Metallica – Ride The Lightning (Super Deluxe Edition 7-CD Box Set). Woo HOO.

[Miles Archer]

CD 1 - Ride The Lightning (Remastered)

01. Fight Fire With Fire
02. Ride The Lightning
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. Fade To Black
05. Trapped Under Ice
06. Escape
07. Creeping Death
08. The Call Of Ktulu

CD 2 - Live At The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA / March 10th, 1985 (Live)
01. The Ecstasy Of Gold (Metallica Show Intro)
02. Fight Fire With Fire
03. Ride The Lightning
04. Phantom Lord
05. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
06. For Whom The Bell Tolls
07. No Remorse
08. Fade To Black
09. Seek & Destroy
10. Creeping Death
11. Am I Evil?
12. Motorbreath

CD 3 - Creeping Death (EP) (Remastered)
01. Creeping Death
02. Am I Evil?
03. Blitzkrieg

CD 4 - (Demo)
01. Ride The Lightning (Studio Demo)
02. When Hell Freezes Over (Studio Demo)
03. Creeping Death (Studio Demo)
04. Fight Fire With Fire (Studio Demo)
05. Ride The Lightning (Garage Demo)
06. When Hell Freezes Over (Garage Demo)
07. Fight Fire With Fire (Garage Demo)
08. Ride The Lightning (Boom Box Demo)
09. Blitzkrieg (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)
10. Am I Evil? (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)

CD 5 - Live At The Kabuki Theater, San Francisco, CA / March 15th, 1985 (Live)
01. Fight Fire With Fire
02. Ride The Lightning
03. Phantom Lord
04. The Four Horsemen
05. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
06. For Whom The Bell Tolls
07. No Remorse
08. Fade To Black
09. Creeping Death
10. Guitar Solo
11. Am I Evil?
12. Motorbreath

CD 6 - Live At The Lyceum Theater, London, UK / December 20th, 1984 (Live)
01. Phantom Lord
02. The Four Horseman
03. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
04. For Whom The Bell Tolls
05. No Remorse
06. The Call Of Ktulu
07. Seek & Destroy
08. Whiplash
09. Creeping Death
10. Guitar Solo
11. Metal Militia

CD 7 - Live At Castle Donington, UK / August 17th, 1985 (Live)
01. Creeping Death
02. Ride The Lightning
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. The Four Horsemen
05. Fade To Black
06. Seek & Destroy
07. Whiplash
08. Motorbreath

[Tobin S.]

1. They came out with a deal like that for Kill 'Em All, too, didn't they?

That early stuff was so good. I think they seem to be getting back to the kind of band they were back then. Not that they sound the same. They just seem to be steering away from that radio friendly sound of the 90s.

[Miles Archer]

2. Pretty much identical format for Kill 'em All, yes.

"Lightning" has always been "the" Metallica album for me. I like "Kill 'em All," but the performances...and songwriting...take a leap ahead on "Lightning," for my tastes anyway. I enjoyed "Master of Puppets" but I still prefer the overall vibe of "Lightning."

[Tobin S.]

3. It's a tie between those first four albums for me.

Everything they made in the 80s was golden to me. I was really disappointed when the Black Album came out.