Best Metallica Album advice

[southstandandy]

I heard 3 or 4 songs by Metallica the other day on MTV and as I don't yet own any of their albums was wondering if anyone can recommend one or two of their best for me to get. I do like the slightly more commercail stuff of theirs but any recommendations of the best one, two, or three albums to get would be appreciated. Cheers, Andy.

 

[Superphil]

My favourites, in order

Kill 'em All
Metallica
And Justice for All
Master of Puppets.
Ride the Lightning

Anything since Load has been sub standard for them, IMO.

 

[Smithy]

Master of Puppets is best followed by Ride The Lightning imo. Then get the Black Album.

In fact their first 5 are all essential.

 

[Barn Door Billy]

The two greatest albums are Black Album and Master of puppets (both of which are quality). I also like Ride the Lightening and Death Magnetic (their newer album).

 

[Superphil]

Their orchesteral album, S&M is very good too, as is a compliation of covers double CD they did called Garage Inc

 

[Muzzman]

My favourites, in order

Kill 'em All
Metallica
And Justice for All
Master of Puppets.
Ride the Lightning

Anything since Load has been sub standard for them, IMO.

Agreed. Different order though.

Master of Puppets
And Justice for All
Metallica
Kill 'em All
Ride the Lightning

 

[ferris_ferrit]

If you like the commercial 'Tallica get Load and Reload and you wont be disappointed. You should probably start from their first album and work up though so you get the full arch of their music... or maybe not everyone is as clinical as I am about the order in which they buy their music...

 

[southstandandy]

Cheers everyone - I'll probably get The Black Album, Master Of Puppets, and Justice For All, initially. Thanks.

 

[Jack Daniels]

Master of Puppets is best

start here. End of.

Then kill em all.

 

[Bladders]

Black Album and Master of Puppets for me.

 

[ngood77]

If you're new to them go for the Black Album. The earlier ones need some time to get into, esp. if you're not a metalhead. Good luck, you won't be disappointed.

"I've been to Brighton, So What..."

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Master of Puppets is best followed by Ride The Lightning imo. Then get the Black Album.

In fact their first 5 are all essential.

This. Master is by far my favourite. Then Ride followed by Metallica (aka the black album). The last one, Death Magnetic, is good as well.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Cheers everyone - I'll probably get The Black Album, Master Of Puppets, and Justice For All, initially. Thanks.

Welcome to the NSC ranks of Mettalica fans!

 

[The Offspring]

Master Of Puppets, then Kill 'Em All & then Ride The Lightning, the Cliff Burton years were the best, And Justice For All is over engineered and is too clean, although there are excellent tracks.
The Black Album was there last decent album for the hardcore Metalhead.

 

[Jack Daniels]

Welcome to the NSC ranks of Mettalica fans!

I think you will find its the Metallica family. f*** me, I have heard JH wittier on at length about in live shows enough times.

Obviously a Metallica jcl. Lol.

 

[Superphil]

"I've been to Brighton, So What..."

Is a song by the Anti Nowhere League from 1981, covered by Metallica as the ANL were one of their influences at the time.

 

[gullshark]

Definitely start of with the black album then Master Of Puppets finishing with And Justice.

AVOID St. Anger and Death Magnetic as the former is dreadful and the latter is mastered really badly.

 

[ferris_ferrit]

Definitely start of with the black album then Master Of Puppets finishing with And Justice.

AVOID St. Anger and Death Magnetic as the former is dreadful and the latter is mastered really badly.

I loved St. Anger, took a while to grow on me but its so raw and ggggrrr and you can hear the reverb from the bass in the snare drum. Proper "made-in-a-garage" music, appealed to me for some reason. Death magnetic is pants though, felt like telling Mr Hetfield to SHUT THE HELL UP FOR A BIT AND LET THE PEOPLE WITH TALENT PLAY SOME MUSIC. Wordy git.

 

[redhill seagull 66]

kill em all without a doubt would be your first album...so raw and new when it came out,heavy fast.and the late cliff burton on bass,my 2nd album would be ride the lightning..if only for the fecking awesome.fade to black.i must of been one of the first brits to see them live,supporting venom in holland.(does anyone remember them??..foad.haha).i think theyve lost there way a touch with later albums but thats just my opionion,but kill em all is the best album by far!!!!!!!!..metal up your arse

 

[Seagull Steve]

Cheers everyone - I'll probably get The Black Album, Master Of Puppets, and Justice For All, initially. Thanks.

Top choice Andy, I think that and justice for all is the best album followed by MoP and then the black album.