I dunno… CRASH COURSE IN BRAIN SURGERY:Īnd now, the BASS guitar…go! That CRUNCH!!!! You read it on the internet, therefore it’s gospel. And don’t let ANYONE tell you any different. Puppets is what made me believe in Metallica as modern-day metal prophets having to do battle against everyday demons through thrash metal. It felt oddly “happier” to me than Puppets if that makes sense. That’s really all that NEEDS to be fucking said: #becausemetallica. The flange on James’ voice was strange…definitely a different vibe for the Mighty Metallica, but I still dug it, BECAUSE it was Metallica. I actually enjoy hearing the ‘human’ aspect of a recording it makes it a more genuine experience. Jason Newsted’s presence and contribution to the magic of Garage Days and Metallica overall! HAIL, kudos, commendments, condiments AND croutons for you, sir! (Don’t worry…I’m still letting it ring out…okay turn it off now.) THE WAIT: In hindsight, I’m sure that was a difficult period for the band and we here at Metal Nerdery Podcast, as well as ALL Metallica fans worldwide, STILL miss Cliff Burton (R.I.P.), yet we are EVER GRACIOUS that he walked this earth.Īnd as a testament to his badassery, WE ARE ALSO EVER GRACIOUS for Mr. I kept thinking “Okay, this is an unusual follow up to Master of Puppets but okay”, not realizing that this was more of a “breaking in/introducing the newest member after a horrific tragedy and a personal loss of unexplainable magnitude” kind of release. I always thought the production on this album was SO fucking badass!! Beers and smokes and tunes and cluelessness. Obviously, I understood there’s a level of artistry and science and technology behind it, but Garage Days (GD) always had that vibe to it, that you were hanging out in the garage listening to these guys at band practice. I remember I used to be completely mystified by production as a youngster. If you’re EVER in doubt of how fucking killer a bass sound SHOULD be, just go back to 1987, smoke a bowl, Re-RE-Visit and REALLY RE-LISTEN to Garage Days Re- Revisited, shut your hole, and let it ring out…okay turn it off now). (NOTE: This is where everyone was SO unbefuckinglievably frustrated with Justice.īass is supposed to have presence in the mix. “perceived to be shittier than a ‘polished’ studio mix”) was legendarily crystal clear and direct almost as if Rick Rubin had a hand in the “not-so produced” producedness of it all. The speed and the tightness of this song blew me away, and the mix, to be a “garage” mix (i.e. What’s so absurd is that I wasn’t sure what I was listening to, because while I KNEW it was Metallica (because duh! It sounds like them!) none of the songwriters looked familiar. JOIN US after you prepare and consume (and prepare and consume some more of) your favorite relaxer and block out some (most/all) of your day as we go through the cheapest and arguably one of the best Thrash Metal EP’s ever released: Metallica’s Garage Days Re-Revisited.
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