Everytime Lex goes "ooohhh" during a guitar solo it make me smile. Plus her "noooo" when the song ended. She wanted more. This is a great album all the way through. "Creeping Death" is another great song on this record.

@isogenect3288

2 жыл бұрын

shes a REAL metalhead

@arlopear7136

Жыл бұрын

That guitar intro and outro is my favorite in Metallica's entire catalog

@gorodneypace

6 ай бұрын

Always loved Trapped Under Ice

@chidoquest8759

Ай бұрын

Lex strikes me as such a fun free spirit, I'll bet she's a trip to hang out with and listen to some metal.

Brad looking at lex during the solo is priceless...when a piece of music can move someone like that, it says alot about the person and the musicians who wrote the piece.

@anti-satanpro-life4419

2 жыл бұрын

They're hilarious lex is a metal head 🤣

@robertherring9277

2 жыл бұрын

You 2 are my favorite reactors.

@klaptongroovemaster

2 жыл бұрын

Brad at 4:00 checking to see how long her seizure would last, lol.

@waveman69

2 жыл бұрын

Dude is having a serious problem keeping up with the gal on this exploration. He is hiding his shit.

@ryanbrown3004

2 жыл бұрын

@@waveman69 Nah, man. He just listens different. I think they are great together, the juxtaposition 🤘🏼

Brad's smile after getting a glimpse of MetaLex riding the couch lightning is priceless. Made my day.

@tsimmons12

2 жыл бұрын

"Riding the couch lightning"! Love it! 🤣

@jacobtodd781

2 жыл бұрын

MetaLex should be one of their t-shirts

@felipemoreiracristofolini5810

2 жыл бұрын

Made my too hahaha

@mialarssen2627

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds killer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qH2K2tiRlL3Mf5c.html

@TUTruth

2 жыл бұрын

Last part of lead, he looks over, Lex is in special needs, Brad looks at us, lol

This song and Kirk’s solo is what made me fall in love with Metallica 37yrs ago, I’m glad you two liked it, and Lex, you rocked it!!!

@jack_the_pug5213

2 жыл бұрын

I think Brad didn't liked it...

@fatredditmod

2 жыл бұрын

Mustaine's solo. Corrected for you

@IAmThePunkSkunk

2 жыл бұрын

@@fatredditmod Mustaine didn't write any solos on Ride the Lightning. Corrected for you

@fatredditmod

2 жыл бұрын

@@IAmThePunkSkunk He absolutely did write the solo on RTL, lmao. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmWmxs1vdMmdlMY.html

@ImaHeatseekr

2 жыл бұрын

@@fatredditmod stop it,he didn’t write the solo and you know that.

Lex is turning into a true 80's metal head and Brad you can't tell if he likes it or not he always has that puzzled look Keep on rocking 80's metal for ever

@Yorkwoods44

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think he liked it. He literally gave no feedback didn’t say one thing 😆😆

@cruesome1971

2 жыл бұрын

This is why I like them. Brad isn't phony. Some day we WILL find the song that will make him rock the eff out. It. Will. Happen.

@carrasco921

Жыл бұрын

@@cruesome1971 he liked FWTBT

Love seeing Lex get into Metallica the way she does, she truly feels the power of Metal , you are a lucky man Brad

You can see Brad regretting that he didn't pause before the guitar solo, as he scans to see where his next opportunity will be, but at the same time, he's watching Lex and remembering why he loves her. 😅

@Yorkwoods44

2 жыл бұрын

Glad he didn’t cuz the buildup to that solo is epic. Better to go thru that uninterrupted

@hullbarrett

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, yea. 3:58 Brad's like, "Damn, how long is this solo?"

In this episode of Brad & Lex, Brad's analytical and apprehensive approach is in effect. His signature "side to side sway" seems like he's suppressing his inner metalhead by only allowing minuscule "rocker bops" as Lex is clearly all in so says her physical being by telling her to catch some awesome "metal bops" complete with air guitar, cool karate chops and briefly introducing her "conductor bop".

@TheTruthIsTheWay11

2 жыл бұрын

As Brad analyzes the best time to pause the song...

@jochencooper2751

2 жыл бұрын

Brad does that head movement to every song, let's be honest Lex is worth watching

@robrhyno9572

2 жыл бұрын

God damn Smitty, you are hilarious! You crack me up every time!😁🦏🇨🇦

@smittybenzo4693

2 жыл бұрын

@@robrhyno9572 Thanks Rob ✌

@RandomPerson-ui3xv

2 жыл бұрын

ive literally seen this samew exact comment copy pasted on their other videos like wtf

What's crazy to me is that this album is so different from Kill Em All (their first album). The band really stepped up their game with the music and lyrics. It really shows how much of a difference Kirk and Cliff made for the band (they recorded Kill Em All but didn't get much to actually write songs).

