Y aquí fue donde la cagaron con todo el equipo. Al parecer, este "Reload" iba a salir conjuntamente con "Load" en un disco doble (menos mal, porque hubiese deslucido bastante al primero). Si "Load" supuso una decepción, sobre todo, porque esperábamos un "Black II" o similar, justo es reconocerle que era al menos un potente disco de hard rock con aires country. De "Reload" no se puede decir lo mismo: se nota que las composiciones son bastante peores, con poco gancho, desorientadas y escasa imaginación. Algunas canciones, como "Fuel", "The unforgiven II" o "Devil´s dance", se salvan (ya se sabe, quien tuvo retuvo), pero la mayor parte no hay por donde cogerlas ("Fixxxer", "Carpe diem baby"... menudas castañas, casi parece increíble que nadie les dijera "pero ¿dónde vais con eso?"). Muy mediocre, y más para una banda así.
Y tal vez sea injusto, porque en cualquier otro grupo este disco podría hasta considerarse bueno; pero de Metallica siempre se espera algo más, un paso adelante y no dos hacia atrás. Para mí suposo el principio del fin de su decadencia (con la salvedad del posterior y estupendo "Garage inc" -disco de versiones-, que sería lo último verdaderamente de calidad que les escuchamos). Ya no se espera una "subida al Olimpo" por su parte, pero si al menos recuperar cierta parte de ese "tono metálico" que les hizo famosos. Y vamos, si habéis escuchado su último "Lulu" (toma ya), colaborando con Lou Reed... es para echarse a llorar. Con decir que lo han puesto en escucha gratuita, ellos mismos ya asumen el autotimo que se han hecho.
Aquí el "Unforgiven II", cuyo vídeo tampoco está mal:
Lay 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 the me, than I can understand the you
Lay beside me, under wicked sky
The 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 the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you....
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, 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 the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you....
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 you're 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 the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you....
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,
The one who waits for you....
Oh what I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you.... (So I dub thee unforgiven....)
Oh, what I've felt....
Oh, what I've known....
I take this key (never free...)
And I bury it (never me...) in you
Because you're unforgiven too....
Never free....
Never me....
'Cause you're unforgiven too....
Oh
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 the me, than I can understand the you
Lay beside me, under wicked sky
The 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 the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you....
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, 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 the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you....
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 you're 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 the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you....
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,
The one who waits for you....
Oh what I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you.... (So I dub thee unforgiven....)
Oh, what I've felt....
Oh, what I've known....
I take this key (never free...)
And I bury it (never me...) in you
Because you're unforgiven too....
Never free....
Never me....
'Cause you're unforgiven too....
Oh