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Don't let that classical-guitar-ish opening to "Fight Fire with Fire" fool you--Ride the Lightning packs a heavy-metal wallop. While not as ambitious as the subsequent Master of Puppets, this early Metallica album is indubitably one of their best. Thematically, it explores death and dying from myriad points of view: nuclear war ("Fight Fire with Fire"), execution by electric chair (the title track), and drowning ("Trapped Under Ice"). Interestingly, the album's best track is "Fade to Black," a slower, introspective song about suicide. There's also "Creeping Death," which remains a concert favorite. An excellent mix of rapid-fire guitar riffs, rip-roaring solos, and singer James Hetfield's trademark growl, this is thrash metal at its finest. -- Genevieve Williams
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Don't let that classical-guitar-ish opening to "Fight Fire with Fire" fool you--Ride the Lightning packs a heavy-metal wallop. While not as ambitious as the subsequent Master of Puppets, this early Metallica album is indubitably one of their best. Thematically, it explores death and dying from myriad points of view: nuclear war ("Fight Fire with Fire"), electric-chair execution (the title track), and drowning ("Trapped Under Ice"). Interestingly, the best track on this album is probably "Fade to Black," a slower, more introspective song about suicide. There's also "Creeping Death," which remains a concert favorite. An excellent mix of rapid-fire guitar riffs, rip-roaring solos, and singer James Hetfield's trademark growl, this is thrash metal at its finest. Very highly recommended. --Genevieve Williams
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This rocks!,
This review is from: Ride the Lightning (Audio CD)
One of the five albums that permit to Metallica to enter the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame. You can hear classics like "For whom the bell tolls" but also pieces of anthology of metal music like "The call of Ktulu", "Fade to Black" or "Creeping death". If you like hard rock and metal, you won't be desapointed by this album.Only a technical point. I used to see Elektra Music as the label on this album. The one sold here is different, maybe due to the fact it came from Germany instead of USA. However, the quality of the product is perfect.
5.0 out of 5 stars
JURY IS STILL OUT ON THIS ONE!!!,
By MILLARMAN (TORONTO ,CANADA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ride the Lightning (Shm-CD) (Audio CD)
MY REVIEW IS BASED ON PRODUCTION OF THIS SHM-CD ONLY.WE ALL KNOW WHAT AN AMAZING CD THIS IS.FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER FROM THIS RELEASE PRODUCTION WISE. I WOULD HAVE TOO AGREE WITH ANOTHER REVIEW, THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE ALBUM, IN PRODUCTION VALUES. NO HISSES OR CRACKS OF COURSE. EVERY INSTRUMENT HAS CLEAN QUALITIES TOO THEM. THE VOLUME LEVELS HAVENT BEEN RAISED. - MAKE THIS CLEAR, THIS IS NOT A REMASTERED CD. THE COMPRESSION SOUND IS NOT ON THIS CD, LIKE IT IS ON THE "REGULAR CD" . AT 40 BUCKS THIS IS REALLY TOO HIGH A PRICE CONSIDERING CDS ARE GOING BY THE WAYSIDE. STILL WERE ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR THAT "BEST" SOUND POSSIBLE.SO ITS UP TOO YOU, TAKE A CHANCE AND HEAR SOMETHING YOU NEVER HEARD ON THIS CD OR STICK WITH YOUR OLD COPY.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Well Done.,
By Arodgerson (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ride the Lightning (Audio CD)
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE- a great opener, suberb riffs from james 9.5/10RIDE THE LIGHTNING- all around awesome song, drags on a little long 9.3/10 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS- a great track, awesome lyrics and riffs 9.9/10 FADE TO BLACK- the best track on the cd by far. 10/10 TRAPPED UNDER ICE- a good song, just not their best 8.8/10 ESCAPE- another well done song, not a great hit with me 7.9/10 CREEPING DEATH- awesome song, lyrics/riffs all good 9.1/10 THE CALL OF KTULU- very well done, nice closer 9.4/10
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