Master of Puppets by Metallica

Pros: Everything that makes Metallica great is right here.
Cons: riiiight...

While I have given five-star ratings to several Metallica albums, there is one that I believe exceeds the greatness of even those classics. Master of Puppets< b>< i> not only contains all the elements of a great Metallica album - hard-hitting ...

Pros: One of the best damn metal albums ever released. Period.
Cons: The band never recovered from the death of Cliff Burton.

Go ahead and call Metallica what you want. Call them sell-outs, greedy bastards or whatever else crossed your mind. However, it's hard to argue that the band recorded some bone-crushing metal when the group was in its prime.

While this is one...

Pros: According to their instruments, Metallica were both beautiful and cruel.
Cons: Instruments can't really talk, but wouldn't it be cool if they could?

METALLICA MONOLOGUES: THE PUPPETS SPEAK A new play by Eve Ensler Bass Guitar...

Pros: Eight unfaltering tracks
Cons: [blank stare] Cons?

There was no doubt about it: Metallica was coming into their own. ...

Pros: A couple inspiring moments...
Cons: Major holes in the CD as a whole

In these next few critical blogs, which I'm going to call the 'lead-up to 100th reviews', I'll be examining a couple of albums that have been victims of massive hype placed on them since the time when they stormed the world and see whether they're ...

Pros: One of the best metal albums...ever.
Cons: Only eight songs?

Now, I will readily admit to not being much of a Metallica fan. In fact, until about a year a ...

Pros: METALLICA brings the best of both worlds - rawness, sophistication - to the apex!
Cons: Cliff is dead...no more Orions in the future!

Kill ‘Em All was the defining Thrash Metal record. Ride The Lightning, a remarkable improvement in songwriting and performances, leading to astonishing complexity for a band so rooted in Thrash Metal. So, what was left for ...

Pros: Great lyrics, awesome riffs. Everything on this album is great.
Cons: No way. Not one thing.

Master! Master! That line would have to be one of the most famous metal chants ever, and Master of Puppets is probably the best Metal album ever recorded. After their last album ‘Ride the Lightning’ people knew that Metallica were more than just ...

Pros: The album
Cons: ?

Master of Puppets is a rare beast. Some albums have huge hype but never really fulfill the listener. (for an example, refer to Nickelback, a personal grudge of mine) But Master of Puppets, the bands third release, follows the path that their first two ...

Pros: Beautiful instruments, Orion bass solo, classic album.
Cons: No more Cliff Burton.

Yeah, Metallica. I've mentioned before that I never liked these guys, I've hated them and never liked any of their music. Everytime I would listen to the radio and a Metallica song came on I'd be like "Aww this sucks" and listen anyway, and I know that I ...

Pros: "Master of Puppets," "The Thing That Should Not Be," "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
Cons: Overrated, Too much thrash, Even the good songs fade after awhile

I constantly end up regretting buying an album for only one track. I mean, what the hell was I thinking when I bought Queen's A Kind of Magic just for "Princes of the Universe/: Thirteen dollars down the toilet for a song that I don't like...

Pros: Hardest metal available in the retail market in 1986, creepy, dark and hard.
Cons: Last release with Cliff Burton, could have used a few more songs. Spawned the evil practice of band patches on denim jackets.

Metallica. One word. One group. Many faces.

Regardless of the recent events of the band members and the never ending MP3 news briefs Master Of Puppets is a metal force to be reckoned with. Released in 1986 this is one...

Pros: Exemplary songwriting, brilliant lyrics, sheer perfection
Cons: none

(Note: If this topic seems familiar to you, it should be. My very first review on Epinions was for MoP. Alas it wasn't very good so I've decided to delete it and rewrite. Feel free to turn back now if you wish.)

Introduction:...

Pros: James Hetfield's best vocals, No filler songs, Brilliant lyrics, Outstanding musicianship.
Cons: Not the revolutionary step forward that "Ride the Lightning" was.

While I do personally think that Metallica's previous 2 studio albums "Kill Em All" and "Ride the Lightning" were better albums, I won't deny that "Master of Puppets" is a classic album and deserving of the praise it gets. I rank it as my 3rd favorite ...

Pros: Almost everything
Cons: Lepeh Messiah is pretty average, why is their only 8 songs?

Whether you love or hate Metallica, i think one thing everybody agrees on is that they are one of the most influental metal bands of all time. During the 80's Metallica established a huge metal legacy with 5 huge albums that propelled them to stardom, ...