracate and more interesting.
All these years (since 89) I have also listened to early Megadeth like Metallica but the drums in Megadeth did not interest me that much except a few songs. To this day when I sit on my drummer every day, I play many many Metallica, Dream Theater, songs etc. I only bothered to learn Holy Wars and Tornado of Souls.
In 90s, whenever I listened Megadeth I always air guitared headbanging, whenever I listened Metallica I always air drummed. That's the difference of Lars.
@@MnyFrNthng Yah, I understand... I actually think Lars was a really good drummer in the 80's (pre black album), but got worse over the years.
At first I thought maybe you were a beginner drummer, but from the moment you said you play Dream Theater I took you way more seriously 😅
I will always love Metallica. Lars is a tricky bag indeed, with some of the best drumming contributions to metal, but no doubt that many things made him flawed in the process. He rather is a one-of-a-kind as far as metal standards are concerned, sometimes for better, and for worse. Many are better and more professional than Lars, but there is still only one Lars, and I'd still rather have no one else behind the kit for Metallica. That is just how I see it.
Lars has created a name for himself as a drummer which is certainly no easy task! I agree, there's only one Lars!
@@DrumBeatsOnline For sure!
And in the END - drumming is NOT about being BETTER or PROFESSIONAL - it is exactly and fundamentally about DRUMMING - giving a PULSE and BEAT and LIFE to something organic as composition of musical piece - I never understand people who judge by being not BETTER or more PRO - you understand - PEACE 🤘
he gets the job done just fine.....it's just drumming....there is always someone better out there.
I’d much rather have a flawed musician contributing his feelings/emotions and - yes - even mistakes and sloppiness, than have a human metronome or click-track keeping perfect time. Lars is a great heavy metal drummer which is indeed an awesome accomplishment. Especially considering he’s self taught etc. He is exactly what Metallica needed from day one; well, maybe not day ONE LOL!! But, he caught on quick enough! Let’s not forget his many other contributions to the band as well. What other drummer sits around with their record producer in the studio arranging, producing songs etc. for days after all other members have gone home? Idk of any. Lars has much more input on the final production of their music than anyone. They have a system, that system definitely works… and Lars is the backbone of that system.
I consider Kirk to also be one of the 'original' band members cause he recorded Kill Em All which is the first MetallicA album (the previous recording being a demo - No Life Till Leather in 82' ) after Dave Mustaine got kicked out of the band. The same I considered Cliff to be the original bass player for the same reason.
Would Kirk really count if he just re-recorded Dave's parts on most of the songs on the albums
That's not how this works. Depending on whether you consider Lloyd Grant a full member or not, Kirk was their third or fourth lead guitarist. That would be like saying Ringo was the Beatles' first drummer simply because he played on their first album, ignoring all the drummers that preceded him.
The original lineup of Metallica was Lars, James, Hugh Tanner (lead) and Ron McGovney (bass). Hugh left after a handful of sessions, which meant they had no lead guitarist, so Lloyd Grant filled in for their first studio recording ("Hit the Lights" on the _Metal Massacre I_ comp). Dave Mustaine was next to join, then they fired McGovney and brought in Cliff Burton.
@@RockandrollNegro
I would argue that being from before Kill 'Em All was recorded, Grant, Lloyd, and McGovney enter more in the Pete Best territory of being a member before hitting the big time, so they do not count most of the time [Mustaine is another story because he composed a lot for both KEA and Ride The Lightning and Kirk was asked to copy Mustaine's solos].
Also, calling the first recording of Hit The Lights a studio recording is funny, since it was recorded on a cassette recorder that did multi-track, in a garage.
Every member of Metallica are certainly entertainers in a very special way. However, Clif was the only musician. A composer of his craft. Mastered his music with over 2,000 hours of extremely disciplined practice before he had even turned 18 years old. He was a marksman amongst cowboys from the beginning. Clif Burton is the type of musician we should aspire to be.