@ShaunHensley

2 жыл бұрын

Cliff Burton left his mark on this and Master of Puppets

@hmpz36911

2 жыл бұрын

KEA was mostly Leather Charm, Obsession and Panic material. You're right, Ride had a lot to do with Kirk and Cliff, but we also still had some Dave riffs, and certainly more than people give him credit for. The sheer diversity of writers on this album made it a masterpiece.

@daniellysohirka5079

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmpz36911 yeah kirk and cliff, besides the bass solo really didnt have any song credits on kill em all till Ride The Lightning.

@scall899

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmpz36911 Dave is a beast but he only helped on the Ktullu and the "Spider Chord" on Ride the lightning.

@sadsadasdsadasdsadas

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmpz36911 On two songs... Dave gets too much credit.

The little smiles Lex gives during the instrumental parts are priceless. I love how much she vibes with the heavy metal stuff

This whole album is absolute fire. Please do the whole album eventually!

@conspiracionesy

2 жыл бұрын

The only song I dislike is Escape

@gbirdo4718

2 жыл бұрын

I love the guitar sound. No other albums sounds like Ride the lightning

@Phantom-kc9ly

2 жыл бұрын

Escape? Trapped under Ice?

@Phantom-kc9ly

2 жыл бұрын

I'd even throw Call of Cthulu in there as overly long and overrated. The s&m version is better

@justinedse3314

Жыл бұрын

@@Phantom-kc9ly You've got to be kidding me

4:20 I haven't laughed that hard at a reaction in a while. Two personalities in a frame.

Brad looks so mesmerized by the lyrics AND music. He was getting into it, not as much as Lex, but getting into it

@clasmaster1471

2 жыл бұрын

If he likes it how come he didn’t say anything? I’m not sure he did. Lex knew it was a banger!

@RandomPerson-ui3xv

2 жыл бұрын

lets face it. this brad dude just doesn't like metal. he might say he "likes" some songs but not the same way we like it. you know what i mean? i dont understand why he always has to focus on the lyrics instead of just loosening up and enjoying the music. i like lex's enthusiasm but i feel like she's not 100% genuine. im not saying she's faking it or anything its just that sometimes i think she's afraid to say what she really thinks of the songs. its like she enjoys all of it and just says "i like it,its good"

@dvaderwasframed

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandomPerson-ui3xv I think Brad is learning what metal is about. He is levitating to certain sounds. Def Leppard being one of the bands\sounds he is liking. He is very analytical about everything. What he needs to learn is not all the songs have such a deep meaning. Some are just straight forward fun. The music from the 90's, which I'm pretty sure he grew up around, was all mommy and daddy screwed me up and now I'm angry grunge. I like 90's but 80's was mainly about fun and screw authority. He has yet to get that concept of it. I feel he is missing out on so much by not seeing to official videos. That was a way the musicians also expressed their music. Lex gets it though. She just grooves and rocks her heart out. Brad is starting to learn

@prodICYN

9 ай бұрын

@@RandomPerson-ui3xv Some people just like different genres man, and some people appreciate music differently, there's nothing wrong with him not liking metal, he's said it multiple times that it's not his favorite. He prefers lyrics and that's fine

You really need to check out"The call of Ktulu",off the same album as this. It's a nine minute instrumental and the simplest way to describe it is "f*****g brilliant"

@bigdaddydiesel5520

2 жыл бұрын

But it's a much, much different song than this one is.

@profanepersonality

2 жыл бұрын

Another Dave tune, too. You can totally hear the songs Dave was part of writing, and it makes you wonder. What if they made an album together again. James, Dave, Kirk, Lars and Rob. I think it would be greatness.

I love it! Lex is rocking out from the first note, Brad is just Being his Chill self for the first 3 and a half minutes until Lex breaks out the air guitar!

This album is a masterpiece. The sound gets better as they get better and older. They are still very young at the time of this album and they are getting big time at this point and world touring.

This album has some of the best Kirk solo's. My fave Metallica release

@richardrobbins8067

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, hate to be a wise-ass (cause they are phenomenal 🤘) But most of Kill 'em All they didn't give him that freedom, a large portion of that material was Mustaine's. I am glad Lars and James let him have at it!! My favorite as well.

@hmpz36911

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardrobbins8067 Dave and Kirk were both masters back then, as were Cliff and James. Those first 2 were the best.

@richardrobbins8067

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmpz36911 Amen, still miss Cliff.. Irreplaceable.

