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Free Man
Lars' hi-hat counting is fucking infuriating. Almost as bad as the St. Anger snare.
Hit -what? Lars is worthless in all aspects. 3 musicians and a drummer.
Lars' hi-hat counting is fucking infuriating. Almost as bad as the St. Anger snare.
Hi-hat, the double-stacked cymbals near the snare drum that are generally used for accents and time-keeping. Every time there's a riff break Lars is just sloshing away on his fucking cymbals and completely ruining the vibe. Any producer with a pair of balls would have told them to cut those out of the final mix. Bring back Bob Rock!Hit -what? Lars is worthless in all aspects. 3 musicians and a drummer.
Well, yes, we all know that is true. My point isn't necessarily about the playing itself, but more the fact that they decided to keep his counting in the actual recording. Sure, it's going to sound like that live, but it completely diminishes the power of some of those sections on the record.I know what hit -hat is, I was pointing out that no matter the sound etc Lars is a basic level drummer. Even with Bob Rock, Lars will still be Lars.
This is a hot take.Still early but I think this is my favorite Metallica album since the Black Album. It might be tied with it actually. I like all of the songs and they work even better as a whole. The only criticism I can think of is the song "Lux Aeterna" feels like it is in the wrong slot. I think it would have worked even better earlier in the track list. I like every Metallica album (yes, even St. Anger) with Hardwired being my least favorite.
Screw faster songs, I just want some clean sections and dynamics. This whole album is just chunk chunk chunk chhhh chhhh chhhh chhhh *pentatonic turnaround* at full distortion for 80 fucking minutes.
I can agree with all of that. There are melodic hooks, but not so much in the vocals. As for Lars, I guess that's just his style.The riffs are all the same, the compositions are bloated and poorly constructed; there are virtually no melodic hooks on the entire thing...
Lux is still the catchiest (and truly the only straightforwardly catchy song on the whole thing).
Lars' hi-hat counting is fucking infuriating.
... riff salad, riffs with the same progression. Hardwired, for all of its bloat, was far superior in that the songs felt like songs.
Nah. Lars's drumming was tasteful as hell on the Bob Rock 90s albums, with dynamics aplenty and generally being incredibly in the pocket. On St. Anger the drum sound itself is shit but it is by far the most technically complex album Metallica's done drumming wise. Death Magnetic was already much more stock and basic in that department and Lars's studio work's been on the decline since.I know what hit -hat is, I was pointing out that no matter the sound etc Lars is a basic level drummer. Even with Bob Rock, Lars will still be Lars.
I agree with all.Yeah... I can agree with most of the criticism here. As most of you surely know, I like all of the Metallica studio albums a lot, but for now, this one has to place at the very bottom of my ranking.
Positives:
- It's Metallica
- Hetfield sounds great
- The title track, Chasing Light, Too Far Gone? and Room of Mirrors are definitely great songs
- I think the production is decent enough
- Some Maiden-like guitar harmonies
Negatives:
- Kirk's solos
- If Darkness Had a Son and Sleepwalk My Life Away are some of the weakest songs they've done
- Generally the album just feels like Hardwired's less developed brother
- Not enough vocal hooks (although there are some pretty cool ones such as Too Far Gone)
- I would've liked a ballad or two instead of ten billion mid-tempo rockers
That’s how I fell about Powerslave. Don’t enough light and shade compared to other Maiden albums.Screw faster songs, I just want some clean sections and dynamics.
At least Powerslave has the title track and the dynamics in Rime. This Metallica record literally has one song with a clean guitar and it’s the last song on the album.That’s how I fell about Powerslave. Don’t enough light and shade compared to other Maiden albums.
Give it a spin, but expect more of the same. It sounds like a combo of the last two.Back on topic, I have always been a big fan of Metallica, but I have found the last few albums quite unmemorable. Do I give the new one a listen? Is it worth my time?
I agree. It's definitely not a bad album, but I think it should have been more varied and a bit different than the previous album. That would have made it more distinctive. The only surprise is the last song. Vocal hooks are really missing, yes. A ballad too, they should have made one. Too many songs sound/start the same and that's a bit tiresome to listen to, not that the band is tired.Positives:
- It's Metallica
- I think the production is decent enough
- Some Maiden-like guitar harmonies
Negatives:
- Generally the album just feels like Hardwired's less developed brother
- Not enough vocal hooks (although there are some pretty cool ones such as Too Far Gone)
- I would've liked a ballad or two instead of ten billion mid-tempo rockers