And Justice for All [Import]

And Justice for All [Import]

Track Listings

1. Blackened

2. And Justice For All

3. Eye Of The Beholder

4. One

5. The Shortest Straw

6. Harvester Of Sorrow

7. The Frayed Ends Of Sanity

8. To Live Is To Die

9. Dyers Eve

10. The Prince (Japanese Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese exclusive reissue of 1988 album, packaged in a miniature sleeve, features 10 tracks including 1 Japanese bonus track, 'The Prince' (Diamond Head cover). CBS. 2003.

Tracks:

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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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

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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

Customer Reviews:

Tops.......2007-07-30

I had to review this album. As a fan of many different kinds of music this remains one of my all-time favorites. I completely disagree with some reviewers saying it's poorly produced. To me it sounds terrific. With this album, I believe Metallica took a huge step forward musically and lyrically. There is soooo much to this release. At times the guitars are loud and crunching, at other speedy and thrashing. All the while the vocals and drumming compliment everything that is happening. A masterpiece and classic album in music history. One of the greatest bands of all time at their very best. Best track just has to be the closer "Dyer's Eve".

The Last Great Metallica Album.......2007-07-16

No band has held such a highly regarded position in the canon of rock history and then completely fallen from grace like Metallica. Metallica is arguably the most hated rock band of all time and it's all there fault. They raised the bar incredibly high with four undisputed metal masterpieces in a row to start their career, but then decided to quit blowing our minds with complex operatic metal and turn accessible. Not to mention Napster, but I don't want to pile on.

...And Justice for All is one of the most contentious of all Metallica albums among fans. Some fans feel that ...And Justice for All is a logical progression of the bands early sound, starting with the full on thrash of Kill Em All, the complex and darker music on Ride the Lightning, the even more complex and darker music on Master of Puppets, and finally the mind blowing complexity of ...And Justice for All. Others feel that it's the start of the bands long decline to the most hated band in the world. Still others feel that it's a self consciously difficult album that the band put out to prove that they can still make mind blowing music like Master of Puppets after the backbone of their band Cliff Burton passed away. I tend to think it's the first of these three explanations.

...And Justice for All is above all a difficult record. It's long, complicated, pessimistic, and it sounds like the band is playing in a cave. ...And Justice for All is a monolith of a record. The title track is the perfect example of just how complex the arrangements on this album are. The song spans close to 10 minutes with unique and complex riffs, solos, and various other guitar pyrotechnics. The song is famously difficult to play live, and the band kept it out of its live repertoire for 18 years. The song begins with a clean guitar lick. It lulls the listener in to a sense of calm before it hits with the fireworks. The song careens from there with at least four separate guitar solos. It's exhausting to say the least.

Most of the songs feature complex riffs and solos, usually several per song. The two best songs on the album are probably the two simplest songs (I use the term subjectively, a simple Metallica song incredibly complex for almost any other band), One and Harvester of Sorrow. These songs are still highly arranged and complicated, but they have a straight ahead melody that really sticks in your head.

Despite it's reputation as an incredibly heavy album, ...And Justice for All sounds like it was recorded in a cave. Everything sounds dry on it. The guitars are heavy for sure, but they sound lifeless. The drums don't have any power behind them, they click more than thud. And there is little to no bass guitar at all on the album. This was the first album Jason Newsted played on and the band was notoriously hard on him. Maybe mixing him out completely was a way to show that they didn't really want him. When you listen to this next to Master of Puppets, it's painfully evident just how wimpy this album sounds.

But putting the complaints about the production aside, ...And Justice for All is a classic metal album and the last truly great Metallica album. Most interviews with the band say that this album was the tipping point for them. They felt that the songs were too demanding and complex for listeners and too hard to play live. After this they stripped everything away and made radio friendly rock. But it's hard not admire what they created on this album. It's not that it's an incredibly enjoyable listen, but I marvel at the technical virtuosity and the bombastic monolithic sound. It's like reading a Thomas Pynchon novel, it's almost too complex for its own good, but I still marvel at its creation, wondering how they pulled something like this off. I still think it's a bit of an over reach though. The band was trying for something symphonic and they end up getting close, but not quite making a transcendent record. Still, the tap solo on One always makes me smile.

a masterpiece.......2007-07-15

This album is yet another. This is the last of their trilogy of metal albums: Ride the Lightning was about war and death, Master of Puppets was about control and the loss of it and this album is about money and justice.

