...And Justice for All producers reunite! Toby Wright and Flemming Rasmussen

[BABMusic]

I was 13 when I first heard the album and I listened to it a lot from age 15-16. It reminds me of those overcast weekend days when you felt kind of bored.
I remember also reading that Kirk said there were a few harmonic mistakes on the album he made. I'm not sure, but I always wondered if the lead solo that ends at 4:02 on To Live is To Die, is one of those he's referring to. The solo ends on a high E while the rhythm is playing low F# power chords. It still wouldn't be "wrong" to do this, as it would just be accenting the 7th of the chord, but I always wondered if Kirk really intended that.

 

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[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

My intro to Metallica was MOP via one of those mail order companies back in the day. I had heard Harvester of Sorrow on the underground radio show, but not even a single song from MOP when I ordered it! Bought MOP base on the album cover. Satan, strings, graves....yeah!! Clean intro to Battery.....hmmmmm...... .......then BAM! Majesty awaits.

My next experience was a friend letting me borrow Justice and Kill 'Em All cassettes, followed by Garage Days. Talk about 4 different worlds! Stunning to think how much they changed in the first 5 years.

I loved all of their '80s albums immediately, even with vastly different sonic environments. The raw, dry, scooped crunch of Justice was received as an improvement by many, as the goal then was to see.....who has the BIGGEST Crunchberries of them all. I didn't even think about the missing bass then, although I remember not liking the sound of the bass drum.

 

[Beyond Black]

This was my first exposure to Metallica (bought the cassette at the mall when I was in 7th/8th? grade) and to this day is the standard that I judge their other recordings. Although I do hold MoP in high regard for the recording and songwriting, Garage Days just RIPS and gets to the damn point song-wise since it’s all covers and doesn’t have the meandering fat that portions of their other albums (save Kill ‘em All) tended to have.

Garage Days sounded immediate, tight when the performance was on the line but also playfully loose; like people who knew what they were doing and could execute it but also were having a great time. The guitar/bass tones are killer, the drums feel great and the whole thing just sounds heavy and pissed. Loved it then and still do today.

Agree 100% about GD, well said….I wouldn’t say that MOP has any fat though, that’s a damn near perfect album.
AJFA definitely would’ve benefited from a nice trimming of meandering fat. Probably a good 10 minutes worth.

 

[thegame]

AJFA definitely would’ve benefited from a nice trimming of meandering fat. Probably a good 10 minutes worth.

Agreed 101%. That 10 minutes is called To Live is to play that boring main riff in F sharp to Death

 

[Techdeth]

I think Dyers Eve has the best tone on the album. It sounds like pure IIC+ IMO.

I don’t hear that . It sounds like that his parametric eq is doing ALOT .

 

[ZackElekes]

I don’t hear that . It sounds like that his parametric eq is doing ALOT .

Can confirm, those EQ’s are doing ALOT of heavy lifting!