Metallica. Ediz. a colori

by Martin Popoff

Metallica( The Complete Illustrated History) Hardcover MartinPopoff VoyageurPress(MN)

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, History, Biography

Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

At approximately 7900 (with over 7000 appearing in his books), Martin has unofficially written more record reviews than anybody in the history of music writing across all genres. Additionally, Martin has penned approximately 85 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock and record collecting. He was Editor-In-Chief of the now retired Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, Canada’s foremost metal publication for 14 years, and has also contributed to Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, Record Collector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com and hardradio.com, with many record label band bios and liner notes to his credit as well. Additionally, Martin has been a regular contractor to Banger Films, having worked for two years as researcher on the award-winning documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, on the writing and research team for the 11-episode Metal Evolution and on the ten-episode Rock Icons, both for VH1 Classic. Additionally, Martin is the writer of the original metal genre chart used in Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey and throughout the Metal Evolution episodes. Martin currently resides in Toronto and can be reached through martinp@inforamp.net or www.martinpopoff.com.

Reviews

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is told in bits and pieces from the interviews Popoff conducted throughout the years with band members and others involved.

It doesn’t bring anything new, but it’s a nice recollection of various moments along Metallica’s journey from when they were formed until 2015.

There is a complete list of their albums, the creative part behind them, some inside key moments, from early times with Mustaine, death of Cliff Burton and coopting Trujillo after Newsted fled the band. There are also a lot of pictures with band members, posters, concert tickets and lots of T-shirts from various private collections - they all brought back the memories of the Big 4 I saw at Sonisphere in 2010.

Here are some pictures I liked from the book. How young and wild they were :)

[Konlin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sytuacja wygląda tak: tytuł mówi o "kompletnej ilustrowanej historii". Niestety 2 z tych 3 wyrazów jest kłamstwem bo nie dostajemy ani kompletnej ani historii. W zasadzie ilustrowane też jest nie wiadomo co, w większości chyba zawartość strychu autora.
Wchodząc w szczegóły (chociaż naprawdę szkoda mi czasu na opis takiego gniota) zamiast historii mamy jakieś powyrywane z kontekstu cytaty z wywiadów z członkami grupy. Więcej niż o kluczowych zdarzeniach jak śmierć pierwszego basisty czy odejście drugiego mamy na temat tego, jak przebiegał proces produkcji jakiejś płyty i czemu wyszło fatalnie.
Jeśli chodzi o ilustracje to jest ich rzeczywiście sporo. Niestety trzeba się domyślać co / kto na nich jest bo 95% nie jest opisana, za to każda jest opatrzona informacja o sam nie wiem czym, chyba właścicielu praw. Wiadomo, to najważniejsze.
Treść oryginalna jest bez sensu więc i tłumacze się do tego dostosowali. Nie mam do porównania wersji oryginalnej więc nie wiem czy znają angielski ale na pewno Joe znają polskiego, czasami musiałem czytać 3 razy żeby ogarnąć o co może chodzić. Mam nawet zdjęcie próbki tej pary geniuszy.

Jak to gdzieś zobaczycie to spluncie w myślach i idźcie dalej.

[Matthew Zeichert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal Response: Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History by Martin Popoff does a splendid job at telling the story of Metallica. Even though this book is a great read, it suffers from the author's decision to insert his opinions about the band wherever he pleases. Another critique I have about this book is the poor transitions between the analysis of specific albums and the overall biography. Although this book has some pretty obvious flaws, I did learned plenty about Metallica's rich history.

Plot Summary: Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History begins with the creation of Metallica in late 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Popoff then goes into great detail about the very first studio recordings of the band and even Dave Mustaine's release. The novel later tells of the recording process of Metallica's sophomore album Ride The Lightning and the touring that they did after it's release. Shortly after Popoff's analysis of Ride The Lightning, he describes the critical acclaim of Master of Puppets, and also mentions the tragic death of bassist Cliff Burton. The band's so-called "CNN years" are later in the book and lead into Metallica's controversial Load era in the 90's. Later in the novel, the infamous Napster controversy, departure of bassist Jason Newsted, and even the St. Anger recording process are explained in great detail. The novel concludes with a description about Metallica's Death Magnetic, but I was disappointed that Hardwired... to Self Destruct was not touched upon.

