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Binding: Audio CDBrand: Metallica EAN: 0075596081221 Label: Elektra / Wea Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea MPN: 075596081221 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Elektra / Wea Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Elektra / Wea Editorial Review: Product Description: No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: METALLICA Title: AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Street Release Date: 09/06/1988 Genre: HEAVY METAL Amazon.com essential recording: This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, 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 ...And Justice for All, and it's interesting to speculate on what would have happened to their music had they continued in the direction suggested by this album. --Genevieve Williams Amazon.com: Having already established themselves as the streetwise saviors of heavy metal's oft-tainted legacy in the '80s, Metallica rebounded from the accidental death of original bassist Cliff Burton to produce their most thematically challenging, musically accomplished album to date. Despite James Hetfield's dank, extended portraits of a world collapsing from corruption and decadence--themes that virtually guaranteed it little radio or television exposure--the album was nonetheless a muscular commercial success. Even "One," its complex, seven-and-a-half-minute adaptation of Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun," managed to scale the singles charts. Other highlights include "Blackened," "Eye of the Beholder," and the sweeping "To Live Is to Die," tracks that underscore a sense of musical ambition that's often downright prog-centric, yet never merely self-indulgent. --Jerry McCulley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not What It Could Have BeenI know I am in the minority here, but to me this is Metallica's most overrated album. I almost feel guilty for feeling this way about "Justice" since so many others think it's a masterpiece. Makes me wonder why I don't "get it." Maybe it's the shoddy production. My God, I have blues recordings from the 1920's and '30s that are better produced than this. There is no excuse for an album recorded in the late 80s to be this poorly mixed. Where is the bass? Why do the drums sound like pop guns? ... Read More Rating:  - One....that's all i have to sayThis is another masterpiece in their impressive catalog. This album includes what is probably my favorite Metallica song ever, which of course is "One". I don't know what it is about this track, but when that instrumental comes in, there isn't another song on the planet that gets me more pumped. If you are a runner like me it is definitely a great song to add to your running playlist. My other favorites are the title track, "...And Justice For All", "Blackened", and "To Live Is To Die". Oh yeah ... Read More Rating: - Metallica's Heaviest Album!In 1988, the band's fourth album, "...And Justice For All" came out and it topped the last three in heaviness. It is the first recording to feature bassist Jason Newsted while the rest of the band remained the same: James Hetfield on vocals/rhythm guitar, Lars Ulrich on drums, and Kirk Hammett on lead guitar. The production by Flemming Rasmussen is notable for the lack of bass, but still I enjoyed it as much as the others. The band's songwriting reaches epic proportions more often than not here as ... Read More Rating: - Magnum OpusWho would have thought that Master of Puppets could be topped? And Justice For All is Metallica's greatest work. This album is a masterpiece that will stand the test of time. Rating: - This album does the group justice.In an attempt to follow up their masterpiece, "Master Of Puppets", Metallica basically took that album's formula and turned it up a notch. Indeed, the songs on, "...And Justice For All", have that same progressive edge as the ones on, "Puppets", with the layers of guitars, complex time signatures, and the shear length of the songs but while the previous album was set to 10, this one's set to 11. Two of the songs clock in at over nine minutes and at nine songs long and over an hour in length, this ... Read More |
