Anytime that theres that kind of monopoly on something theres always an alternative of some option.
You could just feel that there was a group of people that were embracing the other options.
It sounds impulsive, Ulrich says.
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It sounds like a bunch of dudes who were totally riding on pure, momentary, alcohol-fueled energy.
Metallica kicked off a catalog-spanning reissue project when they releaseddeluxe versions ofKill Em AllandRide the Lightninglast week.
To an extent, its impressive thatKill Em Alleven exists.
(The ex-Metallica member would soon found metal powerhouse Megadeth.)
That was a mindfk, but in our own perverse way we sort of accepted that.
Not necessarily willingly, but there was no other way.
It wasnt like, heres another $1,000 thats going to buy us another day of studio time.
So much of stuff that was going on at the time was basically based on economics.
But the albums 10 tracks made a lasting impact on rock music anyway.
Its like, dont even go there, he reflects.
At that time so much of that stuff was about sounds, Ulrich says.
And there was an engineer [named Flemming Rasmussen] up there who got these great sounds.
The band made minor adjustments, too.
But that wasnt necessarily the case in London, Copenhagen, or any of the other European cities.
It was like, breakfast ends at 10, end of story.
Which is pretty much how it was, because there was no other way.
