Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
You don’t even have to drop any songs to make it a single disc. Hell, the album is even shorter than Load!
Although granted including a naff Lemmy tribute that goes nowhere definitely does hurt.
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Although granted including a naff Lemmy tribute that goes nowhere definitely does hurt.
Oh sure, I'm just saying twelve songs on a single disc still feels like a lot (see Fear of the Dark). At 11 songs (including one very short opener) we're closer to Death Magnetic territory.
Also, I know this album has a Lemmy tribute on it but I couldn't tell you which song it is.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
“Murder One”. Could’ve been a fine throwaway tribute single but honestly “Lords of Summer” would’ve been a better song.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
For me, Hardwired felt like an honest representation of the kind of music Metallica wanted to play at that point in time — something with one foot in their black album phase and the other in their classic period. Hetfield really seems to like playing these simpler grooves, but with some more complicated detours thrown in, and Hardwired stuck the landing more honestly than Death Magnetic did, IMO.
That said, I probably still prefer Death Magnetic by a hair over Hardwired due to overall song quality, even though it feels a bit more forced.
That said, I probably still prefer Death Magnetic by a hair over Hardwired due to overall song quality, even though it feels a bit more forced.
MrKnickerbocker
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Hardwired is an exceptional album (if you eliminate half of the songs).
Minus the idiotic, childish lyrics in the self-titled song, the first half is pretty perfect. Not every song is a 10/10, but the ones that are (Atlas, Moth) are stellar. If you take the first "disc" + Spit Out The Bone (the third 10/10 on the album), you've got a killer short record.
It's the aforementioned title track and the entirety of "disc" two that drag it way, way down. But overall, the songwriting on the first half (plus Spit) is superior to anything they've done since ReLoad.
Minus the idiotic, childish lyrics in the self-titled song, the first half is pretty perfect. Not every song is a 10/10, but the ones that are (Atlas, Moth) are stellar. If you take the first "disc" + Spit Out The Bone (the third 10/10 on the album), you've got a killer short record.
It's the aforementioned title track and the entirety of "disc" two that drag it way, way down. But overall, the songwriting on the first half (plus Spit) is superior to anything they've done since ReLoad.