Metallica: Rolling Stone inserisce “St. Anger” tra i ’50 album veramente orribili di artisti fantastici’

Il magazine Rolling Stone ha inserito “St. Anger” dei Metallica tra i ’50 album veramente orribili di artisti fantastici’, alla 43esima posizione. Questo il commento della redazione:

When Metallica were at their absolute low point as a band thanks to James Hetfield’s chronic alcoholism, the defection of bassist Jason Newsted, and uncertainty about where they stood in a post-Napster music universe, they brought in a camera crew to chronicle the making of their LP St. Anger. This led to the stellar documentary Some Kind of Monster, and a deeply disappointing album. Fans rightly fixate on the decision to mic Lars Ulrich’s snare drum so it sounds like he’s banging on a tin can throughout the entire album, but there are deeper issues with St. Anger. The songs are unfocused and seemingly unfinished, and the straight-from-rehab lyrics (“I want my anger to be healthy”) could have used more thought. The band gets very defensive whenever fans or journalists raise these issues, but their set lists tell a different story. They’ve played fewer St. Anger songs in concert than any of their other albums.

Tuttavia non sono l’unico gruppo Hard & Heavy inserito nella lista che trovate qui. In 48esima posizione, infatti, troviamo “Van Halen III”, al 36esimo “Music From ‘The Elder” dei Kiss, al sesto posto “Forbidden” dei Black Sabbath e in quarta “Metal Magic” dei Pantera.