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Summary: What are they saying?
Review: I liked metallica's black album and Load.You could hear what they were saying.This album sounds like 20 drunks yelling as loud as they can with some guy trying to talk over them.
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Summary: A Tour de Force!
Review: If I was stranded on a deserted island and could only have one album? No question, it would be ...And Justice For All, by Metallica. This album was an instrumental part in thier going into the worldwide spotlight of music. The complexities and changes in this albums music are at the very least genius. Check out Lars Ulrichs' drumming in the title track and you will see why these guys are world class leaders in metal. (at least at the time of this albums release). The first song, "Blackened" is amazing and brutal, a very smart way to start out an album of this sort. The song "One" is very good and shows the depth and patience that went into song writing and recording. The production does have something to be desired, but the oustanding drumming,lyrics, and solos make up for it. Kirk Hammetts solos grab you, throw you around and spit you out, just like great metal should. This album is the last one before Metallica changed thier sound, and in my personal opinion, this is the last true Metallica album, and I am still waiting for a new release. (anything after this album is some other band posing as Metallica)! If you own this album, listen to it NOW. If you don't own it, buy it NOW! I still listen to this album more than any I own, and it is a staple in my car CD player.
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Summary: Lousy, boring + loud = Metallica
Review: I had the displeasure of being exposed to this cd some weeks ago and I am amazed, just completely amazed, at the intense support that Metallica fans have for their band. I further have watched the VH-1 Metallica special several times and I have yet to hear any decent music coming from this group. Loud, fast and snarly, combined with an awful, pseudo-tough guy deep vocals droning about some teen angst issue or another, are all that this band offers. As far as I can tell, the band has sought out a tough, raw metal edge to such an extreme that there are hardly any tunes, harmonies or melodies of any sort (which are the characteristics that distinguish music from noise) in this, or any other collection of Metallica songs. Sure the guitars and drums are loud and fast, but there are just no interesting solos. In case readers are wondering, I am no Duran Duran fan. I was into heavy metal in the 70's and early 80's before most Americans had even heard of metal. My favorite groups from that period - starting with Zepplin, Hendrix and Black Sabbath, moving to newer groups like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Accept and Motorhead - all blended raw guitars and compelling drum beats with something lacking in Metallica's music - a tune, one to which you can honestly nod (bang) your head. The guitar solos from those groups took you on a side path that displayed a variety of interesting reflections and emotions, causing appreciation for the skills of the musician, then returned you to the main road to continue and finish the musical journey. In contrast, Metallica's guitar solos start nowhere, go nowhere, drone on and show little evidence of talent. Even Motorhead, who I saw live at their peak in 1982,managed to include some interesting tunes in their otherwise loud, heavy and lewd music. I have yet to meet anyone who likes Metallica who is not still smitten with some sense of teen angst. "Because your parents will hate it" is not a good enough reason for any reasonably intelligent, discriminating individual to buy a collection of music and I see little other reason to recommend this cd.
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Summary: Actually it's 3 and 1/2
Review: This album is very very different from any other Metallica album. It stands out in a category all its own. It is fast, it is heavy, and very very metallic. This album, along with the Black album and Kill 'Em All, sound like no other album Metallica has ever recorded. This album is not bad, but it isn't good either. I appreciate that the four horsemen pay tribute to Cliff with "To Live Is To Die," but I just don't like it. Highlights on this album: Frayed Ends, Harvester of Sorrow, the title track, Blackened, and Dyers Eve. Lowlights: To Live Is To Die, Eye of the Beholder, and Shortest Straw. I left "One" out of those categories because it is not good, it is fantastic. It's even better than that. This is one of, if not the greatest song that Metallica or any band has recorded. "One" stands out all on its own. If you hate metal, buy this album anyway. If you absolutely love metal/rock, you already have this album. This album is so different from any other Metallica album that it is indescribable. All I can say is that three songs on it are not appealing to my ear, five are great, and "One" is absolutely spectacular.
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Summary: A Very Fine Album
Review: I have also reviewed this album previously, but my opinion of it has changed immensly, so I will bestow upon you my current, and final opinion of this album. As with Kill 'Em All, I did not instantly fall in love with this album. However, repeated listens have shown me that this is one of Metallica's best albums. The musicality is stunning, and the lyrics are the best on any Met album. The arrangements are also very good, and this is probably Lars Ulrich's magnum opus as far as performance on the drums. Some of the band's best song are here: Blackened is excellent, the title track is one of their best songs, and One possibly is their best. Since this is a pretty complex album, bordering on progressive metal, it may take a few listens to get accustomed to it, but I gurantee that with repeated listens this album will grow on you, and maybe even become one of your favorites.
