So anyone else have St. Anger?
Wednesday, June 4, 2003 by The DJ | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Some tracks I'm feelin and others not. Thoughts?
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Reply #82 Monday, June 16, 2003 6:22 AM
Neither Zeppelin or AC/DC can be put in the "heavy metal" group. They may have led up to it with their "hard rock", though.
Now compare those to: RobZombie/White Zombie, MegaDeth, Iron Maiden, Anthrax....... I will say that Kiss planted some serious metal roots...
But, back on topic with Metallica, (I think that i said this before) they
definitely are not as "heavy" as they used to be. They have wimped out
over the years (they should have never cut their hair 
). However, they
sound a lot better now than they did on Load and reload (though fuel for fire
wasn't too bad until it got so over played that I hated it.) I'm just
babbling now..... 
Reply #83 Monday, June 16, 2003 11:42 AM
"We wanted to disregard what everybody assumes records should be and throw out all the rules." — producer Bob Rock
"The drums don't crack, they clang, and cymbals cut out abruptly. There are no guitar solos. Once in a while a guitar lick lags behind the beat, and frontman James Hetfield's vocals occasionally veer off key.
Stranger still, that's exactly the way Metallica and producer Bob Rock wanted it to sound."
"Metallica achieved the primitive sound and schizophrenic vibe of St. Anger by combining old recording technology with cutting-edge editing software. While Rock had previously rigged Lars' kit with multiple modern microphones and dampened the bass drum with pillows, spending as much as a week perfecting a snare sound, this time Rock spent five minutes setting up the drums and recorded the rest of the band with a combination of cheap PA mics and vintage microphones.
With the bare-bones recording equipment in place, Metallica started coming up with riffs together and rocked them out like a group of friends hooking up just to mess around. Once they'd concocted rhythms they liked, they'd combine them and record long jam sessions. Lyrics were written by the entire band moments before a song was recorded, and Hetfield's vocals were recorded in one or two takes to capture the immediacy of the moment, glitches and all."
"Technically, you'll hear cymbals go away and you'll hear bad edits. We wanted to disregard what everybody assumes records should be and throw out all the rules. I've spent 25 years learning how to do it the so-called right way. I didn't want to do that anymore."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/14...metallica.jhtml
Reply #84 Monday, June 16, 2003 11:54 AM
That link is actually: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472644/06122003/metallica.jhtml
I personally like the "raw" sound of this album. It reminds me of the way their original albums sounded. I'm really tired of all the post production crap you here all the time. you go to a concert and the songs can't possibly sound like what they do on an album.
Reply #85 Monday, June 16, 2003 12:31 PM
Yeah but c'mon, I said the same thing about the raw sound. And yes, you CAN have that live sound. I have a sound system imporver/sonic maximizer, custom built EQ and other equipment to shape my sound in which the music sounds like it's live and sounds like its SUPPOSED to sound. If you closed your eyes and listened to say a heavy metal album on my system, you would swear it was being played live and you would open your eyes to make sure.
I can go into how music from whatever source can sound muddy by proper order being lost with say higher frequencies being delayed and the sound being reproduced differs significantly from the sound produced from the original source. Envelope distortion. A sound system improver works to correct this while providing cleaner, more intelligent and detailed highs with deeper and fuller bass while proving a fuller, more natural and all around better sound.
The production pretty much does suck but that doesn't necessarily mean that will prohibit me from listening to it. I'm even feelin what they say they were tryin to go for.
Reply #86 Monday, June 16, 2003 1:34 PM
What does hair length or any other attribute of physical appearance have to do with the sound of the music? Longer hair does not equal better sound. It has no effect on the musicians' ability to sing and play their instruments.
Reply #87 Monday, June 16, 2003 2:52 PM
Although mick hucknall is the exception to this rule......
Reply #88 Monday, June 16, 2003 4:06 PM
| #86 by Tech Cat - 6/16/2003 1:34:38 PM "they should have never cut their hair" What does hair length or any other attribute of physical appearance have to do with the sound of the music? Longer hair does not equal better sound. It has no effect on the musicians' ability to sing and play their instruments. |
You have absolutely no sense of humor, do you. Tech Cat?
I'm really starting to think that people don't understand my sarcasm.
Typically, if something is followed by "" it means it's a joke or some sort of
snide comment...
Reply #89 Monday, June 16, 2003 4:12 PM
| #88 by Admin KarmaGirl - 6/16/2003 4:06:21 PM |
| I'm really starting to think that people don't understand my sarcasm |
uh-oh......I understood it perfectly
Reply #90 Monday, June 16, 2003 4:39 PM
| #89 by yrag - 6/16/2003 4:12:17 PM #88 by Admin KarmaGirl - 6/16/2003 4:06:21 PM I'm really starting to think that people don't understand my sarcasm uh-oh......I understood it perfectly |
You must be insane, then (who has more fun than the crazy people?)
