Metallica: ...And Justice For All CD Track Listing
Metallica
...And Justice For All (1988)
Originally Released September 6, 1988AMG EXPERT REVIEW: The most immediately noticeable aspect of ...And Justice for All isn'tMetallica's still-growing compositional sophistication or the apocalyptic lyrical portrait of a society in decay. It'sthe weird,bone-dry production. The guitars buzz thinly, the drums click more than pound, and Jason Newsted's bass is nearly inaudible. It'sa shame that the cold, flat sound obscures some of the sonic details, because ...And Justice for All is Metallica's most complex,ambitious work; every song is an expanded suite, with only two of the nine tracks clocking in at under six minutes. It takes a while to sink in, but given time, ...And Justice for All reveals some of Metallica's best material. Italso reveals the band's determination to pull out all the compositional stops, throwing in extra sections, odd-numbered time signatures, and dense webs of guitar arpeggios and harmonized leads. At times, it seems like they're doing it simply becausethey can; parts of the album lack direction and probably should have been trimmed for momentum's sake. Pacing-wise, the album again loosely follows the blueprint of Ridethe Lightning, though not as closely as Master of Puppets. Thistime around, thefourth song -- once again a ballad with a thrashy chorus and outro -- gave the band one of the unlikeliest Top 40singles in history; "One" was an instant metal classic, based onDalton Trumbo's antiwar novel Johnny Got His Gun and climaxing with a pulverizing machine-gun imitation. As a whole, opinions on...And Justice for All remain somewhat divided: some think it's aslightly flawed masterpiece and the pinnacle of Metallica's progressive years; others see it as bloated and overambitious. Eitherinterpretation can be readily supported, but the band had clearly taken this direction as far as it could. The difficulty of reproducing these songs in concert eventually convinced Metallica that it was time for an overhaul. -- Steve HueyAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEWRage Before The Machine!, June 10, 2003Reviewer: Brent Evans (Rockhampton, Australia)After an extended layoff period and a classic `covers' ep, Metallica returned with a vengeanceon AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. All the anger and sadness they held in onthe death of bassist Cliff Burton was unleashed on the record buying public. The album is full of seething vocals and complex chord and tempo changes, with melody at its centre. Lars Ulrich (drummer) and Kirk Hammet (lead guitar) have never played better. Unfortunately for new boy bassist Jason Newsted, the house producerFleming Rasmussen buries his contributions way into the mix, so it sometimes sounds like he's absent. However, this complaint aside, if you wish to hearsome truly angry heavy metal way before `Rage Against The Machine' raised its collective voice in protest,check out the true rage and beauty of this release.BLACKENED -Starting, as the two previous Metallica albums on a deceptively soft note, thisanti -war track suddenly roars to life with a snarl at it's heart, courtesy of James Hetfield. Jason Newsted's basssounds like a buzz saw as Hetfield's spits out horror filled images: "Fire! To begin whipping dance of the dead". The abrupt change of pace in the track's middle only goes to prove what an impressive drummer Lars Ulrich can be. Kirk Hammet's lead solo incredibly shows an improvement since the `Master of Puppets' album. Anintelligent update of the `Ride the Lightning' leadoff track, `Fight Fire With Fire'.AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - Another soft build-up into a shout of protest. This time the target's the buying offof justice and the corruption of the system. The chorus is a total damnation of the unfairness of it all. Lars pounds every partof his kit in a display of virtuosity that only some metal drummers can manage. This track may be around 9 minutes in length, butI guarantee you'll be transfixed for that amount of time. "Hammerof justice crushes you, overpower . . ."Indeed.EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - A strident track decrying the erosion of freedom and rights.Again, the chorus YEAR: 1988
This misc cd contains 9 tracks and runs 65min 29sec.
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- Metallica - Blackened (06:42)
- Metallica - ...And Justice for All (09:45)
- Metallica - Eye of the Beholder (06:25)
- Metallica - One (07:26)
- Metallica - The Shortest Straw (06:35)
- Metallica - Harvester of Sorrow (05:45)
- Metallica - The Frayed Ends of Sanity (07:44)
- Metallica - To Live is to Die (09:48)
- Metallica - Dyers Eve (05:13)
