I WAS BORN FOR POLLIIIING... Metallica's "Master of Puppets"

Title track.

BACK TO THE FRONT!

YOU PROMISED POLLNLY LIES

There!

This was one of the first (and only) albums whose impending release I'd anticipated for some months beforehand - I'd seen its title announced in "Hit Parader" or somewhere in late '85, around the time I'd picked up copies of "Kill 'em All" and "Ride The Lightning" - so when it finally showed up in my local shop, I delayed my reaction by only listening to one new track a day, taking an entire week to play the whole thing.

"Disposable Heroes" is still my favourite.

Hey if you ever wanted to know what "Master of Puppets" sounded like if it were on St. Anger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=takB0YTRTMo

I delayed my reaction by only listening to one new track a day, taking an entire week to play the whole thing.

Christ, that's an admirable sense of restraint!

Title track for the vocal melody, the way the "just call my name cuz..." part in the chorus comes in right before you expect it, etc.

Sanitarium (and the kinda hollow, prescient-of-whiffle-thrash production) always kept me from rating this one near the first two albums though. Metal's not about a guy crooning "leave me alone," dammit. It's about opening an album with the lyrics "NO LIFE TIL LEATHER / GONNA KICK SOME ASS TONIGHT!!!"

"Disposable Heroes" is still my favourite.

That's how I went in the end. No contest, really.

I'm grateful to this thread for getting me to pull this album out again btw.

i spun it again last night. I regret a bit the size of my music collection in the 90s because it led to such ridiculous overplay of all Metallica albums that it almost rendered them useless to me for years, and live recordings were all I could listen to.

it was fun though, revisiting last night.

one thing I was wondering - is "Damage, Inc" the first time James sang 'fuck' on a Metallica original? I seem to recall maybe there being one or two on KEA, but I couldn't remember offhand.

I'm listening to one of the free 1986 bootlegs from Metallicalive.com and it's weird, but I can hear a precursor to the yodeling he did later in some of his affectations on "Master of Puppets".

only faint, but it's sorta like he always had these stupid vocal tics beneath the surface before Bob Rock told him to let his freak flag fly.

I sometimes feel like Bob Rock gets a lot of shit for decisions the band themselves made.

Not sure how much of a "classicist" Cliff was, but the modulation in the bridge of Orion is just really beautiful, and when the Thin Lizzy leads come in...swoon

he studied classical music in college iirc

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finally something that isn't garbage wins

I've been on a mini Cliff kick lately, and I was wondering about his classical influences. If I love his melodic solos in "Orion" and "Master", what composers should I check out?

Decided to vote title track, but will be regretful if Leper Messiah doesn't get any votes.

― chap, Friday, November 4, 2016 7:23 AM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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am I the only one hearing a Rush-like influence on "The Thing That Should Not Be" (title included)?

Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea

He gets by on you
And the space he invades

Disposable Heroes 6

otm

Leper Messiah 0

Not otm

Leper Messiah is so fucking good.

i just happen to be listening to Ride the Lightning now, and it may be my new favorite. jeezus fucking christ. but i will go straight onto master of puppets at the end.

yes, leper messiah is so good! i can see how it gets lost in the shuffle if you have to pick your #1, but when listening to the album it is an undeniable highlight

Love that little thing when they break it down and the geetars go kerchunk kerchunk and then it's just the bass line in response before the vocals come in on Leper Messiah.

Those tunes had so many little details in the arrangements.

i love battery and it's a classic of theirs, but when the drums come in at the beginning of the title track it's like "it's fukken on" in an undeniable way

This album basically made me reject God

*hugs*

that is so awesome

SLAMMING THROUGH DON'T FUCK WITH RAZORBACK

This album basically made me reject God

Hey, Lars isn't that bad a drummer!

i love battery and it's a classic of theirs, but when the drums come in at the beginning of the title track it's like "it's fukken on" in an undeniable way

― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Thursday, October 21, 2021 1:30 AM (six hours ago)

I saw them live a couple of years ago and Master... kicking in was a highlight of a set packed full of highlights, including a version of I Wanna Be Adored that shaded into Orion (the gig was in Manchester)

saw them in 2017 and 2019, and in 2017 I got so into Master live, an altercation almost happened cos I was dancing in the aisle next to my seat, not blocking anybody's view or bothering anybody, just enjoying the fuuuuuck out of "Master" live, and this elder dude reaches over the bar next to his seat and into the aisle and shoved me and told me to go back to my seat.

was like dude, I'm nowhere near u, wtf. you had to almost dislocate your shoulder to shove me