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<p>This is the jam. Incredible that as amazing as this song is it was William DeVaughn's only hit. You'd think there was plenty more where this comes from: </p>
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<p>Great work nonpartisan, a couple of gems there.....however I'll see your version of that song and raise you this one, Don't get me wrong, yours is awesome, but this is FAR superior IMHO.....</p>
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<p>There's any number of amazing soul brothers like that who for whatever reason only had the one hit.....I think Motown politics was the reason for this.</p>
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<p>Fucken hell SammyC, another thing we have in common from our youths....I also sang along to Ian Dury when my old man played it on car trips. To this day I could probably sing the entire "Lord Upminster" album if someone played if even though I haven't heard it since the late 80s ! </p>
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<p>The new Metallica song is half decent (even if it does sound a lot like Battery)</p>
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<div>♫ She's not crippled. That's pretty awesome. ♫</div>
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<div>♫ She's got legs. She knows how to use them. ♫ </div>
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<p>And for something on a lighter note... 2 Live Jews with their parody of 2 Live Crews So Horny</p>
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<p>The new Metallica song is half decent (even if it does sound a lot like Battery)</p>
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<p><strong><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://iprobablyhateyourband.com/all-reviews/metal/song-review-metallica-hardwired/'>Review of Metallica's new single:</a></strong></p>
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<p>Ahhh, yes. New Metallica time is always fun. The internet is a fantastic place to be, at this time of year. Right now, as I type this self indulgent wank out on my shitty laptop, people with less musical talent than James Hetfield has in one of his grey pubes are arguing about whether this is a glorious return to form, or just the latest in a long list of disappointments post-Justice. So, with that in mind, I’m going to add to the pile, and you’re going to sit there and read every word I have to say, like the good little pleb you are. Damn straight.</p>
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<p>So I’ll start off by saying that this song is evidence of several things. The first thing that it is undeniable, irrefutable proof of, is that Kirk Hammett needs to quit. He has had a well publicised battle with arthritis, and it really shows. St. Anger had no solos, and somehow, that was still preferable to Death Magnetic‘s pathetic offering of wah-laden, standard pentatonic abuse. I don’t know how someone goes from writing, say, the ‘Call of Ktulu’, or ‘Unforgiven’, or ‘Master of Puppets’ solos, to peddling out an increasingly bland palette of utter shit, but I wish he would fuck off already. This actually hurts, considering I hero worshipped the curly-headed fuck when I was a kid. Now, it seems like he is rocking up into the studio, and recording his solos with a dildo. And not a big, impressive, veiny motherfucker either, no. I’m talking one of those little petite ones that is shaped like a lipstick tube, the kind that your mother keeps in her handbag just in case she runs into me down town and needs to duck off into the squats for a quick bit of relief.</p>
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<p>Another thing that is patently obvious is that, somehow, and despite being a stately 53 years old, James Hetfield is inexplicably still an angsty fifteen year-old. The chorus would be kind of embarrassing if it wasn’t coming from one of the most famous musicians in the world. The fact that it is, makes it encroach into ‘hilarious’ and ‘unbelievable’ territory instead. I actually cannot fathom how, in insert current year, Hetfield thought that chorus was a good idea. But hey, he’ll make more money out of this one song’s ad revenue than I will in my entire writing career, so what do I know? Sidenote: Papa Het sure can still smash out a riff though, gatdamn.</p>
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<p>I’ve seen a lot of people pissing and moaning about the production on this song, too. The general consensus seems to be ‘why the fuck, when they can afford literally anything in the world, does this sound like dry balls slapping on flypaper?’, and that’s a fair question. Personally I don’t think it is too bad. It sounds like a Metallica song, which is basically exactly how it should sound. Lars has a distinctive (read: average) drum sound, and in my honest opinion, we should be truly grateful that we are now a solid two albums removed from St. Snareless, so all you’ll cowards should stop bitching. It could always be worse.</p>
