Random metal related thoughts

[astfgyl]

https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/metallica-load-new-box-set

Ah lads seriously like

[Carnage]

Disc after disc of rough cuts and demos, and relatively little live stuff. I think the only thing of interest is the Motorhead covers, 4 of which are previously released. And I don't mind Load, some of it is pretty good. I'm surprised they didn't just do one for this and Reload, and leave it at that, no need for all this.

[astfgyl]

I can't see anyone wanting to go through 250 odd outtakes. It's ridiculous and I like both Load and Reload but seriously it has to be the most pointless thing ever.

The equivalent of finding kirk hammett's phone after the Saint Anger sessions or Death Magnetic or whatever shit he lost it during

Edit: and I'd say the band themselves don't remember half these versions

[Carnage]

That was before Hardwired, which was marginally less shit.

[astfgyl]

That was before Hardwired, which was marginally less shit.

That's my favourite since the Load albums but that's not saying a lot

[Carnage]

It really isn't. I thought they've been improving slightly from Death Magnetic on, but I wouldn't call any of them good albums. The last one I found surprisingly listenable but even so I've only played the CD twice.

If they'd only give them to somebody with an objective ear and the brief to trim the songs down they could be so much better.

[Ducky]

I can't see anyone wanting to go through 250 odd outtakes. It's ridiculous and I like both Load and Reload but seriously it has to be the most pointless thing ever.

Not pointless, there's bank to be made with this stuff. Never underestimate the hardcore Metallica Bros. These dipshits would sooner listen to 250 Load/Reload outtakes than give a few quid to a band who have had a modicum of creativity in the last three decades.

These are the sort of clowns that would swear that Hammett invented lead guitar playing, St. Anger is a misunderstood masterpiece, wear their bootleg Garage Days t-shirt to their niece's communion and be upset when asked to change out of it, ask their wives to peg them and let them call her "Papa Het" and say "gimme foo gimme fiiiir gimme that which I desire" before bending over, they selected their pet dog at the shelter because they're convinced it's the reincarnation of Cliff Burton (just in Corgi form).

[Eoin McLove]

I pre-ordered it.

[astfgyl]

It really isn't. I thought they've been improving slightly from Death Magnetic on, but I wouldn't call any of them good albums. The last one I found surprisingly listenable but even so I've only played the CD twice.

If they'd only give them to somebody with an objective ear and the brief to trim the songs down they could be so much better.

If the songs on the last two albums were cut in half they wouldn't be terrible albums at all, I think, but they are more like fucking endurance tests in their released form

[astfgyl]

I can't see anyone wanting to go through 250 odd outtakes. It's ridiculous and I like both Load and Reload but seriously it has to be the most pointless thing ever.

Not pointless, there's bank to be made with this stuff. Never underestimate the hardcore Metallica Bros. These dipshits would sooner listen to 250 Load/Reload outtakes than give a few quid to a band who have had a modicum of creativity in the last three decades.

These are the sort of clowns that would swear that Hammett invented lead guitar playing, St. Anger is a misunderstood masterpiece, wear their bootleg Garage Days t-shirt to their niece's communion and be upset when asked to change out of it, ask their wives to peg them and let them call her "Papa Het" and say "gimme foo gimme fiiiir gimme that which I desire" before bending over, they selected their pet dog at the shelter because they're convinced it's the reincarnation of Cliff Burton (just in Corgi form).

    

That's fair!

[KingHostile]

I pre-ordered it, guess I am still trying to figure this album out.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Not gonna wait out the Reload version to make this joke, so...
Caveat Emptor Baby!

[Sworntothecans]

I can't see anyone wanting to go through 250 odd outtakes. It's ridiculous and I like both Load and Reload but seriously it has to be the most pointless thing ever.

Not pointless, there's bank to be made with this stuff. Never underestimate the hardcore Metallica Bros. These dipshits would sooner listen to 250 Load/Reload outtakes than give a few quid to a band who have had a modicum of creativity in the last three decades.

These are the sort of clowns that would swear that Hammett invented lead guitar playing, St. Anger is a misunderstood masterpiece, wear their bootleg Garage Days t-shirt to their niece's communion and be upset when asked to change out of it, ask their wives to peg them and let them call her "Papa Het" and say "gimme foo gimme fiiiir gimme that which I desire" before bending over, they selected their pet dog at the shelter because they're convinced it's the reincarnation of Cliff Burton (just in Corgi form).

New merch idea!
Birth, school, Metallica, traumatic brain injury leading to defense of their 2000s output, Death.

[astfgyl]

Not gonna wait out the Reload version to make this joke, so...
Caveat Emptor Baby!

 

I can hear it

[Cosmic_Equilibrium]

Disc after disc of rough cuts and demos, a d relatively little live stuff. I think the only thing of interest is the Motorhead covers, 4 of which are previously released. And I don't mind Load, some of it is pretty good. I'm surprised they didn't just do one for this and Reload, and leave it at that, no need for all this.

There's lots of live stuff in the box.

My main problem is that during the 90s Metallica inexplicably played only the first half of the title track of Master of Puppets live which makes no sense, either play the whole song or don't bother. This means that whenever listening to live Metallica from that era I always have to have the skip button ready for when that track comes up, or when it comes to MP3s just get rid of it from the playlist altogether.

I like Load so I'll be getting this but I do wonder if doing one box set for the whole Load/Reload era would be better, given that both albums were written about the same time and I think the original plan may have been for a double album (whatever people say about ReLoad it is NOT AN OUTTAKES ALBUM - they just did a GnR Illusions style release but with a year between parts 1 and 2 instead of on the same day).