Metallica’s latest hit stores and Aric picked it up. Master Of Puppets delivered more of the chunka-chunka speed metal we had come to love about their two prior releases. You can detect that their skills and equipment had become more refined and budgets and experience grew.
I’ve been listening to it this morning and even though it is very good and comes with its own set of memory jarring riffs, I still have to say that Kell ‘Em All is still my favorite. In the nearly 30 years since my first Metallica experience, I have routinely turned to Kill ‘Em All for speed metal fixes. That being said, the song Master Of Puppets is really taking me back. What a great piece.
Back in The Roach Motel Days, Aric and I used to think of the song Master Of Puppets as Metallica’s Public Service Announcement regarding the dangers of addiction to cocaine and heroin. While we’re talking about the song Master Of Puppets, I’d like to get Angus Young’s attention. The bridge in this song is a soothing melodic piece that would go a long way in curing battle fatigue. It only last a little bit beofre the ruthless chunka-chunka bits resume but something as simple as this might help AC/DC concert goers to survive the onslaught. Just think about it.
Metallica reminds me of Bach in their composition. They often seem to follow a formula of fours. Do that Chunka Chunka Chunk Chunk riff four times then do the Chunkity Chunk- hunkity Chunk riff four times then Chunk Chunk Chunka Chunk four times followed by blazing solo Chunk Chunkity Chunk Chunkity four times then repeat until the song is 7 minutes long.
This album seems to have a lot more acousticly melodic quiet bits. It is almost like they got my AC/DC battle fatigue memo.
Battery
Master Of Puppets Remember! Just say “No”
The Thing That Should Not Be
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
I found this video while making this post. Am I the only one that thinks speed metal guitar girls are hot?