Kirk Hammett Has BEEF With Me! Oh My GOD

[@j.kallai4348]

back in the days Kirk had two things that made him play better solos: 1. his ambition 2. a producer who pushed him until he got it right

[@junkhead_92]

3. being in his 20's and on coke half the time

[@Bluesruse]

4. Cliff who could actually teach him to play something new

[@BenCharro]

5. The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep] A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound. [ding] Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long before as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.

[@SPACYtunes]

6. Deez nuts

[@jye_24]

@@BenCharro 7. the beep test?

[@TruckJohnson]

I'm 46. Been playing guitar for 30 years, and I absolutely can't stand how close-minded other guitarists my age are. I've learned more cool shit here on KZbin in the last 10 years from people half my age.

[@VikCain]

44 years old here, we might be living in the golden age of guitar playing and I couldn't be happier.

[@Ottophil]

I dunno youtube is pushing me more and more down the vintage road(41 years old) I sold all my metal guitars. I only play old american guitars, and tube amps. Nothing digital. I feel more like a hipster than I did when I was in touch with the current trends

[@jani14jani]

Peoples general music taste is defined during their teenage years and early adulthood. And most very rarely adventure out of that. It requires being open to new things both good and bad. And most people don't wana do that because it requires effort.

[@martyshwaartz971]

@@Ottophil Good for you! Everyone knows it’s all about the tonewood not the tonemetal

[@eamonahern7495]

I'm 47 and people like Bradley have inspired me to start playing guitar again. I didn't have a guitar at all for almost 12 years until I bought my Jackson Randy Rhoads last year. I know I'll never be a virtuoso but gradually improving to the point of it being more than just a hobby is the ultimate goal. I've picked up a few things from guitarists half my age on youtube too.

[@oblongjr]

I love how all of Kirk's complaints actually applies to his solos as well. I want to hear a solo, not a pentatonic exercise lick draped in wah pedal

[@dhyanamtalukdar6111]

Well said my guy

[@Jayteaseepiirturi]

Well that would be okay too if it were actually thought out. I mean, most of the soloing on 72 sounds like he dropped by at the studio and handed in a jam tape. "Yeah, make something out of that. I trust you."

[@terran236]

Lol don't insult exercises. They make you better. Animals as leaders riffs are exercises. Kirks modem solos are an abomination.

[@nathangrueber9834]

Ay frikkin men to that!

[@Hydrolysis_Moment]

I started dying laughing when he started talking about how “difficult” it is to write in the pentatonic scale after saying sweeping is easy. Kirk has no self awareness

[@sortaunsure9048]

Fade to Black's solo is iconic. One's solo is iconic. Those two solos are way more memorable then all of 72 seasons guitar solos

[@GabAssbreaker]

and both are very simple solos, hes just lazy at this point

[@e_knees8816]

@Eliza Page what?

[@nk1974]

The Unforgiven solo is iconic. Where is Bob Rock to kick his ass?

[@brunofreitas9314]

​@Eliza Page just stop, you have Dave all over your ass and you cant even tell the difference between Kirk and Dave in terms of style? Solo of Ride the Lightning from Kirk is different and better than all the solos of Dave in Kill em all album. And are you also telling that Kirk solo in Blackened is from Dave ??

[@kubamistrzunio]

Fade to Black is one of my favourite all time solo, of course studio version or early live versions. I can’t forgive Kirk what he is recently doing with wah pedal on it 🤢

[@Skeleton_Dork]

Let's appreciate the attention Bradley gives to lesser-known guitarists like Kirk.

[@HeathenDance]

Even more pathetic than a common fanboy, is a fanboy of a youtuber lol.

[@Izayoink_Saccuy]

That's a huge owwie

[@Foga001]

Yeah, he is such a nice fella

[@Foga001]

Whats funny, i think everyone already forgot how bad the solo was, and thanks to Bradly, people start to give it an another go, to see, it was that bad. So, maybe your statement is somehow true

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

😂🔥

[@CoryFalde175]

Kirk's solo on Outlaw Torn is one of my favorites. It doesn't sound too complicated, but it fits the song perfectly and I've never heard another one like it.

[@ExplorerAUDIO]

Finally someone appreciate this solo. I freakin love it. I think Load is a damn good album. The songwriting is on point. They grow out of Metal and made what they wanted to do and it was good music. Unfortunately fans hated it so much, they went back to Metal. Since then it doesn't feel natural anymore. It feels forced. Sure there are still good songs oder parts here and there, but I always felt they should've sticked to their Alternative, Blues, Psychedelic Hard Rock. It suited them well. Just my two cents.

[@Сунђербобан]

That is Hetfield's solo 😅

[@nicholasfrench4374]

@@ExplorerAUDIOI agree. Load is top shelf stuff.

[@CoryFalde175]

@@Сунђербобан Why does Kirk play it in every live video?

[@Сунђербобан]

@@CoryFalde175 coz Kirk is gay

[@meahulapela]

I smell a "writing a Kirk Hammett solo in 15 seconds" on its way

[@DanishKhan-mx3ec]

that's still 5 seconds longer than Kirk himself

[@MMAParadox]

Marty Friedman is a god. Most melodic solos, solos always fit the song, unique phrasing, vibrato second to none. I've played guitar for over 20 years and Friedman solos are the only shredder solos I can continue to listen to time and time again and not get bored.

[@douglasdbs7139]

100% Yes. Marty is in another league. His bendings and articulation are also second to none.

[@MMAParadox]

@@douglasdbs7139 Yep, combined with the Gypsy Jazz style of picking with a huge downward pickslant, allowing for his unique style of playing arpeggios that combine picking and sweeping, the solos are just insane. Even when I play some Marty solos, it just doesn't sound the same because his fretting hand is much more advanced (which creates the tonality and phrasing) and, like I said, the gypsy jazz picking style which makes his arpeggios just sound so much smoother. Marty's solos are just on a different level. One of the only shredders that you can instantly tell "Aha! that's a Friedman playing"

[@MMAParadox]

@Cerberus202 100% There are few solos that I would consider "perfect solos" in the sense that I could not imagine the solo played any other way if even one note or accentuation, or dynamic, or phrasing was changed. RIP has 3 such solos: Lucretia, Tornado of Souls, and Poison was the Cure. Just a god tier album.

[@MMAParadox]

Too many shredders make the mistake of only focusing on their picking hand so their fretting hand sucks and the actual solo sounds like sheet. Marty is the one of the only shredders that understands the importance of a practiced fretting hand. Makes all the difference. In my earlier years of guitar, I would just constantly practice picking without any thought to left hand articulation. Only over the past 5 years of playing did that epiphany really hit me.

[@MMAParadox]

As far as pentatonics, there are videos of Marty noodling around with the Pentatonic scale and it just sounds so much better than other shredders because he plays the notes in a different order and changes up the timing/phrasing. Absolute master of deconstructing scales and squeezing every ounce of musicality from them.

[@dylanduffy522]

KH: sweeping is easy. Why do it? Also KH: builds entire career on one simple pentatonic phrase and wah

[@Goabnb94]

Well in the same vein, tapping is also easy. And yet one of his most memorable solos, is tapping. So why bother to learn it I guess?

[@blitzkrieg.09]

Yes coming from a well accomplished guitar player like yourself..Any compositions yet?

[@tziirkq]

@blitzkrieg.09 what a crap argument. I never ran a country, guess I can't complain about the government. I never built a telephone, guess I can't complain about the iPhone. I never invented a music streaming service, guess I can't complain about Spotify. I never conducted surgery, guess I can't complain about medical malpractice.

[@enijize1234]

Waaaa don't bash on my favey guitarey Kirk waaaa

[@kackdackel9170]

@@anosegal he doesnt sweep them, he alternate picks the notes. look at a live video of creeping death and you'll see what i mean.

