S&M2 [Live]
by Metallica
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Pitchfork
    Sep 1, 2020
    52
    The 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.

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6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 61
  3. Negative: 22 out of 61
  1. Brandabar
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Trolls lowering the ratings. LISTEN TO IT. This is--somehow--even better than the first S&M! Songs you were meh on sound tuned up and roar!Trolls lowering the ratings. LISTEN TO IT. This is--somehow--even better than the first S&M! Songs you were meh on sound tuned up and roar! Spectacular and as good as Metallica's very best!… Full Review »
  2. irv_
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perfect show!!!!!!!!!! Metallica did a great job!!! Amazing sound!! Metallica one of the best band ever!!!
  3. cwatz
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Absolutely incredible. One could nitpick what was chosen to be amplified or quieted for songs in the mixing (certain parts of the orchestraAbsolutely incredible. One could nitpick what was chosen to be amplified or quieted for songs in the mixing (certain parts of the orchestra often take a backseat or are muted for bits), but pushing that aside, the album you actually get lives up in every way to the first S&M and is a classic needed in any fans library.

    I won't be listening to anything else for quite a while, that much is certain.    … Full Review »
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