This album is nowhere nearas bad as people make it out to be. Not great by any stretch, but it has its moments. Plus it's a fascinating listen today, because we all know now it's the sound of a band so hopelessly, creatively lost, and that everything all came to a head on an incredible mess of a record.
Although Death Magnetic is a very good album, St. Anger would be a lot more fun to dissect.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 3 May 2010 04:45 (fourteen years ago) link
completely w/ Adrien 100%.
i listened to this straight through last night and, man, it's such a weird piece of work, and for all the cringeworthy aspects of it, i still really like it
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
you deserve a medal for making it through the whole thing. i only managed that a few times before I sold it.
― If You Ain't Gonna Wash It, I Ain't Gonna Eat It (Cattle Grind), Monday, 3 May 2010 21:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I haven't listened to it straight through since their publicist played it for me at the Elektra offices.
― Born In A Test Tube, Raised In A Cage (unperson), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:11 (fourteen years ago) link
irl lols & clapping my hands @ Phil's post
definitely not something i'm interested in doing every day, or even every few months, really, but it was nice to revisit. i remember being so excited for its coming out way back in 2003. man, it has its moments
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:22 (fourteen years ago) link
xpost -- And were you both suppressing giggles?
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Get the fuck out of hereI just wanna get the fuck away from meI rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hateI hate it all, why why why me?
I cannot sleep with a head like thisI wanna cry, I wanna screamI rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hateI wanna hate it all away
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
That reads like a Raunchy Young Lepers parody of a Metallica song.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Hurry up and hate me nowKill all within my hands again
Kill kill kill kill killKill kill kill kill killKill kill kill kill killKill kill kill kill killKill kill kill kill killKill kill killKill kill kill kill Kill kill kill kill killKILL
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:29 (fourteen years ago) link
When it came out I was all "Oh what the hell, let's give Metallica another chance!" -- but wow it is truly a turd. Sorry to anyone defending it, but it was like the worst metal album of the decade IMO.
― Viceroy of the Daleks (Viceroy), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://images.philsfiles.info/napster-lars.jpg
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
before Wilco became my favorite band -- which they really aren't anymore -- Metallica was my favorite band, and St. Anger was their first real studio record i was really, really anticipating. i don't remember what my initial reaction was, but i'll still rep for it, even if i completely agree that it's something of a disaster. that's part of its allure to me, though
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
what the
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:33 (fourteen years ago) link
before Wilco became my favorite band -- which they really aren't anymore -- Metallica was my favorite band
I am trying to imagine this arc and failing.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
he must have very large hands if he can fit people within them
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
hahahahaha
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
"YEAAARRRGH METALLICA"
*hears St. Anger*
"...I want to listen to Jeff Tweedy's whining ass."
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Q3cVA8GtQ
― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Get that away from me.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
before mid-2004, i mostly listened to Metallica, Staind, and whatever nu-metal, pop, and rap was on MTV & the radio. my best friend at the time was a much bigger music nerd than i was, and he got me into a lot of stuff. also, i remember reading about Wilco's A ghost is born, Bjork's Medulla and some other stuff that summer, and it was all over the place from there for me
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
glad we're able to bring St. Anger and Wilco together in the same thread
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
who is James Hetfield to dictate the schedule in which someone hates him
― If You Ain't Gonna Wash It, I Ain't Gonna Eat It (Cattle Grind), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcDZOaeW0sE
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:41 (fourteen years ago) link
life style/death style life style/death style life style/death style life style/death style life style/death style life style/death style life style/death style life style/death stylelife style/death style
― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Wax on, wax off...
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phFgCLguSNI
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
the cover always looks to me like it was drawn by an angry Dr. Seuss
― If You Ain't Gonna Wash It, I Ain't Gonna Eat It (Cattle Grind), Monday, 3 May 2010 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh the CDs You'll Smash!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 May 2010 22:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I have a soft spot for St. Anger - not that I've ever listened to more than a track or two, nor will I - but I love the Some Kind of Monster film.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 3 May 2010 23:00 (fourteen years ago) link
irl lols @ Ned's post
i've seen Some Kind of Monster once, but remember the presence of Lars's dad being a highlight
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 23:10 (fourteen years ago) link
still laughing at Ned's post
me too. well timed Ned!
