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Summary: A Wasted Effort
Review: This album could have been alot better, if it wasn't for the poor production of the album.If it wasn't for the amazing guitar solos James and Kirk would have to struggle to make themeselves heard because Lars steals the show with his powerful drumming. Any metal fan who doesen't own this album has something wrong with them! BEST TRACKS:Blackend&Frayed ends of sanity
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Summary: Metallica album
Review: This album helps to mark the peak of Metallica's music. They arrived at the musical climax in the mid to late 80s with the albums ride the lighting, master of puppets, and this one, and justice for all. From start to finish, this album keeps you interested and wanting more. It starts with the great aggressive track, blackened and ends with the more prsonal track dyer's eve. The guitar work on this album are just brillian, take a look at and justice for all and shortest straw. In terms of lyrics, these are probably the best metallica has ever done. A must have for any metallica fan.
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Summary: Just not the same
Review: While this album does show that the band can still write good material even after an unforseen lineup change, this album just isn't as good as their previous three. "One" is the only real standout here, the rest of the album seems rather murky, like the band didn't quite know where they were going. In a sense I think that is true, they just went through a major change in the band and even the success of "One" probably did not prepare them for what would come with their next record. Also seen here is even heavier sounding music, the speed metal is all but gone. Also important to note is the drum work. If you listen closely you can tell that they are different than before, tuned tighter for a sound not really heard much before, but everywhere now, primarily because of this album.
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Summary: THE GODS OF METAL
Review: The album that put Metallica on the map is indeed one of the best albums ever made by Metallica or by anyone else. Each song is a true masterpiece including the epic "One", which is indeed one of the best written best performed songs ever.
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Summary: FIRE!!.....To begin whipping dance of the dead!!!!
Review: ...And Justice For All-Metallica at their most complex. This album starts with the amazing intro of Blackened, then blasts into the main riff. This is a typical example of any song here. But these aren't just verse chorus verse type songs; these are progressive behemoths. And Metallica were always not just about thrashing, they were about making great compositions. I think Cliff has left a lasting impression on metallica with his classical music up-bringing. This enhances the music greatly and makes it more exciting. The musicmanship is flawless; but I wish I could say the same for the mixing; the bass is virtually inaudible. Saying that the album doesn't suffer much without it; the guitars are fabulous and the drums are crisp and powerful. Without doubt the best song is One; a creeping song that builds up on you from an acoustic intro with feelings in the lyrics. Nearing the end, it bursts into an Electric beast or a riff, with lyrics of just wanting it all to end in a violent fashion. Then comes a riproaring solo that fits the song. In short; this album is nothing short of excellent, a must buy in all respects- GET IT!!!
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Summary: small kid listens to metallica
Review: i started listening to meatallica when i was 6years old and now i am 12 the first song i listened to was one i felll for it and now i own all their albums if i didn't then i would have listening boyzone,sissqo,and all the other [....]
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Summary: ...And Metal for All!
Review: This is probably my favorite Metallica album. Sure the production could've been better but this is one of the most intense and epic metal CD's you'll ever find! I used to have favorites on here that I would only listen to. But after many years I'm finding things in the other songs I used to pass on enjoyable. If there's one thing that stands out it's the fact that the songs sound so different and yet fit together so well. A metal classic!
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Summary: Simply Undescribable.
