Ride the Lightning was my #1 -- that opening riff melts my face
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 16:58 (eight years ago) link
I see. Now I will just say goodbye to speculation. xp
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 16:59 (eight years ago) link
since i highly doubt 'Shortest Straw' will be in the top 5 (although it should be), i'm just going to post this now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnnEPD6pg7A
― lil urbane (Jordan), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link
xps:
Funny thing about Blackened and Battery's intros. Masterand Justice were the first Metallica albums I bought. Got them on the same day, when I was 10 or 11. I had only heard One and someone covering the bass breakdown from Orion. That's all I knew. I think I actually plugged Master into the deck first. And it fooled me! I was crestfallen. "Oh no, what is this - classical? This tape was printed with the wrong music on it. I'll have to get mom to take me back to the mall..." and then the thrash kicked in. I kid you not that the same thing happened to me an hour later when I played Justice. "What? What is this some kind of new age crap? Oh, ok. Here we go."
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link
YAH! You know in Super Mario those big crushy enemies? The way the intro stomps always reminds me of them in the best way.
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:01 (eight years ago) link
"fade to black" was my first favorite metallica song
didn't vote for it
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:02 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/FGQ4N8f.jpg5. "Orion" • Master of Puppets, 1986352 points | 13 votes
Studio VersionCliff's isolated bass trackJason does it justice, 1992 (albeit with a pick.)Robert cuts it into little pieces, 2009 (*trigger warning: features crab strut.)
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
Ok, I had figured that for #1.
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:06 (eight years ago) link
"Orion" is my go-to riff to play when checking out basses. Sorry, patrons of Guitar Center.
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:06 (eight years ago) link
GUIL-TY AS CHARGED
http://www.avatarist.com/avatars/Games/Super-Mario/Thwomp.gif
BUT DAMMIT IT AIN'T RIGHT.
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:07 (eight years ago) link
Didn't "Orion" win the radio button MOP poll? It was going to contend for my #1 (ended up #2), though when I first heard it, I hated it for that soft bass solo section, which is now my favorite thing.
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:09 (eight years ago) link
Where did shipley go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznJpGpkDFM
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:09 (eight years ago) link
Reminder: Spotify ILM Metallica Poll Playlist
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:25 (eight years ago) link
that soft bass interlude is one of the few things i can still remember how to play on bass (from when i was downloading tablature for hot riffs via dial-up).
― lil urbane (Jordan), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ZTk5r97.jpg4. "Creeping Death" • Ride The Lightning, 1984352 points | 11 votes | 1 No. 1 vote
Studio VersionLive in Quebec City, 1986Well of course someone set this song to scenes from ''The Ten Commandments''.Fan Remaster8-bit video game version
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
thank you, will be listening to 8-bit Metallica covers for the rest of the day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3xFmN8sYig
― lil urbane (Jordan), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:33 (eight years ago) link
Tied for my favorite Metallica artwork with the Jump in the Fire single.
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120828111422/metallica/images/e/ee/Creeping_Death_%28UK%29.jpg
Creeping Death is so rad
Isometimes it blends with Blackened in my head which is pretty much the best mashup ever
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link
AHM CREEEPIN DEAAAAAAAAAAAATH
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link
ooh and
DIE
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:46 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/zuXvHCJ.jpg3. "One" • …And Justice For All, 1988369 points | 14 votes | 1 No. 1 vote
Studio VersionOfficial VideoOfficial Video - Jammin' VersionScrew it, the whole movie of Johnny Got His GunLive at the 1989 National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Awards CeremonyAlice & Lita announce the winner of the 1989 Metal AwardLars Laughs Last in '92 KoRn's revenge
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:04 (eight years ago) link
OOOOH upset!
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
When I was a kid, there was this sports talk host on the radio who'd have Metallica playing in the background on Friday nights during his show, and "One" was a staple. For young me, listening to this spooky moody song in the dark was an otherworldly, invigorating atmosphere.
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:15 (eight years ago) link
That said, I hope the one (pun!) from MOP beats the one from RTL for #1.
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link
Man that video freaked me out when we saw the world premiere.
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:17 (eight years ago) link
I even used to have a cassette I recorded off of the television, so I could have a version with "What is democracy?" dropped in here and there.
yeah that video was scary & awesome
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:19 (eight years ago) link
Even though I've heard it a million times I still love it - it's so vivid & emotional
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:21 (eight years ago) link
I had the "two of one" cassette. Don't remember much about it, but sometimes when the moon is right, Lars' "...and Jason Robards as, uh, the dad" cycles on repeat through my head.
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJIQGvMcCJk
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:24 (eight years ago) link
Check out the vote totals of this next one. Tell me what you see missing:
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/6W4Or5Q.jpg2. "Master of Puppets" • Master of Puppets, 1986427 points | 15 votes
Studio VersionLive at Long Island, 1986Live on the Colbert Report, 2013Kirk Hammett shows you riffs from ''Master of Puppets''Dream Theater coverApocalyptica coverPendulum remixFree ''Pastor of Muppets'' font
Wow no #1 votes
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
WOW. xp!
― :wq (Leee), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
Lots of No. 2s, lots of No. 3s.