[@rendher3688]

Kirk seems to be a very humble and down to earth guy. I have no doubt that if you have a friendly chat with him drinking some beers he would probably agree with you in almost everything, but on the context of a magazine interview, he and 99% of other guitar legends out there would be in a defensive mood, is not like he's going to say "yeah I suck"

[@jeffreydhill]

This is actually likely the most accurate comment here.

[@MNB730]

Not sure why people thought Kirk would say anything else like "Oh yeah those internet guitar players, soo right about my solos being bordering dog shit and should just record the album solos instead" especially on a new album release, it's simply one from hundreds of questions that he answers for interviews. Dude is old, Kirk's reactions is anyone's reaction here if people were to get their solos "fixed" on the internet, granted I also think Kirk's solos in the album is bordering dog shit but people here act surprised he just wants to play the way he wants at 60 after 40+ years.

[@kiillabytez]

@@MNB730 Somebody had to fix his solos. Kirk is too lazy to fix the solos himself, and the rest of the band no longer give a shit anymore.

[@speedhead]

very true. these publications heavily paraphrase too, so who knows the context of what these were takin from - i bet they set it to a far more abrasive tone than the conversation where he said this stuff.

[@chrisking6695]

He should say I get it but as you get older you just don’t want to do those crazy licks anymore and I’m happy with my basic approach. That’s all you have to say and I’d be honest and reasonable.

[@bubblyproduction9809]

How extraordinary to have beef with a great guitarist like Kirk

[@JANvanX]

He is not great, but average

[@e_knees8816]

@@JANvanX Was great.

[@piercelawless2654]

​@@JANvanXhe is great

[@Patrick-en8uc]

@@JANvanX He's great at being average.

[@dylanallen7720]

He’s better at guitar than any of us are at anything. Remember that.

[@alexschuster1618]

He's written some of the most memorable solos, and the solo EP is really textured. He set the bar too damn high for himself 😂

[@royalflush3824]

Pity he doesn't even try to reach it any more. Lead guitar on 72 seasons is dogshit.

[@NexusDublin]

Holy shit, I had no idea he made other music. Cheers

[@duykhanghehe]

To be fair to him, he really overperformed for someone with below average technical skill for his genre

[@jfo3000]

​@duykhanghehe I see it the other way. His technical skills are very good, (or can be very good). He plays (or did play) very quick stuff cleanly. Allegedly he has some knowledge of modal scales, though I kind of doubt that, but he could easily learn the implementation of parallel modes in an afternoon with a good youtube video. He just doesn't bother to live with the song and compose a solo for it. He's lazy or just unappreciative of his position...uninspired. RTL, MOP, AJFA and to a lesser extent The Black Album are the golden era for me. Kirk was hungry and trying to establish himself on a landscape that included Malmsteen, Skolnick, Lynch. He even said somewhere that he included arpeggios in one of his solos because of that landscape.

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@jfo3000 I think his ...And Justice solos were pretty creative "modally" or however tf he thinks of music

[@Inhumanform]

Let's be honest, Kirk is rich and lazy. He's fallen victim to the phenomenon of being surrounded by sycophants who don't want to tell him the truth.

[@aarondavis4341]

You nailed it! The guys from Metallica are all business men,the band is pure business to them now,they refer to it as such constantly..the business of Metallica...it's all about the money now not the music..it's actually sad to think about

[@Cheximus]

@@aarondavis4341 I think, like most bands who make it that far, they don't know any other life. They don't want to "retire" because they'd probably drink themselves to death. Their latest three albums have been incredibly bland, it's almost difficult to listen to at this point. Kirk wrote some bangers on the first five albums (a lot of duds too) and he should be commended for that. They all threw the towel in after that (although I enjoy a lot of Load and Reload).

[@nairdazitro7460]

No, he's right with the pentatonic fitting the human voice. Nobody except for intellectual stuffs like jazz uses strange sounding scales like the bebop, hungarian, mixoblues etc.. Because nobody feels anything thru it, every solos built on those scales sound strange and inappropriate for the global audience, because that's too intellectual and unnatural for our brain, even if mathematics of music allow those scale structures. The singer Bobby McFerrin made an experience live, he was jumping from right to left in front of his audience, and the crowd had to sing the notes he was playing according to his movements, everybody found the pentatonic, and nobody found something else like an exotic scale. And don't tell me that's because of the occidental culture, because he did this experience all around the world with the same result. Songs are mostly made like this BECAUSE it sounds good for our brain. The truth is modern shredders like Bradley ( and I love him ) are being told that their virtuosity isn't necessary, of course it's painful to hear, because you end up like " Wtf I'm a virtuoso praticing so hard everyday and people only want me to play Wonderwall by Oasis and pentatonic stuff", yes sadly that's it.

[@Ur2slow4m3]

Let’s be honest. Could any of us write as many songs as Metallica has? With as many good songs they have

[@ivanrivera9701]

@@Cheximus imagine writing an entire essay only to end it with saying you enjoyed load and reload 😂

[@thereverendtholomewplague]

the "my friend down the street can play a better solo than lux æterna" was LITERALLY ON THE WORLD PREMIERE. I SWEAR TO GOD.

[@YourWifesBoyfriend]

What?

[@alvinyakitori8720]

What

[@Kbax3614]

What u on m8?

[@thereverendtholomewplague]

@@Kbax3614 they didnt mention the video or bradley but kirk definitely said this.

[@TARIK-kk2xc]

Haklisin ab

[@sr_birb9664]

i like the fact that MegaDeth is being played in the background

[@ArnoVlmt]

From your video title I almost believed you had a barbecue with Kirk Hammett 🥩

[@DavidNwokoye]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JULIOGARCIA-gi9cz]

Ha ha ha clever!!!😂😂

[@rageinternet9391]

"Can't we just settle this over a nice BBQ with the mates"

[@MindSculpture1]

@@BradleyHallGuitar he’s crap at bbqs as well. Sausages are always Blackened 😛

[@Schatje79]

Would have been more interesting for sure.

[@damascusraven]

Kirk be like; "sWeEpInG iSnT MuSiC." Also Kirk; WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dpwaslayer1]

😂 FINISH HIM!

[@amountainlioncsgo]

HHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUHWWWWWHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@concernedliberal4453]

This should be the top comment. Kirk has always been the band's weakest link.

[@kiillabytez]

@@concernedliberal4453 I dunno, Lars is pretty uninspiring too. I get it, they're friends and all, but being in a successful band requires sacrifice and the music should come first and friendships second. If James just put his foot down and actually hired competent musicians, maybe Metallica could reclaim their legions of fans, but as it stands, there are only the die-hard fanboys who've stuck by their side.

[@hedbngr18]

I've been saying for decades that Kirk is the Benjamin Button of lead guitarists. He was young and excellent, putting days into crafting each of his moments to shine in each track. As he aged, he got worse with the more years of experience he gained. Around 93-94, he started saying and thinking that all of the great players he looked up to just improvised and played solely with feeling. Sadly for him, all of the musicians he is referencing were (for the most part) much more naturally talented and well versed in music theory than he is. Their repertoire was much larger than his. He has his 4 or 5 go to licks and he mostly just cycles through them these days. Of course there are a few exceptions, recently most notably the arpeggiated solo section from Spit Out the Bone. I did enjoy his work on that song. The one saving grace is that from day one, Metallica has been very clear that they write the music that THEY want to hear. They aren't trying to please any particular person or group of people. I honestly feel like that is why they are as successful as they are. I really just care if they can play their songs live these days. I average seeing them about every other year now and I haven't walked away from a show yet where I thought their playing was subpar. Honestly, Kirk could write an absolute ripper of a solo and there will always be people who still say how terrible he is. We are entitled to our own opinion, but Kirk is entitled to not want to hear it or validate it. Freedom of speech works in both directions. The new album was decent. I still need a few more listens to really form my final opinion.

