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Xymphony 
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 Posted: May 29 2006 at 07:56 |
 
(Ok, why being ambigous, that is Master of Puppets  )
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BiGi
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 03:42 |
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I don't like Kill 'em all very much.
Also St. Anger (apart from the amazing title track and maybe Invisible kid) failed to impress me.
Ditto for Load and Reload...the releases following the "Black album", which is my favourite, have definitely let me down.
One slight step below the 1991 album, I rate Ride the lightning and ...And justice for all, which contain wonderful tracks but maybe lack the maturity they came to master with the omonimous album.
Master of Puppets comes yet another step below
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rushfan4
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 15:27 |
Bump.
I used to be a big Metallica fan. I think that my vote will be for Master of Puppets. My fandom goes back to the Ride the Lightning days. My neighbor was jamming Metallica shortly after that album came out. At that point, I had not heard of Metallica. I ended up ordering Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning records from an ad in a Heavy Metal magazine (I don't recall which one) and being totally blown away by this amazing band. I could have easily as voted for Ride the Lightning, and Justice for All, or The Black Album. I even like St. Anger, although I admit it lacks that certain something that their other albums have.
Edited by rushfan4 - June 02 2008 at 17:34
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The Pessimist
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 17:16 |
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And Justice... it has the almighty "One" on it, which is just... genius i mean come on, i cannot think of a better metal song.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg
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stonebeard
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 17:20 |
Why that would obviously be the commercially successful, return to roots, St. Ang--- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Gamemako
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 17:46 |
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In order of best to worst, not including Garage Inc,
Master of Puppets
Ride the Lightning
...And Justice for All
Black album
Kill 'Em All
St. Anger
Load
Reload
with nothing after the Black Album worth a second listen.
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Hail Eris!
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Statutory-Mike
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 18:40 |
The albums I can actually stand are :
-And Justice for All
-Ride the Lightning
-Kill 'Em All
-Master of Puppets
In that order, and I dislike everything besides those 4.
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Luke. J
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 00:43 |
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Ride the Lightning..
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BroSpence
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 03:56 |
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Master. Its so brilliantly done and was the last to feature the great Cliff. The album was not only heavy as hell, but incredibly well put together musically and they were nearly as screachy as on the first two also great albums.
I really dig the band, even their "sell out" albums. St. Anger wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. It was pretty amazing they even put anything out. The album is aggressive as hell, the riffs are still sweet, James' voice is still ass whooping, and Lars's drumming still rocks even with the overload of typical layer upon layer of compression Bob Rock production. I'm greatly looking forward to the new one.
1. Master of Puppets
2. Load
3. ...And Justice for All
4. Ride the Lightning
5. Kill 'Em All
6. St. Anger
7. Black Album
8. ReLoad
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 08:48 |
As with MisterProg 2112, the only Metallica albums I can listen to the are the first four studio albums. AJFA was undeniably there must progressive and technical effort, while Kill 'Em All arguably the most pioneering, while I think Ride The Lightning was the most consistent in song quality. But the winner for me is going to have be Master Of Puppets. The last album to feature the legendary Cliff Burton and of course, the best Metallica instrumental song IMO, Orion 
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Jared
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 09:07 |
Master of Puppets...
...I remember buying it the week it came out, seeing them on the MoP tour with Anthrax supporting...and seeing Cliff Burton in the flesh...6 days before he died...  |
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Hawkwise
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 20:49 |
MetallicaHuh never heard of them 
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Josh_M
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:53 |
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Master of Puppets
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Always the summers are slipping away.
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Dim
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:55 |
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And justice is the only one with more than two songs I can listen to...
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WinterLight
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Posted: June 10 2008 at 14:39 |
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I voted for ...And Justice for All, but the truth is that I regard their first four albums with equally high esteem. As an aside, I think I'm one of the very few that actually likes the production on "Justice."
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 14:55 |
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^I can't say all the aspects of AJFA's production was bad. I like the rhythm guitar sound on it a lot actually, but it's the drums and the lack of bass that put me off a little.
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The T
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 18:49 |
My favorite is And Justice for All. Even with cardboard drums, no bass and Ulrich's weird style of drumming (weird yet very logical at times...)
My order would be:
1. And Justice for All
2. Master of Puppets
3. Metallica (Black)
4. Ride the Lightning
5. Load
6. Kill 'em All
7. Re-load
8. St Anger
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Prof.
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Posted: June 17 2008 at 03:33 |
Ride The Lightning, too many good songs to deny it.
Of course everything up to self titled was damn fine. Self title was alright, but it all went downhill from there.
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Certif1ed
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Posted: June 20 2008 at 15:38 |
 fandango wrote:
Master of Puppets...
...I remember buying it the week it came out, seeing them on the MoP tour with Anthrax supporting...and seeing Cliff Burton in the flesh...6 days before he died... |
I saw them on that tour too - I was near the front at Hammersmith Odeon, and shook Cliff's hand at the end of the gig.
I was stunned when I read about the crash
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The T
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Posted: June 20 2008 at 15:43 |
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I just re-listened to Kill 'Em All last night after years of dismissing it and it's actually an excellent thrash record, with songs like Seek and Destroy and The Four Horsemen that show a hint of progness in how the riffs are developed! Great album!
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