A fine album (Load - Metallica)

Member Name: Nephillim

Product:	Load - Metallica
Date:	23/06/00 (60 review reads)
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Advantages: Wasting My Hate, Until It Sleeps, Outlaw Torn and the perfect Bleeding Of Me.

Disadvantages: a hint of cheese here and there

For me Metallica have written some of the best rock songs there have been, and they have done some right dross as well. Their previous albums contained gems mixed in with tracks that were repetative, and dull. They partake in way too much frenzied guitar thrapping. This album is altogether finer. They thrapp far less furiously and seem more intent on crafting songs. If Pearl Jam or SoundGarden or Led Zep (and all points in between) blow your blouse up then this album certainly will. They have seem to have listened to the blues, calmed down a little and created a great album. There is head down grinding thunder, sentimental claptrap and some excellent air guitar moments, all interlaced with a bluesy toe tappin' kind of thing drifting in the background. The outstanding tracks are "Wasting My Hate", "Until It Sleeps", "Outlaw Torn" and the perfect "Bleeding Of Me". Go to a record shop, stick the head phones on and listen to these tracks, then take your cash out becasue you will have to purchase. The other tracks not mentioned are very good but they really do fade in comparison to these four. Definitely their finest moment to date.

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