[AdamCalifornia]

Which album captures Metallica at their best?
Were they at their best in the 1980s or 1990s?
What do you think about Metallica in the 2000s?
Are you a fan of Metallica?

Yeah, it's been already a quarter of a century of Metallica!

In the beginning ...

in the middle ...

and now ...

Have

and

P.S.
One choice is very often a tough choice.
This poll is supposed to be just fun! Ha, ha, ...
Perhaps you need a drink before you vote.

 

[dethi72]

i just found the dcc 24k-gold "metallica - master of puppets" for about 45 EUR ( import usa ) and could not be happier !

that´s my vote!

 

[AdamCalifornia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dethi72 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i just found the dcc 24k-gold "metallica - master of puppets" for about 45 EUR ( import usa ) and could not be happier ! that´s my vote!

At the bottom left of the picture.

Look at this this bundle!

 

[Yukon Trooper]

Master of Puppets may be their most critically acclaimed album, but Ride the Lightning is the essence of Metallica.

 

[sant430]

I voted MoP however I think anything from Kill 'Em All to Black Album is solidly awesome.

Tough choices on the early works, you know?? That's my opinion.

 

[dethi72]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamCalifornia /img/forum/go_quote.gif At the bottom left of the picture. Look at this this bundle!

touché ...

 

[tongson]

I don't really like Metallica but from what I heard so far:

Metallica - Metallica [SHM-CD]
Metallica - Master Of Puppets [DCC 24K Gold Remaster]
Metallica - Kill'em All [Megaforce 1st Press]

 

[kwitel]

Im not sure why "Justice" is alwyas 3rd or 4th on everyones lists.
Master is great, but I find it lacks the depth and darkness of Justice.
Kill Em all is an undisputed classic, but its by no means their best studio album-its too raw and under-developed.
Ride the Lightning is brilliant but IMO, still not as complex as Justice.

I dont know-its just one of my favorite albums of all time.

As far as how they are in the present?
Theyve lost their edge.
They used to be progressive, now they are just stale.

For me, Hetfield is possibly one of the most annoying vocalists alive today. It all started with the Black album; he began to add these "yeahs!" and "yos!" at the ends of sentences in some whack attempt to sound scary or evil.
Its just ridiculous and compared to where metal vocals have progressed to present day, his style is almost laughable and very hard to take seriously.
Its a shame, b/c otherwise Death Magnetic is a relatively solid effort.

 

[Jubei]

I never "got" Master of Puppets - like Ride The Lightning much better!

 

[krmathis]

"Metallica" for me... Great album!

 

[Meliboeus]

"Ride the lightning" is by far my favourite, still not the all time best thrash metal album however, it was inevitable that since metallica get commercial they started to gain a huge base of fanboys...RTL is an awesome album, but there are many other great ( mostly better... ) thrash bands out there....Metallica are terribly overrated...

 

[scytheavatar]

Ride The Lightning is easily their best album, cause Mustaine's influence was very obvious in it. There's a lot more variation, a lot more riffs squeezed in and the songs don't drag on forever at times like their later albums. It makes me wonder how much better Metallica would be had Mustaine stayed with them. And that was the album where the bass is the most involving, Master of Puppet's bass was more in the background but still not bad, anything from the Jason era has pretty much no bass at all. If I were to rate all their albums:

Great:
Ride the Lightning

Good:
Kill em All
Master of Puppets

Decent:
Black album
Load

Poor:
And Justice for All (no idea why so many people like this)
ReLoad

Legendary Failure:
St Anger

 

[japc]

Voted Master of Puppets but anything coming before (KEA, RTL) or shortly after (AJFO, S/t) could get my vote.

As for the questions:

"Which album captures Metallica at their best?"

Already replied.

"Were they at their best in the 1980s or 1990s?"

Are you kidding? The 80s of course.

"What do you think about Metallica in the 2000s?"

An average band.

"Are you a fan of Metallica?"

Used to be.

 

[MaZa]

Its a tough competition between RTL or MOP, but in the end I chose RTL.

 

[RationalGaze]

Voted for Master of Puppets.
Orion is one of the best instrumentals ever!

A close second would be Ride the Lightning followed by And Justice for all

I think Load has some good cuts especially The Outlaw torn

Haven't heard Death Magnetic yet.