The Better Metallica Album.... - Aircraft of World War II

lesofprimus · 05-03-2007, 09:29 PM

Choice is between thier first and second albums, Kill Em All or Ride The Lightning....

For those who dont know or havent heard em in awhile, Ill load up the tracks, but be patient as the comp is glitchin....

Which album is better in ur opinion??? Which songs are ur favorites???

lesofprimus · 05-03-2007, 09:47 PM

Kill 'Em All....

"Hit the Lights" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich) – 4:17
"The Four Horsemen" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich, D. Mustaine) – 7:13
"Motorbreath" (J. Hetfield) – 3:08
"Jump in the Fire" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich, D. Mustaine) – 4:41
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (C. Burton) – 4:14
"Whiplash" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich) – 4:09
"Phantom Lord" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich, D. Mustaine) – 5:01
"No Remorse" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich) – 6:26
"Seek & Destroy" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich) – 6:55
"Metal Militia" (J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich, D. Mustaine) – 5:11
"Am I Evil" (originally recorded by Diamond Head) - 7:51 [1989 re-issue Version Only]
"Blitzkrieg" (originally recorded by Blitzkrieg) - 3:34 [1989 re-issue Version Only]

lesofprimus · 05-03-2007, 10:42 PM

Ride The Lightning....

"Fight Fire with Fire" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton) – 4:45
"Ride the Lightning" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Mustaine) – 6:41
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton) – 5:09
"Fade to Black" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett) – 6:59
"Trapped Under Ice" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) – 4:08
"Escape" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) – 4:24
"Creeping Death" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett) – 6:35
"The Call of Ktulu" [Instrumental] (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Mustaine) – 8:55

102first_hussars · 05-04-2007, 12:54 AM

Ride The Lightning for sure

Heinz · 05-04-2007, 04:13 AM

RLT only because it was showing the pattern for the next 2 albums. progressive influences featured well and hasn;t aged.

Kill em All is good and the guitar work is good. However Im not a huge fan of the tone from the marshall JCM 900s mods they used. So that erks me a little, and the production was ****

Gnomey · 05-04-2007, 06:06 AM

Ride the Lightning for me...

102first_hussars · 05-04-2007, 09:55 AM

Just like to say a little bit more, Kill Em All needs a little bit more credit

Hit The Lights was a ground breaking song that basically invented thrash, because it was a sound that Inspired Anthrax and Slayer

Seek And Destroy is a F*cking classic

the opening Riff tingles my bone every time i hear it

but naturally i chose RTL because 1. vocals were better, 2.More Bass 3.KIRK HAMMET!

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 05-04-2007, 11:42 AM

I prefer Ride the Lightening better but I voted for Kill Em All.

Kill em All defined Heavy Metal Music. It broke barriers and changed the way Heavy Metal Music was looked at from that point on.

Kill em All will forever go down as the album that defined a generation and started the whole Thrash Metal scene.

Having said that Ride the Lightning with songs such as For Whom the Bell Tolls, Call of Ktulu, Fade to Black, and Creeping Death is the better album and led to there masterpiece and the greatest metal album of all times, Master of Puppets.

Both of these albums have some of the best live songs though including Hit the Lights, Seek and Destroy, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black and Creeping Death. Anyone who has seen a Metallica concert knows what I am talking about.

Negative Creep · 05-04-2007, 12:57 PM

I've never been that much of a Kill em All fan. Although it had a big effect on music, seeing as I wasn't born when it was released I can only view it in comparison to the rest of their albums. So whilst in itself it is a good record, Ride, Puppets and Justice are all much better.

Plus, Ride contains one of the best solos, best riffs and best songs ever written (on the title track, creeping death and fade to black respectively)

Heinz · 05-04-2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 102first_hussars

3.KIRK HAMMET!

?? Kirk played on KIll Em All!

Although he never got out of using pentatonic scales which dates it badly so Ride the Lightening shows a much better use of scales

102first_hussars · 05-04-2007, 10:33 PM

No Ride The Lightning, read the post again

Heinz · 05-04-2007, 10:47 PM

No i meant you said Kirk Hammet for your choice of RTL. I thought you were saying you thought it was Kirks first recorded effort with metallica and thats why you chose it. Doesn't really matter anyhow.

I agree thought Ride the lightening is better for its progressive qualities.

102first_hussars · 05-04-2007, 10:51 PM

It was his first recorded effort with metallica, Dave Mustaine was on Kill em all

Heinz · 05-04-2007, 10:54 PM

No kirk was on Kill Em All.

He joined only a few weeks before the recording sessions. Hence his solos do sound a bit rough in places.

