In all seriousness to me the most frustrating thing about St. Anger to me is that it (IMO) had the potential to be a good album. The bones of good songs are there, but they aren’t fully fleshed out. Add the horrendous production on top of that and it never had a chance. Recent live performances of some of those songs…

Creeping Death is certainly a great Metallica tune, but I agree that ranking it ahead of MoP is laughable. I get the impression you’re also a big Metallica fan. If you met someone who had never heard a single note of Metallica’s music before, what song would you use to introduce them? It’s easily MoP. It pretty much…

I agree with your point 110%, and I think it’s something that effects many artists in the digital age, not just Metallica. Hardwired could have been a phenomenal album if they’d been forced to edit it down to ~60 minutes. I just finished my first playthrough of 72 Seasons, and I’d make the same comment about it. 

While opinions certainly differ, this list is objectively wrong for having Frantic in the top 30. St. Anger is just a god-awful record. I’m not a person who hates on modern Metallica, I enjoy and defend a lot of their post Black album work. I will say that some of the St. Anger songs are pretty good live, but they are…

I agree with you, and I’m someone who enjoys their post Black Album work (sans Anger) quite a bit. 

You’re wrong, Frantic is better than Damage Inc and Harvester. Somehow. In some universe...

This list essentially says “Frantic” is better than “Enter Sandman”. I don’t know how anyone could agree with that. Yes, Enter Sandman is way overplayed, but it’s still a great tune. I also haven’t regularly listened to anything outside of my own music collection in ~10 years, so I can enjoy some of the more…

I think they put the wrong “fire” song on the list, as Fight Fire With Fire is absent. You almost have to pair it with RTL, what a killer 1-2 opening to an album. 

I think it’s because he never looked young. 

Was that a catchphrase of his from the cartoon on the Mario Bros show from back in the day? I watched it as a kid, but not since, so I don’t have much memory of it. Everything I’ve seen that has mentioned it talks about how awful it was, and I believe it. 

I’m sure the movies would be successful. I personally have no interest in seeing a Zelda movie or reading manga, but to each their own. I’m generally not a fan of video game adaptations in general, as to me the appeal lies in them being interactive. 

I agree that Jet’s is very good. I live in the Detroit area and I will say that being a franchise the quality and consistency can vary greatly from one location to another. The Jet’s closest to my house is consistently good. I also eat it regularly from a location near my dad’s house, which is the Jet’s I grew up…

“But once you remove the need to go to eight different dungeons before fighting Ganondorf, it’s not enough for a full movie.”

I’m incredibly annoyed with how seemingly every place I go now expects me to tip. Even though I’m annoyed, I usually do anyway out of guilt. I’m fortunate to make a good living and the implied expectation of a tip makes me feel petty if I don’t leave one. Just last week I had two new couches delivered. I purchased…

In my experience it is always on the organic bananas, but never on the conventional ones. 

I feel like New Super Mario Bros U (switch version) should be higher, but I also realize my opinion is tainted by my personal experience. It’s the first game I ever played through with my son, so it has a special place in my heart. The thing with lists like these is that it’s impossible to create them with a…

I played Mario 64 when it was new and I agree with you on the physics. Between that and the awkward camera controls, I don’t think it has aged very well. It’s an unpopular opinion, but I feel this is true with a lot of early 3D games. I feel the same with OOT, although I couldn’t even get into that one when it was…

Mazda (Premium) competes with Acura/Buick/Volvo (Volvo for now.)

As someone who works for an OEM as an analyst and looks at this stuff for a living, I can tell you that Mazda is definitely not “premium” in any measurable sense. Their average transaction price (ATP) as around the average for every segment, as is their incentive spend. Trade in data on Mazda also shows they compete…

The Crown Vics in particular are generally well-liked around these parts. They were also rock solid compared to many other domestic offerings of the era.