How would /mu/ rank Metallica's first four albums, from favourite to least favourite, with reasons? For me:
1. Master of Puppets (well produced, unified feel, Cliff Burton at his absolute best)
2. Ride the Lightning (earnest, experimental and exciting)
3. And Justice for All (some excellent long pieces marred by some sparse production)
4. Kill 'Em All (OK, just a bit wobbly, Metallica trying to find their feet and all)
WHY DID CLIFF DIE
>Ride the Lightning
>Kill Em All
>Master of Puppets
>And Justice For All (lol no bass)
Ride the Lightning > Master of Puppets > And Justice for All > Kill 'em All
i like the first 3 equally
maybe kill em all would edge it out
and those 3 are just better than and justice for all
their quality took a dip there
>>66301680
all equally shit before Judas Priest and Iron Maiden these cucks are irrelevant on the metal scene.
>>66301747
Are we really comparing out dadrock power level
>>66301727
>>66301680
>Kill Em All
>last place
why though
it was their only thrash album
No.
No.
No.
No.
That's how I'd rank them
>>66301799
Haha very good here is your hipster upvote point
go listen to nails
>>66301747
>>66301782
nope - just the kirk factor.
they are sub-reprobate fag level shit.
why bother with them?
>>66301680
probably this order, though two and three could easily flip around depending on the mood
1 - And Justice for All
2 - Ride the Lightning
3 - Kill 'Em All
4 - Master of Puppets
>>66301994
so edgy
>>66301727
Agreed
1. AJFA - their songwriting just got more complex here I think and peaked in detail. Lots of experimenting with rhythms, time signatures, tempos etc. They had done it before, but it was usually songs off of an album, it seems on ajfa they just went all out on every song. Their songwriting had been this good before but imo not for the consistency of an entire album. No glaring weak points.
2. MOP - The title track is just a masterpiece. Songs like Disposable Heroes and Leper Messiah are also favourites of mine. Damage Inc. Is it's weakest point, and I've always found Battery very overrated.
3. RTL - in the battle of the ballads, Fade to Black > Welcome Home. Another amazing title track. For Whom and Creeping Death both incredible. Unfortunately I think Escape is probably the weakest song in the entirety of the first four albums, and Ktulu underwhelming closer
4. KTA - easily the weakest. Stripped back pure thrash, nothing is bad but nothing is mind blowingly amazingly written. My fave track is probably Metal Militia, what a fucking riff.
>>66302390
Adding to AJFA, the questionable production imo just gave the album more character.
Yes in an objective sense, it wasnt as good as the previous two, but it didn't weaken my enjoyment of the end product at all.
1. Kill 'em All
2. Metallica
3. St. Anger
Poop. Everything else
>>66302424
production holds up imo, had AJFA on in the car directly after death magnetic and the production on it just destroys magnetic (even the guitar hero version).
1. Master of Puppets
2. Ride the Lightning
3. And Justice for All
4. Kill 'Em All
Kill 'Em All (forever my favourite Metallica album, only one I've ever properly gotten into)
Ride The Lightening (mainly because of Creeping Death, love that song)
Master of Puppets (I find it boring and bloated, the start of "arena-thrash", not really a great sound for me)
Haven't even listened to all of AJFA I don't think
>>66301680
MoP>AJFA>RtL>Kill em all
Ajfa would be my favorite if it had better production.
Kill 'Em All - fast and catchy
Ride the Lightning - fast and bombast
Master of Puppets - catchy and not-so-fast
>>66301680
Identical to you OP
kill em all- fun thrash, best riffs and bass
justice-better drumming and song arrangement
master-best guitar leads
lightning-good but kind of scatterbrained and has lots of low points
>>66301727
this desu
>>66301680
1. Kill em all
2. Rdie the lightning
3. Master of puppets
4. And justice for all
>>66301710
Only correct answer in this thread.