And what better way to start off an album about the loss of justice than with a song about an injustice to everyone: the death of the earth.

Blackened is a great piece of writing and great for the opening track. This features many of the one word phrases in lieu of actual lyric lines. Powerful words like opposition, contradiction, termination and expiration are spat out with venom.

The title track here is a long intricate (almost too much so) song. The many variations and parts keep the song interesting but what ultimately saves this is the lyrics which are very well written. Eye Of the Beholder is another great song filled with many interesting questions that i fond very relevant today.

One is also a great song and the writing here reaches a maturity and a apex the previous albums did not have. This song was a great video that did something very unique and even though many claimed they sold out even further, the video was still very different and was a good idea.

The Shortest Straw and Harvester of Sorrow are excellent songs with great riffs. These are the two most simple songs in terms of structure. The Frayed Ends of Sanity on the other hand is almost like the title track with its many parts and progressive styled riffs and time signature changes.

To Live is to Die is a bit of a weak song. Its very interesting of course but is a bit overlong and repetitious. It is Cliff's last writing credit but its too bad their are spoken softly and its hard to hear it clearly above the music. Dyers Eve is another fast thrasher that is one of the last of its kind they'll ever play on record. They never really thrashed like this since then and I don't expect they ever shall again. This is not sad, but this song was pretty much the end of an era.

Another note. This album really doesn't have alot of bass guitar. The lead guitar is loud and the drums are right up front and in your face. Some of tracks here sound a bit empty and I only wish they'd ask a bass player (Rob or even Jason) to lay down some tracks for this. But that's a pipe dream no doubt. They have some of these tracks with added bass online, but they don't sound authentic and the bass is too much out of key and played off time. Anyway.....

I would give this 5 stars, but the absence of bass in frustrating. These were 9 great songs that were not as great as they could (and should) have been. So this gets only 4 stars for this reason only. But this is still a masterpiece but for this one flaw.

Not Much To Say...Simply Masterful.......2007-07-13

Dang, too bad I can't give this a million stars!

I don't have as much that I can say about this album compared to other people. What I can say, though, is that this is the greatest album Metallica has ever recorded. But don't get me wrong, I loved Puppets as much as anyone else. Justice was just better, and I'll even say by quite a bit. When I listen to the album, I try to forget about the bad recording quality that it present on it, and I just listen to the MUSIC. When I do this, the true musicians that Hetfield and Ulrich were really jumps out at me. Two best songs on the album are, and I had to really think about this, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, and ...And Justice For All. I'm not a die-hard, Kill-'Em-All-and-that's-all-I-like Metallica fan, but people, I know my music, I know my Metallica, AND IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS FOLKS!!!!!!!!!!!

...And Rock For All.......2007-07-08

...And Justice For All by Metallica is what Metal is supposed to sound like. Excellent!!!

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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B00062FLI8
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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There's NO ONE Like Charlie Daniels!
AMEN Mr. Daniels!!!
great american country album
jingoistic pablum
Strong words to make you proud

Freedom and Justice For All
The Charlie Daniels Band
Manufacturer: Audium Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009WVS9
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

My Beautiful America
In America
(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks
America, I Believe in You
American Farmer
Still in Saigon
Simple Man
This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag
Last Fallen Hero
Let Freedom Ring
God Bless the Mother
Freedom and Justice For All
Summer of '68
Star Spangled Banner

Customer Reviews:

There's NO ONE Like Charlie Daniels!.......2007-03-16

If only we could find a man like Charlie Daniels to lead this country back to what we once were - The Greatest Nation On Earth! He may be countrified, he may be a Simple Man, but by the grace of God he is EXACTLY what he is: a red-blooded American who pulls no punches, and leaves nothing unsaid. God bless you, Charlie Daniels, and God bless our still-great country.

