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- Artist(s): San Francisco Symphony
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Summary:
The live album of the metal band performing with the San Francisco Symphony at San Francisco's Chase Center features songs recorded over two nights in September 2019.
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- Record Label: Blackened Recordings
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Aug 27, 2020No mere nostalgia trip, S&M2 stands as a tribute both to Metallica’s growing confidence as players and composers, and an absolute vindication of their decision to revisit one of their most inspired creative outings. Within our world, they remain utterly fearless and inarguably peerless.
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Aug 27, 2020S&M2 is a success on the grandest of scales. [Sep 2020, p.84]
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Aug 28, 2020Overall, everything is brighter here versus the original S&M. It’s a celebration of Metallica, their fans, and their music. Let this version of S&M2 be the one that’s remembered.
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Aug 27, 2020Overall, 'S&M2' is a worthy successor to its predecessor, but not without its faults. ... From the outset, it’s clear the recording is sharper and punchier than its 20-year-old counterpart, but with a far less forgiving mix. While before the orchestra and band blended into one digestible wall of noise, at times, it sounds like instruments are competing for room this time around.
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Sep 3, 2020Burton was a classical music aficionado, and was said to have introduced elements like harmony and sophistication into Metallica’s early no-frills thrash. S&M2 puts that influence on full display.
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Aug 28, 2020What makes S&M2 so absorbing and entertaining is how all the musicians involved embrace both the ridiculousness and seriousness of their endeavor, creating a glorious overblown noise impressive in its ambition, heft and unspoken absurdity.
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Sep 1, 2020The album suffers from the same primary problem that plagued the original S&M: Metallica’s best songs, intricate and ambitious though they may be, are not actually well suited for the additional orchestrating they get here, precisely because they are plenty symphonic already.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 19
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Mixed: 1 out of 19
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Negative: 5 out of 19
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Aug 28, 2020
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Aug 30, 2020
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Aug 30, 2020These 60 year olds still got it! The track list maybe a bit exhausting. But it's never enough of a good thing.
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Aug 30, 2020
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Sep 9, 2020
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Sep 16, 2020
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Aug 29, 2020
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