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Summary: Who cares about the bass?
Review: Who cares if the basslines are hardly audible? Bass isn't that important in fast metal songs. If bass was so important then every member of Metallica would play bass. This is still the Best album in heavy metal. This was when their songs were long and in epic proportions. This was before metallica got soft.
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Summary: 5 stars for the music, 3 for the remastering
Review: Good news: A big-bomb thrash album by Metallica (like Puppets). Bad news: The remastering is really bad. The only song I don't like much is "To live is to Die".
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Summary: Quite a left turn...but quite good...
Review: Slowing down and maturing quite a bit after the classic 'Master of Puppets' MetallicA release a cold, unrelenting album of angry social commentery, cries from drug addiction, suicide and yet at the same time...a bit of pure emotion. The opening track 'Blackened' is fast and heartless, another song about nuclear war, opened with backwards guitar parts and a blistering rage of intensity. Followed by the extremely long (but still EXCELLENT) title track, which protets the travesty that is the american court system, and then the heavy 'Eye of the Beholder', which essentially critiques society as we know it, we have track 4, the album's most well-known and loved song 'One'. This melodic opus begins with a beatiful guitar intro followed by soft/hard-verse/chorus thing and finishes with a machine gun fire riff, enraged and saddened vocals, and a blazing guitar solo which is perhaps Kirk's most loved. This is what you would think the album's 'ballad' is (in the line of 'Fade to Black' from Ride and 'Welcome Home' from Master)..but i don't really think this is the case. The vocals are still harsh and washed out, james no longer even screams or shouts...he just seems to tell it like it is, as if the growls were his standard singing voice and he need not put too much power into them as they come naturally. The true ballad of the album, the only song that shows pure warmth and love is 'To Live is to Die', a loving, monstrous, near 10 minute tribute to the lost Cliff Burton. Aside from this however, this highly progressive album consists of harsh, nonstop guitar riffs (which change CONSTANTLY, this album is highly intricate), inhumanly mechanical solos and angry lyrics. Much slower than the band's earlier days, but not as organic sounding as the Black Album which would follow, this album is an alltime classic, and like any metallica, should be in your record collection. THis band is rivaled by few, and is one who will stand the test of time as masters of music.
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Summary: Truly epic metal
Review: Metallica. What justifiable words can be said that haven't already been mentioned? Well, none. To put it bluntly, if you call yourself a metal head and don't own a Metallica album, you're a poser. But your purchase of "...And Justice For All" will clear all that up. I'm still arguing with myself on which Metallica album is superior to the rest, but this has earned it's spot in the top three of their greatest ("Master Of Puppets" and "Ride The Lightning" are the other two). Over a decade later, these songs still feel fresh. From "Blackened" to "Dyers Eve", these songs rock. Not as fast and furious as their previous efforts, this album is pure brutality nonetheless. Despite the flawless musicianship, the production is absolutely horrible. You can't even hear Jason's bass for crying out loud. I really hope they remaster this gem of an album or remake it. Despite that major flaw (and I do mean major, it sounds like these songs were recorded in my bathroom), the sheer brilliance and extreme talent displayed here are nothing short of perfection. Take, for example, "One". One of the greatest metal songs in history, period. About a soldier's life in the aftermath of war, it captures that rare feeling rock songs have. The first time you hear it, you know it's a classic. The guitars throughout the album are without error. The riffs are heavy, the solos are set at neck-breaking speed. Another example (and the second best song here) is "Harvester Of Sorrow". Again, truly epic. So is the rest of the album. From the beautiful intros of songs like "One" and "To Live Is To Die", to the riffage of "Eye Of The Beholder" and "The Shortest Straw", you cannot go wrong. I can go on and on how amazing this is, but really, you should just buy it because it is an experience unto itself.
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Summary: The best song ever
Review: This cd is great for a few reasons, but the most outstanding reason is the song "One". The song is very dark and deep and the video is even darker. The video shows clips from the movie "Johnny got his gun" which is based on a book by the same name. Metallica wrote the song after getting the idea from the book/movie. What they came out with was a masterpiece. The song compliments the book/movie in every way. First of all buy this cd and then once you get into the song, buy the book "Johnny got his gun" and you will appreciate the song even more!
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