Ride the Lightning

This time around, Metallica seem like they have a purpose with their music. Not only does Metallica surpass Kill em all, But Metallica creates an essential document in the history of all Metal music. The guitar playing is outstanding all throughout and the solos are all extremely impressive no matter how many times this album has been heard. There is not a bad song in sight on this album. And plus, you know you've caught onto something real good when you can play an entire album and never once hit the skip button! Every song is a classic in their own right. The dark, haunting ''Fade to black'' captures the band in one of its darkest moments as Hetfield laments about committing suicide. ''The call of ktulu'' is an outstanding 9-minute instrumental which should really be listened to in its entirety in order to get the most out of it. This is what 80's Metal SHOULD be remembered for instead of latter-day Motley Crue, Poison, and all that other crap. If you don't own this album, Buy this now!!!!!!!!

this one is my favorite one by metallica. it is just the way the songs,sounded. it is a must have for all rock fans because this one is a classic. fade to black is my favorite track, then call of the ktulu. this one has great guitar, drum,bass on it, the sound is very cool. if you never bought a metallica cd, then i suggest this one. this is metallica at its best. what more can i say, its a rock classic.

At first I wasn't that big fan of this CD, but i started listening to this CD and I liked most of the songs(except for ESCAPE). Fade to Black was the best but the rest of the songs followed closely. Is a good CD to listen to when puching people or giving the middle finger to the blind

Metallica may have artistically peaked with Master Of Puppets (or maybe Justice), but this is my favorite album by them. It balances the fiery rawness of the debut with the more complex arrangements found on Puppets to create one of metal's defining masterpieces. Anyone who's ever had even a passing interest in metal has owned this album at some point or another.

It starts out with what is arguably Metallica's hardest hitting song of their career, Fight Fire With Fire (dig those drums, Lars!) and never lets up. The only real "break" we get is the semi-ballad Fade To Black, which is definitely one of the band's top five songs. The album culminates with the one-two punch of Creeping Death and Call Of Ktulu. There's also these two other songs on the album called For Whom The Bell Tolls and Ride The Lightning, which are okay. Just kidding. They rule. Trapped Under Ice and Escape are, IMO, the album's weakest songs. But Trivium wishes they had 1/100th of the talent to write a song in the vein of early Metallica, no matter how weak(ish). Still two good songs that don't bog the album down; just not as great as the other six.

Metallica have become to metal what Bob Marley is to reggae and what Johnny Cash is to country. Every guy my age I know cut their teeth on this band. Sabbath and Maiden give them a run for their money, but Metallica's enduring popularity with this new generation of rockers (yes, moreso than Sabbath and Maiden) cements them as the definitive metal band for those looking to get their foot in the door. And when I say metal, I don't mean Mudvayne.

This is the album I always recommend for anyone looking to get into Metallica. I must've played it hundreds of times over the years and the truth is it never gets old (for me, anyway). Great music is timeless.

Ride the Lighting was such an amazing album. There were many great songs on this album, such as Escape with it's great chorus line, the title track with its great intro, Klutu with the great reprise at the end, but the real highlight of this album is Fade to Black. Fade to Black is simply one of the greatest metal songs ever made, it's dark lyrics about a man contemplating and commiting suicide, Hammett does an amazing job on this song, especialy on the solo. The solo probably Metallica's best and one of the very few solo's which conveys emotion. You can just feel the sadnesss here, and this song is a true gem. Great album too.