Product Description: No Description Available. Genre: Popular Music Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 12-AUG-1991
Amazon.com essential recording: Called "the Black Album" by many (due to its monochrome cover), Metallica marks the group's entrance into the mainstream, with shorter songs, simpler song structures, and slower tempos overall. That said, this is an excellent album, featuring some of the best songwriting Metallica has ever done. "Enter Sandman," "Wherever I May Roam," and "God That Failed," despite being slower and more groove-oriented than the band's earlier work, feature the same heavy riffs and heavier rhythms that have always been a feature of Metallica's music. The band goes introspective with "Unforgiven," and proves that they can write a ballad with "Nothing Else Matters," which succeeds better than one might expect. Overall, this is a high-energy album despite its laid-back approach, and is in many ways superior to the previous . . . And Justice for All, which was weakened by overly complicated song structures and mediocre production. -- Genevieve Williams
Binding: Audio CD Brand: Metallica EAN: 0075596111324 Item Dimensions:20 Label: Elektra / Wea Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea MPN: 61113 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Elektra / Wea Release Date: August 12, 1991 Studio: Elektra / Wea
Customer Reviews
People hate it just because it's overrated
I truly feel that their first four albums are their best and will never be topped. Just because Metallica changed their style doesn't make this album bad. If any other band would've made this album, everyone would've loved it. There is no denying that musically, this is their best album. I'm not sure how that makes them mainstream sellouts in any way. People hate this album just because it's overrated and it sold the most out of any other Metallica album. I'll admit, it's overrated in the sense that ... Read More