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ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
edited August 2006 in Other Music
I absolutley HATE Metallica's Ride The Lightning and believe it is their absolute WORST album ever. I'm not saying this for shock value, I REALLY HATE it. I like so many of their other albums though, even some songs from Load/Reload! But come on, Ride The Lightning is pure trash!
"Feel it rising, yeah next stop falling!"

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  • LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    I used to be a huge Metallica fan but I really havent listened to anything pre-Load in at least a year and I'm really not a metal fan at all anymore....Load is a very underrated album though. People hate on it way too much
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  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    I like King Nothing, Fuel, and The Unforgiven II from Load/Reload.
    "Feel it rising, yeah next stop falling!"

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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    why would anyone hate you for that? metallica is not exactly near and dear to many people's hearts around here...
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    I cannot agree. Fight Fire with Fire, Ride the Lightning, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black, Trapped Under Ice, Creeping Death, Call of the Ktulu. I dislike Escape but love the rest. It's no Master of Puppets, but I love it. You should give it more chance :)
  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    soulsinging wrote:
    why would anyone hate you for that? metallica is not exactly near and dear to many people's hearts around here...

    I guess, but some people will get really pissed if you call their favorite album pure trash. And I guess I shouldnt have made this same thread on a Metallica forum. That's on my Top 20 list of the stupidest things that, I've ever done!
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  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    danny72688 wrote:
    I cannot agree. Fight Fire with Fire, Ride the Lightning, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black, Trapped Under Ice, Creeping Death, Call of the Ktulu. I dislike Escape but love the rest. It's no Master of Puppets, but I love it. You should give it more chance :)

    I like the first two tracks but I never really bothered with the rest but at your advice, I will try it again.
    "Feel it rising, yeah next stop falling!"

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  • JSBEJSBE Posts: 1,077
    how could an album that has 'for whom the bell tolls', 'fade to black' AND 'creeping death' on it be trash?

    metallica's first four albums are perfect from start to finish...

    ** edit - i like the black album from start to finish, load/re-load are good, but with some weak songs and i am one of the few around here that will admit to liking st anger **
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    ItsEvolutionBaby74 wrote:
    I like the first two tracks but I never really bothered with the rest but at your advice, I will try it again.

    I admit I needed time to grow on this album, but it's like Metallica's No Code for me. Every listen it gets better. James actually had some great lyrics on this album too if you look for that :)

    2, 4, 7 are the best tracks in my opinion, so if no others try those :D
  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    JSBE wrote:
    how could an album that has 'for whom the bell tolls', 'fade to black' AND 'creeping death' on it be trash?

    metallica's first four albums are perfect from start to finish...

    ** edit - i like the black album from start to finish, load/re-load are good, but with some weak songs and i am one of the few around here that will admit to liking st anger **

    See What I Mean. People get mad. I just don't like it.
    "Feel it rising, yeah next stop falling!"

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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    ItsEvolutionBaby74 wrote:
    See What I Mean. People get mad. I just don't like it.

    I think because you're calling it better than St. Anger might have a little to do with it ;)
  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    danny72688 wrote:
    I think because you're calling it better than St. Anger might have a little to do with it ;)

    Oh shit you're right, although Frantic was good, St. Anger just sucks.
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  • JSBEJSBE Posts: 1,077
    ItsEvolutionBaby74 wrote:
    See What I Mean. People get mad. I just don't like it.

    please, i'm not about to get mad if you don't like an album i love, i just don't see how you can call the album trash. i like st anger a lot, but i could totally understand if you called that album trash...
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    ItsEvolutionBaby74 wrote:
    Oh shit you're right, although Frantic was good, St. Anger just sucks.

    I shamefully admit St. Anger isn't horrible. It isn't great either. I love Some Kind of Monster and St. Anger and Frantic are good. From what I've heard from that album, it isn't shit, but mediocre and unoriginal for Metallica.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    you are wrong :D Ride the lightning is by far their best album. way better than puppets even...
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    you are wrong :D Ride the lightning is by far their best album. way better than puppets even...

    Do you kiss you mother with that mouth? ;)
  • Obscured1Obscured1 Posts: 56
    I hope lars and Metallica just fade into oblivion- they r DONE!!!
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    danny72688 wrote:
    Do you kiss you mother with that mouth? ;)
    honestly I WAY prefer to MoP. I prefer the old school thrash sound. Puppets became more progressive. I also prefer megadeth's peace sells... to rust in peace
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    honestly I WAY prefer to MoP. I prefer the old school thrash sound. Puppets became more progressive. I also prefer megadeth's peace sells... to rust in peace

    I guess I like Puppets better because it's their most mature album with Cliff. Plus every song on Puppets is so damn catchy and the structure is amazing (like Ride the Lightning and Kill 'em All) ;) Ride the Lightning is awesome, but I also put Kill 'em All ahead of it.
    Never could get into Megadeath - Dave Mustaine really pisses me off...
  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    keep posting
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Aside from Escape, and cheesy lyrics in Trapped Under Ice, it's an AWESOME album.
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    BinFrog wrote:
    Aside from Escape, and cheesy lyrics in Trapped Under Ice, it's an AWESOME album.

    I like the lyrics for Trapped Under Ice ;) Otherwise I agree 100%.
    It would suck to be anybody James sings about on this album.
  • funkymonkfunkymonk Posts: 279
    The one major thing that keeps St. Anger from being a great album is that retarded pots and pans drum sound. I'm hoping Rick Rubin does great things with this band for the next album. Its about time they got away from Bob Rock.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
    load and st. anger are both terrible IMO.

    my top three are:

    master of puppets
    ...and justice for all
    kill em all

    i really like ride the lightning too.
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  • JellyrollsJellyrolls Posts: 523
    Even though I think that Metallica is very overrated as a band, Ride the Lightning is their best album (yes, even better than Master of Puppets).
    James vocals was at his very best on this album espectially on the song 'Ride the Lightning.
  • JSP552003JSP552003 Posts: 222
    yes, yes we do....
  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    Creeping Death is probably the best song they ever wrote, but the rest of it is kind of weak, I'll agree. 3 or 4 songs I really like, though
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Obscured1 wrote:
    I hope lars and Metallica just fade into oblivion- they r DONE!!!


    Agreed.

    St Anger is probablly one of the worst albums I have ever had the misfortune to hear.
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  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Haven't bought any Metallica since the let down which was Load

    Ride The Lightning is a strong album, there is however only one Master...
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  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    I liked Ride the Lightning.
    Can't Fucking stand St. Anger though, no matter how much I try to pretend it doesn't suck. The drums sound absolutely terrible and destroy any good songs the album has to offer (which are few and far between as it is!)
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  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Lightning is a very good album. Trash? I think not

    You could take Load, Reload and St.Anger and put together one decent album and it still could not touch Lightning.
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