Morning peons
Q: 1989, as it marked the release of not only The Real Thing by Faith No More but also (Monty correct me if I'm wrong here) It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. Also, at this point in time Metallica were still really, really good, and the Smashing Pumpkins hadn't excreted anything into existence yet. Plus, if you believe the NME, the Stone Roses invented dance music in 1989 with Fools' Gold, which was in no way a pile of self-indulgent shite twenty years ahead of its (OK, Radiohead's) time.

Hey, I'm quite pleased with the rationale there, I only said '89 cos it's when my favourite album was released.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:08, 6 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

A mate of mine reckons Fear of a Black Planet
Is better than Nation of Millions.

I had to laugh. Nation of Millions, is, I think, the only great album to be opened by 'Dangerous' Dave Pearce.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:11, Reply)

Nation of Millions was the first hip-hop album I listened to on repeat
rather than skipping to various individual tracks, as I did with most such albums *cough*Wu-Tang Forever*cough*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:23, Reply)

Nation of Millions is a towering achievement.
Absolutely focussed, thought through, intelligent and angry.

Totally unlike me.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Nonsense
You're quite tall, aren't you?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:32, Reply)

no.
About 5 foot 8.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 12:26, Reply)

the black album is one of Metallica's best
so you are wrong on at least one count. also, Death Magnetic is superb, so arguably they are still really good
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:12, Reply)

It's probably their third best album
But only because everything since then has been gash, and as such it marked the beginning of a long trajectory downwards after two absolutely stunning albums
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:22, Reply)

thing is
they are all good (except St Anger) but they are all really quite different.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Load and Reload are basically the same album with a drop in quality
but I'll give you that the rest are reasonably different from each other. Ride The Lightning starts out like Kill 'Em All pt II until Cliff Burton's influence becomes clear
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:31, Reply)

it was going to be a double album
hence them sounding similar.

Neither is better than the other though. There are some superb tracks on Reload. Fixxxer for one, is an excellent song
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:41, Reply)

Some good reasons here,
I find it best to mainly ignore Metallica until Death Magnetic
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:12, Reply)

I have actually never heard anyone take that view of Metallica before
I know there are those, like Vippers, who consider Death Magnetic decent, but the idea that it's their best album is a new one on me.

And complete bollocks, at that
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:19, Reply)

I have ventured that it is up there with their best
but I also like Load and Reload.

In fact I like everything except for St Anger, which is a complete pile of shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:21, Reply)

Not too keen on Load and Reload
Kill 'Em All (1983) Excellent
Ride the Lightning (1984) Excellent
Master of Puppets (1986)Excellent
...And Justice for All (1988)OK
Metallica (1991)Good
Load (1996)Below average
ReLoad (1997)Below average
St. Anger (2003)Awful, just awful
Death Magnetic (2008)Excellent
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:26, Reply)

all albums (over many years) Overrated

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:27, Reply)

I'd mostly agree
but I would probably give an OK to Load and Reload, with a good for a few songs off each
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:35, Reply)

smashing pumpkins were good
and I know I'm in a minority here
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:16, Reply)

I think they were good too
Darth has a personal hatred of Billy Corgan though. I suspect that Darth's advances in a public toilet were cruelly rebuffed.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:16, Reply)

Everything after Siamese Dream was gash though.
Still, two good records.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:20, Reply)

They managed a few good songs on Melancollie or however they spelt it
and the odd one off some other albums. I got put off Siamese Dream because Today was played badly by everyone I knew learning the guitar at the time. I loathe that song.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:22, Reply)

The song Adore was brilliant
i feel the need to dance to it RIGHT NOW
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:26, Reply)

Don't be so crude
He didn't rebuff me, he gave crap head
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:20, Reply)

Morning Darth
How's Eric?
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:20, Reply)

Morning honey
He's much the same, not eating enough but fairly stable. Enjoying all the attention he's getting, not so much the twice-daily antibiotics. Thank you for asking :-) how's you?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:21, Reply)

So So
I have to go do family stuff in about an hour and a half and I really can't be arsed at all, but I know if I make an excuse I'll just feel horrid and guilty all week. But I'm tired :(
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Rubbish
How long is it likely to take? Can you at least look forward to a decent wank sleep afterwards?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:30, Reply)

Until the boredom negates any guilt I will feel for leaving while I still have spare time
No naps today, I'm working at 5.30. I am getting fed though, which is nice, even if it comes at the cost of a well meaning but thoroughly depressing conversation about my employment prospects/love life/general health.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:35, Reply)

Oooooh yay
You could tell them about Brighton Boy?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:37, Reply)

No fucking way
Very few people know about Brighton Boy. My family do not need to be included in that number. Plus, I'm a tiny bit pissed off at him.

Oh damn, I've turned into a girl.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:38, Reply)

A girl?!
Sorry, the planned visit is off
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:58, Reply)

I don't mind the ladyparts
I object to being irrationally pissed off that he took too long to text me back yesterday. I'm not sure that I know who I am any more.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 23 Feb 2011, 10:03, Reply)

Also Pretty Hate Machine came out
So it was a good year.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:23, Reply)

Dammit!
Now I feel STOOPID
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 9:29, Reply)