Ride The

Brilliant, my Grandson loved it.

Great record!

Very happy

Wow! What an album! I will say that about every Metallica record up to and including And Justice For All. From Fight Fire With Fire to Creeping Death and ending with The Call Of Ktulu, this record just kicks you in teeth! No matter what anyone may say about their Load/Reload or St Anger records and their faults, this is true Metallica and is a credit to the band!

One of the simplest and finest metal albums ever crafted.

This takes me back to when I was young all thank headbanging and air guartar...wot a life!

Grandson requested this for birthday and he is over the moon with it.

Ride The Lighting is - for me - Metallica's best album and a true classic. Why 4 stars? For me, this remastering job isn't great. First of all, it's a remaster from what I would guess is the original mix-down. This is not a re-mix, then remastering exercise, which means it really only involves applying some more modern audio processes to make the final master from the stereo mix down. For the purest (and for the guy who mixed the album), I suppose this is important because it means the mix is the same - no instrument is louder or quieter than before nor EQ'd differently - which is too bad really because it would be nice to hear a bit more bass guitar. Having said that, at least it's audible on this record (except on Trapped Under Ice where it's basically inaudible) unlike on Master of Puppets (barely audible) and ...And Justice For All (completely inaudible - anybody who tells you they can hear a bass guitar on that record is imagining it). The end result of all of this is a cleaner, more polished sound and the record is louder than before. However, I think this loudness is achieved at the expense of dynamic range because of compression, which is disappointing. Since I have a very good hi-fi, I'd rather have a quieter record with wider dynamics. Comparing this back to back with my original (vinyl) copy, I much prefer the original. In summary, I've added a tiny bit more to Metallica's vast riches but only they will enjoy the benefit. Just as well I didn't buy any of their albums after Justice, which makes me feel slightly better.