![]() All songs are enjoyable and played with conviction. "Astronomy" by Blue Öyster Cult also gets the Metallica treatment. The Bob Seger song "Turn the Page" which has appeared many times on the set list at Metallica concerts is also worth a mention. Along with the usual Diamond Head cover ( "It's Electric") we´re also treated to songs such as "Free Speech for the Dumb" and "The More I See" by hardcore/punk act Discharge, "Sabbra Cadabra" by UK heavy metal/ doom metal legends Black Sabbath, "Die, Die My Darling" by Amercian punk act Misfits, an 11 minute long Mercyful Fate medley, "Tuesday's Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Loverman" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and "Whiskey in the Jar" by Thin Lizzy. Metallica may have had their most uninspired period of their career in those years but they sure do play with lots of energy and conviction on these cover tunes. ![]() It´s not very long ago that I reviewed "Reload" which was Metallica´s latest studio album at the time and that album sounds pretty tired and uninspired to my ears and therefore it´s such a great pleasure to lay ears to the songs on Disc 1 which are so full of energy and the joy of playing. ![]() Metallica´s regular studio albums usually takes years to prepare and record but many of these songs are rehearsed and recorded within a very short time span mostly to have fun and not neccessarily to make great everlasting art.ĭisc 1 contains some really great material recorded in September to Oktober 1998. When the king of bastardized rock´n´roll decides to rub his warts against your cheek you better be prepared to take it. I especially enjoy the anekdote where bassist Jason Newsted talks about Lemmy from Motörhead rubbing his warts against his cheek during a Metallica live performance at Lemmy´s 50 years birthday. The thick booklet is actually quite informative and filled with funny anekdotes about the songs and the artists that Metallica have chosen to cover. This is Metallica letting it all hang out just having fun with songs they really enjoy playing by artists that have inspired them to make their own music the way they do. Disc 2 features all songs from the out of print "The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987)" EP, the B-side songs from the "Creeping Death (1984)" EP and some B-sides from the years 1988 - 1991. The eleven tracks on Disc 1 are all exclusively recorded for and released on "Garage Inc." while most songs on Disc 2 (excluding the Mötorhead songs which I don´t believe have been released elsewhere) have been released before. ![]() "Garage Inc." is a double CD release compiled from various recording sessions between 19. The album was released in 1998 by Vertigo Records between the studio album releases of "Reload (1997)" and "St. "Garage Inc." is a compilation cover tunes album (yes I do not regard this as a regular full-length studio album) by US heavy metal/ thrash metal act Metallica. In all, the album isn't very good, just entertaining. I can type hardly any lines of the song or else I'll get banned. Finally is So What?, the profanity-ridden cover of the punk band Anti-Nowhere League's song. If one had not heard the Queen version first, you would think it was a Metallica song. Next is Stone Cold Crazy, a cover of the classic Queen song. The next good song is Am I Evil?, a classic metal anthem, one of Metallica's many Diamond Head covers. It features guest appearances by Les Claypool from Primus, Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains, John Popper from Blues Traveler, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity, as well as Gary Rossington, one of the song's original writers, on guitar. Another southern/country song, it was recorded at a radio station Metallica was hosting. Next, another long song, is Tuesday's Gone, originally by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Next is Whiskey in the Jar, a traditional Irish song turned heavy metal by Metallica (it also won them a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance). Although it clocks in at over 11 minutes, it's an enjoyable song. Next is the song Mercyful Fate, a medley of four songs Satan's Fall, Curse of the Pharaohs, A Corpse Without Soul, Into the Coven, and Evil, by black metal legends Mercyful Fate. This song shows James Hetfield's southern/country influences, and even though I hate country, I love this song. First is Turn the Page, originally by Bob Seger. There are six songs in particular that I like and one that is just hilarious to listen to. While there are very few good songs, it's just interesting to see Metallica's early influences. I was actually surprised at how entertaining this album is.
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