@goranilincic2644

2 жыл бұрын

Best album ❤️🤘

@alexdrakeus1772

Жыл бұрын

Mustaine's solos.

BY FAR the longest Brad has gone before pausing, but the guitar solo in this one comes up much sooner so had to wait. You could tell a couple times during the solo he thought it was coming to an end.

Lex and Brad need to see them live….if Lex is moving like this on the audio version, imagine her at the Metallica concert…… I saw them in 2017….. best concert experience ever!!!!!!! Make the concert experience happen guys!!!!!

@gregmartyn5668

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. My 2nd Metallica concert was 40th @ Chase Center. I knew the following month they would be in Vegas, but I despise the city so I did not plan to go. But after the Chase Center experience I was so moved, I now have tickets for Vegas! Metallica live experience will far exceed my dislike for Las Vegas.

@robinkesterlives

2 жыл бұрын

1986 for me, it was EPIC. I saw them again at a rock festival and then at a convention center show. I need to get to a show again, it's been a while.

That album is what started it all for me back in 84-85. My roommate would play that album every night when I was in school in Louisville. I was hooked from that point on

Literally in TEARS!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ROCK IT OUT!

This was by a landslide the craziest stuff that I'd ever heard at 16 in a small KY town.My mind has completely blown and forever changed.My brain has not been blown like it was on that day in the late 80s like that again.Im 49 now.

@isomer13

2 жыл бұрын

I saw them in 1983-84 Metal Up Your Ass tour at the Big Apple in El Paso, Texas. Utterly mindblowing. They played every song they had, and some I still haven't heard to this day.

@estoy1001

2 жыл бұрын

Hey KY neighbor!

@clasmaster1471

2 жыл бұрын

I’m 46 and same here! 🤟🏼 what’s up from Ohio, neighbor to the north!

@robertwilson2007

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy, neighbor ! Born and raised in KY. I bought their album Ride the Lightning, in 1984. I was the first kid in my neighborhood to do so LOL, I saw them opening for Ozzy in 1986 at the Riverbend outdoor Music Center on their Damage Inc. tour. I wish I still had those concert shirts. Good Times !!! I am 52 now, man time flys.😂

@stanleymyrick4068

2 жыл бұрын

Go Blue

I picked up the guitar laying beside me and jammed along xD It's such a kickass song to play, by yourself or along with. One of my favorite songs to play, whenever someone ask me if can play any songs it's always one I bring.

My favorite album of theirs. Another one I had as a kid on cassette and wore the tape out and it broke. Did that a lot, music has always been my refuge.

@donaldcady3839

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Then I got to see them live on this tour. Wow. Excellent show.

You guys are so great!! You are, hands down, my favorite reactors!! You keep right on rocking Lex!! 🤟 🎸 Watching you discover all this awesome music really makes me feel like I'm discovering it all over again and I haven't felt like that since the 80s and 90s!! So thank u guys for that!! 💜

Love watching you two, great interplay you both look at the songs in a unique and refreshing way. Keep it up!!!!

Love you guys, really. Watch almost every day. Amazing to watch when you know you really enjoy listening to all types of music.

The fact that Lex can pick out the era of a Metallica song makes me so proud, haha, great job, this song is era 1984

Kill Them All was an underground record, but Ride the Lightning garnered recognition and critical acclaim by the mainstream music press (which was important in the pre-Internet world).

I love your channel and it’s my favorite reaction channel. Keep Rockin Brad and Lex !!

Metallica's best album and second best song ( fight fire with fire being the best IMO). Awesome.

I feel your excitement Lex! ❤ My auntie bought my cousin and I all their cassette's played their music on car ride from OC to San diego, every holiday & summer break i had. She passed away very young. 😢 I just love your reactions to My fav band!

"Fight Fire With Fire" is another totally Badass song from the Ride the Lightning album!

@DaytonaGrey-RS5

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering when they would get to this song; and Fight fire with Fire!

Lex you crack me up you've got the joy of life in you so deep. Just moving and grooving like it's a beach song instead of a death row execution song! Love it!

Ride The Lightning is still my favorite Metallica album.

@metalmark1214

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@Ætern4

2 ай бұрын

Mine as well 🦅

I just love the way Lex totally gets into the music. Not just this song but damn near all of them. A true lover of musical nuances and genius. It doesn’t matter the genre, if it strikes a chord in her you know. Keep the awesome reactions coming guys.

This record and the next record, Master of Puppets, are master pieces. I would put those two records against any other metal bands best two records and ride with it. Pardon the pun. Crazy thing is, the songs on those two records are even better live. So much more adrenaline and energy.

