Reload de Metallica
Álbum de Metallica
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 17 de Noviembre de 1997
- Sello Discográfico: Elektra
- Compositores: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Productores: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
Reload es un álbum de Metallica, publicado en 1997 por Elektra. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Fuel», «The Memory Remains», «Devil's Dance» y «The Unforgiven II».
Lanzado en 1997, Reload es el séptimo álbum de estudio de Metallica y funciona como la segunda parte o el álbum hermano de Load. Compuesto por las canciones restantes de las maratonianas sesiones de grabación de 1995-1996, el álbum continúa la exploración del hard rock, el blues y el rock sureño de su predecesor. Aunque a menudo es descrito por la banda como una colección de canciones que no eran lo suficientemente buenas para "Load", "Reload" contiene algunos de los sencillos más memorables de esa época, como "Fuel" y "The Memory Remains". Es un álbum que solidificó la controvertida transformación estilística de la banda en los años 90, consolidando su sonido más accesible y orientado al rock clásico.
El proceso de grabación
Originalmente, el material de "Load" y "Reload" estaba destinado a ser un álbum doble. Sin embargo, la banda, agotada por el largo proceso de grabación y con una gira inminente, decidió dividir el material. Tras la gira de "Load", regresaron al estudio con el productor Bob Rock para terminar las canciones restantes. La banda ha descrito a menudo "Reload" como una especie de "resaca" de "Load", un trabajo hecho con menos energía y entusiasmo que su predecesor. Pese a esto, se tomaron el tiempo para pulir las canciones, añadiendo nuevas capas y colaboraciones, como la de la cantante Marianne Faithfull.
El sonido del álbum
El sonido de "Reload" es muy similar al de "Load", aunque quizás un poco más pesado y con una producción ligeramente más cruda en algunas pistas. Continúa la fusión de heavy metal con blues rock, con riffs potentes y un enfoque en el "groove". Hay una mayor experimentación con diferentes texturas, como la influencia del country en "The Unforgiven II" o los arreglos de aire cinematográfico en "Low Man's Lyric". Líricamente, el álbum sigue la línea introspectiva de su predecesor, aunque con un tono a menudo más oscuro y cínico.
Un vistazo a las canciones
El álbum se abre con el himno de alta velocidad "Fuel", una oda a la adrenalina y los coches rápidos que se convirtió en una de las favoritas en directo y en un clásico de la banda. El primer sencillo, "The Memory Remains", es un tema pesado y atmosférico, famoso por la inquietante y teatral colaboración vocal de la icónica cantante Marianne Faithfull en la coda final.
"The Unforgiven II" es la primera secuela directa de una canción de Metallica. Retoma los temas y la estructura de la balada original de "The Black Album", pero con un toque de country-western en su melodía principal. "Devil's Dance" es un tema lento y pesado con un riff de bajo siniestro. "Low Man's Lyric" es una de las canciones más experimentales y sorprendentes de su carrera, una balada melancólica que utiliza una zanfona, un instrumento medieval, para crear una atmósfera única.
Estreno y listas de éxitos
Al igual que su predecesor, "Reload" fue un éxito comercial instantáneo, debutando en el número 1 en Estados Unidos y vendiendo millones de copias en todo el mundo.
- USA Billboard 200: 1
- UK Albums Chart: 4
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 1
- Australia (ARIA): 2
- Canadá (Billboard): 2
Juicio de la crítica
La crítica fue, de nuevo, dividida, y en general lo consideró un trabajo inferior a "Load". Muchos lo vieron como una colección de "sobras", aunque de alta calidad. AllMusic lo describió como un álbum que, aunque entretenido, a menudo sonaba forzado. Canciones como "Fuel" y "The Memory Remains" se han convertido en clásicos de la banda. "Reload" marcó el final de la era más controvertida de Metallica, un período de reinvención que, aunque polarizante, demostró su voluntad de desafiar las expectativas y explorar nuevos territorios musicales.
