World's biggest Metallica fan here, and I'm not talking about my size. I'm 28 and have recently been afraid that I'm losing touch with what's "cool" these days, but last night's show proved that "new" cannot compare with the "old". In fact, I don't even like to think of Metallica as old. Despite the fact that they have a 20 year history, they are still the current standard for Metal. And not in a tribute-y way, like people talk about Springsteen or the Stones. You have to remember, they got started as teenagers, so even with a 20 year history, they're rather young.
When I was in high school (10 years ago) modern bands would do covers of Zepplin. Whereas everyone agreed Zepplin was cool, they were outdated. Hearing Queensryche or Crue do a Zepplin cover was so much cooler than hearing the original. However, I hope kids today don't think that way of last night's show. I thought most of those band sucked! Except for Sum 41, who rocked my ass off! Those guys have more talent than any other band up there, except for Metallica of course.
Avril is the most spoiled little brat, who can't sing very well. They could have picked any punk off the street and had the same song. Her band was good, but she sucked. Snoop should have rapped Sad But True, and it would have been killer. I see now why he doesn't sing. Fred Durst's 15 minutes of fame was up 14 minutes ago. His off-key yelling got old real quick. I liked the description of it being any Limp song, with Metallica lyrics thrown in. I also noticed how Korn was messing up the slow solos on One, and was anxious to hear how they would tackle the end solo (which I have been able to play note-for-note since I first figured it out at 14, if I may brag a little), but was not surprised when they stopped the song before the solo. HAHAHAHAHA.
It's so sad that talent is not a prerequisite for success in music anymore. I think it's more image. I'm shocked to hear people say that Korn did a good job, but Sum 41 sucked. I see no logic behind that.