- Audio CD (6 Jun 2003)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: CD+DVD
- Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
- ASIN: B00009WW14
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (413 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 41,859 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Frantic | |||
| 2. St. Anger | |||
| 3. Some Kind Of Monster | |||
| 4. Dirty Window | |||
| 5. Invisible Kid | |||
| 6. My World | |||
| 7. Shoot Me Again | |||
| 8. Sweet Amber | |||
| 9. Unnamed Feeling | |||
| 10. Purify | |||
See all 11 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. St. Anger Live Rehearsal Video Footage | |||
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
St. Anger shows that we should never underestimate the regenerative powers of Metallica. Following the stripped-down Load and Re-Load, they've returned to the raw, vitriolic savagery of their earlier canon, using 1984's Ride the Lightning as their template. The title track provides the psychic lynchpin of the album by combining the bombast and defiance of the band's earliest high-water marks with more deliberate lyrics and emotional nakedness. Equally cathartic is "Some Kind of Monster," a lumbering beast of a song that declares "This is the voice of silence no more". Despite that claim, there's an economy to these lyrics; James Hetfield's raw-toothed growl only occasionally punctuates the menacing soundscapes. In fact, "Dirty Windows", the standout track here, is a shimmering five-minute instrumental that's free of the baroque trappings that sometimes clutter the Metallica landscape. --Jaan Uhelszki, Amazon.com
Product Description
METALLICA St.Anger (2003 UK limited edition 2-disc CD/DVD set comprising of 11-track CD album plus bonus DVD featuring exclusive behind the scenes rehearsal footage!)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Give it time to grow,
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This review is from: St. Anger [Bonus DVD Digipak] (Audio CD)
Well, unsurprisingly, a lot of people do not like this album. Even less sursprising is that most of those people would prefer it if bands didn't evolve, and insisted on churning out the same album. However, myself, and a few other music fans will take this album for what it is, learn to grow with it, and accept it for what it is; a very good metal album. Who cares that Kirk doesn't include a solo on this album - after all, they were becoming slightly boring and, dare I say, Kerry King-like. Who cares that Lars is banging on a tin can - the same could be said for "...and justice for all", and who doesn't like that album? Who cares that the production is raw - would you prefer a lifeless polished outing reminiscent of Def Leppard?When all is said and done, this album shocks at first, but with a patient ear, and an open mind, you truly can get some great enjoyment out of it. Learn to love it folks, don't be sheep and blindly dismiss this album. Respect.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Devils Advocate,
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This review is from: St. Anger [CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
I've wanted to review this for a while, mainly because I think it's a pretty good album and thought I should stick my head above the parapet and say so. So for what it's worth, here's my 2 cents on an album that's managed to polarise opinion since it was released, and what better time than a couple of days before the release of Death Magnetic, which seems to be garnering reasonable advance fan reviews, no mean feat for Metallica. Whether a back to basics album is good in the longer term is open to debate, Metallica haven't tended toward repeating themselves creatively up until now, which is mostly laudable, even if the output isn't what everyone wants.
Metallica's artistic direction is a subject of intense and contentious argument, everything revolving around an inordinate focus on whether they have produced anything of merit since ...And Justice for All. Broadly, fans seem to fall into camps that either love the Black Album, or see it as a sell-out and the catalyst for a long decline. I like the Black Album a lot and simply think the band hit a rich vein at the right time, okay the music is less complex and intricate, but none the less engaging for that. Nevertheless, it still pales by comparison to its predecessor, the frankly astonishing ...And Justice for All. In 1991 Metallica rode the razor's edge, touring heavily and arguably helping part the waves for Nirvana, et al, who carried the banner for guitar music for a few years. I've even read a quote by Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr.) saying that when he first heard 'Teen Spirit' he thought it was a great new Metallica song. Now there's a discussion... St Anger is a stripped down and vitriolic album, reflecting the dysfunctional family last found having a collective mid-life crisis in 'Some Kind of Monster'. It's also their heaviest album to date and pretty fast to boot, although I appreciate that 75 minutes of unrelenting rage isn't the easiest listen. This is certainly nothing to do with bad production, so you shouldn't be put off by that, although the drum sound, as other reviews suggest, isn't for everyone. Subjectively, the album sounds enclosed and paranoid, which may be a deliberate effort to mirror the album's content? For me, the fundamental difference between this and the popular Metallica albums, is it's mood music. I guess what I mean is that I can put on Ride, Puppets, Justice and Metallica and listen all the way through at any time, for this I have to be in the right frame of mind. I think the way the band approached making this album meant they had to slough off their younger more immature skin, undergoing group catharsis and the end result manifests itself warts and all, in a very intense album. No, it's not up there with Justice, Master of Puppets, Ride or the Black Album, but it's a noble effort from a talented, fearless and experimental band.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
James and co still going strong!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: St. Anger [Bonus DVD Digipak] (Audio CD)
Ok i have really mixed feeling for this album. The songs on it are top quality, but get tediously boring. If they added in a few guitar solos here and there this album would live up to it's expectations! This album sounds like a band who are just starting out,not one who has been on the go for over 20 years. Metallica definatly go back to their roots and this album is one of the heaviest you'll hear this year. There's nothing wrong with guys battering the heck out of guitars or a drummer who sounds like he's having a fit while playing, but if your going to make songs that last over 6 minutes then for god sake PLEASE have some variety in them! This album has potential but it is a struggle to listen to it without feeling bored or without feeling like you've heard it somewhere before..
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