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....Metallica?

I'm certainly no hardcore fan, but can you beat the likes of 'One','Enter Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters'?

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Posted : 02/02/2011 11:07 pm
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AC/DC
GnR
Sabbath
Maiden
Queensryche
Pearl Jam

Yes (the answer, not the prog rock band)


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:10 pm
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They should have knocked it on the head after cliff died


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:10 pm
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[img] [/img]?


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:11 pm
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yes

Led Zep
They [metalicca] have longevity but so do Iron Maiden and Cliff so that is no measure of greatness


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:15 pm
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megadeth was more my thing, even with the whiney constapated vocal talent of mr mustaine.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:15 pm
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Yes,the Maiden..


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:16 pm
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Yes.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:18 pm
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You didnt even use their decent songs as evidence.

Anyway, they are canny but there's better.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:20 pm
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Mackem - it wasn't a definitive question, for the very reason that I've not researched them fully.

More of a searching question?


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:23 pm
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Ride the Lightning, best Metallica album ever ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:00 am
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I would struggle to say better than Led Zep or AC/DC but I've been hearing a couple of records recently that float my boat. I may use the itunes voucher my son sold me to sample this new musicical suggestion.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:03 am
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Nah, Metallica don't do much for me. More from an indie background so I'd rather have Queens of the Stoneage or the Smashing Pumpkins for a rock fix.
Do like a bit of AC/DC but all a bit same-ish.


 
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I have, of late, very much enjoyed a bit of System of a Down. I thought they were one of those bands I hate, like Korn, Limpbizkit etc. Then heard 'Terracotta Pie' on a biking video and was hooked!


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:08 am
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Hi-five Nik! Reading 'Hello me, meet the real me' at the mo' 8)


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:16 am
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Motorhead.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:18 am
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or Black Sabbath


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:18 am
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or indeed Hawkwind.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:19 am
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metallica for me black album was a bit too commercial but stll good

honourable mention to led zep tho! original rock gods

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Posted : 03/02/2011 12:25 am
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JLS


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:28 am
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ABBA. Fact.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 12:47 am
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Wot deadlydarcy said.

After that, The Priest.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 1:13 am
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"Ride the Lightning, best Metallica album ever"

Assuming you disqualify Master of Puppets for being unfairly good.

I suppose of the huge rock bands Metallica could be the best... They slumped really badly but seeing them again last year it was obvious they're back in the game, so much more energy and passion to it. I try and be cynical about Metallica but when they're good, they're [i]very [/i]good.

The Wildhearts are better though, when they exist.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 1:32 am
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Led Zep are a million times better. Some kind of monster was entertaining though.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 1:48 am
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AC/DC
GnR
Sabbath
Maiden
Queensryche
Pearl Jam

GnR: seriously? Slash is a good guitarist, but Axl Rose a better frontman than Hetfield? Perlease! That awful strangled caterwauling sets my teeth on edge.
And as for Queensryche and Pearl Jam, well...
AC/DC are good, but the only band anyone's listed that are better than Metallica are Zeppelin, and as I've seen both live, as well as Sabbath, Purple, QOTSA, Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke and Anthrax, among many, I think I have a reasonable perspective.


 
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I plagarised "disposable heroes", with a few tweaks, for my a-level English. I got away with a B!

20 yrs on, still listen to metallica when I'm doing weights or roadbike now.

Garage days. Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets. great stuff. got bored of them after And Justice for All.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 2:15 am
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Metallica are one of those bands I could never get into. IMO the "best" rock band was Thin Lizzy with their superior guitar riffs, harmonies and just great songs. Led Zep and ACDC are fine, but I can do without the screechy annoying singing.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 3:18 am
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I think stuff from that teenage age in your life just sticks with you and is meaningful.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 3:33 am
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Slayer


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 3:39 am
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seasons in the abyss or reign in blood?. Teenage life. but I still listen to some of that rage!


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 4:03 am
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double post


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 4:03 am
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Also, for the judges consideration...


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 5:47 am
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Yes.

Thats for all the people in Great Yarmouth.


 
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Posted : 03/02/2011 8:13 am
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And all for Metal - what a booooooooore

S. Harley


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:02 am
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Rainbow of the Rising and Onstage era, Dio was at his best and Blackmore never played better either


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:09 am
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I may use the itunes voucher my son sold me to sample this new musicical suggestion.

Has sir not discovered the magical freebie that is Spotify for the cost-free sampling of new music?


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:20 am
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Metallica are certainly up there. I saw them last year in Belfast and was amazed by how long they spent talking to fans and distributing gifts after the performance. I saw Saxon at Download and they produced one of the best kick ass performances of the day, if they'd stuck at it they'd be up there too. For me Blue Oyster Cult are still the best rock band ever ever ever.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:44 am
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No, they're all Krap!


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:45 am
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Rainbow? My [b]mum[/b] liked Rainbow!
You might as well say Nazareth (who my dad liked)(actually, he also likes Metallica)(he's 72 btw).
Anything pensioners like has got to be off the list surely ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:46 am
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Its gotta be AC/DC

(if only because I know how to play A,D and G chords on my axe)


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:50 am
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Oops Echo


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:53 am
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Metallica on spotify? Where?


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:54 am
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GnR: seriously? Slash is a good guitarist, but Axl Rose a better frontman than Hetfield? Perlease! That awful strangled caterwauling sets my teeth on edge.
And as for Queensryche and Pearl Jam, well...
AC/DC are good, but the only band anyone's listed that are better than Metallica are Zeppelin, and as I've seen both live, as well as Sabbath, Purple, QOTSA, Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke and Anthrax, among many, I think I have a reasonable perspective.

May I retort?
Axl is an amazing front-man - one of the most charismatic frontmen around, with a great voice to boot (although if you think he caterwauls, then that is your opinion). And with songs like Paradise City, Sweet Child o' Mine, Patience, November Rain, You Could Be Mine, Civil War and even Street of Dreams (from Chinese Democracy) they are, IMO, far superior to Metallica. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind them (I have the Black album and Master of Puppets) but I just don't find them as vital as other rock/metal bands. IMO.

And as far as 'I have been to x, y, z gigs... Let's just say I have been to a few.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:54 am
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Metallica on spotify? Where?

Not everyon'e on there but surely you know metallica's stuff by now, spotify is very good for new stuff though


 
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