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The Best Album of All Time - AC/DC v Metallica

Which is the better album?

  • AC/DC - Back In Black

    Votes: 12 60.0%
  • Metallica - Master of Puppets

    Votes: 8 40.0%

  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .

milo

Jack L. Jones
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Back in Black is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh Australian and sixth internationally released studio album by the band.

Released on 21 July 1980, Back in Black was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott, who died on 19 February at the age of 33, and was dedicated to him. The band considered disbanding following his death, but they ultimately decided to continue, with encouragement from Scott's parents, and shortly thereafter hired Brian Johnson as their new lead singer and lyricist. Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who had previously worked with AC/DC on Highway to Hell, was again brought in to produce. The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and Electric Lady Studios in New York, where the album was also mixed.

Back in Black was originally mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York. It was remastered and re-released in 1994, then again as part of the Bonfire box set in 1997, and as part of the AC/DC Remasters series in 2003 by George Marino. In addition, a Dualdisc version was released in 2004, featuring the album in enhanced LPCM Stereo format and the video documentary The Story of Back in Black.

As of June 2011, the album has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide,[2][3][4][5] making it tied for second highest-selling album of all time, the highest-selling album by a band (together with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon), the best-selling hard rock album of all-time, and the best-selling album ever released by an Australian musical act. On 13 December 2007, the RIAA certified it 22x multi-platinum, recognizing sales of 22 million in the US,[6] making it the sixth-highest-selling album in the US (fourth-highest at the time).[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_in_Black

Listen to Back in Black here

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Master of Puppets is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on February 24, 1986,[4] and was the band's last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus crash in Sweden while touring to promote the album. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and became the first thrash metal album to be certified platinum. In 2003, it was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped six million copies in the United States.[4]

Master of Puppets was released to rave reviews from music critics and has been included in several publications' best album lists. Its driving, virtuosic music and angry, political lyrics drew praise from critics outside of the metal community. The album is widely accepted as the band's strongest effort at the time, serving as one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time. Many bands from all genres of heavy metal have covered the album's songs throughout the years, including tribute albums as well. Since the beginning of the SoundScan era in 1991, Master of Puppets has sold 4,578,000 copies.

The front cover depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a blood-red sky. The album's cover concept was invented by Metallica and Peter Mensch,[2] while the cover artwork was painted by Don Brautigam, who had worked with bands such as AC/DC, ZZ Top, and The Rolling Stones. The original artwork was later auctioned at Rockefeller Plaza, New York City for the price between $20,000 and $30,000.[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Puppets

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You can't put those two against each other in the first round. :eek: That's like a Bayern - Barca CL qualifier.
 
It's just the way the draw went. We've got a few tough ones drawn together in the first round but I chose to kick off with this because it is the rounds glamour tie.

If they both get that far, Appetite For Destruction is due to meet Nevermind in the quarter final.
 
harsh milo

hard rock against thrash metal, two of the greatest guitar albums of all time

should have gone for some of the chaff first, i'm abstaining, there is no answer to this as they are both perfect
 
Will have to go with Metallica. Too many fillers on Back in Black, despite it having some of the most awesome rock tunes of all time.
 
Will have to go with Metallica. Too many fillers on Back in Black, despite it having some of the most awesome rock tunes of all time.

i'd assumed we were talking about the 10 track original not whichever extended version you have, what else is on there out of interest?
 
i'd assumed we were talking about the 10 track original not whichever extended version you have, what else is on there out of interest?

The first two tracks on both sides are all time classics, but the rest are bit samey samey IMO.
 
I'm not very familiar with either album but of the two I have heard Back in Black more often. I am going to listen to both before voting but can anyone try to sell one of the albums to me?
 
Never really liked Metallica much, although I'll admit that Master of Puppets is a pretty good album - anyways, Back In Black for me, easily.
 
It's just the way the draw went. We've got a few tough ones drawn together in the first round but I chose to kick off with this because it is the rounds glamour tie.

If they both get that far, Appetite For Destruction is due to meet Nevermind in the quarter final.

And I suppose some gash like The Killers will slide into the semis against dross?
 
**** it, had some dinner and a couple of beers, a little time to consider things and I'm voting, I love MoP, turned me on to Metallica, literally had the t-shirt, but I have to go with AC/DC here

I'll also say that I think BiB is the best album they ever did, I dont feel that way about MoP, the black album surpassed it IMO
 
Master of Puppets wins for me...but for an unconventional reason!

Housemate gives me lifts in to work and ALWAYS plays the same mix compilation album. I'll listen to the music as he's the driver but wow, my love for all of the songs has dissipated hugely. One of the songs is Thunder by AC/DC. As that's on the Back to Black album then that sets my mind against Back to Black.

Master of Puppets is an excellent album too.
 
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