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Isbjørn · 04-16-2014, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

On the one hand, I don't particularly like Load, but in some ways it's underrated. Musically it's some pretty good, even quasi-great at times, power pop. There's not much of substance other than just catchy songs, but there's nothing wrong with that. Metallica's motivations for that album don't really concern me, so whether it's a sellout album don't matter to me. But, those vocals are terrible. Hetfield is trying far too hard to have 'tude and just comes off as massively fake, which ruins a lot of the charm that the album would otherwise have. He was a brilliant thrash vocalist, but as a hard rock singer he just sucks.

I don't think it's as much "terrible" as "mediocre and irritating", but I have little to no desire to listen to it again.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-16-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

Four reasons why ...And Justice for All is the worst out of Metallica's 80s albums

Cliff Burton is not on it
I can't hear the bass, I'm wondering if it's even there
The sterile production lacks soul (this is thrash, folks)
It's over a goddamn hour long

3/5 because I'm feeling generous today

5. And it's shit

Isbjørn · 04-17-2014, 06:07 AM

Opinion on... Rocka Rolla

Artist: Judas Priest
Album: Rocka Rolla
Year: 1974
Chronological position: Debut album
Genre: Heavy metal/hard rock

Wpnfire put up a review of this album last saturday (link), and it sparked some discussion. The reviewer seems to love it, while Unknown Soldier claims that it's the band's worst album. I didn't really know what to think, having not yet heard it. But now I have!

While I don't think it's absolutely terrible, I have to say... it's prerry boring. It lacks that booming energy of the following album, Sad Wings of Destiny, and it's just... there, without really standing out in any way. No killer riffs, no exceptional vocal performances, not even any standout tracks, just a piercing filler feel. Luckily, the band went for a heavier, more moody sound on the next album, and they nailed it.

2.5/5

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-17-2014, 06:38 AM

I've never heard this huge change in sound between this and Sad Wings Of Destiny that everybody seems to go on and on about.
Judas Priest pretty much sounded the same for their first 4 albums.

If you had a copy of it before it was remastered for CD in the late 80s I can understand not liking it because it sounded really muddy and awful. But since it's been cleaned up I don't think it really sounds much different to their other 70s output.

Matshovden · 04-17-2014, 07:23 AM

Good review. Kinda disagree on the "only for the money" part though. They made the songs like that to please James' and Kirk's egos. I also agree with The Batlord that it's kinda underrated. Still not the best work they've done.

Isbjørn · 04-17-2014, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Matshovden

Good review. Kinda disagree on the "only for the money" part though. They made the songs like that to please James' and Kirk's egos. I also agree with The Batlord that it's kinda underrated. Still not the best work they've done.

I assume you're referring to Load? Anyway, thanks.

Unknown Soldier · 04-18-2014, 05:25 AM

I actually really like both Load and St.Anger but then again I'm not a hardcore Metallica fan, meaning that I don't spend all day like some people comparing them to Metallica's well known classic albums and moaning how the band went downhill after Master of Puppets

Isbjørn · 04-29-2014, 08:47 AM

I declare the rest of the week, starting today, is Nickelback Week! It's just like Justin Bieber Week, where I proposed the challenge of listening to Justin Bieber's Believe album and reviewing it. This time it's Nickelback, and their Silver Side Up album.

I decided to put the album up against Iowa by Slipknot, because of the discussion sparked in this thread. It makes a little bit of sense to compare those two albums, since both were released in 2001.

Artist: Slipknot
Album: Iowa
Year: 2001
Genre: Nu metal

I can make out a few words sung by that horrible screaming voice, and they're mostly “**** people”, “**** you”, “**** my life” and the like. The music isn't anything special either, it's all just noise to my ears. The drummer isn't all that bad, but the way he plays does not appeal to me in any way. Did I say that this album is over an hour long? Because that's too long, especially when the album is bad.

