{"id":109,"date":"2003-06-10T22:18:16","date_gmt":"2003-06-10T22:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2003-06-10T22:18:16","modified_gmt":"2003-06-10T22:18:16","slug":"hard-to-stay-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"Hard to Stay Mad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was always surprised that Metallica<\/a> took mp3s so personal. It was their battle. Lars Ulrich<\/a> was the mascot. Napster was their target.<\/p>\n

As a casual fan I found their stance a bit insulting. Their tactics, which included fear and lawyers<\/a> was more akin to those who watch lovingly over their gardeners, not a band whose mere appearance could make parents run for cover. What happened to them? Success had robbed them of their hair and their credibility.<\/p>\n

I don’t think they anticipated the backlash they received.<\/p>\n

Years later, I surprised myself when I picked up their new album, St.Anger<\/a>. I thought I was done with them. They didn’t want us to touch mp3s. If I did listen to them, I thought for sure it would be exclusively through my computer speakers.<\/p>\n

Then they put together a package that did exactly what a retail release should; it encouraged fans to purchase their music. Let’s forget the negative for a while and give the fans what they really want.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick list of what their new CD includes:<\/p>\n