What an ignorant comment. So someone who makes a living playing music isn't a musician? 🤣😂
Well, except for the dying of course.
I got to shake Cliff’s sweaty hand being in the front of the crowd when they played at Skedsmohallen in Norway just days before the accident. That was the first time they visited Norway, with Anthrax as support.
well 2000 is not much though
@@catobekkevold8333That’s actually so cool
Bold thing to suggest that James, Robert, Kirk and Lars are not musicians. But I guess you're qualified to determine what a musician is and what is not.
One of the most influential drummers ever. Gotta love Lars.
👊🤘
Not influential for drumming however.
@@leagueofotters2774 Yes, he is influential for drumming. You know many people found Metallica as their first metal band? Do you know how many people found double bass with Lars in songs like One appearing in live TV? Do you know how many people fell in love with drums with Lars playing? I have a great example. Do you like Gojira? If so, you would be surprised to know that Mario Duplantier is a huge Lars fan and the Justice album was basically his motivation to play drums. Look at him now, he is one of the best drummers ever.
@@HeavyRaiden Everyone loved playing Metallica drums because they were easy...not because they were good. There is a marked difference. Can still be an influence, of sorts, but let's be clear that skilled and influential are not mutually inclusive. You can suck at what you do, and still be influential in some way or another. Lars' playing was influential because it was so easy. A gateway, if you will. NOT because it was good, nor because he was skilled - every drummer that starts with Metallica quickly out-does him.
@@mikehancock9887 What is good and what isn't is subjective. Now, it's undeniable and factual that he made a big impact in drumming, influencing thousands of people to be interested in drums, even if he wasn't a prodigy at his instrument. Dude knows his metal, is a great composer and he has groove. To me it's dumb to call him a bad drummer.
Some of the first truly memorable drum beats I heard were from Metallica. I was as guilty as the next drummer in writing off Lar's tracks as boring. Now, a decade on the other side, my opinion has totally flipped. Fantastic, iconic beats that everyone can air drum along with. Not only that, but you can jam so many in a row, which is a testament to solid song choreography.
Jason Newstead is the douche of the band. He killed Supernova wanting song choice control. There was 3 songs on album wort a $10 cd, all Lukas Rossi Originals. other gay crap Jason's
He is also a great writer (doing most arranging for metallica songs) and has great business acumen.
THANKS. Finally a person who had the guts to give Lars all the credit and respect that he fully deserves! 🤘🤘🤘
This was an unexpected video. Loved it tho. Will always love Lars, he's seriously showing that even without crazy technical abilities you can have tons of fun behind the kit. And you just gotta love Metallica's music and his energy on stage \m/
Lars = Ringo. Under-rated, but not by much. Overshadowed by the rest of the talent but also indispensable to the sound of the band. Would have been a nobody but ended up with a wildly successful career…so…Scoreboard, haters. Like me 😂
Lars is a genius, not very many drummers have ever done what he has accomplished, A leader of one of the biggest band s, creator of a whole new genre a showman with frontman qualities behind the drums actually there wasn’t nor ever will be one like him RESPECT
Are you on crack or something 😂😂😂 He's the worst metal drummer of all time and only one who plays worse over time.
He's a prick, though. He hasn't accomplished much as a drummer. He has some cool style stuff that he did back in the day, and that has stuck with me, that's about it. He doesn't use the hats, has no foot coordination, which is required to use hats and double bass without cheating. I loved learning Metallica songs because they were so easy - you could play along instantly. He has the easiest metal drumming job out there - there are no other bands with easier drums than Lars.
@@johnlennon6790 I half agree. There is no easier drumming job than metallica? Look at your username? Ringo isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles.
@@sidetrak85 that's no kidding. Similar to Lars, Ringo had a couple style things that I think are interesting, and that's about it, these are very simplified players, and that's their thing.
Ngl the riffs carry most metallica songs. And he doesn't really have any technical ability. He's just a one trick pony. Metallica might be geniuses together, but just lars? No.
