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... And Justice For All |  | Artist: Metallica
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music
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Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 1292
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 65 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 042283606227
EAN: 0042283606227
ASIN: B00002605V
Release Date: July 2, 2007
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| • | Blackened | | • | ... And Justice For All | | • | Eye Of The Beholder | | • | One | | • | The Shortest Straw | | • | Harvester Of Sorrow | | • | The Frayed Ends Of Sanity | | • | To Live Is To Die | | • | Dyers Eve |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Song-wise, this is probably Metallica's most sophisticated album, exploring the theme of justice and perversions thereof with a vengeance. "One" is one of their best songs ever, building from a slow, edgy beginning into effortless overdrive. The title track is excellent and never boring, despite clocking in at more than nine minutes. It's the epic of the album, but all of the songs are long, displaying impressive chops and songwriting. Metallica took a commercial turn after i...And Justice for All/i, and it's interesting to speculate on what would have happened to their music had they continued in the direction suggested by this album. i--Genevieve Williams /i
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 Absolutely the Last and BEST Metallica album! January 14, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I may be slightly outspoken here when i say this, but this in my opinion is Metallica#x27;s best album.Why? 1)Heaviest(due to the production,sounds like about 100 guitars playin at once) 2) Thought Provoking lyrics 3)ONE! brI agree that production could have been better.If it was, i AM sure this would have surpassed Master Of Puppets as best Metal Album!You can hear the bass,namely on title track, but not that well.BUT Its sooo heavy,and the quality of songs make you forget that instantly!!!! brI have to say,this is definatley a grower,and all the best albums are,because you want to discover something new everytime you hear it!! I am still listening to it weekly,where as i am absolutely sick of Master Of Puppets album!It is the best Metal album ever,but it hasnt got as much depth,or darkness as And Justice does! brHighlights: brBlackened (best album opener,makes you want to lose your mind!) brEye Of The Beholder (fantastic solo,use of tremolo bar!) brOne ( solo anyone?? EPIC!) brHarvester Of Sorrow (The lyrics and when james growls!...Fantastic) brShortest Straw( WHAT A SOLO!!!! WOWOWOWOW!!!Impossible to play!Hammetts Best Solo,Better than ONE#x27;s famous tapping solo!) brTo Live Is To Die (definately the best Metallica instrumental,heart wrenching) brDyers Eve (Metallica#x27;s last ode to Thrash metal!super fast,super heavy,super lyrics,SUPERB!)
The Strength Of Metallica September 26, 2005
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Despite many people saying how this album is weak and badly produced, they forget that just a year and a half earlier Metallica's bass legend Cliff Burton was tragically killed in a bus accident. Not only was he a phenomenon in the way he played, but was also a great friend of the other band members, and had been for a long time. brI find it completely amazing and inspiring that they could pick themselves up from this, and still be able to write a truly classic, incredible album as '...and Justice For All'.pAn overview of the songs:p'Blackened'- an epic, thought provoking song, with a moving guitar harmonising intro, an immense main riff, and awesome lyrics. 10/10p'...and Justice For All'- a classic, with a soft acoustic intro, twin guitar pieces, more thought provoking lyrics, and an unbelievable solo. 10/10p'Eye Of The Beholder'- A less well known song, but fantastic nonetheless. Fades in with galloping riff, and goes on to harmonising guitar, and more awesome lyrics. 9/10p'One'- Do I Need To Say Anything About This Song? An absolute musical triumph, and a complete classic. Starts with moving acoustic intro and solo, and goes on with James' lyrics, showing the horrors of war. The song progresses into heaviness, with tapped solos curtesy of Hammett, harmonising, stacato riffage, and an epic finish. 23/10p'The Shortest Straw'- More lyrical genius from the mighty Hetfield, along with one of the most awesome riffs I have ever heard. 10/10p'Harvester Of Sorrow'- starts with heavy intro, with followed by brooding acoustic part that returns throughout the song. Proceeds with one of the heaviest riffs known to man, sinister lyrics reminiscent of 'Leper Messiah' on Master Of Puppets, another incredible solo, and super- fast harmonising. 10/10p'The Frayed Ends Of Sanity'- another less well known and played song, but still with all of the impact. 9/10p'To Live Is To Die'- A beautifully written song, with a mind blowingly complicated acoustic guitar intro, powerful riffs, interludes, a fast solo, more acoustic parts, harmonising, a heart- wrenching slow solo, more harmonising, and lyrics spoken by James, and Written by Cliff before his death. One hell of a moving track. 10/10p'Dyers Eve'- The most frenetic and mind blowing in terms of speed on the album, with an extreme solo, and even more extreme main riff. More amazing harmonies in the solo, and a great finish for a phenomenal album. 10/10pJames Hetfield writes some of the best lyrics ever in this album, along with fantastic riffs, acoustic parts, and a slow solo in To Live Is To Die.brKirk Hammett pulls off some simply unbelievable solos, proving his magnificent guitar playing, with fast sequences, two hand tapping, and epic harmonies.brLars Ulrich, true to form, shows his fantastic drumming, with unbelievably fast double bass pedalling.pMetallica's astounding ability to create the best, most epic sounding, heart wrenching, and beautifully moulded songs ever written never ceases to amaze, and the fact that they did it after such personal tragedy makes this album all the more special, and shows their true genius, and commitment to music. pI'm tired of people slating this album for its 'bad production' and 'thin sound', and hope that in the future people will listen to it for what it really is: Damn good music.