Reply #92 Monday, June 16, 2003 5:26 PM
| While Rock had previously rigged Lars' kit with multiple modern microphones and dampened the bass drum with pillows, spending as much as a week perfecting a snare sound, this time Rock spent five minutes setting up the drums and recorded the rest of the band with a combination of cheap PA mics and vintage microphones. |
Lars uses more triggers on his kit then the US Army.It must take years to rodie his stuff...I think the best drum sound crybaby rock star Lars ever caught was during And Justice For All and Master Of Puppets recordings.Yes I still listen to those older recordings.
Reply #93 Monday, June 16, 2003 9:53 PM
1.
I agree with Karma-- "They never should have cut their hair" Doesn't change the sound, but can look yummy 
(actually the lead singer in reality looks better with the short)2. I also agree with Karma when she said in many many posts ago, that the lead singer seems to have less of a growl to his voice in this one.
I liked that growl in his voice... it worked for me 
I mean I really like it I wannnnnntttt it backkkkk!
Okay... Akasha is in a strange mood tonight.
Lady_Akasha leaves muttering, that growl was seriously hot!
Reply #95 Monday, June 16, 2003 10:25 PM
ChasUGC is a dead entity here. He was destroyed and his artistic attempts to contribute here are gone. So, please forget about him and leave him out of this. Please speak to CognitoToo.
I agree with the Black Sabbath comment. My only question is what is Heavy Metal? Where can we draw the lines? Aerosmith? Ted Nugent? I think there are too many labels for rock music. Heavy Metal, Glamour Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, its basically all the same. It's Rock n' Roll. And Metallica just sucks in this type of music. They can't compare. My opinion. Give me Liberty(Journey,Aerosmith,Led Zeppelin,Black Sabbath) or give me Metallica(Death) lol. Metallica just can't compare. Who would you rather see? A Ted Nugent concert, a old AC/DC concert, a Rolling Stones concert, a old Led Zeppelin concert, or a Metallica Concert? No comparison.
Reply #96 Monday, June 16, 2003 10:45 PM
Please point that out. Please. Really.
You were being ridiculous saying that, and I'll quote you, "I wonder why anyone would even start a thread on Metallica except that they are against file sharing, so this site wants to support them".
I'm not an admin., and that's hardly the case. Go read my post again after yours. I never said anything about your opinion that you were goin on about...Understand?
Reply #97 Monday, June 16, 2003 11:10 PM
Reply #98 Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:26 PM
| #97 by MadIce - 6/16/2003 11:10:46 PM Geez, people. Listen to the damn music or skin something. |
or...do both!
Reply #99 Tuesday, June 17, 2003 4:42 PM
Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There is someone else controlling me
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you!"
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
Wait for the sign
To flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold
As I watch death unfold
Consciousness my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What I am doing here?
Someone help me
Oh please God help me
They are trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
Time moving slowly
The minutes seem like hours
The final curtain call I see
How true is this?
Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by the horrid cream
Freed from the frightening dream
Reply #100 Tuesday, June 17, 2003 5:39 PM
CognitoToo, you are right, Journey,Aerosmith,and Led Zeppelin don't compare to Metallica....that's because they are not the same type of music. Black Sabath/Ozzy are sometimes loosely considered heavy metal, but that is a matter of opinion. It's just silly to compare a band like Journey (which is considered light rock) to a band like Metallica. And, while we are comparing things, we should compare bands that have new albums out with Metallica's album.
| A Ted Nugent concert, a old AC/DC concert, a Rolling Stones concert, a old Led Zeppelin concert, or a Metallica Concert? No comparison. |
Who out of that list can you actually go see in concert besides Metallica? You can see Rolling Stones, if you don't mind the fact that you have to pay a bazillion dollars to see them and you won't be able to understand anything they say or sing (and, it's all old material) Or, you could see a washed up Ted Nugent singing old stuff so that he can make more money to go on his elaborate hunting sprees (which just out of principle I would never go to his concert for that reason). Who out of those bands are promoting their new music in concert? BTW, I went to a Metallica concert when their black album came out. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to.
Oh, and btw, this is what is considered "debating". You give a reason why you don't like something, then I pick it apart to show why I don't agree........
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Reply #81 Monday, June 16, 2003 5:53 AM
Journey? the Stones? AC/DC
What kind of metal do you listen to??
Zeppelin, yeah, they paved the way for modern metal, and AC/DC to some extent, but those other two are as metal as Shania Twain.