DEBATE
On the way back from a successful show in Boston this past weekend, Strikes Again! got involved in a debate over a sticky issue that's been in discussion for nearly two decades.
Ride the Lightning vs. Master of Puppets.
Metallica's the best American metal band ever, and their peak came somewhere between recording the last note of Ride the Lightning and the first note of Master of Puppets. But these albums go parallel. There's no match for Creeping Death or Master of Puppets' title track, but everything else is debatable. In our car, Ride the Lightning won, and it came down to 'Escape'. (Although we're still waiting to hear from our singer, who was sleeping off a 3-piece-Jolt-gum hangover. that may sound disney, but i had one piece and turned into a martian).
Ride the Lightning vs. Master of Puppets.
Metallica's the best American metal band ever, and their peak came somewhere between recording the last note of Ride the Lightning and the first note of Master of Puppets. But these albums go parallel. There's no match for Creeping Death or Master of Puppets' title track, but everything else is debatable. In our car, Ride the Lightning won, and it came down to 'Escape'. (Although we're still waiting to hear from our singer, who was sleeping off a 3-piece-Jolt-gum hangover. that may sound disney, but i had one piece and turned into a martian).
posted by stinkrock at 12:40 PM
4 Comments:
I remember one of my cousins wearing a Master of Puppets shirt to Thanksgiving dinner many, many years ago. It caused a bit of a scandal as the family fretted over whether or not it indicated a bad attitude or poor prospects.
But the joke was on the family, because my cousin now makes $8 an hour doing general construction.
Master. Master. Master.
Master.
i think one could make an argument that this debate would closely mirror a 'bee thousand'-vs.-'alien lanes' debate.
think about it: the two albums that, as a tandem, mark the band's creative peak. one album's predominant color scheme is blue, the other a shade of red(ish). both bands like to drink. both bands wear sneakers. um...both bands play many many music enstrumans.
these arguments often come down to which one you heard/got into first. although in my case, i heard 'lightning' first, but i think i'd go with 'master'.
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