Frantic [EP, Import]

Metallica | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 30, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B0000CD8AF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,448 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Frantic

2. Blackened [Live]

3. Harvester of Sorrow [Live]

4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live]

5. No Remorse [Live]

Editorial Reviews

Taken from the 2003 album, 'St. Anger'. This exclusive limited edition version for Germany features the album version of the title track along with two non-LP tracks, 'Harvester Of Sorrow' (live Rock Am Ring 2003) & 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' (live Rock Am Ring 2003). Universal. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One For The Die-Hard Fan's Only., November 6, 2003

By 

D. Kilford (NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frantic 1 (Audio CD)

Metallica have been sounding a little old and tired live lately. To me, they sound like they're just going through the motions, but in all honesty can you blame them? After selling a kagillion records and making ten bazillion dollars what else is left for them to do but churn out more tosh for the legions of diehard fans to shell out their hard-earned dollar on.

Blackened contains none of the fire and righteous anger from its halcyon days. Lars' drums that once pounded through the very gates of hell themselves now sound like an old organ grinder's monkey slamming on a cake tin. The vocals from the new boy Rob are weak and unispired and James himself forgets the lyrics in places. The mixing is poor and the production overall sounds like a mediocre fan recording. Fact is - I've heard better sounding bootlegs than this.

Harvester of sorrow? Come on guys, I mean how many more times are you gonna commit this to tape? Surely you could have given us something a little more interesting to listen to. How about a live version of Crash Course In Brain Surgery or Ride The Lightning or even (in keeping with the "...And Justice For All" theme) a ripping version of Shortest Straw?

The only redeeming factor to this CD is the enhanced video of the title track. The video is pretty good, your typical alcohol and sex fuelled drug binge ending with the obligatory car crash.
If not for this redeeming factor I would have been forced to give this CD the lowly rating of 1.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Single but Pricey., October 12, 2005

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Mr. Bey (Riverside, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frantic 1 (Audio CD)

If you have no access to downloading music and you want some great Metallica then by all means buy this album. It's got a great song and two great live tracks. But for 12 dollars which is the price of one album I'd want a lot more. I agree with the other reviewers in that we can only see so many versions of Blackened and Harvestor of Sorrow. I have a bunch of Metallica bootlegs that I got off the interent and almost all of them have these two tracks on it. I have almost no live tracks from St. Anger and it woulda been great to have some on this disc.

Tracks:

1. Frantic (Original Version)
2. Blackened (Live version)
3. Harvester of Sorrow (Live Version)
4. Frantic (Music Video)

It is a good disc but for the price and how easy getting these live tracks I'd say get it if you are a diehard but save your money for a better set.

5.0 out of 5 stars The live songs are really cool!!!, October 6, 2003

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gaetan (Québec Canada) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Frantic 1 (Audio CD)

This cd is really a must for true metallica fans!! The 2 live songs are really good! For myself, it's a gift to have Blackened in it's live form from the 2003 tour! Metallica is still a great live band and will be for I hope at least 15 or 20 years!