Posted on 08/13/2016 8:53:11 AM PDT by Mariner
Twenty-five years after the release of The Black Album, Metallica are still struggling to recapture lightning in a bottle.
For the first seven years of their career, Metallicas main objective was to be the loudest, heaviest, fastest, and most mind-blowing band on the planet. They had no commercial aspirations and sought to rail against what they perceived as the vacuous, frivolous mainstream radio rock poisoning the airwaves.
Then, after touring for their fourth album, 1988s
And Justice for All, Metallica had a change of heart and underwent a striking, abrupt transformation. The disc that followed, which featured a jet-black cover, barely visible coiled serpent, and the bands logo, would thereafter be known as The Black Album, even though its official name was Metallica. And it would cause major waves within and outside of the music industry. For Metallica, the eponymous release was filled with mid-paced songs that relied on simplicity, atmosphere, and groove and symbolized a new beginning.
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Phantom Lord will live on for eons
Well, losing Cliff sure didn’t do the band any good, but the first three still melt my brain on a regular basis.
I admire their stand for property rights.
I was privileged to grow up in the Bay Area in the early Eighties and be "friends of friends" with a lot of those guys. My first Metallica show was their first concert after releasing Ride the Lighting, and they were already huge locally. You could see what was coming for them.
What a find! Hold on to that one. I have never seen a Metallica show, but I bet it’s a hard hitting performance for the entire concert. You got to see them early on.... Still hungry. Very cool you grew up with them and got to be a part of their climb. I watched Dee Sniders show on Netflix and the local NJ/NY crowd watched Twisted take off, selling out all the local venues in their rise to the top.
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