#thoughts on 72 seasons?

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vocal dagger
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serious answers only

nimble sigil
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not bad, i like if darnkness had a son

vocal dagger
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i feel like the riffs in the album were lacking

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and kirk really was the weak link this time

vale prairie
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I get they’re getting older but Kirk really disappointed me

low minnow
vale prairie
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The thing is the band is so successful that there’s almost no pressure to do well, they can put out anything and find commercial success. Kirk has written some great stuff over the years but only if someone lights a fire under his ass to do it

nimble sigil
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yeah the most famous metal band that even non-metal people know it

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its quite annoying

vocal dagger
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like it barely tied into the songs

sterile hollow
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Lux aterna was a decent song but a bad metal song

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it wasn't even metal

frozen gazelle
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some of the songs were pretty good i thought, i wouldn't call it a fantastic album but not bad

nova crescent
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Overall it was a good album It’s nowhere near as good as the good old days back in the 80’s. 72 Seasons title track was terrific, Inamorata closer also great, and other stuff like Darkness Had a Son and Shadows Follow also pretty good.

nova crescent
vocal dagger
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i liked shadows follow

clear canyon
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I like it

oblique maple
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72 seasons has 2 very solid song (lux aeterna and 72 seasons) but i really dislike the rest of the album

keen mantle
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better than hardwired and reload

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i like all the songs except lux idk why everyone likes it

odd star
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Imo I think is has insane production, but the solos were very blah, some sloppy, some bland, some both. But the riff flow was outstanding, but not in their classic 80s thrash style. But if you were to compare this album to other new albums, my pick would be this one

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It's also very easy to harmonize each entirety of each song, if that makes any sense

snow creek
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I somehow managed to not hear of this album, but the title track says black sabbath more than metallica, except for the compression which honestly reminds me of St. Anger. I don't mind it tbh. They're basically the 2020 equivalent of 2000s Status Quo - playing the same old stuff but doing it in slightly different ways each time.

72 seasons includes a pretty obvious Enter Sandman reference for the chorus.

Honestly my ears tell me we've returned to the loudness wars. Do not like the production.

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Would also argue that kirk has been phoning it for a long time now, but also like there's only so many solos a person has in them before hitting the limits of their imagination, so fair dues. Lux Aeterna gives me more hit the lightsish vibes and I can't complain. The riff is fun if not incredibly complex or imaginative.

It's pretty well worth noting that my gf who isn't a particularly big metallica fan was calling out the breaks, solos and choruses in both of these tracks right as they were about to happen. It's that ingrained in people.

If Darkness had a son feels like a throwback to late 80s ride the lightning era until the vocals start with the glissandoing shit which is fucking great. The Chorus is something entirely different that I can't quite place but feels more like an entirely different band to me. Good track and feels both metallica enough while also earning a place in the metallica playlist in its own right. Please Kirk stop relying on your wah. I don't think the solo was sloppy as such, just oddly syncopated, cause it's always dead on the downbeat or one of the the triplet hits where it feels 'off'. I think it's one of the more interesting things he's done.

clear canyon
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Jesus man just say you like it or not or like a few songs not an entire 20 minute youtube script

snow creek
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this is literally how I treat all music, no matter how serious or frivolous lmao. My friends used to hate my hipster ass in the 2010s

sour pike
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I personally like the album

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The solos are not bad

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But the riffs are pretty good

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And I like the harmony in inamorata

clear canyon
sour pike
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Like they’re not as amazing as like the older albums but they’re not horrible

clear canyon
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Metallica solos have never been amazing

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They've been either mid or good but never amazing

sour pike
clear canyon
sour pike
clear canyon
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But not my favorite

sour pike
clear canyon
sour pike
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I don’t have a favourite solo for Metallica tho

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Ig i have a favourite for each album

clear canyon
sour pike
clear canyon
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Well in that case

clear canyon
sour pike
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I haven’t listened to anything after the black album besides Death Magnetic, Garage Inc and 72 Seasons

clear canyon
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Really

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So you haven't listened to reload, load or hardwired to self destruct

sour pike
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Yes

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And most of St Anger

clear canyon
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St anger is the worst

sour pike
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That’s what people say but I wanna give it a chance

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But I’ve listened to St anger

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The song

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It’s bad

clear canyon
sour pike
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I’ve listened to frantic

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I kinda like it

clear canyon
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The song some kind of monster from st anger got an edited version without the repetitive lyrics

sour pike
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I just checked the lyrics for the songs

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I see why it’s repetitive 💀

clear canyon
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And without the trash bin drums

clear canyon
sour pike
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Yeah I found the edit just now

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Imma listen to the other songs

snow creek
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I must be the only person alive who likes st anger

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Just think of it as not Metallica and it makes more dense

sour pike
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It’s only St Anger which I don’t like

keen mantle
keen mantle
marsh raptor
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Super Boring, album was a whole snorefest

odd star
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LuLu was a snoozefest lol