2/5

Artist: Nickelback
Album: Silver Side Up
Year: 2001
Genre: Post-grunge/hard rock

This is bad. Real bad. Not the funny kind of bad, but the bad kind of bad. The singer sounds like he's struggling to take a sh*t, the guitar riffs are downright lazy, and the whole thing is excessively polished and shiny. Luckily, the album is at a reasonable length of 39 minutes, though that's an awfully long time to listen to Nickelback. Has anyone noticed that it was released the same day as the 9/11 attacks occurred?

Here's a RYM review that I liked:

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Originally Posted by Blue_Sun at rateyourmusic.com

the title is instructions: play it silver side up, it sounds much better

1/5

Isbjørn · 05-03-2014, 07:24 AM

Chunks of metal: power metal

Artist: Sabaton
Album: Carolus Rex
Year: 2012
Genre: Power metal
Chronological position: Sixth album
Expectations before listening: Glory

Don't worry, I've NOT stopped doing this! Please stop crying, it's all right!

Yeah, it's been a while. Anyway, the trouble with this album is that there were two versions released at the same time: an English one, and a Swedish one. I chose to listen to the English one, but the Swedish one may be a thousand times better, without me knowing it.

This was an alright power metal album, but there are a couple of things that bug me. First is the general sound of the album: the production is too clean. Second, those goddamn synthesizers are WAY too prominent and annoy the hell out of me. Those are the two things that stop me from truly enjoying this album and considering giving it a higher rating.

3/5

Unknown Soldier · 05-03-2014, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

2/5

1/5

Even if you add the score up of these two albums together, they still only get 3/5 and that just goes to show how crap they are. But I guess Slipknot could complain that Nickelback are bringing their average down.

04-17-2014, 06:07 AM	#173 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Opinion on... Rocka Rolla Artist: Judas Priest Album: Rocka Rolla Year: 1974 Chronological position: Debut album Genre: Heavy metal/hard rock Wpnfire put up a review of this album last saturday (link), and it sparked some discussion. The reviewer seems to love it, while Unknown Soldier claims that it's the band's worst album. I didn't really know what to think, having not yet heard it. But now I have! While I don't think it's absolutely terrible, I have to say... it's prerry boring. It lacks that booming energy of the following album, Sad Wings of Destiny, and it's just... there, without really standing out in any way. No killer riffs, no exceptional vocal performances, not even any standout tracks, just a piercing filler feel. Luckily, the band went for a heavier, more moody sound on the next album, and they nailed it. 2.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

04-17-2014, 06:38 AM	#174 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I've never heard this huge change in sound between this and Sad Wings Of Destiny that everybody seems to go on and on about. Judas Priest pretty much sounded the same for their first 4 albums. If you had a copy of it before it was remastered for CD in the late 80s I can understand not liking it because it sounded really muddy and awful. But since it's been cleaned up I don't think it really sounds much different to their other 70s output. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-03-2014, 07:24 AM	#179 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Chunks of metal: power metal Artist: Sabaton Album: Carolus Rex Year: 2012 Genre: Power metal Chronological position: Sixth album Expectations before listening: Glory Don't worry, I've NOT stopped doing this! Please stop crying, it's all right! Yeah, it's been a while. Anyway, the trouble with this album is that there were two versions released at the same time: an English one, and a Swedish one. I chose to listen to the English one, but the Swedish one may be a thousand times better, without me knowing it. This was an alright power metal album, but there are a couple of things that bug me. First is the general sound of the album: the production is too clean. Second, those goddamn synthesizers are WAY too prominent and annoy the hell out of me. Those are the two things that stop me from truly enjoying this album and considering giving it a higher rating. 3/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

04-17-2014, 07:23 AM	#175 (permalink)
Matshovden Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 1	Good review. Kinda disagree on the "only for the money" part though. They made the songs like that to please James' and Kirk's egos. I also agree with The Batlord that it's kinda underrated. Still not the best work they've done.