Used to be pro-death penalty. Two people changed my mind: Joshua Milton Blahyi and David Berkowitz... aka General Butt Naked and the Son of Sam/.44 caliber killer. No one is too bad for forgiveness, and even the worst can change with God. Seriously, i HIGHLY recommend The Redemption of General Butt Naked, a documentary on Blahyi. That is my religious viewpoint, but people often tell me to keep religion out of politics, so i need a political view divorced from my religious view. My mind is not totally made up on this. 1 practicality: in our society, there is no need to end someone's life to remove the threat they pose to society. 2 false convictions: i don't want to be party to killing an innocent, even at one or two removes. However... Sori, you say there is nothing your children could possibly do to make you think they should be executed, but we are told to love others as we love ourselves... is there anything YOU could possibly do that would male you feel it appropriate for you to be executed? I feel the same as you about the "killing those that deserve it is something i could do", and so when i say that there is certainly something i could do that would make me nod and say, "yes, kill me... it is for the best", maybe you can empathize. (I haven't, i just understand that i have the capacity) So... i cannot be wholeheartedly against the death penalty. Lastly, there is a story about a WWI French general seeing captives after a failed mutiny, who were set to be executed. Seeing they looked dejected and ashamed, he said to stand tall because, "in this way, too, you serve France," ( being executed as a deterrent to future mutinies) There is some truth to that. (Though we do need to weigh individual vs society)
Forget the moral arguments. It's impossible for anyone to agree with the state sentencing and carrying out death sentences. For one reason and one reason only......... they DO and HAVE executed innocent people. 1 innocent person put to death is 1 too many.
"there is no need to end someone's life to remove the threat they pose to society." oh really? because we have prisoners living in our prisons on taxpayers dollars for the rest of their lives (like Charles Manson), who just become more and more hardened. and now with the virus, the dumbasses in the state government want to set them free because of your same line of reasoning: "uwu, they're gonna get the totally not made in china virus", and they're going to kill and rape and steal yet again. consider also if you let criminals live, the cult of personality that grows around them: Manson for one, or his norwegian counterpart varg for another. if they remain, they get to keep spreading their vitriol, thumbing their nose at the system, and proving that there is no such thing as justice.
The guitar solo's in this song, are some of Kirk's greatest work, and are Top 5 in all of Metal history in my opinion. This song is criminally underrated by a lot of people. The whole Ride The Lightning album is a masterpiece, start to finish. \m/ \m/
I would put this album above master of puppets if it didn’t have Escape and Trapped Under Ice on it. They aren’t bad songs but neither of them are on the same level as the other 6 songs.
I agree!!! Trapped Under Ice is a phenomenal song. I even love Escape. Escape is usually the least favorite song off Ride The Lightning for most fans of the band, but I have always loved it. The band even hate the song Escape. They have only played it live once and that was because they did the album Ride The Lightning in its entirety on their own Orion Festival a few years ago.
@@johnkatsoudas4767 I think it was cunning stunts maybe, that or something else, Kirk and Lars played a min of it to fuck with James. It's James that doesn't like it. I know it's more democratic now than before and also Lars has a lot of input but still, what Papa Het says, goes
@@jhamilton1007 For me personally the master of puppets is so matured, it's not speedy, wild, explosive enough. Simply their music just grow up into the mainstream somehow. And while the Kill them all is so young, too raw, and lack of comprehensive, The Ride the lightning is just perfect in all the ways! For me: 1983- Kill them all: A young lion begin his life journey 1984- Ride the lightning: A champion warrior lion at it's best shape 1986- Master of puppet: An experienced and wise king lion
@@robocopvn I think they're all perfect in their own way. Specifically in being able to convey where they were at those points of their lives and career.
Ride the lightning, bring back a lot of memories. I discovered Metallica back in 91-92 when the Black Album was released. Back then, we didn't have any money so I was not able to buy records or cassettes. I got a job during summer vacations and with part of the money I earned, I bought the Ride Lightning cassette tape on a garage sale. Oh man, I was a happy child. Keep in mind by that time, I only knew the singles "Enter Sandman" and "The Unforgiven" since I heard them on the radio. From the first notes of Fight Fire with Fire to the amazing The Call of Ktulu, I was blown away. I was not expecting that raw power, that energy, that heaviness. It became my favorite record until I heard Master of Puppets. But that my friends, it's another story.