[@nunyabusiness6691]

"The one saving grace is that from day one, Metallica has been very clear that they write the music that THEY want to hear." - That might be true, but that can also be used as an excuse for mediocrity.

[@hedbngr18]

Nunya Business True, but they said the same thing when Cliff was around in their glory days. If he hadn't passed, I really don't see their career changing all that much besides Justice. That album would have been quite different. Also, I dont think St Anger never would have happened. They would have gotten better as musicians overall, but I think he would have been super down with the 90s era that they went through. He wanted to write things he wanted to hear.

[@SamaelVR]

Well said

[@Emcfree2084]

Mostly agree with this, but call BS on the idea Metallica make music for themselves only. That’s just what they say. Throughout their careers they have clearly been trying to please fans, the difference is that in the early days they were trying to please the right fans for the right reasons. Now it’s just trying to keep as many people happy as possible to get mainstream success but without putting too much effort into writing and recording.

[@l.a.s8274]

Creeping death has such an inconic "shred" solo and it is well composed. Kirk did well in the 80's

[@dimshim]

Ride the Lightning is an iconic album!! And Creeping Death is my absolute favorite Metallica song. 100% agree

[@meeserbaker]

Those were daves solos. Ride was Kirk having to learn daves solos. Hes a little annoyed he never got paid for them taking his work on ride lol but, yeah man, creeping death is sooo freaking good, top to bottom man.

[@igorT487]

​@@meeserbaker bro, not even you belive that

[@nepesilva2284]

@@meeserbaker incorrect. Mustaine only has two songwriting credits on Ride the Lightning: The title track and The Call of Ktulu.

[@Nickw8336]

Let's face it, what they did in the eighties is why they're famous and still going today....

[@chiclespateyro]

Extreme and Nuno recently released their song Rise. No body is complaining about the solo. Nobody is trying to make it better. Everybody is trying to learn it. Those of us who can't play it, are praising it. Nuno doesn't have to defend his solo like Kirk because he did his homework. It's as simple as that. To me, MetallicA need Bob Rock to infuriate Kirk into playing well. Kirk is a very good guitar player. He just needs to be pushed.

[@wesleytrott6397]

Great reference dude! That solo is amazing!

[@AJEDDY97]

Exactly. Kirk needs someone who's gonna give him a firm, yet kind, push. When he's on his game, he's a *PHENOMENAL* guitarist. Look at his solo record. That album was cool as hell. A little bit wankery, but still, it was really cool. The current producer is holding Kirk back.

[@RickReasonnz]

A really good point. Nuno just blew us all out of the water with that, and we were happy for the experience. Kirks work on 72... no one is gonna wanna pick up a guitar and try out those new riffs or solos. But I can see some young aspiring guitarist listen to Rise and think, yeah, that's what I wanna do.

[@RickReasonnz]

@@AJEDDY97 Fucking loved that solo album. Sounded like a film score - very different, but still showcased what Kirk can do!

[@onnxyeah]

The current producer as far as I can tell is Lars, atleast when it comes to Kirks solos. I think getting rid of Bob Rock was a big mistake. Btw Nuno totally stole the opening riff to Rise from Hate Train.

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

I agree 100% that a solo doesnt have to be crazy fast to be good. Take Like A Stone for example, one of the most emoting solos of all time and its what like 10-15 notes? absolutely no shredding.

[@ffpr1]

A lot of Tom Morello solos are slow but tasteful. Alex Lifeson too (Limelight for example)

[@kendrickyousillygoose]

Omg the “Like a Stone” solo is legendary.

[@SIRebrum]

Right, I remember a Solo from *Avenged Sevenfold's* Song named *Roman Sky* Solo isn't fast at all, but the Emotions it stirs are crazy

[@viggoleander1226]

I'd love to see a reality show where 20 different guitarists are locked in a house for a couple of months.

[@shred9475]

guitar battles every day i would love to be part of that as a guitarist myself.

[@RaineyHall]

Look at the making of Roadrunner Records. It was a collaboration album using many different musicians plucked from many badass metal bands. They were all thrown in the studio together and told to make a badass album. Which they did.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Might be a murder

[@TranceSFX]

AHHAHAHAHAHA best idea ever. Day 19 is like Breaking Bad penultimate series episode. All the tension and beef just explodes all at once.

[@ophilianecr]

Musician Mansion, MTV edition 😂😂

[@blackened872]

My father always told me why bands music starts to suck as they age. Because they have a ton of money and aren’t struggling anymore. There’s a lot less emotion in the music because now they have to do it where as before they wanted to do it.

[@toddpoppleton5303]

Same with comedians.

[@warriorneedsfoodbadly]

Your father is absolutely right. Once they have the money, mansion and Maserati, they're no longer hungry. So, they figure, "Why bother?" Maybe not all, but most. I like Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth. They didn't have to put that old school album out, but they did. Yeah, you're right it's the same with comedians too. They use stand up as a steppingstone to movies now. It will soon be 40 years since Eddie Murphy did stand up.

[@HeathenDance]

How many music records your father actually OWNS? I have hundreds of them, and there are several bands who keep putting out great records, after decades. My favourite Pink Floyd album is The Division Bell, and it came out 21 years after Dark Side of the Moon, when Waters was off the band for a long time. When all Pink Floyd members, past and present (except for Syd) were already filthy rich. And Gilmour was already bald, fat and married lol. Just an example.

[@raskolnikov1873]

This is true. I also think that a lot of money means there are a lot of distractions. James buys ridiculous amounts of cars (a real credit to the environment, I'm sure), and god knows what else; Kirk spends his money on comic books and horror shows, etc. These guys are not minimalists, that's for sure. I suspect these guys barely ever touch their instruments when they they're not on the road. You can hear the lack of practice in their playing, which leads to a lack of progress. That's why these guys keep falling back on the stuff they've been doing for years. It's tired and boring because you can hear the lack of commitment to their instruments and their music.

[@kiillabytez]

Correct.. They really don't HAVE to try and make another Master Of Puppets or Ride The Lightning. They have their die-hard fanboys who will praise them until the world ends, so if 100 fanboys buy their music then they've accomplished everything they wanted to do, so why TRY and make an epic album anymore?

[@i2c_jason]

I love that your whole rant is done with a Rust In Peace poster in the background... troll level 1000... hahahaha

[@RustinRoark]

I read that article and all I could think was, this sounds like a man who is upset people have called him out for not writing a creative solo for decades...like just admit you got lazy Kirt

[@murk4552]

Technically since "Death Magnetic", which is 15 years ago. Last album where he gave a shit about soloing.

[@xxloki713xx]

*Kurdt

[@ringadingding32]

Kirp*

[@baalrog887]

Kirm*

[@BenCharro]

Kum*

[@mwheeler138]

There was a time when Kirk's solos sounded like they fit the song and you looked forward to them. One, Unforgiven, Fade to Black, Sanitarium. Hell, I think the solo in Ride the Lightning MAKES the song.

[@Fkod88]

Oh yes, agree about Ride the Lightning!

[@RyanMcKayWaroona]

@@Fkod88 Ride the Lightning has the single greatest solo in the entire Metallica discography

[@ernvera]

That's a Mustaine solo

[@RyanMcKayWaroona]

@@ernvera I don't believe that for a second mate! It's way too composed for Mustaine. Plus I've never read Mustaine trying to take credit for it. What I've read before is that Cliff "composed" it, but I'm not sure I believe that either.

[@ben1ben]

@@ernvera No its not a Mustaine solo. Only thing Mustaine has to do with RTL is Riffs.

[@LordBaktor]

"The pentatonic scale is the best for mimicking human singing melodies". Yeah, as long as the vocal line is written in pentatonic too. Friggin genius take right there.