Listado de Canciones
- Fuel4:29
Letra
Gimme fuel, Gimme fire, Gimme that which I desire, Ooh! Turn on...I see red Adrenaline crash and crash my head Nitro junkie, paint me dead And I see red One hundred plus through black and white War horse, warhead Fuck 'em man, white knuckles tight Through black and white Ohhh, on I burn, Fuel is pumping engines, Burning hard, loose and clean And I burn, Churning my direction, Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel, Gimme fire, Gimme that which I desire, Hey Turn on beyond the bone Swallow future, spit out home Burn your face upon the chrome Yeah! Take the corner, join the crash, Headlights, headlines Another junkie lives too fast Yeah lives way too fast, fast, fast, oohh-aye Ohhh, on I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose and clean And on I burn Churning my direction, Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Yeah-heah White knuckle tight! (solo) Gimme fuel...on I burn, on and on Gimme fire...on I burn, on and on My desire... Ohhh, on I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose and clean And I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline Gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Ooh On I burn! - The Memory Remains4:39Fortune fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole And dim the light of an already faded prima donna Fortune fame Mirror vain Gone insane Fortune fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane Dance little tin goddess Na na na na na na na na na da Na na na na na na na na na na da na Na na na na na na na na na da na na na Na na na na na na na da na Drift away Fade away Little tin goddess Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black The memories remain Yeah To this faded prima donna Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Dance little tin goddess dance Na na na na na na na na na da Na na na na na na na na na na da na Na na na na na na na na na da na na na Na na na na na na na da na [Repeat: x3] Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra Da ra ra ra ra ra (Say yes, at least say hello)
- Devil's Dance5:18
- The Unforgiven II6:36Lay beside me Tell me what they've done Speak the words I wanna hear To make my demons run The door is locked now But it's open if you're true If you can understand me Then I can understand you Lay beside me Under wicked sky Through black of day Dark of night We share this paralyze The door cracks open But there's no sun shining through Black heart scarring darker still But there's no sun shining through No, there's no sun shining through No, there's no sun shining What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn to stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah What I've felt What I've known Sick and tired I stand alone Could you be there? 'Cause I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Come lay beside me This won't hurt, I swear She loves me not She loves me still But she'll never love again She lay beside me But she'll be there when I'm gone Black heart scarring darker still Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone Dead sure she'll be there What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn to stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah What I've felt What I've known Sick and tired I stand alone Could you be there? 'Cause I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Lay beside me Tell me what I've done The door is closed, so are your eyes But now I see the sun Now I see the sun Yes, now I see it What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn to stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah What I've felt What I've known So sick and tired I stand alone Could you be there? 'Cause I'm the one who waits The one who waits for you Oh What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn to stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Oh, what I've felt Oh, what I've known I take this key And I bury it in you Because you're unforgiven too Never free Never me 'Cause you're unforgiven too Oh
- Better Than You5:21
Letra
I look at you then you me Hungry and thirsty I wait Holding the lion's share Holding the key Holding me back 'cause I'm striving to be Better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Lock homes I push and I strive Somehow I feel more alive Bury the deep forest Bury the sea Bury me deep when there's no will to be Better than you (better than you) Oh better than you (better than you) Oh, can't stop this train from rolling Oh, yo, nothing brings me down No, can't stop this train from rolling on and on, on No, no, forever on and on Oh, can't stop this train from rolling Oh, yo, you can't take it down No, never stop this locomotion on and on and on No, no, you can't bring me down 'cause I'm Better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Oh better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Much better than you Better than you (better than you) Oh better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Better than Better than Better than Better than you Yeah Can't stop this train from rolling Forever on and on and on and on and on Forever on and on and on Better than you Yeah Haha Better than you - Slither5:13
Letra
Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? Oh Watch the puppets dancing Yeah See the clowns fall down Hey Tie your tap shoes tightly Yeah Wear them into town See you crawling See you crawling Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? There ain't no heroes here No No, no more Hey, hey, hey Oh Play the game so nicely Oh Check, it's your move now Yeah We're standing in this jungle Yeah With some things I have found See you crawling See you crawling Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? Have your heroes disappeared? See you crawling See you crawling So don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? No, there ain't no heroes here No, no Haven't I seen you here before? No, there ain't no heroes here Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Yeah, haven't I seen you here before? Have your heroes disappeared? Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them - Carpe Diem Baby6:12
Letra
Hit dirt Shake tree Split sky Part sea Strip smile Lose cool Bleed the day And break the rule Live to win Dare to fail Eat the dirt And bite the nail Then make me miss you Then make me miss you So wash your face away with dirt It don't feel good until it hurts So take this world and shake it Come squeeze and suck the day Come carpe diem baby Draw lead Piss wine Sink teeth All mine Stoke fire Break neck Suffer through this Cheat on death Hug the curve Loose the time Tear the map And shoot the sign Then make me miss you Oh yeah Then make me miss you So wash your face away with dirt It don't feel good until it hurts So take this world and shake it Come squeeze and suck the day Come carpe diem baby Yeah, suck it Live to win Dare to fail Eat dirt Bite the nail Strip smile Lose cool Bleed the day And break the rule Under curve Noose the time Tear the map And shoot the sign Then make me miss you Come on, come on Then make me miss you So wash your face away with dirt It don't feel good until it hurts So take this world and shake it Come squeeze and suck the day Come make me miss you Come carpe diem baby Come carpe diem baby - Bad Seed4:05
Letra
Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Oh Bad Yeah Yeah yeah Come clean Fix up Tell all Spill guts Off the veil Stand revealed Show the card Bring it on Break the seal Ladies and gentlemen Step right up and see the man who taught the truth Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin You bit more than you need Now you're choking on the bad seed On the bad seed Ah choking Yeah Let it on Load up Confess Care so At the mercy Cat is out Drop through the sky Spit it up Spit it out And now what you've all been waiting for I give you he who suffers the truth Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin Yeah, you bit more than you need Now you're choking on the bad seed Choking on the bad seed Yeah Off the veil Stand revealed Bring it on Break the seal At the mercy Cat is out Spit it up Spit it out Spit it up Spit it out Spit it out now At the mercy Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin You bit more than you need Choking on the seed Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin Yeah, you bit more than you need Now you're choking on the Choking, choking, choking on the bad seed Yeah Off the veil Stand revealed Bring it on Break the seal At the mercy Cat is out Spit it up Spit it out Spit it out Spit it out Spit it out now Yeah Choking on the bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad seed - Where The Wild Things Are6:52
Letra
So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world Steal dreams and give to you Shop lift a thought or two All children touch the sun Burn fingers one by one By one Will this earth be good to you? Keep you clean or stain through? So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world You're where the wild things are Yeah Toy soldiers off to war Big eyes to open too Believing now under sun and moon But does heaven know you're here? And did they give you smiles or tears? No, no tears Will this earth be good to you? Keep you clean or stain through? So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world You're where the wild things are Yeah Toy soldiers off to war You swing your ass all down Call to arms, a trumpet's sound Toy horses start the charge Robots, chessmen standing guard We shall never surrender All you children touch the sun Burn your fingers one by one Will this earth be good to you? Keep you clean or stain through? So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world You're where the wild things are Yeah Toy soldiers off to war Off to war Off to war So close your little eyes - Prince Charming6:04
Letra
There's a black cloud overhead That's me And the poison ivy chokes the tree Again it's me I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street You walk on by I'm the little boy that pushes hard And makes it cry There's a dirty needle in your child Haha stick me Empty bottles still in hand still dead Still me I'm the suit and tie that breaks the street And still wants more I'm the 45 that's in your mouth I'm a dirty, dirty whore Yeah Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey Look it's me When no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you want to see Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me Yeah He wants to become father now Me again, me The marks inside your arms still leaves me alone to me I'm the nothing face that plants a bomb And strolls away I'm the one who doesn't look quite right As children play Yeah Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey Look it's me When no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you want to see Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me It's me Look up to me What you've been and what you've feared Look up to me Look it's me, what you hear See right through me See the one who can't be free See right through me Look it's me when no one wants to see Hey, hey, hey Hm, now see the black cloud overhead That's me Hm, in this poison ivy chokes the tree Again it's me And I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street You walk on by And I'm the little boy that pushes, pushes Makes it cry Yeah Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey, hey Look it's me When no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you want to see Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me Yeah It's me Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me See right though me Look up to me See right though me Look up to me - Low Man's Lyric7:36
- Attitude5:16
Letra
Suppose I say I'm never satisfied Suppose I say You cut some root To make the tree survive Just let me kill you for a while Just let me kill you for a smile Just let me kill you once I'm oh so bored to death Oh I hunger I hunger I eat Born into attitude Asleep at the wheel Throw all your bullets in the fire And run like hell Why cure the fever? What ever happened to sweat? Suppose I say The vultures smile at me Suppose I say I set them down They plan to pick you clean And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction's here and gone Gone, yeah, and gone again Oh, I hunger Oh, I hunger I eat Born into attitude Asleep at the wheel Throw all your bullets in the fire And stand there Born into attitude Twist mother tongue Throw all your bullets in the fire And run like hell Why cure the fever? What ever happened to sweat? Just let me kill you for a while Just let me kill you for a smile Just let me kill you once for me I'm bored to death And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction's here and gone Gone, gone again Yeah, I hunger Oh, I hunger I eat Born into attitude Asleep at the wheel Throw all your bullets in the fire And stand there Born into attitude Twist mother tongue Throwing all your bullets in the fire And run like hell Why cure the fever? What ever happened to sweat? - Fixxxer8:15
Letra
Yeah Dolls of voodoo all stuck with pins One for each of us and our sins So you lay us in a line Push your pins in make us humble Only you can tell in time If we fall or merely stumble But tell me Can you heal what father's done Or fix this hole in a mother's son Can you heal the broken worlds within Can you strip away so we may start again Tell me can you heal what father's done Or cut this rope and let us run Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free You jab another pin Jab another pin in me Yeah Mirror, mirror upon the wall Break the spell or become the doll See you sharpening the pins So the holes will remind us We're just the toys in the hands of another And in time the needles turn from shine to rust But tell me Can you heal what father's done Or fix this hole in a mother's son Can you heal the broken worlds within Can you strip away so we may start again Tell me, can you heal what father's done Or cut this rope and let us run Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free You jab another pin Jab another pin in me Jab it Blood for face Sweat for dirt Three X's for the stone To break this curse A ritual's due I believe I'm not alone Shell of shotgun Pint of gin Numb us up to shield the pins Renew our faith Which way we can To fall in love with life again To fall in love with life again To fall in love with life again To fall in love To fall in love To fall in love with life again So tell me Can you heal what father's done Or fix this hole in a mother's son Can you heal the broken worlds within Can you strip away so we may start again Yeah, tell me, can you heal what father's done Or cut this rope and let us run Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free You jab another pin Jab another pin in me Oh yeah No more pins in me, yeah No more, no more pins in me No more, no more pins in me No more, no more, no more No, no, no