― If You Ain't Gonna Wash It, I Ain't Gonna Eat It (Cattle Grind), Monday, 3 May 2010 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
\(^o^)/
― markers, Friday, 6 May 2011 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i feel like i should bump this at least once a year, at least
so i'm listening to some of this again and i still like it -- what a classic mess
― markers, Friday, 6 May 2011 18:03 (thirteen years ago) link
"can't you help me be uncrazy"
i've seen metallica in concert twice, BOTH TIMES post-St. Anger (2003, 2004)
― markers, Friday, 6 May 2011 18:04 (thirteen years ago) link
the best Metallica album by far.
Loved the dustbin drums.
Hardcore
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Friday, 6 May 2011 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
― markers, Friday, May 6, 2011 2:04 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
2008 and 2011 for me! o/
― chairfuckers union (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 6 May 2011 19:22 (thirteen years ago) link
I tried to go see Metallica in 1998, but the clusterfuck of a disaster trying to get into the ONE vehicle gate at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds meant we got in to the show when they were playing "One", a little more than 2/3rds into the show.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 May 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I saw them IN THE ROUND, Load-era. Don't remember much about the music but the stage set-up was fun. Everything fell apart, a guy ran across the stage on fire, and then they all played "Battery" with teeny amps under bare lightbulbs to prove how real they were.
― da croupier, Friday, 6 May 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
corrosion of conformity opened
― da croupier, Friday, 6 May 2011 19:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i've seen metallica in concert twice, BOTH TIMES post-St. Anger (2003, 2004)― markers, Friday, May 6, 2011 2:04 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink2008 and 2011 for me! o/― chairfuckers union (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, May 6, 2011 3:22 PM
― chairfuckers union (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, May 6, 2011 3:22 PM
\o
― markers, Friday, 6 May 2011 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
i saw em in 1997 and 1999. they were far better the second time, with a much less predictable setlist.
St. Anger might just be the worst excrement metal's ever been subjected to
― BIG YNGWIE aka the malmsteendriver (Neanderthal), Friday, 6 May 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Saw 'em twice on the most recent tour. (Will be skipping the Big Four Yankee Stadium thing.) Liked the first show (Newark) better than the second (MSG). Each time they had one great opening act (Newark: The Sword, NYC: Lamb of God) and one lame opening act (Newark: Machine Head, NYC: Volbeat). I liked that they were playing full versions of ...And Justice For All songs, instead of the medley they did on the live box.
― that's not funny. (unperson), Friday, 6 May 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
the main reason I liked the 1999 show so much is that they played Blackened, which at the time, they hadn't played (regularly at least) in ten years.
― BIG YNGWIE aka the malmsteendriver (Neanderthal), Friday, 6 May 2011 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
YOU FLUSH IT OUT! YOU FLUSH IT OUT! THE POOS IN THE TOILET
― charlie h, Friday, 6 May 2011 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
the only songs i really fuck w/ from this one are the title track and Dirty Window
― BIG YNGWIE aka the malmsteendriver (Neanderthal), Saturday, 7 May 2011 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
anybody else heard this? the songwriting still sucks but this cover version is way better than the real thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU-UI3_6HcM
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 22 July 2017 20:51 (six years ago) link
over a year later, and I still like it. Just put it on to get myself psyched up for the DVD release of Some Kind of Monster. It's going to be one of those records that is recognized, ten years from now, for being far better than people gave it credit for upon release.― Overbite (Roger Fidelity), lunes 10 de enero de 2005 1:27 (twelve years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It's been twelve years and people still think this is fucking terrible
― dance cum rituals (Moka), Friday, 11 August 2017 00:45 (six years ago) link
yeah but look at who made the original statement
― Neanderthal, Friday, 11 August 2017 00:46 (six years ago) link