METALLICA The Black Album REVIEW! | The SuperJersh Show [#50]

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[@SuperJersh]

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[@DarylMemetic]

I’d give this about an 8. all of the songs have their moments, and on the whole I felt it was a bit more cohesive and polished album than some of the lengthier songs from the 80’s mixtape. But also Its interesting to read that this got a bit of a ‘sell out’ response from some at the time because sonically I didn’t think it was all that derivative from some of the Thrash stuff, although it could also be a bit of ‘It’s popular and mainstream now, it sucks’ or 'cool to dump on/take the p out of' like a meme.
Anyways, Some great riffs and choruses here and I found myself remembering and humming little bits and pieces from quite a few of these later on. I remember Casey Donovan (Australian Idol winner 2004) sang Nothing Else Matters on a special non comp episode during the show IIRC, and she even included it as the B-Side to her winner’s single Listen With Your Heart. I like the part when it goes higher. The Unforgiven I thought had a good groove to it throughout, so put it at my number 1, and Enter Sandman has a great chorus.

Don’t Tread On Me was groovy too, did any of you catch the West Side Story ‘America’ sample at the very beginning? I thought that was funny and cool Haha. 

Here’s my ranking below:

[@DarylMemetic]

METALLICA BLACK ALBUM Ranking
1. The Unforgiven
2. Enter Sandman
3. Don’t Tread on Me
4. Nothing Else Matters
5. The Struggle Within
6. The God That Failed
7. Sad But True
8. Wherever I May Roam
9. Through The Never
10. Holier Than Thou
11. Of Wolf and Man
12. My Friend of Misery

[@yaze3316]

@@DarylMemetic i always wondered where ive heard that intro to dont tread on me lol, great call. a friend of mine played this cd while we were hanging out back in 96', and it wasnt until nothing else matters played that i stopped whatever it was we were doing and listened. the rest of the album and their discography has grown on me over the years. loved the black album and i will always appreciate its importance to me for being the first of many albums that made a fan out of me to hard rock and metal genres.
if you were interested in hearing more of metallica then theres two ways you could go; the first that i would recommend would be the master of puppets album. highly regarded as their magnum opus, its my favorite album and really an amazing work of music that was recorded back in 86' when they were 23 years old. now everyone has their tastes in music and i respect that, if thrash type metal and heavier rock kind of sounds isnt your cup of tea than this may not be an easy listen at first. it wasnt for me, ill admit (after hearing nothing else matters for the first time i became a fan. but when i went to get my first cd of this band, the album wasnt anywhere to be found. so i blindly picked this one instead because i didnt have the opportunities or access to purchasing music at my leisure back then.) so lets just say that nothing else matters is easily one of their "lighter" songs.....and in contrast, theres 2 or 3 songs on this album that could be defined as their "heaviest". theres one ballad type song and an instrumental. the other half are on the middle of that spectrum somewhere. but im only saying this because it might be more palatable if you have a better idea of what to expect, but honestly whatever i say should be taken with a grain of salt... except this: i very highly recommend listening to this album. regardless of anyones preference in music, this one has a tendency to grow on you. considered to be the goat of metal albums and the first metal album to be preserved in the united states registry.
my other recommendation would be the album after the "black album": load. very underrated, this album continues on down their path of a more commercial, radio play type of music. james's voice is probably at its pinnacle right here, his guitar riffs are more of a groove, less speed and technicality. the solos are not as long and more tasteful. the drums going for a more pop music kind of sound. i believe theres 12 tracks on this one as well. in my opinion....half of them are forgettable and only one (maybe two) of these songs is in my top 20 metallica greatest hits. but this album is still underrated. king nothing, until it sleeps, hero of the day, and mama said; are great songs.

[@yaze3316]

@@DarylMemetic Black Album:
1. nothing else matters
2. unforgiven
3. sad but true
4. the god that failed
5. holier than thou
6. wherever i may roam
7. dont tread on me
8. my friend of misery
9. of wolf and man
10. enter sandman*
11. the struggle within
12. through the never
* this became so overplayed on the radio and friends stereos that i almost cant stand it anymore.
and just for fun....and maybe a lil bored today... Master Of Puppets album:
1. disposable heroes
2. welcome home (sanitarium)
3. orion
4. master of puppets
5. battery
6. leper messiah
7. damage inc.
8. the thing that should not be
1, 2, and 3....🤘

[@yaze3316]

the god that failed was number 12??!!!! ....interesting....
the intro and changeups are my favorite and the solo is exceptional... but i suppose its the meaning that really holds me i guess. its about james mother and her convictions to her religion and her faith that god would heal her, she had cancer and died when james was 15 or 16 years old and shunned medical treatment because her church regarded any medical treatment was taboo and insisted that her faith with god was enough to heal her.

[@SuperJersh]

Thanks for listening and for the thoughtful comments! We’re reviewing the new Taylor swift album this week and hopefully will come back around for a little bit more Metallica soon after :)

[@yaze3316]

and thank you for your channel! ive only been subscribed for a month or two now, i had just discovered the weeknd (im kinda set in my ways as far as musical genres and taste goes, and stuck in the more older eras of music, mostly 80s and 90s. big Michael Jackson fan when i was a kid) and one of your reactions to his songs brought me in. its a great channel and has introduced me to other artists and genres that i typically wouldnt give the time of day. so i was pleasantly surprised to see those two videos you posted and wonder how i missed them since im a lil late to the party.
not gonna lie, when you played some of those riffs on your guitar i had to do the same, i knew the majority of riffs from this album at one point in time but its been a while since i played most of them, with the exception of nothing else matters and i play that one everyday still, and the unforgiven. sounded great and that acoustic came in really clean! ive been playing for over 20 years off and on and to this day i still cannot play master of puppets at its actual tempo, i think its 218 bpm, with any consistency, downpicking the entire thing just like james... the dude just isnt human. now if i warm up for an hour or more and the planets have aligned then i got it at a humble 190 bpm lol. then my right arm is useless afterwards but its worth it. thanks for the response and the time you put in, im always checking in on the channel and trying out new artists!

[@mirrorsedgegirl5265]

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[@tswaggy8524]

Can you do albums reviews for Linkin Park?

[@SuperJersh]

I do have a couple of their albums on this list so we likely will in the future, thx for listening! :)