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Brian Ivory
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"I'm madly in anger with you" spits James Hetfield on track 2 and first single from this decisive LP. Surely one of the most discussed/Knocked albums from a big band in a long time in the internet age.
Metallica were in a very curious position at this stage of they're career apart from in fighting/rehab a band member leaving another problem presents itself here as it often does for many bands with a big following and long recording career.......
How to push ahead keeping things interesting for band and fans changing enough to do so while not changing too much to alienate all involved.
It seems outside influence of current bands were fair game too as System Of A Down,Korn,Slipknot can be heard in these grooves too and what killer grooves they are.
Something some fans said we're missing from the Load/Reload albums but are in abundance here only for some fans to complain something else was missing .............guitar solos oh yes those and that drum sound............
Honestly I think both add to this album and it's not like the band used that drum sound or no guitars for following albums so maybe people were too quick and harsh to judge and jump on bandwaggons to judge this album as there is certainly a much better album here to explore than most realise.
And explore I really do mean, while no classic album there are some great tracks throughout "Dirty Window" a great thasher that follows an album front loaded with the singles (as underrated as these are prob not a good idea to front load an album in this way esp when trying something new as Metallica clearly were here)
"Invisible Kid" does show something that has been added and has carried over to subsequent albums, an added eye on and use of vocal melody something that may have been slightly over looked in past albums to concentrate on the "all mighty riff"
So something lost something gained as they say. All of this adds up to an album I feel the band had to make at this stage in their career and one that while not anybody's favourite surely helped usher in a few of those in latter years.
So give it another go and and enjoy the best moments (esp for a band that's years between albums why not give yourself as much Metallica as you possible I ask?) And remember the guitar solos and drum sounds arnt a puppy they are just for Christmas not for life.
It be back to business as usual next time round.
3.8/5
Dr BMR
Metallica were in a very curious position at this stage of they're career apart from in fighting/rehab a band member leaving another problem presents itself here as it often does for many bands with a big following and long recording career.......
How to push ahead keeping things interesting for band and fans changing enough to do so while not changing too much to alienate all involved.
It seems outside influence of current bands were fair game too as System Of A Down,Korn,Slipknot can be heard in these grooves too and what killer grooves they are.
Something some fans said we're missing from the Load/Reload albums but are in abundance here only for some fans to complain something else was missing .............guitar solos oh yes those and that drum sound............
Honestly I think both add to this album and it's not like the band used that drum sound or no guitars for following albums so maybe people were too quick and harsh to judge and jump on bandwaggons to judge this album as there is certainly a much better album here to explore than most realise.
And explore I really do mean, while no classic album there are some great tracks throughout "Dirty Window" a great thasher that follows an album front loaded with the singles (as underrated as these are prob not a good idea to front load an album in this way esp when trying something new as Metallica clearly were here)
"Invisible Kid" does show something that has been added and has carried over to subsequent albums, an added eye on and use of vocal melody something that may have been slightly over looked in past albums to concentrate on the "all mighty riff"
So something lost something gained as they say. All of this adds up to an album I feel the band had to make at this stage in their career and one that while not anybody's favourite surely helped usher in a few of those in latter years.
So give it another go and and enjoy the best moments (esp for a band that's years between albums why not give yourself as much Metallica as you possible I ask?) And remember the guitar solos and drum sounds arnt a puppy they are just for Christmas not for life.
It be back to business as usual next time round.
3.8/5
Dr BMR
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