Author Topic: Album of the Year 1988 - final round (Read 3270 times)

KevShmev · « **on:** August 06, 2011, 09:29:29 AM »

2nd round results:

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime 62
Metallica - ...And Justice for All 27
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 26
Van Halen - OU812 7
Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What! 6
Living Colour - Vivid 4
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 2 3

Down to two. Vote now!

Round will last three days.

latvianxave8 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2011, 09:31:31 AM »

Gotta go with Justice.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2011, 09:35:07 AM »

Metallica - And Justice For All. Despite the awful mix, it's still an awesome album.

Jaq · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2011, 10:22:55 AM »

Metallica by a coin flip. Interestingly, I saw Queensryche open for Metallica on the Justice tour. Great show

Zydar · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2011, 10:44:49 AM »

Queensryche

pogoowner · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2011, 11:43:31 AM »

I love both, but Operation: Mindcrime is one of the greatest albums ever. ...And Justice for All isn't even Metallica's best album.

KevShmev · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2011, 11:46:07 AM »

Sure, but there is no rule that says one good band's 2nd or 3rd best album can't be better than another good band's best album.

Personally, I don't consider either album the best by the two bands. Those albums would be Master of Puppets and Promised Land.

Having said all that, Mindcrime was the easy vote for me.

Lowdz · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2011, 12:12:06 PM »

Mindcrime. A top 3 of All Time. Metallica have nothing that comes close to the awesomeness that is Suite Sister Mary.

TempusVox · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2011, 01:18:23 PM »

Queensryche

jingle.boy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2011, 03:01:20 PM »

Quote from: Lowdz on August 06, 2011, 12:12:06 PM

Mindcrime. A top 3 of All Time. Metallica have nothing that comes close to the awesomeness that is Suite Sister Mary.

Took the words right off my keyboard.

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2011, 03:34:52 PM »

Queensryche easily

Mladen · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2011, 03:47:14 PM »

...And Justice for All

Mr. Beale · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2011, 04:43:58 PM »

Tough but have to go with Mindcrime

jjrock88 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2011, 08:23:11 PM »

mindcrime, my all time fav

bout to crash · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2011, 08:23:58 PM »

Fuck! Tough but I went with Mindcrime.

Jirpo · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2011, 08:42:09 PM »

Very tough, actually these are my #5 and #6 albums of all time. Queensryche though

zxlkho · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2011, 08:56:52 PM »

I'm fucking pissed that Iron Maiden didnt make it

Queensryche

Jirpo · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2011, 09:08:31 PM »

One of the few years I would rather Maiden not get through

zxlkho · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2011, 09:24:52 PM »

Quote from: Jirpo on August 06, 2011, 09:08:31 PM

One of the few years I would rather Maiden not get through

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energythief · « **Reply #19 on:** August 07, 2011, 12:38:05 AM »

Quote from: Lowdz on August 06, 2011, 12:12:06 PM

Mindcrime. A top 3 of All Time. Metallica have nothing that comes close to the awesomeness that is Suite Sister Mary.

yeshaberto · « **Reply #20 on:** August 07, 2011, 12:38:47 AM »

mindcrime by ten miles

CrimsonSunrise · « **Reply #21 on:** August 07, 2011, 02:02:13 AM »

Quote from: Lowdz on August 06, 2011, 12:12:06 PM

Mindcrime. A top 3 of All Time. Metallica have nothing that comes close to the awesomeness that is Suite Sister Mary.

Eggggzactly......

...well...off of and Justice that is....

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #22 on:** August 07, 2011, 02:07:06 AM »

Bummer. My fave Metallica album and a decent part of the reason I began playing guitar looks like it won't even get close to the number of votes O:M gets

wolfking · « **Reply #23 on:** August 07, 2011, 04:36:13 AM »

Queensryche.

KevShmev · « **Reply #24 on:** August 10, 2011, 05:50:05 PM »

QR wins the clash of the titans!!

Winners thus far:

1980: Rush - Permanent Waves
1981: Rush - Moving Pictures
1982: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
1983: Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
1984: Iron Maiden - Powerslave
1985: Rush - Power Windows
1986: Metallica - Master of Puppets
1987: Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
1988: Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

Zantera · « **Reply #25 on:** August 10, 2011, 06:26:28 PM »

How could a fantastic album like And Justice For All loose to one of the most overrated albums ever made, aka. Operation Mindcrime?

