moreblack Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 (edited) Certainly lightyears better than St. Angerthat's all it needed to be. Well, not ALL but it was a great starting point. The speed of the songs, the Kirk shred, the aggression, it puts them in a place they haven't been in almost a decade. Edited September 5, 2008 by moreblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funeral Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I'll be the dissenting voice in all of this universal praise - The album's average.Certainly lightyears better than St. Anger, but the songs are still too long and meandering without actually building or going anywhere, the lyrics are mostly banal, and The Unforgiven III is just a pale shadow of the first two.The album's fast, I'll give it that - And the solos rock. All in all, Death Magnetic has its moments... but anyone holding this up as a record on par with Ride/Master/Justice is deluding themselves.+1 This record would have been better as Instrumental...coz as soon as James starts opening his mouth...forget about it. His voice is shot and the Lyrics are ridiculously LAME for a 50 year old man to sing. I cant go throw a minute of each song on this record....got to turn it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 why would you even have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALonghorn Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I'll be the dissenting voice in all of this universal praise - The album's average.Certainly lightyears better than St. Anger, but the songs are still too long and meandering without actually building or going anywhere, the lyrics are mostly banal, and The Unforgiven III is just a pale shadow of the first two.The album's fast, I'll give it that - And the solos rock. All in all, Death Magnetic has its moments... but anyone holding this up as a record on par with Ride/Master/Justice is deluding themselves.+1 This record would have been better as Instrumental...coz as soon as James starts opening his mouth...forget about it. His voice is shot and the Lyrics are ridiculously LAME for a 50 year old man to sing. I cant go throw a minute of each song on this record....got to turn it off.I don't like Het sings live anymore, even the classics. He bellows to much, hold words too long, and just lost the 'snap' in his voice to sing some of the lyrics. Outside of the horrible snare drum of ST ANGER, this was my biggest cmoplaint about their music over the last couple of years. In the new song, THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES, he does a solid job with the vocals. He doesn't bellow too much and his delivery is spot on for the song. Can't wait for the rest of the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 It's gets bad when he sounds like a weaker version of Duffman live.Oohhh Yeah. I like the new album and Metallica's first 4 just for the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbominableHoman Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Lars needs to turn down the volume on his shitty ass drumming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droezle Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 I'll be the dissenting voice in all of this universal praise - The album's average.Certainly lightyears better than St. Anger, but the songs are still too long and meandering without actually building or going anywhere, the lyrics are mostly banal, and The Unforgiven III is just a pale shadow of the first two.The album's fast, I'll give it that - And the solos rock. All in all, Death Magnetic has its moments... but anyone holding this up as a record on par with Ride/Master/Justice is deluding themselves.+1 This record would have been better as Instrumental...coz as soon as James starts opening his mouth...forget about it. His voice is shot and the Lyrics are ridiculously LAME for a 50 year old man to sing. I cant go throw a minute of each song on this record....got to turn it off.And what about Axl? He couldn't even hold a high note for 10 seconds on the 2006-2007 tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ags_rule Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 And Lars is ten times the drummer of any GNR drummer, new or old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbominableHoman Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 And Lars is ten times the drummer of any GNR drummer, new or old.I don't give a shit. His drumming sound boring as shit, and there are too many times when his drums are louder than the guitar or even vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissirge Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 The band(or Rubin) probably knew they had winner and leaked it on purpose. The buzz that this has created in the past week is big enough to boost the sales through the roof.Awesome album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnRmaniac Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Can someone hook me up with a link to this, it would be greatly appreciated,thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syhead Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 This album is the textbook definition of how you make a throwback sounding album your fans and the rock community have been craving while still keeping things fresh and current. The reviews I have read so far have truly been outstanding, which speaks volumes considering how perpared the media and some fans were to write this album off. They put themselves out on the limb when they built expectations sky high by talking about making an album designed to sound like those that are the Holy Grail of Metallica albums, and it appears they pulled it off. The group around this board that love to mock what they call the "Mulletheads" who wish GNR sounded a little more like GNR sometimes should take note of the reaction this album is getting compared to Metallica's previous attempts at reinventing their sound as the current GNR incarnation has tried to do. A modern sounding Appetite inspired album with Axl/Slash/Duff/Izzy in the vein of what Metallica tried to do would be welcomed as the second