102first_hussars · 05-04-2007, 11:13 PM

What are you talking about

Dave Mustaine was the Lead Guitarist of the Album, he was kicked out like a month before the album released and replaced by Kirk Hammet, and it was Kirk Hammet that went on tour with metallica

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05-03-2007, 09:29 PM	#1
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,506	The Better Metallica Album.... Choice is between thier first and second albums, Kill Em All or Ride The Lightning.... For those who dont know or havent heard em in awhile, Ill load up the tracks, but be patient as the comp is glitchin.... Which album is better in ur opinion??? Which songs are ur favorites??? __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

05-04-2007, 12:54 AM	#4
102first_hussars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton,Alberta Posts: 2,259	Ride The Lightning for sure __________________ Hello me...meet the real me. And my misfits way of life. A dark black past is my Most valued possession. Hindsight is always 20-20, But looking back its still a bit fuzzy. Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!

05-04-2007, 04:13 AM	#5
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,745	RLT only because it was showing the pattern for the next 2 albums. progressive influences featured well and hasn;t aged. Kill em All is good and the guitar work is good. However Im not a huge fan of the tone from the marshall JCM 900s mods they used. So that erks me a little, and the production was **** __________________

05-04-2007, 06:06 AM	#6
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,224	Ride the Lightning for me... __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

05-04-2007, 09:55 AM	#7
102first_hussars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton,Alberta Posts: 2,259	Just like to say a little bit more, Kill Em All needs a little bit more credit Hit The Lights was a ground breaking song that basically invented thrash, because it was a sound that Inspired Anthrax and Slayer Seek And Destroy is a Fcking classic the opening Riff tingles my bone every time i hear it but naturally i chose RTL because 1. vocals were better, 2.More Bass 3.KIRK HAMMET! __________________ Hello me...meet the real me. And my misfits way of life. A dark black past is my Most valued possession. Hindsight is always 20-20, But looking back its still a bit fuzzy. Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!! Last edited by 102first_hussars; 05-04-2007 at 10:12 AM.*

05-04-2007, 11:42 AM	#8
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	I prefer Ride the Lightening better but I voted for Kill Em All. Kill em All defined Heavy Metal Music. It broke barriers and changed the way Heavy Metal Music was looked at from that point on. Kill em All will forever go down as the album that defined a generation and started the whole Thrash Metal scene. Having said that Ride the Lightning with songs such as For Whom the Bell Tolls, Call of Ktulu, Fade to Black, and Creeping Death is the better album and led to there masterpiece and the greatest metal album of all times, Master of Puppets. Both of these albums have some of the best live songs though including Hit the Lights, Seek and Destroy, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black and Creeping Death. Anyone who has seen a Metallica concert knows what I am talking about. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

05-04-2007, 12:57 PM	#9
Negative Creep Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plymouth Posts: 819	I've never been that much of a Kill em All fan. Although it had a big effect on music, seeing as I wasn't born when it was released I can only view it in comparison to the rest of their albums. So whilst in itself it is a good record, Ride, Puppets and Justice are all much better. Plus, Ride contains one of the best solos, best riffs and best songs ever written (on the title track, creeping death and fade to black respectively)

05-04-2007, 10:33 PM	#11
102first_hussars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton,Alberta Posts: 2,259	No Ride The Lightning, read the post again __________________ Hello me...meet the real me. And my misfits way of life. A dark black past is my Most valued possession. Hindsight is always 20-20, But looking back its still a bit fuzzy. Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!

05-04-2007, 10:47 PM	#12
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,745	No i meant you said Kirk Hammet for your choice of RTL. I thought you were saying you thought it was Kirks first recorded effort with metallica and thats why you chose it. Doesn't really matter anyhow. I agree thought Ride the lightening is better for its progressive qualities. __________________

05-04-2007, 10:51 PM	#13
102first_hussars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton,Alberta Posts: 2,259	It was his first recorded effort with metallica, Dave Mustaine was on Kill em all __________________ Hello me...meet the real me. And my misfits way of life. A dark black past is my Most valued possession. Hindsight is always 20-20, But looking back its still a bit fuzzy. Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!

05-04-2007, 10:54 PM	#14
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,745	No kirk was on Kill Em All. He joined only a few weeks before the recording sessions. Hence his solos do sound a bit rough in places. __________________

05-04-2007, 11:13 PM	#15
102first_hussars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton,Alberta Posts: 2,259	What are you talking about Dave Mustaine was the Lead Guitarist of the Album, he was kicked out like a month before the album released and replaced by Kirk Hammet, and it was Kirk Hammet that went on tour with metallica __________________ Hello me...meet the real me. And my misfits way of life. A dark black past is my Most valued possession. Hindsight is always 20-20, But looking back its still a bit fuzzy. Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!

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