[@Pubtomfoolery]

I laughed when he said that 😅😂

[@nairdazitro7460]

Yeah, that's right people often sing using the Phrygian dominant scale 🙄

[@lotsapasta0858]

Honestly as long as the song has meaning and is crafted well it could be in whatever scale and be good but I do agree it'd be nice if he tried some other things I'll say

[@dr.spurgeonthesturgeonsurg3009]

Oof. I think you just pwned Kirk

[@enijize1234]

​@@nairdazitro7460I too play flamenco

[@Cosmefulanito2812]

This makes me even more annoyed I mean, I thought he just lost the touch, or needed guidance, but the fact he's defending the solos and willing to die on that hill when he was the same guy who wrote some of the most memorable lead parts in metal blazes me.

[@murk4552]

He was doing arpeggios, string skipping, economy picking a shit ton like nobodies business in the whole 80's decade. Like......they fit the Metallica songs, cause he listened to the tracks. That being said I don't care for most of James's basic ass riffs he recycles for the the upteenth time on these albums. They both could benefit from not rehashing the better moments from their best albums. If either learned a new mode or scale, shit, it would work wonders.

[@Cosmefulanito2812]

@@murk4552 I agree. I've said it before, I don't know if it's because of the guitar tone but almost all of the songs sound the same to me. The riffs are just minor/chromatic power chord progressions without much creativeness, but at least James made an effort to create melodic phrasing in some of the songs, like the two Phrygian licks in "If Darkness Had A Son"

[@MikaelLV]

Yeah, it's frustrating. Future Metallica records won't have better solos because he is determined to not improve it seems like and the solos might get even worse because he will make them worse out of spite. The only people who can get him to pull his shit together is James and Lars, but they seem to be fine with it for now.

[@Cosmefulanito2812]

@@MikaelLV yeah unless James starts writing solos like in Nothing else matters and to live is to die

[@kiillabytez]

@@Cosmefulanito2812 Maybe James should take over as Lead Guitarist?

[@gameswithguns6859]

Funny, lots of people, myself included, always took Kirk Hammett to be the more humble, mature Metallica member.

[@Breno1997]

Yeah, that's why I'm surprised and kinda disappointed. I expected better coming from him

[@G59forlife.]

@Eliza Page bruh why are you talking like you were born in the 1500s 💀

[@krich4567]

@@G59forlife. He literally said "fool"🤣

[@G59forlife.]

@Eliza Page silence fool

[@bemtlxd]

Guys, I think that you take it way too seriously. The thing that he had an interview and said some things that you didn't find right doesn't mean that he is a bad person or that he has changed and isn't humble and gentle anymore or even that he never was. And we all have bad days, you know. Maybe he wasn't in a good mood and what they told him about his guitar playing sounded a little offensive to him.

[@emaheiwa8174]

Kirk is too coward to admit he is lazy and he just doesn't care about the band's music anymore 🐔

[@triumph_of_steel]

100% truth in that video. Kirk's response sounds like when I was 14 and searched for excuses not to practice. Like Bob Rock said - He didn't do his homework...

[@kiillabytez]

Kirk's snide excuses just prove that his biggest fan is himself.

[@michaelsoltesz3779]

Excellent reference and point. Most of these famous guys GOT famous still being a teenager and never heard any criticism after that. They still speak and think like teenagers who happen to also be world famous multi millionaires as adult men. They don’t have to grow up or learn anything new if they don’t want to.

[@philip-edwardphillis4313]

Sweeping is hard and those who do it properly, like Bradley, make it sound really easy. But it's not. It requires practice, a lot of it

[@Kbax3614]

It isn’t actually. Maybe, if you wanna do it insanely clean like petrucci or sth. But even most pros can’t do it. Technique itself isn’t hard. Just as every other technique requires time to completely master

[@wingsoficarus1139]

Sweeping cleanly only comes with practice, the general technique however is pretty easy. Same rules as arpeggiating a chord except you have to line up your left hand for every strike of a string, that's the only difficult part. For me at least, it took about 2 weeks to get it down when I first learned the kinda basic minor sweep practicing daily.

[@gastonyoung6391]

I can barely play open chords, but other people make it seem easy.

[@swarthygiant1463]

I think any technique is hard depending how much you want to perfect, because there’s always a harder degree you could take it to. I think the difference is sweeping is one of the few techniques that sounds “harder” than it is relative to how much you practice. Decent sweeping sounds hard and great sweeping sounds borderline impossible, when really it’s not any “harder” than fingerpicking or anything else, whereas with fingerpicking you can be an absolute god and to non guitarists it might just sound like basic guitar playing

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

​@@Kbax3614 I mean, it is hard. That's why a lot of people cannot do it.

[@back2vinyl493]

I agree with everything this guy says but I could never attack my childhood hero like this. The solos in Fade To Black, especially in the intro are some of the most perfect, beautiful lines a guitarist has ever played and that song alone is what inspired me to become obsessed with guitar. If you watch Kirks new interview with the So What editor you will see the guy has been thru alot mentally and it shows, he gets a pass as far as I'm concerned. Those guys have survived way past most bands lifespan, we have no idea the crap they have gone thru.

[@claudio992]

Kirk in a couple of years: "I only use one note on an open string for my solos. Everyone can write something using the whole neck, this way is much more challenging".

[@lotsapasta0858]

Lol 🤣

[@camerondodge2070]

And yet he'll still be bested by Weird Al's one note guitar solos. (No joke, Al learned some guitar for a one-off live gag about one note solos.)

[@Skeleton_Dork]

Ironically, I improvise a lot of my solos on one string because I find that to be the easiest way for me to visualize scales and it's not exactly challenging, so I can see him doing this

[@venon4575]

As much as I love Kirk, I love making fun of him now. Especially with the new album because every song, he'll repeat the same lick 2-3 times before he goes into the solo. Amazing dude, just getting old:')

[@HeathenDance]

In comparison, James' riffs are not more original or inovative than Kirk's solos, when listening to this last album.

[@Sasquatch33]

@@HeathenDance Well at least James has always been consistent live or not. Kirk's recent live and album solos over the past couple years are the most hit or miss thing in the world. Either sounds pretty decent and accurate, or sounds like a 12 year olds tribute band, and with how bad these recent solos are sounding its gonna start to really show how bad he's been playing solos.

[@Rhamsody]

Kirk inspired me to pick up the guitar in the first place. Many years ago. There's stuff in his catalog that I still struggle with. That being said, Kirk is no Guthrie Govan. He NEEDS structure. He NEEDS to compose; at least most of his solos. It really hurts the song when he doesn't. I think he knows he's in the twilight of his career and is just coasting in neutral; which I guess he's deserved as well. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@enijize1234]

A lot of truth in this comment. If I was Kirk I would probably just pop out a couple blues Penta licks with a sloppy wah and return to my mansion on a tropical island with a thousand Pocahontas wives to count my trillions in usds also

[@mattmeacham2292]

Kirk’s new solo record is pretty cool. It has some creative sounds on it with a pretty vast soundscape. It sounds like he actually put his heart into it. I think Metallica is just the 9 to 5 for him but he’d never admit it.

[@Fkod88]

Good point! He did have a solo record and the solos there are a bit better. But nothing I can remember after listening to it maybe 5 times.

[@robertward5047]

Metallica now is pretty much Lars and James arguing while writing the songs then telling Kirk to play along and/or lay down a solo. I'm pretty sure anyone who wasn't becoming a multimillionaire doing that would have walked out long ago. They are lucky he is so chilled. Remember when Jason had enough of that shit?

[@confusedjay717]

@@robertward5047 Yeah, when he fucking left the fucking band

[@igorT487]

​@@confusedjay717 Period. Exclamation point!

[@imaouima]

You mean "Noon to 4."

[@cdprince768]

I would really, really like to hear what Dave Mustaine has to say about all this.

