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I stumbled across this: http://www.metal-sludge.com/2003SludgeaholicChoiceAwards.htm I am going to make someone angry I know this because I have made folks angry about Met. Lately it has become fashionable to slam the once mighty Met. I have been rebuked by Metallica fans on various metal message boards. I have been told that I am trying to be just as trendy with my criticism of Metallica as Metallica was trying to be trendy with ST Anger. Not true. I have age and perspective here kids- time in grade and rank you whipper-snappers dont have yet. I must rant. I must criticize. I must speak from an old-fart historical perspective. Sorry junior. Go throw the Korn-Bizkitzs back on and ignore me for a minute ifn ya dont dig me . My favorite Metallica outing back in the day was Garage Days Re-revisited. Why? It was Metallica being fans in a band- playing other peoples stuff. No image. No strings attached. It was just a tip of the hat to the influences that sparked the band. It has the feel of a Ramones album. It was a delicious lack of pretense one could swallow like your Aunt Bettys rich home-made cake with super sweet icing. Nothing says lovin like home-made stuff. Flash forward to ST Anger. I bought it. I listened to it. I watched it. I gave it a second listen. Then I traded it to my 18 year-old nephew for a Maiden album I needed to replace in my CD collection (at least Maiden is consistent). He kept it two days and I think he sold it. Compared to the unpretentious GDRR, ST Anxious was a contrived pile O poo. Bob I-killed-Metallica Rock said in an MTV interview that We wanted to disregard what everybody assumes records should be and throw out the rules. First question: What you mean WE, Kemosabe? Is Bob in Metallica now? Second Question: those rules had been working for a band that began on word-of-mouth recognition from devoted fans. Why ignore a rule when that rule is you get out what you put in? The MTV article quotes Rock as summing up ST Noxious: To me, this album sounds like four guys in a garage getting together and writing rock songs. WRONG- Garage Days Re-revisited sounds like four guys in a garage getting together and writing rock songs- or at least ripping out covers in an adoring fashion. Third and final question: why should a band try to behave as if they were actually twenty-something angst-ridden, poor, hungry, and driven musicians again when they arent (and they cannot fake it if they tried)? Best answer: Bob Rock says itll sell. You cannot make a well-done steak raw again. But you can savor the flavor of the meat. It took time and effort to cook it. The right ingredients had to go into the meat to get the flavor just right. Bob Rock seems to have sliced away the meat of Met until all we have left is shreds of beef jerky. Some shreds still have flavor, but most are tough, chewy, and honestly make us want to go through a drive-through and grab a tried and true meal that is more fulfilling for our guts. The band needs to tell Bob Rock to get out (and stay out) of the kitchen. Hes ruining our favorite flavor. Quotes from: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472644/20030612/metallica.jhtml?headlines=true Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          Add your comment
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