Money changed metallica IMO and bob rock was the tool for that change.
That's precisely my point... bob rock was
only a tool. the metallica guys were the ones using the said tool.
he was hired to do a certain job, he did it. did it always work they wanted it to? not always. (i liked Load btw, just saying)
Bob is good at making records that sound really mainstream (polished and "well-produced"), that's what he was hired for. Before the Black album, James really praised Bobs work in Motley Crues Dr. Feelgood record, he wanted that same tight and focused sound on the next album (guitar wise).
Not at all bobs fault if James and Co. produced mediocre metal songs after Load.
So.... im just saying, Bob doesn't deserve all the hate that he's getting right now. Yun lang po.