AMEN Mr. Daniels!!!.......2006-02-27

A fantastic CD for any true American to have in their collection.
You don't even necessarily need to like country music to enjoy this very Patriotic music, But, loving America will pretty much guarantee you will be glad you bought it.

great american country album.......2004-08-28

i really enjoy this album. it is a must have for all of us fans of mr daniels. i feel just about like him when it comes to america. like america should be freedom of speach. he's welcome to his' just as i am and you are. he is the king of sothern country music and always will be. so but this one if you like ole charlie daniels. its a must have. you'll be glad ya did. i am.

jingoistic pablum.......2004-06-30

Mr. Daniels is clearly profiteering from the War on Iraq, just like those idiots who were selling t-shirts with pictures of the twin towers exploding a day after 9/11. Shame on you, Mr. Daniels.

Strong words to make you proud.......2004-03-05

I am not an American, but I live in this country as a foreign worker and I appreciate everything good that America stands for. I am here legally, I didn't sneak across borders, nor am I living on welfare. I love this country as though it were my own. So I despise self-hating American liberals and those who would sell out this country to the villains of the world, including the corrupt United Nations.
I thank Charlie Daniels for being one of those rare celebrities who are proud of their country and unashamed to be public about it. I listened to this entire album in Borders before I bought it. The opening track is a spoken word piece taken from Daniels' book "This Ain't No Rag." It's a beautiful description of all that's great about America.
The rest of the songs are all patriotic. Country music is not my favorite genre, but this music is good because of its lyrical content. There are even some songs that got my foot tapping, like the "Summer of '68," about the way the Vietnam Vets were persecuted by self-indulgent hippies who had neither the courage to lay down their lives nor the insight to appreciate it. "American Farmer" is a salute to the unappreciated farmers that the Democratic Party is trying to take subsidies away from. Charlie even salutes MLK Jr. on "Let Freedom Ring." "The Last Fallen Hero" is a ode to US troops currently in Iraq. It's like an anthem but it has a sound that reminds me a bit of Leonard Cohen. "Simple Man" is an expression of outrage at the lack of justice in liberal-dominated courts and Charlie suggests a few alternative means of justice!
This album is an excellent counterpoint to the empty-headed refrains of Steve Earle, the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, Chrissie Hynde and other knee-jerk liberals.

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Fun in a cartoonish sort of way
I have the original CD...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Alan Silvestri
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006580M
Release Date: 2002-04-16

Customer Reviews:

Fun in a cartoonish sort of way.......2003-03-23

Scoring a live action/animation film can be a difficult thing. Do you mickey mouse every scene or play it straight? Silvestri does both, but mainly in a comic fashion. Lots of jazz musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as the orchestra itself provide the music and the result is a good one. For the jazz parts, Silvestri throws in a solo trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass, and drums. "Maroon Logo" and "Maroon Cartoon" are 2 mickey-moused tracks, meaning that every action on screen is reflected in the music. I can't help but think back to the old Warner Bros. cartoons here. "Valiant and Valiant" and "Eddie's Theme" are 2 tracks on the slightly somber side, employing the use of the wonderful jazz musicians. "The Weasels" is amusing, while "Hungarian Rhapsody" contains the scene where Donald and Daffy Duck duel with each other on the pianos. "Judge Doom" is the most ominous track on the album, sensing evil is right around the corner. "Why Don't You Do Right" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" are 2 songs from the film, the former one a sultry and swinging song sung by Jessica Rabbit in the film and the latter a comically entertaining one sung by Roger Rabbit. "Jessica's Theme" is sultry, with a slightly suspect feel to it. "The Gag Factory" is one of the highlights of the album, with the orchestra shining at its best with racing brass rhythms and strings. "The Will" is a great finale track, while "Smile Darn Ya Smile/That's All Folks!" is somewhat of a goofy song with Porky Pig quoting his famous line at the end. The best track is "End Title", which brings together all of the themes in the film into a 5 minute suite. A great effort on Silvestri's part and a wonderful recording, as well as a great orchestral performance.

I have the original CD..........2002-06-05

...and it is absolutely wonderful. Alan Silvestri is an incredible composer. I have several soundtracks from him and I'm a huge WFRR fan to boot! This soundtrack is a must have for any fan of this movie.