Recommendations: I would recommend this book to anyone who is a hardcore Metallica fan or anyone who enjoys learning about the history of metal music. I would not recommend this book to anyone under the age of 12 due to the strong language that is used throughout the book. If you enjoyed Metallica: The Complete Illustrated history, I would suggest that you watch the documentary Some Kind of Monster. The documentary is mentioned throughout the book and is a good way to learn exactly what went on during the recording of the abysmal St. Anger.

[Povilas Jarmala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Viena geresnių Popoffo knygų. Dauguma jų būna gražiai ir nuosekliai parašytos, bet kiek per dauf peršama autoriaus nuomonė apie kūrybą ar pan. Šįkart Metallica kūrybą recenzuoja kiti 8 bendraautoriai. Ir neretai Popoffo knygos būna visiškai unofficial, bet šįkart buvo pakalbinti net 3 "Metallica" nariai.

[Ethan Safari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Couldn't be done better...

[vandemonium · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely presentation, I love the pictures of tour shirts from the various eras. Fun book!

[Serge Turgeon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intéressant, suit l'historique des lancements d'albums. Il manque un peu de "chien", pas assez dannecdotes.

[Bill Cassinelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good, but not great. A very brief history of the band's albums, up until Death Magnetic.

[Michiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leuk om wat meer van Metallica te weten te komen. Niet een zeer diepgravende biografie.

[Fabrizio · Rating 3 out of 5]

È un buon libro, ma non offre particolari spunti inediti o poco conosciuti. La traduzione in italiano lascia spesso a desiderare.

[Konlin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sytuacja wygląda tak: tytuł mówi o "kompletnej ilustrowanej historii". Niestety 2 z tych 3 wyrazów jest kłamstwem bo nie dostajemy ani kompletnej ani historii. W zasadzie ilustrowane też jest nie wiadomo co, w większości chyba zawartość strychu autora.
Wchodząc w szczegóły (chociaż naprawdę szkoda mi czasu na opis takiego gniota) zamiast historii mamy jakieś powyrywane z kontekstu cytaty z wywiadów z członkami grupy. Więcej niż o kluczowych zdarzeniach jak śmierć pierwszego basisty czy odejście drugiego mamy na temat tego, jak przebiegał proces produkcji jakiejś płyty i czemu wyszło fatalnie.
Jeśli chodzi o ilustracje to jest ich rzeczywiście sporo. Niestety trzeba się domyślać co / kto na nich jest bo 95% nie jest opisana, za to każda jest opatrzona informacja o sam nie wiem czym, chyba właścicielu praw. Wiadomo, to najważniejsze.
Treść oryginalna jest bez sensu więc i tłumacze się do tego dostosowali. Nie mam do porównania wersji oryginalnej więc nie wiem czy znają angielski ale na pewno Joe znają polskiego, czasami musiałem czytać 3 razy żeby ogarnąć o co może chodzić. Mam nawet zdjęcie próbki tej pary geniuszy.

Jak to gdzieś zobaczycie to spluńcie w myślach i idźcie dalej.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has tons of rare pictures and artwork to satisfy the most hardcore Metallica fan. It is a good coffee table book about the band. However, if you want insightful stories and more than the Cliff Notes (no pun intended) story of Metallica's rise to fame, this book isn't it. But really, unless you aren't very bright the title sort of implies that already.

[Raften · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book is boring and not very insightful. Also it contains mistakes about band history and releases. It has some cool photos and looks nice on a shelve but other than that I would not recommend it.

[Tony Parsons]

wow a world renound rock group luv 2 win/read this book

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

horrible script, awesome pictures.

[Ibooks_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's bout loving Metallica which is my favorite band, its the art work inside it, something I really appreciate it.

[Benjamin Kahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read. A good overview of the Metallica story. Not as in-depth as most of Popoff's books, but it probably met my interest level in a book on Metallica.

[Ietrio · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute. But far from complete. A funny past time to see how lame they looked the designer rockstars that brought the sharing world to its knees.

[Steven Spoelstra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unique book on the world's best metal band. Fans will love the photos and the T-shirt pics.