[@metalpuppet5798]

Hes definitely not even kind of better. Hes very lucky hes got Kiko. I still dont understand how Kiko is still in a band with that twat. I guess the money is great

[@ChrisRash]

Dave would claim that he wrote the song

[@AcidifiedMammoth]

Lmao Dave would just shit over everyone else in typical MegaDave fashion. 😂

[@Scrubermensch]

It reminds me of a 84 Megadeth show where the crowd goes "Kirk Hammett sucks!" And Dave reply "I know" with ever a bit more annoyance in his voice and then play mechanix. *It's here on KZbin, I don't remotely have the age to have seen it live but, legendary shit nonetheless

[@MartinMaat]

I heard him say "He uses his limited abilities most effectively" or something along those lines. Which is as close to a compliment he ever got. That, and "I nailed his girlfriend".

[@user-oe1pl2vr6b]

You, good sir, have said everything my mind has thought about Kirk's solos on 72

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

"I could do that. If I felt like it." Kirk Hammett.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Love Brad's channel. I need to say. I recently did a discussion about If Darkness Had a Son, I didn't like it but I went about saying so in the most polite, respectful way, giving thanks to Metallica for inspiring me, etc... (I'm Canadian so I'm super polite) and the "YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT METALLICA" KZbin army came out in full force on me. They don't seem to be making an appearance in the comments section here...... Odd. Keep up the great work Brad!

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

they are now lol

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

@@flogginga_dead_horse4022 lol. If I posted a video like that there would be snipers hidden across the road waiting for me tomorrow morning 🤣🎸🎶

[@plasmakitten4261]

It's like, whenever he says it's harder to write good solos in pentatonic scales... yeah, Kirk, you're right, it is harder, and you just proved it's too hard for you!

[@brandansampsan]

lmao,that is great

[@RickReasonnz]

That's so mean! And you're so right. Hey, is Kirk the whipping boy now? Has Lars finally freed himself of being the butt of all Metallica jokes?

[@Sasquatch33]

@@RickReasonnz He's free until he messes up "Am I Evil" live again lmao

[@RC32Smiths01]

It's an interesting take, really. I think when it comes to working with musicians in a band, playing what works for the music in a given situation just makes the most sense. Be it a fast solo for a fast song, a slow solo for a slow song, and anything in-between. That being said, the ability and desire to do a cover and showcase how you would individually interpret the song and solo is a completely valid and fun way of doing music. That is just my two cents.

[@noodledoodle1119]

I absolutely love kirks early stuff like first master and justice albums are in my opinion really good solo and writing, the new really does feel like he's just "oh yeah thats in key it'll work"

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

James wrote the best solos.

[@godevils1982]

Pre 90’s Kirk and current day Kirk cannot be the same person. There’s no way

[@EatYourOwnBacon]

40 years is a long time. He’s obviously not the same person who wrote creeping death.

[@perpetualmotion357]

Let's not just single out Kirk. How about James? It's like he was abducted and replaced with a goofy clone wearing granny glasses before St.Anger. I refuse to believe the same guy that wrote Disposable Heroes and The Frayed Ends of Sanity was now writing Purify and Invisible Kid only 15 years later 😂 If you showed those songs to 80's James and told him that's what he'd be doing in a little over a decade he'd probably chuck a beer at you.

[@godevils1982]

@@perpetualmotion357 i agree, I think he tends to get a pass just because he still can play and sing. But he’s probably the most responsible for their decline in quality songwriting.

[@perpetualmotion357]

@@godevils1982 Yeah, it's a two way street. James was mostly responsible for their highest level they achieved at their creative peak, and Kirk went a long for the ride and also gave it his all which produced his most memorable stuff. Then when James struggled to come up with anything remotely close to what he used to do, Kirk just so happens to follow that trend and produced bland, unmemorable leads. Music/Metallica used to always be the number 1 thing in James life. That took a backseat once family and a lavish lifestyle entered the picture. He used to drink and play guitar on the road 24/7 (as did Kirk) where their main family was each other for a solid decade. That's when they came up with their best stuff by a wide margin. I think people sometimes forget that the writing process and frame of mind is not what it used to be. Also, the era of still being competitive with their peers or in Kirks case coming up with blazing leads and pushing himself just isn't what it used to be. The days of staying up late drunk in the studio doing take after take until you feel that it's perfect are gone. I noticed on the making of DM that Felderman seems like a total yes man.

[@travisspaulding2222]

I don't think people understand how badly the St. Anger era broke Metallica. Kirk was the only one in the band not working through issues. He was experimenting musically, and even said explicitly that he doesn't want to do his same old run-of-the-mill guitar solos on the record. You know what happened? He was removed from the record. Not one single guitar solo. So yeah, now he understands his role in the band. If he wants to be on the record, he better give Lars what he wants, and what Lars wants are pentatonic wah wah solos.

[@the-groovelord]

Tfw you write an aggressively mediocre solo then get pissy and throw out the classic “what does technique matter?” when someone replaces it with a better one

[@Mexxx65]

Kirk is a pivotal Heavy Metal genre guitarist, well legend. He may have narrow views on what he thinks makes a good heavy metal solo. But man, he was a pioneer. And leave it at that. If Chuck Berry was still around, don't think he'd be sweep picking or incorporating arpeggios, he had his sound, and he knew it well.

[@jerryappleton6855]

Translation: Kirk hammett: "I'm rich and lazy and can't be arssed trying anymore. I'll forever ne remembered for solos like Master, Enter Sandman and One, so my place in metal history is assured. "Besides, all the sound engineers tell me my 1st takes are awesome and can't can't improved upon anyways!"

[@lakabaka]

Where is bob Rock when you need him. To slap some sense in to him :D

[@newripp666]

No, we need Will Smith to slap the shit out of him!

[@zoli99ful]

I defense Kirk. I don't understand why so many people roast this guitar legend. I like his solos on the new album. Listen his solos in Inamorata. Already classic in my book. I think lot of haters just jealus. Sometimes, less is more. I get what Kirk said. And I agree with him. He is a rockstar, guitar legend, he has dollar millions, and millions of fans, and tons of toxic haters, jealus babys. He doesn't give shit about his haters beacuse his value are higher than the haters. He just defend himself, and that's fine. Lars is got ton of hate too, but now lot of people adore his playing on the new album and general. He is a good drummer, and songwriter. And Kirk is 60 years old. Some man at this age can't even walk normally. He put lot of things to table. He deserve respect, not toxic hate. This is my unpopular opinion probably.

[@jerryappleton6855]

@@zoli99ful ooooooor, most people who love old Kirk solos hate on the new Kirk solos because....they're shit... Sometimes a spade is just a spade mate.

[@TTyger]

Personally I’m critical of Kirk’s playing recently. I think the strongest indictment of his playing is the fact that James really plays much more compelling solos, even without doing any of the fancy technical things that he’s railing against here.

[@GearStuffandThings]

I feel like you can be soulful ,serve the music and be creative while applying skill and technique.

[@nicholasbstone]

You just gave the Webster Dictionary definition for "Metal guitar solo"

[@B3n85_]

Growing up I was a HUGE KH fan, his solos were LEGENDARY! All the way up to Load even, just chefs kiss. But somewhere after that he just decided to mail it in, and never looked back. Really sad.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

and guitarists from Iron Maiden are still rocking hard

[@brianm2881]

I liked his solos on Garage Inc. as well. A big part of the problem with Kirk's solos since DM is that he might record a bunch of different improvised takes and then he just lets Lars splice them together in the control room. What you end up hearing is as much a product of what Lars likes hearing as much as anything else.

[@ScottAdair]

@@GuitarsAndSynths all 3 of them at once sometimes. Maiden 4ever

[@347Jimmy]

The Ride The Lightning arpeggios are incredible, if you play them out as a strummed progression you can hear the hidden influence the Beatles had on him

[@miikaraatikainen6993]

Yes, u absolutely nailed it with this video. I've listened to the whole album and i literally could not separate the solos from eachother. It is a very "Hammety" style to it. But man, every solo do sound like a "one taker" without afterthought. I would still rate the whole album as mid, but Kirk did not do put much time and effort to his solo sections.