Review: I gave this album 5 stars, but if I could I'd give it more starts. If you aren't a fan of Metallica you soon will be after hearing this. Pop this in your stereo, turn it to number 4, and crank it. If you're a fan of rock go buy "Black Album" (Self-Titled), "Load", or "Re-load". If you're a METAL fan buy "Kill 'Em All" or "Master Of Puppets". If you are any of the above and don't like this CD you have a problem. One song (no pun intended) showcases all the different types of music Metallica can play. "One". Perhaps the greatest rock song of all time, maybe even the greatest song of all time. "One" is absolute perfection. From the opening battle sounds to Kirk's amazing guitar solo at exactly 5:44 this song is undescribable. If Metallica wanted to be a soft rock band they could do it perfectly as shown in "One". If Metallica wanted to be a classical band they could do it. But Metallica is a metal band and they do it more than well. Every single song on here hits you hard. With the beautiful gentle guitar intro to "Blackened" that shortly turns into a trashing death song until the last song "Dyers Eve" this album will grab onto you and stay there clutching HARD until the last note. "...And Justice For All" is my personal favorite Metallica CD with "Master Of Puppets" close behind. Although many people are starting to hate Metallica for what happened recently with Napster, I was proud to get banned. I owned every single Metallica CD plus some imports and singles, but I loved Metallica so much I even had all of there CDs on my computer. Frankly, I was proud to have my name in a book that Lars Ulrich carried into the Supreme Court. For everyone that downloaded Metallica just to steal music from them and got banned from Napster, this album predicted it. ...And Justice For All.
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Summary: Metallica's ...And Justice for All
Review: Heavy Metal icons Metallica's fourth album, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, is their most balanced to this point. Lacking the weak points of previous albums, (such as Leper Messiah from Master and Trapped under Ice from Lightning) JUSTICE is hard driving from the reverse-recorded guitars at the opening to Blackened through the bullet speed lyrics of Dyers Eve and at all points in between. Unlike previous albums, JUSTICE has only one true signature song, the sometime-ballad, sometime-aggression fest title One, which might be the best song Metallica has ever recorded. The title track, though extrmely long shows some of the most intricate music ever. The moving tribute to former bassist Cliff Burton, To Live is to Die is one of the band's best. The only drawback to this album is the somewhat limited bass that comes through. This is a tribute to the band's lack of comfortability with new bassist Jason Newsted, who replaced Burton. Newsted does an quality job where he was included, but some songs including the title track and One scream for more integral bass parts, and would pick them up in later live shows once Jason became a major part of the band. Buy this album, and bask in its glory, its heavyness, and its excellence.
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Summary: Speed metal as catharsis
Review: Every once in a while, maybe two or three times a year, I find myself stuck in a certain mood that necessitates listening to "... And Justice for All" everyday for a week straight. I don't consider myself a speed-metalhead by any stretch of the imagination (in fact, this is the only speed metal material I own). But there's something about this album that periodically grabs me from my usual alterna-pop-rock/funk-Funk-FUNK listening tastes, and lets me get my aggressions out. From the epic lead guitar lines of "Blackened", which morphs into its killer opening guitar riff, you know that any delusions of grandeur the band may be harbouring aren't delusions at all. The grandeur is real. For the most part. I find the sudden volume shifts that begin the title track (from ominously clean guitar strums to brawny riffage and back again) almost comical. That being said, the song is a monster. Odd tempo shifts and key modulation underscore impressively aggressive and bleak shake-your-fist-at-the-man lyrics. "One" is a startling achievement. It simultaneously manages to achieve some semblance of pop-song (dare I say it) beauty, while detailing some pretty tough anti-war imagery. "The Shortest Straw" is a headbanging burner, crashing and thrashing with no remorse. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" takes the introduction's blatant 'Wizard of Oz' rip-off (foreshadowing The Black Album's "Don't Tread on Me" using the melody from West Side Story's "America") and turns it into a journey through the psychosis of man's dementia. "To Live Is To Die" is a great showcase for the band's tight chops. It segues from a lilting intro, through an endless series of heavy sections, to a mid-song near-symphonic interlude, through more crunchy riffs. The vocals (such as they are) finally come in around the seven-minute mark, and are gone in an instant. It is a remarkable achievement, and fully shows the samurai sword-like musicianship that the band wields. The problem I've always had with the album is the flat production. Each song exists only in two-dimensions, and sometimes it's hard to breathe with such a dense concentration of guitar-bass-drums. What happened when Metallica went poppier was not only less of a reliance on eight-minute epics, but a lusher production style, where the distinct instruments could be appreciated on their own. Otherwise, a great sixty-five minute trek through male angst, that leaves me feeling refreshed and cleansed on the other side. Speed metal as catharsis indeed.
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