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...And Justice for All
Metallica
Manufacturer: Universal/Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-09-04

Tracks:

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...And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
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Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve

Album Description

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this 1988 album by the Heavy Metal giants comes housed in a sturdy miniature LP sleeve and features one bonus track: 'The Prince'. Mercury. 2006

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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yeah they rock
I'm stoned!.....

And Justice for Y'All
Weedeater
Manufacturer: The Orchard
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Tuesday Night
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Free
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Shit Fire
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#86
Bucket

Customer Reviews:

yeah they rock.......2005-06-06

i got sixteen tons a few years back and looked around for this album and finally got it the other day. im still not sure which of thier albums i like better. and justice for yall is like half the speed of sixteen tons or maybe thats just the way i remember it you know how your mind distorts things. but this album is just as heavy and kicks just as much ass so weedeater fans should buy it. for those of you who havnt heard weedeater yet there like buzz-oven minus the crystal meth. kick ass southern rock

I'm stoned!............2004-02-24

Weedeater rocks. Simple as that. Raw riffs and syncopated rhythms beneath soulful screaming. Rockin! I just wish they'd add some trombone. Maybe with a plunger mute and a delay pedal. I want to hear "Free" live. Buy this album!!!

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Say your prayers little one... yeah, pray your ears don't start bleeding.
pointless

The String Quartet Tribute to Metallica

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ASIN: B0000JKLSW
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

Enter Sandman
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Wherever I May Roam
Through the Never
And Justice for All
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Nothing Else Matters

Customer Reviews:

Say your prayers little one... yeah, pray your ears don't start bleeding........2006-01-03

After receiving and listing to the "Say your prayers little one: The String Quartet Tribute to Metallica" I found I was rather disappointed in the "tribute" album.

Enter Sandman: The opening is weak... and as forceful as Metallica opens it, it seems like a simple lullaby when played by the Quartet. The notes are wrong, not as punctuated at they could be with clean cut offs and too much dragging out of the strings with the vibrato effect. I expected more thunderous bass lines and didn't appreciate the creative changes made to the song. The Freddy Kruger-like voice reciting the prayer is too over the top, and the changing of that prayer took away some of the poetic beauty of the original song.

Ride the Lightening: The wolf howl heard at the beginning of the song should have never happened. Tragically played... again, choosing to alter the notes rather than stick to the original composure of the song leaves one thinking "What in the hell was that?" Less dragging out of notes on this one... and it's less painful that hearing Enter Sandman. Some of the Quartet's changes from the original version are quite suiting to this song.

One: Not too bad on the ears... but the tempo was just a tad too fast for my liking. This song, when played on classical instruments should not be sped up. To me, the sound of One being played at a slower speed is much more useful, and enables the pain and heartfelt-ness of the original song shine through. It has it's high points, but they are few and far between.

Master of Puppets: The opening is rather nice... until they really get going. I'm noticing a pattern by this point of these guys changing the notes in the songs for reason I can't understand. Cheesy sound effects through out drag this down terribly and make this great song sound rather bad. Don't hate it completely, but I'm not loving it either.

Unforgiven: This is the only song I really like up to this point. The opening is lovely, with a single bell tolling as a lone violin starts up... the entire opening is lovely actually. I was impressed, and the changing of the notes played is suitable for the violin in this number. Great and impressive to the end, this movement, moved me.

Wherever I May Roam: After all that moving from Unforgiven I had picked up some momentum and I came to a dead halt when this one came on. The drum like noise opening this made me cringe, and the constant throbbing of the bass confused my now bleeding ears. They're fast when they should be slow, and slow when they should be fast. Again, more creative note changing in this one.

Through the Never: More stupid sound effects... maybe it's a whistle? Or a garbage truck backing up? Not sure, but that needs to go. Maybe it's just me, but it didn't sound too much like Through the Never to me. This should never have happened. At. All. They shouldn't have even thought about it. Whoever said "Hey, let's cover this one!" Should be slapped stupider than he/she already is.

And Justice for All: Eh.... I don't even listen to it. I tolerate Metallica's version because it's them. But I won't sit through this one. You'll have to find out for yourself.

Hero of the Day: A diamond in the rough. Not too much note changing... and no lame ass sound effects. Pretty moving and surprising, though the ending leaves so much to be desired it's retarded.

