BallzDeep1.9L wrote:well neal you started this so ill jump in, and you know how nice of a guy i am, always very laid back about my opinions
That's right, Tristan, you're such a softie...lol.
BallzDeep1.9L wrote:WAY better then St. Anger, but so is any album by John Tesh, Kenny G, or Micheal Bolton for that matter
Ouch...
BallzDeep1.9L wrote:the lyrics generally suck except for a few songs, "that was just your life" is by far my favorite song on the album, and "The End of The Line" is tolerable. however the lyrics in the rest of them give me the same feeling i get when i hear anything done by Three Days Grace, the sudden urge to hang myself from severe depression.
I have to agree. Some stuff is really bad, or repetitive (Broken Beat and Scarred). I like End of the Line and My Appocolypse a lot. That Was Just Your Life is also a good tune, but not my favorite.
BallzDeep1.9L wrote:"The Unforgiven III" really...really... let it go.. reminds me of R Kelly in the closet, ungodly minutes of "music" that are somehow suppose to be related...
Couldn't agree more.
BallzDeep1.9L wrote:instrumentally excellent, sounds like good 'ole metallica again.
Yeah, I think musically, it's much more of the old style. Sound may not match, but style and fluidity is there.
BallzDeep1.9L wrote:Lars Ulrich wins the award for The Most Overrated Drummer Ever. i didnt say hes bad.. far from it. but hes not the god that all the hardcore metallica fans make him out to be. I can think of quite a few drummers that are better, namely Danny Carey of Tool. Lars Ulrich could never hope to even come close to Danny Carey in a million years. Neil Peart is also one of the best. I believe when he goes on tour he brings some group of musicians who call themselves Rush for background noise w/ a lead singer that by the sound, I'm fairly certain is a woman.
Let's break this down for a sec. I'll be the first to admit that I like Lars' drumming...but only to a certian degree. I think his more recent stuff has shied away from typical metal drumming, but then again, so has Metallica shied away from typical metal. Do I think he is a god among drummers...No, I don't. And I consider myself a fairly hardcore Metfan.
Lars was a pioneer, of sorts, when Metallica got started. But, only with his way of using off tempo beats or fills in songs, giving the music a completely different feel. Master of Puppets and ...And Justice For All are prime examples of some of his best work.
What he does now is just kinda meh in my book. Although in the new CD, there are some pretty unique methods he implies in certian songs to change the flow/feel of the music.
As far as the drummers you mentiond, why not mention drummers in the same genre of music as Lars, such as Vinny Paul, Nick Menza, Dave Lombardo for that matter.
Tool and Rush?
Yes, those guys are great drummers, but not metal drummers. Creativity is not a metal drummers forte. Speed, heavy hitting, flying double bass runs, that's metal.
Take Mike Portny for example. Dream Theater isn't really metal in my book, but that dude would turn circles around Lars in the creativity department. Mike is fantastic. As is the ex-drummer of Extreme (his name escapes me)
So, if you are going to compare drummer to drummer, at least try to stay in the same category of drummers.
BallzDeep1.9L wrote:sound quality of this CD though is VERY poor, it seems to stem from all these bands wanting to have the "loudest" CD.. its not even evenly mixed in the same track.. one moment you can hear everything just fine then the next all yo ucan hear is drums and it sounds like everyone else is down a hallway.
Yeah, the final product is pretty crappy sounding overall. I hope that in the future when the initial presses of the CD are gone, the new ones will be mixed a little better. I was quite dissapointed about that after hearing it. I was certian I could make a better mix than that.
Anyway, Tristan, your views really aren't that bad. I have heard worse about St. Anger, and I kinda like that album too...lol.
Oh well, I have never been one to follow trends, so why start now.