... And Justice For All

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
This record has so much good material that it's a shame the production is so shoddy. Song-wise, 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 i...And Justice for All/i, and it's interesting to speculate on what would have happened to their music had they continued in the direction suggested by this album. i--Genevieve Williams /i

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Customer reviews

review by: SHACtroop date: 2009-06-05 rating:
another stride along the road to world domination ...
The day i purchased Metallica's debut LP (vinyl, naturally) i was genuinely astonished: here was heavy music that seemlessly married the speed of Motorhead (hail!), the naive passion of Maiden's first couple of records (hail!) and the sheer confidence of four young Turks doing their own thang and not giving a deceased rodent's butt for what the rest of the world may think ... thus the love affair that continues to this day (i forgave the Metallicats for St Anger on the 3rd or 4th listen, and think it unfairly castigated): so what of this, their 4th long player? In short, the songs are superbly composed and presented, with a lyrical maturity already hinted at on their previous two outlings (consider the "big moral issues" demanded of the tracks Ride the Lightning, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Battery, Leper Messiah etc.) By 1988 Jaymz is articulating effectively about environmental depletion, drug abuse and the frustration of youth, but without the saccharine pill lesser artists often choke on. Lars is keeping the beat simple but solid (this was the diddy drummer's mullet phase - proof that even rock stars can appear un-cool on occasion), whilst Jasun has his bass lost in the unfortunate mix (hence the removal of one precious star): Captain Kirk Hamster meanwhile gives another tour de force on the old six string, and makes me not at all embarrassed to indulge in some air guitar histrionics long into the night, beer having passed my lips in goodly volume (i insist on having the curtains drawn though, exhibitionism not being my thang bro'!) I saw the Metallic Chaps on tour at Newcastle City Hall, Geordieland late in 1988 and they blew the place away - Danzig supported if memory serves ... So buy this album and play it loud until your neighbours come a-knocking at your door with piece of pipe in hand - hell! - even the 10 minute instrumental is cool: a masterpiece!!

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review by: date: 2008-11-21 rating:
thrash and heavy metal in one album
my fav metallica album by far, kill em all was good but i never saw the big deal with ride the lightning and the puppets album but this is summat else each track goes on for ages with different guitar riffs and some good lyrics, its also the kinda album you can bang your head to as it goes from thrash one min to a slower tempo the next, so it suits both the old and new fans of metallica and as for the production i didnt even notice until i read amazons review, plus i think it makes the snare drum sound better.

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review by: date: 2008-09-25 rating:
so so album
In my opinion And Justice For All is the album where Metallica shifted direction into what can best be described as hard progressive rock. If you want to enjoy the best of the band buy the first three albums, after that the song writing and music gets a little tedious and long-gone are the great riffs and tight songs of the earlier material. It's not that bad an effort, but really only an essential purchase for hardcore fans.

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review by: date: 2008-09-06 rating:
flawed brilliance
Yes, the sound quality is poor. br / br /And yes, the songs are long and very complicated. br / br /But get your head around the complexities, get over the poor production, and you will hear this album for what it is - Metallica at their best. br / br /Master Of Puppets may get the reviews and the hype, yet it includes The Thing That Should Not Be, Sanitarium and Leper Messiah, three very forgettable songs (by Metallica's standards). The Shortest Straw is probably the worst song on 'Justice', and it is twice as good as any of those three songs. br / br /Having said all of that, if you feel a need to read the reviews in detail before purchasing then your mind is probably not open enough to be able to appreciate the music!


review by: TRUE METAL date: 2008-06-15 rating:
A Masterpiece, it may take you awhile to get into all of it.
I bought this album in january and i thought it was amazing the songs are really heavy, it's loud, the drumming and the drum sound is breathtaking, the solos are brilliant and lyrics are very political. To be honest i have no problem with the production i think the albums fine the way it is. I dont have a favourite track on this there all amazing though Too Live Is Too Die did take some listening to get into and so did harvester of sorrow, the rest of the tracks i loved straight away. From the awesome Blackend to really fast and heavy Dyers Eve the album is a masterpiece. I can't really fault this album i prefer this to the black album well i prefer most metallicas album to the black album. This is a great place to start with metallica and thrash metal this is metallicas last thrash metal album and they havn't made a thrash metal albumm since. This is recommended to every metalhead. METALLICA ROCK

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