I’ve always liked his drumming and loved watching him play. Songs like fuel and others sound amazing
I also think those ahead sticks helped his wrist heal
Cause like all those years of aggressive drumming with wood sticks could give you carpel tunnel, like he was a heavy heavy hitter I think technique was the last thing he was focusing on while jamming out
Can you imagine being 60 years old and having to play the drums for Metallica? Lars is a fucking powerhouse for his age.
Ask Nicko McBrain that same question. Danny Carey? Lars is a lightweight.
@@HandlesAreForTools 500% while we are there, lets ask Dave Lombardo who is 58 (but whatever) and plays both more complex, more physical and more acccurate drums than Lars. If we're talking "Drummer Olympics", Lars has no chance and age is not a factor. Not dimissing what he's done musically, just can't agree at all with "the age" argument or the "drumming style" argument
He's a fruitfly of a drummer, he's also a marxist. Him and Kirk are dried up.
Tommy Aldridge “Hold my sticks”
A funny/interesting addition to his prospective Tennis career; Both his parents were professional Tennis players and Lars was one of the top teenage male Tennis players in Denmark. When he moved to the US he tried to pursue his tennis career, tried out for the high school team and didn't make it. The level of skill/competition from Denmark to USA was so huge that he couldn't keep up.
The four horsemen run was iconic to me as a teen, I always wanted to witness stage antics like that
In every single Metallica documentary, we can see that Lars is the one who puts the pieces together.
He gets all the fragments of the instruments, make the riffs and the base talk to each other and combine all of it with his drums. Without him, we wouldn't have many of Metallica's classics (I wish he had ditched "Saint Anger", but no one is perfect).
And the Napster thing ended up being the basis for any music streaming service. Quality music without having to download 20 different versions with viruses.
I still get made fun of for sighting Lars as one of my biggest drumming heroes, he's great. Thank you for not trashing Lars Gabe!
citing* :p
There's nothing wrong with having Lars as an influence. Most metal drummers will tell you they started with a Lars riff. The problem comes when idiots start claiming he's the best drummer, or any kind of producer at all. He's largely a napoleonic a hole that can't accept the fame of being in Metallica, no... he has to take credit for all kinds of things he doesn't do, isn't good at, and do it loudly. People don't like him as a result. Just to be clear, he's also a trash drummer that can't play his own material.
He's not great, not even good. He was for a while in the 80's, but he never improved, he even regressed. As long as you don't go around trying to tell people otherwise, I see no issue with having him as an influence. Take what you can use, throw the rest out.
Having hearing problems myself while also being a musician, It is really inspiring and comforting to hear about how he continues to rock, despite the constant struggle dealing with tinitis, along with everything else he goes through.
What's that? Chilling in his SF hills mansion with a gold plated shark tank, looking forr cover bands to protest?
@@x8jason8xit's been over 20 years already
For a very brief period as a young teen I was in this band that was kinda set up by this local music lesson place. We never played together for more than a couple years but from where I stood in that room we practiced the drummer was directly to my left and I got hearing damage from the crash symbol that I still hear the effects of occasionally in my left ear. Hearing loss is no joke man, once it starts going you don't get it back.
Lars Ulrich to me is the most unappreciated drummer of all-time. I don't care what anyone says the man can play!!
You forgot something. Not only everything you said in this video, hes, to my knowledge, the mastermind behind Metallica as a brand, and i think owns the majority of it. So hes also an excellent businessman.
Tinnitus is the biggest struggle I deal with as a Drummer
Lars is an absolute legend. His signature drum sound is what makes Metallica, Metallica !
To have played for so long, and still keep going at it is a stuff of champions. What a man ! ❤
tons of the hate he gets is from him being a basic human being, people fight, people get injured, people reach breaking points. He is the greatest drummer in history
Just discovered your channel. Excellent video, very well done. Keep up the great work!.
He's also a great arranger. One of the best in metal IMO.
