The most immediately noticeable aspect of ...And Justice for All isn't Metallica's still-growing compositional sophistication or the apocalyptic lyrical portrait of a society in decay. It's the weird, bone-dry production. The guitars buzz thinly, the drums click more than pound, and Jason Newsted's bass is nearly inaudible. It's a shame that the cold, flat sound obscures some of the sonic details, because ...And Justice for All is Metallica's most complex, ambitious work; every song is an expanded suite, with only two of the nine tracks clocking in at under six minutes. It takes a while to sink in, but given time, ...And Justice for All reveals some of Metallica's best material. It also reveals the band's determination to pull out all the compositional stops, throwing in extra sections, odd-numbered time signatures, and dense webs of guitar arpeggios and harmonized leads. At times, it seems like they're doing it simply because they can; parts of the album lack direction and probably should have been trimmed for momentum's sake. Pacing-wise, the album again loosely follows the blueprint of Ride the Lightning, though not as closely as Master of Puppets. This time around, the fourth song -- once again a allad with a thrashy chorus and outro -- gave the band one of the unlikeliest Top 40 singles in history; "One" was an instant metal classic, based on Dalton Trumbo's antiwar novel Johnny Got His Gun and climaxing with a pulverizing machine-gun imitation. As a whole, opinions on ...And Justice for All remain somewhat divided: some think it's a slightly flawed masterpiece and the pinnacle of Metallica's progressive years; others see it as bloated and overambitious. Either interpretation can be readily supported, but the band had clearly taken this direction as far as it could. The difficulty of reproducing these songs in concert eventually convinced Metallica that it was time for an overhaul.
And Justice For All is Metallica's chronicles a significant change from their earlier thrash metal albums to a sound that is more progressive. It may not be Metallica's best album, but it is still one the best metal albums. This is a good representation of Metallica's talent, as it is one of the best songs of the album. It does not have the same depth heard from Metallica's previous albums.
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Warning: This is a way technical and way music-theory-nerdy post. "Blackened" by Metallica is a left-brained romp through time signature land. What follows is a deconstruction of the song/review of Lars's drumming. This was accomplished through drumming along on the steering wheel in a traffic jam and rewinding and counting and drumming along over and over.The song starts out with a backward...
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Currently glorying in the rediscovery of my love for the first four albums by the greatest heavy metal band since Black Sabbath. I'm awed by the focused fury of "Dyers Eve," the wrenching, soul-cleansing climax of 1988's ...And Justice for All. There's such a maniacal purity about this anguished cry of the heart - which one can only assume James Hetfield wrote about his own strict, Christian Sc...
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One of the first "real metal" bands that I listened to. Master Of Puppets was the first album I bought (thanks in part to someone that mentioned it was their favorite album years before I listened to metal). ......And Justice For All was next on my list (I saw the title of the album carved into the desks at my high school). 'One' became my top favorite song. I then got the Black album. My ...
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I can't remember anythingCan't tell if this is true or dreamDeep down inside i feel to screamThis terrible silence stops meNow that the war is through with meI'm waking up i can not seeThat there is not much left of meNothing is real but pain nowHold my breath as i wish for deathOh please god,wake meBack in the womb its much too realIn pumps life that i must feelBut can't look forward to reveal...
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--- - "[Thanks to MetalSucks Maniac David Jafri for sending this one in!] -AR Related posts: METALLICA'S DEATH MAGNETIC (CHRISTOPHER RODDY'S TAKE) (2) METALLICA'S DEATH MAGNETIC (SAMMY O'HAGAR'S TAKE) (8) TODAY IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (14) METALLICAPOCALYPSE NOW? (9) WELCOME TO METALSUCKS METALLICASUCKS (3)"- Metallica
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Anyway, if you care to respond to said question, here's a tune you can jam to while thinking of a response...I thought to post this because my Blackened post didn't quite get the response I had hoped, ANYONE LIKE METALLICA??? Lester, you out there??? Sturgell??? anyone???
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an omen occured, on my random play list, Metallica came up seven times in a row...fist the black album twice (don't tread on me, and God that failed) Sanitarium, Orion, The thing that should not be, and seek and destroy...killer list...give it some time before you think it ain't playing, the beginning has a volume pedal that slowly gets louder...
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i remember back in the day Metallica was huge with no air play and no videos i thought they was the greatest thing EVERwell then they wereand this is one of the reasons why....damn i hope the new lp RAWKS
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I remember as a kid seeing the movie this was taken from. Really freaky.
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I can't remember anythingCan't tell if this is true or dreamDeep down inside i feel to screamThis terrible silence stops meNow that the war is through with meI'm waking up i can not seeThat there is not much left of meNothing is real but pain nowHold my breath as i wish for deathOh please god,wake meBack in the womb its much too realIn pumps life that i must feelBut can't look forward to reveal...
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Blackened...as you delve farther into the lusts and desires of this world, porn, cigarettes, sexual promiscuity, violence, liquor, just because they are "legal" the more blackened you become to reality, you begin having things in your mind such as hatred, jealousy, paranoia, envy, depression, and are no longer happy...Jack's prayer for this generation,Tyler Durden
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One of the first "real metal" bands that I listened to. Master Of Puppets was the first album I bought (thanks in part to someone that mentioned it was their favorite album years before I listened to metal). ......And Justice For All was next on my list (I saw the title of the album carved into the desks at my high school). 'One' became my top favorite song. I then got the Black album. My ...
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Currently glorying in the rediscovery of my love for the first four albums by the greatest heavy metal band since Black Sabbath. I'm awed by the focused fury of "Dyers Eve," the wrenching, soul-cleansing climax of 1988's ...And Justice for All. There's such a maniacal purity about this anguished cry of the heart - which one can only assume James Hetfield wrote about his own strict, Christian Sc...
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