Having not really liked the last two or so #Metallica albums I am enjoying their latest one. It's more of the original sound I enjoyed in my teenage years. Oh, and they finally miced the drums correctly! ><
The band I'm gonna chose might be a bit of a surprise for it will be Metallica.
Yes, #Metallica.
Why? Of course I know a lot of their songs but I never did a full listen of any album apart from MoP, Death Magnetic, Hardwired and most recently 72 Seasons.
It is time to change this, so buckle up and hit the lights 🤘
First four are all killer no filler and there is no doubt that #KillEmAll is the best debut album of any of the #big4, and that's coming from an Anthraxhead.
I guess "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth" is a bit of a filler. Maybe they put it there so that listeners would get a short break?
Anyhow, next is #Whiplash and the tempo is up again 🤘
The title track - Ride The Lightning is - at least in sections - a tad bit slower paced compared to everything I've heard so far in this #Metallica#Metaljourney.
It's still aggressive and fast, but a bit more matured.
For Whom The Bell Tolls takes the foot of the pedal even more. But that doesn't matter as it's a great fu👑 song, probably in my Metallica top 5.
Service announcement: I'll tag this #Metaljourney with #Metallicajourney from now on, so you can filter it out if I'm annoying you with my top notch expertise. 😜
Master Of Puppets is the best #Metallica song by the way. You can call me a poser if you will.
Disposable Heroes might be the most underrated song on #MasterOfPuppets, but it's a crucial piece on the album, as it picks up the tempo again after some slower numbers.
I have huge respect for Marianne Faithfull, but her parts don't fit on this song, what a wasted opportunity. Looking at Lulu, #Metallica should'nt do collaborations.
Followed by a mid tempo Devli's Dance, the album soon lost grit.
But I know that "The Unforgiven II" will follow, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.
I don't know why, but I really like Carpe Diem Baby. It's a great hard rock song with a smooth vibe to it. It also made my head nod a bit.
In general, so far I like #Reload much bettern than #Load, but I'm only halfway through of course. Load started to bore me at this point (exception: Ronnie).
Whiskey in the Jar and Turn the Page were the first songs I ever heard of #Metallica, so to me, it has significant relevance. On the other hand, it's a compilation 🤔
I'll start the day with #GarageInc, but since it's not a regular studio album but a compilation of cover versions, I won't include it in my ranking.
I've never listened to this one in its entirety, but Whiskey In The Jar was the first #Metallica song I ever knew, and for some years, I though it's an original song 😂
The songs I never listened to, which I look forward to the most, are the BÖC and Nick Cave covers.