St. Anger thoughts....

When I heard Metallica was releasing a new CD, I was a kid in a candy store. I couldnt wait to listen to Lars amazing drumming, and some great guitar riffs from Kirk and that booming voice of James.

I then realised they are releasing a video game- this may seem like it would make me, and any video game fan happy. But it just disssapointed me even more. It seems they are in it for the money- the only band I can remember releasing a game was Kiss, and trust me- Pinball and Kiss dont mix.

Well I didnt buy the CD, but borrowed it from a friend. The only songs that stick out are Frantic, St. Anger, Some Kind of Monster, All Within my hands- and my favorite Invisble Kid.

The rest you ask? Its all just blah. I listen to it and its like one big track. I cant stick anything out. Its all the same meshed together.

Sure Im glad Metallica is starting to rip it up again. But this CD is not their best work. Definetly.

Still- being a Metallica fan I will purchase it.

Anyway, your thoughts on this?

BTW: Dont post in here if you dont like Metallica, metal or anything related. I want a clean topic.

Didn\'t Aerosmith have a game, sorta?  They were in it at least.  Anyway I was thinking about getting it, but my friend said there were only 3 good songs and the rest was just mediocre at best.

If it counts, I think there was a Michael Jackson game at some point.

[Viper_Fujax]

i dont like it that much. the recording seems to kinda suck (like the snare drum, er however u spell snare). The songs that stuck out were the ones Spudz said and i also like Dirty Window. But i was pretty disappointed in the no-solo\'s. Where the hell did kirk go?

Worse than Load, not quite sure if its better than Reload.

the recording seems to kinda suck (like the snare drum, er however u spell snare).

He is using a cymbal for that sound.

its not the snare.

Pretty disappointed here...

Yeah luckily i didnt have to buy it. The quality on some of the trax are just plain nasty when i listen to it and its not that great. I knew there were so solos before geting it and uhg. Its just that they have nothing to say anymore and they are getting older and laid back. All of this and they are trying to make a comeback. The new bassist is not bad at all but all in all st. anger seems shallow uninspired and just blah.

[Viper_Fujax]

i didnt mind spending the whole 10 bucks on it. i kinda had to buy it since...its metallica,lol. wouldnt feel right not having every album since i was 5 overhearing kill em all to master of puppets and got me into metal.

Sometimes i get into albums pretty slowly, but at this point i think its worse than Load but better than Reload. Maybe over time ill get used to it.

whole 10 bucks on it.

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10 bucks? Shit where you get it?

[Viper_Fujax]

Originally posted by Spudz


:eek:

10 bucks? Shit where you get it?

Best Buy

Wow,

I was going to purchase it in Alaska here but its like 13 bucks, which is cheap- but if I can get it for 10 down south Id rather do that.

BTW: what did you guys think of the dvd? I thought they were justr trying to add more in it- i dont really think its that special, but its cool seeing them play and everything- that bassist is like a gorilla.

I got it for 11 bucks canadian

Thats like 7.50 american.


I dont mind the cd... definetly not their best work, but i do enjoy it more than load and reload.  Favourite tracks: Dirty window, shoot me again, unnamed feeling, all within my hands.


when i first listened to it i thought it was the worst cd ever, but i continued to listen to it and it has kind of grown on me.

It does grow on you, I have to agree with that, but this album was so hyped and is still a major let down.

Okay.  I promised I wouldnt write a review or comment on St. Anger until I got a good feeling for it because, as previously stated, it does develop with every listen.  I have listened to it maybe for about 15 times now.

First off, for this review I am dissmissing all other comments about "ranking" this album with other Metallica CD\'s.  Face it, there will never be another "Ride the Lighting" guys. St. Anger is so different from the Metallica of the past that it would be almost impossible to ask if say "Some Kind of Monster" is on the same level with "Hero of the Day".  Its almost genre-crossing.

So St. Anger is different from the Metallica of the past eh?  Well is it better?  Well it is different, but not the kind of "different" like when you try a horrible new food at a resturant and do not want to offend the cook "different".  The word is more "refreshing".  St. Anger is a middle road between the fast/heavy/hard/offensive Metallica of old and the confused/country alt-rock of Load and Reload.

Now more specifically?

Everyone is bitching about no solo\'s.  Personally, I could care less.  While I was dissapointed at first, solo\'s wouldnt fit into these songs.  Now, and which i think is more effective, the solos have melded into heavier, more structured, intro\'s to songs that usually last about 2 minutes.  These intro\'s are usually the best parts of the CD.

Lars.  Lars really shines on this album.  If you watch the DVD that comes with it he has just become a man possessed with drumming fast and rocking hard.  The double kick drum paired with the what seems to be tighter stretched snares are incredible.

Its just that they have nothing to say anymore and they are getting older and laid back.
Laid back?  This CD has overcome a bassist change, alcoholism, and millions of pissed off once-Napster users.  They have put their heart and souls into this CD and it shows.  As for nothing to say...

Metallica\'s lyrics have taken a turn.  More broken, pieced together, but I think its a direct reflection of James himself.  Previously Metallica\'s songs are all about telling a story, or about somebody else.  St. Anger has taken a more introspective turn and the songs are full of regret and overcoming addiction.  The result is again, different, but it works.

*God, thanks for reading this far*
The low parts?  The first couple listens the CD seems choppy and amateur.  It almost turned me off from it.  Kirk does seem to be gone from it.  Some parts of the songs I love and then some parts of the same song I find just corny.  Invisible Kid is an example with the "Oooh\'s"

All in all I believe it is a great CD.  Its far more epic and hard than ANYTHING that is out there right now.  Pick it up at Best Buy for 10 bucks songs like "St. Anger", "Sweet Amber", and "Dirty Window" are worth that money alone.