...and supremacy for all February 16, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
In 1988 Metallica destroyed everything that had gone before them and everything that was to come. Embittered and angry. Powerful and majestic, this was an album discovered deep within themselves rather than written by hand. 66 minutes of pure perfection was created. 9 heart wrenching, gut churning songs were crafted by the genius that is Metallica. The album is sheer brilliance from the frantic opener 'Blackened' to the sheer insanity that is 'Dyers Eve'. Each song is so beautifully orchestrated that you could be fooled into thinking that they are long lost works of Mozart, Beethoven or any classical genius converted into stunningly powerful rhythm guitars, breath taking drums and soaring solos. This is a purely emotional album and contains some of the most provocative harmonies and melodies ever produced on any instrument. The entire CD can be summed up by a single song, which is in my opinion the most awesome song ever written...ONE. From a frail intro through the most gorgeous riffs, melodies and solos to a thrashing, angry and delusion inducing finale. Quite simply the album is one to leave you gasping for air. IT IS MIND BLOWING...
Metallica and metal's most looked over album. Justice reigns supreme. July 26, 2006
Mr. C. V. Giordano (poole, uk)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This album is a work of genius - an album so inspired, powerful and musically perfect, that i'll never know why it is so over-looked. Metallica were becoming musical intellectuals with this album, but not only that, the actual feeling and expression is so good that this album really moves you too. I am left at awe when i listen to this in the right mood, metallica were becoming so mighty here! The scary thing is that metallica don't even know it! They have become so removed from what it was to be metallica in the 1980's that they can't identify with the album. They, as well as others, are too busy thinking about the production or if the songs are too complex. The production is different ok, a little dry if you think about it - but if you just let the music hit you the production is what gives the album its might. About the complexity or over-long structures being a bad thing - this is exactly what metallica had been growing into, honing a fine beast that would eventually make such epic and boundary setting music. It is the longer songs and building structures of their early work that gave them the platform to sound so powerful. It is what made metallica so much more godly than other bands. '...And Justice For All' is the crowning glory at the end of the road for the 'real' metallica. It is just a shame that bob rock had to come in and spoil such an amazing musical evolution :-(
Original gritty pure Metallica deserves 5 stars!!! April 28, 2006
Cs Gibson (London UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When i first heard this album after being used to the previous ones it was a shock. The gravelly guitar-work has a harsher purity which takes a listen or two to understand but its totally brilliant! It chugs along unmercifully, hard and very metal, while still beautiful in parts...it must have been a shock to many 'one' lovers who didnt know what Metallica was about. Well they would find out pretty quickly...
br /It is blunter and hard-hitting with rigid structure while being typical freeform classic Metallica so varied in style. It also hints towards their softer commercial (boring?) albums.
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br /To the hardened speed-metallers who like rolling guitars free of such structure:
br /So what if Ride the Lightning is more freeflowing and inventive and is worth 5 stars, so what if Master of Puppets has songs of definative Metallica genius worthy of 5 stars...And Justice For All should be as well!
br /Its up there with the best metal albums of all time. Bravely uncompromising and original it still surprises me now years later, unlike their later work which is too predictable, too mainstream and you can only pick a few songs out of them.
br /Experimental in its own right, with sharp metal classical rigidity but it still it has the best essence there. It is a classic too!!!
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