Ultimate Riff Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 I find it very under-rated and quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 I find it very under-rated and quite good.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't think it is that under rated.. to me it seems like it gets a lot of credit.. which I believe it deserves. My favorite Metallica album, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildrose Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Dont like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperado Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 It's not under-rated at all and sometimes Metallica is over-rated but it's my favorite band after GN'R and Alice Cooper (and maybe Mötley Crüe but ....na.... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appetite18 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 I love The Black Album, its not their best. RTL, MOP, AJFA are better albums but The Black Album is still great and has very little filler IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_barker Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 its great...my fave metalica album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 One of the best I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Axl Rose Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Overrated album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrownstone531 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I always saw that album as Metallica trying to capitalize on the success of "Appetite for Destruction." All their albums before GNR became famous had long songs and weren't really mainstream-friendly. Then they saw that it was possible to make songs that were both really loud and heavy, and also accessible to the general public. There's a lot of good stuff on that album, but it kinda signaled the beginning of their selling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnezz Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I always saw that album as Metallica trying to capitalize on the success of "Appetite for Destruction." All their albums before GNR became famous had long songs and weren't really mainstream-friendly. Then they saw that it was possible to make songs that were both really loud and heavy, and also accessible to the general public. There's a lot of good stuff on that album, but it kinda signaled the beginning of their selling out.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Bah no way, first GN'R arn't "loud and heavy" lol.The Use Your Illusions were twice the sell-out The Black Album was.Infact, i like the Black Album better than AFD, thats right, you heard me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Riff Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 I always saw that album as Metallica trying to capitalize on the success of "Appetite for Destruction." All their albums before GNR became famous had long songs and weren't really mainstream-friendly. Then they saw that it was possible to make songs that were both really loud and heavy, and also accessible to the general public. There's a lot of good stuff on that album, but it kinda signaled the beginning of their selling out.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Bah no way, first GN'R arn't "loud and heavy" lol.The Use Your Illusions were twice the sell-out The Black Album was.Infact, i like the Black Album better than AFD, thats right, you heard me.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallica1 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I find it very under-rated and quite good.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Underrated, Pffft...Are you retarded? It's the best selling album, and most people who like Metallica claim this to be their favorite Metallica album...Unless your a 'True Fan', then this is the point where Metallica went crap, and everything before this album was over 100 times better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cherry_bomb Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 my favourite metallica album. i dont thin its underrated at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Riff Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 I find it very under-rated and quite good.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Underrated, Pffft...Are you retarded? It's the best selling album, and most people who like Metallica claim this to be their favorite Metallica album...Unless your a 'True Fan', then this is the point where Metallica went crap, and everything before this album was over 100 times better.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I didn't find Metallica to go crap, i found there music wasn't as good as it was before but never the less i still respect them all a hell of a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoTides Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I'm constantly confused as to why it's loved so much, actually.Every album up until then was superior, and both Load and Reload were far more musically interesting albums than The Black Album.It's an alright disc, but easily the blandest, most vanilla in Metallica's catalogue. Only Sad But True stands out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Riff Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 I'm constantly confused as to why it's loved so much, actually.Every album up until then was superior, and both Load and Reload were far more musically interesting albums than The Black Album.It's an alright disc, but easily the blandest, most vanilla in Metallica's catalogue. Only Sad But True stands out for me.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sad But True is fucking awesome but i reckon Nothing Else Matters owns it hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissirge Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 pretty bad,a few classic songs cannot compensate that the other songs are mediocre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artfromtex Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I find it very under-rated and quite good.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Underrated, Pffft...Are you retarded? It's the best selling album, and most people who like Metallica claim this to be their favorite Metallica album...Unless your a 'True Fan', then this is the point where Metallica went crap, and everything before this album was over 100 times better.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>WORD! i effin hate the "black" album. and i hated all the bandwagon Metallica "fans" it created. i liked it better when the songs were 7 minutes long, with tons of cool riffs, i.e. euro-metal. when they got Bob Rock-ed it ruined what i loved about Metallica and they became just another band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperado Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) I find it very under-rated and quite good.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Underrated, Pffft...Are you retarded? It's the best selling album, and most people who like Metallica claim this to be their favorite Metallica album...Unless your a 'True Fan', then this is the point where Metallica went crap, and everything before this album was over 100 times better.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>WORD! i effin hate the "black" album. and i hated all the bandwagon Metallica "fans" it created. i liked it better when the songs were 7 minutes long, with tons of cool riffs, i.e. euro-metal. when they got Bob Rock-ed it ruined what i loved about Metallica and they became just another band.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>NOT WORDIf you are a true Metallica fan you love everything Metallica have made and done Edited November 9, 2005 by Desperado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 It was the first Metallica album I heard, and at the time I thought it was great.But then I listened to Master Of Puppets, Ride The Lightning, ...And Justice For All, and Kill 'Em All, and that completely change my view on TBA. Although there are some good songs (like Sad But True and The Unforgiven), the rest is average/mediocre, and the good stuff doesn't even come near the 'worst' from their previous albums. It also lacks a lot of the energy and anger that was visible in the other records. I still like it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocoma13 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I despise this album. One of the biggest sell outs in metal history. They abandoned their trademark sound. Justice was so good too. Before Black the second you heard a guitar riff you knew it was Metallica. On Black they sound like a hundred different bands. I think a lot of it has to do with Bob Rock replacing Flemming Rasmussin as producer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Still, made them the $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack99 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Classic album, first CD I ever got. When I grew up this was the album that made Metallica huge. At least for my generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Some people say Metallica was the beginning of the end for the band - but i really like that album, shame nothing that followed it was half as good (apart from S&M).R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocoma13 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Still, made them the $<{POST_SNAPBACK}>They were making big money before Black anyway. They were selling out huge arenas and selling millions of t-shirts, etc. A great example of a band that never sold out was the mighty Led Zep. They always feuded with their record company because they did not want the name of the band on the album covers. They wanted the music to matter most. I still love Metallica for the great music they gave us in their prime, but I stopped buying their albums after Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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