alexans_soul

I usually don't rate albums I don't like all that much (i just dont like being negative), but I'll make an exception for this one due to one simple reason - there's just so much darn potential.

The only thing keeping this album from being like 3/10 is the title track. That track is sort of a combination between post hardcore and some deftones influence and it sounds HUGE. The composition and production plays really nicely to Jared Leto's insane vocals. I also really ... read more

The music landscape nowadays is completely different from the one in 1974. Countless trends have come and go and a lot of innovative ideas from the past have pretty much been integrated into the music canon. And yet, when I listened to this album for the first time, nearly 51 years since its release, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My jaw was on the floor by the end.

If I had to describe this album with one word, then that word would be "crazy". Bill Bruford's ... read more

Favourite Metallica album. Sure, the lack of bass is tragic, but even as a fan of bass-prominent bands like Muse and Tool, I don't mind it all that much. It's easily compensated by all of the other elements of this album:

The first is the prog aspects of this one. This is by far their most progressive album, incorporating longer passages and a ton of odd time signatures, key changes, neo-classical elements and whatnot. Their older albums also had some prog elements, but this album is ... read more

Tied for my favourite album. This album has gotten better and better with each listen. I used to not even like it a couple of years ago when I first heard it. I was a wee lad and I didn't like anything edgier than Weezer. Slowly I started warming up to it however, and it became my gateway drug to more progressive music. Now that I've listened to it a dozen times, I can safely say that almost every song here is a top 50 song for me. I could talk for hours about every single one. The ... read more