Yeah, they still rock.
June 7, 2003 |
This post was written by guest author, The One and Only Wayne.
Right, so I went to Best Buy the other day to get a cell phone, which every good car salesman has. While I was there, I remembered that the new Metallica album, St. Anger, had an early release. Finding it in the music section, I decided that it was surely worth the $13.99 sticker price. I later found out, that it was well worth the $9.99 sale price that it rang up at.
I’ve been a fan of rock and/or roll since my days as a yout. Yep, I just said “yout.” Anyway, instead of that song about the mulberry bush, I had memorized Welcome to the Jungle. I was five at the time. It wasn’t until elementary school that I really found Metallica. They had a heavy sound, a scary looking frontman (James Hetfield is pretty spooky when you’re little, though I now outweigh him by 10 pounds), and cool lyrics, which might be why they’re the most popular band in the world.
Their last album, ReLoad, has sold over 12 million copies worldwide, despite the fact that the “true Metallica fans” spoke out against it and it’s predessesor, Load. The widely acclaimed, and self-titled, Metallica, has sold over 14 million copies in the US alone. Needless to say, these Bay-area rockers know how to do just that.
“Frantic,” the first track, does a good job of setting the tone of the rest of the album. It begins with a short, though fun, back and forth assault from Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich and continues with a force that the band hasn’t shown since pre-Load days. The first single, “St. Anger”, for those who haven’t yet heard it, makes a really good initial offering, because it gives a taste of just about everything this album offers. I’ve played these two songs more than the other just because they rock to dang much. Not that they’re bad, I just won’t give any of them away, though.
Don’t expect anything slow like “Nothing Else Matters,” or any long, melodic breaks, such as you might find in “Master of Puppets.” There aren’t even very many solos. Just pure, unadulterated rock. Hide the kids. Actually, scratch that. Sit the kids down right in front of the stereo, tape their ears open, and show them what a 20 year old band can do.
Justin
June 9th, 2003 | 10:37 pm
hey, i like master of puppets… glad to see you figured out which disc goes in your car. i find it interesting, though, that you posted this article two days ago yet it just apeared…
Shannon
June 10th, 2003 | 3:22 pm
I don’t think Wayne was saying that he doesn’t like Master of Puppets….he was just saying that the new CD was quite unlike Master of Puppets.
Nice article, Wayne, although I still have no desire to buy/listen to it.
amy
June 11th, 2003 | 12:06 am
LoL…daaaamn. justin AND shannon slammin on wayne. eh…metallica doesnt do anythin for me either. and i think lars is a pantywaste.
Justin
June 11th, 2003 | 9:08 am
i dont believe i was slammin on wayne… was i?
Shannon
June 11th, 2003 | 11:04 am
I did not think that you (or I, for that matter) were “slammin” on Wayne. I was merely trying to clarify that Wayne does indeed like Master of Puppets, because it sounded like you thought that he didn’t.
Ryan
June 11th, 2003 | 7:18 pm
Metallica….Welcome back.