Fade to Black: SLOW THE F*CK DOWN! This song is not meant to be played at the speed of light. Again, another good song that would usually sound beautiful on classical instruments is mangled in the need to make it faster. However, it's a nice cover minus the playing at the speed of death metal at times. Sheesh.

Nothing Else Matters: Okay, these guys have serious issues with tempo. Perhaps they don't know what it is? Go back and read what I said about Fade to Black and you have this song.

All and all, I would pass this album by if I actually had to buy it. But if you're like me, and must have any and everything Metallica, then by all means, buy it. I'd advise you didn't get too excited about it though.

If you want good covers of this in the classical type genre, I'd recommend you get Apocalyptica's Inquisition Symphony. Though it only has the Metallica covers for For Whom the Bell Tolls, One, Fade to Black, and Nothing Else Matters, it has a few original works, as well as covers of Sepultura, Faith No More, and Pantera. Much easier on the ears and mind... as well as doing justice to Metallica's greatness.

pointless.......2004-07-18

Why would anyone buy this when you could pick up an Apocalyptica album instead? Rather than this half-assed cash-in attempt with no imagination or passion behind it, check out Apocalyptica's "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos" or "Inquisition Symphony". They do much better string versions of Metallica songs.

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Tops
The Last Great Metallica Album
a masterpiece
Not Much To Say...Simply Masterful
...And Rock For All

...And Justice for All
Metallica
Manufacturer: Vertigo
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ASIN: B00002605V
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

Blackened
...And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
One
Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve

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Customer Reviews:

Tops.......2007-07-30

The Last Great Metallica Album.......2007-07-16

a masterpiece.......2007-07-15

Not Much To Say...Simply Masterful.......2007-07-13

...And Rock For All.......2007-07-08

...And Justice For All by Metallica is what Metal is supposed to sound like. Excellent!!!

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Metallica expand their horizons, with awesome results!
Metal at its finest
One of the Greatest Metal CDs ever to be made
ahhh...so so
Sweet...So sweet

And Justice For All
Metallica
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000724P
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Blackened
...And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
One
Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve
Prince

Album Description

Japanese edition of their top 10 & triple platinum 1988 album with the unmarked bonus track 'The Prince'. 10 tracks total, also featuring the singles 'One' and 'Harvester Of Sorrow'. A CBS/ Sony Records release.

Album Details

The Band's 1989 Opus and Fourth Studio Album. The Bonus Track is a Version of Diamond Head's 'The Prince', which Has Become a Sort of Live Standard for Metallica.

Customer Reviews:

Metallica expand their horizons, with awesome results!.......2007-06-16

...And Justice For All (1988.), Metallica's fourth studio album

During the early to mid 1980's, Metallica were to establish themselves as one of the kings of the underground scene with their pioneering thrash metal sound. This culminated in the release of the 1986 classic `Master Of Puppets' regarded by many as one of the all-time great and influential metal albums. However, tragedy was to hit the band during their tour for `Master Of Puppets' when bass genius Cliff Burton was tragically killed in a bus accident in Sweden. This expectedly left a massive hole to be filled in the band, however the trio of James Hetfield (vocals/guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums) and Kirk Hammett (Lead Guitar) were able to find a speedy replacement in the form of Flotsam and Jetsam bassist Jason Newsted. Metallica then faced the difficult task of releasing the follow-up to their `Master Of Puppets' classic.