Same here. I had heard the radio singles from the black album. One afternoon, the guys across the street were sitting in the front yard with a cooler full of beer and a boombox. They were playing random rock and metal songs. Suddenly I hear this bell ring out a couple times and this riff kicks in. I was like what the hell is that? My introduction to For Whom The Bell Tolls. A few years later when I had the money and CDs had come out, I bought this album. That's when I went from listening to Poison and Bon Jovi to Thrash Metal lol
The Black album opened the doors to a ton of new fans. Myself and friends were listening to them for about ten years prior. They were a changed band by that time for sure. We were fortunate to have experienced both.
To all who are confused about Dave Mustaine contributions on this song, they are : The main riff (1:47) , the bridge right before the vocals (2:07) , and the spider chord descending thing (3:35) which Metallica simplified a bit
@Mark Hammond Metallica used to be better than Megadeth, but that was long long long time ago. Metallica after Black has been one sad experience compared to what Megadeth has been pushing out I love both of them equally, and Megadeth never reached Metallica's peak, but after Black, Megadeth has been better
One of my all time favs! I saw this tour back in '85, in Sacramento, Ca when they opened for another Bay Area band called Y&T. Cliff Burton was absolutely ruling that show.....they all were. We also saw them at the Day on the Green at Oakland Coliseum as part of the a five or six band line up. Cliff Burton was already a hero of ours, so it was a real privilege to see him live.
Best Metallica period imho. Great riffing and lyrics and also a beast of a bassist player, mr Cliff Burton. Along with Master of puppets, Ride the lighning stands out among all their albums...
Its they're first polished album, but Kill Em All is my fave, cuz of the rawness. Play "Jump In The Fire", the slide squeeking across those brand new strings is So Flippin Cool. I could play that album over & over again just for the raw ness of it. They were baby geniuses. 🎸
Best metallica period: Ride the lightning - And justice for all Black album was good, but not as good as the past album, after that album the band went to shit
Fun fact: Kirk Hammet rode the quote "ride the lightning" from Stephen Kings novel "The Stand". Metallica liked it so much that they took it as the record name.
@@libero3493 It's arguably underrated compared to other Metallica songs. But then again, a Metallica fan could say that about other songs, most likely.
You should definitely check out this song on their movie Through The Never, especially the solo when they flip the switch to the electric chair, wild Tesla coils going off so loud you can hear it bussing in the performance
Orion was excellent it would have been awesome to have a few of the new songs from Hardwired on there for sure for me personally Moth Into Flame would be the ideal pick
Trapped Under Ice is very underrated in my opinion also. Other than the song Escape , Trapped Under Ice has not been performed live by Metallica but a very few times. The few live versions I have listened to of Trapped Under Ice sound phenomenal. Metallica should add it to more of their setlists in the future because it is an amazing song.
Just an hour ago I was searching for the reaction video of this song from Vin and Sori...and an hour later here it is hot and fresh from the pan being served to us by them...Love you Vin and Sori
SUCH a good song, and such a great record. This and Master of Puppets changed my life, and over 30 years after hearing them for the first time, these albums still hold up for me.
The theme of this album (and the next 2 albums) is being controlled, it's not necessarily anti capital punishment (just like disposable heros isn't about antiwar), but from the person's perspective of someone else is controlling me, the movie the green mile comes to mind of something graphical that represents what's describes the content of this song... Metallica were very controversial in those days. In the Metallica movie "through the never" Kirk gets a Tesla coil on stage for the song that electricity comes out. Kirk got the title "ride the lightning from a Steven king book. Dave mustane has a writing credit for the song because they used one of his things he wrote when he was in Metallica
@@brunopinheiro1632 Didn't mean technically as in technicality musicianship wise. Just mean like how the album is structured/flows/consistency and that sort of thing.
