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View Poll Results: What is your favorite Metallica album?
Kill' Em All 20 15.15%
Ride the Lightning 31 23.48%
Master of Puppets 37 28.03%
And Justice for All 13 9.85%
Metallica (Black Album) 23 17.42%
Load 1 0.76%
Reload 1 0.76%
St. Anger 5 3.79%
Death Magnetic 1 0.76%
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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And the opening riff of the title track is one of the coolest things I've ever heard.
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Old 06-25-2014, 03:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
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And the opening riff of the title track is one of the coolest things I've ever heard.
This. I will agree with this. That riff is indeed awesome, but I really can't stand the rest of that song after...

OH. I think I may have just identified what my problem with that entire album is: Hetfield's singing.


Take these lyrics for example, taken from "Ride The Lightning"

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Someone help me
Oh please God help me
They are trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
When Hetfield sings the 'I don't want to die' part, it makes me want to take this album and throw it in the trash. He sounds SO BAD to me, and this happens throughout this entire album.
If you don't understand what I'm talking about, try listening to "Motorbreath" and you'll notice the difference. Hell, "Fight Fire With Fire" is dramatically different (better) I think.

I think the issue is that Hetfield is actually trying to bear some semblance of harmony, but I can't say I'm a fan of the results. I'll give him credit for trying though and I all fairness I don't have a problem with him singing on "Fade To Black," (but that's not saying much because I'm not a fan every other part of that song), it's just when he does it on basically every other song from that album it sounds terrible. I guess this would explain why "Call of Ktulu" is my favorite song: because there's no singing lol.
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Old 06-25-2014, 06:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
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This. I will agree with this. That riff is indeed awesome, but I really can't stand the rest of that song after...

OH. I think I may have just identified what my problem with that entire album is: Hetfield's singing.


Take these lyrics for example, taken from "Ride The Lightning"



When Hetfield sings the 'I don't want to die' part, it makes me want to take this album and throw it in the trash. He sounds SO BAD to me, and this happens throughout this entire album.
If you don't understand what I'm talking about, try listening to "Motorbreath" and you'll notice the difference. Hell, "Fight Fire With Fire" is dramatically different (better) I think.

I think the issue is that Hetfield is actually trying to bear some semblance of harmony, but I can't say I'm a fan of the results. I'll give him credit for trying though and I all fairness I don't have a problem with him singing on "Fade To Black," (but that's not saying much because I'm not a fan every other part of that song), it's just when he does it on basically every other song from that album it sounds terrible. I guess this would explain why "Call of Ktulu" is my favorite song: because there's no singing lol.
Hetfield's singing is one of the worst things about Metallica in general. At least RtL and MoP hit an okay spot somewhere in between the haven't-hit-puberty-yet vocals of K'EA and the constant-ah attempt-ah at trying-ah to sound-ah gruff-ah on all subsequent albums.
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Hetfield's singing is one of the worst things about Metallica in general. At least RtL and MoP hit an okay spot somewhere in between the haven't-hit-puberty-yet vocals of K'EA and the constant-ah attempt-ah at trying-ah to sound-ah gruff-ah on all subsequent albums.
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**** you both. Hetfield was one of metal great vocalists.
Just so we are clear, Hetfield is a great singer, just not on RTL. Every other album I don't have a problem with him.
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Just so we are clear, Hetfield is a great singer, just not on RTL. Every other album I don't have a problem with him.
Really-ah?
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Really-ah?
I have no clue what sound you are supposed to convey with this, but yes, really. Hetfield is vastly more appealing than other metal singers like Exodus, Dark Angel, and even *gasp* Rob Halford-who can be annoying at times to listen to.
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I have no clue what sound you are supposed to convey with this
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I have no clue what sound you are supposed to convey with this, but yes, really.
I'm trying to convey the thing Hetfield has been doing-ah with his voice-ah for most of his career-ah. If you're able to block it out when you listen to Metallica, kudos to you. Here's a prime example:



I'm your dream-ah.
Mind astray-ah.
I'm your eyes when you're away-ah
I'm your dream while you repay-ah.
You know it's sad but true-ah!
Sad but truuuuuuue-ah!

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Hetfield is vastly more appealing than other metal singers like Exodus, Dark Angel, and even *gasp* Rob Halford-who can be annoying at times to listen to.
I agree, when compared to extremely annoying singers he is indeed less annoying.
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