1988's `...And Justice For All' marks a further milestone in Metallica's definitive early career. This is an album depicting a band pushing themselves further to the limits. `...AJFA' is brilliantly complex with long, in-depth song structures (the album is 65 minutes long across 9 songs!). Here, Metallica are exploring new waters by incorporating a greater level of melody to their music and by also adding further atmosphere and climax to their music. Despite the lengthiness of a lot of the music, the album never slips into boredom during the layers of varied riffs the album displays. There is plenty of strong lyrical themes in this album which are masterfully put together - themes of war, anger, frustration and apocalypse tie the songs together. The spirit and influence of bassist Cliff Burton certainly lives on in this album; it has the high level of vision which he gifted to the band. You can further sense the bandmembers anger at his loss throughout the album. Metallica went further with this album by making their first song video, for the masterpiece `One', indeed the album was giving the band and the thrash metal genre the wider notice it deserved. However if there is one significant negative that this album has, it is the generally poor production. As many other reviewers have commented, the mix for this album is very skewed. The layers of rhythm guitar overshadow a lot of the mix, with the main sufferer being the bass work. Newsted's bass playing is there (if you listen carefully enough) but it is buried way below all of Hetfields lines of rhythm guitar. It doesn't help also that Newsted doubles a lot of the guitar lines and so his presence on the album is sadly diminished in the mix. Another complaint I have with the production is the drums (some may disagree here). This again is a real shame as I feel that Lars' finest drum work is exhibited on this album - he masterfully keeps great drum patterns and beats to some extremely complex sections on the album. The drums are high in the mix but lack the booming presence drums on a metal album should have (especially the sound from the snare). Hopefully this album will get a remaster (It more than deserves it!) and we can hear the album in the glory it warrants.

`Blackened' opens proceedings in Metallica's `progressive' forth album. Another acoustic intro gives way to an exceptionally complex structured song. Hetfields vocals about planetary doom and troubles are superbly backed by brisk and impressive riffs. Lars drums this one phemoninally; he handles several changes in meter and speed without any trouble. The commanding middle verses of this song are especially impressive. The title track, `...AJFA' is next, clocking in at a monstrous near 10 minutes. A song about injustice and corruption, there are plenty of punishing riffs as well as some great solos from Hammett. Eventhough I find the song slightly too long, it still makes one hell of a statement. `Eye Of The Beholder' has a much more militaristic beat. An excellent song with plenty a memorable chorus, Hetfield spews lyrical anger about a `big brother' society becoming more and more prominent. The masterful `One' is next, a song that deserves unbounded praise. This is the harrowing tale of a soldier who loses limbs, speech, sight and more. A beautiful, slow semi-acoustic first half paves the way for a rapid fire, aggressive finish.

`Shortest Straw' opens in a foreboding manner. This is another album highlight, with more great riffs, lyrics about victimisation and some impressive Hammett solos and lead lines. `Harvester Of Sorrow' is next, a pounding, slower track with a timeless main riff. The chorus is particularly strong with echoing response vocals. `The Frayed Ends Of Sanity' is for me the album's overlooked gem. A joke on a Wizard of Oz song opens the track (which you could argue as being gimmicky, although it works really well) before the main song starts flowing. This tale of insanity and mental loss is drummed impressively and features some blistering solos. The album's instrumental `To Live Is To Die' follows. Tributed to Cliff, this track features a small section of lyrics which he himself wrote. Although this track drags on a little towards the end and for me is not on a par with `Orion' or `Call Of The Ktulu', it is still an excellent, highly complex song. `Dyers Eve' closes the album with a theme about poor parenting and censoring children. Very much in the vein of `Damage Inc.' musically, this song is a blistering thrash metal closer with speed, aggression and a dosage of added hatred.

`...AJFA' is an extremely strong musical statement from Metallica which makes up part 3 of a great album trilogy starting with `Ride The Lightning'. This is a vigourous and passionate album which is unfortunately plagued by poor production. Metallica sadly would not continue to evolve in the direction which this great album suggested and would instead go down the commercial route, winning new fans but losing many at the same time. Still that aside, this album is a classic and is a great tribute to Metallica's fallen bandmate, Cliff Burton. A must for any metal collection, sit back and enjoy this great album for its 1 hour+ run time!!

MY RATING: 9/10

Metal at its finest.......2004-01-14

Simply put, this album rocks! Just like Master of Puppets, there is not one song I even remotely dislike on this album. People say this album sucks because of its raw production, and I'll admit the production is rather raw, but it's the music that matters, and ...And Justice For All excels in that department. Sure, you may not be able to hear the bass, but the crushing guitar riffs more than make up for it.

This album starts off with a pure metal song called Blackened. This song has everything: thought-provoking lyrics about the end of the world (makes you think, doesn't it?), rockin' riffs, and a killer solo. Tied with Damage, inc. from Master of Puppets as my all-time favorite Metallica song.

