Comments on: Metallica: …And Censorship For All http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/ Exploring the intersection of communications, marketing and social media Wed, 23 May 2012 09:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Rachel Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:52:35 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2152 Metallica apologise, on behalf of their management, for killing early reviews! http://drownedinsound.com/articles/3461200 http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600942 Metallica apologise, on behalf of their management, for killing early reviews!

http://drownedinsound.com/articles/3461200

http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600942

]]> By: Kevin Behringer http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Kevin Behringer Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:51:37 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2151 Dave: I agreed with you..until this morning. If you go to metallica.com, they have posted a response. Now, I don't know if it's completely truthful or if they are responding to the blowback, but they responded. And, they post links to the offending blog posts...so it seems that they're making an effort. Kevin Dave:

I agreed with you..until this morning. If you go to metallica.com, they have posted a response. Now, I don’t know if it’s completely truthful or if they are responding to the blowback, but they responded. And, they post links to the offending blog posts…so it seems that they’re making an effort.

Kevin

]]> By: Nuno Teixeira http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Nuno Teixeira Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:52:11 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2148 I scanned across news of this during me RSS Feed grind yesterday night at 2am, tired as hell, and all I could think was: "No, they didn't. How the hell are they still around and releasing stuff?!" I was too tired to read it all and figured I'd come back to it. I open up Twhirl and you're tweet is the first I see :). WOrked out for me you did all the blogger impact collection for me. My thoughts on Metallica as a surviving band (as we can see after Napster) is to make a 180 degree turn and face this blunder asap. Ultimately, with a major 27 year old fan base, they likely have fans over 40, nearing 50 (and no offense to them) that just don't care about the internet. Napster WAS wrong to this generation, regardless of the terrible PR it was. Secondly, this blogger reaction storm also would likely mean very little. MY youthful early teenage years included Metallica in them--we all remember the Black Album... But once the internet became part of my life, more and more, with each year, my dedication to the net and what's it's all about won over. It'll always get my vote. Metallica needs to consider those youthful teens again who, for them, there was NEVER a world without internet. I can only imagine and assume, many of them have alternative band choices to turn too instead of Metallica after this, and they will walk. I scanned across news of this during me RSS Feed grind yesterday night at 2am, tired as hell, and all I could think was: “No, they didn’t. How the hell are they still around and releasing stuff?!”

I was too tired to read it all and figured I’d come back to it. I open up Twhirl and you’re tweet is the first I see :) .

WOrked out for me you did all the blogger impact collection for me.

My thoughts on Metallica as a surviving band (as we can see after Napster) is to make a 180 degree turn and face this blunder asap.

Ultimately, with a major 27 year old fan base, they likely have fans over 40, nearing 50 (and no offense to them) that just don’t care about the internet. Napster WAS wrong to this generation, regardless of the terrible PR it was. Secondly, this blogger reaction storm also would likely mean very little.

MY youthful early teenage years included Metallica in them–we all remember the Black Album… But once the internet became part of my life, more and more, with each year, my dedication to the net and what’s it’s all about won over.

It’ll always get my vote. Metallica needs to consider those youthful teens again who, for them, there was NEVER a world without internet. I can only imagine and assume, many of them have alternative band choices to turn too instead of Metallica after this, and they will walk.

]]> By: Jen Zingsheim http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Jen Zingsheim Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:34:45 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2147 The whole thing is bizarre...why invite writers if you didn't want them to write about it? If there was a mistake made by someone, (forgetting the NDA, for example) admit that, apologize, and move on. I continue to be baffled by companies/organizations/groups that don't seem to understand that going after customers/clients/fans is self-destructive to their brands. I hope they figure this out, quickly. Jen The whole thing is bizarre…why invite writers if you didn’t want them to write about it? If there was a mistake made by someone, (forgetting the NDA, for example) admit that, apologize, and move on. I continue to be baffled by companies/organizations/groups that don’t seem to understand that going after customers/clients/fans is self-destructive to their brands.

I hope they figure this out, quickly.

Jen

]]> By: Morghus http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Morghus Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:07:30 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2129 To quote a friend of mine "I used to be one of their biggest fans, I thought they were cool, that they wanted to be our friends, all that. Then they went and showed us all they cared about is money." - they lost him as a fan, and you can bet your ass this isn't going to improve it. Maybe their music isn't good enough or something, because the least I'd expect was for people to download the wee amounts of music they made, but I've heard nothing about Metallica from anyone for years. Unless it's bashing them for being haters and lamers, stuff like that. To quote a friend of mine “I used to be one of their biggest fans, I thought they were cool, that they wanted to be our friends, all that. Then they went and showed us all they cared about is money.” – they lost him as a fan, and you can bet your ass this isn’t going to improve it.

Maybe their music isn’t good enough or something, because the least I’d expect was for people to download the wee amounts of music they made, but I’ve heard nothing about Metallica from anyone for years. Unless it’s bashing them for being haters and lamers, stuff like that.

]]> By: Amanda Laird http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Amanda Laird Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:15:27 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2115 I agree with you on sorry. Sometimes that's all it takes. I agree with you on sorry. Sometimes that’s all it takes.

]]> By: Rick Weiss http://davefleet.com/2008/06/metallica-and-censorship-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 Rick Weiss Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:45:21 +0000 http://davefleet.com/?p=253#comment-2107 I have to say, after the Napster fiasco, I lost all interest in Metallica. Apart from the Camp Chaos videos. (NAPSTER BAD!!) Reading about this blunder? I don't even care. For those die-hards that continue to stick by Metallica, I don't think the bad press will matter. I think it's really a matter of whether they care to patch up current and future blogger relations with an apology and peace offering. I have to say, after the Napster fiasco, I lost all interest in Metallica. Apart from the Camp Chaos videos. (NAPSTER BAD!!)

Reading about this blunder? I don’t even care. For those die-hards that continue to stick by Metallica, I don’t think the bad press will matter.

I think it’s really a matter of whether they care to patch up current and future blogger relations with an apology and peace offering.

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