Yeah. We've heard those arrangements on the last 8 album... So shit.
St Anger! Arranger? This piece of crap of a band havent made a good records since the Black album. Overrated and non relevant and it's fanboys like you that think it's metal.
Factually false. Everything he's done in control of production was hated. Everything creative in Metallica left with Mustaine or died with Cliff.
@@x8jason8xbro acted like he didn't arrange song structures Dave Mustaine has yet to reproduce, and cliff Burton was proud to sign off on.
@@mistersunshine1330 So we're just out here making things up? Guess it makes sense, Lars does, so why not his fans?🤣
Lars musicality as a drummer and composer and his gift as a manager is absolutely need to be studied at berkley.
Maybe the management. Especially the PR, because people actually believe this nonsense.
This was sarcasm, right?
@@justinestabrooks2657you do realize Lars does more in Metallica than just play the drums right
@@southpark645 yes I'm aware of that. Doesn't over shadow his suck.
WOW - just found this video but excellently put together and shows a huge respect towards Lars. He might not be the most precise person in timing, but I agree he has created some very strong and memorable drum patterns for the songs, and yes, he's one of the core engines on Metallica even today. Just listen to Lux Aeterna - what he does there is just fenomeal! Thanks for this summary video, good job!
I have the same tenitus in both ears, have been playing drums since 8, with headphones and volume cranked because I couldnt hear the band over loudness of my playing. Doctors told me turning music up is worst I could have done, when turning drum sound down was key! Well great for studio work, try do that on tour 58 gigs with 25-50K cranked up meetal heads yelling so loud we felt the stage rumble. So now at age 59, I use in-ears that tone down the noise of the beats and fills..cymbals are biggest aide to my keeping time, cause its always the intro-outro leading into next bar.
Fantastic video! Interesting to watch, well made and narrated! And I totally agree on the main point. Too many people say stuff about Lars and I always think: how the hell did such a bad drummer end up in the biggest and most influential band in the world? And how come people to this day are inspired to start drums by him, play his drum parts, and try to recreate his iconic sounds (like the kick in AJFA)? They might be missing something here.
Huge fan of Larse. It is a task to actually play his stuff and synch it sometimes. I know that a lot of the songs are written before they record but they way they records it seems to be in pieces and they learn the song as they record. I also get his tinnitus and deafness cos I suffer the same thing. Been playing rock for 40 years and been playing live for at least 15 of it. So i totally get that part of it.
My band and percussion teacher in HS was losing his hearing at the time. He always made sure the drummers and percussionists had ear plugs. A habit I have to this day almost 20yrs later.
I was born with Tinnitus, yeah the ringing never stops, just varies in volume depending on circumstances.
14:41 I was at that show! Download Festival 2004! Was an absolutly insane night! Dave Lombardo from Slayer opened the set and was amazing then Joey kept such a high tempo they flew through songs during his part of the set! I love lars but that night Metallica had a different kind of energy that night!
Was such an introduction to Download, it was my first year going and have been every year since! Cant wait for this year, Slipknot and Metallica headlining again! 🤘
Dang that's crazy! So cool that you got to be part of that once in a lifetime show! I'm sure Dave and Joey absolutely killed it.
I'm stoked to be playing Download this year as well! I'm honored to be sharing the stage with these absolute legends!
@@DrumBeatsOnline I actually cant wait to see you guys! Really been into I Prevail in the last couple years, helped me through some tough times! 💜
Was also at that show. Also my first time at Donington and seeing them. Was beyond amazing to see other bands step up and help tallica out. Such an amazing weekend!!
My wife and I did a cover of The Unforgiven III from Death Magnetic! You can hate Lars all you want be he writes for the song and his drumming is so fun to play! Great video!
Awesome job, great video man!
I’ve had tinnitus (ringing in your ears) since 1988, before I even started listening to Metallica (although listening to Metallica hasn’t helped), it’s now 2023, 35 years later, and it’s absolute torture. I can be sat in a completely silent room and but for me, it’s far from silent. It’s 24/7 for 35 years and counting.
