Least Proggy Metallica Album

I think many of the albums (With the exception of St. Anger-which is really a horrible album) have an influence on the prog metal genre (especially their newest one). Just wondering what others thought.

fandango wrote: ^^St Anger is the only one I've never heard, but the Black Album is about as progressive as a bowl of cornflakes...

I 100% agree with you. The Black Album isn't very proggy at all, but I still enjoy it so I voted St. Anger (trust me if you've never heard it, you don't want to).

I think that all the albums above are great but are sincerely vote for Metallica (Black Album)

The only album I've heard is Master of Puppets, but after I saw them live last month somebody (a huge Metallica fan, not a prog fan) recommended St Anger as the place to start for listening to the rest.

Stool Man wrote: The only album I've heard is Master of Puppets, but after I saw them live last month somebody (a huge Metallica fan, not a prog fan) recommended St Anger as the place to start for listening to the rest.

The incorrect answers are the first 4 and Death Magnetic.

HughesJB4 wrote: Stool Man wrote: The only album I've heard is Master of Puppets, but after I saw them live last month somebody (a huge Metallica fan, not a prog fan) recommended St Anger as the place to start for listening to the rest.   St Anger would be pretty cool if you were deaf.. actually, that is too much of a compliment of St Anger. I would honestly rather listen to 90125 than St Anger.   I would rather listen to a man puking than listen to St Anger.... at least it would be amusing for about 2 minutes

I actually might agree with you there.

aapatsos wrote: Tapfret wrote: What exactly is the problem with St. Anger?  Quite frankly its the first interesting album since Master of Puppets.    Thanks, you made me laugh......That was your intention, right? Seriously, St. Anger is the least proggish in any way you can look at it... Music is just a bunch of people manipulating their instruments, and lyrics are at least funny...

First of all, there is 0 "proggish" about any their music, ever. Their history, their philosophy is 100% anti-prog.  That wasn't my question.  And your second statement can pretty much be said about any band.  How many times do you think that has been said about King Crimson, Dream Theater, Yes, etc.?

After the 15 years of utter rubbish they put out, that is really your opinion? When they decide to actually make changes to their sound and quit droning out the same old radio oriented tripe.  Personally, I don't listen to it often either, there is way to much true progressive music, jazz and orchestral music out there that I want to hear. But I sure do have a hell of alot more respect for their work on SA for at least some effort at originality over the black album or Load or Freeload.  And when I do decide to listen to them, it will probably be SA. 

Don't worry, they're back to what the same old crap. And I'm sure they are busy working on the Unforgiven IV.

And the fact that SA gets more votes than Kill 'em All tells me that many people have not heard one or both of those albums.

Definitely Kill em All.  Whilst it's not at all proggy, I love that album.  Real thrash, brilliant album.

Tapfret wrote: aapatsos wrote: Tapfret wrote: What exactly is the problem with St. Anger?  Quite frankly its the first interesting album since Master of Puppets.    Thanks, you made me laugh......That was your intention, right? Seriously, St. Anger is the least proggish in any way you can look at it... Music is just a bunch of people manipulating their instruments, and lyrics are at least funny... First of all, there is 0 "proggish" about any their music, ever. Their history, their philosophy is 100% anti-prog.  That wasn't my question.  And your second statement can pretty much be said about any band.  How many times do you think that has been said about King Crimson, Dream Theater, Yes, etc.? After the 15 years of utter rubbish they put out, that is really your opinion? When they decide to actually make changes to their sound and quit droning out the same old radio oriented tripe.  Personally, I don't listen to it often either, there is way to much true progressive music, jazz and orchestral music out there that I want to hear. But I sure do have a hell of alot more respect for their work on SA for at least some effort at originality over the black album or Load or Freeload.  And when I do decide to listen to them, it will probably be SA.  Don't worry, they're back to what the same old crap. And I'm sure they are busy working on the Unforgiven IV. And the fact that SA gets more votes than Kill 'em All tells me that many people have not heard one or both of those albums.

I agree that Metallica are not proggish, but you cannot deny that AJFA is a technical record (whatever that means for you).
I also agree with the 15 years of rubbish music, but St. Anger is just beyond expectations... so much crap in one record I have never heard in my life... honestly...
Kill 'em All might be their least proggish release, but I said St. Anger as this 'thing' is not even music to my ears.
good point about Unforgiven IV, I clearly oppose to that idea. But At least DM is some sort of decent record, with strucutre, interesting riffs, some melodies... it represents sth, even if it's a copy of old material for you.

I am not defending them at all, this record does not wipe out their recent past, but at least it's music, not just noise...