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ye lol that lulu album was pretty bad, the songwriting was good but not suitable for a Metallica record if it was Lou Reed by himself with some hired metal musicans than it would of been a good album but since its under the metallica name and james hetfield mumbling in the background thats what made the album a turkey. Lou Reed is undoutably a legend and I discovered his music after I saw the movie Trainspotting when Lou Reed's best song "A Perfect Day" is played which got me to like his music

fingers wrote:

ye lol that lulu album was pretty bad, the songwriting was good but not suitable for a Metallica record if it was Lou Reed by himself with some hired metal musicans

That's EXACTLY what it is, as James and Lars have pointed out several times.

Lou'tallica is 5 minutes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRP_dwEUQwI&feature=related

Troublezone wrote:

Lou'tallica is 5 minutes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRP_dwEUQwI&feature=related

thats 4:59 too long

Well you can now hear a previously unreleased song from the Death Magnetic sessions.
It's called ...................... brace yourself ................. "Hate Train"
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166899

Quote :

METALLICA: Previously Unreleased Song From 'Death Magnetic' Sessions Available For Streaming - Dec. 6, 2011
METALLICA performed a previously unreleased song from the "Death Magneitc" sessions called "Hate Train" last night (Monday, December 5) at the first of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only.

A rough-mix version of the studio recording of "Hate Train" has since been e-mailed to members of METALLICA's official fan club and can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

"Hate Train" lyrics:

Hate is a train
That thunders aimless through my head
And hate is the fame
Chained to the wheel until I’m dead

Rage is a flame
Creates a touch to boil the seas
And rage is to blame
Forever sorry I shall be

And from a darkness I descend
Clenching a torch of sweet revenge

You took away tomorrow, still I stand
I ride into the sorrow, still I stand
You took away tomorrow, still I stand
Straight down into the sorrow, but still I stand

Wrath is the name
Branding suffer onto you
And wrath takes the shame
And holds me down until its through

And from a darkness I descend
Clenching a torch of sweet revenge

You took away tomorrow, still I stand
I ride into the sorrow, still I stand
You took away tomorrow, still I stand
I sink into the sorrow, but still I stand

And hate is a train
A beast awakened by your call
And hate is a train
A beast that never slows at all

And from a darkness I descend
Clenching a torch of sweet revenge
Burst into flame, the bitter end
And shake the gates of hell again

I’m left to drown in sorrow…

You took away tomorrow, still I stand
I ride into the sorrow, still I stand
You took away tomorrow, still I stand
You left me here with sorrow, still I stand (End of lyrics)

"Death Magnetic" was officially certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 28, 2010 for shipments in the United States in excess of two million copies.

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told The Pulse of Radio in an October 2008 interview that he didn't understand the controversy that had broken out over the audio quality of "Death Magnetic" shortly after the LP's release. Some fans and publications had accused the group and producer Rick Rubin of mixing the album at such a loud volume that the music is distorted and difficult to listen to. But Ulrich said that he's more than happy with the way it turned out. "I listen to this record, and I listen to it every couple of days," he said. "And when I hear it, it puts a smile on my face and it blows me away, and I don't understand what people are talking about. Somebody told me the other day that there were 12,000 people that had signed a petition to remix the record. We've sold two and a half million copies [worldwide] of 'Death Magnetic'. You do the math yourself."

A number of fans said online that they prefer the versions of the CD's tracks prepared for the Guitar Hero video game, which are mixed differently.

Ted Jensen, the engineer who mastered the album at Sterling Sound in New York, responded to fan complaints that the CD is too loud and the audio is pushed to distortion levels by writing, "I'm certainly sympathetic to your reaction, I get to slam my head against that brick wall every day. In this case the mixes were already brick-walled before they arrived at my place. Suffice to say I would never be pushed to overdrive things as far as they are here. Believe me, I'm not proud to be associated with this one, and we can only hope that some good will come from this in some form of backlash against volume above all else."

