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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 9, 2012
Pros: *Some really brilliant songs
Cons: *Escape, trapped under ice and fight fire with fire are just decent
Summary: Ride the Lightning is Metallica’s second album released in 1984. Their sophomore record is certified 5x platinum is now-a-days is considered nothing short of metal masterpiece. After the band’s impressive and acclaimed debut album, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 28, 2009
Pros: Every single song. Highlights are the epic "Fade to Black" and "Creeping Death"
Cons: That you don't know all this already
Summary: One of MetallicA's best albums, anyone that has any idea of what they're talking about knows this and people who deny it are retarded. The entire duration of the album is hair risingly good.BEST ALBUM TO COME OUT SINCE IT'S RELEASEWell, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 25, 2009
Pros: - Call of Ktulu
- Great lyrics, riffs and solos
- Thrash classic
Cons: - Nothing, unless you're one of those who didn't like "Escape"
Summary: After Metallica's debut album in 1983 Kill Em All, they decided to show the people of 1984 that they have broaden their writing skills. Ride the Lightning is their second album, which has 8 songs. How good is this album? It's one hell of an album. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 17, 2009
Pros: Aggressive speed metal at it's best
Cons: Living in the past sucks. Makes you kinda sad when you think about Metallica today.
Summary: A handfull of bands at the time of this albums release defined what "thrash metal" truly was.Among them were Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and Overkill.This Heavy Metal Masterpiece exhibits some very aggressive guitar playing with a ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 23, 2009
Pros: Thrash, thrash....
Cons: A few clunkers.
Summary: As the legend of Metallica grew after the release of Kill Em All, Ride The Lightning set the standard for all thrash metal in the 80's. Metallica started showing a more progressive side with this album. Here it is track by track: Fight Fire ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 13, 2009
Pros: No real filler songs, incredible songwriting from all band members, CREEPING DEATH.
Cons: "Escape" could be viewed as mediocre song, James Hetfield's singing isn't perfect.
Summary: It's well-known that Metallica has been a huge influence to many metal bands today and is often regarded as one of Metal's all-time greatest bands. "Ride the Lightning", their second studio album isn't always considered their best but I think it's a ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 10, 2008
Pros: -Five metal classics
-Incredible solo's, aggressive riffs
-Metallica at their finest
Cons: -The number of tracks. That's it: the music's near perfect
Summary: Metallica kicked off their career with the solid and entertaining "Kill Em All" album back in 1983. While it certainly had some great songs ("The Four Horsemen", "Hit the Lights", "Seek and Destroy"), pretty much everyone could see a lot of room for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2007
Pros: A near-perfect blend of power and melody, speed and mood. Their best, by far.
Cons: Set too high of a standard. And launched a million worthless imitators.
Summary: Unlike most of those lying metalheads, I’m not gonna tell you that I took to Metallica right away. I first heard of them after Master of Puppets had been released (which puts us somewhere in 1986 or so, which is still long before you were ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 13, 2007
Pros: This is a great leap foward for Metallica.
Cons: there aren't many to be found.
Summary: Three things took place in 1984 that stick in my mind; the Detroit Tigers winning the World Series, George Orwell’s book “Nineteen Eighty-Four” was plotted in 1984, and Metallica released their marvelous second album, “Ride the Lightning” “Ride the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2006
Pros: Structured beautifully.
Cons: A couple of songs aren't perfect.
Summary: Okay, okay, so they haven't made any real effort in musical construction (as opposed to production... looking at you, Black Album) since the flawed 1988 masterpiece And Justice For All, but old Metallica is still some of the best metal you'll ever ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 24, 2006
Pros: Songwriting, lyrics, sound
Cons: NONE
Summary: Ride the Lightning, released in 1984, is Metallica's second studio album, following the album Kill 'Em All. Ride the Lightning shows more musical growth and focus by a still-young Metallica, while still being thrash metal to the core. Each song ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 4, 2006
Pros: Succint, topical and excellently premeditated music that still holds weight twenty-plus years on
Cons: The second half is drivel; Hetfield's control of the band is questionable
Summary: There are some bands you just don’t get. The magnitude of what they are presenting simply can not be comprehended on first listen, or even first album. Apparently, Metallica are one of those bands. I started out with the thrash quartet ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 1, 2006
Pros: Kirk's solos, catchier than Master of Puppets, Good diversity, Some good Vocals too
Cons: Some of the thrashy riffs carry on for too long and become monotonous.
Summary: As I discover Metallica's history more and more, I keep getting mesmerized by their success both commercially and musically. Every single album of theirs, and I mean every SINGLE one, has met with success. Some albums succeeded at the expense of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 26, 2006
Pros: Great riffs,great melody and great lyrics.
Cons: Too young at the time when this came out.
Summary: Metallica's second record Ride The Lighting is definitely a step up from their debut album Kill 'Em All. This record actually showed that the band was more than just about playing faster and louder. Musically there are more melodies and harmonies going ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 10, 2006
Pros: Fade to Black
Cons: Trapped Under Ice, production in general
Summary: As far as Metallica CDs go, this is #4 in my epinion. A great CD, everyone should have it. 1.) Fight Fire with Fire (7/10) 4:45 "Blow the universe into nothingness, nuclear warfare shall lay us to rest." It begins with an acoustic intro, almost ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 5, 2006
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
Summary: Ride the Lightning James Hetfield: guitar and lead singer Lars Ulrich: drums Kirk Hammet: lead guitar Cliff Burton: bass Produced by Metallica Ride The Lightning is an amazing album, give Metallica ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 8, 2006
Pros: Powerful, exhilarating, hilarious songs about death and other things like death.
Cons: I missed out on it when I was a socially frustrated teenager.
Summary: It's not the sort of thing you might expect to hear at a Methodist youth group get-together. Then again, maybe it is. Back in high school, it seems, every guy had an extensive collection of Metallica t-shirts - except, of course, for anyone I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2005
Pros: Everything
Cons: No way!
Summary: Where do I start? I'll start at the cover, pretty kool design and a badass name, "Ride the Lightning". So as soon as I got the CD I chucked it in and experienced the best damn 40-50 minutes of my life (b)Fight Fire with Fire(b) - Starting off with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 14, 2005
Pros: 4 amazing songs, lyrically awesome, some of Metallicas best
Cons: 4 weak songs, Master of Puppets is way better
Summary: when rock historians look back on the career of metallica a lot of them will tell you different stories about which album made Metallica who it is today. well Im here to tell you that one of those albums that defined them was the great"Ride the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2005
Pros: Steps up in production and maturity.
Cons: Escape and Ride the Lightning's cheesy lyrics.
Summary: Right off the bat you can see this album is a great leap up from their amateurish, hardly produced Kill 'em All. In this album, you can actually understand lyrics, which adds more power to the songs. Don't get me wrong, Kill 'em All is a truly ... read more
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Release Date: 1990-10-17, Audio Cassette, Elektra / Wea
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