pretty otm there. the songwriting is consistent, more of the bad excesses of Hardwired and Death Magnetic lopped out, and there's a better flow to each song, but at the same point, it's kinda like being a contact hitter in baseball, they're getting on base more, but it's mostly singles.
few songs that utterly blow me away. I've only relistened once since drop date. I relistened to Hardwired more.
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Friday, 5 May 2023 15:52 (eleven months ago) link
I wound up watching a really well-shot audience cam of night two of the Amsterdam shows, and was struck by how it seemed more mechanical than you'd expect from Metallica. Minimal interaction, just two hours of material broken up into half hour quarters. No encores, no extras, just "Here's Enter Sandman, goodnight." And the band looks oddly dwarfed by the huge roller derby stage. The aerial camera angles are super cool, but I'm not sold on this in-the-round concept for football stadiums.
The way these shows are structured, they really want to coax fans to both concerts, which is understandable I suppose. Plus the guys probably don't want to do epic two and a half, three hour sets anymore. But having seen these guys play for nearly 40 years, this set felt oddly devoid of fun.
Though starting both shows with Orion and Ktulu is a wicked idea. Love it.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 5 May 2023 17:23 (eleven months ago) link
Hey would you look at that, Lars' dad is still around. 94 and I hope he's thriving.
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Friday, 5 May 2023 20:06 (eleven months ago) link
v dumb metallica ranking ahoy
(lulu)justicekill 'em allmaster of puppetsride the lightningst. angermetallicareloadhardwired.../72 seasonsloaddeath magnetic
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2023 14:18 (eleven months ago) link
I don't know about dumb, everyone has their own history with Metallica. Mine is probably:
And Justice For All / Ride The LightningMaster Of PuppetsKill Em AllLuluHardwired / Death MagneticBlack Album72 SeasonsLoad / ReloadSt. Anger
The new one, the energy is there and I like the production but the riffs aren't that great and the songs all stretch out to lengths that can't be justified due to the (lack of) strength of aforementioned riffs, it's a real slog.
I guess it's a question of time until someone edits these songs down to a more concise "42 Seasons".
― Siegbran, Monday, 8 May 2023 06:58 (eleven months ago) link
Master of PuppetsAnd Justice For AllRide the LightningLuluKill 'Em AllMetallica72 SeasonsSt. AngerHardwiredReloadLoadDeath Magnetic
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 May 2023 14:29 (eleven months ago) link
Ok, here's my comprehensive list of Metallica albums that I would feel like listening to again
And Justice for AllMaster of PuppetsRide the LightningLuluMetallicaHardwiredLoadKill 'Em All
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Monday, 8 May 2023 14:51 (eleven months ago) link
Master of PuppetsLuluKill Em AllAnd Justice For AllRide the LightningBlack AlbumThe single-album edit Spotify playlist I made of Hardwired to Self Destruct
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:00 (eleven months ago) link
The single-album edit Spotify playlist I made of Hardwired to Self Destruct
Oh yeah obviously this is implied
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:08 (eleven months ago) link
if were just the first disc + "spit out the bone" it'd be right below ride the lightning on my list
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:09 (eleven months ago) link
haha i hadn't listened to mine in forever, and that's exactly what I ended up doing back then
HardwiredAtlas, Rise!Now That We're DeadHalo on FireMoth into FlameDream No MoreSpit Out the Bone
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:21 (eleven months ago) link
"ManUNkind" is one of the dumbest song titles in history
Naming a song ManUNKind definitely makes it a funny Metallica alb
Xpost goddammit
― Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:22 (eleven months ago) link
Probably my favorite stupid song title since Yelawolf's "Slumerican Shitizen"
― Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:23 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edkV2e0wYxs
god this song rules
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:30 (eleven months ago) link