I went through 4 pairs of those AHead metal drumsticks. Hell, I broke one within 2 minutes into band practice and I just bought them before said practice. I hit the bell on my Zildjian Projection Ride, and the stick snapped in half. Then I found 5B oak to be the go to for me and those lasted a lot longer. Oh yeah, replacing the plastic sleeve was a pain in the ass with using all the wrong tools.
To be fair, I did hit the drums hard. I didn't really know it at first. But then I noticed all the band mates would blink every time I hit the snare.
Pro Mark 5B oak have been my go-to sticks since I started playing in the late 80’s. 👍🏽
Lars's ability goes so far beyond drumming, he is the one who shaped the Enter Sandman riff, his producing abilities are amazing tbh
Clearly you haven't heard Justice for All and St Anger if you're saying he has amazing production ability 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@chaddejager4429 And Justice for All is a masterpiece the way it was released what are you talking about?
@@chaddejager4429 ok 😁
Lars was the reason one of their albums has NO BASS. Because he kept crying that he couldn't hear his drums, so they ended up turning down the bass completely.
@@bulkvanderhuge9006 Bass in thrash metal is just frequency spectrum filling anyway. I like the raw sound of the album.
I agree man. One of the toughest songs i have covered so far on drums are from metallica.
Was at that show in 2004. Download festival. My first tike seeing them and the replacements they got did a phenomenal job.
Thankfully got to see them again in 06. Back to full strength and another killer show. 🤘
Lars deserves respect and credit. We are all human.
love that you blended a lot of random stories that keep it interesting, there are some mistakes such as their original bassist was Ron, not cliff, and the " studio recording session " was just a jam session but it's no big deal!
People bash him because they think his job is easy, they think they can do better. If they were in his position they wouldn't even last 4 years let alone 40.
If people are so great then why isn't their band selling 100 million albums? 🤣Lars never cared, he's doing his own thing, living his best life, nothing to prove to anyone. It's always a great video if someone appreciates Lars!
So glad you enjoyed it overall!
I agree, Lars is a great example of someone who has continued to push forward despite what anyone else has to say about him!
"If people are so great then why isn't their band selling 100 million albums?"
So then why isn't yours? If you even have one?
"People bash him because they think his job is easy, they think they can do better."
Because most drummers that advance past 3 months of drumming, can in fact do better. Touring isn't easy, but if you're getting millions to hang out with Metallica and pretend you know anything at all about music, I'd also say there are TONS of drummers that can (and would) fill that role for life, would do a better job, and do so gladly without being such an obnoxious clown.
"It's always a great video if someone appreciates Lars!"
It's easy clickbait for millions of Gen X empty heads that are nostalgic in their 40's and 50's. I'm sure he appreciates that, I know I would appreciate an easy couple hundred bucks telling derps what they already have confirmation bias over. Just glad I learned to produce better than Lars, at least I won't be stricken by sycophantic fan worship like most of my generation... apparently. LMAO!
@@x8jason8x There was just no point in that
@@sonnyhall9483 So equally no point in you saying anything. Good day.
Ron McGovney was the original bassist for Metallica before Cliff
Very well said. I have been waiting for someone to acknowledge Lars. I am very critical cynic when it comes to drums but I am also not a jerk and can see through the flash. Lars gets too much hate and it’s about time someone recognized how great he is. He does suck when he doesn’t practice, but when he’s on, he’s fucking on!!!
I live with the costant ringing in my ears and partial deafness too. Its awful to start but you just kinda get used to it and your brain does a pretty good job blocking the constant ringing out
I grew up listening and drumming to (or tried to at 1st) Lars. I always thought he was really good, and then the take down of Napster was brilliant (increase rates Naptify). The guy is a legend
Hearing damage can be prevented by wearing hearing protection. Once your hearing is damaged, it can’t be fixed.
thanks for your job. I played during two years in a metallica tribute s band and it was a challenge to play the first album s songs. Listen to the drum riffs in master of puppets, ride the lightning or justice and come back to talk about it. He wrote the history of metal and many drummers start to play because of him. The last part of "one" is one of the best drum riff of all time.
