Right up until last year, I was never really much of a Metallica fan.  Then for some reason, I decided to get Garage Inc..  That in turn was followed by Justice, Black, Load, Reload, S&M, Puppets, and now, Ride.  Before buying S&M, I deciding to get the Cunning Stunts DVD.  And  believe me, I really enjoyed the spectacular concert the guys performed,  particularly, "Creeping Death" (probably the best song on the  DVD), "For Whom The Bell Tolls", and especially "Kill/Ride  Medley".  Those performances (along with the tracks on S&M) were  what prompted me to buy this CD. I was especially interested in hearing the  original versions of "Fight Fire With Fire" and "Ride The  Lightning" from the Medley.  And let me tell you, they are definitely  killer!  The machine-gun guitar and drum riffs were probably what made this  CD popular in the first place.  IMHO, Metallica help create speed/thrash  metal in the early/mid-80's.  Not only do you get the killer riffs, but you  also get the popular "Fade To Black" which is similar to  "One" in that it starts out really slow, then gradually picks up  speed before peaking at a fast guitar solo.  And then you have "The  Call Of Ktulu" which is an excellent instrumental by itself (however,  I prefer the S&M version; it sounds SO much better with the  orchestra!).