Great cd, Cant really hear the bass, but the songs on the album make up for it. The lyrics are well thought, and The track 'to live is to die' in memory of Cliff is an amazing almost instrumental track.

And Justice For All is by far the best album of Metallica.It's pretty rare to see an album where all the songs are great, And Justice For All is one of them.

Very technical with powerful melodies this album is flawless....except that the bass could have been more present.

Definately a must have for any Metallica fan or any metal fan. Pretty much along the same lines as the other albums recorded; fast and heavy. Many people may give this album a bad review because the bass is barely audible, but I don't think that should be grounds for a bad review. Face it, metal isn't exactly defined by its superb bass guitarists. Its all about fast distorted riffs and insane drum lines. The bass is probably least important(but still important!) when it comes to metal. And Justice for All consists of Metallica's heaviest, fastest, longest, and most compelling songs. The album starts with the song Blackened, a song about the world ending with nuclear war. It opens with eerie guitar screams then the drums come in and demonstrate the power of the album. The next song is And Justice for All, which is about the flaws of the american justice system. Next is Eye of the Beholder, a song about limited freedoms. Next is probably the most popular song on the album, One. This song is about a soldier who stepped on a land mine in war and lost all contact with the outside world. It is a very powerful song. It opens with depressing guitar riffs and eventually turns into a cut-throat metal mayhem with open E triplets and gunfire drum lines. The song ends with a sweet solo by Hammet. Following one are Shortest Straw, Frayed Ends of Sanity, and Harvestor of Sorrow. These songs touch on the topics of oppression, insanity, and abortion. The next song is and instrumental tribut to the death of Cliff Burton titled To Live is to Die. The whole song is beautiful. In the song James recites a phrase Cliff once said. The album ends with Dyer's Eve, an extremely fast song about being sheltered as a child. Probably the best album of metal ever created. You must get this album.

Great album. where's the bass?

True that the bass is almost nonexsistent, but it's still a very good album. "Blackened" and "One" are my favorites.

The guitar solos on this album are very inspiring. The drumming hardly keeps the same beat, seeming to switch all the time as in most of Metallica's work. The dual bass drums rock and the drum beats are very clever. The fact that there isn't bass is due to the switching over from record to CD and something went wrong, so that can't be blamed on Newsted. This album seems to sound more heavy than the others and has some really sweet triplets.

...And Justice For All is pure genius. The lyrics are great, the drums are the best out of all the albums, and the bass (although quiet) is splendid. I'm running out of adjectives to call this album. Yet another tidbit which proves Metallica=god.

HOW DOES THIS RECORD COMPARE TO PREVIOUS RECORDS BY ARITST? Well, there's still rhythm and lead guitars. There's a drummer doin' his thing, but WHERE'S THE BASS? The rhythm guitars sound basically the same as they did on "Master of Puppets", with maybe a few more Mids. The drums took a giant leap forward. Lars uses the kick (double bass) drums so much on this record that it basically revolutionized the way the double bass drums should be played. Kirk's lead guitar skill has improved vastly since 1986's "Puppets" release. I don't have a problem with the lack of bass. Just listen to the "Live S---: Binge & Purge" concerts and you'll see what I mean. Jason's bass is turned up pretty loud, and it kinda throws the whole thing off- at least for the songs off of "Justice." HOW COULD THIS RECORD HAVE BEEN BETTER? It couldn't have been. BEST OR WORST ASPECTS OF THE RECORD? Best- Kick drums. Crazy guitar solos. Tight rhythm section. Thoughtful, yet still Metallica-like lyrics. James' voice is way more than tolerable. Worst- Some would say the lacking of bass, but I disagree. GREAT BASS PLAYING? Not much at all. "One" has a nice harmony, if you can hear it at all. So does "To Live is to Die", but I believe that there was a kind of symbolism in James, Kirk, and Lars not allowing too much bass in there. I mean, Cliff died. Their anger and anguish fed much of the mood on the album. No bass? Rightfully so. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS RECORD? Yeah, just because there's not any crazy bass playing in it doesn't mean that it's a below average musical recording.

I agree

It's not that the bass is quiet. It's non existant. I listened ot "one" one day and noticed that there is no bass in that song at all. What's funny about this reacording is that there is virtually no bass "guitar" yet the low end in the mix was leveled so high that it totally throws off the balance. Kirk and James were so concerned with making this album the heaviest they could (and it is) that they flooded the mix with a slew of overdistorted guitar tracks resulting in a ridiculous amount of low end bass. Which leads me to believe that they had to compromise and sacrifice something in order to keep those low ends down. Hence, the bass guitar since the guitars provide the meat behind the heaviness. Just a theory. Either way, the mix of Justice is not Metallica's best, yet the album does have some amazing songs on it. The talent that Jason had could not really be heard until The Black Album. Overall, I give this album a 3.

New bassist Jason Newsted, although the bass is very quiet, made his triumphant debut with this exquisite serving of metal madness. Features the legendary ballad, "One," along with other amazing songs that focus mainly on the shortcomings of the American Judicial System. The guitar work is simply the best, and the lyrics are sophisticated way beyond what you'd expect for a metal album.