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<p>Basically, aside from the lyrics and the solo sucking a massive bag of dew-scented, rotting cocks, the song isn’t too bad. It is pretty reminiscent of their thrash beginnings, and I’m sure there are plenty of people that are keen for the return of Fast-allica, even if it does come without the appropriate hair length. It will be interesting to see what the first Metallica double album serves up. And yes, Load and ReLoad should have been released as a double album, but they weren’t. Cheers.</p>
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<p>Music is so subjective, and there really isn't any band which faces this more than Metallica!</p>
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<p>I thought Death Magnetic was totally awesome, and still listen to it quite often. Is it at good as the old stuff? Nah, not in my view. But it's certainly the best album since Master of Puppets for me.</p> -
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<p>MOP / AJFA / RTL / KEA / BLACK / GDR / Everything else in that order for me. The new single isn't for me.<br>
Not much between MOP and AJFA, AJFA was my introduction to Metallica back in the day.</p>
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<p>I'd got MOP / RTL joint first then DM / AJFA / KEA / Black then rest. </p>
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<p>I'm with you Rembrandt, i like Load, it's a solid rock (if not metal) album. And it's also very clear that the songs on Reload were the ones that weren't deemed good enough for Load.</p>
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<p>While the whole of Load isn't great, there are a lot of songs i really like. </p>
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<p>The Black album is actually really good if given an unbiased chance, but it's forever been tarred with that sell out brush.</p>
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<p>I love Justice, it's metal as fuck (including having a rubbish production). </p>
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<p>I would certainly rate Load higher than re-load, although I struggle for some strange reason to really think of them as Metallica albumns. Both are certainly better than St. Anger.</p>
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<p>If i had to name my 5 favourite Metallica songs, they would be from 5 different album</p>
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<p>Challenge accepted! Hit the lights .. Bell Tolls ... Creeping Death ... Battery ... Sanitarium .. Unforgven .. Outlaw Torn (bet I'm the only person on the planet who thinks this) .. Low Mans Lyric ... Suicide & Redemption all jump to mind. I also like a massive fan of Tuesdays gone on Garage Inc, but that doesn't really count. So trimming 4 from that list ...</p>
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<p>Hit the lights ... Battery ... Outlaw Torn .. Bell Tolls .. Unforgiven.</p>
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<p>Outlaw Torn is a sick song! Have you heard the full length version? it was a B-side on one of their singles.</p>
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<p>Leper Messiah, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, Creeping Death, Am I Evil, Wherever I May Roam. (it fucking kills me to leave off For Whom The Bell Tolls)</p> -
<p>Well, it's certainly not Metallica, but I really liked this song from the Olympic closing ceremony.</p>
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<p>A small piece of research tells me it's usually a Marisa Monte song. I wonder why she didn't perform it, given she performed in London at the flag handover?</p>
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<p>Metallica have just about reached Nickleback status when it comes to online hate and I'm not entirely sure why. In "One" "Enter Sandman" "Wherever I may roam" "Master of Puppets" "Battery" and a few I can't remember they have done shit as good as ANYTHING you will ever hear in hard rock, how come the Stones ( who are another generation apart ) prance around without such ridicule ? Is Lars Ulrich enough of a dick to create this hate ? Was their version of "One" with that weird guy on piano really that bad ? ( well yes Lars is a dick and it was bad ) Is James Hetfields nice guy persona too at odds with his onstage anger ?</p>
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<p>As good as the above songs I mentioned are they've also done some turgid, utter shit. "Nothing Else Matters" "Whisky in the jar" "Memory Remains" ( fuck off Marianne Faithful, the blame for that is mainly on you, on what planet does that horrific warbling at the end actually sound good ? ) and a few others.</p>
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<p>They also have my favourite bassist in Robert Trujillo in the ranks and another departed legend in Cliff Burton before him but perhaps the slow ( er ) and steady Jason Newstead was the best man for the job, kind of a Rueben Thorne to their Jerome Kaino/Jerry Collins ? No coincidence that their best work was done with him hammering the four strings even if he was hardly a virtuoso compared to them.</p>