[@brandansampsan]

too true

[@manlymanseses6674]

It's not like the riffs are awesome and solos are lacking though. It's a weak album.

[@DJxerxes9000]

It’s basically load/reload but longer with more repetitive lyrics

[@Daneidorff]

Spot on. Sorry to say though..

[@Killerkarotte1]

Have you played any memorable solos? Hmm...yeah....thought so.

[@relativeparadox9567]

I remember being in the back seat on an one hour trip with my parents listening to 'And justice' thinking with my very newly music aware mind: 'Kirk is the epitome of melodic solo writing'. Then I discovered King Diamond.

[@DojimaLmao]

I remember hearing in an interview that Kirk basically “improvises” his solos now rather than composing them. There’s a reason everyone will remember solos like “The Unforgiven” or “Fade to Black,” rather than solos like “lux aeterna.” I wish Kirk put more care into his solo work rather than coming up with similar licks that we’ve heard over and over again.

[@nickparton5663]

He needs a producer that won't let him off the hook

[@thefuneralparade]

idk how,but he sucks at improvising...lol

[@Ottophil]

@@thefuneralparade i like it

[@SixStringFiasco]

There's that famous scene from a Year and a Half where Bob Rock pushes Kirk to write the Unforgiven solo. Love him or hate him, Bob Rock made The Black Album the masterpiece it is today

[@HeathenDance]

@@SixStringFiasco Tons of haters out there who genuinely detest the Black Album. Can't please everyone.

[@404sutibi7]

Wasn't there an article recently where kirk said that he prewrote a ton solos and just sent them to Lars to pick what went in the song? I could have sworn he said he didn't even know what parts they chose for it. I don't know shit about writing music but it just sounds like nothing was written to suit the song

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

@@BradleyHallGuitar 😂🤮

[@themadmattster9647]

Chris Poland does Pentatonic justice but modern day Kirk doesn’t

[@maxlu9373]

In Kirk’s solo EP Portals, he actually composed some great guitar parts with very memorable melodies. I thought that would mean an improvement on his Metallica solos but they really haven’t been more lazy and boring then in 72 seasons

[@MNSZ]

Yeah, but maybe that's where he is now. He isn't goint to leave Metallica because of how he is (he consider them his family and he doesn't like confrontation), but I think that maybe his mind has leave Metallica. That's why he put out that EP. That's where his mind is, composing different stuff. In Metallica is just improv now.

[@neegee82]

Lol !! Kirk's Portals has memorable melodies??? really?? Its a random mess stitched together with an atmospheric ambient vibe to it. Mediocre all the way. If it was accompanied to some great movie as a soundtrack - it would have been interesting ... but as an EP - rubbish ! I bet nobody - not even Kirk's biggest fans have listened to it more than 3x. (i'm being generous here)

[@neegee82]

If his EP was really so great - can you explain to me why there isn't even 1 single cover song of his EP .... not even 1 person cared to cover it. Meanwhile Metallica's 72 seasons solos have been covered by hundreds of youtubers and its barely a few weeks out!

[@maxlu9373]

@@neegee82 Portals is a random mess stitched together? Then what are his solos in 72 seasons? They literally all sound the same. A bunch of wah and the same pentatonic licks he’s been using for decades. No melodies whatsoever. There are a couple decent ones but aside from that hardly any of them are memorable. Maybe the fact that Metallica is the biggest metal band of all time has something to do with people covering their new songs. Or maybe it’s because Portals isn’t just solo guitar and are actual compositions with other instruments. It’s obvious he actually worked on Portals but for 72 Seasons he just improvised a few times until he decided it was good enough

[@neegee82]

@@maxlu9373 well.. it boils down to our individual tastes, but i get your arguments..... lets shake hands - a middle way - that BOTH Portals & 72 Solos are EQUALY shite! ?? :) can we agree?

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

It's the same as in art. Once you've built a name, then you don't have to work anymore, just throw and splat the paint on the canvas and people will still buy it... they're buying the signature.

[@musichomework]

For me, the most memorable Metallica solos are four Horsemen, disposable heroes, and unforgiven 1. I don't listen to any of those songs often, but the solos are still ear worms... They stick in my head.

[@Besseloff]

The Shortest Straw has a bizarre but great solo IMO.

[@Wave1dave]

I think Mustaine wrote the solo for the Four Horsemen

[@surygarcia6823]

@@Wave1dave most probably

[@Rattlehead-gy9ct]

@@Wave1dave Dave wrote the one at the end, Kirk wrote the one during the Sweet Home Alabama part

[@tariqalhajri8166]

​@@Rattlehead-gy9ct😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fighter101network]

I have played guitar for over 30 years now. I have learned some of the most complex solos by top guitar players. I have been obsessed with shredding and with being the fastest and the heaviest. Now, after endless picked, hammered, and pulled off notes, I can safely say that the opinion of "guitar nerds" is pretty irrelevant. I include myself in the guitar nerd herd, but I have finally realized that tehcnical players will always be the silent minority. The real bread makers for any band are the regular fans that don't know squat about playing instruments (except for maybe the intro to nothing else matters) and those people make up 99% of the fan base of a band like metallica. Their untrained ears do not see any faults in Kirks soloing, and perhaps that is because there are no faults. A guitar nerd can tell that kirk has an out of tune vibrato, but I remember hearing kirks solos before I started to play guitar seriously and I enjoyed them without judgement. Everything can be turned into a snobfest. Even the way you hold your knife and fork to eat can be done "properly" or "improperly" according to some stupid made up rule, but you still enjoy your food even if you hold the utensils the "wrong" way. The exact same thing happens with music.

[@laluzdelsenor7800]

Facts.

[@anonymmrx5881]

U damn right about that

[@nonchalanto4117]

I’m a “regular fan with untrained ears” and I find the new album to be very boring and bland. There isn’t anything exciting about the guitar playing that gets me to want to listen to any of it a second time.

[@wingsoficarus1139]

Playing guitar for a few years now and its honestly ruined some music for me. I mean, I downright cringe when I hear bad guitar playing. I already disliked most pop songs for example, but playing this instrument has honestly just made that genre unbearable.

[@e_knees8816]

Kirk’s being the snob. Literally clowning on people objectively better than him because he’s an insecure old man. You’re also using Ad Populum, lol. Using the opinion of the uneducated masses is never a good idea.

[@N8oRMusic]

i don't think anyone in the band is paying attention to what's going on. At least, that's what it sounds like.

[@jesseoreilly1792]

I agree with your assessment. Kirk doesn't need to become a modern metal shredder using cutting edge techniques, he just needs to quit being lazy and start putting more thought into his phrasing and composition again.

[@easton_ography]

I'm definitely not a huge fan of Kirk's solos but I do feel bad for him getting crapped on over the internet. Why tear people down over stuff like that, especially in something as personal as their artistic expression? Just let the guy be, and make your own music that sounds better to you, man.

[@mauroienna9145]

Awwww poor guuyyy!!! R u srs??????? 😂

[@elpeluca7780]

​@@mauroienna9145 Why wouldn't he be? It's pretty stupid to shit on ppl for the music they make lmao like, don't listen to it and make your own music if you're so upset

[@gastonpossel]

Agreed. Kirk was an inspiration for many of us to start playing lead guitar and has produced legendary pieces of music in the past ('easy' solos by today standards maybe -which matters not-, but carefully manufactured, well executed, well placed in the song, and played with the heart). Kirk of all the guys in Metallica! We know better of him, that's the criticism.

