Metallica - Hardwired ...To self-destruct

To Ronnie είναι κομματάρα πάντως…τρελή ερμηνεία από James.

Και το St. Anger είναι δισκάρα.

Διάβασα την παρακάτω κριτική με την οποία συμφωνώ πάρα πολύ. Βάζω τα σημαντικότερα κομμάτια (Trey Spencer)

Στην παρακάτω εισαγωγή συμφωνώ 99%

Kill ‘Em All is a pure album. It wasn’t guided by fame, label executives, money, fans or anything outside of four guys’ desire to create and play music. Every album since then has had some sort of external baggage attached to it. Whether it was the ambition to push the envelope and prove themselves in the 80s, the commercial pressure of the 90s or even the fan pressure of the past 16 years, there were forces outside of Metallica’s simple love of creating that drove them. The cracks in the foundation first appeared with the release of Load. Suddenly the band that claimed to only care about the music seemed to be equally concerned with image and current trends (If not more so). If Metallica’s identity crisis wasn’t apparent at that time, it became blatantly obvious with the release of Some Kind of Monster and St. Anger. St. Anger was the sound of a band struggling with the pressures of fame versus their desire to write what they want while also staying modern and relevant. It was Lars watching Jason Newstead’s Echobrain band and wondering out loud if Echobrain was the future and Metallica was the past.

If Metallica was the past, they tried their best to embrace it with the release of Death Magnetic. That album was relatively well received, but it definitely felt a little forced, and confirmed the identity crisis was very much alive. This is all relevant to Hardwired… To Self-Destruct because everything they’ve done has led to this release. The experience of writing extended songs in their youth, the prolific songwriting prowess that blossomed in the 90s (and the financial security that came with it), and even the struggles of their previous two releases have led to what is probably the purest release since their debut. Throughout Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’s extended runtime is the sound of band that finally seems to be playing whatever they want without any outside pressure.

Για την απόδοση της μπάντας λέει τα εξής και συμφωνώ στα περισσότερα αλλά θα έδινα ένα μικρό point στον Kirk γιατί έκανε περισσότερα από τα (πολύ λίγα) που περίμενα και στον Rob γιατί όπου του δόθηκε χώρος, ήταν καλός:

While Hardwired… To Self-Destruct features one of James Hetfield’s best modern performances, the rest of the band seem to be set on autopilot. The best way to describe Lars’ performance on this album is loose and casual. Other than the four energetic tracks, I can’t even see Lars breaking a sweat while playing these songs. At this point, I think he just wants to drink his wine and knock out a simple beat. His lackadaisical approach doesn’t particularly ruin any of the songs, but they also do very little to enhance any of them. What might be more surprising is that Kirk Hammett also phones in his performance. In interviews, he has spoken at length about how he didn’t contribute to any of the songs and also didn’t bother rehearsing any solos before coming in and winging it. As such, there isn’t a single solo on this release that is memorable or even complimenting to the songs they’re attached to, which is a real shame. There’s also some semi-audible bass on the album, but you can’t really expect much from the guy that not only doesn’t participate in the most of the song writing, but could also straight up be dropped from the mix at any moment.

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Throughout Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’s extended runtime, it becomes pretty clear that this is the sound the band is comfortable with. With few exceptions, that sound seems to be one that uses the riffs and song structure blueprint of Justice, the crunch and tempo of the black album, and the hooks and songwriting from Load. To be honest, that mix works pretty well and leads to Metallica’s best release since the early 90s.
At the end of the day, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct sounds like a band that has returned to playing just for the love of playing. You can hear it in James Hetfield’s reinvigorated vocals, and the way he even brings back a bit of that visceral fire in places. You can see it in the album’s extended song lengths with nary a single or ballad in sight. You can even hear it in Lars’ performances (for better or worse). There’s no attempt to recapture their classic sound, no blatant radio single, and not even an attempt at performing more than what they’re comfortable with.

μμμ…δισκάρα δεν θα το έλεγα…:grin:

I learned something today :stuck_out_tongue:

Για πρωινο επειδη μου σπασανε τα νευρα…

Dominate
Killing of the innocence
Deviate
And to dust you return

YeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh

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Το St. Anger μ αυτή την παραγωγη το ακουω ανετα.Βεβαια η φωνη θυμιζει λιγο την κορακιστικη του κερκ :grinning:

Παιδια δεν ξερω αν σας ειπα, αλλα…

Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbye
Hello Darkness, say goodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye

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Flood protection on.

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Dave Mustaine: My buddies and fellow Big 4’ers @Metallica just put out a new record, go check it out! I know I’m gonna! :thinking::slightly_smiling_face:

Lars κοψε ρυθμο ρε, 10% πιο γρηγορα το πηγες το Moth Into Flame και μετα λες οτι σκεφτεσαι να παιξεις το AJFA ολοκληρο…

Πω ρε μλκ, τι άμπαλος που είναι αυτός ο Χάμετ, ούτε τα παλιά του σόλο δεν παίζει ο παπάρας.

Περιμενα κι εγω να γαμαει το σολο ο Χαμμεττ και τελικα τον ειδα να το παιζει, απλα με βρωμικο ηχο…

Αυτο το βιντεο δειχνει γιατι μουσικα η αλλαγη απο Jason —> Rob ηταν πολυ πολυ θετικη. Ανετα ο καλυτερος μπασιστας που ειχαν ποτε, τεχνικα.

ΥΓ. Εκτος αν εννοεις το δευτερο σολο, που το γαμησε λιγο παραπανω… γενικα εχει γινει πολυ Τζιμι Χεντριξ… πολλη βρωμια ρε γμτ (εντωμεταξυ δε μου αρεσει ΚΑΘΟΛΟΥ ο Χεντριξ)

τα ρέστα μου

Χαχχαχαα βραζιλιανικο σκυλι… νταξει ποσο αισχρη φωτογραφια? :joy:

Κάθε μέρα ανεβάζει 2-3 τέτοιες με δισκάκια που γουστάρει, δεν ξέρω τι ρόλο βαράει αλλά όπως λένε και οι νέοι ΕΜΠ1!

Ισως μετα απο κανα χρονο single, αλλιως για κανενα λογο, δε μπορω την πλαστικουρα.

Σε αλλα νεα, στο βιντεο για το Now That We’re Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlF4rhAbwyc
Ενας θεος εχει κανει το εξης σχολιο:

3:10 When Lars has won.
I guess y’all should stop talking shit about him.

Ελιωσα, ακουστε το στιχο στο 3:10 :joy:

Δεν πρέπει να είναι πλαστική γιατί το βυζί φαίνεται κρεμασμένο! Εδώ μιλάμε για μουσική όχι αστεία :stuck_out_tongue:

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