Ride the lightning is pretty much about death, almost every song is about tragedy, electric chairs, being trapped under ice, suicide and 2 songs are about the grim reaper, so yep, its a masterpiece album. lol
Guys please do Trapped Under Ice, from this record. This is such an underrated but great song. WHY DID NOT METALLICA PLAY THIS ON THE GIG IN ANTARCTICA
I spent the longest time not recognizing the electric chair on the album cover. I had no idea what I thought it was, if anything, but never thought about it, until I got a good look at it (probably on a full-size LP cover - the only benefit of vinyl ; larger cover art), and saw it was "the chair". Light bulbs went on, of course - hence the title and such... duh-doi, right?
One of the two songs on the album with Dave Mustaine as a credited song writer. The guitar tones on the album are great. Master would have an overall better mix but thr guitars set a standard for thrash tones. This album was my introduction to this band.
So let me get this straight.....Vin is a huge Metallica fan ,but has never heard this before and he always thought it was a microphone and not an electric chair on the cover of Ride the Lightning? Now that's some phony crap.
Thought th exact same thing! They're bout as big of Metal fans as I am a rap fan. Jus trying 2 make $$ from RU-vid & Patreon. Every1 who's seen movies knows ' Ride the Lightning ' means electric chair, none th less a " supposed " Metal fan!
Who cares? Not everyone has or wants to dig out every single song from an artist if they're comfortable listening to only a select few songs. Stop being such an edgy elitist.
When i first saw the album cover i thought it was a microphone, but i thought that can't be right, i looked at it again an then i saw the electric chair. And when i heard strapped in the electric chair for the first time then i felt stupid. But then again i was 15 when i fisrt heard it, i am 29 now.I
The album that got me into metal. Had an older cousin who was into the scene and he played this when I spent the night at his house. Been hooked ever since.
My favorite Metallica songs 1.) Ride the Lightning 2.) Through the Never 3.) Holier than Thou 4.) Whiplash 5.) Damage Inc. 6.) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 7.) The Day that Never Comes 8.) King Nothing 9.) Bleeding Me 10.) Devil's Dance
As I was born in USSR in my childhood i was very often thinking what would I do in some situations that happened in WW2. Those were thoughts about numerous terrible situations that were happening almost each day at that war. And these thoughts gave a lot of moments of feeling so small and weak, because i coudlnt imagine if i could be a hero to sacrifice myself in certain circumstances. Ltater, as I grew older i realized that war is in some "grey" area where you shouldnt use your imagination thinking what will happen to you or what will you do ou there in that "grey" area. All I try to say that imaginning what is worse - electric chair, lethal injection or any other form of death penalty lies in the same "grey" area. I think that the only way to be is thinking that "when or if i get there - i will know". In all other case - you cant know. "Grey" area can be explored only when you are inside that "grey" area.
Metallica was one of my "gateway" bands into metal. Naturally there are bands I enjoy a lot more now, BUT Ride the Lightning is still a legit top 10 album for me. It was a game changer, adding a little more finesse and craftsmanship to the already competitive thrash scene that was pushing booundaries of speed and technique... I also like that it has a bit of that regal nature of Master, sometimes is classy but at other times isn't taking itself too seriously and just rocks out... Title track is my favorite.
The LIVE version, "Day on the Green 1985" concert is so good, y'all should check it out! It's about a guy wrongfully convicted an sentenced to death in an electric chair, hence ride the lightening..........
Ride The Lightning is the first Metallica album I ever listened to back in 1987 at nine years old and it blew my mind at how aggressive and heavy it was. I have never listened to anything like that before and I loved it immediately. That is what I have always loved about Hard Rock/Heavy Metal music was the heaviness and aggression. All these years later Ride The Lightning is still my favorite Metallica album. I love every song on it, including Trapped Under Ice and Escape. I am happy that Metallica finally have remastered their first four albums a few years ago because they were way overdue . The first four studio albums have always been my favorites and they sound better than ever now that they have been remastered. They also did big boxsets for each one with alot of unreleased live songs and demos but they are expensive. They only did deluxe editions for Master Of Puppets and And Justice For All which is a more reasonable price. I wish that the first two also got deluxe edition releases. I agree with Vin that it is amazing the quality of music that Metallica did on the Ride The Lightning album at how young they were. Metallica in my opinion is one band that were at their peak of creativity in the first ten years of their career. They still made great music after the first four albums , but it was never as amazing for me. Great review of this song. I agree with Vin also on that I could not even be the person to pull the switch to an electric chair. I could never do it because I have no right to end anyone's life. The only way I could ever be capable of killing someone is for self defense.
