Favourite Metallica Album

Cristi wrote: ^ Lars is on fire, call the fire department.  The drumming is the low point of DM, I think it's a poorly produced/mixed album.  I also think Hardwired... is much better than DM.

O.K. There’s some ‘sloppiness’ on Lars’ part for discerning ears, but I think his playing is fine. He’s no Lombardo or Benante. And the production could’ve been more sympathetic towards each player. However, songs like All Nightmare Long and Judas Kiss are amongst my favourites the band has ever done. Even better than the best of the rest.
ALSO, I haven’t heard Hardwired yet...... Am I missing anything ???

^ I never really liked The Black Album after And Justice.....
Then from what I’ve heard of those Load albums, sort of hit and miss.
St. Anger has some good songs, though Lars’ sound is pox.
Lulu was a pile of crap - actually, I’d much prefer Lulu WITHOUT ol’ Lou. Imagine that ; Lulu as an instrumental album ??
So, DM is my pick.

Cristi wrote: ^ Lars is on fire, call the fire department.  The drumming is the low point of DM, I think it's a poorly produced/mixed album.  I also think Hardwired... is much better than DM.

Mortte wrote: I was also really suprised about how good album Harwired was. I think they succeed in that to do album what fans like but unlike Death Magnetic, it really is very spontaneous and good feeling album. But not as great as St. Anger or even Lulu for me.

Mortte wrote: ^Well, I don´t think it`s unique. As you can see St. Anger has got three votes in this poll, also I know there are people who liked immediately Lulu (I didn´t also liked it at first).

Cristi wrote: Mortte wrote: ^Well, I don´t think it`s unique. As you can see St. Anger has got three votes in this poll, also I know there are people who liked immediately Lulu (I didn´t also liked it at first). three votes with no explanation is rather suspicious. But anyway... I listen to plenty of albums others dislike (i.e. 80s Kansas), but with Lulu and St Anger I agree with the majority. Those who like these are the minority. Unique is maybe not the right word. Is "few" better? :)))

In Lulu I understand why majority of Metallica fans don´t like it. It´s too experimental to ordinary Metallica fan. But never understood why St. Anger is so hated. It´s really close the greatness of Justice For All. It was my friend who bought St. Anger and he put it on and said to me "listen how great album they´ve made". Really it hit me hard immediately. It´s really of course very dark & angry and raw album, but anyway, why it is so hated?

J-Man wrote: Who voted St. Anger?? Please tell me that it was just a joke.

Edited by Blaqua - April 02 2018 at 14:01

Seriously I could have voted St. Anger. I truly think Master is their greatest, quite much also nostalgic reasons, but St. Anger is really close in it´s greatness. I truly really liked to know, why Metallica fans hate it, because I have never understood it. I can understand the hate towards black album, load, reload, death magnetic but not St. Anger.

^I. There´s nothing to do with creativity in DM, they just tried to made an album what every Metallica fan will like. But of course there were fans (like me) who again dislike their album (except I have liked all their other albums). I believe after ...And Justice Hardwired has been the first album most of the fans like (believe there are ones who think Metallica should have quit after ...And Justice).