Fat Freddy Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (I ran out of space in the topic heading... it should read, "...and it's actually not that bad!") Just in case you missed this in my "writings on HubPages" thread... a couple of British Metallica fanboys took it upon themselves to re-record the mostly awful "St. Anger" album with better production and sound quality, then they posted it on YouTube... and y'know what? It's actually a decent listen!! Maybe the old saying is wrong... you can polish a turd. Nah, but seriously, the cleaner production may make it more listenable (thankfully they did away with the most irritating feature of the original album, which was the tinny "CLANG-CLANG-CLANG" drum sound), but it doesn't save the worst of the songs, many of which are still kinda weak. Still 'n' all, I'd rather listen to this version rather than the original album any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Further info: http://fatfreddyscat.hubpages.com/hub/St-Anger-2015-Diehard-Fans-Re-Record-Metallicas-Most-Misunderstood-Album Check it out for yourself here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsane Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 So this has been floating about online for a bit now, has/have anyone seen any chime in from the Metallica camp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 So this has been floating about online for a bit now, has/have anyone seen any chime in from the Metallica camp? Not so far, anyway... I imagine they must be aware of it, at least, cuz the players said they had to get permission from Q-Prime (Metallica's management) in order to post the recording on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaniac777 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I agree--this ain't that bad at all!! Totally annihilates the original version (which, granted, wasn't difficult to do). I haven't listened to the original since the day it came out, but I could see myself revisiting this re-recording a time or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 According to the "#STANGER2015" Facebook page (yep, that's the official name for the project, hashtag 'n' all), they got word today from Q-Prime that James Hetfield himself has heard the re-do and he gave it the thumbs-up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 You can try, but you can't polish a turd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 You can try, but you can't polish a turd Sure you can. This re-recording proves it. It's still a turd, but now it's a polished turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I never picked up St Anger since the samples were horrific......but this is actually decent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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