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Binding: Audio CDBrand: Metallica EAN: 0075596039628 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Elektra / Wea Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea MPN: 075596039628 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Elektra / Wea Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Elektra / Wea Editorial Review: Product Description: No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: METALLICA Title: RIDE THE LIGHTNING Street Release Date: 07/07/1987 Genre: HEAVY METAL Amazon.com essential recording: 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 Amazon.com: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating: - one of the four greatest Heavy Metal album of all-timeI don't know exactly where this album would rank on some kind of official list or a huge vote for the top 10 Heavy Metal albums, but on my website I ranked this timeless masterpiece 3rd behind Reign In Blood. I did have a really hard time deciding if it should be 2nd or 3rd though. Anyway, enough about that, here is my review. FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE - This is easily one of the greatest album openers in heavy metal history and i love how Hetfield sings the song and the lyrics are great. ... Read More Rating: - definetly their best next to puppetsI have never spent a better ten dollars than on this product! every song in it deserves praise and is a must for and metal fan! 1. fight fire with fire- probably one of their most fastest and heaviest songs! Awesome 2. Ride the lightning- Probably their best song on here! has the most epic solo ever made! 3. For whom the bell tolls- Amazing riffs, Amazing lyrics, Amazing song 4. Fade to black- sad but awesome solo and great riffs 5. Trapped under ice- A great song to ... Read More Rating: - Their Most Exciting WorkRide the Lightning starts out slow, throwing the listener off at first, but comes in pounding with power after a few moments. Fight Fire with Fire is their best opener and one of their most intense thrashy songs. Then comes the title song, the best one on the album, loaded with solos and harmonies that sound like the epitome of electric guitar music. That cover art takes on real meaning while listening to this song, the lightning scorching the chair coming to life as you hear those harmonies. You ... Read More Rating: - The Vinyl Has the Best "Pure" and "Unadulterated" Sound that you can hear...This reisues of this past albums of metallica has the best sound!!!! If you had a great machine , you can hear the diference betwen digital vs analog recordings. This LP has the best sound that I ever heard of this album before. I Have the CD but this LP kicks the sound of the CD. Since I Heard this record , I Discover that the LP has the best "Pure" and "Unadulterated" sound , better that the CDs and the digital files like Mp3. So if you wanna to heard this "Pure" sound you only need to buy this ... Read More Rating:  - RECORD ARRIVED WARPEDNEW METALLICA ALBUM WAS PACKED IN A BOX THAT WAS TOO SMALL, ALBUM WAS PUSHED INTO THE BOX AND ARRIVED WARPED. ALBUM ALSO NEEDED CLEANED TO GET ALL THE POPS AND CLICKS OFF THE RECORD. IT TRACKS OK, BUT MY TONEARM RISES AND FALLS WITH THE WARP AND SOME DISTORTION IS AUDIBLE. A HASSLE TO RETURN I FEAR....... |
