Some Kind of Monster [Enhanced, EP]

Metallica | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, EP
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B0002DB58G
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,068 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This CD features the title track from the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster (also found on St. Anger), plus tracks recorded live on June 11, 2003, in Paris, France, during one of the three club shows performed on the hottest day in French history. A fan's dream concert, the disc features live versions of several cuts from the group's earliest days.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice EP, July 13, 2004

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Daniel Knox "Music Fan" (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Kind of Monster (CD & XL T-Shirt) (Audio CD)

First off let me say that 'Some Kind of Monster' was one of my favorite songs off the controversial 'St. Anger' album, and this here is the cd-single/EP of that track...the live tracks here document the band's early days, and are performed flawlessly with the band sound as energetic and vital as ever...but i have to say the real surprise and standout for me on this album, was the edit and remix of the title track: THIS is the way 'St. Anger' should have sounded! the song is punchier and just sounds a 1000 times better than the original version despite being cut down to about 4:15, buy this for that gem alone!...also, the added t-shirt is a nice addition, albeit a very wrinkled one when you first buy it lol...well this is a solid EP, with some great live tracks and a killer remix of 'Some Kind of Monster', let's hope they remix the rest of 'St. Anger' like this

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get Over It, Already They Are not Puppets, September 14, 2004

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Louis Borovay "Death666" (Tulare, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Kind of Monster (CD & XL T-Shirt) (Audio CD)

I don't care what you people say, Metallica still kicks-a$$. Next time you morons feel like ragging on James and company remember that bands have to evolve or they tend to disappear. Can you honestly name very many bands from the 80's metal scene that are still around today? NO bands that broke up and reunited DO NOT count.
Metallica would love to make albums that sound just like Kill 'Em All but if they did (as much as you complain about wanting that sound) everyone would start whining "That sounds like stuff they did in the 80's, can't they get with the times?" I've noticed that you morons can't be pleased. you just like to complain about anything METALLICA. Also I would like to know if some of the reviewers have even seen Metallica live? Because I have seen them twice recently and they played King Nothing off Load and Fuel off Reload. Not to mention Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, and Sad But True. As a matter of fact I don't know of any concert since the black album was released that they have not played Enter Sandman. And this album and T-shirt were great, a good price too. I can't wait for the movie. You people don't want to listen to a great band your just want a group of puppets that will only play what you want them to.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Some Kind of Rip-off, March 16, 2005

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W. Tang (los angeles, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Kind of Monster (Audio CD)

All I can say is that I was very disappointed. It's not because of the number of songs or the song selection, but the fact that the aggression that James used to growl these songs is gone. He now wants to be a singer. There's no singing "Damage, Inc." or "Ride the Lightning". These songs have lost all of it's original feel of anger and aggression. And James forgets some of the lyrics to "Ride the Lightning" to boot! Lars' drums sound weak. They sound like a set of K-Mart children's drums. I realize they aren't young anymore but I think they would at least try to maintain some of the "fire" the got them going in the first place. If you really want a copy of this, I would suggest buying it used. Otherwise, don't waste your time.