One of my favorite drummers, very underrated.
Lars was my favorite drummer as a kid. His first 5 albums were awesome.
This is a very well thought and done video!! Loved the walkthrough Lars' participation in metallica, but let's not forget he manages most of the band stuff as well, e.g. tour structure and setlists!
He manages shit becuase he's a controlling asshole who has to have his own way.
He's one of my favorite drummers of all time. His sound is iconic.
Lars is a great drummer when you think of what he's asked to play to. Metallica has some of the strangest breakdowns and fills and playing to it is harder than most think.
As a guitar player I see Lars as a percussionist. He hits things and makes sounds that on albums are in time. Those things work and work very well. Back in the late 80's and early 90's the guy had his chops together. You can't take away how f**king great the shows on Damaged Justice and the Wherever We May Roam Tour were. I think of him more like Bill Ward. Not a drummer that taps out traditional drum beats to keep a song happy, more playing something that rhythmically makes a song sound interesting. There have been times where he's been less than great since then but hats off to the guy for his art and craft.
But for me, Lars' biggest contribution isn't his drumming, heck, James can play drums better than him, it's in his arrangements and drive to get things done. He's like an Energizer Bunny that just wants to keep going and make songs better. The mindset of if someone says something can't be done he'll say "why not?"
One of my first feats as a drummer was being able to play the entire reload album at 9 years old. It all started with Metallica for me.
His bandmates don’t hate him. The drumming is just a small part of his role in Metallica. He is the CEO of the Metallica company.
very impressive as Lars can't do that himself
I love Lars he's the main reason I started to play the drums obviously Metallica as a whole but I always loved lars style of drumming and I try to play like him honestly
I'm amazed the guys in Metallica even HAVE hearing left to lose. When I saw them for the first time, my ears felt like I was underwater for almost a week. I began wearing earplugs to loud shows after that, and I was a lot younger then than they are now.
Man, this was sick. Killer work, this video was dope.
Really appreciate the kind words!! We worked hard on this one 😅
@@DrumBeatsOnline I can tell!! The production value on this is insane.
I've never understood the hate.
Lars is integral to the unique sound that is Metallica.
It started with Napster and became a meme afterwards. Most people are just copying what they read before.
And he is the composer, everything needs to be cherrent, just listen to James talking how integral Lars is to the music. You need someone to keep track of James, he doesn't have time to think about a riff, they just fall out and he says himself that he needs someone to tell him when a really good riff comes out.
Lars isn't professional someone said, what man misses 1 show only and isn't professional. If ppl can't grow past the time of the technical hype time, I dunno if they are listening to music or time signatures. He has grown to be my favored musician in this era, because is talks about the world, when James lives like a person who cannot offend Americans, so nothing gets said. War? No those songs aren't againstnor for wars he said. .disposable heroes is both positive and negative? Okay James, you do you.
When you are number one people get resentful.
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with regards to the hearing loss/tinnitus, yes i have it, ive had it for 30 years, ive grown up with it so i dont know any different, but i know some musicians whove had to retire from playing because of their hearing damage.
PROTECT YOUR EARS PEOPLE!!!!! dont run your IEMs too loud, dont have your music in your ears too loud for too long, if you have a monitor stack, wear earplugs (specifially the filter ear plugs that reduce the DBs)
As history has shown repeatedly, it's most often NOT the most technically talents musicians that produce the most iconic and influential music. Hetfield is kind of a song writing genius and Lars was his writing partner. They are legends.
I think Lars' drumming style only works in one band. It just happens to be the greatest band in the world^^ Nah but seriously, I love him and I couldn't imagine Metallica without him. He is the musical mastermind for sure and I love his energy and vibe on stage.
