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AC/DC Black ice

Well, there been three important releases in recent weeks:
Metallica "Death Magnetic"; Guns N' Roses "Chinese Democracy" and AC/DC "Black Ice".
I posted on the first two, and now just completed my first listen of the "Black Ice".
What a huge difference!!!
The best AC/DC in ages: unmistakable feeling of inspiration and spontaneity, all 15 tracks are done on a single breath, and not a single bad one.
Absolutely impeccable sense of rhytm and melody, if you will.
Music is stripped down to it's bare essentials, as truly great rock supposed to be like, IMHO.
There is nothing there, that detracts from the musical message, not a single slow down, no annoying moments whatsoever.
I have to give it to Angus and Malcolm, who wrote all the tracks- they are some of greatest R&R songwriters ever.
honest and inspired album.
What a stark difference with the other two- Metallica is pretty much unlistenable, very tiresome and calculated.
If I had to sum it up:
Metallica- FINISHED!
Axl is a pompous, pretentious ass
AC/DC- outstanding!
P.S. AC/DC recording quality- miles ahead of the other two
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very harsh comments about Metallica's "Death Magnetic". Only major issue I see is recording quality, but calling it unlistanble is a bit too harsh, IMO. I enjoy it. More so than the new AC/DC.

I have not picked up the new G n R yet.

As far as AC/DC's "Black Ice"...you called Metallica's "Death Magnetic" calculated...well, I can say the same about this AC/DC album. It is same old AC/DC, just like the rest of their stuff, in other words, at best it is "Back in Black" with different lyrics.
Where I do agree, is that AC/DC is recorded better than Metallica.

Bottom line is, at least for me, the old bands are worn out and and out of ideas, which results in their new stuff sounding same as their old stuff. That is calculated. not just Metallica. Pretty much all of them. but in all honesty, I'd rather listen to the calculated "Death Magnetic" than to the not calculated "St. Anger".
Talking about unlistanble...

2 worst Metallica CDs of all time, as far as I'm concerned - S&M and St. Anger.
Death Magnetic is far from worst IMO.
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