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Media Type: CD
Artist: METALLICA
Title: AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Street Release Date: 09/06/1988
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Genre: HEAVY METAL
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This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, this is probably Metallica's mostNo Description Available
No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: METALLICA Title: AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Street Release Date: 09/06/1988
Domestic Genre: HEAVY METAL
Amazon.com essential recording
This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, this is probably Metallica's most sophisticated album, exploring the theme of justice and perversions thereof with a vengeance. "One" is one of their best songs ever, building from a slow, edgy beginning into effortless overdrive. The title track is excellent and never boring, despite clocking in at more than nine minutes. It's the epic of the album, but all of the songs are long, displaying impressive chops and songwriting. Metallica took a commercial turn after ...And Justice for All, and it's interesting to speculate on what would have happened to their music had they continued in the direction suggested by this album. --Genevieve Williams
Having already established themselves as the streetwise saviors of heavy metal's oft-tainted legacy in the '80s, Metallica rebounded from the accidental death of original bassist Cliff Burton to produce their most thematically challenging, musically accomplished album to date. Despite James Hetfield's dank, extended portraits of a world collapsing from corruption and decadence--themes that virtually guaranteed it little radio or television exposure--the album was nonetheless a muscular commercial success. Even "One," its complex, seven-and-a-half-minute adaptation of Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun," managed to scale the singles charts. Other highlights include "Blackened," "Eye of the Beholder," and the sweeping "To Live Is to Die," tracks that underscore a sense of musical ambition that's often downright prog-centric, yet never merely self-indulgent. --Jerry McCulley
"18. One by Metallica (1988)
Inspired by anti war novel (also adapted into 1971 movie, clips of which are used to such great effect in Metallica's music video ) Johnny Got His Gun, One is without a doubt the greatest song Metallica have ever written. Bar none.
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"Day 26 - My favorite song from Guitar Hero
Note: This song itself is pretty cool but it is just totally awesome to play on Guitar Hero. I finished it a couple of times in "Hard" but I usually mess it up at the end. The first time, I took me 3 months of daily training to nail it (!)."
Stehako added this to a list 2 years, 6 months ago
"In early '89 I bought my first Metallica album and they became my new favorite band. What elevated them above the rest of the metal bands I'd been listening to was their sincerity...I could feel that they believed in every lyric they wrote, and those lyrics were angry and depressing. The guitar work here was exceptional...it sounded more like classical music than metal. And this began my love affair with songs with long running times, as all 9 songs were between 5 and 10 minutes long.
Junior hi"
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