Escape (track) by Metallica
Escape appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- Ride The Lightning (track #6) (this album) (1984)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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100/100  | 08/23/2025 09:59 | Musicmister9988 | | 98/100 |
85/100 | 08/06/2025 00:32 |  ExTeaSea | | 87/100 |
80/100 | 07/29/2025 12:58 | steve397 | | 74/100 |
70/100 | 07/04/2025 15:20 | bonnequestion | | 75/100 |
60/100 | 06/05/2025 18:31 |  paladisiac | | 64/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 7% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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teague 02/20/2019 20:11
Definitely the weakest track on the album. That being said, it's still a fantastic song.
Great song, never understood the animosity towards it.
It's a great song on it own, but I think it doesn't fit really well on the album.
Not that Hetfield will likely ever admit to this but I tend to think that the reason why he - and by that extension most ardent Metallica fans - might hate this song is because it's quite possibly one of Hetfield's first songs (lyrics-wise at least) that deals with some of the emotions and/or situations he's actually been through while growing up (as I imagine would be a similar case with a lot of teenagers the world over).
I bet Hetfield is/was secretly proud of this little song that single-handedly broadened Metallica's musical scope and territory. I know I am/was. Besides, it's not like anybody forced the man to put this on the album in the first place...
I also like to think that Nick Holmes from Paradise Lost was at least partially inspired/encouraged to reconsider his singing - in what was to become their breakthrough album - after (re)hearing this song. But don't quote me on that! :)
It's sure catchy enough. And the guitar is really cool.
Jasonconfused 12/03/2012 22:46
This is one of those Metallica songs that you either love or hate. I love it!! Easily my favorite Metallica chorus.
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