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I first want to say St. Anger is really more a 4 star album but because of the extreme negative reviews, I decided to give it a 5 out of 5. I love this album, I really do and I understand why people despise this album because either they hate that there are no guitar solos or they say Ulrich's drums are horrible or there are probably a lot more reasons but they seem to be the most common reasons why people hate this album. St. Anger is no Master of Puppets or Ride the Lightning of course but I still think it is a great album or at least a very good album but I liked all of Metallica's solo albums. I will do a review of the tracks on St. Anger one by one.
1) Frantic: Released as one of the four singles on this album, This opener is a good opener and tells you right away what the rest of the album is like. While not one of my favorites on St. Anger, I still like this song but I just don't listen to it as much as the other tracks. Still a good song though. 3 out of 5
2) St. Anger: The first single to be released from this album, This also my favorite track on the album. I love the anger on the song especially the chorus. Perfect song to listen to when you are really pissed off. I thought the vocals by Hetfield were pretty good on the song, The drums were decent as well at least to me. 4.5 out of 5
3) Some Kind of Monster: Another song released as a single on the album, This song is also the title of the documentary Metallica released after the album. I like the song but not one of my favorites, I like some of the guitar riffs on the track. The vocals are decent and the drums are sort of a mixed bag for me on this track. 3 out of 5
4) Dirty Window: Very good song that has the catchy lyrics "I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too". The vocals are pretty good on this track as well as the instruments. This is the first track on the album that was not released as a single. One of my favorites on the album. 4 out of 5
5) Invisible Kid: The instruments are another mixed bag for me on this track but the vocals are pretty decent. I really like the song near the ending when the instruments kind of slow down because the vocals are pretty good during this moment of the track. 3.5 out of 5
6) My World: I like the lyrics on this track and the instruments are decent. The lyrics "Not only do I not know the answer, I don't even know what the question is" reminds me of my struggle with Math in school which I related my anger to. Good song. 3 out of 5
7) Shoot Me Again: Another one of my favorites on the album, I like James' vocals on the track and I like the instruments. It is a pretty catchy track and it is a very good pump up song. 4 out of 5
8) Sweet Amber: Good track which has some of Hetfield's best vocals on the album. The instruments are decent on the track, it is another good track. 3 out of 5
9) The Unnamed Feeling: The 4th out of 4 singles released on the album, This song is probably my second favorite song on the album. You can hear the anger in Hetfield's voice during the song and the instruments are pretty good on the track. 4 out of 5
10) Purify: Easily the worst track on this album at least for me anyway. It is just a really annoying track, Hetfield's vocals are easily his worst on the album and the instruments are also annoying. The lyrics also suck. Skip this track. 2 out of 5
11) All Within My Hands: My third favorite track on the album and a pretty good closer for the album especially after the worst song on the album. I really like Hetfield's vocals on this track and I also like the instruments. This is also the longest track on the album, clocking in at 8:48, This is one out of the three tracks on the album that run over 8 minutes the two others being Some Kind of Monster and Invisible Kid. Really good song. 4 out of 5
Overall: The title is a perfect description of the album, It is a really good album to listen to when you are very angry. While the drums can sometimes be a bit overbearing, The rest of the instruments are pretty good and so are Hetfield's vocals. A very underrated album that gets hate which I can understand but I think people are a bit too harsh on this album.
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