Definetly one of Metallica's best songs, better than For Whom The Bell Tolls and Trapped Under Ice anyhow. I see it as being about non-conformity, and living by your own rules and standards, using a prison to represent America's conformist society, and an ecsaping prisoner as the daring non-conformist who challeges it. This is defenitly the most underrated song on Ride The Lighting, and one of Metallica's most underrated songs in general (such as No Remorse, Disposable Heroes, ...And Justice For All, To Live Is To Die, and The God That Failed.)
Just as bonus info, this the my favorites from Ride The Lighting from #1-#8.
1.Fade To Black (Yeah, I know it's cliche, but it's just such a great song that I can't help but call this song the best on the album.)
2.Creeping Death (Killer fucking riff)
3.The Call Of Ktulu (Excellent guitar and this song has a very interesting origin [Read H.P. Lovecraft's The Call Of Cthulu to know what I mean)
4.Escape (Great song, and as I've said, tragically underrated)
5.Ride The Lighting (Excellent riff and solos)
6.Fight Fire With Fire (A brutal slab of pure thrash metal)
7.For Whom The Bell Tolls (Excellent song, but just a wee bit overrated)
8.Trapped Under Ice (Good, solid song, but nothing particularly special)
Definetly one of Metallica's best songs, better than For Whom The Bell Tolls and Trapped Under Ice anyhow. I see it as being about non-conformity, and living by your own rules and standards, using a prison to represent America's conformist society, and an ecsaping prisoner as the daring non-conformist who challeges it. This is defenitly the most underrated song on Ride The Lighting, and one of Metallica's most underrated songs in general (such as No Remorse, Disposable Heroes, ...And Justice For All, To Live Is To Die, and The God That Failed.)
Just as bonus info, this the my favorites from Ride The Lighting from #1-#8.
1.Fade To Black (Yeah, I know it's cliche, but it's just such a great song that I can't help but call this song the best on the album.)
2.Creeping Death (Killer fucking riff)
3.The Call Of Ktulu (Excellent guitar and this song has a very interesting origin [Read H.P. Lovecraft's The Call Of Cthulu to know what I mean)
4.Escape (Great song, and as I've said, tragically underrated)
5.Ride The Lighting (Excellent riff and solos)
6.Fight Fire With Fire (A brutal slab of pure thrash metal)
7.For Whom The Bell Tolls (Excellent song, but just a wee bit overrated)
8.Trapped Under Ice (Good, solid song, but nothing particularly special)
Overall rating: out of
you're an idiot.
you're an idiot.
id put escape one higher, but otherwise totally agree! \m/_
id put escape one higher, but otherwise totally agree! \m/_