{"id":2043,"date":"2012-08-30T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2012-08-30T16:06:11","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T20:06:11","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-247-the-metal-years-ride-the-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/08\/30\/my-musical-evolution-part-247-the-metal-years-ride-the-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 247 The Metal Years Ride The Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Metallica<\/a>I had to jump right into Ride The Lightning<\/em> because it came at nearly the same time as Kill ‘Em All.<\/em> Chuck had introduced us to Metallica <\/em> and we were into it.\u00a0 Although it wasn’t quite as good as Kill ‘Em All, <\/em> it was still Metallica<\/em> and that was good enough for me.<\/p>\n

I remember seeing the scowling band pictures on the back of the albums and in magiznes. They were trying t0o hard to look angry or menacing. I felt that it was a ridiculous thing to do. I was used to Iron Maiden’s<\/em> backstage demeanor which was more humorous. Just because you play heavy metal doesn’t mean you have to be pissed off all the time.<\/p>\n

Ride The Lightning <\/em>opens up in a rather Goodbye To Romance <\/em> way. The Intro to Fight Fire With Fire <\/em>realy does sound like something from Ozzy or Black Sabbath. For Whom The Bell Tolls, <\/em> starts off with that huge gothic church bell sound similar to the the one found on AC\/DC’s Hells Bells.<\/em> Just so you know, when I hear that bell sound I always think of For Whom The Bell Tolls<\/em> while those around me most often think AC\/DC.<\/em><\/p>\n

For Whom The Bell Tolls <\/em> was the first Metallica <\/em>song that I played on bass. Being one of their slower songs, it seemed most likely to be acheivable.\u00a0 Fade To Black<\/em> would give Metallica<\/em> a great opportunity to releive their audience of battle fatigue. AC\/DC could learn something here.<\/p>\n

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Fight Fire With Fire<\/em>
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