[@Frenchmelodymaker]

I think that the 20yo Kirk would have said « fuck that » and the older Kirk just found a politically better way of saying it 😂

[@NotSoGentleJester]

Brad spitting facts and fire.. So refreshing to hear someone "compare" kirk and some "legends" to regular ass guitar players like you and me wich, on hindsight, shows that they're just regular ass guitar players (with fame & sometimes inflated egos) as well... much love brad

[@HeathenDance]

"Brad spitting facts and fire." Apparently what Brad doesn't spit is HIS OWN MUSIC ALBUMS. Which is odd, because he has 383 THOUSAND subscribers/fans, and so many ideas of his own. But... where is the music? Outside funny and entertaining videos, that is. Would love to know how many of you would actually buy his stuff.

[@NotSoGentleJester]

@@HeathenDance I don't even know how to respond to that dumb shit.. Do you judge every musician by their number of albums, yt-followers or how much money they earn? Brad is great in creating silly/funny/entertaining and down to earth content for everyone to enjoy. And btw he's obviously a great guitarist too. Let the people do and enjoy what they want and don't bitch around in KZbin comments just because you're frustrated that you can't force your opinions on others and don't get what you think you're entitled to.

[@austinmorris4471]

@@HeathenDance Right? No one is lining up to buy Internet Shredder #1035’s instrumental prog metal album. People are STILL listening to Metallica today and will continue to listen to Metallica for many years. Kirk may not have the creative spark (at least in Metallica, his solo album was a bit different) anymore, but it’s so funny when people diss him when they could never compose interesting tracks like he and the band did back in the day.

[@HeathenDance]

​@@austinmorris4471 I listened to the whole 72 seasons album, I think Kirk's leads are on pair with the rest (riffs, bass, drums). Some tracks and sections are pretty cool and interesting (Inamorata), others are just fine, and a couple aren't my cup of tea. This "burn the witch named Kirk", doesn't even make sense, it's just nasty stupidity, if you are leaving the rest of the band off the hook. Metallica released St. Anger, which Hetfield himself agrees that is the least favoured album of the band, and there was no "ANTI-JAMES" movement, because the album DIDN'T HAVE freaking SOLOS. The entire BAND was bashed. Dudes like Brad have inferiority complexes. They can shred and play technical, but they can't compose awesome motherfucking music, with how much they can, in theory, play. That's gotta be frustrating. Which is understandable. Dude seems and sounds very annoying. If he talks and acts like this in real life, I could never be his friend. Even his voice tone gets on my nerves.

[@j800r_aswell]

The solo is his only moment to shine. You would think he would be keen to prove there is a point to him still being there.

[@thomasrivard9772]

Our ancestors had to go through unbelievable poverty in a feudal society 700 years ago so that we can all argue over a guitar solo that just sounds fun

[@HeathenDance]

Only intelligent comment I read here, so far. Apart from my own, of course.

[@kiillabytez]

Fun is not the same as complacent. Believe me, Metallica has become complacent in everything they've done in the last 20-years.

[@southerntrendkiller2632]

@@kiillabytez only 20 huh?

[@kskip4242]

@@kiillabytez almost 30

[@metaltom2003]

Kirk: "It sounds like an exercise. I don't want to listen to an exercise every time I hear a song." At the same time, he played a "solo" that sounded exactly like someone throwing in a bunch of random excercises that had nothing to do with the song.

[@davidwoodward1682]

Kirk's recent solos sound like a teenager doing an impression of Kirk.

[@fuzzydunlop1988]

This is what I sounded like as a teenager when Kirk Hammett was God to me. He sounds like me as a 16 year old trying to defend how "good" I was. He's in his 60s.

[@DataAnalystRahul]

I like how hangar 18 is playing in the background.

[@TheHarracane]

When you're having fun sweep picking: Kirk Hammett is within 100 meters of your location and is approaching rapidly

[@matthewperry788]

Jeff Loomis in the solo of "the river dragon has come" with his sweeps is so sick! And very memorable!

[@parko9880]

I love Loomis so much, godless endeavor is also a masterpiece and stuff from his solo albums like miles of machines

[@Fkod88]

Oh yes indeed! That solo is among the top solos ever.

[@likestoospooge]

Spends 9 minutes complaining about Kirk’s solos and judging him. Last 20 seconds: “Don’t judge him”…

[@Luka2000_]

Bob Rock is a legend for pushing Kirk in the early 90s and because of him we got one of the best solos ever from him

[@TheOGOrangeCat]

Honestly, I'm amazed when he's actually playing in tune nowadays.

[@NintenDub]

Nobody cares if something's hard. A lot of Metallica riffs aren't hard. The best RIFFS EVER OF ALL TIME,aren't hard to play. They're just badass and it makes you want to play them.thats the point. The sonic inspiration. That's all it's ever about. If you love Clapton, or Santana or Gilmore....it only takes one note ...one vibrato... To make you want to pick up a guitar and play.

[@thomasmalatesta7331]

Great comment- Somebody had to say it. These KZbinrs never write songs that anyone cares about.

[@KennelGuyTries]

Agree 1000%. A prime example: The opening riff to Iron Man. So easy to play but you know it the second that first chord is played. An iconic riff. I've been playing for nearly 40 years. The older I get the less impressed I am by lightning fast shredding.

[@nunyabusiness6691]

I don't think Kirk was being criticized solely because his solo was or wasn't "hard to play," it was because, compared to what we all know he is capable of, he clearly didn't put that much effort into them at all. Now he is being called out for it.

[@Iwanttoblowmybrainsoutrn]

​@@KennelGuyTries I wanna start playing guitar because of that

[@KennelGuyTries]

@infuriated9167 Go for it. Playing guitar is so much fun. It's something that helps me unwind after a stressful day. I recently got into recording and have a little home studio set up with some cool amp modeling software. I keep telling myself I'm going to start a KZbin channel but adulting gets in the way.

[@charles1412]

I definately wanna see Kirk and you settle this like gentlemen. First an argument, and then pistols at 20 paces.

[@stevemuzak8526]

Where is Bob Rock when we need him? He pushed Kirk to the limits. Listen to Kirk solos when Bob Rock was the producer. Brilliant!

[@murk4552]

Mediocre, he didn't need Bob Cock on the 1st 4 albums.

[@stevemuzak8526]

@@murk4552 But he need him now. Ho lost his power.

[@JamesElise160]

Exactly. The whole band needs Bob Rock to push them, the whole album is fine, but it’s never going to be anyone’s favourite album. It’s a bit “Metallica by numbers”.

[@skepptix]

I miss the days of solos with feeling from Metallica, like he actually sat down with the riffs and figured out something magical with them. They all sound so stock now, couldn't agree more.

[@leerobbo92]

Even the ones where he was intentionally going for dissonance and wankery (e.g. The Thing That Should Not Be): there's plenty about it that matches both the riffs and the lyrics/content, and it's perfect for the song. I mean, he's talking about how he wanted something "in the moment" that serves a high-tempo song? He pulled that off with Dyer's Eve, with the difference being that it has *SOME FUCKING GORGEOUS MELODIC MOMENTS* in it. Realistically, the only guy I want to hear try and pull off a one-take improvised solo on the fly for a song is Guthrie Govan. Everyone else I'd rather they sat down and thought about it a bit tbh.

[@earthpart3]

Everything they do is stock and has been for a while.. And most of the songs are too damn long. Seven minutes for what???

[@blunderless]

@@earthpart3 all metallica songs since the dawn of time have been rather long and drawn out. at least 7+ minutes

[@leerobbo92]

@@blunderless That's true, but at least they had "movements" in the early days. Some of James' sickest riffs are behind the solos, and Kirk would easily fill 1-2 minutes of that while keeping it interesting. They didn't linger on the same riff as much as they do now.

[@Thurmanatr16]

The whole album is stock; it sounds like the last 3 albums were run through AI and this was spit out. Pretty average and never would have been noticeable in the 80s or 90s, it’d land in the 3 dollar discount bin.

