Metallica V/s Metallica!

V/S

Guys guys, This post, as the title says, is about the Thrash Metal band : Metallica, and actually, was in my mind since over a month now, and I finally decided to write it down !

Well, Before reading any further, I urge you to just take up any song of any album like "Master of Puppets" or "The Black Album", and listen to it carefully, for example Nothing else matters or Seek and Destroy or Fade to Black ! Now, take up any song from the "St. Anger" album or the "Death Magnetic" album and listen to it carefully too !

The thing is, that METALLICA HAS CHANGED ! And I feel they are becoming worse off and much much lower than their otherwise huge qualities and skills that they have showed in songs like Master of Puppets and the likes. St. Anger, though quite a good album for a thrash metal band, isn't actually the "Metallica type" ! Metallica is supposed to be musically pleasant, and skillfully original, but St. Anger is just like a bit slower version of bands like Slipknot or Slayer, and I feel that guitarist Kirk Hammett could have added some of his much wonderful solos in some of the songs, and could have included some symphony parts in some of the songs too, since this is what Metallica was all about, and that's why we loved them , isn't it ??

Then, in Death Magnetic, it seems Metallica tried to be themselves, but still, it wasn't right upto what I was personally expecting from them ! Songs like "Cyanide" or "Suicide Redemption" are really not what I was expecting from this band .

Well, one of the reasons for this change seems the coming over of bassist Robert Trujillo, who arguably is much better than their former bassist Jason Newsted in terms of skill, speed and agility, but doesn't actually seem to fit into the Metallica style quite much. Seeing Metallica perform live in 2005 on DVD was a joy for me since Robert's energy on stage was unbelievable, but I do wish that Metallica would come back to their original style of riffs and music pretty soon !

Dying to hear what you have to say to this ??

Nirvana V/s Pearl Jam

This post is about Nirvana, a band with a huge fan following and Pearl Jam, who have been given great positions in various rock polls.
Both the bands have given a huge contribution to rock music and these two bands have defined the grunge genre during the 90's. But when it comes to the overall judgement of a song and these bands, then this comparison becomes quite tough.


If I start with the vocals then I would say there ain't any comparison between them. Obviously Eddie Vedder is notable and acclaimed for his baritone and many of his
songs are in the list of greatest rock vocal performances.Kurt Cobain's voice is acclaimed by the fans and people but he didn't have the actual vocal ability like Vedder had. Songs of Vedder that have been listed in greatest male vocal performances are Jeremy, Release, yellow ledbetter, black, Grievance, love boat captain etc. while Cobain had not been able to reach such a feat.



Both the bands gave awesome guitar solos but still in this also I would consider Pearl Jam better. The notable solos of Pearl Jam which have been acclaimed are Alive and Yellow Ledbetter. Nirvana's guitar solos are good but the solo pieces are judged on the basis of their originality(no doubt, both were original) and skills and that's why pearl jam's solos are notable.

Coming to compositions, I can only say that Pearl Jam rocks. They had everything in a song from lyrical, musical and vocal point of view. Arguably, The most famous song of Nirvana, "Smells like teen spirit" has received much fame after Cobain's death. But the album Nevermind is ranked 12th in greatest rock albums whereas ten of pearl jam is ranked 43rd. Its tough to hold this kind of position for bands who had given their debut in the 90's but changed the grunge scenario. And in the list of greatest rock albums of the 90's "Nevermind" is ranked 1 followed by "Ten", ranked 2. Pearl Jam gave a kickass debut with their album "Ten".

Both these bands have rocked the charts of the 90's but who is better? Well...

If I have to say then my vote will go for Pearl jam. I find their work better than Nirvana.

Linkin Park V/s Limpbizkit

Linkin Park
V/s
Limpbizkit !

Well, I have started liking to compare between Bands Of The Same Genre . Its quite interesting actually! So .....



Lets start with Linkin Park -- They did a great job in most of their albums like "Hybrid Theory" And "Meteora" with some great screams by Chester . "A Place For My Head" being my personal favorite, because it has great Vocals and also a good guitar riff in it as well.



But actually I would say that LP has become a Bit Boring . There's normal chords being played and endless screams in them giving them the "Hardcore Sound" . But talking about compositions, There's not much in store for me Atleast . No solos . No Mind Boggling Riffs Or Some Amazing Vocal Range ....... Nothing much did I find .




Coming To Limpbizkit, I Would say that their guitarist has done a far Better Job Actually ........ He's done some Amazing, and a little absurd though, Guitar Riffs like the one in " Rollin " And "Take A Look Around". Their Live Performances are Far better and much more " Lively "!

They got some Amazing attitude, But, I found nothing great about the vocals . Though I am quite happy with their Drummer and Guitar player. Well, Atleast I do enjoy their songs much more than LP's.



I Prefer A Thumbs Up To Limpbizkit, Guys!

*Cheers* !


But Nothing's Over Without Your Views ........ Feel Free To Object Or Support ME !

Metallica V/S Iron Maiden !!!!!!

V/S

Oh Yeah!!! Let The War Begin Now!!!!!


Well, comparing the 2 big metal giants may not be a good idea but lets give it a try and see who wins this battle !


I Personally Feel That Listening To Songs Like "Master Of Puppets" and "Fade to black" or even 'One' has made me a huge fan of Metallica but at the same time Bruce Dickinson's vocals have been voted as one of the best of all time.

Metallica has got great compositions, actually Riffs and Solos of Kirk Hammett are tremendous . The "Master Of Puppets" Riff is one of the best Guitar Riffs of all time. And being just a 4 Member Band, their music still has got no limits !


But Metallica's "Purity" Has actually declined with their recent albums :"Death Magnetic" and "St. Anger". I Didn't expect such shit from them . "St. Anger" is a good album for a HardCore Metal Band, but listening to songs like "One" & "Nothing Else Matters", I wonder what they were up To!


But Maiden Has Kept UP Their Consistency And The Recent Live Performance Held Somewhere In India Was Also A Joy to Watch ......



Maiden Also Have Done Great Riffs Like Powerslave and Dance of death ..... But Their Beauty Lies In The Vocals ....... The Solos Of Maiden Dont Follow Any Pattern And You Just Cant Feel What Their Guitars Are Trying To Say ( Thats What I Feel Should Be A Good Guitarist's Ability To Have This Element In His Solo )........

I Was Also Thinking Of A Whacky Idea ....... Why Not Club Bruce Dickinson And Metallica's Kirk Hamett Together And Create A Maiden Out Of Metallica ........ Must Be Sounding Absurd Though !

Heads Up To Iron Maiden !( Dont Kill Me Metallica Lovers . Please! )


Come On Guys! Its Time For Your Comments Now . Vote And Comment On Your Favorite Out Of The two And Lets See Who Wins !