No Place for Disgrace

Flotsam & Jetsam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: May 31, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002H5M
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,477 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: FLOTSAM & JETSAM
Title: NO PLACE FOR DISCRACE
Street Release Date: 05/31/1988
Domestic
Genre: HEAVY METAL

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jason who?, July 19, 2003

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Patrick Stott (Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Place for Disgrace (Audio CD)

Flotsam and Jetsam will be eternally remembered as the band that supplied Metallica with a bass player. They should really be remembered for their music. This is the band's magnum opus, never to be approached even distantly ever again.

Flotsam and Jetsam were magnificent songwriters. The title track is a moving account of a disgraced samurai's final moments before absolving himself through suicide. It shows an empathy with the thoughts of such a character. The riffs, from the introduction to the finale, are original and memorable. Some of the subject matter for the remaining tracks on the album is a little lame ("I Live, You Die", "Misguided Fortune"), but even some of the thrash elite at the time were dealing in cheese of the stinkiest vintage at the time (anyone want crackers with Megadeth's "502" and Slayer's "Mandatory Suicide"?). Newstead was one of the main songwriters for the band before his departure, and his creativity, long stifled by the rampant egos in Metallica, shines through here, as he co-wrote the best tracks on the album.

Lyrics aside, the music is near faultless- the Egyptian sounding guitars and bass run on "N.E. Terror" are particularly impressive, the transition from the acoustic introduction to the power ballad-ish feel to the high velocity thrash out of "Escape From Within", the soloing throughout. The twin instrumental tracks, "P.A.A.B" and "The Jones" showcase some stunning riffs and solos without getting self-indulgent. As with many bands of the time, the drummer had a thing for showing his double kick drum prowess. In every song. Constantly. I like it! The production is sharp, clear and heavy.

What put many people off the band were Eric AK's seemingly helium fuelled shrieks. Even Candlemass' Messiah Marcolin would have been hard pressed to hit some of those high notes. Eric AK had strong mid-range vocals, but seemed obsessed with hitting the stratosphere as often as possible.

A definite highlight of the album is a beefed up rendition of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", complete with shouted backing vocals, a double kick drum barrage, and even a piano!

As a demonstration of the heights thrash could reach at its best, this album is a must own for all dedicated fans of the genre. Unfortunately, the band could never escape from the shadow of a past member.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Flotsam & Jetsam album, May 17, 2004

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Eric Prescott "Go vegan" (Brighton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Place for Disgrace (Audio CD)

I wore the cassette version of this album out and replaced it with the CD so I could play it over and over again. I can't imagine how any reviewer on this page that actually loves thrash metal could give this anything less than a four. I personally can't give it anything less than a five. This is one of the more perfect thrash metal albums from the hey-day of thrash metal in the late 80s, and I still listen to it to this day.

Man, those vocals. If only their later albums (while occasionally cool) had the operatic power of "No Place for Disgrace." At least they tried new things.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Severely underrated classic thrash, June 27, 2002

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Osculum (Oceanside, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Place for Disgrace (Audio CD)

This album was hard to find for me, so I'm very pleased to have purchased it recently. So far it's the only Flotsam & Jetsam album I own, but that will change because these guys tear it up. This one seems to be a fan favorite, but I can't say which one's best because I haven't heard them all. This stuff is just as good as Anthrax, Testament, and Megadeth of the same period, so that's why I'm confused as to why it's not more widely known and appreciated. Any fan of old school thrash will love this.