# S&M, a truly great CD **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 24, 1999, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503 "1999-11-24T22:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/1 "1999-11-24T22:45:00Z")
Well, CD’s actually, its a two disc set. Metallica consistantly proves itself to be the best rock band ever, sorry Zepplin and the Stones. This collaboration with the San Fransico Symphonic Orchestra pairs amazingly well with the metal music. A hybrid of the truly unique symbiosis of orchestra and electric guitar, a well done Live CD, and a couple of new tracks. This is my idea of pure emotional music. If your not a Metallica fan, or don’t like Symphonies listen to this CD, it’ll make you a fan of both. Pure genious. ---
**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrea)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/2 "1999-11-25T02:28:00Z")
S&M? CD?? I thought this was gonna have something to do with cross-dressing sado-masochists… my mistake… * * * Yes, I am a brat…and it’s hard work!! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/3 "1999-11-25T02:30:00Z")
What’d you have in mind? I’m open to suggestions 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/4 "1999-11-25T03:48:00Z")
I’m not sure what to say here - these are the CDs which proved me wrong. After Reload I had swore up and down that there was **no** way that they could get any worse. * * * Hell is Other People. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/5 "1999-11-25T03:57:00Z")
I thought it was gonna be about the LucasArts _Sam and Max_ game! * * * -PIGEONMAN- Hero For A New Millennium! [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - updates every Wed & Sat ---
**Author:** ![Pixoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pixoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixoid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/6 "1999-11-25T04:17:00Z")
Well, now that chat session makes a _lot_ more sense… ---
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/7 "1999-11-25T04:23:00Z")
I had a Metallica tape once. Wanted to check it out. Unforgiven is a good tune. The drummer stinks, say my hard core music friends. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/8 "1999-11-25T07:13:00Z")
Metallica prtered out creatively a long time ago. Everything after _And Justice For All…"_ is boring and overwrought. Even that album is an ill-produced wank-fest that signaled the beginning of the end. You like Metallica? Check out _Ride The Lightning_. Now THAT’S the shit… * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/9 "1999-11-25T08:56:00Z")
its pretty good, but not that good i dont think it really fits them also i think they did this just to release another album… * * * Chief’s Domain - [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi) ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-a-truly-great-cd/11503/10 "1999-11-26T13:17:00Z")
The album isn’t what I expected… I was hoping for something like Apocalyptica, only with a full orchestra. Instead, it was just the band playing with an orchestra in the background. At least it’s taken the boys ten albums or so before falling prey to this rock cliche. Most bands of their era did it by their third. I thought there were some good moments, but I don’t know if I would have purchased it, had [buy.com](http://buy.com) not sold it to me for $10 shipped. * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.