Life it seems

[Shaolinlueb]

man Drop Kick Murphy's first album do or die (if i remember correctly) was awesome. but after that it was ok. havent really listened to them in a while.

[Pork Chop]

Well according to their website:
http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/discography/index.html
there's some stuff before Do Or Die; but that was like the first full length album as opposed to a random collection of singles from eps.

My personal fave has been Gang's All Here; tho "Barroom Hero" is probably their best song.
Just got Sing Loud, Sing Proud! and Blackout.
I'm digging a lot of songs off of Blackout.
Sing's alright, but the MacGowan song, Wild Rover, and McHaggis Jig are probably the best songs on the album, which isn't such a good thing when each is kind of a gimmick.

Still, Murphys' consistancy is a lot better than that of Black47- who have 1 great song, and cd upon cd of blaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh.


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I've lost all the time that I have in this world
I've spent it unwisely, unwisely you see
And I can't get it back and I can't move forward
I'm broken and I'm empty, it's over for me
If I could undo all the wrongs that I've caused
Fall to my knees, pray for swiftness and just
For I'm just a fool, a fool driven to dust
And the world ain't gonna change for me

So give me one more chance to prove these problems and frustrations
Aren't just manifest in memories we're destined to repeat
A second chance to prove I know right from wrong
I swear I'll do things different but can't promise to be strong

(chorus)
So come all you losers, you *******s and cheats
Vagrants and barflies down on the street
Follow this path to salvation, vindication awaits
We're marching on East Broadway tonight

If you could look into this old face and try to see the young man
I swear I once was pretty, not the monster you now see
But I squandered all my chances, lost my faith and took for granted
This life and precious one chance, the whirlwind I'll wreak

If I could undo all the wrongs that I've caused
Fall to my knees, pray for swiftness and just
For I'm just a fool, a fool driven to dust
And the world ain't gonna change for me

(chorus)

"*******s on Parade"; Dropkick Murphys

[fa_jing]

Metallica usually isn't so bad compared to what's out there now, but they hit a certain point where they began to suck a donkey compared to their former selves. That point is the "Black" album - the one with "Sandman" - that's when they began to suck. Cooincidentally, they had way more commercial success with that album then ever before. Have any of you ever heard their 1st album, when they had a garage band sound?

[Mika]

Originally posted by Toby
Still, if a song is enough to inspire you to commit suicide, there's something very wrong .

Okay, let's explore this logic further. I will quote (maybe not word for word, but close enough) someone smarter than myself.

"If songs could make people do anything, we would all love another. We have a song about dental floss, but that doesn't mean people are flossing more."

Frank Zappa (RIP).

And of course a few words about the freedom of speech and artistic freedom might be in order....

More love, less prejudice

//mika

[IronFist]

^ I think the Black album is awesome.

Their first album... do you mean Kill 'em All? I don't like that album very much. There's a couple cool songs but it's not my thing.

Or do you mean Garage Days as their "first" album?

[Mika]

Been a fan since 1984...

(Well, okay, not so much anymore, even Justice wasn't my cup of tea anymore. Lars's drumming has pretty much always been awful, and James and Cliff only took him in for his contacts...or so it is told...But the first four albums KICKED A$$!!!)


Metallica Discography - Studio Metallica Albums & Metallica CDs
1983 Kill 'Em All Elektra
1984 Ride the Lightning Elektra
1986 Master of Puppets Elektra
1987 Garage Days Re-Revisited [EP] Elektra
1988 ...And Justice for All Elektra
1991 Metallica Elektra
1996 Load Elektra
1997 Reload Elektra
2003 St. Anger Elektra


Metallica Discography - Compilation and Live Metallica Albums & Metallica CDs
1993 Live ****: Binge and Purge Elektra
1998 Garage Inc. Elektra
1999 S&M [live] Elektra


