Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
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Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
Ep31: Machine Head pt3: Through the Ashes of Empires, The Blackening, and the heavy 00s
The Richard Wooten Podcast
3 hours 39 minutes 7 seconds
3 years ago
Ep31: Machine Head pt3: Through the Ashes of Empires, The Blackening, and the heavy 00s
We elaborate on another factor that helped kill nu metal…. THE INTERNET!
In the mid 00s everything started to get heavy. This set the stage for Machine Head’s “comeback” albums.
Preamble:
1:33 The habit of healthcare, and some mental hospital stuff
21:18 political stuff and social media
36:42 Who is allowed to be angry, trying too hard to be friends with everyone, chasing spectacle
51:19 why i don’t play in churches anymore
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Topic
55:08 Also, the internet killed nu metal
1:09:42 2003-2004 retrospective… everything gets more metal
1:25:54 Context for Ashes release, and the Elegies Documentary
1:54:08 Through the Ashes of Empires: “and so Machine Head began composing metal”
2:03:03 Vocals/lyrics, Robb’s nu metal trajectory, and making fun of metal yoda lyrics2:25:08 Dave McClain love and track by track
2:40:14 Descend the Shades of Night and briefly meeting Robb
2:46:25 The Blackening “the perfect classic metallica album from the future”
3:06:58 track by track3:34:57 summary
The Richard Wooten Podcast
Richard Wooten (session drummer, elder-millennial, leftist metal-head, and jazz-funk aficionado) has long-form discussions with his closest friends about their favorite Music/art. Analyzing, unpacking, and reflecting on the two way street of influence between music and culture. Playlists included. Occasional political and social commentary.
