Kill em all was all pentatonic, fast, bends. He matured so much in the short time to Ride the lightning: SO much melody, groove and feel and stayed consistent. Peak Kirk Hammet from RTL to Black album right there. And he WAS a musical genius COMPOSITION WISE.
He might not be the greatest guitarist of all time, but the emotion and melody he adds on his solos to fight the narrative of the song while still shredding his ass off, is highly under appreciated. Kirk is the man
Well if Mustaine wasn't an A-hole back then he'd still be in the band. Megadeth elitists always seem to forget that. And I'm sure Kirk could have written all his own but he didn't have time. He was flown out to record on short notice and still played it like this. And also, i thought the second half of the solo in Fight Fire where they harmonize was written by James? I could be wrong but it also sounds like something he wrote.
This might sound strange, but the interlude solo of the Four Horsemen is in my top 5 favorite Metallica solos of all time. What many people don't get is that that's the only Kirk Hammett original solo on the album, as far as I know, because all the others were some form of imitation or inspiration from Mustaine's earlier tapes. As a matter of fact, the KEA solos fall in a weird category of being the nearest example of a Hammett-Mustaine co-composition, or a Hammett-polished Mustaine demo. They have Mustaine' personality, technicality, and style, but with the flair and mannerisms of Hammett's fingers. The Four Horsemen's interlude solo was added later when they extended the song from being the 5-minute "Mechanix" to the new 7-minute epic that would become a template for most Metallica songs on the next 3 albums, and that particular solo is so radically different from the others in the same way that the Kirk of that era was different from the Mustaine of that era. Dave was just a speed-shredder with incredible skill, but Kirk was a more steady, passionate storyteller with very deep soul (an aspect of his soloing that is now hopelessly lost it seems). The way that interlude section of the Four Horsemen slows down the tempo and instills a melancholy mood, which then builds up with Cliff's bass undertones, leading into that wonderfully sweet solo that culminates in the double-tracked crescendo... it always gives me goosebumps every time. That interlude solo seems like it could fit very well on any song on RTL, which, in my opinion, has some of the most beautiful epics of 80s thrash metal solos ever recorded (notable example: Fade to Black).
Esto sí es metallica yo hablo del kill em all o el ride the ligthing o master of puppets tambien el and justice for all. Eso es metal bro. No del load reload etc
i’ve given kirk a LOT of flack in the past, but he has had great moments undoubtedly. the solos in one are genius and that first orion solo is so sassy and awesome live. although i think he is a bit overrated, he can be very creative when presented with the right melodies to take the lead.
Top 10 Kirk solos 1. Ride the Lightning 2. Fade to Black 3. One 4. Blackened 5. The Unforgiven 6. Master of Puppets 7. Creeping Death 8. The Four Horsemen 9. Sanitarium 10. Battery
@@brkdarksiirc Kirk played the first few bars just like Mustaine and then he continued it his way (obviously heard, the intros are incredibly iconic, but the rest of the licks are lackluster, albeit fast ASF) And Kirk was taking lessons from Satriani until 88! On his first full album with Metallica, RTL it's obvious to the naked ear, lots of improvement.
Because they joined Metallica right when they started to record an album. I bet he did not even knew the rhythm parts yet and he had to record solos right away.