One of the greatest metal albums of all time hands down. I think as an album I prefer it over master but master slightly beats it just to the overall impact it had on music.
It's foreign to me that you saw a microphone and then realized it's an electric chair. Over the last 30 years I've owned multiple copies of RTL in multiple formats and never thought that it could be anything other than an electric chair. But it does look like a microphone. And it makes me wonder how many other people think it's a microphone. It's very odd to see a very familiar picture for 30 years and then have the processing of that image turned on its side. Thank you for that.
Late...but Ride the Lightning is a taken from Stephen King's "The Stand," where King uses it to refer to the electric chair. In the book, a man charged with murder is discussing his options with his lawyer, and asks what happens if SCOTUS rejects his appeal, to which his lawyer responds "Why, then you go on to Death Row at state prison and just enjoy all that good food until it's time to ride the lightning." Hammett was reading The Stand while they were recording Kill Em All, saw that phrase, and mentioned it to James, who loved it.
I remember one time when I was about 16 me and my dad were driving and listening to this on the highway. As we were getting off, the song was turned up very loud and he was so engulfed into the song that he almost ran straight into an oncoming fire truck. Honestly one of the most frightening times of my life, and one of the reasons I no longer listen to Metallica on the highway.
My introduction to Metallica was this album. It started with a question about a metal up your ass shirt. My friend didn't have his "Kill em All" cassette handy, but we listened to Ride The Lightning. This was all a few weeks before Master of Puppets came out. Those 2 albums are still my favorite Metallica albums. Songs are amazing.
Trapped under ice and escape are also there and the call of ktulu is a fcking masterpiece, could you please react to these, especially the call of ktulu, cliff is killing it on that as well as the whole band
nope, it isn't, this song is from the perspective of someone that didn't pay the electric bill talking to the clowns in flying unicorns that came to collect
RIP Cliff...Surprised Vin hadn't heard this before, This is one of their bigger tunes. Had this on Cassette, Record/Viynl, and CD at one point in time, Think I still have the CD somewhere.
Dead man Walking is the movie with Susan Suranden and Jeff Spicoli( I know this not his name but his name is escaping me so that's one of his other characters)
See THIS is the kind of subject matter in songs I love hearing your thoughts on. I don't really have as much time to listen to the discussions after like I used to, so I'm more selective about the discussions I stick around for, but this is a good one! I don't remember you guys ever talking about the death penalty, so this is an interesting one for me! Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to plug in my suggestions, as usual. 😁 Band: Demon Hunter Song: Cross to Bear Demon Hunter is my favorite Metal band and I think you need to revisit them, especially since you loved the last heavy song you did. This song is one of their most aggressive and I think the premise is quite interesting. The vocalist said it's about how people use the expression "it's my cross to bear" and that he hates how people use it so lightly without fully understanding the weight of it. Band: Exodus Song: Sealed With a Fist It's about domestic abuse and it's my personal favorite by them. It's got groove and the lyrics are cleverly written. It always puts a smile on my face because it has a happy ending of sorts. Band: Lamb of God Song: Embers This one, based on my understanding, is about the loss of a newborn. I read an article that had a statement from the guitarist saying it was about his daughter. It's beautiful, tragic, and hopeful at the same time. Band: Iced Earth Song: Damien It's about, well, the son of the Devil. Horror Show was an album about different horror icons and legends like Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman, and Damien. This song is particularly memorable because of its opening bass line, the choir that sings, the crushing riffs, and the "colorful" words against Christ used in Damien's perspective. It's an epic song and I'm morbidly curious to see the looks on your faces after hearing certain lines. Much love! - Manny
I suggest a metallica instrumental. It's called Suicide and Redemption. I seen you did the others. You'll love this one. It's off of their death magnetic album.
