i ask because a guy and his woman from ES sat behind me,he had some band shirt on and some shit in his face.
just wonderin.

Heh. Nah, wasn't me. Though metal band shirts comprise a majority of my wardrobe.

I like MoP, but some of the stuff on it and RtL I can't stand - the beginning of the over the top, melody-oriented stuff. To me, AJFA was just the end of that progression into some kind of artsy, pop metal.

Personally, my favorite Metallica album was "Kill Em All". I think Cliff dying was a huge issue, but I also think that Mustaine splitting had something to do with it too. The first couple of albums he put out with Megadeth were far better than what Metallica was doing at the time.

The way I see it, the stuff Metallica was doing, especially on AJFA, were about as far from pop as you can get. I mean, "One" was an unlikey hit, especially given its length.

I love early Megadeth, too. (Listening to their first album, "Killing Is My Business... and Business is Good" right now, coincidentally.) "Rust In Peace" is one of my favorite albums ever, and it holds up right neck and neck w/ Metallica's best.

No doubt on all counts.
everything upto Peace Sells was rockin.

http://www.videomusica.it/fnts/video...megadeth06.jpg
AMAZING

It wasn't "pop", probably wasn't the best choice of words on my part.

It was akin to 70's arena rock is more like it. They got "pretty" when the best stuff they were doing was more brutal.

I see where you're coming from. Welcom Home (Sanitarium) and One are far cries from The Four Horsemen and No Remorse.

Black Sabbath (Ozzy...don't eat that bat!)
Rainbow
Pat Travers
Montrose
Budgie
Blue Oyster Cult
Tommy Bolin
Spinal Tap!

Excellent list...

I voted for the Scorpions. Yes, that was me. I'll own it.