Now, on to the title track. It starts off with a mellow first 40 seconds, but then goes to rock your socks off. Some say this song drags on a little too long (9 minutes and 44 seconds), but those almost 10 minutes will not by any means be wasted by listening to this song.

Next, Eye of the Beholder. A very interesting song. It's a very heavy song too, might I add. The lyrics are very poetic in this song.

Then comes One. This song has it all. Fans of the softer Metallica music will enjoy listening to the beginning of the song, and hardcore fans can headbang to the last 3 minutes until their heads get sore. A very powerful song. Metallica have won 2 awards for this song. Firstly, they won their first Grammy award for this song. Plus, the solo was voted #7 in a list of the top 100 rock/metal solos. It deserves #1, though. Trust me.

Now we move on to a song I find extremely underrated, called The Shortest Straw. When I first listened to this song, it was stuck in my head for a couple weeks. The Shortest Straw is extremely catchy and pretty thrashy. You could headbang to this song all day long!

Next up, Harvester of Sorrow. In my mind, this is Metallica's heaviest song. It's like The Thing That Should Not Be part 2. It's very heavy, and it's very dark.

On to The Frayed Ends of Sanity, another underrated song. This song starts off with a Wizard of Oz reference, and then goes into Metallica heavy metal mode. Another good headbanging song.

Next up, To Live Is To Die, a salute to the late Cliff Burton, who died a few months after Master of Puppets was released. This song could be considered an instrumental, since the only lyrics are only a few lines written by Cliff Burton himself before the bus accident. But still, it's a VERY powerful song.

Finally, Dyers Eve. This song is very thrashy and aggressive. It's a perfect song to listen to when your parents give you grief. Just don't let them hear it. This song is like my anthem. I can totally relate to it.

Overall, ...And Justice For All is another masterpiece. A must-have for any metalhead.

One of the Greatest Metal CDs ever to be made.......2003-11-11

Whether or not you agree with Metallica's social views such as file sharing, you have to admit this is an absolutely excellent CD. In my opionion, this is their best CD, even though I also like "Master of Puppets", "Load", and "St. Anger" very much as albums. But this album is good both as every song on the album (including "The Prince", a song reportably about Satan). But this is Metallica at their peak. The album itself would be worth it just for the astounding "One"-- I still get chills every time I hear that song. The orchestration is like that of classical, yet excuted flawlessly in the metal context. I'm sure every song was planned and written out before it was recorded, then done right like serious pros. Even though I didn't like "S&M", you can understand the connection between classical and metal when you hear each song played. "The Prince" is probably my favorite B-side (to "One"), and comparitively, it is very similar to "One". I have to say that "One" is definitely my favorite Metallica song, with "The Prince" coming in a close second, and I'm glad they are contained on the same album here, because otherwise you have to buy the bulky, hit-and-miss "Garage Inc." to get it, or the single of "One". Really, I could go on forever about how great this album and essential it is, but if you have never heard this album in its entirety, it must truly be experienced to appreciate fully. And if you are not accustomed to Metallica, give it some time to sink in. It gets better with each listen because of the complex metal orchestrations. Stand out tracks for me are "Blackened", "One", "Harvester of Sorrow", "Dyers Eve", and "The Prince". Hell, I could list all of the tracks, but then what would be the point? So stop wasting time reading this and buy it already.

ahhh...so so.......2003-10-16

The 1st 4 songs on this CD are really really good, but the others are just boring. If your pressed for money, don't buy this CD, but if you aren't go ahead and buy it, the first 4 tracks make it worth it.

Sweet...So sweet.......2003-06-21

one of the greatest... albums of all time! only second to master of puppets. Good sound quality.I can't really decide which is Metallica's brutallest album. Either lightning, puppets, or justice.there is not a bad song on here. Don't get the import version it's not worth it. the bonus track "The Prince" isn't worth the extra... bucks. However, tracks like "Blackened", "Eye of the beholder" and "Dyers eve" make it one of the finest metal releases evr. Rock on Dudes!

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Original Japanese import edition, this was the second pressing, on CBS/Sony records Japan, released on disc in Japan in 1988. Catalog: 25DP-5340. Out of print and unavailable since 1989, making this early Japanese edition a highly sought after item by Metallica collectors throughout the world today.

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