Limited Edition Japanese double disc pressing of this 1999 album by the Heavy Metal giants comes housed in a sturdy miniature LP sleeve. Mercury. 2006
This double-disc, all-covers release could come to represent a vital turning point for Metallica. While disc 2 is a straightforward collection of every cover the group have recorded in its 16-year history, disc 1 comprises 11 new selections drawn from the oeuvres of such exciting and diverse artists as U.K. punks Discharge and nefarious Australian Nick Cave. The heavier songs, such as the Mercyful Fate medley, Black Sabbath's "Sabbra Cadabra," and the Misfits' "Die Die My Darling," prove that nobody delivers a crunching riff better than these metal veterans. But it is vocalist-guitarist James Hetfields's confident approach toward the likes of Cave's "Loverman" and Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" that delivers the most electricity; here his raw, heartfelt vocals are largely untouched. Given that the recharged group spent only three weeks in the studio recording these tracks, it appears that these guys have remembered the value of studio spontaneity over laborious pontificating. Hopefully, that mindset will resurface in future projects. --Steffan Chirazi
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great set.:
Great set of Metallica music. Metallica delivers on great cover songs, unreleased tunes and great musicianship. Great set for any metal fan.
Almost Perfect:
I purchased this as a "factory sealed" disk, but there is a 1/2" scratch on one of the disks. The seal was broken also, so not quite what I paid for but it still works after buffing.
LP Version:
I just got Garage Inc. on vinyl and the main reason I got it was to have "Garage Days Re-Revisited" on vinyl. I've had it on cd since its original release in the 80's. I also got it for "Breadfan" which was the B side of "Blackened" which I used to have. The other song I bought it for was "Stone Cold Crazy" that came out on Elektra's 40'th anniversary compilation which was a cover of Queen's song. When I got home, I played the Garage Days side at the normal 33 speed. I turned it up and the intro to... more info
WARNING!!! THIS ALBUM IS EDITED ON AMAZON MP3:
Play close attention before ordering the MP3 album from Amazon. It is the edited version, NOT the explicit version. So unless you like a whole lot of annoying beeps, I'd pass on buying the MP3 version of this album from Amazon.
Tracks:
Free Speech For The Dumb - (originally recorded by Discharge)
It's Electric - (originally recorded by Diamond Head)
Sabbra Cadabra - (originally recorded by Black Sabbath)
Turn The Page - (originally recorded by Bob Seger)
Die Die My Darling - (originally recorded by the Misfits)
Loverman - (originally recorded by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
Mercyful Fate - featuring Evil, Curse of the Pharaohs, Satan's
Astronomy - (originally recorded by Blue Oyster Cult)
Whiskey In The Jar - (originally recorded by Thin Lizzy)
Tuesday's Gone - (originally recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
The More I See - (originally recorded by Discharge)
Helpless - (originally recorded by Diamond Head
The Small Hours - (originally recorded by Holocaust)
The Wait - (originally recorded by Killing Joke)
Last Caress/Green Helll - (originally recorded by The Misfits)
Am I Evil? - (originally recorded by Diamond Head)