coming, as Death Magnetic shows there is a market for a modern retro rock sound like that.I don't have anything else to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbominableHoman Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 The band(or Rubin) probably knew they had winner and leaked it on purpose. The buzz that this has created in the past week is big enough to boost the sales through the roof.Awesome albumI really really doubt that. The hype was pretty huge as it was. Plus I guarantee there are thousands who've already downloaded it, and see no further reason to purchase it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 This album keeps getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I'll be the dissenting voice in all of this universal praise - The album's average.Certainly lightyears better than St. Anger, but the songs are still too long and meandering without actually building or going anywhere, the lyrics are mostly banal, and The Unforgiven III is just a pale shadow of the first two.The album's fast, I'll give it that - And the solos rock. All in all, Death Magnetic has its moments... but anyone holding this up as a record on par with Ride/Master/Justice is deluding themselves.+1 This record would have been better as Instrumental...coz as soon as James starts opening his mouth...forget about it. His voice is shot and the Lyrics are ridiculously LAME for a 50 year old man to sing. I cant go throw a minute of each song on this record....got to turn it off.And what about Axl? He couldn't even hold a high note for 10 seconds on the 2006-2007 tour.Jungle RAR.Also Funeral's talking about studio and Axl has that IRS scream.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Don't forget the studio back round scream on Angel Down during Stuck Inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Although I noramaly don't like the lyrics "Cyanide I've already died just the funeral I've been waiting for" is genius. Hetfield could do with messing up his voice a bit before he sings. It always sounds so clean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Lars needs to turn down the volume on his shitty ass drumming.I don't know a right lot about the recording process - but, how is this Lars' fault if the drums are too loud? R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Everyone blames Lars but he's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droezle Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I'll be the dissenting voice in all of this universal praise - The album's average.Certainly lightyears better than St. Anger, but the songs are still too long and meandering without actually building or going anywhere, the lyrics are mostly banal, and The Unforgiven III is just a pale shadow of the first two.The album's fast, I'll give it that - And the solos rock. All in all, Death Magnetic has its moments... but anyone holding this up as a record on par with Ride/Master/Justice is deluding themselves.+1 This record would have been better as Instrumental...coz as soon as James starts opening his mouth...forget about it. His voice is shot and the Lyrics are ridiculously LAME for a 50 year old man to sing. I cant go throw a minute of each song on this record....got to turn it off.And what about Axl? He couldn't even hold a high note for 10 seconds on the 2006-2007 tour.Jungle RAR.Also Funeral's talking about studio and Axl has that IRS scream..That's just one song,but what about the new songs? Some of them, like Better, realy sucks alive. But it's hard to compare a studio sound with a live sound because they can fix a lot of sound things in the studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Fuck I love Hetfields voice since Load.If anything this album just proves that Kirk hasn't been sitting around twiddling his thumbs since '97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I'll be the dissenting voice in all of this universal praise - The album's average.Certainly lightyears better than St. Anger, but the songs are still too long and meandering without actually building or going anywhere, the lyrics are mostly banal, and The Unforgiven III is just a pale shadow of the first two.The album's fast, I'll give it that - And the solos rock. All in all, Death Magnetic has its moments... but anyone holding this up as a record on par with Ride/Master/Justice is deluding themselves.+1 This record would have been better as Instrumental...coz as soon as James starts opening his mouth...forget about it. His voice is shot and the Lyrics are ridiculously LAME for a 50 year old man to sing. I cant go throw a minute of each song on this record....got to turn it off.And what about Axl? He couldn't even hold a high note for 10 seconds on the 2006-2007 tour.Jungle RAR.Also Funeral's talking about studio and Axl has that IRS scream..That's just one song,but what about the new songs? Some of them, like Better, realy sucks alive. But it's hard to compare a studio sound with a live sound because they can fix a lot of sound things in the studio. Madagscar KROQ, Better RAR IRS Gods Of Metal The Blues Pitsburgh 02. Of course they can fix a lot in the studio but you can't deny the range in the studio IRS scream.Has James, ever been able to hold a high note after The Black Album live that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD GNR Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 Yeah James is voice isnt like it was on the Ride the Lightning album but its still pretty good and it fits the songs well.Death Magnetic is awsome best stuff since the Black album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 (edited) I'm not much of a Metallica fan, but this is surprisingly good. The End of the Line rocks. I don't know why they chose the two worst songs on the album as lead singles. (My Apocalypse is still shit.) Edited September 8, 2008 by Estranged Reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Does anyone else think that That Was Just Your Life is a hilarious song idea? It's like "SNAP! That was just your life, fag." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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