Mr. Beale · « **Reply #26 on:** August 10, 2011, 10:52:12 PM »

If anything I'd say AJFA is overrated (although I dearly love One)

Ravenheart · « **Reply #27 on:** August 10, 2011, 10:53:50 PM »

I actually like the cheese of O:M. It succeeds on a level that most prog/power metal doesn't. I've never liked Metallica.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:34:16 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Beale on August 10, 2011, 10:52:12 PM

If anything I'd say AJFA is overrated (although I dearly love One)

If anything I'd say it's underrated. It always gets forgotten after the overratedness (I know it's not a word, but it's easier than trying to word that another way) of Puppets and the shitty bass mix, but in many ways I think it was the peak of their songwriting in that style before changing it up for Black Album.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #29 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:46:49 AM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 11, 2011, 12:34:16 AM

Quote from: Mr. Beale on August 10, 2011, 10:52:12 PM
If anything I'd say AJFA is overrated (although I dearly love One)

If anything I'd say it's underrated. It always gets forgotten after the overratedness (I know it's not a word, but it's easier than trying to word that another way) of Puppets and the shitty bass mix, but in many ways I think it was the peak of their songwriting in that style before changing it up for Black Album.

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Mladen · « **Reply #30 on:** August 11, 2011, 05:33:22 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on August 10, 2011, 06:26:28 PM

How could a fantastic album like And Justice For All loose to one of the most overrated albums ever made, aka. Operation Mindcrime?

AJFA is my third favorite album of all time, truly a masterpiece, but I knew from the start that Queensryche would win. I don't mind, Metallica had already had one victory.

KevShmev · « **Reply #31 on:** August 11, 2011, 07:25:36 AM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 11, 2011, 12:34:16 AM

Quote from: Mr. Beale on August 10, 2011, 10:52:12 PM
If anything I'd say AJFA is overrated (although I dearly love One)

If anything I'd say it's underrated. It always gets forgotten after the overratedness (I know it's not a word, but it's easier than trying to word that another way) of Puppets and the shitty bass mix, but in many ways I think it was the peak of their songwriting in that style before changing it up for Black Album.

I can't agree with that. ...AJFA "always" gets forgotten? Hardly. I almost always see it getting props as supposedly being their 2nd or 3rd best album (or even their best by a portion of the fanbase). If you think it is better than MoP, that is one thing, but to suggest that it always gets forgotten seems way off.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #32 on:** August 11, 2011, 07:43:33 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on August 11, 2011, 07:25:36 AM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 11, 2011, 12:34:16 AM
Quote from: Mr. Beale on August 10, 2011, 10:52:12 PM
If anything I'd say AJFA is overrated (although I dearly love One)

If anything I'd say it's underrated. It always gets forgotten after the overratedness (I know it's not a word, but it's easier than trying to word that another way) of Puppets and the shitty bass mix, but in many ways I think it was the peak of their songwriting in that style before changing it up for Black Album.

I can't agree with that. ...AJFA "always" gets forgotten? Hardly. I almost always see it getting props as supposedly being their 2nd or 3rd best album (or even their best by a portion of the fanbase). If you think it is better than MoP, that is one thing, but to suggest that it always gets forgotten seems way off.

You're right, that was crap wording on my part. Obviously it's not a forgotten album by any stretch, or it wouldn't have made it to this round. More specifically I meant it always takes the backseat to MoP for the higher spots, when I personally consider the two fairly comparable. To me AJFA seems to be less unanimously loved as MoP. I don't know what the actual figures on that are, I just feel it's definitely not overrated.

CrimsonSunrise · « **Reply #33 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:02:51 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on August 10, 2011, 06:26:28 PM

How could a fantastic album like And Justice For All loose to one of the most overrated albums ever made, aka. Operation Mindcrime?

I'm a QR and Metallica fan... the 2 albums don't compare. Mindcrime overrated??? I think not.

obscure · « **Reply #34 on:** August 11, 2011, 02:48:36 PM »

Quote from: Lowdz on August 06, 2011, 12:12:06 PM

Mindcrime. A top 3 of All Time. Metallica have nothing that comes close to the awesomeness that is Suite Sister Mary.

Suite Sister Mary

Quote from: yeshaberto on August 07, 2011, 12:38:47 AM

mindcrime by ten miles

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Author Topic: Album of the Year 1988 - final round (Read 3270 times)