Mastering is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device, the "master," from which all copies will be produced.

Blame for the sound quality has been laid at the feet of the band itself, producer Rick Rubin and his recording engineer, Greg Fidelman

Should have put than on DM instead of Unforgiven III

thejokeriv wrote:

Should have put than on DM instead of Unforgiven III

for sure!

Metallica and the European debt crisis:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204630904577056123331660042.html

Also, that new song makes me realize how much I hate Hetfield's voice now. Ugh.

Hate is a train.

Eh, that song's nothing special - sounds all right, but way below their standard. I can see why they left it off the album - Unforgiven III was better.


PS: I personally believe that people dislike that song more because it has "Unforgiven" in it's name, but that's just a thought.....

I can have my dog fart into a microphone and my infant grandson beat on a cast iron skillet with a spatula and have it sound better than "Death Magnetic"

My 5 year old niece could do a better "cut and paste" job with safety scissors and a jug of Elmer's than Rubin and Metallica did with "Death Magnetic"

Just a thought

James is a table. Hate is a train. Nothing is at it appears!

I'm going to just pretend like these are scratch vocals/lyrics. Haha. Though the lyrics are wack, there are a lot of good things about that song.

Eyesore wrote:

James is a table. Hate is a train. Nothing is at it appears!

I'm going to just pretend like these are scratch vocals/lyrics. Haha. Though the lyrics are wack, there are a lot of good things about that song.

My opinion is about the same. I think the song is fairly average, not too bad. I could probably listen to it and more or less enjoy it (I do like the sound of the guitar solo toward the 5:38ff part.

But the song title and lyrics are atrocious! I laughed out loud when I saw the title. The lyrics are even worse.

For those who are interested, yet another previously unreleased song: "Just a Bullet Away."



Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167004

I just wish they would write an album's worth of really good 3 minute rock/pop songs. Why is that so hard for them to do?

arachnoplasma wrote:

For those who are interested, yet another previously unreleased song: "Just a Bullet Away."



Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167004

God. Lars really has smurf poo the bed with his drumming.

Anyway, much better than "Hate Train." Some really good riffs here and there. Nice solo.

Is it too late for them to win a Grammy for those unreleased tracks? How about a Grammy for each one?

Hate Train deserved to be left off the album, that's about as "paint-by-numbers" as you can get.

S.D. wrote:

Hate Train deserved to be left off the album, that's about as "paint-by-numbers" as you can get.

But it's METALLICA!!!!!!!!

I don't understand why it is not eligible for a Nobel Peace Prize as well.

This band can do no wrong! They are Metal GODS!!!!!!!!

Temple of Blood wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Hate Train deserved to be left off the album, that's about as "paint-by-numbers" as you can get.

But it's METALLICA!!!!!!!!

I don't understand why it is not eligible for a Nobel Peace Prize as well.

This band can do no wrong! They are Metal GODS!!!!!!!!

Currently Temple of Blood are the reigning Metal Gods, and there can only be one.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Is it too late for them to win a Grammy for those unreleased tracks? How about a Grammy for each one?

I'm afraid it's too late, but there's always next year!

manny wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Hate Train deserved to be left off the album, that's about as "paint-by-numbers" as you can get.

But it's METALLICA!!!!!!!!

I don't understand why it is not eligible for a Nobel Peace Prize as well.

This band can do no wrong! They are Metal GODS!!!!!!!!

Currently Temple of Blood are the reigning Metal Gods, and there can only be one.

OK, Just A Bullet Away should have replaced Unforgiven III

Just A Bullet Away sounds more like a St. Anger leftover to me...

"Suck on my barrel!" Really, James?

I wonder if they will record "Unforgiven IV" on some future project.

James B. wrote:

I wonder if they will record "Unforgiven IV" on some future project.

Only if Lou Reed's involved, by the way according to some music sites 'Lulu' looks like it might become Metallica's first commercial failure.