Lyrics from a song written in 1988 rings true today

[jorno67]

Religion and sex are powerplays
Manipulate the people for the money they pay
Selling skin, selling God
The numbers look the same on their credit cards
Politicians say no to drugs
While we pay for wars in South America

Fighting fire with empty words
While the banks get fat
And the poor stay poor
And the rich get rich
And the cops get paid
To look away
As the one percent rules America
- Queensryche from the song "Spreading the Disease" off the album OPERATION MINDCRIME

During the live recording they changed South America to Saudi Arabia

[jayfish]

1. I saw QR with Metallica in 89'.

Great live show.

Halls of Justice Painted Green
Money Talking
Power Wolves Beset Your Door
Hear Them Stalking
Soon You'll Please Their Appetite
They Devour
Hammer of Justice Crushes You
Overpower

The Ultimate in Vanity
Exploiting Their Supremacy
I Can't Believe the Things You Say
I Can't Believe
I Can't Believe the Price You Pay
Nothing Can Save You

Justice Is Lost
Justice Is Raped
Justice Is Gone
Pulling Your Strings
Justice Is Done
Seeking No Truth
Winning Is All
Find it So Grim
So True
So Real

- Metallica from the song "...And Justice for All" off the album ...And Justice for All.

Too bad Metallica turned into everything they railed against.

[jorno67]

2. I saw that show in Memphis!

And you are right about Metallica...'And Justice for All" was their last Album that had any - heart, soul, gut, truth, backbone, spirit, message, etc...

[jayfish]

3. Yup.

What was the message behind the black album. Don't go to sleep? One thing that I thought was cool about the show was that Queensrych's set was devoid of elaborate stagecraft. No lights... No pyrotechnics... No BS... The venue lighting as on the whole time. Just a kick ass stadium show. One of my all-time favs.

[jorno67]

4. The Black Album message was very clear...

SELL OUT! Of which they did everywhere they went, and haven't recorded a decent song since.

[jayfish]

6. It's obvious that the creative force behind Metallica...

was Cliff Burton. After they used up all his canned material for ..And Justice for All they should have just dried up and blown away.

[jorno67]

7. I think you nailed it.

Without Cliff or without his influence it's no Damn good.

[leftyohiolib]

5. agreed i refer to them as "Mctallica". you want fries with your mediocre music?