Joey Jordison imagined Metallica without Lars, and it was the best they ever sounded.
Keith Moon was also a drummer that worked with the Who, but would probably not work with any other band.
@@Tapp-Mourningwood Keith Moon was a great drummer actually. Yeah, some people call him sloppy, but he wasn't. Kind of an insult to compare him to Lard.
@x8jason8x I agree. I just think his style suited the Who. When Keith died and Kenney Jones took over, their music to me was less interesting and exciting. But Lars being suitable to Metallica is not a comparison to Keith other than their styles fit with their respective bands and not outside them. They just gelled with them better. To my ears anyway.
Listen to Seattle 1989 during the injustice tour Lars was unreal in he’s prime
I do have tinnitus, as the ringing in my ears, has decreased cause I have earplugs nowadays and started to use them after I got massive tinnitus. There are special musician earplugs that cut sounds in 80 dp. I think sometimes it is pride when people are neglecting their health.
Thank you for this Gabe! Been a big Metallica's fan since they came out, I loved what you did with this video, you rock! ✌️
Hey thanks! So glad that you enjoyed it! What's your favorite Metallica song??
Oh man that's got to be impossible to choose one but let's say Whiplash, Creeping death, Wherever I may roam, Orion, the call of Ktulu and of course Enter Sandman that you played come to mind. What about you?
Amazing video. Loved it!
Metallica S&M is the reason why I started drumming..When Lars is standing up during master of puppets intro and the symphony's going crazy.. Insane chills for a 12 year old. Thanks, Lars.
Great report, thanks for helping to make justice to one of the most influential drummers in the world
Metallica are bigger for a ton of reasons. The main one been Lars Ulrich. The guy has a business acumen and knowledge of how to promote and get Metallica out there that no metal band has. They've played on all continents. People can slag off Lars all they want drumming wise, but that guy for over 40 years has put his heart and soul into the engine that drives the machine of Metallica. Shirt designs, fan club magazines, photos, promotion, interviews, connections in the business, business models, artwork, artists, you name it, he has always had his brain clued in to all those avenues. It also helps that he is a killer arranger and has Hetfield musically, who stomps every rhythm guitarist in the genre. Oh, and also helps that all their songs arent about serial killers, hell, Nazi Death camps, Satan etc Not slamming Slayer either, one of my favourite bands in my thrash days. But Metallica are a beast that in metal only Sabbath and Maiden can approach on a mainstream level, and even then Metallica rule.
Lars ...one of a kind.... unique beats and fills that you memorize all life long ... 70 take nothing else matters !!! :) yes... but till now we enjoy watching this official video and we move our hands with lars ...the intro..the part he played rim shots and toms fills...simple, unforgettable and great to our ears.. This man devoted his life and music/play style only to the band.. Lars is an essential reason why metallica became the best heavy metal band in history.... i loved the video ..
I don't have to imagine. I can still hear the ring of my drummer's snare drum, 25 years later.
The Ahead sticks have been available (and I've been using them) for at least 20 years! Matt Sorum and Tommy Lee to name two were using them back then.
I could never get behind or defend someone's hate towards Lars.
Never have, never will.
Dude left his mark in the world with inarguably one of the biggest bands of all time and no one can argue otherwise.
Lars is the drummer that got me into drums 15 years ago.
"Can you beleave what it would be like to live with this constant ringing in your ears".. Well, I suffered from tinnitus for more than 10 years and from all the same reasons. I really couldn't sleep cause my ears were ringing all night long. Not during days, but when you try to fall in sleep. I had to keep tv on every night or use headphones with some noise from them.
Then after I stopped playing about 5 years ago seriously, I suddenly lost the tinnitus aswell.. I've heard from some doctors that I'm the only patient they have seen that have got their tinnitus go away. I think it still sometimes comes when I get drunk, but it's' really seldom..
the white and black drum set with the double kicks were my fav
This was a great video! You pretty much summed up everything I always try and tell people about there’s so much more to Lars that makes him awesome besides drumming! Without him, they wouldn’t be where they are today!
