"If Metallica are considered the 'Beatles of speed metal,' then 'Ride the Lightning' must be their 'Rubber Soul' or 'Revolver'"

is there a special name for the spot near the end of the solo in ktulu where it sounds like guitar is raining from the sky

Wouldn't know but here's an analogy to maybe tide you over in the meantime - Sea Change is the Mazzy Star of Beck albums.

the soundstage is so weird on this album

I still find it weird that For Whom the Bell Tolls is pitched *higher* than standard tuning

the soundstage is so weird on this album

― j., Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:26 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

What does this mean?

"Soundstage" of an acoustic recording

The term soundstage refers to the depth and richness of an audio recording and usually relates to the playback process. According to audiophiles, the quality of the playback is very much dependent upon how one is able to pick out different instruments, voices, vocal parts, and such exactly where they are located on an imaginary 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional field. The quality of this soundstage can enhance not only the listener's involvement in the recording, but also their overall perception of the stage.[1]

hey man all i know is this album rools \m/

"I still find it weird that For Whom the Bell Tolls is pitched *higher* than standard tuning"

My guess is that this was done on the tape. It's an old analog trick to 'speed up' the band only thing is that it will slightly tune the whole recording up a bit in pitch.

They do it by altering the speed on the tape reels I believe to do this technique.

I think Motown was known for doing this very thing quite a bit in the Detroit years.

Would be funny if James played it live with a capo on the first fret

funnier if Kirk simultaneously didn't

There's a lyric in Fight Fire With Fire: "Armageddon's here, like said in the past". I had always wondered if this was a reference to the song Blitzkrieg, which was on Kill 'Em All: "The day is coming, Armageddon's near". I just looked it up though and Blitzkrieg was actually just a bonus track on the 1988 reissue of Kill 'Em All. That would've been cool though.

Metallica's Blitzkrieg cover was originally a B-side from 1984, and apparently they played it live as far back as 1982 so it's still plausible.

“Fight Fire” is hard to play and sing at the same time , you run out of breath by the first couplet