St. Anger...

[craigb]

 

And, a tip on how to nail that snare drum sound! ?

[SteveStrummerUK]

St Anger did suck.

I can't argue with that.

[Rain]

I guess they had to get it out of their system. 

I've always been forgiving with Metallica because they were so important to me as a teenager, and I grew up and evolved with them. I could dig Load and Re-Load, even with their flaws.

But I remember trying to listen to St. Anger and not being able to get through it, even if it was just playing in the background while I was doing other things -  it wasn't even good enough to listen to while cleaning up toilets and scrubbing the shower. Felt like a bunch of riff ideas put together in Pro Tools. The issue wasn't even the snare, as awful as it was. With good material, I would have been able to get past that. G-d knows I've listened to my share of crappy sounding bootlegs in my life.

I've re-listened to it a few years ago. Some stuff I can dig, parts of it anyway. But ultimately, I guess it was necessary for them to make it but it's not really necessary for fans to listen to it.

I really liked Hardwired, though, even if it's a bit too long (like most records nowadays).

Edited May 13, 2022 by Rain

[craigb]

51 minutes ago, Rain said:

... it wasn't even good enough to listen to while cleaning up toilets and scrubbing the shower.

[Tim Smith]

The older our ears get the better some of it sounds. 

No?

[craigb]

2 hours ago, Tim Smith said:

The older our ears get the better some of it sounds. 

No?

Good idea!  I'll wait until I'm 116 and try again!  ???