Author Topic: Favorite Metallica Album? (Read 7771 times)

By the way I'm guessing most Metallica fans know this but the intro to Blackened was reversed in the studio. Here you can hear what it originally sounded like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1vCidA53c

Justice has been my favourite Metallica album for as long as I've been an adult but I only recently came across this.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2021, 04:48:58 PM »

Honestly I find picking a favourite hard, basically there's 3 favourites for me that I like for diffrent reasons.

Kill em all (I love the thrashy early sound of Metallica, it just clicks with me and the debut is superb)

Ride the lightning (First album I bought so it holds a special place for me)

Black Album (Sometimes I feel like i'm the only one truly appreciating the heaviness and sonic quality of that album, I honestly love that album so much)

MirrorMask · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2021, 04:52:58 PM »

Quote from: Zook on May 01, 2021, 04:32:41 PM

How are there no votes for MoP yet?

Like, seriously

TheCountOfNYC · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2021, 05:06:15 PM »

I’m assuming mine is the first of many.

Quote from: HOF on May 01, 2021, 04:10:17 PM

Quote from: HOF on May 01, 2021, 04:07:45 PM
I don’t like Metallica, so I voted Death Magnetic.

Wait, is it St. Anger that everyone hates? I was thinking Death Magnetic was the one that was brick walled to death.

Death Magnetic is brickwalled to death, but the songs range from mediocre to decent with All Nightmare Long being the one great song. St. Anger also isn’t produced well but more importantly than that, the songs range from bad to also bad, with The Unnamed Feeling being ok.

Grappler · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2021, 05:37:34 PM »

Justice. Puppets is a very close second.

cfmoran13 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2021, 06:19:53 PM »

Puppets! It's pretty much a perfect album.

pg1067 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2021, 07:20:38 PM »

Quote from: Dave_Manchester on May 01, 2021, 04:46:15 PM

By the way I'm guessing most Metallica fans know this but the intro to Blackened was reversed in the studio. Here you can hear what it originally sounded like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1vCidA53c

Justice has been my favourite Metallica album for as long as I've been an adult but I only recently came across this.

I'd never heard that. It would have been cool forwards too.

I voted for MOP, but it's almost a coin flip with RTL.

YtseJam · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2021, 07:23:02 PM »

MOP is where they were nearing the climax in their musicality and of course the last album with Cliff

...and everyone like to climax

ozzy554 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2021, 08:56:45 PM »

Ride the Lightning with fade to black being my personal favorite metallica song.

Trav86 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2021, 09:05:05 PM »

Ride The Lightning

425 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2021, 09:34:16 PM »

My opinion has shifted around a bit over the years. For a long time I would have said Ride the Lightning, and there are days where I still think that's the one I'd say. The Call of Ktulu is one of their finest songs, and there really isn't a weak track on the album (count me among those who enjoy Escape; sorry Mr. Hetfield!). There are also probably times when I would have said ...And Justice for All. I love the ambition on this one, and To Live is To Die and One are superb, but I think some of the other songs overstay their welcome a bit, and the production on this album really does have issues.

Ultimately, I think I have to go with The Black Album. The songwriting is just so well-honed on this one. It's one great song after another. It might not have a single track in my top five or even my top 10 (The Unforgiven would be close), but as a continuous listen I think it's the best one they have.

(Many of my favorite Metallica songs are on two albums that unfortunately aren't consistent enough to be among my favorites: Load and Reload. The strongest 80 minutes of music from those sessions would be my favorite Metallica album, but for better or for worse we have two mixed, mid-tier albums instead of one great one.)

Edit: I'm surprised that I'm the first vote for The Black Album. I know that among serious music fans the three albums before it are more popular choices, but I thought there were some enthusiastic TBA fans around here.

Nekov · « **Reply #22 on:** May 01, 2021, 09:48:36 PM »

Master

Bolsters · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2021, 10:10:26 PM »

Black

ProfessorPeart · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2021, 11:33:54 PM »

Puppets, forever and always.

Dedalus · « **Reply #25 on:** May 01, 2021, 11:34:35 PM »

Quote from: ProfessorPeart on May 01, 2021, 11:33:54 PM

Puppets, forever and always.

jammindude · « **Reply #26 on:** May 02, 2021, 12:13:30 AM »

I’m actually pleased with the lack of votes for TBA.

Elite · « **Reply #27 on:** May 02, 2021, 01:30:29 AM »

I want to vote for St. Anger, but I can’t do that in this poll, so this poll will never ever give a valid representation if that’s no possibility. Bullshit thread.

Dedalus · « **Reply #28 on:** May 02, 2021, 01:45:38 AM »

Quote from: Elite on May 02, 2021, 01:30:29 AM

I want to vote for St. Anger, but I can’t do that in this poll, so this poll will never ever give a valid representation if that’s no possibility. Bullshit thread.

You know you can avoid the threads started by WildRanger, right?

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #29 on:** May 02, 2021, 01:56:41 AM »

Quote from: Elite on May 02, 2021, 01:30:29 AM

I want to vote for St. Anger, but I can’t do that in this poll, so this poll will never ever give a valid representation if that’s no possibility. Bullshit thread.

It's because it's not a BELOVED album on DTF

Elite · « **Reply #30 on:** May 02, 2021, 02:08:45 AM »

Quote from: Dedalus on May 02, 2021, 01:45:38 AM

Quote from: Elite on May 02, 2021, 01:30:29 AM
I want to vote for St. Anger, but I can’t do that in this poll, so this poll will never ever give a valid representation if that’s no possibility. Bullshit thread.

You know you can avoid the threads started by WildRanger, right?

They drag me in, I can't help it.

Dedalus · « **Reply #31 on:** May 02, 2021, 02:20:13 AM »

Quote from: Elite on May 02, 2021, 02:08:45 AM

Quote from: Dedalus on May 02, 2021, 01:45:38 AM
Quote from: Elite on May 02, 2021, 01:30:29 AM
I want to vote for St. Anger, but I can’t do that in this poll, so this poll will never ever give a valid representation if that’s no possibility. Bullshit thread.

You know you can avoid the threads started by WildRanger, right?

They drag me in, I can't help it.

Zantera · « **Reply #32 on:** May 02, 2021, 02:30:26 AM »

I love all of the classic 3 but for me Master of Puppets is the easy choice. Lightning still suffers slightly from the sound IMO and it has a few filler songs, Justice has bigger ambitions but the bass being mixed so low is a slight dent in it for me.

WildRanger · « **Reply #33 on:** May 02, 2021, 03:50:31 AM »

Quote from: TAC on May 01, 2021, 03:58:49 PM

Quote from: NoseofNicko on May 01, 2021, 03:52:44 PM
Where is St. Anger?

In WildRanger's polls, you don't get to vote for an album he doesn't like.

Who in their right mind would vote for St. Anger? Do you know it's one of the most hated albums?

WildRanger · « **Reply #34 on:** May 02, 2021, 04:10:19 AM »

Quote from: twosuitsluke on May 02, 2021, 01:56:41 AM

Quote from: Elite on May 02, 2021, 01:30:29 AM
I want to vote for St. Anger, but I can’t do that in this poll, so this poll will never ever give a valid representation if that’s no possibility. Bullshit thread.

It's because it's not a BELOVED album on DTF

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