Without him they wouldn't of even been as good musically. Honestly it's just the norm to hate on metallica really because they "sold out".
@@godloveszaza Sellouts or not, Lars is a terrible drummer, and he can't play his own material. Metallica would have been famous with or without him.
I was listening to Metallica once, and my father told me how the drumming style is so unique to the band. Like, when I listen to it, he knows it’s Metallica by the drumming (Although sometimes he does think stuff like TOOL or RATM are Metallica).
I think after the pandemic, the band (Lars) really got much better live.
at 3:33....Yeah I can relate to that constant ringing. 20 years in the Furniture industry and not wearing ear protection much of the time. And before that 5 years in the Army. And you don't use ear protection unless you're at the shooting range. So today I've only 25% hearing left on left ear and 30% left on my right ear. But regarding the tinnitus. Either you learn to live with the ringing/background noise....or you end up going insane.
Lars is amazing he created some of the most memorizable drum parts ever and even at 2022 with Lux Eterna brought up a real banger
Thing is, regardless if he's a good or bad drummer, that doesn't take away the fact that Hetfield and him co-wrote *actual* classics. A classic song to me is a song that's loved by people who heard them when those songs came out, and also loved by people who actually weren't even born in the previous century. He co-wrote those classics, to name a few: One, Master of Puppets, Creeping Death, Hit The Lights, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Battery, Sad But True, Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters. All classics that stood and will stand the test of time (Master of Puppets in Stranger Things last year proving it). Hetfield and him have created music so awesome, it'll live on like how music from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin lived on even though it got released 10 to 20 or more years even before my old arse was born (in 1980). His drumming skills are sufficient for Metallica, but his songwriting apart from having paved the way for all bands after them, is legendary. That's all it is really.
In response to your question was it worth it to lose hearing to be Metallica's drummer... The answer is IT WAS UNNECESSARY. I know it's not very "metal" to wear hearing protection. I know the young think they are invincible. I know you want to feel those beats. I still want to play without protection at times, just to hear and feel the loudness. But you can ask ANYONE who has lost hearing due to not taking precautions, and they will tell you how not worth it it was.
As a drummer, I think it is imperative and my responsibility to inform all musicians to protect their hearing from the start. Music is our passion. To be unable to hear it is robbing yourself of the thing you enjoy the most. Once the damage is done, it is done. It doesn't heal or grow back.
Always protect your ears so you can enjoy that music forever.
@drumbeatsonline @15:25
Caught you slippin' 😉
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i really love the sound of your bass drum in this video
Lars is a genius! I don't know why people see him as a bad drummer, he's incredible! He has his own style which has influenced many. His fills are insanely awesome how he places them over the bar line. Lars you are Metal and I respect 100%! 🤘🤘
Cuz everyone thinks they can do better as an imitator not the original🙄
His drumming on "And Justice..." is freaking awesome.
He's a lousy drummer, but who said you had to be good to be influential?
Lars would have been Jim Jones' favorite drummer.
Gotta love Lars. We as drummers are much more than technique, the human and brains part is huge! and he excels at that, the clear leader.
For me Lars is like Hans Zimmer. Even tough he does not how to play Instruments perfectly, he is very creative. Both have created many iconic songs, althought it resulted out of awkwardness. The sucess proves them both right.
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sorry to hear hearing loss. As a drummer of one of the most important metal group, Would take care of myself but we'll never know :)
I absolutely love Lars and not only I got into the internet I noticed people also critisized him or his play ... which sounded insane to me cause I've always regarded him highly as a drummer in general (the stuff he played on Master of Puppets, Justice, etc) and for his showmanship on stage (absolutely insane).
He's earned his place as one of the best drummers of all time with his single goosebump causing fill in frayed ends of sanity.
I have hearing damage from dumming too. I. Had to stop playing for a while. But my ears improved. Use hearing protection for saftey.😮