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I know this has already been stated before on this thread, but I do find it absolutely enthralling that after so many decades these two bands can still be the subject of such passionate discordances.
And, like I said before, Metallica certainly was the biggest act back in the day, but they lost it after Cliff died. ...And Justice For All has only a few good tracks on it, and certainly doesn't stand up to any album from the trilogy that Cliff contributed to. The black album? Even weaker, and after that... Complete and utter shite.
Now, Megadeth DID have some weak albums, namely Cryptic Writings and Risk, but The System Has Failed, albeit being weaker than classics such as Peace Sells and Rust in Peace is still a good Metal album.
So, over the years, Megadeth wins by consistency. Metallica went too astray to even be taken serious nowadays.
And as for concerts? Well, I've seen both bands recently, and I have to tell you the Megadeth was booed by critics because, and ONLY BECAUSE of the virtuosism and intrumental masturbation going on on that stage. The critics conveniently looked the other way in every other aspects of the concert and massacred Dave & co. because of the excellent musicianship displayed on stage. Go figure.
Metallica? They were cheered, of course. Because a Metallica concert nowadays is a concert you can go too with your parents AND granparents. Maybe you can take the wife and kids too, 'cause they surely won't be playing only of their Thrash Metal classics, the older stuff being from the Black Album. Only family friendly "Metal" anthems. Pack your family up in your mini van and go have a picnic while watching James & co. doing their antics on stage. Hell, if you're lucky, maybe VAN HAGAR will be the opening act.
Disgusting...
Cheers! :bottle:
And, like I said before, Metallica certainly was the biggest act back in the day, but they lost it after Cliff died. ...And Justice For All has only a few good tracks on it, and certainly doesn't stand up to any album from the trilogy that Cliff contributed to. The black album? Even weaker, and after that... Complete and utter shite.
Now, Megadeth DID have some weak albums, namely Cryptic Writings and Risk, but The System Has Failed, albeit being weaker than classics such as Peace Sells and Rust in Peace is still a good Metal album.
So, over the years, Megadeth wins by consistency. Metallica went too astray to even be taken serious nowadays.
And as for concerts? Well, I've seen both bands recently, and I have to tell you the Megadeth was booed by critics because, and ONLY BECAUSE of the virtuosism and intrumental masturbation going on on that stage. The critics conveniently looked the other way in every other aspects of the concert and massacred Dave & co. because of the excellent musicianship displayed on stage. Go figure.
Metallica? They were cheered, of course. Because a Metallica concert nowadays is a concert you can go too with your parents AND granparents. Maybe you can take the wife and kids too, 'cause they surely won't be playing only of their Thrash Metal classics, the older stuff being from the Black Album. Only family friendly "Metal" anthems. Pack your family up in your mini van and go have a picnic while watching James & co. doing their antics on stage. Hell, if you're lucky, maybe VAN HAGAR will be the opening act.
Disgusting...
Cheers! :bottle:
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