And only five points separated it from
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:35 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/257Nnb0.jpg1. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" • Ride The Lightning, 1984432 points | 15 votes | 4 No. 1 votes
Day on the Green, Live in Oakland 1985Studio VersionLive in Seattle, 1989Crazy line-up with no James; Newkid on vox, Live in Kentucky, 2000 Live in Atlantic City, 2012Two teens cover it on their back porch, 2009
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:36 (eight years ago) link
Was very surprised at this.
Song's very deserving though. Please watch that link in bold from the Cliff 'Em All vid.
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
wow
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:38 (eight years ago) link
was sort of hoping "creeping death" would be no. 1 but "for whom the bell tolls" is great too
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:39 (eight years ago) link
King Nothing 12 Mama Said 12 The God That Failed 12 Dirty Window 13 Free Speech for the Dumb 13 Turn the Page 13 We Did It Again 13 Broken Beat & Scarred 14 Cheat on Me 14 Metal Militia 14 St. Anger 15 That Was Just Your Life 15 Where the Wild Things Are 15 Phantom Lord 17 Ain’t My Bitch 18 Cyanide 19 Thorn Within 20 Pumping Blood 21 The Struggle Within 22 Carpe Diem Baby 26 The View 28 Whiskey In the Jar 28 All Nightmare Long 29 Escape 29 Dragon 30 Until It Sleeps 32 I Disappear 33 Last Caress 33 Fuel 36 The Outlaw Torn 36 Stone Cold Crazy 37 So What? 38 Blitzkrieg 39 The Small Hours 40 Holier Than Thou 41 Nothing Else Matters 41 Anesthesia 42 Bleeding Me 42 No Leaf Clover 48 Brandenburg Gate 49 The Memory Remains 51 Helpless 54 Hit the Lights 58 Hero of the Day 60 The Wait 64 Crash Course in Brain Surgery 65 Leper Messiah 70 Motorbreath 70 To Live Is To Die 73 The Shortest Straw 76 1The Unforgiven 79 Wherever I May Roam 81 Dyer’s Eve 82 Breadfan 84 Trapped Under Ice 86 Am I Evil 95 Jump in the Fire 97 The Frayed Ends of Sanity 99 1
25. Enter Sandman 100 24. Eye of the Beholder 108 23. Junior Dad 109 122. Of Wolfe and Man 112 121. Damage Inc. 115 20. Disposable Heroes 120 19. The Call of Ktulu 131 18. The Thing That Should Not Be 140 17. Seek & Destroy 141 16. Whiplash 153 15. Sad But True 161 114. And Justice for All 168 13. Harvester of Sorrow 184 12. Fight Fire With Fire 261 211. The Four Horsemen 279 110. Blackened 289 19. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 297 18. Battery 308 17. Ride the Lightning 317 16. Fade to Black 318 5. Creeping Death 352 14. Orion 352 3. One 369 12. Master of Puppets 427 1. For Whom the Bell Tolls 432 4
Metallica ILM Poll Spotify Playlist
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:44 (eight years ago) link
Aw, Frayed Ends just missed it!
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:45 (eight years ago) link
Special thanks again to VegemiteGrrl for providing the spreadsheet that makes tabulating these polls a snap. Thanks to all who voted and to all who helped write that timeline in the OP.
I've done a Hüsker Dü poll and a Metallica one now. Think I'm going to go volunteer for George Benson next.
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:48 (eight years ago) link
Psst spreadsheet genius is actually FineFineMusic but I'll receive the thanks in her absence :D
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:58 (eight years ago) link
the top 3 were the only '80s tracks on my ballot, never doubt my influence
― some dude, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 19:04 (eight years ago) link
great work guys, amazing poll. FWTBT was my number one vote FWIW
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
Thanks to the woman with the glasses from one of the commonwealth countries for the spreadsheet.
― pplains, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 19:32 (eight years ago) link
Thanks pplains, that was a lot of fun.
1. One2. Master of Puppets3. Fight Fire With Fire4. Disposable Heroes5. Ride the Lightning6. ...And Justice for All7. Orion8. For Whom the Bell Tolls9. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)10. The Four Horsemen11. Fade to Black12. Leper Messiah13. The Thing That Should Not Be14. Creeping Death15. Blackened16. Eye of the Beholder17. Wherever I May Roma18. Breadfan19. Dyers Eve20. The God That Failed
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 19:52 (eight years ago) link
1. Blackened 2. Orion 3. The Frayed Ends of Sanity 4. To Live Is to Die 5. The Small Hours 6. ...And Justice for All 7. Crash Course in Brain Surgery 8. One 9. Battery 10. Helpless 11. The Thing That Should Not Be 12. Master of Puppets 13. Creeping Death 14. Damage, Inc. 15. Motorbreath 16. Jump in the Fire 17. Ride the Lightning 18. Fight Fire with Fire 19. Harvester of Sorrow 20. The Wait
― how's life, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link
kickin' it old skool
Fave album: Master of Puppets
Shark Jump: Lars v. Napster (Load is an obvious choice but I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt...)
For Whom the Bell TollsRide the LightningOrionWelcome Home (Sanitarium)Seek & DestroyOneLeper MessiahBlackenedHarvester of SorrowCreeping DeathFade to BlackMaster of PuppetsBreadfan (Budgie cover)Enter SandmanFight Fire With FireAm I Evil? (Diamond Head cover)The Thing that Should Not BeWherever I May RoamWhiplashTrapped Under Ice
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link