@powerface71

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree man! Those two albums were so special. Cliff Burton had so much to do with it all too. Does Brad and Lex know about Cliff??? I hope they do a reaction to "Anesthesia Pulling Teeth" someday! Best Bass solo ever imo, I know Lex like Bass guitar so that reaction is one I can't wait to see!!!

@YeeLeeHaw

2 жыл бұрын

_"This record and the next record, Master of Puppets, are master pieces."_ No, lol, not even close.

@MrBocco1

2 жыл бұрын

@@YeeLeeHaw They really are. It's cool if you don't like them but there is no denying the quality of music produced on both those albums. There is a difference between bad music and music you don't like, they're not necessarily the same thing...

@YeeLeeHaw

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBocco1 Go cry some more. I already saw your cringy response to my other comment, don't pretend that you're objective and reasonable.

@douglaslunsford7052

2 жыл бұрын

Although those are very good, I would easily put Iron Maiden against them in a heartbeat.

Hey, you guys discovered one of the great songs on Metallica's best album, way to go! What a guitar solo this one has. Lex, our metal girl loved it, Brad, just funny to watch him watch Lex jam out.

This album blew my mind when I first heard it back in '85. My favorite Metallica album, by far.

@silverjaw138

2 жыл бұрын

Same bro

My favorite reaction so far. You both killed me in this one. This is by far my favorite Metallica album as well. Glad Lex loved it!!!

The dynamic of Lex clearly feeling the music, and always picking up the true meaning through the sound, and the contrast of Brads look of confusion, being lost with out the Karaoke style lyric on the screen... and then the ironic 'I dont know' in the outro. I think thats why this reaction partnership works.

I'm about to make my first, undeniably old man post. I'm 51, metalhead since 82... You guys have managed to enable me to re-connect with some music I'd forgotten or had taken for granted of. Thank you. Here's the real old man part... I hope you two have kids. Ya'll are awesome, and put a smile on my face and heart from time to time. It's great to see, a great representation of yin and yang in the most positive sense of the thought. Keep it up yall.

Love Brad looking at Lex rocking out and then looking directly at the camera with a big smile!!!!😂 Love it. This was the 2nd Metallica song I ever heard. By the time I got to For Whom the Bell Tolls? I knew they were the band for me.

Back when this came out ,I used to drive around and listen to this while it was storming outside . Lightning flashing just makes that song more awesome sounding.

What a banger of a song. Still all these years later. The riffs, the solos, the lyrics. They were so creative at this point. No rules. Just inventing stuff on the go.

You guys are brilliant, carry on with what you are doing. Much love

Lex, you and I were one during that solo lol. It was like the first time I heard it. Kirk Hammet is a beast & this might be my favorite guitar solo ever. 🤘🏼This was great guys.

I love watching someone else ponder & enjoy in his or her own thoughs & feellings the band that l like the most.

I always loved this song and album, glad to see you liked it!🤘

prob the longest wait to pause the video I have ever witnessed from you videos!

You guys are so refreshing. I love watching your channel. Lex is a badass. Brad is a badass.

Absolutely loved this one. In my top 3 bands all-time with Ride the Lightning quite possibly as my favorite 'TallicA Jam. And Lex's reaction was perfect! Awesome watching epic songs being realized for the first time. When that expression of "WOW!!" hits and Lex turns headbanger is just so cute and cool. Really enjoy the dialogue and respect you have for each other in your videos. Subscribed, I rate the Brad & Lex entertainment value as 5 star, A+++ and 2 thumbs up! Please keep it coming.

You two are awesome! I appreciate your honest approach to a band that I've loved for decades. I was 13 years old in 1987 and I "stole" my older brothers cassette player. It had this weird cassette in it called Master of Puppets. I pushed the play button and was mesmerized by Sanitarium. Didn't know what I was hearing, but I loved it. 30 something years later, I've seen them about a dozen times or so over the years. Epic musical engineers, they are the majority of my life's soundtrack. Their music helped me understand that we are all here together just trying to do the best we can in a world that's constantly turning us upside down and sideways. Just for context, I'm a big willie nelson, Dr. Dre, and Lorde fan as well. It takes all kinds here on this little ball we all live on!! Keep it up, you two make me smile even after some of my hardest days!!

LMAO - you two crack me up. Music, of all genres, will live on because of people like you. Thank you.

YES so glad it’s been done, in my top 3 and horrendously overlooked

this solo is crazy good...

If you haven't done it already, you gotta do the studio version of CREEPING DEATH from the same album. Their best song for my money. Totally EPIC! 🔥🔥🔥

Great reaction! You guys should do The Shortest Straw next!

