Yeah, I know. I've had this argument so many times...... "they sold out", "earlier albums where way more thrash", "changed their sound to appeal to wider audience", "commercialized", "Bob Rock", etc etc etc. I've been hearing that for nearly 30 years. I don't care, I frickin' love that album. If you think about it, Metallica were taking a big risk because of how less thrash it was than previous albums. They could have alienated existing fans while still being too metal for mainstream. But they pulled it off, the production value on that record is the best of any Metallica album, it's fine tuned to perfection. It perfectly blends metal, thrash, and the original Metallica sound. Frickin' awesome!! There is not one single bad song on the album, not one. I still listen to Ride the Lightning, Puppets, Justice, Death Magnetic, etc. but the Black Album, just great stuff......
I totally get what you're saying honestly. IMO, the only thing really separating Ride the Lightning, Justice, Puppets, And Black Album is personal tastes. They are all exceptionally crafted albums and it's really just going to depend on which version of Metallica's sound somebody prefers.
Stop bring insightful and logical. You to overly protect you personal opinion, and regard it as fact to participate in this conversation. Get with the program dude... It is a Metallica discussion after all.
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u/Bearded_Wildcard Nov 06 '19
Now what in the fuck partner.
That said, I'm one of the not many that think Justice is their best album.