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Title: Mental Massage
Review: I am a relative new-comer to Metallica, having only "discovered" them with the release of Load a few years back. I bought S&M because I wanted to expand my Metallica collection, but was I surprised at how terrific this CD is. The arrangements are excellent. It's not like some rock/symphony albums, where the orchestra simply sits in the background and tries to whine along above the electric guitars. This is a real blending of sound, almost like the songs were written to be played this way. The CD presents a continuous flow of aural gymnastics, much more like one long "rockera" than like a dozen separate songs. I put this thing in the car CD player at the beginning of my morning commute, and it's like I get a mental massage all the way to work. I am much more relaxed, yet invigorated, and the Road Rage level goes way down. Highly recommended, and not just to Metallica fans.
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