Yall need to start sharing a playlist with us. Id love a gym playlist, and a bangers playlist. So far outside of ace of bass 2022 has been some strong reactions!

Brad's all calm. A few smiles here and there. Lex is a machine on overload the whole time. Lol.

I've spent the last 3 days going through your reactions. This one made me like, comment and subscribe.

Love how Lex just gets into it and jams her heart out. I had the LP's on this recording and blasted it out on my stereo system as teenager. Same with Megadeath LP's

Now that is what it's all about!!!...what a groove to such heavy lyrical content...it requires a heavy delivery

My favorite Metallica album and arguably my favorite song. This was a much anticipated reaction and there was absolutely no disappointment

Brad's expression towards the camera at 4:26 pretty much sums it all up lol!

my favorite thing at this time is watching lex rock out. She is a absolute smile maker and a gem. 🤘💕🎸🥁

I love you guys ...so happy listening to all of your thoughts on the mudic

Love it when she is feeling it. The dude couldn't help but to smile.

That energy is the exact right reaction That’s what the crowd all feels at a Rock show. 🤘

Gotta say, I really appreciate that you didn't pause during the solo. I was even thinking like dam they gotta pause sometime soon, but she was really feeling it!

this is the best title track of any metal album ever. the song is so kickass man

This has always been one of my fav songs since I was a kid. Along with For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Lex, Your reaction was awesome! And Brad’s near silence made it even better!! 😂 \m/

Oh lex knows how to sell the reaction!! Rock on!! When I was in Jr high school and this album came out it took the rock world by Storm!!! And by lex's reaction it still does wonders!! Great re action Lex

Watching Lex immerse herself in the music when she's really into it is so satisfying. She's flailing around while Brad's just chill, watching her like she's a lunatic LOL. Love her energy!

This the one I been waiting for

OMG! I lost it when Brad looked at Lex rocking out and then looked right at the camera and smiled like "Are you guys seeing this?"

I went to the Ride the Lighting tour at the Lyceum Ballroom in London in 1984!

Brad, it's really awesome. I know you wanted to do a reaction to this. But clearly this one was all about making your.girl happy. Awesome!

lol Your "I guess you rode the lightning" response to "that was sooo good" was hilarious!

We (and you two) need a full Ride the Lightening album live reaction! From the 1st song (again) to the end. Let’s gooooo

This was my first metallica album and still my favourite

Right on, So talented!! 80's...such young Metallica!

This album really set the tone in '84 for what was to come in the genre. Tht rhythm they get going thru the solo & Kirk's blistering solo over it are cornerstones of the thrash movements beginnings. Mustaine mightve wrote it but Metallica brought it to life like no one else couldve. This was also before the tragic loss of Cliff & before James started "singing" the words instead of how he started & tht gives it the raw vocal sounds tht really go w/ the song as opposed to how he sounds now. Then & now theyre really almost two diff bands now but theyre still bringin it.

LOL that moment @ 4:22 where Brad just looks at the camera like: "What is going on next to me" XD

One Of the most beautiful and awesome solo....in the metal history...simply great kirk hammett.

I loved your reactions!!!!! I'm 57 and I've been listening to them since their first album. LOL!

Lex needs to be head banging with that hair. Reminds me of the 80’s! Much love ❤️ to you guys!

I'm 44 and at age 16 my sister was playing this in her room and now I'm a huge fan of Metallica. Love your channel guys ❤️💕

Lex had so much fun lol. You guys are awesome

This is what expect to be, an inner force that flood outside, a real pleasure to see you enjoying this Young lady😊

Watching Brad following the lyrics with a wth look and seeing Lex jamming out at the same time is the best reaction ever to this song.

@metalpianomanmusic

Жыл бұрын

Brad looks like he's reading a life insurance policy, and Lex is just feeling the music...

It’s so craaaazy that she said “matured”. Why? Because James Hetfield (singer) himself said the same thing!! This album matured from their first one….Good ear!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

@AB-gb1om

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe she has read up a bit on RTL & subtly tries to pass off these insights as her original thoughts

I used to blast this album in my headphones after school and take a nap. That was in like 88-89.

Lex is loving the solo!!!!!!! Brad is definitely taking in the lyrics. you both would make great critics.

" "WARNING" video with amazing guitar solo's may trigger seizures !! adorable Lex type seizures !! Brad , your look when Lex was jamming out, was priceless!! love you kids, keep on keeping on!

Saw this live when it came out And let me tell you seeing live was just epic

LOVE YOU TWO!!! 🤘

I love how she felt the whole song. Keep rocking! 🤘

Lex acting a fool! Love it! Thanks for the smile!