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ng to me.. instead of going down some route wherein Metallica would utilize keyboards, acoustic guitars, effects pedals, etc. Metallica decided to "experiment" with structures and production.. however, at the same time, the whole thing sounds really -- like you sound -- out of tune. Very bizarre. Interesting record, dunno if I think it's "good", but I enjoy it for its odd tones. And what the fuck's with the last 8 seconds in Some Kind of Monster? Weirdest thing in Metallica's catalogue? It's like a no wave circus riff!
Another thing about St. Anger is that the whole album.. well, most of the album.. was just a PRODUCTION! It wasn't... they came up with some riffs and some parts or whatever and Bob cut it up and pieced it together. That's probably the real reason there are no solos: there's no real theme or unity to any of the pieces. No real progressions; the parts are pretty interchangable. Because it's purely a producer's record! Also, oddly, Lars seems to randomly speed up and slow down for no apparent reason all throughout the album.
Very odd, hard to listen to from beginning to end, though strangely... interesting. "Invisible Kid" is really cool.
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