Metallica Discography - US Single Metallica CDs
1992 Nothing Else Matters Vertigo
1993 One Elektra
1996 Until It Sleeps [#2] Elektra
1996 Until It Sleeps [#1] Vertigo
1996 Hero of the Day Elektra
1997 King Nothing Elektra
1997 Memory Remains Elektra
1998 The Unforgiven Elektra
1998 The Unforgiven 2, Pt. 1 Vertigo
1998 The Unforgiven 2, Pt. 2 Vertigo
1998 The Unforgiven 2, Pt. 3 Vertigo
1999 Die Die My Darling Polygram
1999 Hero of the Day [Singles Box Set] Elektra
2000 Nothing Else Matters [S & M Live] Universal
2000 No Leaf Clover, Pt. 2 Polygram
2000 No Leaf Clover, Pt. 1 Polygram
2000 No Leaf Clover, Pt. 3 Polygram


Metallica Discography - Single International Metallica CDs
1990 Creeping Death Music for
1991 Jump in the Fire Music For
1994 One [UK CD Single] Sony s
1996 Hero of the Day [Japan] Sony s
1996 Hero of the Day [UK #1] Phantom
1996 Hero of the Day [UK #2] Phantom
1997 The Memory Remains [Australia] [EP] Sony
1998 Memory Remains, Pt. 1 [UK] Polygram
1998 Memory Remains, Pt. 2 [UK] Polygram
1998 Mama Said [Japan] Sony
1998 Turn the Page [Australia CD] Polygram
1998 Turn the Page [Sweden CD] Polygram
1998 Fuel [Japan CD Single] Sony
1999 Whisky in the Jar, Pt. 3 [Germany] Wea
1999 Whisky in the Jar, Pt. 2 [Germany] Wea
1999 Whisky in the Jar, Pt. 1 [Germany] Wea
1999 Whisky in the Jar, Pt. 3 [Australia] Polygram
1999 Whisky in the Jar, Pt. 1 [Australia] Polygram
1999 Whisky in the Jar, Pt. 2 [Australia] Polygram
1999 Die Die My Darling [UK CD Single] Vertiog
1999 Die Die My Darling [Japan CD EP] [EP] Sony
2000 Nothing Else Matters [S & M Live] Universal
2000 I Disappear [Germany CD] Polygram
2000 Turn the Page [Japan CD] [live] SME
2002 The Memory Remains [Japan] Japanese


Metallica Discography - Metallica Videos
1987 Cliff 'Em All Asylum
1989 2 for One Elektra
1992 Year and a Half in Life, Vol. 1 Elektra
1992 Year and a Half in Life, Vol. 2 Elektra
1992 Year and a Half in Life [Clean] Elektra
1992 Year and a Half in Life Continued Elektra
1992 Year and a Half in the Life Of... Pts. 1 & 2 Elektra
1998 Cunning Stunts Elektra
1998 Cunning Stunts [Clean Video] Elektra
1999 S&M [live] Elektra
1999 S&M [Edited Video] [live] Elektra
2001 Metallica Pioneer

//mika

[Toby]

Had the 1st 5 albums on tape. Recently upgraded Ride the Lightning, Master Of Puppets and And Justice For All to CD and I've been listening to those a bit. After And Justice they sucked. Big time. And Justice was masterful technical metal. That's what I liked most about metal, the technical prowess. After And Justice that just disappeared. Like a lot of bands of the time, I guess. I was listening to some Stone Temple Pilots the other day. Core and Purple were excellent, then they just sucked. Same thing.

[fa_jing]

Yeah, Toby is right. After they lost their "thrash" sound they ceased to be, pretty much. I was referring to the Garage Days Revisited album, BTW. "Black" was kind of intermediate sucky, with just one good song. There was no thrash from Black onward. Then, some time later, dude starts to sing in this ghey-ass Eddie Vedder knock-off voice, and they ****ing cut their hair and went on MTV.

[Chang Style Novice]

I said it before, I'm sayin' it now, and I'll most likely say it again. You want technical prowess? Try this duo from Sacramento known as Hella.

www.hellaband.com