- In my review, I mentioned that I was likely to piss off a Metallica fan because of the diverse range of opinions about their material. I came across the comments below this Blabbermouth article (http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-lars-ulrich-on-hardwired-i-am-feeling-that-this-record-may-be-better-than-i-was-aware-of/):
And this:
Can’t help but chuckle about the above and other reactions I’ve read online.
- Metallica ‘Hardwired…To Self Destruct’ Review - with this:
I think Metallica’s albums have got progressively better since St Anger & Death Magnetic, it’s not all the soul-searching lyrics that Hetfield sang about on the previous albums and it’ll welcome fans on board and on course down the right track in comparison to past releases. Because after all, we love the Metal to be in Metallica.
Editor's Note: I had this as the opening paragraph of my review, but to get it into the 300 – 800 word range, I cut it.
When I went to the Flotsam & Jetsam concert a couple of weeks ago, I wore my And Justice for All t-shirt. The drummer for Hatchet, one of the opening bands for the concert, wore a Master of Puppets t-shirt. When I had the opportunity to speak to him, I said, "Master is great, but I prefer Justice." He looked at me like I was drunk (I wasn't – sober nearly 6 years!) Notice I didn't say Lulu was their best album (it's not). He and I continued to discuss the merits of both albums. For me, And Justice for All is on a once-every-two month rotation. I will cite "The Frayed Ends of Sanity," "Harvester of Sorrow" and "Eye of the Beholder" as my favorite tunes, first, before going in for the kill that "Dyer's Eve" is even better to me than those three tunes. The rebellious lyrics by James Hetified are perfect - I will argue on my deathbed about its merits. Air drum to that song with Lars Ulrich's double bass for 5 days in a row for the duration of my 90 minute cassette and tell me your drumming chops are not better.
The feedback I received from Jason was this:
I think you made the right call cutting that opening – it’s more focused without it.
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