[@Helena-gk4ui]

they should show the interview instead of just writing what he said, i have a disbelief on that article

[@Madman6505]

I don't care what techniques or scales are used or if the player thought it was "from his heart" or not. If a solo is not musically satisfying, it's bad. Kirk gave the finger to traditional soloing after the black album... no wonder his playing is bad now. That's like a race car driver saying he doesn't like going fast anymore.

[@nothingislogical]

It just sounds like he's found his comfort zone and doesn't want to leave it. No one is saying he has to do sweep arpeggios every song, but you can put in some of that flashier stuff for flavor. Or if he really wants to do something vocal sounding, you can really do that with just about any scale and just not play it at a million bpm. I love minor pentatonic as much as the next guy, and if it fits the song, sure you can do that, but there's other options out there to play with than just that.

[@MrDantres]

I don't know why but this video immediately reminds me of how good most of Maiden's Senjutsu solos are, even some of Gers', they are imo top notch solos!

[@beefcake1973aus]

Senjutsu was a great album considering how far they are into their career.

[@richardcochrun3869]

Honestly Ive never heard a guitar solo ever in my life that was memorable. I remember hooks and main riffs, but no solo ever stood out to the point where if I heard it out of context I would recognize it. And Ive played for 23 years myself 🤷🏻‍♂️.

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

I think it's you then? Kirk has a ton of memorable solos as do a million other players. How could you even play yourself?

[@KennelGuyTries]

The guitar solo in Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd is beautifully written and stirs a lot of emotion. At least it does for me anyhow.....and I'm not really a Pink Floyd fan.

[@EinarHagen]

Nuno Bettencourt; "Get the Funk Out" and "Rise". EVH; Eruption. Gary Moore; The Loner. (I could go on)

[@Harmonic14]

Kirk is just that guy that plays pentatonics all day at Guitar Center but he somehow got famous by doing it

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

The other very common deflection is “oh yeah? He plays in the biggest metal band in the world, what do YOU have to show for it?” I get this a lot when pointing out Lars’ shortcomings

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Hand raised. I can relate.

[@midasiscariot]

It's still not as bad as the "he makes more money than you" line.

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

@@midasiscariot which would equally qualify Justin Bieber as a great metal musician

[@midasiscariot]

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 Somehow, nobody ever threw that line at me with Justin Bieber. But Metallica? Their music can't stink bruh, they make so much more money than you bruh.

[@godwarrior3403]

​@@midasiscariot It's more like, you've 100% never written a puppets, a sandman, not even a fuel. So cram it. I love listening to subpar musicians with above average technical skill thinking they can say anything about guitar 😂

[@Nrvnkrtc23]

It also doesn't mean you have the right to just trash the guy... Cuz you don't like it

[@nickst2797]

"They have their special inner circle, their clique of famous guitar players, and they reference each other all the time. " So true. There are some amazibg guitarists in obscure bands (eg progressive thrash metal, or technical death), and they dont get any credit at all, outside their relatively small fanbase.

[@squibblez2517]

He's mostly right, and I kinda get why he'd be mad. Yes he's Kirk Wahmmet, but like, I imagine it gets really tiring to be ridiculed like he is all the time. I didn't like the Lux solo much either, but I don't think he deserves mocking. You didn't go too hard, but a LOT of people did.

[@klauskarlkraus]

If he starts is crying something about what the people say seems to be right.

[@murk4552]

​@@klauskarlkraus he sounds more pissed than sad, lmao what the fuck "crying"? But even then James is terrible for the past 4 albums at making solo rhythms that you can harmonically and melodically superimpose over. He has way too much chromaticism and doesn't even riff in scales anymore. Then you have his tendency to make most of Metallica's newer albums have tons of Load/Reload-throwaway riffs. How else are you gonna solo creatively when your rhythm guitarist is literally stuck in the past?

[@595no]

​@@klauskarlkraus You're not very good with arguments, are you?

[@jtrider3779]

That’s the nature of his job… if one is too thin-skinned to let criticism roll of their shoulder, then they’re in the wrong business.

[@klauskarlkraus]

@@595no why? Am I wrong? He is crying cause he can't sweep, he is crying cause he can only use arpeggios like he does since the 80's. His arguments Sound the like arguments of someone who is talking down on stuff cause he can't do it himself. If he could he would use 10 wahs at the same time....

[@johnnichols8553]

Kirk's not taking a holier than thou approach. Holier than thou actually had a pretty good memorable solo.

[@bjurab]

What would be really cool to hear/see is an original song by you :) . One has to wonder what would Bradly's of the world do if real bands would stop making original songs .

[@Safaridor]

I grew up with my uncle who would say people like Kirk played with no feeling. They just didn't understand how to play from the heart like Slash did.

[@whiplash1903]

Forget about f'n' KZbin and go write your own stuff. The world waits

[@Exspazament]

I don't see you putting anything out.

[@whiplash1903]

@@Exspazament I'm not the phenomenal youtuber here

[@Taxable_Trophy]

Damn you hated on kirk a lot 😂, I personally think the solo for screaming scuicide and 72 seasons are really good and “ memorable “. If we’re talking about the new stuff.

[@Sithman1776]

Personally, I really like Kirk’s solo as is. It adds spice to a song that is rhythmically boring. But then again, I’m just a drummer.

[@vovahimself]

The song grew on me over time (despite just a short time having passed). The first time I heard it I was like, meh, and more I keep reminding and grooving to it.

[@shareninja416]

Yeah, I can admit that some of their stuff does not have the same fire as back in the day. But this song in particular, I thought Kirk's solo was fitting. I looked up this dudes take and thought it sounded bad. It also sounds like he's whining for ten minutes about kirk having an opinion, haha.

[@nickvtguitar546]

Go easy on him, he's just defending himself, he gave us all awesome childhoods.

[@RazvanCosti]

I tend to agree with Kirk that the best solos build up mimicking vocal melodies. They become memorable, and make the solo become a part of the song rather than a fast jerking off exercise to show technical propensity in a way that is not improving the listening experience and the song as a whole. Guess is that is why you have extremely fast and technical youtubers and separately guitar players who put out albums the whole world enjoys

[@longhenaa]

i dont think the lux aeterna solo sounds very vocal personally. what do you think?

[@DRTyD]

This is all very true. The problem is that Kirk is not living up to his own advice. His later career solos aren’t as melodic and memorable as his earlier solos. It’s a bit perplexing, cuz 1) you’d think he’d be more conscious of this and follow his own advice, and 2) even without a producer pushing him (like Bob Rock on Unforgiven), you’d think the rest of the band would be - you’d think they would only sign off on it when he nailed the perfect solo for the songs. This all said, 72 Seasons is really growing on me and I’m starting to feel it’s an excellent album overall. I don’t want to beat him up too much when I haven’t been listening to it for that long. My opinion is still developing.

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

Yeah except Hamsters solos don't mimic anything. They suck. Much like your fan boi post.

[@DRTyD]

Having now listened to the new album numerous times I now feel that 1) it’s the best album they’ve released in 30 years, and 2) Kirk’s solo’s are actually pretty melodic. I was reading an article where he stated (paraphrasing) that his pentatonic / wah usage creates a vocal-like sound similar to vocal melodies (his intent), and I now have to agree; there’s a lot of that on the new album, it does have a vocal quality, and I like it. I don’t care at all how difficult or easy it is to play. I care most about how it sounds and how it makes me hum along because it’s catchy.

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

@@DRTyD Still incredibly lazy whether you like it or not. Pentatonic noodling is beginner playing.

[@bojangles4704]

Kirk has some of the best solos ever written, Bradley Hall plays for guitar nerds on youtube

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

Did you even watch the video? He loves early Kirk solos, the point is he isn't even trying anymore.